Media releases

Local Aboriginal Elder Uncle Ray Peckham was just eight years old when the first Aborigines Progressive Association meeting was held in Dubbo but it would be 10 years before he truly understood what it meant.
In 1937 the Aborigines Progressive Association had three aims: full citizenship rights for Aboriginal Australians; Aboriginal representation in Parliament; and abolition of the New South Wales Aborigines' Protection Board. Read More...

Dubbo City Council is calling for exhibitors to participate in the 2012 Dubbo Sustainable City Expo on Saturday, 18 August at Victoria Park.
The Expo provides businesses and organisations an opportunity to  showcase their various products and services. Read More...

Mayor of Dubbo Councillor Mathew Dickerson today welcomed the upcoming release of Australia’s 2011 Census of Population and Housing data that will give an up-to-date snapshot of  Dubbo. 
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) will release the data on 21 June.  Read More...

WORKS AND SERVICES COMMITTEE – JUNE 2012
Dubbo City Council's continued commitment to ensuring water security for a growing population has been supported by the Works and Service Committee, which has endorsed the allocation of $500,000 to purchase high security water access licences in the next Budget. Read More...

WORKS AND SERVICES COMMITTEE – JUNE 2012
The development of a steering committee for the Barden Park Regional Centre of Excellence for Athletics will provide high-level oversight to the project as it moves into the delivery phase. Read More...

The next Dubbo Developers Forum will be held at the Westside Hotel from 5.30pm today, 12 June where opportunities, challenges and concerns within the industry will be discussed. 
All those involved in the Dubbo development industry have been invited to attend the Forum, where Dubbo City Council staff will also provide an update on planning projects in the City, including the draft Comprehensive Dubbo Development Control Plan 2012 (see current Development Control Plans).  
Mayor of Dubbo Councillor Mathew Dickerson said the quarterly forums were about strengthening the relationship between the development industry and Council.  
"The Dubbo Developers Forum provides members of the industry an opportunity to meet regularly with Council staff in an informal setting to share and discuss ideas of mutual interest and concern," Cr Dickerson said. Read More...