Mudgee & Gulgong

Mudgee’s community garden will become an educational tool focused on waterwise growing methods, thanks to funding allocated to the Uniting Church Cudgegong Cluster. Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders visited Mudgee recently to announce $12,000 from the Community Building Partnerships program has been allocated to a project which will see the garden transformed. “While we’ve been lucky in 2020 to have had some rain to ease our water issues, the fact remains we live in a hot part of the state and drought will return in the future,” Mr Saunders said. “This funding will see the garden, which is […]

A communal meeting space in Mudgee will be finalised thanks to funding from the NSW Government’s Community Building Partnerships program. Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders announced today that Mudgee Lions Club has been allocated $18,000 to assist with the construction and fit-out of the facility, which will be located at the town’s showground. Mr Saunders said the project fit the bill of the program and would allow for many groups in the community to use the space. “So many not-for-profit groups and charity organisations struggle to find space to have their meetings and functions, but this facility will

Residents of the Mid-Western Regional Council region will benefit from funding dedicated to delivering projects and community grants programs via the Commonwealth and NSW Government’s Bushfire Community Recovery and Resilience Fund (BCRRF), which provides more than $25 million to promote community wellbeing, and disaster resilience in impacted areas. Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders today announced the council will receive $250,000 to manage a community grants program and upgrade the Mudgee Regional Airport runway to improve access. The outcomes of this work will ensure the community has improved capacity and capability to respond to future disasters. “Mudgee is one

Residents and businesses in Mudgee will be better prepared for flood risks thanks to $100,000 in funding for Mid-Western Regional Council as part of the NSW Government’s Floodplain Management Program. Member for the Dubbo electorate Dugald Saunders said the funding will help the council to better understand and manage local flood levels, risk and exposure in their community. “I congratulate Mid-Western Regional Council on successfully securing this funding for the MWRC Floodplain Risk and Management Study and Plan, which will help to keep the community safe from floods,” Mr Saunders said. “Earlier this year council completed Stage 1 of the