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Craig HillDubbo
August 18th 2008 23:42
Dubbo is a city in the Central West Region of New South Wales famous for its boutique wineries and recreational facilities. The city is one of the faster growing cities in Australia - the past 35 years has seen Dubbo grow from a population base of 20,629 in 1971 to nearly 40,000 in 2007.
Located around 400 km (4 hours drive) from the state capital of Sydney, Dubbo is at the cross-roads of New South Wales with roads up north to Brisbane, south to Melbourne, east to Sydney and Newcastle, and west to Broken Hill and Adelaide.
The city is proving to be a popular tourist destination simply because it has an abundance of things to do and see including popular annual events such as the National Ram Show, Dubbo Show, Dubbo National Steer Show and Dubbo City Eisteddfod.
Places of interest include the Dubbo Observatory, Garling Gallery, Jedda Boomerangs, Western Plains Cultural Centre, and a host of boutique wineries Boora Estate Wines, Red Earth Estate Vineyard and Tombstone Estate Vineyard & Rose Gardens.
However, Dubbo is best known for the famous Taronga Western Plains Zoo. Situated on a 300 hectare oasis of woodland and irrigated grassland, Western Plains Zoo first opened to the public in 1977 and was the first zoo in Australia to be constructed on the open range principle and also the first zoo to be built in Australia in 60 years.
Today, the zoo is home to more than 1000 animals which are kept in natural surroundings separated by moats and creeks rather than fences wherever possible. Australian animals roam in landscaped habitats and animals from five continents can meander through simulated natural environments.
Other must-see attractions include the Dubbo Museum, a gracious two-storey sandstone building with a cedar staircase, marble fireplaces and decorative ceilings, containing colonial farm, domestic, Aboriginal and commercial artefacts. To its rear is a collection of 19th-century buildings, which have been positioned to form a village square.
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