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Xanthe Gale (centre) was named as the as the 2025 Dubbo and District Junior Rugby League referee of the year. New South Wales Rugby League chief executive officer David Trodden presented Xanthe with the award. Photo supplied.

BEST OF 2025: Xanthe Gale named ‘Young Referee of the Year’

Year nine Gilgandra High School student Xanthe Gale was announced as the 2025 Dubbo and District Junior League (DDJRL) Young Referee of the Year for 2025 at grand final day on

17 January, 2026

Some of the committee members of the 2025 Tooraweenah Airshow: Domonic Spora, Patty Webb, Cheryl Tillman, Lorna Spora, Karen Smith, Gary Weston, Mark Pitts, Brendan Butler, Jenny Sandford, Michael White, and Matt Howard with Ross Parker from Warplanes Pty Ltd. Photo by: TwoJo’s Photography.

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