Funding Deed signed Wiradjuri Cultural Tourism Centre Stage 1.

Wiradjuri Tourism Advisory Panel established.

Wiradjuri Tourism Advisory Panel membership expanded.

Wiradjuri Garden completed.

Architect and landscape designer appointed.

Project scope expanded to include a stage 2, including a separate holding place.

Exhibition design company appointed.

Additional permitted use for 2 Coronation Drive.

Detailed designs completed.

Initial content designs completed.

Funding deed signed for Wiradjuri Cultural Tourism Centre Stage 2.

It was announced that the application was successful in securing $10,147,000 in addition to a Council contribution of $2,536,760 and the NSW Stronger Communities Fund of $900,000 to deliver

- Wiradjuri Tourism Centre and Wiradjuri Garden
- Old Dubbo Gaol Heritage Plaza and Public Art Installation (First Nations Design)
- Macquarie Foreshore Events Precinct

As Council embarked on further community consultation in 2019 and 2020 it was recognised that to achieve the full vision of the local Aboriginal community, the facility would need to be much larger and delivered in a staged approach.