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8 Business View Australia - March-April 2016
PUBLIC WORKS &
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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