Dubbo is a thriving and dynamic regional city with a breadth and diversity of health, education, retail and professional services the envy or regional cities across Australia.
A quality lifestyle, career opportunities and education options combine to make Dubbo a great place to live. It’s a city that gives you time to do more of the things you love – whether it be developing a career, time to see the kids, or time to play your favourite sport!
Useful Facts
Size : 3,321 km2 Population : 41,000 Climate : Hot summers, spectacular autumns and springs, and crisp winters. Average temperature range is 17° to 31°C in summer and 3° to 16°C in winter. The average annual rainfall is 588 mm.
Transport
Road: 400km from Sydney Rail: 6.5 hours from Sydney (daily service) Airport: Dubbo (66 flights weekly to Sydney) Local: Local Dubbo bus service provided by Buslines.
Education
- Charles Sturt University
- Dubbo College TAFE Western Institute
- University of Sydney School of Rural Health
- Western College
Employment
Dubbo is a flourishing commercial centre, with 3500 businesses servicing a shopping population across one-third the geographic area of NSW. Dubbo is home to extensive medical, health, welfare, educational, recreational, cultural and shopping facilities, and State and Federal government departments.
Dining
Sink your teeth into Dubbo’s dining scene. The City boasts an excellent range of cafes, restaurants, popular eateries and boutique wineries. From hearty meals to meze style menus, there is something to satisfy even the fussiest eater. There are so many unexplored delights and they will leave your tastebuds reeling.
Sport
Dubbo is a popular destination for recreation, competition and leisure. Major sporting grounds include modern facilities and are maintained to a high standard. More than 82.55 hectares of public open space is reserved for active recreation.
The City boasts a range of top quality sporting facilities and more than 20 sporting fields. There is also a host of privately managed recreation complexes including
Three gyms, three swimming pools, bowling greens, golf club and driving range, multipurpose sporting complexes, and dance studios.
Arts & Culture
More than 60 activities make up the annual calendar of events ranging from Gold Cup racing to the Dubbo Jazz Festival and the Dubbo Antique and Collectables Fair.
Dubbo is home to 2 theatres, 3 galleries, a museum, library, cinema, and the Taronga Western Plains Zoo.
Aboriginal Culture
The Tubbagah People of the Wiradjuri Nation are Dubbo’s traditional owners.
With Aboriginal people making up 10 per cent of the local population (2006 Census), you’ll find many iconic events, sites and landmarks across the City that represent Aboriginal tradition and heritage.
The Red Ochre Festival is an annual celebration of Aboriginal culture and heritage, including music, arts and children’s activities.
The museum and galleries of the Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo, showcase indigenous artworks and capture the history of the Tubbagah People.
See the traditions of the first Australians at the Terramungamine Reserve, including examples of Aboriginal grinding grooves used by the Tubbagah People of the Wiradjuri tribe to sharpen tools.Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
The development of an MOU with the Dubbo Aboriginal Community was endorsed by Dubbo City Council on 23 April 2007 and the Dubbo Aboriginal Community Working Party on 1 May 2007. The MOU seeks to achieve common goals to advance reconciliation and to apply the citizenship rights of the Dubbo aboriginal community.
Dubbo City Council acknowledges the Dubbo Aboriginal Community Working Party as the representative body for the Dubbo Aboriginal Community. It is also recorded that the Dubbo Aboriginal Community Working Party has membership from many different Aboriginal Nations and Language Groups.