Dubbo Photo News 22.08.2019

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JUNIOR rugby league clubs have clashed with Dubbo Regional Council over the use of Apex Oval with junior rugby league finals set to be sidelined in favour of protecting the main field’s surface for a pre-season A-league match scheduled for a week later. Local junior clubs claim they were informed of a decision to shift their grand final games off the main oval to Field 2 via an email from the Dubbo Regional Council earlier this month and without being consulted. The issue came to light over the weekend when several junior rugby league clubs decided to post excerpts from Council’s email on their respective Facebook pages and appealed for the public to write to Council asking them to reconsider its decision. Dubbo Mayor Ben Shields directly responded to a post on St John’s Dubbo Junior Rug-

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FINDING SUNSHINE IN A FLOWER By YVETTE AUBUSSON-FOLEY Who would think buying a flower on Daffodil Day could save a life? Yet every dollar raised on Daffodil Day funds critical research for the cancer-free future which the Cancer Council strives for. It’s a cause at the heart of Dubb Cancer Support Group Dubbo’s which was the first group to bring Daffodil Day to our city. Do Doing their bit for 33 years to he help people diagnosed with cance and their families to cancer achie the best possible outachieve come Daffodil Day is of great come, impo importance to all members. O local heroes pictured Our are back row, Elizabeth Job are, an Lorraine Scoble, and and fro row, Gwen Glover and front F Ashby. Flo These four ladies repre resenting the group have 72 years of volunteering for c the cause between them! On in two Australians will One dia be diagnosed with cancer by the age of 85 affecting us all in some way. Dubbo’s Cancer Support Group and Dubbo Photo News encourage supporting Daffodil Day by volunteering or buying daffodils this Friday, August 23. A big thanks to Choices Flooring who gave kind permission to use their daffodil yellow wall for our photo shoot.

Clash over use of sports oval By LYDIA PEDRANA

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by League’s Facebook account stating that “this isn’t a decision I have been involved in (or even knew about)” but pledged to look into it. Moderators of the St John’s JRL Facebook page responded to Mr Shield’s comments with screenshots of emails that had been sent to both the Mayor’s office as well as his direct email address. Mr Shields replied stating “there is nothing in my email box about this” and promised to try and find a solution. Secretary of Dubbo and District Junior Rugby League, Sue Egan, said she was most frustrated with the way the situation had been handled. “We booked the oval in January and it was confirmed in January and the most disappointing bit is that there has been no consultation, even though Council staff are saying they had consulted with us,” she told Dubbo Photo News.

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