Dubbo Photo News

THE THUMBS

- Contribute­d by ROTARY CLUB OF DUBBO MACQUARIE

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to Viatek for amazingly quick service when we needed assistance with our printer.

Thumbs down to the person that took my chainsaw from Morgan Street.

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to Forro ‘The Finisher’ for his help in constructi­ng our new driveway. The edges are divine!

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to Dr Ibe, and also the Gilgandra IGA staff and Gilgandra Chemist staff. DPN reader Heather said all were very caring and helpful.

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to the way the removal of plastic shopping bags has been conducted by our chain stores. The ideal of saving our environmen­t is brilliant, but selling us other plastic shopping bags as a replacemen­t is just another money grab. Shame on you!

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to the very rude patient who thought it necessary to abuse me and tell me to “stop pushing in” and “wait my turn” when I was merely following the instructio­ns of the receptioni­st because I was unfamiliar with the area. I calmly tried to explain this to this very rude person who continued her rant. I feel sad for your daughter if this is the way you teach her to treat other people.

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to Dubbo Council for the decision to replace all our bins. Why not just replace the lids on our rubbish bins with the appropriat­e colour now needed, instead of replacing all those bins. What a waste of our money and the environmen­t.

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and thank-you to the two men who helped get my husband in and out of the car outside of PRP Diagnostic Imaging.

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to Press Cafe in Bultje street on a fantastic, clean, atmosphere with lots of super healthy plants, friendly staff and great food. A special thumbs up to Brad for super friendly, attentive service.

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to Tracy and her Zumba team for introducin­g a Belly Dance Zumba Class at Dubbo RSL on Fridays from 12.15pm.

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to a large supermarke­t retailer for very poor service – I waited almost half an hour at the checkout with my trolley of groceries. Won’t be going back – I will be going to the opposition!

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to the doctors and staff at Dubbo Medical & Allied Health Group for their care, courtesy, kindness and profession­alism.

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Thumbs up or Thumbs Down via email to photos@dubbophoto­news.com.au, mail to 89 Wingewarra Street Dubbo NSW 2830, phone 6885 4433 or fax 6885 4434. AFTER a jam-packed twelve months in Australia, Rotary exchange student Andre Soares do Amaral is heading home to Brazil, but not without a fond farewell from his host club, the Rotary Club of Dubbo Macquarie.

Members of the club were delighted to meet Andre’s family, who made the long trip from regional Brazil and were hosted at a farewell barbecue at the home of Peter and Kim English.

Andre was farewelled by a number of friends, having touched many hearts during his stay.

There was not a dry eye in the house when Andre’s father, Gustavo, braved the language barrier to say a touching “thank you” to the club and Andre’s friends, and to pay tribute to the courage his son has shown in taking on the challenge of a year’s exchange.

The Rotary youth exchange program helps build fellowship and understand­ing across the world, and according to the members of the Rotary Club of Dubbo Macquarie, Andre has been a fantastic ambassador not only for his country and Rotary, but for global youth as a whole.

Andre will be sorely missed, but has enriched the lives of those who enjoyed his company during the past 12 months.

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Friends from the Senior Campus came to bid farewell to Rotary exchange student Andre Soares do Amaral.
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Mrs Lorna Mckay (centre) received a 50-year service membership pin from Wendy Morris and Mayor Ben Shields. PHOTO: SUPPLIED.
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