To the 1000 plus people in the Western Area Local Health District that lined up in the cold yesterday at COVID-19 pop up clinics around the region - thank you.
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To the businesses who have maintained rigorous cleaning measures, check in procedures and followed all other COVID-19 protocols for over a year - thank you.
To the cleaners who are at various businesses around town, deep cleaning - thank you.
To all those sitting at home, isolating, waiting for their results - thank you.
And to the nurses, pathologists, doctors and all the health workers who are taking tests, processing results and working hard - we just want to say thank you.
It is partly because of these groups of people that we haven't yet recorded a case in our region.
Because while it might appear that we have become a little lax when it comes to COVID-19 procedures, clearly we haven't become that relaxed that's put us in trouble.
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Businesses have been cleaning, they have been taking details of customers, they have been asking people to use QR codes, and register their locations.
It's all these seemingly small things that have added up to help us through this time at the moment.
It's been around 400 days since the last COVID-19 case was confirmed in Dubbo.
We aren't saying there won't be another. That it's not out there in the community somewhere - we have a few more days to wait and see with that one.
What we are saying is that we are doing what we can, there are so many people in our community doing their bit, and all that put together has helped.
The pop-up clinic will at the showground will remain open over the weekend for anyone to go and get tested. If you have even mild symptoms, please go along and have a test. Make sure you do your part for our community.
Do you have something to say? We welcome your letters which may run in print and online.
