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Council News

Keep up to date with a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news on Dubbo Regional Council's projects and programs. View our most recent distribution; Council News April 2025.

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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.
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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.
22 Apr 2025   COUNCIL MOVES FORWARD WITH REACT CENTRE FOR WELLINGTON
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) has welcomed $11.25 million from the NSW Government which will fund the Renewable Energy Awareness and Career Training (REACT) Centre in Wellington.
22 Apr 2025   WAR MEMORIAL CENOTAPH MARKS 100 YEARS
This year on Anzac Day marks the 100th anniversary of the unveiling and dedication of the War Memorial Cenotaph in Victoria Park, Dubbo.
17 Apr 2025   AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL’S CRAIG TIBBITTS TO DELIVER MOVING VIETNAM WAR PRESENTATION
The Western Plains Cultural Centre (WPCC) will host Australian War Memorial’s Senior Historian Craig Tibbitts this Anzac Day to deliver his presentation, Troubled Homecoming: Australia’s Vietnam Veterans and legacies of the war to our community.

Last Edited: 07 May 2025

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