Dugald Saunders

This National Stroke Week (8-14 August 2022) Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders is recognising the successful rollout of the NSW Telestroke Service at Dubbo. Mr Saunders said the NSW Telestroke Service is an important weapon in the fight against stroke. “Stroke is a time critical medical emergency that can kill up to 1.9 million brain cells per minute, so every second counts,” Mr Saunders said. “Having access to Telestroke is a huge boost for our local patients and clinicians. “The innovative service provides 24/7 access to life-saving stroke diagnosis and treatment, connecting patients and local doctors with specialist …

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Australia’s iconic Midnight Oil will headline the Mundi Mundi Bash near Broken Hill in the only outback performance of the band’s final ever tour, thanks to a $200,000 grant from the NSW Government’s Regional Events Acceleration Fund.   Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW Paul Toole said the support would bolster tourism in the region with the three-day festival to draw an estimated 9,000 visitors to western NSW.  “Catching one of the country’s greatest bands play on the red dirt for the final time, against one of the most spectacular backdrops regional NSW has on offer, cements the outback as …

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Seven young people from Dubbo are one step closer to becoming police officers following their graduation from the Indigenous Police Recruitment Our Way Delivery Program (IPROWD). Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders said the IPROWD program is designed to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people employed in emergency services.  “The program not only opens opportunities for employment in the NSW Police Force, but in other emergency and public service areas,” Mr Saunders said. “Police go above and beyond to protect and serve our community each and every day, and this program engages locals to continue …

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A memorial garden to commemorate the lives and sacrifice of NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) members and support personnel, killed in the line of duty, has been unveiled at Dubbo today. Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke, Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders and RFS Commissioner Rob Rogers officially opened the memorial garden, which contains the names of nearly 100 personnel who have lost their lives protecting others. Ms Cooke said it was important to commemorate the fallen RFS members and support personnel, who bravely stepped up in some of the State’s …

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Regional communities across western NSW will be better protected during emergencies with a new multi-purpose NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) helicopter unveiled at Dubbo. Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke and Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders joined RFS Commissioner Rob Rogers at the Royal Flying Doctor Service’s Dubbo base today to launch the $6 million helicopter. “This is the first time the RFS has permanently based a helicopter in Dubbo, representing a significant boost to emergency response capabilities across the Central West of NSW,” Ms Cooke said. “The RFS responds to …

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