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Presentation to firefighter David Russell to mark his retirement
THE THUMBS Thumbs up and a big, big & thankyou to the person who handed in a man’s wallet at Bunnings. Cannot thank you enough it was very much appreciated. Thumbs up to Jack & Munro who turned 90 the other week for being the true gentleman that his is. Also a big Happy Birthday Jack from the Photo News team! Thumbs up to Kintyre & Country Living for their male fashion show they ran on September 26. Well done to Lowes Men’s Wear for getting involved and providing their clothes. Also well done and thank you to the male residents who agreed to walk in the show, your actions made us all laugh. What a great mornings entertainment. Lastly a special mention to Frances who commentated the show. Kintyre residents love living here as there is always some form of entertainment on. Thumbs up to the Deaf & Chef Café on Macquarie Street for finding my left behind handbag and keeping it safe over night for me to come and get. Thank you so much for contacting me and for you honesty and integrity. Thumbs up to Zara at & Bell River Homes, her customer service is second to none and nothing is too much trouble for her. She is a true asset to the company.
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Thumbs up to Trent at the RSL Learn to swim, he shows such kindness and patience to our children and always goes the extra mile to make them feel safe. You are greatly appreciated Trent.
Thumbs up to DRTCC for & the great shows they have run this year. Damien Leith was another winner. Thumbs DOWN, to all ' tradies working in South Lakes, who thinks it is their ‘Goddam’ given right to play their radios and car radios, blaring enough to hear in our living and recreation areas with crap music. What about
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showing some respect and lower the volume and keep the radio close to them. Thumbs down to ' Narromine Shire Council
FORMER Dubbo resident David Russell recently retired after 33 years as a retained firefighter with Fire & Rescue NSW at Delroy & Taree. David is pictured with his wife Helen and adult children, Mark, Paul and Allison, all born and raised in Dubbo. He’s holding the axe mounted on timber that was presented to him on his retirement. PHOTO: CONTRIBUTED BY HELEN RUSSELL
for destroying the fountain in Dandaloo St Narromine when I had enquired about purchasing it for my front yard if it was just going to be destroyed. The Council could have made money for the community from a disused item, instead choosing to destroy it. Thumbs up to Paul, his & brother and his mother at Bob Jane T-marts for their wonderful service. Thumbs up to Rachel at & Susan Grae at Orana Mall. Her customer service is excellent and she is very good at helping customers with what colours and styles suit them. She is very valuable. Thumbs down to very ' rude customers who enter a store and say straight out to shop assistants “no not interested” when they are simply doing their job by trying to greet them. Thumbs up to Jules & at Dubbo Post Office for
Farewell for School of Rural Health students Contributed by THE SRH
THE University of Sydney, School of Rural Health (SRH) has farewelled a mixture of third and fourth year medical students who have been training in Dubbo over the last 12 months. The annual SRH Medical Students Farewell was held at ‘Press’ which was also attended by SRH staff and various representatives from local health organisations.
Joshua Lee and Bridget Cooper
Sarah Holman, Gabrielle Arnold, Jack Luxford, Nadav Michael, Caitlyn Swinney, Astrid Gardiner and Christian Katsikaros
Stephanie Leung, Jared McNeill, Seung-Yeon Lee and Sujinyaa Sriskandan
Lars Newman, Minh Anh Nguyen, Anna Lee and Florence Su
Tiana Castillo, Claresta Jiang, Kim Van and Trang Vo
fantastic customer service went. Thumbs down to people ' who insist on using a mobile phone when out socialising with friends. What happened to ‘Good Old Fashioned Manners” Thumbs down to busi' nesses who don’t reply to clients’ email and phone calls. Thumbs up to Lisa, & Michael and their children at the Cobra Street Mini Mart whose genuine heartfelt customer service deserve acknowledgement. Thank you for being there for my mother in her time of need. You are community minded, generous of spirit and Dubbo could do with more business people like you. Michael and Lisa you are fantastic role models to your children teaching them kindness and how they can make Dubbo a dementia friendly community. Thank you.
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