Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) is encouraging the community to have their say on what type of activities they would like to see held in conjunction with the Australia Day ceremonies in Dubbo and Wellington in the future.
Each year, Council organises the formal ceremonies in Dubbo and Wellington, with a civic ceremony including Australia Day awards and a Citizenship ceremony in Dubbo.
Council also applies for Australia Day Ambassadors from the Australia Day Council to attend each event.
Manager Performing Arts and Events Linda Christof said, while the mandatory formalities will remain, we are now asking the community how we can improve the activities at future Australia Day events. Would you prefer the activities to be indoors or outdoors? When would you prefer the activities to be held?
“As we go out to the community to ask, no ideas are off limits at this stage though funding and budgets will be taken into consideration when determined by Council as to how the event will take place,” Ms Christof said.
“Following the completion of the consultation period, the information will be taken back to the Council to determine what events will be held at Australia Day next year in both Wellington and Dubbo.”
“Council will consider all information received from the survey and aim to find a balanced approach that considers the diversity of views expressed in the results, with other factors such as costs and feasibility to also be taken into consideration,” Ms Christof said.
The consultation will only look at the activities that the community would like to see at each event, the date chosen for the events will be determined by Councillors at a future Council meeting and is not part of this consultation.
Council has determined that two separate Australia Day Award Ceremony events will be held in Dubbo and Wellington, with further details available in late 2025.
Consultation will be undertaken between 19 May to 10 June.
For more details and to take part in the survey visit https://yoursay.dubbo.nsw.gov.au/australia-day-ceremony-activities.