Dubbo Regional Council, in collaboration with the Wellington Local Lands Council and local Aboriginal Elders recently celebrated the unveiling of two information signs in the town. The two signs, which were revealed by Dubbo Regional Council's (Wellington Branch) Aboriginal Liaison Officer Mary Henderson and local Elder Uncle Nelson, tell the story of the Wirrum Wirrum people of the Binjang Clan within the Wiradjuri Nation, and are located at the culturally significant junction of the Macquarie and Bell Rivers. Be sure to stop off at Oxley Park when next in Wellington to learn more about our region's rich Indigenous heritage.
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Back to school safety
With students heading back to school this week please remember to take care and slow down when driving through school zones. Children are vulnerable road users. They are at risk in the traffic environment because of their size, their difficulty in judging speed and distance, as well as the fact that they may behave unpredictably.
Motorists will need to pay extra attention with schools reopening as there are more buses and cyclists on the roads and young pedestrians crossing the streets. There are 40km/h school speed zones in existence around all schools in NSW. School zones are operational between 8 - 9.30am and 2.30 - 4pm on school days. Please note that Dubbo’s Mian School in Bultje Street however has a different enforceable afternoon School Zone time of 1.00pm to 2.30pm. Police will be targeting school zones to ensure traffic obeys the 40km/h speed limit when school returns. Parents and carers should also remember to make sure your children wear a seatbelt, drop-off and pick-up your children on the school side of the road, make sure children use the footpath-side door when getting in and out of a car, never call your children across the road to you and use a pedestrian crossing where possible.
Building Stronger Communities
It is great to see the amount of interest that community groups have already shown in the second round of the Stronger Communities Fund community grants. Council held four information sessions recently for interested parties but there is still time left if you want to apply for a share of $350,000 in funding. Groups can apply for a grant of up to $50,000 of the total $350,000 that is on offer and is available for projects initiated by community organisations that improve services and infrastructure.
Successful candidates in the first round included Uniting NSW which used the funds for a learner driver campaign, the Dubbo City Croquet Club which has purchased new mallets, the South Dubbo Cricket Club which now has two new cricket nets and the Dubbo and District Parent Support Group for Deaf/ Hearing Impaired who received $4000 for new audiology equipment.
If you have any questions about the grants please contact Council on 6801 4000 or visit www.dubbo.nsw.gov.au. Applications close 5pm Friday May 26.
Fun Run
Congratulations to all those who took part in the Greater Bank Dubbo Fun Run at the weekend. It was a great day for it and from all accounts every participant had fun. It was also a great opportunity for runners to use the excellent Barden Park facility which is one of the premier sporting facilities in Dubbo and it’s great to see members of the public making use of it.