1 November, 2024

Special Rate Variation consideration deferred

Gunnedah Shire Councillors voted at the October Ordinary Council Meeting to defer a decision about a proposed Special Rate Variation (SRV) until another Councillor workshop has been held.

Council held extensive community engagement about a proposed Special Rate Variation ahead of the election and a report on the consultation was presented to Councillors at the meeting alongside a revised SRV proposal.

Councillors voted to have further discussion about the options available and the matter is expected to come back to an Extraordinary Council Meeting in the next couple of weeks at a date to be determined.

The Council Meeting papers are available on Council’s website homepage www.gunnedah.nsw.gov.au under “Business Papers”.

Kolomotu’a street proposal

Council will look at the possibility of naming a roadway off Maitland Street in honour of Gunnedah Shire’s Sister City of Kolomotu’a in Tonga.

In 2023, Kolomotu’a surprised a delegation of Gunnedah representatives to Tonga by unveiling a street they had named in honour of our Shire – Gunnedah Avenue.

Council Financial Statements

Gunnedah Shire Council’s auditor, the Audit Office of NSW, had given an unqualified audit for both the General and Special Purpose financial statements for Gunnedah Shire Council for 2023-24.

This means, in Audit Office of NSW's opinion:
• Council’s accounting records have been kept in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 1993, Chapter 13, Part 3, Division 2 (the Division)
•The financial statements:
▪ have been prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the requirements of this Division
▪ are consistent with the Council’s accounting records
▪ present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Council as at 30 June 2024, and of its financial performance and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards
• all information relevant to the conduct of the audit has been obtained
• no material deficiencies in the accounting records or financial statements have come to light during the audit.

The Financial Statements are available on our website www.gunnedah.nsw.gov.au .