Media Releases

When the fictional character Tom Dobbs (played by Robin Williams) was elected as President of the United States in the 2006 movie, Man of the Year, it played on the fears of people across the world when the subject of electronic voting is raised. In …

We have a funny legal system in Australia. Most of us have broken some laws but we don’t look over our shoulder every minute of the day worrying about the long arm of the law. Some of us are even breaking laws on a daily basis. If you live in V…

One of my favourite intellectual TV programs when I was growing up was ‘Hypotheticals’ which aired on the ABC and starred Geoffrey Robertson. I loved the concept – put a hypothetical situation to a panel of experts and then explore …

Y2k Bug? Y2Worry? Take a moment to cast your mind back to the late nineties. We were obsessed with news about Bill Clinton and impeachment. We were horrified by the Columbine High School massacre. We listened to Elton John and Britney and a new gener…

For a condensed version of this article, see:  Y2k Bug? Y2Worry? Condensed. Take a moment to cast your mind back to the late nineties. We were obsessed with news about Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky and the impeachment trial in the US Senate. …

 Media release Phil Stack to play at Lifeline fundraising dinner in Dubbo Lifeline fundraising dinner to be held in Dubbo on 12 July will feature Phil Stack in a jazz duo.   The support for the Lifeline fundraiser is quickly growing. After …

Media release Alan Jones AO to speak at Lifeline fundraising dinner in Dubbo Lifeline fundraising dinner to be held in Dubbo on 12 July will feature Alan Jones as guest speaker.   Former Member for Dubbo, John Mason, and former Mayor of Dubbo, M…

Media release Sarah Nolet announced as the first diga.tech speaker   diga.tech today announced Sarah Nolet as the first speaker. Today at Aquawest, a business known for introducing technology into the agricultural sector, the Dubbo Chamber of Co…

Media release diga.tech hold Exhibitor Information Evening   diga.tech, powered by the Dubbo Chamber of Commerce, is holding an Information Evening for interested exhibitors at the Milestone Hotel on Wednesday 22 May at 5pm.   At the inaugu…

VotE Purple Paper Issue 2: 13 January 2019 Real support for regional growth Ensuring the Dubbo electorate has the support it needs for regional growth and investment is paramount in my endeavour to produce results as I campaign to become your indepen…

Purple Paper Issue 2 released Real support for regional growth the focus for Purple Paper Issue 2 Mathew Dickerson has released the second issue specific ‘Purple Paper’ as a result of his extensive listening tour. In December last year he…

VotE Purple Paper Issue 1: 30 December 2018  Fighting for 24-hour policing in two towns an election promise As the independent candidate for the Dubbo electorate, I pledge to fight for 24-hour policing in Narromine and Wellington if I am success…

Purple Paper Issue 1 released 24-hour Policing in Wellington and Narromine the focus for Purple Paper Issue 1 Mathew Dickerson has released the first issue specific ‘Purple Paper’ as a result of his extensive listening tour. He recently r…

Opening of Mudgee Campaign Office Mayor Des Kennedy to open Mathew Dickerson’s campaign office in Mudgee On Thursday 20 December, the Mudgee campaign office of independent candidate, Mathew Dickerson, will be officially opened. Local Elder Ales…

Opening of Narromine Campaign Office Mayor Craig Davies to open Mathew Dickerson’s campaign office in Narromine On Friday 14 December, the Narromine campaign office of independent candidate, Mathew Dickerson, will be officially opened. Local El…

VotE Purple Paper Issue 0: 8 December 2018 Issues from the Listening Tour Mathew has spent 200 days listening… What has he heard? Here are the stats so far. 200 days of campaigning. Almost 23,000km travelled. Over 1,000 meetings held. More tha…

Candidate helps to spread anti-violence message Mr Dickerson sets himself 200-lap challenge in aid of domestic violence awareness   Independent candidate Mathew Dickerson will swap four wheels for two on Friday morning as he supports the Clontar…