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Dubbo, New South Wales
Dubbo is
a city in the Central West Region of
New South Wales,
Australia. It is the largest population centre in the Orana region
with a population of 30,574 at the time of the 2006 census, and
serves an estimated catchment of 130,000. It is located at the
intersection of the Mitchell, Newell and Golden highways. Dubbo is
located approximately 275 m (902 ft) above sea level, 416 km
(258 mi) west-north-west of the state capital
Sydney and
is a major road and rail freight hub to other parts of New South
Wales. Dubbo is considered the cross-roads of New South Wales. From
there you can drive north to
Brisbane,
south to
Melbourne,
east to
Sydney
and
Newcastle,
and west to Broken Hill and
Adelaide
Sport and Recreation
Rugby League
is popular in Dubbo. Two teams compete in the Group 11 Rugby League
- the Dubbo CYMS Fish Eaters and Dubbo Macquarie.
The city also has an Australian Rules football
team, the Dubbo Demons who were premiers in the Central West
Australian Football League in 2007.
There are also two rugby union teams, the Dubbo
Kangaroos (Roos) and the Dubbo Rhinos, which compete in the Central
West Rugby competition.
Dubbo has a turf club, which incorporates a Pony
Club, horse racing and organises shows and gymkhana.
Ultimate Frisbee is a new sport to the town and
is rapidly growing in popularity. The Dubbo Meerkats have been
Champions of Western NSW for the years 2005-2007 and are hosting the
inaugural National Country Ultimate Championships in 2008.
Dubbo has an excellent basketball association,
the 'Dubbo Rams'. Who have been active participants in the western
league competition for some years, and have had teams reach quite a
level in competitive play, in both state and national league's.
Netball is also popular in Dubbo with
competitions every weekend for all age groups during Netball season
at the netball courts near the Macquarie River in Central Dubbo.
Dubbo also has a large Junior and Senior Hockey
Association with over 1500 registered members, playing on one of the
best synthetic hockey fields in the central west.
Retail
Dubbo is also considered a
major shopping centre for the surrounding regional areas in the
Central and Far Western districts of New South Wales. Dubbo has many
shopping districts including, but not limited to, the large Orana
Mall (East Dubbo), Macquarie and Talbragar Streets (City Centre),
Centro Dubbo, Riverdale and Tamworth Street local stores (South
Dubbo). Dubbo also has many boutiques and unique stores as well as
major national stores including Target, Coles, Woolworths Bunnings,
Myer, Harris Scarfe, Big W and Harvey Norman.
Planning is currently underway for a new suburban
shopping centre in West Dubbo. The centre will contain a new
Woolworths supermarket (Dubbo's third) and 15 smaller retail shops.
Tourism
Tourism is also a
significant local industry. Dubbo features the open-range Taronga
Western Plains Zoo, which is home to various species of endangered
animals, including the White, Black and Indian Rhinoceros', and runs
a successful breeding program for a number of endangered species.
The zoo is home to numerous specimens from around the world in
spacious open-range moat enclosures, grouped according to their
continent of origin. Other town attractions include the historic
Dundullimal Homestead and the historic Old Dubbo Gaol in the middle
of the commercial centre of Macquarie Street. The recently opened
Western Plains Cultural Centre includes four gallery exhibition
spaces, two Museum exhibition spaces and a Community Arts Centre.
Education
There are 20 schools and secondary colleges
including the Dubbo school of distance education. Dubbo is home to
one of the four main campuses of Charles Sturt University which is
located next to the Dubbo College Senior Campus.
Annual events
Dubbo Show
The annual agricultural "Show", held around
April/May of each year, is a major event for Dubbo and surrounding
areas.
Dubbo National Steer Show
This event is the annual
domestic steer and heifer (cattle) hoof and hook show. Each year
over 100 beef carcase cattle are judged live (hoof) as led or un-led
and dead (hook). It is also the annual young judges, auctioneers and
paraders competition. These events are very popular among the
schools and colleges of the New South Wales area.
Dubbo City Eisteddfod
The Dubbo Eisteddfod is held annually at Dubbo
Civic Centre, with students from Dubbo as well as surrounding
regions including Wellington, Orange, Gulgong, Narromine and
Bathurst competing in the various sections.This involves Speech,
Drama, Instrumental & Dance. The Eisteddfod runs from May until July
each year.
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