Awards to Council
2023/2024
2023 National
Local Government Customer Service Network
Highly Commended: 2023 National Customer Service Innovation Award
2023 National
Local Government Customer Service Network
Highly Commended: 2023 National Customer Service Team of the Year
2023 Family Day Care Australia Excellence in Family Day Care Awards
Winner: Perpetual Star Award - Dubbo Family Day Care
2022/2023
2023 NSW Top Tourism Town
Finalist: Town population greater than 5,000
2022 NSW Tourism Awards
Silver: Cultural Tourism category - Old Dubbo Gaol
Local Government NSW RH Dougherty Awards
Highly Commended: 2022 Excellence in Communication - Populations 30,000 - 70,000 people
2021/2022
Museums and Galleries National Awards (MAGNA)
Winner: 2022 Permanent Exhibition or Gallery Fitout - Wellington Caves Ancient Landscapes Exhibit
National Trust Heritage Awards
Winner: 2022 Education and Interpretation - Old Dubbo Gaol Upgrade Stage 1
CivicRisk Mutual Awards for Excellence
Winner: 2021 Excellence in Risk Management Award for NRL Match Event Management
Interpretation Australia Awards of Excellence
Winner: 2021 Award for Excellence - Judges Choice
Local Government NSW RH Dougherty Awards
Winner: 2021 Reporting to Your Community - Populations 30,000 - 70,000 people
Local Government NSW Leo Kelly OAM Arts and Culture Awards
Highly Commended: 2021 Cultural Plans - Populations 30,000 - 70,000 people
Economic Development Awards for Excellence
Winner: 2021 Economic Development Initiatives - Populations over 15,000
Jocelyn McKay - Educator
Excellence in Family Day Care Awards
Winner: 2021 Regional Educator Awards (Dubbo & Central)
2020/2021
NSW Local Government Excellence Awards
Highly Commended Finalist: 2021 Customer Experience
National Customer Service Network
Winner: 2020 National Council of the Year Award
Local Government NSW Excellence in the Environment Award
Winner: 2020 Division B Winner, Towards Net Zero Emissions Category
2019/2020
LGNSW Excellence in the Environment Awards
Winner: Climate Change Adaptation
Regional Tourism Awards
Finalist: Visitor Information Services Category
Gold: Destination Marketing
NSW Tourism Awards
Finalist: Visitor Information Services Category
Finalist: Destination Marketing
Regional Development Australia Community Development Award 2019
Winner: Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre
2019 Drover Award for Performing Arts Centre of the Year - Performing Arts Connections (Australia)
Winner: Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre
National Airport Industry Awards
2019 Large Regional Airport of the Year
Winner: Dubbo City Regional Airport
Economic Development Awards for Excellence
Winner: 2019 Economic Development Initiatives - Rural and Remote
2017/2018
Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets
Dubbo Chamber of Commerce Rhino Awards
Winner: Work Health and Safety
NSW Tourism Awards
Finalist: Visitor Information Services Category
Regional Tourism Awards
Finalist: Visitor Information Services Category
Economic Development Awards for Excellence
Winner: 2018 Economic Development Initiatives - Over 15,000 Residents
Winner: 2018 Economic Development Initiatives - Rural and Remote
2016/2017
The Driftwells Park
Australian Engineering Excellence Awards 2016 (NSW)
Highly Commended: Environment Award
2015/2016
Linda Christof - Manager, Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre
NSW Minister's Awards for Women in Local Government
Highly Commended: Non-senior staff member, Rural or Regional Council
Dubbo Visitors Information Centre
NSW Tourism Awards
Gold: Visitor Information Services
Prue Galvin - Senior Environment and Health Officer
Environmental Health Excellence Awards 2015
Highly Commended - Environmental Health Professional of the Year
Kate Wright - Digital Communications Coordinator
Young Executive of the Year
2016 Central West and Orana Business Chamber Awards
Dubbo Chamber of Commerce 2015 Rhino Awards
Pee for 3 Sexual Health Campaign
NSW Health’s Play Safe Sexual Health Project Award 2015
Youth Week Local Government Award
Free Cuppa for the Driver Scheme - Phase 5
Winner: 2015 Local Government Excellence in Road Safety Award
Institute of Public Works and Engineering Excellence Awards
Silver: App Design Awards
Finalist: 2015 Diamond Road Safety Award
3M Australasian College of Road Safety
2014/2015
Talbragar and Brisbane Street Roundabout Project
Winner: Excellence in Road Safety Engineering
2014 Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA) - NSW Engineering Excellence Awards
Resource recovery centre – increasing diversion from landfill
Winner: Recovering, Recycling and Reusing
2014 Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA) - NSW Engineering Excellence Awards
Greengrove Effluent Irrigation Facility
Winner: Lucerne section
NSW Grassland Society – Hay and Silage Feed Quality Awards
Free Cuppa for the Driver Scheme
Winner: Local Government Excellence in Road Safety
2014 Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA) - NSW Engineering Excellence Awards
Central West Councils’ Salinity and Water Quality Alliance Roadside Vegetation Management Implementation Project
Highly Commended – Division C: Roadside Environmental Management
2014 Local Government Environment Awards
Dubbo Branch Library Youth Week World Record attempt
Winner: Programs Category
NSW Public Library Marketing Awards 2014
Dendroglyph (carved tree) installation at the Western Plains Cultural Centre
Winner: Community participation in arts and culture: Aboriginal cultural development
Local Government Arts and Culture Awards
Dubbo City Tourism
Gold: Local Government Award for Tourism
NSW Tourism Awards
Water Supply Treatment Supervisor, Glenn Clifford
Winner: 2015 Operator of the Year Award
NSW Water Industry Operators Association
Last Edited: 28 Feb 2024