Mayor of Dubbo Region

Councillor Ben Shields was first elected to the former Dubbo City Council in 1999 as an 18-year-old who was still studying for his Higher School Certificate.

Councillor Shields is a fifth generation local of Dubbo and has a small advertising and marketing consultancy business.

Since his election to Council back in 1999, Councillor Shields has served 10 years on the board of Local Government NSW (previously Local Government Association of NSW).

In 2012, Councillor Shields was elected Deputy Mayor of the former Dubbo City Council.

At the 2016 merger of the former Dubbo City and Wellington Councils, Councillor Shields was appointed as an advisor to the Local Representation Committee whose job was to advise the new council administrator until elections could take place for the new Regional Council in September 2017.

Following the 2017 Council elections, Councillor Shields was elected as the first Mayor of Dubbo Regional Council.

MAYOR's column

The Mayor's weekly column about issues, events and news in the region.

Mayor's Column 12 December 2018: It is now less than two weeks to Christmas and Dubbo is really embracing the festive spirit.

Mayor's Wellington Column 12 December 2018: Councillor Greg Mohr has been busy working with Council’s staff on a town beautification program for Wellington.

Mayor's Column 5 December 2018: The RMS and their River Street Bridge proposal has now gone from being farcical to outright offensive.

Mayor's Wellington Column 5 December 2018: I have been impressed with the feedback from residents of Wellington and the surrounding villages during my recent visits around the region.

Mayor's Column 28 November 2018: A huge thank you must go to our representatives in Canberra, Mark Coulton and Andrew Gee for the role they played in getting the Drought Communities Program delivered.

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POSITION STATMENT - JOINT ORGANISATIONS

Dubbo Regional Council has determined not to participate in a proposed Joint Organisation (JO) due to the significant uncertainty surrounding the likely success and the potential financial burdens on the rate payer in entering and progressing in the JO.

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