DUBBO is likely to see activity at the site approved for a $12.4 million Masters Home Improvement hardware store within the year.
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Masters is yet to release a construction timeline for the centre it plans to build in Cobra Street, but yesterday a spokeswoman for the company said it aimed to begin construction this year and would provide details when they were available.
Masters this week estimated its Dubbo project would create about 185 construction jobs and a further 120 full-time, part-time and casual roles on completion.
It gained development approval from Dubbo City Council this month as the Bathurst region celebrated the opening of the chain at Kelso.
Masters, a joint venture between Woolworths Limited and US home-improvement chain Lowe's, plans to open 150 stores in five years.
The Bathurst store is the 41st in its stable, and took 10 months to build.
It contains 35,000 lines - the same number of products the company this week reported would be stocked at its Dubbo store.
Masters' Bathurst store manager Wayne Mackay had previously worked for Woolworths for the past 20 years, 18 of those at Bathurst.
"If you can't find what you need here, you probably won't find it anywhere," Mr Mackay said.
Hundreds of people poured through the doors of the new centre at Kelso on Thursday eager to get their first look at the vast store.
"There has been great interest in everything from the kitchens through to the gardening section," Mr Mackay said.
Calare MP John Cobb was one of the dignitaries to attend the store's official opening last week and congratulated Mr Mackay and the local staff for their efforts.
"Of course we already have Mitre 10 and Bunnings in Bathurst, so the extra competition will be a boost for shoppers and I'm sure it will draw customers from Lithgow, Oberon, Orange and perhaps even further west," Mr Cobb said in his weekly column.
"What I'm most excited about is the fact that it will employ 120 people - all of them local.
"At a time when several local operations have announced their intention to scale back or close their operations it is certainly encouraging to see this type and scale of investment in Bathurst and particularly when it involves the creation of so many local jobs."
Dubbo City Council also gave notice this week of its approval of a modified application for an ALDI store in Talbragar Street.
The council first approved a $4.25 million application for the food store in July.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
Take a look through the new Bathurst Masters store. Dubbo residents can expect to see action at the site for the Dubbo store within the year. It is expected a store in Dubbo will be similar to the one recently opened in Bathurst. Photo: ZENIO LAPKA, WESTERN ADVOCATE.
