Council has maintained a stand-alone stance for more than 12 months and will not consider amalgamating with Dubbo and Wellington, as recommended by the State Government.

Dubbo and Wellington are also anti-amalgamation.

Narromine's Tony Barlow has spoken out against amalgamation and why he thinks it would have a negative impact on the shire.

In a letter to the local council, Mr Barlow adds his comments to the amalgamation debates happening locally and around the state.

"I am satisfied Narromine Shire is financially sound...although there are no doubt areas in which the council could tighten their belt, I feel the shire remains on a sound footing," he writes.

"I previously worked in the retail and corporate banking sector and was a senior manager when I left that sector, so I have a reasonably sound understanding of financial matters."

Mr Barlow said his background put him in good stead to try and understand the business of council.

"Although I am not local, only having lived here for 26 years, I have operated two successful businesses of my own, one of them for 23 years, as well as being the CEO of arguably the top half a dozen employers in town. That business is a successful aged care facility and retirement village that employs over 50 people. I have been at the helm of that organisation for over 15 years," he said.

"Our organisation is about to embark on the construction of another retirement village and I am quite comfortable dealing with the current administration in our own town.

"I am not sure I would be that comfortable dealing with a much larger bureaucracy in Dubbo.

"I am sure there are a number of ways that smaller councils could benefit from sharing of equipment and services with Dubbo City Council, but I do not feel an amalgamation is warranted or in the best interest of Narromine Shire."

Mr Barlow believes becoming Fit for the Future is vital for Narromine Shire.

"I support Narromine Shire standing alone and instead would like to see them form a closer partnership with nearby councils for our mutual benefit in sharing selected services," he concluded.

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