With an accordant level of pomp and ceremony, the famed Betoota Hotel, intrepid Bastian of the outback, has reopened in time for the tourist rush to Birdsville. After a two-year break in proceedings, the legendary Birdsville races return in 2022, scheduled for Friday, 2 September. And aiming to capitalise on the hordes of race-goers, adventurers and […]
A case of unexplained community transmission has prompted a snap return to restrictions for the Greater Sydney area – including the Central Coast, Wollongong and Blue Mountains. NSW Health authorities are working to trace new COVID-19 local infections, and renewed COVID restrictions came into immediate effect on Thursday at 5pm. The restrictions dictate: Masks are
A tribute to the Australian love affair with the humble pub has “roared” back to life, luring hundreds of people to a spectacularly remote dot on the outback map to experience the Betoota phoenix. The locality of Betoota is a leisurely 1,422km (around 15.5 hours) west of Brisbane, on the Gibber Plain, 170 kilometres east
Article courtesy of the Betoota Advocate The nation is mourning the death of Australia’s 23rd prime minister Bob Hawke, who died yesterday aged 89. The final day of the 2019 election campaign seems to have been overshadowed by the death of the last universally loved character of Australian politics, with tributes continuing to pour in
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(Article courtesy Betoota Advocate – Australia’s oldest newspaper) CLANCY OVERELL | Editor A local self-confessed ‘jeans guy’ has today unveiled his disgustingly pale legs, after deciding it is now warm enough to wear shorts. After deciding on a nice pair of khaki knee-lengths, local sports analyst Keiran Gertrude (31) went down to the pub for a
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After considerable anticipation, the beloved Betoota Hotel – sole structure in the iconic outback town – is set to reopen mid-2018. Betoota is a speck on the map in outback Queensland, a bumpy six hours’ drive east of outback oasis Birdsville, and home to “Australia’s oldest and favourite newspaper” – the Betoota Advocate. The town
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NSW Premier Mike Baird was seen last night enjoying several responsible, early-evening, mid-strength beverages – as he met with advisors to celebrate the last man of western oriental heritage moving out of Kings Cross. Mr Baird was in high spirits as he allowed himself to unwind, but not too much, as he congratulated himself for ‘getting
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