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EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactIn some news that goes to show that Gen Alpha really are the unluckiest generation to date, studies are now suggesting that kids in school are not only underperforming in NAPLAN but also showing less signs of creativity, as the education system moves away from hybrid learning and into digital. With pen and paper becoming a thing of...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactA woman who has only just cottoned on the whole brat summer trend has now been forced to do a complete 180, after discovering that apparently being a hot mess is out, and being very demure and mindful is in.  Waking up to her social media newsfeed being blown up with tips on how to be ‘demure’, courtesy of...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A city worker has looked to his more organised and knowledgable mates this weekend for a venue showing UFC 305, which is set to take place in Perth this Sunday. "So," said Miles Davidson, a commercial leasing agent with Ray White Betoota. "Where are we watching the human cockfighting this weekend? The Bronze Head in the...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Federal Transport Minister Catherine King faced an unexpected setback at Betoota’s Remienko Memorial Aerodrome today, as her Qantas Chairman’s Lounge pass was abruptly deactivated following her announcement of government guarantees for regional flights with REX. King was in Betoota to open the new Betoota to Lake Eyre shipping channel, but her day took a turn...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactDespite usually only copping a couple of spam text messages a week, local woman Lorry Cox, 27 has now found herself inundated with random sales offers from Kogan, Binge and the various skin clinics she’s visited over the past five years, including four this morning alone. Had this been a normal week, this bombardment of messages would cause some...

CONSTANCE RIVERA | Editor | CONTACT Despite her best efforts to cultivate refined elegance, with her fashion accessories, local young professional Olivia De Luca (26) has once again succumbed to the Lovisa sale rack. The marketing assistant recently decided it was time to start investing in fine jewellery after seeing an Instagram ad for an online boutique selling hand-crafted 14k gold pieces. After a few...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact In a move that has left his mates questioning everything they thought they knew about him, local grain trader Mitch Carrington has sparked an unexpected scene at Boodah's Riverside Bar by showing up in an outfit more suited to the frat houses of America than the banks of the Diamantina River. The 29-year-old Betoota Heights...

CONSTANCE RIVERA | Editor | CONTACTIn a bold move to relive her glory days, former MS Readathon Hall of Famer, Emily Cartwright (28), has vowed to finally get back into reading this week. The HR coordinator was known during her Betoota Heights Primary School days as the ultimate bookworm, often raising the most money for the MS Readathon. Emily would be found in the...

CONSTANCE RIVERA | Editor | CONTACTLocal tight arse, Nina Muller, found herself silently seething in the living room of her share house in Betoota’s French Quarter today, after her housemate, Jess, audaciously decided to use the clothes dryer on a perfectly sunny day. Nina (26) who prides herself on her frugal lifestyle and energy-saving habits, couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw the dryer...

CONSTANCE RIVERA | Editor | CONTACT Betoota Heights witnessed an unexpected showdown last night when a local insurance firm’s Friday night drinks turned karaoke became highly competitive. The evening started off fun, with Karyn from HR belting out P!nk’s “So What” to kick things off, followed by a few finance blokes crooning along to “Khe Sanh.”  The atmosphere was lighthearted until Robbie from Marketing—an unapologetic...