The hangar at the Royal Flying Doctor Service base was packed to capacity on Saturday night, with a record crowd of 450 supporters donning their masks for the Rotary Club of Dubbo South's masquerade themed ball.
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Held biannually, the event helped raise $100,000 for the charity Australians in the outback rely on.
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"It seems to be becoming more and more successful," Rotary Club of Dubbo South ball committee chairman Fred Griffiths said.
"We couldn't fit anymore people in the hangar.
"Tickets sold out by December."
Mr Griffiths thanked everyone who attended, including the many local businesses who purchased tables.
The money raised will go towards helping the RFDS finish a once-in-a-generation expansion of its Dubbo site, Mr Griffiths said.
"When you're in the outback, the Flying Doctor is your only source of medical retrieval," he said.
"One of our members rolled his car over and broke his neck in the outback, in the same way as the actor who played Superman.
"The Flying Doctor took him to Adelaide and he is now walking and was at the ball."
New flight and clinical training facilities, as well as a new tourism development, will form part of the expanded Dubbo RFDS site - which the organisation said will be completed in coming months.
