Dubbo Photo News 22.07.2021

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Covid outbreak alarm By JOHN RYAN

By JOHN RYAN

A SNAP lockdown of Orange has sent shockwaves of uncertainty through Dubbo and Wellington, with residents knowing that restrictions here could change in a second if there’s a local outbreak. According to the latest rulings as at time of going to press yesterday, anyone from Dubbo, Wellington or who lives in this broader region who was in the lockdown area, now has to abide by the same rules as people in Orange, and not leave their homes, not go to work and not come into contact with anyone other than members of their own household for the duration of that lockdown.

TIM LENORD hasn’t seen hair on his head for the past decade. He started shaving his scalp about 10 years ago when things began to get a bit thin on top and has been happy enough with the end product until a double-dare forced a re-think. “A mate of mine, Gerard Crampton, challenged me to not shave my head for six months and he would donate $1000 to the charity of my choice,” Mr Lenord told Dubbo Photo News. “I originally declined his offer and told the story to my work colleagues at morning tea on the following Monday morning and by lunch time our staff had a further $350 worth of pledges for me to take up the challenge. I still said no. “After more hassling over the next few days, on the Thursday morning, I told them if they had $500 I would accept the challenge, by Thursday afternoon their target was met and I was committed.”

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RED LIGHT! No green light for local jobs

By JOHN RYAN

JOBS are set to be shredded at one of Dubbo’s most popular convenience stores, with West Dubbo IGA paying a heavy price for ongoing roadworks at the intersection of the Newell and Mitchell Highways. Owner Henry Jom says it’s been a devastating blow. “The past couple of weeks we’ve started cutbacks, reducing people’s hours to make sure it’s viable for us to continue to trade. We

have 42 on the payroll and if we keep going this way we’ll have to really reduce the numbers to keep us afloat,” he told Dubbo Photo News. “We just can’t continue to trade as we are. I’ve never seen anything like this downturn of business.” Mr Jom is concerned the state government, through the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS), has told affected businesses there’s no compensation available when it comes to impacts from roadworks. Cathy Norberry has owned

Ted’s Milk Bar for 30 years, and expressed similar concerns. “We get no compensation, nothing, we’ve spoken to our solicitor but because it’s roadworks there’s no compensation available,” Ms Norberry said. “This week our business is going to be at least 90 per cent down. The past four days – Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday – have been the worst we’ve had in the shop in 30 years.”

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