Out of sight, out of mind, Dubbo Council needs to keep its eye on the ball in maintaining our historic resting places for early pioneers, Dubbo historian Patrick Bourke has argued in a recent essay.

Historic rural cemeteries – such as the one at Bodangora near Wellington – should be high on Dubbo Regional Council’s list of priorities, a local historian with family ties to the district believes.

Dubbo Regional Council is currently reviewing cemetery policies and procedu