Almost three weeks after the Dog on the Tuckerbox was knocked to the ground in a 'senseless act of vandalism', the icon has returned to its plinth.
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The community gathered on Saturday for the official unveiling of the restored Dog on the Tuckerbox.
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Cootamundra-Gundagi mayor Abb McAlister unveiled the statue alongside state member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke and deputy Primer Minister Michael McCormack during a family celebration day.
The crowd broke into song as the dog was revealed, before the Jack Moses poem Nine Miles from Gundagai was read.
Mr McCormack said the federal government would pay for repairs.
While Ms Cooke said the state government would assist to provide security in the area to prevent any future attacks.
Digital journalists with The Border Mail.
Digital journalists with The Border Mail.
