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Breaking Bad Boundaries By JOHN RYAN Dubbo’s long-awaited missing link is set to be open to traffic next month. For two decades locals have been waiting for an extension to Boundary Road which would enable residents in South Dubbo to have direct access to the three schools on Sheraton Road, instead of having to drive to Cobra Street and compete with some of the highest traffic loads in the city. The school hour rushes only added to the angst. Added to that are the many cars that access Dubbo Sportworld’s many activities such as basketball, indoor netball and cricket and many other sporting activities and games. Topping off the already chaotic regional congestion, Blue Ridge business park has taken off in recent years with many businesses and fast-food outlets attracting high visitation. As this great drone shot illustrates, most of the road construction work has been done and Dubbo Regional Council (DRC) is confident southern locals will soon be cutting plenty of
time off their daily “kid commutes”. “We are still on track for the works to be completed at the end of April which will then be opened up to traffic,” a council spokesperson told Dubbo Photo News. Click on our QR code to see our awesome “bird’s eye view” footage of the “missing link”. PHOTO: DUBBO PHOTO NEWS/STEVE COWLEY.
MEN SHEDDING COVID RESTRICTIONS By JOHN RYAN
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KEVIN SINCLAIR is happy. And so are all his mates at Dubbo Men’s Shed. The president of the shed says the past two years have been incredibly tough for so many people in so many ways. “It’s been a big, long, trying time,” he told Dubbo Photo News. “We’ve had a few members that have actually gone down with Covid and they’re back on deck now, but it’s been an enormous effort and very disruptive.” He said the members have always been happy coming down to the shed but in recent weeks, now they know how horrible it is to have that simple pleasure stripped away from their lives, they’re doubly joyful to be able to see their mates. “A lot of the members are
coming back and saying they don’t know what to do without it, and that while they knew it was a vital part of their lives, until they no longer had it, they didn’t realise just how crucial it is to them. “People are valuing it more than ever now. We’re not taking it for granted.” The men are right back into the swing of things, with projects and collaborations galore all going ahead full bore. “The things that go out of this place and into the community are amazing,” he said. “And it’s good that these fellas can get back to doing what they love doing. “It’s good to be able to provide services for people that want to come and avail themselves of it and we’re trying to find ourselves a bigger and larger premises and just hope for bigger and better things in the future.”
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