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15 May 2025 CHANGE MAKERS EXHIBITION CRAFTING A DIFFERENCE: A new exhibition showcasing textile banners exploring a range of social issues is on show at the Western Plains Cultural Centre in Dubbo as part of a national touring exhibition by the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House (MoAD).
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14 May 2025 OUTCOMES FROM THE MAY 2025 STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS: Councillors met at 5.30pm on 12 May 2025 for the meetings of the Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) Standing Committees. Outcomes from the Standing Committees will be taken to the Ordinary Council meeting on 27 May 2025 for consideration and adoption.

13 May 2025 NATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS STORYTIME IS COMING: Join the fun at the Macquarie Regional Library Dubbo and Wellington branches for the National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) on Wednesday 21 May 2025 at 12pm.

7 May 2025 NEW POLYSTYRENE PROCESSING MACHINE AT WHYLANDRA: Dubbo Regional Council’s (DRC) Whylandra Waste Facility and Recycling Centre is now home to a new polystyrene processing machine co-funded thanks to the $40,271 funding from the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Bin Trim Equipment Rebate Program.

5 May 2025 COMMUNITY GRANTS RECEIVE FUNDING BOOST: Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) has allocated an additional $40,000 in funding for an extra round of its popular SPARC Support Grant and Community Events funding streams.

5 May 2025 UPGRADE TO TEAMSTERS PARK COMMENCING: Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) advises residents that upgrade works to Teamsters Park, Montefiores, are set to begin on Monday, 5 May 2025.

1 May 2025 HAVE YOUR SAY ON COUNCIL’S DRAFT 2025/2026 BUDGET: Dubbo Regional Council’s (DRC) draft 2025/2026 Budget, Operational Plan and associated documents are now on public exhibition with submissions from the community invited until 9am, Monday 2 June 2025.

30 Apr 2025 CALLING LOCAL ARTISTS FOR THE 2025 DUBBO ART FAIR: Applications are now open for local emerging artists to take part in the 2025 Dubbo Art Fair (DAF) held in the Western Plains Cultural Centre (WPCC) from 13 – 14 September 2025.

29 Apr 2025 DUBBO REGION’S NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART ANIMAL SHELTER OPENS: Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) Mayor Josh Black officially opened the new Dubbo Regional Animal Shelter today, marking the end of 10 months of construction.

24 Apr 2025 PRE-BOOKED BULKY RUBBISH COLLECTION TRIAL EXTENDED: Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) will extend the trial of the pre-booked bulky rubbish collection service till 30 June 2026.

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