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On 19 October 2014 I had the pleasure of being at the Arts and Edges summit in Kalgoorlie-Boulder to make the public announcement that Dubbo will host the next biennial regional arts conference. The will be the first time in 14 years that NSW will ho…

There was incredible pressure on some of our Engineering staff yesterday. Forget a $23.5 million Sewage Treatment Plant Augmentation or a ten-year Village sealing program. I had Shivani, Jey and Kuljeet – three of our young Engineers – wi…

The Romans are generally recognised as pioneers in ancient plumbing systems. The Roman Empire can lay claim to many advances in society but it is generally recognised that the most significant contribution to our modern society was in relation to san…

Thankfully this is the last week you will hear me talk about formal submissions to our Delegate Dr Ian Tiley. Submissions close on Sunday 28 February at 5pm. I can’t stress it enough – it is essential that every man, woman and child sends…

The French expression, fait accompli, comes from fait (a fact) and accompli (accomplished) and is generally understood to mean that something has already been done and cannot be reversed. It is an ‘accomplished fact’. I don’t mean t…

Thank you to the people of Dubbo for turning up in numbers last Thursday. That was the day, of course, that the State Government held public meetings in Dubbo and Wellington in relation to the proposal to amalgamate the two Council areas. There were …

Tomorrow is a big day. I will be risking everything and putting my life on the line for the benefit of Dubbo. To help promote the opening round of the Australian Kart Championships this weekend, I will be strapped into a racing kart and then hurtle a…

Thank you to the people of Dubbo who turned out in huge numbers yesterday. With at least 650 people present at our Australia Day celebrations, I can confidently say that it was the best attended Australia Day ceremony ever in Dubbo. Yesterday was cer…

It was a great day for Dubbo yesterday with the Premier, the Hon. Mike Baird, MP officially opening the new clinical services building at Dubbo Hospital. This was a jointly funded project with the NSW Government providing $84.2 million and the Austra…

While the year has started off positively for Dubbo with businesses generally recording good Christmas sales numbers and events and projects for this year starting to roll out already, it is hard to think about long-term strategies and positive progr…

As a city, we start the New Year in fantastic shape. Last year – by a number of measures – was generally regarded as the best year ever for Dubbo and Dubbo City Council. We therefore start this year in a very strong position with a number…

The last column for the year. Around this time we see news and columns dedicate space and airtime to a review of the year. Far be it for me to be any different, so here is my very short version of the Dubbo City Council Year in Review. On the sportin…