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WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Those who know Kayden Gardiner, were over the moon when the young man landed himself a carpentry apprenticeship this month. They were all happy he was able to pursue a trade he had been keen on since primary school. However, most of his friends and family knew this would automatically mean he lived off pittance, with the majority of his...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT Sasha Hillyard has given her followers on social media a fright this afternoon. The 28-year-old school teacher from the Betoota's Heights District did so by revealing what could be her spookiest Halloween costume yet. With the American holiday that has become increasingly popular over here only a week away, and many adult celebrations taking place over the weekend, Hillyard has...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | CONTACT If you had asked Beryl and Phil Bloomfield a few months ago about franking credits scrapped, it would have sent them into a white rage. The retirees who reside in Betoota Grove, were a seething mass of anger for months on end, as the debate around franking credits raged across the town and the country. However, in an incredible turn...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact "It's just that your fucking aunt and uncle eat so much, I don't know how much to cook," she said. "That and they'll probably be Grant Hackett wheelchair drunk by the time the turkey comes out of the oven and they won't even taste it! God! Why does it always feel like it's my turn...

TRACEY BENDINGER | Local News | Contact A local cleanskin has today found himself having to lie to his tattooed co-worker after the co-worker shoved a weeping chest in his face saying, ‘look at my new ink, isn’t it cool?’ Luckily for Mike Ropesly, the cleanskin, he was quick-witted and able to think on his feet, summoning a supportive response in 0.43...

TRACEY BENDINGER | Local News | Contact “You guys just don’t fucking understand!” “I have got 3 exams in one week!” “There’s no way I can study for all these exams at once!” Those are the pathetic cries of current year 12 student, Danika Fernly. Danika, like many other year-12 students before her, is under the illusion that she is the first person...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Last night at the Betoota Bowery Ballroom, a local live music enthusiast stood in awe as Taxiride played a smorgasbord of their classic hits - as well as their tasteful and experimental new stuff. As Emma Hall bobbed her head and clicked her fingers to the beat, she paused and thought that the second emergence...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT A local man is facing stinging criticism today after his attempts at trying to resolve conflict at a local train station yesterday. The 33-year-old man named Chris Koslch, unlike many other men, doesn’t adhere to the oft-touted theorem of toxic masculinity. So he didn’t attempt to resolve the conflict by threatening to knock the other bloke out and entering into...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact As the gentle guitar strums in the intro to Tom Petty's 1991 classic, Learning to Fly, guide Glenn Jordan down the supermarket aisles this afternoon, it's clear to him that he needs to do some learning of his own. Speaking exclusively to The Advocate today, the 34-year-old said he needs to learn how to love himself...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact The literary world has been rocked by news that a young local man has successfully fallen asleep while resting his eyes as he read Matthew Reilly's 2003 bestseller Scarecrow. Dylan Harrison, a Betoota Heights leasing agent, is currently reading 462-page high-octane novel for the fourth time and is being touted as the first person in human history...