Dubbo Photo News 03.01.2019

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PHOTO: STEPHEN NEY PHOTOGRAPHY DUBBO

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A dusty end to 2018 A year of dust, dry dirt and drought ended with the biggest dust storm of all. As Monday afternoon's huge dust storm loomed large in the sky to the southwest of Dubbo, it seemed at first spectacular, but as it rolled unstoppably into the city we realised it was also destructive.

The wind and dust storm brought down tree branches, upturned garbage bins, and sadly led to the cancellation of the annual New Year's Eve Fireworks spectacular which was expecting a crowd of up to 8000 people at Apex Oval. The Bureau of Meteorology recorded a peak gust at the

city's official weather stattion at the airport of 80km/h at 18.16pm. Photographer Stephen Ney used his drone to capture this amazing photo of the dust storm approaching Dubbo. He was in the garage when his wife Sharen suggested he come and have a look at what

was approaching. Stephen grabbed his drone and put it up to around 90 metres. “You couldn’t tell from the ground how bad it really was,” Stephen said. A quick check of the drone’s live view confirmed that something big was on the way.

Politician’s Beat the school holiday blues working life started in Dubbo STATE Member for the Sydney region seat S of Campbelltown, Greg Warren, has plenty to be thankful for when he thinks back on the early years of his career path. He left Dubbo’s St Johns College in Year 10 and scored a mechanic’s apprenticeship, but was laid off in 1989 during a tough season and looming recession, He’d seen the army recruiting caravan in Macquarie Street and thought that might offer a secure job so went in and signed up on the spot.

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Stephen’s drone spent about 12 minutes in the air capturing the approaching dust storm. He had to land quickly as the approaching storm was whipping up strong winds. Stephen’s photos captured a breathtaking weather event over Dubbo.

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Send us your Holiday Smiles for a chance to win!

30 years after the Wellington Bridge fell into the Macquarie River.

DUBBO Photo News’ Holiday Smiles phooto competition is on again, and we have e some fabulous prizes up for grabs. We want to see lots and lots of your photos of you, your family, your friends and your pets loving Summertime – whether it’s at home or on holidays. If you think your photos will make us hoto smile, then send them in to Dubbo Photo News for a chance to win weekly prizes or one of the major prizes thanks to Taronga Western Plains Zoo. See inside today’s paper for more details on how to enter. To help promote the start of Holiday Smiles 2019, we spotted Noah Murphy who was all smiles and ready to pose for our camera when Dubbo Photo News took this photo at the Dubbo Farmer Markets.

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The day the bridge fell down

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