Dubbo

The Dubbo, Narromine and Mid-Western local government areas are set to benefit from the Australian and New South Wales Governments’ commitment to improving local roads and create thousands of local jobs in the regions, with Round 2 of the accelerated Fixing Local Roads program opening today. Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders said this much-needed money for local projects will make a huge difference in people’s everyday lives right across the region. “We can already see projects from Round 1 commencing throughout the region and with this injection of funds, even more communities will be able to see the […]

An initiative to better support families that are navigating the first 2000 days of their child’s life was announced at Dubbo West Preschool today by the NSW Government. Brighter Beginnings aims to ensure children in NSW have the best start in life. Crucial to achieving this goal is simplifying and improving the way families access information and services, through a number of parenting life navigator tools and a whole of government web page. Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders joined Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning Sarah Mitchell at the event, which outlined the government’s one-stop shop of

Education support for drought-impacted communities is continuing with the NSW Government announcing the extension of the Drought Entitlement Maintenance Program to 2023 for local public schools. Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders said the NSW government is committed to supporting our communities who have battled through drought and bushfires by locking in staffing numbers at public schools. “This program will assist in keeping our teachers in our local schools, I believe it’s crucial to have this support for the community as we continue to recover from not only drought but also the pandemic,” Mr Saunders said. “With drought, bushfires,

Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders has welcomed Deputy Premier John Barilaro’s announcement of a $100 million Regional Jobs Creation Fund. Announced on Sunday, the fund will provide co-funding of between $100,000 and $10 million to help businesses expand production lines and provides incentives for interstate or overseas operations to relocate to regional NSW. “Regional NSW is the backbone of our state, and this fund will help reinvigorate country towns, create jobs and deliver immediate stimulus for the bush,” Mr Saunders said. “We’ve already seen what can be achieved with AMSL Aero using Narromine as a hub for the

Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders has welcomed news that the NSW Government will partner with Telstra to deliver a high speed internet upgrade to schools in the region. This $328 million internet upgrade will be delivered to 2000 public schools across NSW, three years ahead of the original aim of 2025. Mr Saunders said the upgrade will resolve problems delivering faster, more reliable internet access along with enhancing existing digital teaching and learning opportunities. “Our schools deserve the best tools for teaching and learning. It’s a s simple as that,” Mr Saunders said. “Upgrading our school internet goes