Dubbo

Postcode: 2830

Dubbo is a city in the central-west of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre in the region with a population in 2004 of 39,000, having grown more than 60% since 1976. It is located at the intersection of the Mitchell Highway, the Newell Highway and the Golden Highway. Dubbo is located approximately 275 metres above sea level, 416 kilometres northwest of the state capital Sydney and is a major road and rail freight hub to other parts of New South Wales. Dubbo is considered the cross-roads of New South Wales.

There are 20 schools and secondary colleges including the Dubbo school of distance education. Dubbo is home to one of the four main campuses of Charles Sturt University.

Dubbo is also considered a major shopping centre for the surrounding rural areas in the Central and Far West of New South Wales. The major department stores of Myer and Harvey Norman, supermarkets and smaller specialty shops service customers from up to 500 km away.

Tourism is also a significant local industry. Dubbo features the open-range Western Plains Zoo, which is home to various species of endangered animals, including the White, Black and Indian Rhinoceros', and runs a successful breeding program for a number of endangered species.

Other town attractions include the historic Dundullimal Homestead and the historic Old Dubbo Gaol in the middle of the commercial centre of Macquarie Street.

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