Located at the intersection of the Mitchell, Newell and Golden highways in the Central West Region of New South Wales, Dubbo is considered the crossroads of New South Wales. Dubbo is also a major road and rail freight hub.

Where is it?: New South Wales: Central & Far West. Dubbo is 420 km north west of Sydney on the New South Wales western plains. It is linked by national highways north to Brisbane, south to Melbourne, east to Sydney and Newcastle, and west to Broken Hill and Adelaide.

Dubbo is the terminus of a daily CountryLink XPT train service which operates to and from Sydney.

Things to see and do


Taronga Western Plains Zoo 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. The animals are housed in spacious open-range moat enclosures, grouped according to their continent of origin.

Attractions include the historic Dundullimal Homestead and the historic Old Dubbo Gaol in the middle of the commercial centre of Macquarie Street. The Western Plains Cultural Centre includes four gallery exhibition spaces, two Museum exhibition spaces and a Community Arts Centre.

Other places of interest around Dubbo 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.