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MARINE DELPHENE | Local News | Contact A reformed dolphin poacher had a soft-opening for his home bar to mild fanfare overnight at his Betoota Hills residence. Situated on the ground floor of his recently-built Queenslander-inspired display home, Deverell Slacks told The Advocate that the entire build was centred around the bar and that the whole thing took him nearly 6 weeks...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A local number 9 batsman has walked out of Wilson Sporting Goods on Mitchell Avenue a thousand dollars lighter after he simply couldn't walk past this season's offerings from Kookaburra. Though he barely averages double figures, Michael Plug told The Advocate that the blame for that lies in his poor choice of bat last season...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact On the second of his bi-annual trips into the heart of the Queensland desert, British business magnate, budding spaceman and philanthropist, Richard Branson, dropped into his favourite Charleville watering hole for a cup of tea. Taking the time out of his busy schedule to catch up with The Advocate’s editors, the London-native was quick to...

LEWIS MOTLEY | Local News | Contact A polite but flustered young man has denied allegations that he's been using a stolen credit card to buy cigarettes. Darren Mulvey, 32, was spotted at a number of local convenience stores yesterday evening attempting to purchase as many cigarettes as he possibly could in one PayPass transaction. However, many shopkeepers grew suspicious of the...

RACHAEL BURNT | Court Reporter | Contact A South Betoota man was sentenced to serve a maximum of 12 months behind bars today with a non-parole period of six months after being found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm upon a friend during a night out at the Betoota Golf Club earlier this year. Sam Frucor tricked a friend, who cannot...

QUINTIN CARTWRIGHT | Local News | Contact Two former South Betoota bottom-feeders have kick-started their life by trading in their old low-paying jobs for high-paying ones. Sam Finsbury used to break construction material into manageable pieces before throwing it into a skip bin for a living and his partner Amy Miller shot birds at the airport. However, they've been able to buy their first...

SALLY BETTS | Culture | Contact Returning to work this Monday at her boutique public relations firm, a local 24-year-old has taken to Instagram this morning to reveal that she wants to be taken back to Europe. Sarah Coleman spent upwards of three weeks basking in the European sunshine earlier this month and now after returning back to her old life...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact "You mean to say they get the power from the sun?" he said. The Member for Kennedy asked his media advisor to quickly pull over after passing the Windorah Solar Farm earlier today so he could take a closer look. "Pull over," said Katter, tapping the driver on the shoulder. After saying nothing for twenty minutes, Bob...

GILBERT HESSE | Culture | Contact A local father of four has revealed to The Advocate this morning that coming across a freshly-cleaned public toilet has been the highlight of his otherwise dull weekend. Betoota Ponds man, Dennis Wilmott, regaled our reporters regarding his experience today at the Grey Range National Park public toilets - where he said the facilities were...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet Reporter | Contact Stephen Donald has finally asked his girlfriend if she would like to go out for dinner, after exhausting all of his Friday night beer options today. After waiting for hours without a response from his friends, Donald bit the bullet and committed to a quiet Friday evening and a bite to eat. “I’m playing it...