Gunnedah Shire Council is once again partnering with the Salvation Army for the annual Gunnedah Community Christmas Tree Toy Appeal. Now in its 11th year, the Christmas Toy Appeal aims to connect the community through compassion by calling on residents to donate toys for distribution to local families in need over Christmas. Mayor of Gunnedah Shire Cr Colleen Fuller said Council was proud to partner with the Salvation Army to help make the festive season…

31 October 2024 Round 2 of the Section 356 Arts and Cultural Small Grants and Round 2 of the Section 356 Community and Sports Small Grants Program have opened. Gunnedah Shire Council has a small amount of unallocated funds for the Section 356 Small Grants Program and is calling on arts and cultural groups and community and sports groups to put in their applications. The Section 356 program has been in place for 20 years…

30 October, 2024 Hundreds of Gunnedah Shire students saw high-flying inspiration in action today at an Aussie FMX event hosted by Gunnedah Shire Council, sponsored by Boggabri Coal and the NSW Government through the Community Recovery Officer Program. The show, that features some of Australia’s top freestyle motocross riders including Aussie FMX director and three-time world record holder Brodie Carmichael, encourages kids to pursue their passion with the possibility of turning it into a career.…

21 October 2024 It’s big, it’s accurate, and it will help Gunnedah Shire face disasters like the floods of 2021-22. The Big Map - a 15m x 9m aerial photograph that allows people to actually walk across the Shire - is at the centre of a series of Disaster Relief Australia (DRA) sessions to be held in Gunnedah and Narrabri early November. DRA Emergency Management Specialist and National Resilience Manager Adam Moss said the Big…

18 October 2024 Finding and applying for the right grant to assist your community or not-for-profit organisation can be tricky. Gunnedah Shire Council will hold a free Getting Grant Ready Workshop for local community and not-for-profit groups at 9.30am on Tuesday, 26 November. “Grants are an important way for our local groups to expand and explore new initiatives,” Gunnedah Shire Community and Social Planner Debra Hilton said. “This Getting Grant Ready Workshop, which is an…

October 16, 2024 At the first Gunnedah Shire Council meeting following the NSW Local Government Election in September, Councillors have elected Cr Colleen Fuller as Mayor and Cr Kate McGrath as Deputy Mayor. In Gunnedah Shire, Councillors vote to elect the Mayor every two years, and have elected to vote in the Deputy Mayor for 12 months. Cr Fuller said she was delighted to take on the role of Mayor. “It’s an honour to be…

14 October, 2024 What is just as Australian as helping out a mate? Recognising a mate who makes Gunnedah Shire a better place! Nominations for the Gunnedah Shire Council Australia Day Awards 2025 have now opened and we are relying on you to let us know about someone who makes an outstanding contribution to our Shire. Gunnedah Shire Council Manager Economy and Growth Susan Frater says the Australia Day Awards are an important part of…

2 October, 2024 The NSW Electoral Commission has issued the official declaration of results of the NSW Local Government Election. The nine Councillors for this term of Gunnedah Shire Council (in order of the ballot paper) will be: Colleen Fuller (2375 total votes) Cameron Moore (676 total votes) Linda Newell (739 total votes) Ann Luke (850 total votes) Juliana McArthur (741 total votes) Kate McGrath (731 total votes) Robert Hooke (900 total votes) Robert Hoddle…

1 October, 2024 An eclectic collection from the Nimbin Artists Gallery will open at the Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery at an event at 6pm on Friday, 18 October. The exhibition, titled Nimbin Diversity, will include the works of 21 artists from the Rainbow Region of New South Wales, with a huge variety of works from Japanese print blocks to ceramics, and wildly colourful acrylics to timber artworks, mixed fibre birdbaths and felted textiles. Nimbin…