Straight from the Mayor’s Mouth with Mathew Dickerson from Dubbo Regional Council

Regular Meeting with State MP, Dugald Saunders during the Week.  Latest Regular Meeting with Orana Mid-Western Police District.  Community Cheque Presentations Held This Week.  Spoke at the Better Futures Forum in Canberra.  Official Opening of the Gindaymanha Sports Complex at Dubbo College South Campus.  Thank You to Councillors, Staff and the Community.  Limerick of the Week. 

Royal Far West Are Organising Two Events in Dubbo Next Year to Celebrate 100 Years.  Australian Road Safety Foundation Promoting Don’t Be THAT Driver.  RFBI Aged Care Employee Day Morning Tea and Awards.  Season Opening of the Aquatic Leisure Centres.  Extraordinary Council Meeting to Refer Our Financial Statements to the Auditor.  Extraordinary Council Meeting to Consider a DA.  $11.25 Million Ap...

Another Successful Dubbo Stampede Held.  Met with the Hon. Steve Whan, MP, Minister for Skills, TAFE and Tertiary Education.  Briefing on Feasibility Study for REACT Centre for a Mayoral Minute at the Last Council Meeting.  Waved off a Group of Cyclists Going to Newcastle.  The 420th Citizenship Was Conferred upon a Citizen at the Last Citizenship Ceremony for This Term of Council.  Federal Govern...

Dubbo Stampede Being Run on Sunday.  Why Was the Mayor in a Cell at Old Dubbo Gaol?  Opening Event Held for a New Building for Int College.  DRTCC Wins Impact Award for Saturday Night Social.  Book Week at West Dubbo Public School.  Poetry Recitals at Bracken House.  Did Council Waive a $659K Debt Owed by Rex Airlines?  The Water Filtration Plant Is Currently Undergoing a Major Filter Replacement....

Regional Capitals Australia Travelled to Canberra for Various Meetings.  Council Meeting on Thursday Night Which Was Almost the Meeting of This Council.  The Debt Owed by Rex to Council Was Discussed at the Council Meeting.  Development Application Approved for a 145 Lot Subdivision – the First in the North-West Precinct.  Council Funds Distributed to Community Organisations.  Council Submitting a...

Rex and the Future of Regional Aviation.  Qantaslink CEO in Dubbo for the First of the ASX200 CEO Series Breakfasts.  Bodangora Fire Station Officially Opened.  Councillors Inspect New Dubbo Bridge.  GP Registrar Night to Help Retain Doctors.  Dubbo Leads the State with 3D Housing.  One Million Patrons through the DRTCC.  Regional Cities NSW Meeting Held in Sydney.  Homes NSW Met with RCNSW.  RCNS...

End of Term Report Sections: Local Government Act Section 428 Part (2).  Start at the Tumultuous Beginning.  Rebuilding Community Trust.  Building Relationships.  Trust Allows for More Innovation.  Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone.  Events.  Infrastructure.  Drought Resilience.  Housing Solutions.  Additional Items of Significance.  The Numbers.  Other Highlights.  Limerick of the Week. 

Dates Decided for Australia Day Ceremonies in 2025.  Voluntary Planning Agreement Discussions Continue with the Maryvale Solar Farm.  Councillors Make a Decision on the Request for an Interest Free Loan for Macquarie Home Stay.  Councillors Discuss the Limit on the Number of Pets a Resident Can Keep.  Council Is Aware Some Water Meters Are Not Currently Recording Water Usage.  Update on the Upgrad...

Minister Penny Sharpe Visited Dubbo and Wellington to Make a Major REZ Announcement.  Operational Officer Level 2 Graduation Ceremony at the Rural Fire Service Training Academy.  Councillor Workshop Discussed Rolling up Events and Community Funds into One Fund.  Councillors Had an ASM and Alkane Field Trip to Toongi and Tomingley.  Voting Is Now Open for the Official Name of the Shared Pathway.  A...

9th Anniversary Celebration for Dubbo parkrun.  Potential Dates for Australia Day Events in 2025.  Business Continuity Exercise Undertaken by Senior Executive Staff.  Citizenship Ceremony Held during the Week with 17 New Aussies Conferred.  BOOTS Graduation Ceremony Congratulated 8 Women Who Are Now Trade Ready.  Transport for NSW Meeting to Discuss the RCNSW Pinch Point Program.  Meeting Held wit...

Applications Now Open for Three Separate Council Grant Programs.  Councils Have to Be Innovative with Pursuing Funding Streams.  Feedback Requested on the Fence Constructed around Cameron Park Playground.  The Purpose of Performing Radio Interviews across the Region.  Feedback Requested on the New Toilets Set for Victoria Park with $403,486 from the NSW Government.  Changes to Waste Services for R...

Final Decision Made on the Future of the Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets.  Councillors Debate the Existence of a Shy Squirrel Glider.  Changes in the Sale Process for Land in Keswick Stage 5, Release 2.  Progress Being Made on the Scabbing Flat Bridge at Geurie.  $180 Million Budget Approved by Councillors for 2024/2025.  Moorambilla Voices Perform at Government House.  Early Childhood Education...

$3.6 Million from Squadron Energy to Improve Our Sewage Treatment Facilities.  Squadron Energy Opened up a New Office in Wellington.  Mayoral Developers Forum Hosted during the Week.  Councillor Workshop during the Week Discussed the Budget and Belgravia.  Another Hypothetical Posed in the Latest Mayoral Memo.  Latest Dubbo Business Chamber Meeting Discussing Dubbo’s Economy.  Toyota Tour De OROC...

Council Having Detailed Discussions on a Squirrel Glider.  Potential Changes to Sales Methodology at Keswick Estate.  Section 226 Part D of the Local Government Act Was Recently Utilised.  Western Division Councils NSW Conference Held in Cobar.  Mayoral Developers Forum Being Held This Coming Wednesday.  Philippine Independence Day Flag Raising Ceremony Held in Dubbo.  2024 NSW Rugby Junior State...

Congratulations to Dubbo parkrun on Their 400th Event on Saturday.  Barden Park Athletics Track Resurfacing Completed.  Cashless Transactions Will Start from 1 July at DRC’s Waste Facilities.  Roads Congress Discussed the Use of AI to Detect Road Conditions.  Roads Congress Discussed the Progression of EVs onto Our Roads and the Implications.  Latest News about the Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets...

CSU Graduation Ceremony Held This Week.  CSU Dubbo Regional Consultative Committee Met This Week.  Changes in the Homeless Camp at Regand Park along Tracker-Riley Cycleway.  Tracker-Riley Now Has 34 New Wayfinding Signs around the 13.65 Kilometre Shared Pathway.  REACT Centre Consultants Met with Stakeholders This Week.  Barden Park Athletics Track Has Now Been Resurfaced with Thanks to a Grant fr...

New Resident Welcome Night.  National Simultaneous Storytime.  Clontarf Foundation 2024 Central West NSW Employment Forum.  CSU Foundation Scholarship Presentation.  Large Crowd Gathered for the Council Meeting during the Week.  Final Decision Made on the Funding for the Wiradjuri Cultural Tourism Centre.  Councillor Fees Are Going up by 3.75 per Cent to $27,050.  Councillors Make a Decision on De...

This Week Sees the Return of Regular Host, Mark Barnes.  Poor Reporting in Relation to an Incident at the Dubbo Show.  The Dubbo ASX200 CEO Series Has Been Launched.  An AUKUS Forum Was Held in Dubbo for Business Opportunities.  Chinese Trade Delegation Visits Dubbo.  Social Housing Solutions Coming to Dubbo in the Form of 3D Printed Housing.  Mark Coulton Brought a New Zealand Political Delegatio...

Last Week for Richard Mutton to Fill in for Mark Barnes.  Has Council Voted to Continue with the DREAM Festival?  What Agreement Was Reached with the Dubbo Firming Power Station?  What Is the Result of the Federal Government Grant Application for the Wiradjuri Cultural Tourism Centre?  Why Are There Goats around the Wellington Caves?  When Will the Lights Be Repaired on the Tracker-Riley Cycleway?...

Richard Mutton Filling in as Guest Host While Regular Host Mark Barnes Is Away.  Met up with Wataru Koketsu, Former Minokamo Exchange Student Who Visited Dubbo in 1991.  News from the Latest Meeting of the Renewables Regional Leaders Network Meeting.  Met with ASM for an Update on the Road Upgrades along Obley Road.  Opened the French Corner Apartments in Bourke Street.  Attended a Yarn-up with th...

Richard Mutton Filling in as Guest Host While Regular Host Mark Barnes Is Away.  Anzac Day Events Held across the LGA during the Week.  Meeting Held with the Hon. Jenny Aitchison MP, Minister for Regional Transport and Roads.  Council’s Engagement Platform Fosters Community Connections.  Upcoming Night for New Residents.  Update on the Mechanics at Dubbo Regional Council.  Leader Life Providing Se...

Richard Mutton Filling in as Guest Host While Regular Host Mark Barnes Is Overseas.  This Week I Had a Meeting with the Hon David Littleproud MP, Leader of the Nationals This Week.  This Week I Met with the Hon. Tara Moriarty, MLC, Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Regional New South Wales, and Minister for Western New South Wales.  Met with a Group Undertaking an Evaluation of the Murray Dar...

New Guest Host While Regular Host Mark Barnes Is Overseas.  Update on Funding Application for the Flood Damaged Culvert Crossing Mitchell Creek on Saxa Road.  Shared Pathway Official Opening.  Elston Water Park Is an Asset at the End of Its Life.  RSL Club Negotiations with Land in Keswick and Land in Wingewarra Street.  Update on the Macquarie Conservatorium of Music Peppercorn Lease of a Council...

Mayor Podcast Brought to You Solo This Week as Mark Barnes Is Away and the Mayor Is in Japan.  Easter Monday Media Release.  Successful Federal Grant Application for Comobella Crossing.  Air Force Flying Training around Dubbo during April.  Allegations of Skin Rash from Dubbo Water.  Temporary Water Restrictions in Wellington.  EOI for Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets.  Dubbo and Wellington Sewera...

Mayor Podcast Brought to You Solo This Week as Mark Barnes Is Away and the Mayor Is Overseas.  Major Announcement Being Made at 7am on Easter Monday.  Discussions Started about the Future of the Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets.  Council’s Biennial Survey Is Underway.  DREAM Expression of Interest Process in Underway.  Crypto Forces the Temporary Closure of the Dubbo Aquatic Leisure Centre.  Red A...