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TRACEY BENDINGER | Culture | CONTACT If you think your job is stressful, then according to Taylor Price you don’t even want to know how hard it is to control the K2 class at Betoota Heights Primary School. American Comedy icon Jo Koy joins the editors on the podcast this week before he begins the Australian leg of his world tour. Have a listen here: At...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A young Liberal has today received the glowing tick of approval he's dreamed about all his life. After a tough upbringing in the leafy suburb of Sydney, the young full-time Commerce/Law student has this morning woken up to the news that all of his hard work has paid off. Nearly 6 months into a day a week internship...

FRANKIE DeGROOT | News | CONTACT As the work Christmas party gets tantalisingly closer, millions of Australian workers are eagerly anticipating the chance to find out how many free beers and house wines they can consume before being escorted into the carpark of the local bistro. However, the work Christmas party can also be an excellent chance for some inter-company networking says Recruitment Advisor...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT In another blow for the embattled Energy Minister who doesn't believe in Climate Change, Angus 'Squizzy' Taylor has today been called out for another dodgy claim. Following in the footsteps of Melbourne underworld figure Joseph 'Squizzy' Taylor, Angus has added another chapter to his career that will later be played out on the screen like Squizzy's was in...

EFFIE BATEMAN | BRISBANE| CONTACT A local function waiter, Jess Childs, has today revealed that she does, in fact, judge people for helping themselves to multiple rounds of finger food. Jess says that she was particularly perturbed by one recent incident, where a woman gorged herself silly on Arancini balls after having a few too many glasses of bubbly. “In my industry Arancini...

FRANKIE DeGROOT | News | CONTACT Tongues are literally wagging in the Betoota CBD this morning as trendy café Caff.Hey! implements a new environmentally-friendly zero-waste policy that eliminates the need for disposable cups and even ‘keep cups’. “It’s all about leaving the smallest possible environmental footprint” explained Caff.Hey owner, barista and part-time clerical assistant Terry Salt, 22. “We found that people who use keep...

EFFIE BATEMAN | BRISBANE| CONTACT Local woman Jessie Harcourt has recently enlisted the help of a popular fitness and nutrition app to help track her eating habits. The self-confessed gym junkie had the app suggested to her by a friend after lamenting that a month's worth of Body Pump classes hadn’t resulted in a flat stomach. Now, just three days in, Jessie...

FRANKIE DeGROOT | News | CONTACT A well-meaning attempt to help a mate move house has ended in disaster on Sunday after the owner of a box trailer forgot a critical step whilst securing the load. Felipe McThomas had just left mate Rob’s former rental home with the trailer containing a washing machine, clothes dryer, bar fridge and some boxes when he realised with...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT A wise and health-oriented local man has this morning treated his body and hit the reset button. After consuming the better part of a David Boon international flight amount of beers over the course of the weekend, and doing some other things he asked The Advocate not to detail, Angus Benson has washed away his sins with a well placed...

TRACEY BENDINGER | Culture | Contact A Betoota family has escaped tragedy this morning after their daughter, who they presumed dead, showed up for dinner as usual. Jan and Toby O’Brien’s found out about their daughter’s supposed death through Instagram, after seeing an obituary posted by her best friend. As any parent would be, the O’Brien’s were heartbroken and immediately began looking for answers. The last...