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Public Notices
Public Notices
8
Jun
2023
FAILURE OF FLUORIDE DOSING SYSTEM AT WELLINGTON
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) wishes to advise residents in Wellington of a mechanical equipment failure of the Fluoride Dosing System at Wellington’s Water Treatment Plant.
5
Jun
2023
VET TRUCK ARRIVING IN WELLINGTON
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) would like to notify pet owners in the Local Government Area of the arrival of Animal Welfare League’s mobile vet truck.
18
May
2023
WHEELERS LANE UPGRADE COMING
Stage One of Wheelers Lane Reconstruction will start on Monday 22 May, with works to impact southbound road users between the railway line and Birch Avenue.
4
May
2023
AMENITIES BUILDING TO BE DEMOLISHED
The old amenities building at Macquarie Lions Park West will be demolished with works to commence on Monday 11 May 2023 and will be replaced in the near future.
26
Apr
2023
TREE REMOVAL AND REPLANTING ALONG KESWICK ACOUSTIC FENCING
Landscaping works along the Keswick Estate Acoustic Fencing are to be undertaken over the next two weeks (weather permitting).
19
Apr
2023
YOUTH WEEK EVENT IN DUBBO
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) Youth Council members are partnering with other agencies to host a Youth Week event.
28
Mar
2023
PEST PIGEON MANAGEMENT, DUBBO, MARCH 2023
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) will carry out a pest pigeon management program at Council buildings and properties in Dubbo that are experiencing damage due to the roosting of feral pigeons.
24
Mar
2023
PIONEER PARK TEMPORARY CLOSURE
Dubbo Regional Council will undertake works on the eastern access road into Pioneer Park in Wellington, off Showground Road from Monday 27 March 2023 for approximately two weeks, weather permitting.
16
Mar
2023
WORKING TOWARDS ZERO EMISSIONS FLEET STRATEGY
Dubbo Regional Council has adopted a Zero Emissions Fleet Strategy and Implementation Plan. This will see the Council’s fleet of vehicles gradually move towards electric vehicles.
14
Mar
2023
DUKE OF WELLINGTON BRIDGE REMAINS CLOSED
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) advises residents the Duke of Wellington Bridge at Wellington remains closed to the public.
14
Mar
2023
PLAYGROUND TEMPORARY CLOSURE
The Victoria Park playground will be temporarily closed on Friday 17 March 2023 for one day whilst maintenance works are undertaken, weather permitting.
13
Mar
2023
TROY BRIDGE ROAD CLOSED FOR ROADWORKS
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) advises the temporary closure of Troy Bridge Road on Wednesday, March 15.
3
Mar
2023
SIR RODEN CUTLER VIEWING PLATFORM TO BE DEMOLISHED
FOLLOWING damage from successive flooding events in 2022 the Sir Roden Cutler viewing platform will need to be demolished.
3
Mar
2023
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF HENNESSY DRIVE
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) advises the public that a section of Hennessy Drive is scheduled to be closed in both directions from Tuesday, 7 March 2023.
2
Mar
2023
VET TRUCK RETURNS TO THE REGION
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) would like to notify pet owners in the Local Government Area of the arrival of Animal Welfare League’s mobile vet truck.
2
Mar
2023
SPORTING FACILITY TEMPORARY CLOSURES
Barden Park and Dubbo Regional Cycling Facility will close temporarily for a major event and maintenance work respectively.
22
Feb
2023
WHEELERS LANE REHABILITATION WORKS
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) advises the public that rehabilitation night works will be undertaken on Wheelers Lane from Doncaster Avenue to the Keswick Parkway Roundabout from Wednesday 22 February.
14
Feb
2023
FREE GREEN WASTE DROP OFF
Following the storm on Thursday night Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) will be accepting green waste material from residents affected by the storm free of charge at the Whylandra Waste and Recycling Centre.
9
Feb
2023
CHANGING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS DURING NSW TOUCH JUNIOR STATE CUP
More than 7,000 people are expected to converge on Dubbo for the NSW Touch Junior State Cup at the end of the month.
7
Feb
2023
INCIDENT AT AIRPORT TERMINAL
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) wishes to advise the community of an incident at Dubbo Regional Airport this morning.
3
Feb
2023
BARDEN PARK ATHLETICS CENTRE CLOSED FOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) wishes to advise the public the Barden Park Athletics Centre will be closed to the general public from Saturday 4 February to Sunday 5 February, inclusive.
30
Jan
2023
WORKS START TO UPDATE ALCOHOL FREE ZONES
Works will start to update the Alcohol Free Zone signs in Dubbo and Wellington from 1 February.
27
Jan
2023
SANDY BEACH RECTIFICATION WORKS
Dubbo Regional Council will be undertaking voluntary rectification works at Sandy Beach following a meeting with NSW Fisheries.
27
Jan
2023
OXLEY PARK ACCESS NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Access to Oxley Park, Montefiores has now been restored after being closed for safety reasons following multiple flooding events.
19
Jan
2023
BARDEN PARK ATHLETICS CENTRE CLOSURE
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) wishes to advise the public the Barden Park Athletics Centre will be closed to the general public from Friday 20 January until Sunday 22 January, inclusive.
17
Jan
2023
SIR RODEN CUTLER LOOKOUT CLOSURE
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) would like to inform the community that a structural fault has been identified with the Sir Roden Cutler viewing platform and it has been closed pending an engineering inspection.
15
Jan
2023
TEMPORARY WATER RESTRICTIONS NOW LIFTED – DUBBO
Dubbo Regional Council would like to advise residents the temporary water restrictions have now been lifted.
14
Jan
2023
TEMPORARY WATER RESTRICTIONS – DUBBO
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) advises TEMPORARY WATER RESTRICTIONS, effective immediately, have been applied to properties connected to town water in Dubbo until 9am on Sunday. This covers all areas of Dubbo, Firgrove, Wongarbon, Eumungerie, Ballimore, Mogriguy and Brocklehurst.
13
Jan
2023
DUBBO WATER TREATMENT PLANT UNSCHEDULED MAINTENANCE
Due to a fault that is currently being experienced at the John Gilbert Water Treatment Plant on Macquarie Street, Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) requests all residents within Dubbo City, Richmond Estate, Firgrove Estate, Brocklehurst, Wongarbon, Eumungerie and Ballimore conserve water and minimise non-essential water consumption including the conduct of irrigation and pool maintenance.
13
Jan
2023
WORKS AT SANDY BEACH
Dubbo Regional Council wishes to advise the community of works being undertaken at Sandy Beach.
11
Jan
2023
APHIDS AFFECTING MACQUARIE STREET IN DUBBO
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) would like to advise the community that due to aphids attacking a large number of trees along Macquarie Street in Dubbo’s CBD, the footpaths, seats and bins in the area have been left with a sticky residue.
10
Jan
2023
FAILURE OF FLUORIDE DOSING SYSTEM AT WELLINGTON WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Dubbo Regional Council wishes to advise residents in Wellington of a failure of the Fluoride Dosing System at Wellington’s Water Treatment Plant.
19
Dec
2022
PUBLIC PARKING IN THE DUBBO AND WELLINGTON CBD
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) would like to advise residents taking the opportunity to support local businesses in the Central Business Districts in Dubbo and Wellington this Christmas season of the parking available to them.
16
Dec
2022
CLOSURE OF BELMORE STREET AT FITZROY STREET INTERSECTION, DUBBO
Dubbo Regional Council wishes to advise the public Belmore Street, at the intersection of Fitzroy Street, will be closed from 19 December through to 22 December, inclusive (weather permitting).
14
Dec
2022
URGENT WATER SUPPLY WORKS IN MARY STREET, DUBBO
Dubbo Regional Council has engaged contractors to carry out urgent works to the water supply main in Mary Street, Dubbo. The works start today, Wednesday, 14 December, and run for a period of three weeks (weather permitting).
13
Dec
2022
GEOSMIN THE CAUSE OF EARTHY SMELL IN DUBBO’S WATER
Geosmin, a natural compound found in water sources has been determined as the cause of the recent earthy smell and taste in Dubbo’s drinking water.
12
Dec
2022
WATER LEAK DETECTION WORKS
Dubbo Regional Council advises the community that Phase 2 of the Regional Network Leakage Detection Project has commenced in the Dubbo region on Tuesday, 6 December 2022 and will be carried out across the entire Local Government Area until February 2023.
8
Dec
2022
CHANGED TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ON QUEEN AND KENNEDY STREETS
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) will be conducting work to the water assets along Queen and Kennedy Streets in Dubbo.
6
Dec
2022
DUBBO PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES NOW OPEN
Dubbo Regional Council wish to advise the community that the pedestrian bridges in Dubbo have been cleared of debris, repaired and reopened to the public.
6
Dec
2022
EARTHY SMELL FROM TAP WATER
Dubbo Regional Council is aware of an earthy smell being emitted from tap water in some parts of the city.
30
Nov
2022
REMAINING LOTS OF KESWICK ESTATE STAGE 5 RELEASE 2 UP FOR SALE
Following a resolution at October’s Ordinary Meeting of Council; Dubbo Regional Council will be selling the remaining 40 lots of Keswick Estate’s Stage 5 Release 2 by private treaty.
24
Nov
2022
REOPENING OF TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE, BOOTHENBA ROAD INTERSECTION
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) will be reopening Boothenba Road and Newell Highway intersection to two way traffic from midday tomorrow, Friday 25 November.
22
Nov
2022
PEST PIGEON MANAGEMENT, DUBBO
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) will carry out a pest pigeon management program at Council buildings and properties in Dubbo that are experiencing damage due to the roosting of feral pigeons.
15
Nov
2022
FLOOD UPDATE – TWO LANES ON SERISIER BRIDGE
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) working closely with SES, Transport for NSW and NSW Police have now closed traffic to two lanes only on Emile Serisier Bridge, with one lane each way remaining open
14
Nov
2022
ROAD CLOSURES FOLLOWING FAST RISING WATER ACROSS LGA
With fast water flows in the Bell River and rising river levels in the Macquarie, Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) are working closely with SES, NSW Police and Transport for NSW and will be closing a number of roads as a precautionary measure.
14
Nov
2022
VICTORIA PARK NO. 1 OVAL CAR PARK UNAVAILABLE ON 17 NOVEMBER
Dubbo Regional Council wishes to advise that the Victoria Park No. 1 Oval will be unavailable for car parking on Thursday, 17 November 2022 due to an event. Car parking will be available between Victoria Park 2 and 3 Oval off Gipps Street.
11
Nov
2022
PUBLIC EXHIBITION PERIOD OF NORTH-WEST URBAN RELEASE AREA PRECINCT PLAN EXTENDED
The public exhibition period of Dubbo Regional Council’s draft Precinct Plan for the North-West Urban Release Area has been extended until 5pm on Friday, 16 December 2022.
24
Oct
2022
FLOOD UPDATE – EMILE SERISIER BRIDGE NOW OPEN
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) crews, alongside Rural Fire Service and Fire and Rescue crews, worked diligently this morning to speed up the reopening of Emile Serisier Bridge.
23
Oct
2022
FLOOD UPDATE – ROADS AND BRIDGES CLOSED AROUND THE REGION
With some roads and bridges across the region remaining closed Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) are asking community to plan for extra time for travel tomorrow (Monday 24 October 2022).
23
Oct
2022
FLOOD UPDATE – EMILE SERISIER BRIDGE NOW CLOSING
Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) working closely with SES, Transport for NSW and local Police are now closing Emile Serisier Bridge.
Last Edited: 08 Jun 2023
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