Demolition of airport buildings tender awarded

Council flag flown at half-mast on Monday for state funeral

COUNCIL’S Administration Building flew its national flag at half-mast in commemoration of the state memorial service for the honourable Barry Cohen AM (19352017) a Hawke government minister and Alzheimer’s advocate.

A State Memorial Service for the Cohen was held at 11am on Monday, February 5, in the Members’ Dining Room, Old Parliament House, Canberra, ACT.

He held three ministerial posts between 1984 and 1987, was Minister assisting the Prime Minister for the Bicentennial from 1984-1987, Minister for Arts, Heritage and Environment Barry Cohen AM from

1984-1987 and Minister for Home Affairs and Environment from 1983-1984.

Mr Cohen was the Federal Member for the seat of Robertson, based on the NSW Central Coast, from 1969-1990.

Mr Cohen was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2007 for service to the Australian Parliament and to the community through a range of cultural and environmental roles and contributions to public discussion and debate. COUNCIL will pay $182,000 to demolish buildings at the Dubbo Regional Airport, making way for a new Aeromedical Facility, a confidential meeting on Wednesday, January 31, decided.

Council carried the motion that Newbold Bulk Haulage Pty Ltd would be awarded the demolition work tender.

Other firms that had submitted tenders for the work were David Payne Constructions, Dubbo Terrazzo and Concrete Industries (Yoff Pty Ltd) and Stockley Excavations P/L.

Displayed for public viewing on January 30, six tenders have been submitted for the construction of the proposed “Aeromedical Facility” (Royal Flying Doctors Service) at the Dubbo City Regional Airport.

The companies vying for the work are David Payne Constructions, Dubbo Terrazzo and Concrete Industries, MAAS Constructions (Dubbo), MAAS Group Holdings, QSACC Pty Ltd and Tim Bermingham-tenders.

Upgrade delivers professional standard playing field

“COUNCIL is committed to working with sporting user groups to provide and maintain facilities that will benefit our sporting community and attract competitors from around the region,” Mayor of Dubbo Region, Councillor Ben Shields, said of a recent upgrade to Pioneer Park Hockey field.

“These works were identified as necessary as the old surface was showing significant signs of wear and tear as it was reaching the end of its life,” he said.

Works carried out included the installation of a new shock pad, which makes it soft to run on, reducing player fatigue and injury, and a new synthetic surface colour matched to the Dubbo Ladies Premier League team (blue and pink).

The total cost of the resurfacing of the hockey field was $410,000.

Cr Shields added that Dubbo Hockey should be recognised as the sporting group that makes the largest financial contribution to the renewal of the Council asset it needs to play their sport. “They have paid between $12,000 and $20,000 per annum since the original field was installed in 1996 to ensure it could be replaced at the end of its life.

“It is a relatively small sport in Dubbo and they should be congratulated on their long-term commitment to the facility they use and the efforts they are making to grow their sport,” Councillor Shields said.