Awards to Council

2024/2025

2024 PAC Australia Impact Awards
Winner: Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre and Dance Makers Collective for The Saturday Night Social

2024 National Local Government Customer Service Network
Winner: 2024 National Customer Service Innovation Award

2024 National Local Government Customer Service Network
Highly Commended: 2024 National Customer Service Team of the Year

2024 NSW Tourism Awards
Bronze: Cultural Tourism category - Old Dubbo Gaol

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2023/2024

2023 National Local Government Customer Service Network
Highly Commended: 2023 National Customer Service Innovation Award

2023 National Local Government Customer Service Network
Highly Commended: 2023 National Customer Service Team of the Year

2023 Family Day Care Australia Excellence in Family Day Care Awards
Winner: Perpetual Star Award - Dubbo Family Day Care

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2022/2023

2023 NSW Top Tourism Town
Finalist: Town population greater than 5,000

2022 NSW Tourism Awards
Silver: Cultural Tourism category - Old Dubbo Gaol

Local Government NSW RH Dougherty Awards
Highly Commended: 2022 Excellence in Communication - Populations 30,000 - 70,000 people

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2021/2022

Museums and Galleries National Awards (MAGNA)
Winner: 2022 Permanent Exhibition or Gallery Fitout - Wellington Caves Ancient Landscapes Exhibit

National Trust Heritage Awards
Winner: 2022 Education and Interpretation - Old Dubbo Gaol Upgrade Stage 1

CivicRisk Mutual Awards for Excellence
Winner: 2021 Excellence in Risk Management Award for NRL Match Event Management

Interpretation Australia Awards of Excellence
Winner: 2021 Award for Excellence - Judges Choice

Local Government NSW RH Dougherty Awards
Winner: 2021 Reporting to Your Community - Populations 30,000 - 70,000 people

Local Government NSW Leo Kelly OAM Arts and Culture Awards
Highly Commended: 2021 Cultural Plans - Populations 30,000 - 70,000 people

Economic Development Awards for Excellence
Winner: 2021 Economic Development Initiatives - Populations over 15,000

Jocelyn McKay - Educator
Excellence in Family Day Care Awards
Winner: 2021 Regional Educator Awards (Dubbo & Central)

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2020/2021

NSW Local Government Excellence Awards
Highly Commended Finalist: 2021 Customer Experience

National Customer Service Network
Winner: 2020 National Council of the Year Award

Local Government NSW Excellence in the Environment Award
Winner: 2020 Division B Winner, Towards Net Zero Emissions Category

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2019/2020

LGNSW Excellence in the Environment Awards
Winner: Climate Change Adaptation

Regional Tourism Awards
Finalist: Visitor Information Services Category
Gold: Destination Marketing

NSW Tourism Awards
Finalist: Visitor Information Services Category
Finalist: Destination Marketing

Regional Development Australia Community Development Award 2019
Winner: Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre

2019 Drover Award for Performing Arts Centre of the Year - Performing Arts Connections (Australia)
Winner: Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre

National Airport Industry Awards
2019 Large Regional Airport of the Year
Winner: Dubbo City Regional Airport

Economic Development Awards for Excellence
Winner: 2019 Economic Development Initiatives - Rural and Remote

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2017/2018

Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets
Dubbo Chamber of Commerce Rhino Awards
Winner: Work Health and Safety

NSW Tourism Awards
Finalist: Visitor Information Services Category

Regional Tourism Awards
Finalist: Visitor Information Services Category

Economic Development Awards for Excellence
Winner: 2018 Economic Development Initiatives - Over 15,000 Residents
Winner: 2018 Economic Development Initiatives - Rural and Remote

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2016/2017

The Driftwells Park
Australian Engineering Excellence Awards 2016 (NSW)
Highly Commended: Environment Award

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2015/2016

Linda Christof - Manager, Dubbo Regional Theatre and Convention Centre
NSW Minister's Awards for Women in Local Government
Highly Commended:  Non-senior staff member, Rural or Regional Council

Dubbo Visitors Information Centre
NSW Tourism Awards
Gold: Visitor Information Services

Prue Galvin - Senior Environment and Health Officer
Environmental Health Excellence Awards 2015
Highly Commended - Environmental Health Professional of the Year

2014/2015

2014 Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA) - NSW Engineering Excellence Awards

Resource recovery centre – increasing diversion from landfill
Winner: Recovering, Recycling and Reusing
2014 Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA) - NSW Engineering Excellence Awards

Greengrove Effluent Irrigation Facility
Winner: Lucerne section
NSW Grassland Society – Hay and Silage Feed Quality Awards

Free Cuppa for the Driver Scheme
Winner: Local Government Excellence in Road Safety
2014 Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA) - NSW Engineering Excellence Awards

Central West Councils’ Salinity and Water Quality Alliance Roadside Vegetation Management Implementation Project
Highly Commended – Division C: Roadside Environmental Management
2014 Local Government Environment Awards

Dubbo Branch Library Youth Week World Record attempt
Winner: Programs Category
NSW Public Library Marketing Awards 2014 

Dendroglyph (carved tree) installation at the Western Plains Cultural Centre
Winner: Community participation in arts and culture: Aboriginal cultural development
Local Government Arts and Culture Awards

Dubbo City Tourism
Gold: Local Government Award for Tourism
NSW Tourism Awards

Water Supply Treatment Supervisor, Glenn Clifford
Winner: 2015 Operator of the Year Award
NSW Water Industry Operators Association

Last Edited: 29 Nov 2024

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