Thanks to the recent rain across the region over the last couple of weeks, farmer confidence is finally starting to pick up, Rabobank's Dubbo branch manager Luke Smith said.

Mr Smith was at the celebratory dinner at the RFDS on Thursday and said the original idea to hold the event was to get the drought-affected farming community together.

"We had some wives ring and tell us that their husbands weren't leaving the farm, they stopped playing sport and their social world was getting smaller," he explained.

"We just thought it would be a good idea to get them off their dry farms and communities, down to Dubbo for a lovely meal, in a fantastic setting."

Mr Smith said the drought has gone on a long time and they thought the dinner would be a great sign of support for their clients.

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He said farmer confidence has really picked up recently thanks to the rain in the last couple of weeks.

"Not everyone has got as much as they would like but I think all of us feel that the drought is starting to break up, we're not out of drought by any measure yet, but there is a sense of hope and optimism for 2020," Mr Smith said.

The Dubbo branch manager was excited to have former local and current motivational speaker Andrew May as one of the guests, who spoke about physical and mental health and how important both are for resilience.

Mr Smith said holding the event at the new RFDS Visitor Experience Centre was a "natural fit" for Rabobank.