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24.01.2022 BRAD HAZZARD KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT DUGALD SAUNDERS’ CLAIMS THAT AMBULANCES COULD USE RIVER ST TO ENTER DUBBO BASE HOSPITAL IN A FLOOD. When asked about the Dubbo MP's claims today, Mr Hazzard said that he had never heard of the River St Bridge. Nor had he heard of any plans in the hospital renovation to facilitate access for ambulances from the rear entrance. The new A&E was constructed adjacent to the front entrance on Myall St. Did Dugald not discuss it with Mr Hazzard becaus...e the idea is so stupid? Was his fake claim just a ploy to convince some people that there might actually be one benefit to his silly bridge? River St itself is in the flood plain, so depending upon the size of the flood, there is no guarantee that ambulances would even reach the rear entrance. Dugald's other fake benefit, i.e. that the River St Bridge could assist hospital staff to get to work via the rear entrance was also exposed today. The entrances to the new car park(s) will be at the front of the hospital, with no access from River St. So we were right, THE RIVER ST BRIDGE ACTUALLY DELIVERS NO BENEFITS WHATSOEVER! We encourage members of the public to drive the route for themselves. You will find a one way system sending you at one point down to the back fence, a 10km/h speed limit and driving through the car park whilst vehicles are parking and reversing out etc.

21.01.2022 NOBODY WANTS SOUTH DUBBO BRIDGE OPTION A OR B! SOME PEOPLE BELIEVE A BYPASS WILL REDUCE THE NEED FOR A SOUTH DUBBO BRIDGE! A summary of the DRC consultation session tonight on the Transportation Plan 2020: - The crowd did not like being told that the forum was only about gathering feedback on options A & B for the South Bridge and not addressing concerns about the River St Bridge or any other aspects of the Stapleton Report. - When a member of the audience asked all the other...Continue reading

21.01.2022 Members of the farming community requested an audience with David Harris MP during his visit. They are disturbed that the government is telling people that trucks and highway traffic wouldn't use a Dubbo bypass as an excuse for not building one. Primary producers and rural transporters explained to David the urgent need for a Dubbo ring road and to cancel the River St Bridge. David Harris MP Roy Butler MP Mick Veitch MLC Livestock and Bulk Carriers Association Livestock, Bulk and Rural Carriers Association Livestock Bulk Carriers Nsw NatRoad Australia Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association Australian Trucking Association NSW Farmers NSW Farmers Robert Borsak

20.01.2022 SAUNDERS & THE RMS HAVE WITHELD INFORMATION FROM COUNCIL & THE PUBLIC FOR A LONG TIME BUT CLAIM IN THE MEDIA THAT THEY WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL. Saunders persists in claiming that the River St Bridge would address critical local traffic needs at time of flood when EVERYBODY KNOWS that the bridge's approach roads are under water, requiring 'flood detours' that are also under water or create more congestion on Whylandra & Victoria Streets and the grid-locked intersection servin...g the LH Ford Bridge. Hopefully Saunders will not be able to hide behind lies and misinformation much longer. Mick Veitch MLC David Harris MP Roy Butler MP Robert Borsak David Shoebridge Mayor of The Dubbo Region - Ben Shields Stephen Lawrence, Deputy Mayor - Dubbo Region. Jenny Leong Mark Banasiak Philip Donato Rose Jackson Jodi McKay MP Greg Warren MP Chris Minns MP Rod Roberts MLC Justin Field Emma Hurst - Animal Justice Party MP Mark Pearson Fred Nile - Official Christian Democratic Party

19.01.2022 Our thanks to David Harris MP, Shadow Minister for Rural Transport & Aboriginal Affairs and Mick Veitch MLC, Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs, Rural Roads & Western NSW for delivering our petition to parliament this morning. We thank the Australian Labor Party and the Shooters, Fishers & Farmers in particular for their support of our campaign. Mr Harris & Roy Butler MP will also take part in the debate when it goes up in front of the Legislative Assembly.

18.01.2022 Thank you to Ben Shields for this very articulate and thoughtful explanation of the issues to do with why a high level bridge at Troy and bypass would solve nearly all of Dubbo's current challenges and why a bridge at River St would make all current problems worse and even give us new problems to deal with.

12.01.2022 MASSIVE TAILBACKS ON THOMPSON STREET THIS MORNING. How much worse would traffic be if the River St Bridge were built and 4 more lanes of traffic crossed in front of this traffic before they could even reach the Newell Highway (Whylandra St) or any bridge? David Harris MP Mayor of The Dubbo Region - Ben Shields Stephen Lawrence, Deputy Mayor - Dubbo Region. Roy Butler MP Jodi McKay MP Jenny Leong Greg Warren Robert Borsak Chris Minns MP Livestock, Bulk and Rural Carriers Association Livestock Bulk Carriers Nsw Ken Smith Dubbo Photo News John Ryan Daily Liberal ABC Western Plains 9 News Central West PRIME7 News Central West Big Rigs National Road Transport Newspaper ATN

11.01.2022 BYPASS WOULD SAVE LIVES. RIVER ST BRIDGE WOULD KILL! Ground breaking research commissioned by the Stop the River St Bridge Coalition showed that when towns & cities get bypasses, the number of crashes, injuries and fatalities in those cities decreases substantially. The pic is John Morris' bypass route option. There are also other options. Orange used to be far more dangerous but is now a very safe city to drive in since the Northern Distributor opened. By contrast, the crash... & casualty rate in Dubbo remains very high and is increasing on the Newell in particular, with Bourke & River Sts being one black spot. River St forcing more traffic through the centre of town and the most congested area of the Newell (Whylandra St) is recipe for more lives lost. Thompson & Whylandra in particular would become just one of the dangerous bottle-necks created. The RMS have now approved the Newell (including Whylandra St) for the carriage of oversized loads and roadtrains. That's a recipe for disaster. We need a bypass immediately, not a dangerous anti-bypass like the River St Bridge. Stay tuned for more highlights of the results of our road safety study. David Harris MP Mick Veitch MLC Roy Butler MP Robert Borsak Philip Donato Jodi McKay MP Justin Field David Shoebridge Jenny Leong Fred Nile - Official Christian Democratic Party Rod Hannifey CF Animal Justice Party NSW Rod Roberts MLC Rose Jackson Chris Minns MP Greg Warren MP Stephen Lawrence, Deputy Mayor - Dubbo Region. Mayor of The Dubbo Region - Ben Shields Livestock, Bulk and Rural Carriers Association

11.01.2022 DUGALD SAUNDERS WAS INVITED BUT DECLINED THE INVITATION. Dubbo Photo News Nov 5-11, 2020, front page. In the photo are President of the Livestock, Bulk and Rural Carriers Association, Paul Pulver, NSW Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs & Rural Roads, Mick Veitch MLC, Petition Coordinator Karina McLachlain & Mayor of The Dubbo Region - Ben Shields Thank you to all our other excellent speakers who included: Truck Safety Advocate Rod Hannifey CF, the Newell Highway Taskforce's Jo...hn Morris - Dubbo, President of the Lachlan Regional Transport Committee, Victoria Etheridge, David Swain & his wife Patty from Outback Recovery Service, Stuart Crowfoot, President of the Master Builder's Association Orana, who spoke about how the bypass would stimulate construction and the Dubbo economy and also Mick Etheridge who delivered a message of support from the The Australian Taxpayers' Alliance and from Roy Butler MP. https://issuu.com/panscott/docs/dpn20201105lbcoy See more

09.01.2022 A LETTER TO NSW MINISTER FOR HEALTH BRAD HAZZARD Mayor of The Dubbo Region - Ben Shields Stephen Lawrence, Deputy Mayor - Dubbo Region. Ryan Park for Keira

09.01.2022 Thanks to representatives from the TWU for joining and supporting the convoy.

07.01.2022 THE DEBATE WILL BE MAR 18. Who is coming to Sydney to see Dugald made a fool of from the public gallery? David Harris MP Roy Butler MP Livestock and Bulk Carriers Association Livestock, Bulk and Rural Carriers Association Livestock, Bulk and Rural Carriers Association NatRoad Australia Australian Trucking Association Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association

03.01.2022 WORD OF HOW BAD THE RIVER ST BRIDGE WOULD BE IS GETTING AROUND - and so it should! The Newell Highway is a national highway spanning from Queensland to Victoria. The livelihoods of many trackies & transport companies, farmers, towns and cities rely upon it. The River St Bridge does nothing to flood proof the highway and will add several new intersections, pinch points and lots of congestion and more traffic accidents to it. Is that a good deal for $220M? MORE LIES FROM DUGALD... SAUNDERS In this article, if you don't have a subscription, Dugald Saunders claims that whenever he speaks to somebody about the [River St Bridge] project, they are in favour of it. He also tells us that if we hang on for about another 20-25 years, we will eventually get a bypass because that's when we'll actually need it! He also told 2DU that only 6 people turned up to the petition ceremony. Besides those sitting out in the midday sun, there were several people sitting in their cars in the park and watching whilst listening to the livestream on our Facebook page! David Harris MP Roy Butler MP Mick Veitch MLC Livestock Bulk Carriers Nsw Livestock, Bulk and Rural Carriers Association Robert Borsak Jodi McKay MP Jenny Leong Philip Donato Greg Warren Chris Minns MP Transport Workers Union - TWU TWU NSW - Transport Workers' Union NatRoad Australia Australian Trucking Association

02.01.2022 NSW GOVERNMENT MAY BE FORCED TO COME CLEAN ON WHY THEY ARE RAMMING RIVER ST BRIDGE DOWN OUR THROATS All we've been getting from the NSW Government is spin, lies and stonewalling. Dugald Saunders arrogantly refuses to have a conversation with anyone, even Mayor Shields about the River St Bridge and letters to Paul Toole are never answered. The NSW Government just keep repeating "It's a done deal." "it's a done deal." Well we aren't going to just roll over and let you ruin our ...city with a silly bridge whose approach roads are flooded and which will create bottlenecked intersections of epic proportions. We have never been consulted about or allowed to vote on Troy Bridge Rd, which is a far superior location for a high level bridge. Even though John Barilaro suggested the NSW Government fund a scoping study to compare the benefits of Troy Bridge Rd versus River St at Dubbo's Bush Summit 2019, he changed his mind as soon as Saunders had a word in his ear. Mick Veitch MLC, Shadow Minister for Western NSW, Rural Affairs & Rural Roads put up a motion in the NSW Upper House (see pic for wording) and the MOTION PASSED! The Stop the River St Bridge Coalition would like to thank Australian Labor Party, Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party The Greens NSW, the Animal Justice Party, Fred Nile - Official Christian Democratic Party, independents Justin Field & Shaoquett Moselmane as well as Rod Roberts MLC of Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party for voting for openness & accountability. The Nats & Libs brought shame on themselves by voting against the motion and obstructing democracy ........ again! Will documents be shredded so they can't be handed over? Robert Borsak Mark Banasiak Roy Butler MP Philip Donato Rose Jackson Jenny Leong Cate Faehrmann David Shoebridge David Harris

02.01.2022 How about a Dubbo bypass Michael McCormack MP and Mark Coulton MP. Why a cheap second rate option for Dubbo when Singleton, pop 24,700 gets $560M of Federal money? David Harris MP Mick Veitch MLC Roy Butler MP Robert Borsak Mayor of The Dubbo Region - Ben Shields Stephen Lawrence, Deputy Mayor - Dubbo Region. Catherine King