Author name: Dugald Saunders

Sporting clubs in the Dubbo electorate are being encouraged to come to the crease with some big-hitting ideas for delivering mental health and wellbeing activities as part of a $2.8 million Mental Health Sports program. Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders said clubs can apply for grants of up to $150,000 from now until 6 March 2022 for activities that provide mental health, resilience and wellbeing benefits to individuals and groups across the local region. “Sporting clubs are the heart of our communities, helping to bring people together and forge a strong sense of place,” Mr Saunders said. “During

Volunteer land managers and Local Land Services (LLS) are putting weeds on notice, after the NSW Government committed more than $35,000 for control activities from the Crown Reserves Improvement Fund. Member for the Dubbo electorate and Minister for Agriculture Dugald Saunders said four Travelling Stock Reserves (TSRs) around Narromine and Dubbo are among the seven sites to secure funding in the latest round. “Crown Reserves are great public assets exist for the whole community to enjoy, providing land for recreation and community groups as well as conservation – but they also need to play a role in biosecurity,” Mr Saunders

Inland Rivers across NSW, including the Macquarie, will be cleaner thanks to a NSW Government grant program. Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders has announced OzFish will receive $79,180 as part of a $1.8 million litter prevention program managed by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) that aims to tackle local litter hotspots. “We’ve come a long way with litter on the Macquarie River but there’s still a lot of work to do,” Mr Saunders said. “Some people still aren’t getting the message that littering does real damage, and frankly it’s just not acceptable in this day and age.

Local groups and not-for-profit organisations that delivered food and care hampers to community members across the Dubbo electorate during the 2021 COVID lockdowns can now apply to have some of their distribution expenses reimbursed thanks to the Resilience NSW COVID Regional Community Support (CRCS) program. Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders said not-for-profits and groups can now apply to recoup up to $30,000 of costs incurred when distributing these vital supports during lockdown, including fuel, couriers and logistics expenses. “During the COVID-19 pandemic groups from across our region stood up to help their fellow community members with deliveries of