A community consultative committee is required for all major new mines within NSW under the condition of the approval by the Minister for Planning.The purpose of the committee is to provide a forum for open discussion between representatives of the mining company and other stakeholders on issues directly relating to the mine's operation, environmental performance and community relations and to keep the community informed on these matters.Tina is the independent chairperson of the committee, she was appointed by the Director General of the Department of Planning.The chairperson's role is to be a convenor, facilitator, mediator and advisor for the committee. They must undertake their role in an independent manner,and refrain from perceptions of bias either for or against the company or individual or group of representatives on the committee.The following criteria, was essential to be selected for the chairperson position.1. Ability to convene and manage stakeholder committees in an independent manner.2. Experience in community relations, facilitation, mediation or public advocacy.3. Understanding of the mining industry and awareness of local issues.

Tina is a committee member of the Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre Management Committee.The Dubbo Neighbourhood Centre Inc is a community based Not for Profit organisation working in co-operation with Dubbo City Council, along with State and Federal Government agencies to care for the disadvantaged in the City of Dubbo Local Government area and providing support for the surrounding shires of Wellington, Narromine and Gilgandra where appropriate to do so.Services currently being provided by the Dubbo Neighourhood Centre.Information and ReferralCommunity TransportHome Modification and Maintenance SchemeSafe Aboriginal Youth PatrolCommunity Activities Program (Aged and disabled)Senior Citizen's Social GroupMigrant SupportOut of School Hours and Vacation CentreCommunity Visitors SchemeOutreach Youth CounsellingChild Youth and Family Services Grandparent's Support Group

Tina is a committee member of the Central West Regional Council of Community Relations Commission for Multicultural NSW (CRC).Regional Advisory Council's (RAC's) is a local group of community and government representatives established by the Community Relations Commission For Multicultural NSW (CRC) to discuss issues affecting our culturally diverse community in regional New South Wales.Each RAC is made up of fifteen people drawn from local communities and State Government agencies including the Department of Education and Training, Community Services, Police and Housing as well as Local Government.Members are appointed to RAC's Advisory Committees.

Tina is a committee ember and Public Officer of Sturt House.Sturt House provides voluntary short term crisis accomodation for men and women over the age 18 years old, who are homeless or a risk of becoming homeless. Sturt House is a communal living environment and is drug and alcohol free which supports a "zero tolerance" policy.

Tina is the Chairperson and committee member of the Management Committee of Dubbo's Emergency Accommodation Project.The Dubbo Emergency Accomadation Project is crisis accommodation for single women and women with their dependent children, escaping domestic/ family violence.

Tina is a committee member and treasurer of Orana Arts Inc, Orana Arts Inc works at a regional and state level to develop vibrant and sustainable communities through arts and cultural activities.Orana Arts key strategic priority areas are:Working with Local GovernmentAdvocacyTrainingMarketing, Promotion and Communications.The organisation has a strong emphasis incorporating the following target groups into Orana Arts programs:YouthSeniorsAboriginal Arts and Cultural

What Is The Trade CollegeThe CENTRAL WEST TRADE COLLEGE role is to resource schools, TAFE and the employers so that your pathway is as seamless as possible. We have a trained and dedicated staff of Admin, Teachers and Industry Liaison workers who will support your headstart to an exciting career in Trade. MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE! Do you want to be a mechanic, a builder, an electrician or a welder? Then enrol in a ASbA!Trades offered through the CENTRAL WEST TRADE COLLEGEAutomotive - Light vehicle, Heavy vehicle, Transport/Industrial/Agriculture Carpentry Electrotechnology Metals Engineering Fabrication Other trades could be examined on a case by case basis

Tina is a committee member of the Dubbo Sister City Advisory Committee.The committee of the Dubbo Sister City Advisory Committee provides advice to Dubbo City Council, Director of Community Service on Sister City matters and to foster national and international relationships between Dubbo and other cities to promote understanding and friendship: to promote peace and goodwill through mutual respect ; to appreciate different cultures, customs and traditions through visitor exchange programmes: to foster economic development, tourism and trade relations and to participate in sporting, artistic and education programmes.

A thriving regional city, Dubbo services a huge geographical area – one-third of NSW. Modern-day Dubbo is ideally located at the intersection of major routes for road, rail and air transport. Continual growth has seen the City’s population exceed 41,000, with a catchment population in excess of 120,000. Traditional owners: Tubbagah People of the Wiradjuri Nation. To find out more about living, exploring, growing and playing in Dubbo

A1 Tree Service is an arboriculture company based in Dubbo, seeing the western NSW. A1 Tree Service (NSW) Pty Ltd was started over 20 years ago by Chris and Tina Reynolds, the company employs 10 full-time employees.A1 Tree Service specialise in all aspects of tree surgery and land clearing.A1 Tree Service has just introduced an ultra modern piece of equipment to their extensive range of machinery to assist with land clearing contracts.

The regional panels provide independent, merit based decision making on regional development. Regional development is development which is notified and assessed by a local council and then determined by the relevant regional panel.Each of the six regional panels is comprised of five members; three appointed by the Minister and two appointed by the relevant local council.The regional panels commenced operation on 1 July 2009. As part of the government's reform of the NSW planning system, from 1 October 2011 changes have occurred to the classes of regional development and to the structure of the regional panelsThe regional panels will now determine the following new classes of regional development:development with a CIV over $20 million development with a CIV over $5 million which is council related lodged by or on behalf of the Crown (State of NSW) private infrastructure and community facilities or eco-tourist facilities extractive industries, waste facilities and marinas that are designated development certain coastal subdivisions development with a CIV between $10 million and $20 million which are referred to the regional panel by the applicant after 120 days crown development applications (with a CIV under $5 million) referred to the regional panel by the applicant or local council after 70 days from lodgement as undetermined, including where recommended conditions are in dispute.

Reliance Credit Union joined Maritime, Mining & Power Credit Union (MMPCU) in 2010 . MMPCU is a member-owned co-operative that has been operating since 1970, serving the needs of its members and their families Australia wide.We offer a complete range of financial services including savings accounts, term deposits, home loans, personal loans, insurance and financial planning.Reliance Credit Union and Gosford City Credit Union are divisions of Maritime, Mining & Power Credit Union Ltd (see Our History for more information).With more than 34,000 members and assets of over $600 million, MMPCU has 26 branches across Australia and Business Developments Officers covering Metro, coastal, rural and regional areas in NSW and QLD.We put members before profits. In fact any surplus made is returned to the members by way of lower interest on loans, higher savings and term deposit rates as well as personal service and convenient access, without the excessive fees and charges.We are dedicated to our members through the communities we serve. In 2009 MMPCU donated over $200,000 to local charities, community events and Industry functions.

Australian Local Government Women's Association was created in Canberra on October 15, 1951, at a meeting held in the hotel suite of Councillor Mrs Violet Lambert of Fern Tree Gully Shire Council, Victoria, by 16 local government women drawn from all States of Australia then attending the Jubilee Women's Convention in the Jubilee Year of the Commonwealth of Australia (19/01/1951). It was probably the only far reaching outcome of this great conference. A provisional committee was elected with representation from most States of Australia. A permanent national organisation took shape at the First National Conference in Canberra, October 19, 1966, attended by 53 people. Alderman Marjorie GE Propsting of Lane Cove, NSW was chosen as National President, a position she held until 1970.ALGWA measures its success by the number of women encouraged to join Local Government. In 1951, when ALGWA was first organised, only 54 women had been elected. By December 1974 a total of 877 women had been elected in Australia, of whom 460 were then sitting members. While South Australia had the first woman in local government with Mrs Susan Grace Benny, JP, elected in 1919, NSW has been the most successful state. In 1974, 169 women were elected, the highest number elected up to that time in any one State, and the first woman Lord Mayor in Australia (Alderman Lilian M Fowler, MBE, MLA, JP, Newtown Municipal Council) was elected. At the 1995 elections 406 women were elected in NSW (22.5%). There were 27 women Mayors (15%) and 37 Deputy Mayors but there were still 12 Councils with no women at all.

Australian Technical Colleges (ATCs) were a class of Australian senior secondary school funded by the Australian federal government between 2005 and 2009. The Australian Technical College program ceased on 31 December 2009. All 24 ATCs were integrated into existing education and training systems (state/territory government, catholic and anglican), with some continuing as stand-alone independent schools.[1]They delivered vocational education courses to Year 11 and 12 students, predominantly 16-18 year olds. Some colleges had a single campus, while others had multiple campusesAccording to the Australian constitution, education is the responsibility of the state and territory governments; although the federal government does partially fund private schools, vocational and higher education. Vocational education funding however was previously funnelled through the states and territories. These colleges' direct federal funding is thus unusual for this reason alone. Their appearance is part of the breakdown of cooperative federalism caused by the increasing centralism of the national government and party-political differences with the state and territory governments. Another expression of this was the demise of the former Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) which expressed the political and industrial settlement on training of the 1990s.In 2005, the federal government chose the areas in which these schools were to be established, then advertised for tenders. Some successful tenderers were state or territory governments, others were church groups, others were for-profit companies. Some were combinations of these. Thus some resulting ATCs were government schools, while others are private schools that are predominantly government funded, and at least one exists as a campus-within-a-campus at a state school and a church school. Such a mixed sectoral body of schools had not existed in Australia before, nor had any government founded a private school.

The Dubbo Job Compact Agreement has the principal aim of fostering increased employmentopportunities for Aboriginal people in Dubbo. Importantly, signatories agree to actively work intrying to overcome the barriers restricting Aboriginal people from accessing employmentopportunities, and assist in the employment of Aboriginal people.Increasing Aboriginal employment can directly address entrenched disadvantage and improvethe health and wellbeing of Aboriginal communities. To help address the barriers for Aboriginalpeople in accessing jobs there is a need for greater Aboriginal cultural awareness in workplaces;better coordination of supports for employers and Aboriginal employees, such as mentoring, toenhance local Aboriginal employment levels.Job Compacts have the potential to develop local partnerships to overcome these barriers, andprovide an opportunity to make a positive difference in people’s lives. Job Compacts also presentsan opportunity for the private sector to build relationships with Aboriginal communities, in whichthere is a growing number of potential local employees who are committed to staying in the area,to build a diverse workforce that is reflective of the client and customer base. Job Compacts alsopresents an opportunity for businesses to build a reputation as an employer that values diversity,and corporate citizenship

The Dubbo Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc is one of the oldest and largest Chambers of Commerce in Regional NSW. Dubbo Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. is an association that represents the interests of the Dubbo business community, our aim is to maximise the returns for business in Dubbo.