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Brooke
Jacobson

Dreaming of festival fun

Dubbo’s DREAM Festival is returning this year after being on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival promises to be bigger and better than ever, providing light, food, wine, cultural entertainment, and music for 10 days and nights. Mayor...

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Brooke Jacobson

25 Aug 2022

In Brief

Footbridge repairs stalled by rain

Ongoing wet weather is playing havoc with repairs to infrastructure following flooding earlier this year. The Tamworth Street Footbridge, which was closed on August 4, has yet to reopen. Council have said the “costs associated with repairs...

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Brooke Jacobson

19 Aug 2022

News

Not just Dubbo: Other towns without fluoride

Dubbo is not the only place in western NSW going without fluoride in the water supply. Towns in the Warrumbungle shire have been dealing with the issue for the past seven years. Fluoridation was discontinued in Coonabarabran in December 2015 and the...

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Brooke Jacobson

18 Aug 2022

Wellington News

Burrendong Dam at capacity

Burrendong Dam was at 135.2 per cent capacity on Monday afternoon, with more rainfall forecast for the region. When floods hit earlier this year, WaterNSW said both Burrendong and Wyangala dams rose into “flood surcharge zones” from the intense...

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Brooke Jacobson

18 Aug 2022

News

Compost with council: watch it happen

Dubbo residents can now watch what happens to the contents of their green-lid kerbside bin. Earlier this year, Dubbo Regional Council (DRC), Mid-Western Regional Council, and Narromine Shire Council received a grant from the NSW Environment...

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Brooke Jacobson

17 Aug 2022

News

Council banking on increased travel budget

Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) is asking for an increase in the travel budget for councillors and the mayor. Under the proposal, councillors would go from a yearly budget of $2000 to $5000; while the mayor’s budget would increase from $5000 to...

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Brooke Jacobson

12 Aug 2022

News

No solution yet to pipeline problem

Dubbo Regional Council is searching for a solution to the potable pipeline project, that current mayor Matthew Dickerson has described as a “major failing” of the previous council. The $5 million pipeline was to bring recycled water from the...

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Brooke Jacobson

12 Aug 2022

News

Road to nowhere: Funding needed now

A recent report to council has put the spotlight on local road funding. Speaking to the Dubbo Photo News, Councillor Josh Black said the “excellent report from staff to council” highlighted the current state of play and outlined some “huge...

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Brooke Jacobson

04 Aug 2022

News

No plans yet for Regand Park: mayor

Dubbo Regional Council mayor Matthew Dickerson said he too was keen to see any future plans for Regand Park. Speaking to the Dubbo Photo News this week, Cr Dickerson said no plans had yet been lodged with council. “The only plans I’ve ever seen...

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Brooke Jacobson

04 Aug 2022

News

Fluoride fiasco in city’s water supply

The lack of fluoride in Dubbo’s water supply is the “largest breach of trust” the mayor has ever seen in local government. Dubbo Regional Council mayor, Matthew Dickerson, said he was shocked to discover there had been no fluoride in the water...

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Brooke Jacobson

04 Aug 2022

News

Old bird sparks new joy

The discovery of an ancient bird at the Wellington Caves has palaeontologists in a flap. A dig at the Caves by Flinders University and the South Australian Museum has uncovered Australia’s first vulture species, Cryptogyps lacertosus. The...

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Brooke Jacobson

28 Jul 2022

Dubbo Photo News

Albo won’t forget Parkes says local Labor elder statesman

Dubbo Labor stalwart Barry Brebner thinks Australia is on the right track after the recent Federal election. Mr Brebner, who ran for the seat of Parkes in 1993, 1996 and 1998, told the Dubbo Photo News he was delighted to see a Federal Labor win but...

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Brooke Jacobson

23 Jun 2022

News

Myna birds a major problem

A group of Dubbo residents have taken up the fight against a deadly foreign invader – the myna bird. The Dubbo Indian Myna Control Program Facebook group are keen to educate the community about the dangers of the bird and give tips on how to get...

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Brooke Jacobson

15 Jun 2022