Expressions of Interest are now open for Dubbo women, girls and gender diverse people wanting to help identify where Macquarie Street feels unsafe, as part of the Dubbo Safe Routes project.
Participants will walk a defined route between Riverdale Shopping Centre and Dubbo Square, including connecting laneways, pointing out specific locations that feel unsafe, unclear or uncomfortable and explaining why. Dubbo Regional Council is calling on interested participants to join our walkshops along Macquarie Street next month.
Manager Strategic Partnerships and Investment Kim Hague said the walkshops put lived experience at the centre of the project.
“If the space is safe for women, girls and gender diverse people, it is safe for everyone.
“The consultation for this project is intended to give us direct, real-time insight into Macquarie Street from the people who use it, rather than us guessing what needs to change.”
Council is seeking 20 to 30 participants, particularly women including young women of high school or TAFE age, and gender diverse people, with priority given to shift workers, business owners and workers, people with disability or mobility needs, and public transport users.
Participants who complete a one day walkshop, one night walkshop and a co-design workshop will receive a $100 gift card as a thank you for their time.
The walkshops will run between 4pm to 6pm on Wednesday 16 September and Saturday 26 September, and between 7pm and 9pm on Saturday 19 September and Wednesday 23 September.
Findings from the walkshops will directly shape a temporary pop-up trial in the CBD and will inform the co-funded Dubbo CBD Masterplan and long-term city centre renewal. The project is funded through the NSW Government’s Safer Cities: Her Way 2 program.
Dubbo regional Council has received $150,000 in funding under the Safer Cities: Her Way 2 grant program to deliver the Dubbo Safer Routes project.
Expressions of interest close 31 August 2026. To register, visit: yoursay.dubbo.nsw.gov.au/dubbo-safer-route
