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ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact "I'm looking at the works burger," he said. "With chips and few calamari rings. And a potato scallop. Oh wait, I didn't see the beef and black bean roll." Vince Greenpoint of Betoota Grove, arrived in Mooloolaba earlier this week for nine days of switch off with his young family. Married to Grace Greenpoint, her folks just over...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet Reporter | Contact False confidence is a trait that can often be found in cricketers. It’s far more prevalent in park cricketers than footballers, soccer players and pretty much any athletes other than boxers. The epitome of bravado and self-belief was displayed this weekend after local lower order Betootan batsman Pavel Vasiliev edge one through the slips. Immediately after,...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact "Left hand down, mate," he yelled from the jetty. "Yeah keep going. Nah go back up and straighten out, mate. Yeah, woo! Now come down slower." Nat Wilmott is trying to keep the peace down at the Betoota Sailing Club boat ramp - but he's having a little bit of trouble. The line this morning was nearing...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact "Roll your wrists, Joey," he said. "Keep your head over the ball, don't be scared to watch it onto the bat." This afternoon, Joey Murchison and his father Mike spent a few hours running through tactics and the like ahead of the planned Christmas Day match against his brother Mark's family. One important aspect they covered was...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet | Contact Andy Thompson may have been a little bit naive to think that he was in this year’s Chrissy party for the long haul, after starting his evening on the rums. The employee at the Betoota Ponds Harvey Norman said he was really looking forward to the shindig, with his colleagues but admits he got a little carried away. Fellow workmate Colin...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet Reporter | Contact From Bondi to Bermuda, it’s a move that could shock the NRL to its core. The Sydney Roosters have announced that they are planning on relocating their headquarters to the small North Atlantic Island of Bermuda. It comes after the Sydney Roosters landed another big name signing in Angus Crichton and many in the sporting world were left wondering how long before...

WENDELL HUSSEY | Cadet Reporter | Contact Betoota Rugby League Club is in crisis control this morning after their 3rd-grade captain was detained in a conservative western region overnight. 32-year-old electrician Anthony Williams was arrested and charged with public indecency yesterday afternoon after stripping down during the 3rd Ashes Test in Perth. The club told  The Advocate  that the Dolphins were on an...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Popular state-run weather service, the Bureau Of Meteorology, has broken with the usual modus operandi and successful forecast the weather today. Early this morning, the Bureau boldly claimed in their smartphone application that the temperature at 12pm today would be 41℃ in the shade. Lo and behold, it is. "I can't believe it," said Dennis French, curator of the fern...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact As Paul Keating famously said during a speech to the UN back in 1993, Australia is so rich that everyone will own a juicer at some point in their lives. Today, his vision for the future has almost become a reality. However, in a report commissioned by the Australian Council Of Juice and Juicers , it's become apparent that this...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A popular local dog has revealed to The Advocate this afternoon that though he looks like he's enjoying himself when he's taken for a run - he doesn't actually like it that much. Bruce, a 10-year-old male canine of mix appearance, told our reporters that some days he just feels like taking it easy. "There are...