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Sailing on Bourke’s open plains

Sailing across the wide-open plains out back is not an experience many people in Bourke get to experience – unless you want to take up land yachting. And devotees of land yachting say the thrill is equal to anything you’d experience on the water. Local Byrock enthusiast Colin Dunstone was bitten by the land yacht bug years ago and found that it was easier to build them himself than try and source these specialised vehicles. […]

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‘I tell everyone I love being on my own, but I hate it’: what older Australians want you to know about loneliness

Over the past 18 months of COVID lockdowns, many of us have experienced the heaviness of loneliness — missing family, friends, and meaningful social contact.

But even before the pandemic, loneliness was a daily experience for almost 20% of older Australians, particularly those over 75. Being older does not mean being lonely. Loneliness can affect us all. But it disproportionally affects older people living alone or in aged care facilities, and whose health issues limit their social interaction.

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Colin creates art from scrap metal

Colin Dunstone may not look like an artist but give him a welding iron and some scrap metal and he can create works of art that grab people’s attention. His gallery is a little unconventional too – it’s the entrance to the driveway of his property, between Bourke and Byrock on the Mitchell Highway. While many people will recognise the big metal chicken that graces the entrance, as well as some year-round Christmas lights – a giant Rubik’s cube has now been added to the display. […]