Author name: Dugald Saunders

There are a number of key changes to the “Re-opening NSW Roadmap”, which will see fully vaccinated adults enjoying more freedoms from next Monday 11 October. WHERE AND HOW TO GET YOUR COVID-19 VACCINATION The changes to the 70% roadmap will allow: up to 10 visitors (not counting children 12 and under) to a home (previously five) the cap lifted on outdoor gatherings to 30 people (previously 20) the cap increased for weddings and funerals to 100 people (previously 50) Indoor pools will also be re-opened for swimming lessons, squad training, lap swimming, and rehab activities On the Monday after

With a difficult 2021 coming to a close, Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders is calling for help to design his holiday greeting cards. Primary school children across the region are being asked to submit drawings, with the winner to take pride of place on the card, which is delivered to hundreds of people and organisations across NSW. Given the challenges of the year, which saw the state plunged into lockdown, Mr Saunders is keen for the children of the region to share drawings that show Christmas out of lockdown. “This year I want kids to show me what

New funding is available across the region for organisations providing critical grassroots support to the community in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders said Orana Support Service (OSS) has been successful, with $15,000 approved in the first round of the Empowering and Supporting Local Communities grants program. Orana Support Service has been providing significant help to the community during the pandemic, and Mr Saunders has called on other local grassroots organisations to apply for round two. “The team at OSS has done a great job during this trying time, and the collaboration with other

Local tradies are being invited to help brighten up the region’s schools, with a third round of the LED Lighting Upgrade program announced. More than 800 public schools across the state are set to benefit from the $157.8 million initiative, including a total of 19 across the Dubbo electorate. State MP Dugald Saunders welcomed the inclusion of Ballimore Public, Dubbo West, Dubbo School of Distance Education, Mian School, Yawarra Community School, and Gulgong Public schools. Each will have old, inefficient lights replaced with smart LED lights, benefiting the eyes and minds of students and staff – and school power bills.

Collaboration has been the key to stabilising the COVID-19 outbreak in western NSW, according to Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders. The situation looked dire on Friday the 13th (August), as the region’s health authorities forecast exponential growth of COVID-19 cases in the Dubbo region and some of our remote far-west communities. But the local emergency management committees sprang into action, combining state government agencies like police and health with local councils, Aboriginal Land Councils and other non-government organisations. The Australian Defence Force was also mobilised to help accelerate the vaccine rollout, with their entire program coordinated from the

Residents in the Dubbo Electorate are being urged to get vaccinated to ensure they’re not left behind when NSW unlocks newfound freedoms after we pass the 70 per cent double vaccination target. Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders is today reminding residents that stay-at-home orders will only be lifted for fully vaccinated people under the NSW Government’s COVID roadmap to recovery. “I know we were hoping to be out of lockdown by now, but I want to assure everyone in the Dubbo electorate that there is light at the end of the tunnel,” Mr Saunders said. “Under our roadmap