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A fortunate Gulgong resident is the recipient of the NSW Seniors Local Achievement Award. Announced yesterday morning, Dubbo MP, Dugald Saunders, presented Robert 'Bobby' Woods with the award at the Gulgong Showground, for his several years of dedication to the Gulgong community. Bobby has been a life member to the Gulgong show society, local rugby league, been involved as a volunteer for Gulgong Swim Club, the local scouts, and inducted into the Gulgong Sports Council hall of fame. Those who attended were asked to be discrete, as the award was a surprise to the recipient.    

A crowd of 6380 mostly Many fans saw the Sea Eagles return to form at Glen Willow on Saturday Afternoon. A penalty to Reuben Garrick at the 6-minute mark saw the first score on the board, with the first try coming at the 9th minute. Garrick also crossed the line twice, along with two tries to Saab, and singles to Parker and Tom Trbojevic. A late disallowed try could have seen Manly take the match with their favoured 40-0 score line, however, they ended up taking the 2 points with a 36-0 win. A chuffed five-eighth for Manly, Josh Schuster, had a positive outlook post-match.  “It was a huge performance from the boys, and a big thankyou to all of our fans when I look around at the crowd here in Mudgee, such an amazing turnout and we are happy just to get the job done”.  

The Young Farmer Business Program Conference is returning this year to Dubbo, and all youth from the Mid-West are invited to the informative sessions. Up-and-coming farmers, fishers, and other industry-related parties, will have the opportunity to learn from experts in their interested fields on what work, success and the businesses are really like. Due to an increase in demand and attendees, this year is said to bigger than ever with more guest speakers lined up and a more extensive trade exhibition.   Member for Dubbo, Dugald Saunders, says the expert speakers secured for the conference include co-founder and former Farm Owners Academy CEO, Andrew Roberts; tv journalist Edwina Bartholomew; and award-winning human futurist, Chris Riddell. The conference will be followed by an evening of networking, with optional farm and business tours. Tickets are currently on sale, for both May 27 and 28 .      

Risky driver behaviour at level crossings will be targeted by police in support of a campaign in the state’s Central West regions. From Monday to Thursday (15 April 2021), police from the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command will be increasing patrols at level crossings in the Bylong Valley area. The campaign is aimed at increasing public safety and awareness around rail level crossings in regional NSW – part of an ongoing series of enforcement campaigns between the NSW Police Force and the NSW Centre for Road Safety at Transport for NSW. During the campaign police will be on the look-out for motorists disobeying level crossing flashing lights and stop signs, vehicles queuing over the railway tracks, speeding near level crossings, and drivers who are distracted by illegal use of mobile phones. Traffic and Highway Patrol Command North West Region Traffic Coordinator, Sergeant Kelly Wixx, said that despite the potentially fatal consequences, people are still ignoring warnings

The over-saturation of people coming to live in the regions of NSW and the lack of real estate to accommodate is prompting action. Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation, MP Kevin Anderson, during a visit to Dubbo last Tuesday, met with real estate and property managers from Mudgee through to Dubbo. The meeting prompted discussions including residential tenancy and future zoning and planning issues. MP Dugald Saunders who facilitated the meeting, says more attention and solutions has been required for some time. “In Dubbo and Mudgee, there is a shortage of different types of housing. I’ve been calling for a while now a greater availability of medium-density housing, which includes townhouses, units, and duplexes.” He promotes that “these are the best ways to provide more housing that will suit different styles of people who are now moving to our region.” The meeting also focused on other primary challenges estate agents are currently facing, and how they are dealing w