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Restrictions easing, more funding for community assets

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The region’s tourism and other businesses are set for a massive boost from 1 June as travel within NSW reopens. I’ve been calling for this step forward for many weeks now, and I’m thrilled that after years of severe drought – followed by bushfires and flooding in some areas – and now COVID-19 businesses across the Dubbo Electorate might finally be able to start to bounce back. Taronga Western Plains Zoo will be able to welcome visitors on 1 June for the first time since late March, and I hope to see other attractions, from the wineries of Mudgee to […]

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NSW Patient Experience Program coming to Dubbo

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Patients at the emergency department and COVID-19 clinic at Dubbo Hospital will soon benefit from an $8.6 million expansion of the NSW Government’s Patient Experience Program, which is the first of its kind in Australia. Member for the Dubbo Electorate Dugald Saunders said an additional 86 fulltime equivalent staff will be recruited, including two at Dubbo Hospital. “This program aims to create a welcoming, safe, empowering environment for everyone who arrives at our emergency departments,” Mr Saunders said. “Patient Experience Officers will greet patients on arrival and help to guide them through their care, providing information on where to go,

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New irrigation for Dubbo Equestrian Facility

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Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders believes the installation of an irrigation system at the Dubbo Eventing and Showjumping Association (DESA) complex will help take the facility to the next level. Mr Saunders has announced $12,500 in funding for the club, which draws members from a wide part of the western region, to complete the work at its base near Brocklehurst, with the benefits being massive for everyone who uses the facility. “In normal times, particularly in summer, the main arena gets quite dusty,” Mr Saunders said. “The irrigation will really help with ongoing dust suppression, along with the

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Further funding for 1st Dubbo Scouts

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The young people of 1st Dubbo Scouts will have an air-conditioned hall to look forward to when COVID-19 restrictions ease, thanks to a grant from the NSW Government. Power will also be connected to the storage shed at the Scout Hall at Welchman Street, thanks to $11,280 secured by Member for the Dubbo Electorate Dugald Saunders through the Community Building Partnerships (CBP) fund. “When you think of scouting, you think of camping, hiking and jamborees – all activities that are quite limited right now,” Mr Saunders said. “This funding will ensure that, when the 1st Dubbo Scouts are able to

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$1.1 million for bushfire-affected Mid-Western and Dubbo region farmers

Dubbo, Mudgee & Gulgong /

Bushfire affected primary producers in the Mid-Western Region have received a much-needed boost with more than $1 million in Special Disaster Bushfire Grants from the NSW Government, while $75,000 will go to producers in the Dubbo Region. Member for the Dubbo Electorate Dugald Saunders said 17 out of 21 grant applications in the region have been approved, with $1,033,465.95 already distributed to Mid-Western Region landholders. Another four applications are still pending, Mr Saunders said, with a combined value of $75,000. “It’s astounding to think that only three months ago, bushfires were tearing through regional NSW and hitting communities that had

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Point to point vehicle sanitisation rolls out in Dubbo

Dubbo /

Enhanced safety measures for point to point transport providers such as taxis and hire vehicles are being rolled out in Dubbo with the trial of a free vehicle sanitisation station. Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole said Dubbo was the first regional centre to trial the NSW Government initiative which is designed to enhance driver and passenger safety during COVID-19. “Thousands of drivers have had their vehicle sanitised for free at a vehicle sanitisation station during a trial in Sydney in the last month – and we are now looking to roll the initiative out to the regions

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TAFE NSW continues to deliver skills for the future

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TAFE NSW teachers are continuing to skill the workforce of the future by delivering courses to students using connected delivery methods during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Member for the Dubbo Electorate Dugald Saunders. Mr Saunders recently visited Dubbo’s Myall Street and Narromine Road campuses to see first-hand how teachers are using innovative ways to connect with students during COVID-19. He said teachers across a whole range of courses – from business and hospitality to light and heavy vehicles – were “doing some amazing things with virtual learning”. “TAFE is doing what it always does and that is delivering real

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Repairs to be made to Dubbo Therapy Centre

Dubbo /

The Cerebral Palsy Alliance’s Dubbo Therapy Centre will have repairs and painting done thanks to funding secured by Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders through the Community Building Partnership program. Mr Saunders said the therapy centre had successfully applied for $10,912 which will be used to complete repairs and painting to the walls, doors, windows and screens at the site. “I am proud to be able to direct this funding to the Cerebral Palsy Alliance’s Therapy Centre here in Dubbo, as I know this will help assist the team in providing an atmosphere where the clients and their families

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24 hour access for Mudgee PCYC Gym

Mudgee & Gulgong /

Twenty-four hour access to the Mudgee PCYC gym will soon become a reality thanks to $26,417 in funding secured by Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders. The funding, obtained through the NSW Government’s Community Building Partnership program, will allow the installation of a security access entry for 24 hour gym activities. Mr Saunders said the upgrades will give members the ability to get to the gym when it suits them – when COVID-19 restrictions allow. “With different industries like mining around Mudgee, many workers are unable to access the gym during regular hours,” Mr Saunders said. “These improvements will

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Win for regional pubs and clubs

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Pubs and clubs in regional NSW had a big win last week with our decision to allow them to open as restaurants from Friday, 15 May. This was a great result for the industry, and for the regional MPs – including myself – who have been working hard to make sure that any easing of restrictions will support businesses in the bush – not just those in Sydney. I have heard from a large number of café, restaurant and pub owners who were concerned about how their businesses would survive during COVID-19 restrictions, and I referred those concerns directly to

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