The City of Dubbo was a

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in the Orana region of

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. The former area is located adjacent to the

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, Newell, and the

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highways, the

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, and the

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. A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the City of Dubbo merge with the

Wellington Council Wellington Council was a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The former area is located adjacent to the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway. A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended th ...

to form a new council with an area of and support a population of approximately . Following an independent review, on 12 May 2016 the Minister for Local Government announced the dissolution of the Dubbo City Council and the

, together with the establishment of the

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with immediate effect. The last

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of the City of Dubbo was Clr. Mathew Dickerson, an

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politician. The last

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of the City of Dubbo was Clr. Ben Shields, an unaligned politician. Clr. Ben Shields was elected in 1st position at the 2012 and 2008 Dubbo City Council elections. The largest population centre in the former area is the regional city of

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. The local government area also included the villages of

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, Brocklehurst,

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, Toongi, and Rawsonville.

History

The Dubbo local government area came into being on 19 February 1872, when the ''Municipal District of Dubbo'' was approved by the Colonial Secretary. The first six

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were elected into office on 22 April 1872 with 82 votes being cast for a wide field of candidates. James Samuels was elected Mayor at the first council meeting and remained mayor for 3 years. Talbragar Shire was amalgamated with the Dubbo City Council on 1 April 1980. At that time the area of the city was ; and with a population estimated at 29,000.

Council

Current composition and election method

Prior to its dissolution, the Dubbo City Council was composed of eleven

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s elected proportionally as a single

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. All Councillors were elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor was elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was held on 8 September 2012, and the makeup of the former Council was as follows: The last Council, elected in 2012 and dissolved in 2016, in order of election, was: The former Dubbo City Council staffed around 350 permanent employees, and was responsible for the city and surrounding areas. The Civic Administration Building of the former Council is located on the corner of Darling and Church Streets and now has a "One Stop Shop" for all customers of the former council.

Industry

As a regional centre, the City of Dubbo provided services far beyond its own population base. It served 130,000 people, and one third of the geographic area of New South Wales. The main industry sectors represented in the City of Dubbo were retail, health, manufacturing, transport, tourism, education, construction, business services, agriculture, and government services.

Sister cities

The City of Dubbo had four

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Sister Cities
* Minokamo, Japan, since 1989. * Warringah, New South Wales, since 1994. * Wujiang, China, since 1995. *

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, New South Wales, since 1995.

References

External links

Dubbo City CouncilDubbo Tourism (official website)Dubbo – Visit NSW
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