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Dugald Saunders MP

Member for Dubbo ELECTORATE

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Growing green thumbs in our public schools

November 30, 2020 No Comments Dubbo Mudgee & Gulgong Narromine & Trangie Wellington

Applications are currently open for the 2021 round of funding through the Sustainable Schools program, which supports students to develop innovative sustainability projects at their …

Rail lines linking Maryvale, Gulgong and Kandos a step closer to becoming reality

November 30, 2020 No Comments Dubbo Mudgee & Gulgong Wellington

A long awaited rail line between Gulgong and Maryvale is a step closer with the release of a feasibility study showing positive economic benefits. Member …

Mudgee & Gulgong

Sea Eagles to swoop on Glen Willow

November 27, 2020 No Comments Mudgee & Gulgong

The National Rugby League will return to Mudgee in 2021, with confirmation the Manly Sea Eagles will play a home game against the Gold Coast …

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Former broadcaster, now the proud Member for the Dubbo electorate in the NSW Parliament.

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I am pleased to announce the incomplete section of the long-awaited rail line between Gulgong and Maryvale will now progress to a design and planning stage to complete the 72km missing link! 💪🚆

🚂 The Gulgong to Maryvale rail link is part of the proposed line between Sandy Hollow and Maryvale that started to be built in the 1930s but was ultimately suspended in the early 1950s.

This link has the potential to make moving freight between the Central West and the east coast easier, reducing journey times and connecting produce and products to new markets!

Read more: https://dugaldsaunders.com.au/rail-lines-linking-maryvale-gulgong-and-kandos-a-step-closer-to-becoming-reality/

@dubboregionalcouncil @choosemudgeeregion #trains #rail #gulgongnsw #maryvalensw

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The new car park at Mudgee hospital is already coming along after the demolition of the old hospital building!

Nothing is being wasted, with the old bricks being crushed and reused as the base, while metal and wood is being recycled!

The car park, when completed, will make a massive difference to people visiting the hospital as well as nearby residents, who have been affected by the construction and hospital staff in recent months.

@mudgeeregion #mudgeehospital #buildingabettermudgee

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The NSW and Australian Governments have agreed to extend the application period until 2pm Thursday, 28 January 2021. The final project completion date has also been extended by 12 months to 30 June 2023.

The extension to the application and project delivery timeframes has been made following community feedback that the original timeframes were challenging to meet for many organisations. The extensions will provide potential applicants with more time to develop and deliver meaningful projects for their communities.

The Bushfire Local Economic Recovery program is jointly funded by the Australian and NSW Governments to support projects driving local economic, community and industry recovery across 47 local government areas impacted by the 2019-2020 bushfires. This program includes the open $250 million Bushfire Local Economic Recovery Fund. Communities are encouraged to apply for funding of between $200,000 and $20 million under this Fund and grants are open to councils, joint organisations, business chambers, charities, community groups, businesses and Local Aboriginal Land Councils to deliver successful projects.

For more information go to www.nsw.gov.au/blerfund

#nswfires #bushfires #mudgeensw

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⚠ ATTENTION ⚠

The University of Sydney School of Rural Health (Dubbo/Orange) is seeking a Wiradjuri artist to complete a series of three artworks, with the successful applicant being award $2500.

Applications close January 15, 2021. For details about the project and how to apply go to sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/wiradjuri-art

@sydney_uni @oranaarts #wiradjuri #wiradjuricountry #wiradjuriart #applynow

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🎄 CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION WINNERS REVEALED!! 🎄

Yesterday I was very pleased to visit St Mary's Primary School in Dubbo to announce Amelia Laws as the winner of my 2020 Christmas Card competition!

In 2nd place was Maisie Stanley, 11, from St Augustine’s Parish School, Narromine, while in 3rd place was Sienna Newstead, 10, from St Pius X Primary School, Dubbo.

There were hundreds of entries this year and the overwhelming theme was that family should be together for Christmas.

Amelia’s design – picturing her uncle Ben, who lives in Queensland, bursting out of a present declaring “I’m home for Christmas!!!” – sums it up perfectly.

It is clear that COVID-19 has had a profound impact on our kids in 2020, and all they want for Christmas is for things to go back to normal.

This week the NSW Government announced restrictions would ease on December 1 to allow up 50 people to gather outdoors at a residence or in an outdoor public space, while it is hoped that all interstate borders will be open by Christmas. I hope that these changes will help a lot of our kids’ Christmas wishes come true! 🙏

Drought was another theme common among entries, with kids overwhelmingly grateful that 2020 has brought rain. 🌧

#christmas #family #illbehomeforchristmas

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Raceday officials and broadcasters at Dubbo’s greyhound track will work in a much safer and more modern environment after funding for a new tower was announced today.

This morning I joined Dubbo Greyhound Racing Club president Shayne Stiff and Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW) chief executive Tony Mestrov at the announcement of the $320,000 project.

In recent years Dubbo Greyhound Racing Club has undergone an amazing transformation from non-TAB racing through to TAB racing, from only day racing through to having the lighting for night racing, and the next step is to upgrade the judge’s tower.

The club is racing more frequently than it ever has before but it’s fair to say the facilities for the raceday staff and the racecaller could be improved, so we’re glad to be working with GRNSW to help make that happen.

For GRNSW, the project is a vital one to help one of the fast-growing clubs in the state.

“We are delighted to be able to continue support of our regional clubs with another significant project being announced at Dubbo,” Mr Mestrov said.

“When the works are completed, the new tower will be a state of the art facility to house stewards, the race caller, the judge and vision provider, and be a major benefit to the running of race meetings.

“The Dubbo club continues to be one of our most progressive, hard-working and popular regional clubs, and we have recently rewarded these efforts with the expansion of their racing program.

“I would like to also take this opportunity to thank the Minister, the Hon. Kevin Anderson, and the local member, Dugald Saunders for their continued unwavering support of greyhound racing in the Dubbo region.”

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#BREAKINGNEWS NRL Regional Taskforce secures SIX regional @nrl Premiership games for 2021!

Bathurst: @penrithpanthers
Coffs Harbour: @cronullasharks
Dubbo: @ssfcrabbitohs
Mudgee: @manlyseaeagles
Tamworth: Wests Tigers
Wagga Wagga: @raiderscanberra

The dates and opponents will be revealed tomorrow (November 26) - so stay tuned!

Sydney might be the home of NRL, but the regions are where it was born.

The NRL and the NSW Government have been working closely together to make this happen and I want to thank these six clubs for their commitment to taking a home game to a regional centre.

This is a win for the regions and we hope to expand this by hosting more regionally based NRL games in the future!

#nrlregionaltaskforce #bushfooty #grassroots #grassrootsfootball #rugbyleague #nrl #mudgeensw #dubbo #dubbonsw

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COVID RESTRICTIONS EASED IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS!!! 🎄🤩

More people will be allowed to gather both at home and in outdoor public spaces, and smaller hospitality venues can increase their capacity under a major easing of COVID-19 restirctions announced today 💪

From Tuesday, December 1:
- up to 50 people (currently 20) can visit a residence as long as an outdoor spaceis being utilised, however, it's recommended that no more than 30 people gather if the residence has no outdoor area.
- Up to 50 people can gather outdoors in a public space (currently 30).
- Small hospitality venues (up to 200 square metres in size) will be allowed to have one person per two square metres indoors.

From Monday, 14 December:
- The Public Health Order requiring employers to allow employees to work from home (where it is practicable to do so) will be repealed. As employees return to the office, workplaces are encouraged to have COVID-Safe plans. Employers are encouraged to stagger staff starting and finishing times to reduce the impact on public transport. Customers using public transport are strongly encouraged to wear a mask.

We will NOT let this be the COVID that stole Christmas! The community has done such an incredible job this year, under trying circumstances! I hope these changes provide a boost to the hospitality industry, and give people certainty in how they can celebrate safely with family, friends and colleagues over the Christmas and New Year period! 🥳

#coronavirus #covid19 #physicaldistancing #socialdistancing #stayhomeifsick #coveryourcoughandsneeze #gettested #stopthespread #merrychristmas🎄 #happyandsafenewyear #staysafe #covidsafe

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