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8 Business View Australia - March-April 2016

History

The first Dubbo Council was created

in 1872, 23 years after the New

South Wales town was surveyed

and established on the site of an

earlier trading settlement. Some of

the earliest council projects involved

cutting down trees in public streets,

sorting out the drainage work and

establishing an effective water supply

for the town.

It was proclaimed a City in 1966

and today is home to over 42,000

people, a number which is set to rise

in the next 20 years. Indeed Dubbo’s

current growth rate is the highest that

has been seen in over 20 years

The economy is quite mixed.

Medical healthcare is the largest

employer, followed closely by retail.

A mistaken perception is that Dubbo

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