Last week Dubbo MP Dugald Saunders presented that petition to the Speaker of the Parliament of NSW, Jonathon O'Dea.

The petition for a 24-hour police station in Wellington followed from a spate of break-ins to local businesses across the town in 2018.

Signatures came from the general public, to shop owners and tourists.

The Wellington Business Chamber oversaw the petition efforts.

Chamber president Barry Jeffrey said it was encouraging to know Mr Saunders presented the petition in NSW Parliament, although he was "under no illusions" that they will get a 24-hour police station, but wanted to see a "reasonable 24-hour police presence."

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"The whole purpose of the petition was to get it mentioned in Parliament," he said.

"Even if the police station is not open 24 hours a day we still need a 24 hour police presence."

Mr Saunders said he made it clear in his 2019 election campaign that his push was for a 24-hour police presence at Wellington.

"I don't think it's applicable to have a 24-hour police station. It takes too many staff to be in the station that are not then out actually doing the work that people really want them to do," Mr Saunders said.

"My scenario is we want police there for 24 hours of the day in their cars, or on their push bikes, or walking the streets.

"The light doesn't need to be on at the police station it needs to be in police cars and doing the work."

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Mr Saunders said he has spoken to the police minister and the decision on where officers are based is with the police commissioner.

In February 2019 it was announced that a state-of-the-art $35 million training facility for sworn police offices will be built on land near the Dubbo Regional Airport, where more than 1300 police officers from across the western region would do their mandatory training.

Mr Saudners said police officer numbers that are coming out to places like the Dubbo mid-western LAC, which Wellington is a part of, will be announced within the next few months.

"There will be an increase in numbers. My hope is that can translate to a 24-hour police presence at Wellington," he said.

Mr Jeffrey welcomed the police training facility and also hopeful there would be some positive spin-off for Wellington.

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The current police presence at Wellington was between 18-22 hours per day, Mr Saunders said.

Mr Jeffrey believes there has been a shortage of police officers in Wellington for a long time and businesses were worn out by the various break-ins around town.

"Although we haven't had any (break-ins) for quite some time but it seems to go in cycles.... ," he said.

"It's difficult enough to operate a business in Wellington without having to worry about being broken into and minor vandalism."

Mr Jeffrey said if something is done it was only a matter of time before a major incident occurs.

"A lot of business people feel that they have been forgotten," he added.