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INGRID DOULTON | Lady About Town | Contact A popular local fashion blogger has spoken of how she once considered putting her arms through the sleeves of a jacket draped over her shoulders, but ultimately decided against it. Amy Caldwell, of Betoota's trendy French Quarter, told The Advocate that she was waiting for a taxi the other night outside the Exchange Hotel...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT Recently-relocated Betoota pilot, Captain John Scibson (55) has shocked the town today by revealing that his wife works in a career that has nothing to do with aviation. After keeping to himself for a couple months, the regional commercial flight captain was spotted yarning to a few of the locals at the Lord Kidman hotel yesterday for the Cowboys...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Based upon North Korea's most recent nuclear test, a bomb of the same yield would all but destroy our bustling inland metropolis - according to a popular website. NUKEMAP is an interactive map using Google Maps and unclassified nuclear weapons effects data to project what might happen to a location should it be attacked with nuclear weapons. This morning, our reporters set the crosshairs...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT What was always going to be a rather heavy session has now been cranked up a few more notches than initially expected, it has been confirmed. As a group of local pisspots hit the pub this windy Saturday afternoon, a solid turn out from the first suggested kick-off was a good sign in the front bar of the Lord...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A socially-progressive yet musically regressive local alpaca breeder has been left wondering why each time he tunes into Triple J, he doesn't like what he hears. Now in his 35th year on this god-forsaken rock affectionately known as Earth, Peter Monkton told The Advocate that the national youth broadcaster was 'ten times better' back in...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A hard-working local millennial couple has revealed the horror that dawn on the day after buying their first house when they only received 100 collective likes between them on their various social media posts. Proudly showing off their humble new three-bedroom South Betoota home, Dennis and Amanda Munro though they were in for a rainstorm...

INGRID DOULTON | Lady Writer (On The TV) | Contact Once touted as the next tech hub of South West Queensland, Betootacone Gully ultimately failed to attract a large tech company needed to boost the local economy. But one town's loss is another man's treasure. One start-up the district did lure in was Sunplantia, a company that helps outdoor plants make the transition to indoor life -...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Returning from the other side of the planet with wild stories of the frontier, a local traveller crashed out around 8AM this morning after a marathon 30-hour journey home from London. As a result, Betoota Grove-resident Harley Hawthorne is jet-lagged beyond all comprehension. "I've just been on an aeroplane, in economy class, for close to two days,"...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact A local agency person has lashed out at everyone, including homeowners, for making houses so unaffordable for young people - despite spending nearly $2000 on a new mobile phone this morning. Damien Longhurst works at a boutique, bespoke and creative agency in Betoota's Old City district. He does something on a computer and makes life...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact According to a recent survey, most conversations with police on the shoulder of a highway start with the eternal question: "Do you know why I pulled you over today?" The answer is invariably the same around the country. "Ah perhaps because of the speed, sir?" And the answer to that rhetorical question is always: "Yes. I've clocked you today at 193kph in a...