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 DUNEDOO   

2007 Australian National Bush Poets Championships Results- Dunedoo  1-4th March 2007

 

The small town of Dunedoo is a convenient stop along the Golden Highway and Castlereagh Highways, after a comfortable drive from Newcastle Sydney, Tamworth, Coonabarabran or Canberra. Dunedoo is ideally located on the crossroads to take you north, south, east or west with easily accessible toilets in the park for travellers, close to the modern children’s playground, BBQ and shops. 

This little town has an entrance sign that welcomes travellers to ‘Where the People make the Difference’ and this is exactly how it is in this pretty little town of 830 people in the central west of NSW.  This rural community has all the necessary services including hospital, chemist, doctor and a 15 bed aged hostel, which makes this place, the ideal place to live.

 

 

Dunedoo has two hotels, a motel, B&B, caravan park, two licensed clubs and sport to suite all ages, plus an antique shop and a vineyard and other necessary services.

As well as a St. Michael’s primary Catholic school, the Preschool and TAFE, Dunedoo Central School provides a comprehensive public education from Kindergarten to Year 12, and in 2002, was identified by the Sydney Telegraph as one of the best value schools in NSW, with the School Certificate and Higher School Certificate results exceeding those of both Private and Public Schools within all of the Western Region.

 

The Arts and Craft Festival, is held in October, attracting entries from across Australia. The Bush Poetry Festival weekend is held in March each year and attracts many awarded poets including Australian Champions. This popular festival is becoming a signature event for Dunedoo, with written and performance competitions and is not to be missed. 

In 2007Dunedoo hosts the National Bush Poetry Championships from 1-4 March.

For further information & entry forms, use the contact numbers below or see the links on this site.

 

The Spring Fair is held first day of the September school holidays. The Lions Christmas Carnival, usually the Saturday before Christmas, and the local PAH& I show is held in February each year, and considered ‘The best one day show in the west’. Other activities are occurring all the year with  the Lions District convention in early November 2007.

The local stock selling yards are still privately owned and are very much this town’s heart and possibly the largest privately owned yards in the state.

 

Dunedoo is an ideal location for industry with a highway shop frontage and two hours to the inland port of Parkes. The average rainfall is 24 ins. with a 400m altitude. A one hour, drive will take you to larger centres of Dubbo in the west, Mudgee in the south with Coonabarabran and the Warrumbungle’s to the north and the Hunter Valley east. Dunedoo has a good water supply and is the second largest town in the newly formed Warrumbungle Shire. A combination of Coolah and Coonabarabran Shires in 2003.

 

Dunedoo has a small museum, a local FM radio station, 101.5, an active Lions club and a monthly newspaper. A 40 Gate motocross track just out of town, is of National standard and can cater for 500 people with hot and cold showers and flushing toilets and a great place in the bush for a variety of events. With over 40 voluntary organisations, this town is vibrant and alive.

 

Have You ever considered getting married somewhere different?

Why not say "I DO" in Dunedoo?

Treat your family and friends to a country experience.

Available are many quaint country churches, a variety of venues, including the Bowling Club and all at low rates

 

Each year ‘Dunedoo Deserters’ are invited to a get together in Newcastle to see old friends. This is always held last Sunday in August and all Dunedoo past and present are welcome. 02 4934 2037.

 

For further information on Dunedoo, contact the Development Group coordinator dddgroup@bigpond.com.

Ph. 63 751 975. Fax 63 751 796. PO Box 1. DUNEDOO NSW 2844.

 

 

 

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