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09 February 2017
Find love on your 'Blind Date with a Book'
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and we’re inviting you to go on a blind date – with a book! Library Lovers’ Day is 14th of February and Gunnedah Shire Library have partnered with GoCo to help you find your true literary love - just think of us as your hardcover cupids. If you are looking for a long-term reading relationship, local cafes around Gunnedah have Blind Date with a Book Boxes, just pick…
07 February 2017
Weeks of Speed Festival 2017
Held during March each year, the Weeks of Speed Festival is a unique programme of heart-thumping speed and speed-related activities and great family friendly entertainment. Organisers plan new events each year and in 2017 the Weeks of Speed programme bursts into action on Saturday March 4 and will continue each weekend thereafter, finishing on Sunday March 26, 2017. Download the Weeks of Speed Programme 2017, see what’s on and head to Gunnedah for some great…
07 February 2017
GoCo Run Launches
GoCo Community Transport is pleased to introduce The GoCo Run, a regular transport option servicing Tambar Springs, Mullaley, Premer, Curlewis, Carroll and Breeza.The GoCo Run will provide a weekly bus run to complement the existing range of community transport services, which include door to door transport for medical appointments, buses for shopping and social events, and half price taxi fares. GoCo have been providing affordable transport to the Gunnedah community since 1988, and ‘The GoCo…
01 February 2017
QUOTATION Blackjack Creek Flood Mitigation Project
Gunnedah Shire Council is seeking quotations from suitably qualified, licenced and insured companies for the provision of Tender and Contract administration services and project management/ supervision of the proposed construction and revegetation phases of the Blackjack Creek Flood Mitigation Project - Riparian Corridor/ Channel Reconstruction. The scope of works document and relevant appendices can be found in the COUNCIL > Tenders, Quotations & EOI section of Council’s website, or obtained from Council’s administration building 63…
01 February 2017
Community Input Needed for Shire’s Disability Inclusion Action Plan
Gunnedah Shire Council is currently preparing its Disability Inclusion Action Plan and encourages the community to get involved and have their say. The Gunnedah Shire Disability Inclusion Action Plan supports the National Disability Strategy and will set out, and prioritise Council’s actions to improve access and participation during the period 2017 to 2021. “In accordance with the NSW Disability Inclusion Act 2014, and with over 1.3 million people in NSW living with disability, the development…
31 January 2017
Gunnedah welcomes new Citizens
During the last six months, thirteen Gunnedah residents have become Australian Citizens and have now been officially welcomed into Gunnedah’s diverse community. The new citizens come from a number of countries including Denmark, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Thailand, China, Pakistan and India. Recent Citizenship Ceremonies conducted by Council saw the new citizens take their oath or affirmation which symbolises the commitment to Australia and its people, the values we share and our common…
18 January 2017
2017 Australia Day in Gunnedah
Welcome to the 2017 Australia Day in Gunnedah Events Program! We’ve got plenty of great events going on this year, including the famous Raft and Craft Race, heaps of sporting events and new addition, Aussie Day Bake Off! We're on the hunt for Gunnedah's best Novelty cake and Australia Day themed cake. All entries will be auctioned with proceeds raised going to the Gunnedah Scholarship Fund and the G.S Kidd School Bus Fund.Join us on…
17 January 2017
Flickerfest comes to Gunnedah in 2017
Gunnedah is helping Flickerfest celebrate 26 years as Australia’s biggest short film competition, screening the best of shorts from Australia and around the world, hand-picked from over 2,400 entries. Flickerfest remains a platform for celebrating innovative short filmmaking from Australia and around the world. Flickerfest returns to the Civic Theatre with 6 of the Best of Australian Shorts and 5 Short Laughs Comedy films that will fill your night with a hilarious off-kilter selection of…
12 January 2017
QUOTATION Fire Equipment/System Maintenance Pressure Test/Tag and Inspection Service 2017/18
Gunnedah Shire Council is seeking quotations from suitably qualified, licenced and insured companies for the Fire Equipment/System Maintenance Pressure Test/Tag and Inspection Service of Council’s key assets. The scope of works document can be found in the Tenders, Quotations and Expressions of Interest section of our website, or obtained from Council’s Elgin Street Office. Quotations should be addressed to the General Manager, Gunnedah Shire Council, PO Box 63, Gunnedah NSW 2380, and will be received…
09 January 2017
Council successful in $2 million grant application
Earlier today Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson and Gunnedah Shire Council’s Mayor, Jamie Chaffey announced that Council had been successful in their application to receive $ 1.98 million dollars in funding under the NSW Govt. Resources for Regions Grant Program. The money will be spent on a planned upgrade to the Gunnedah Sewage Treatment Plant. The grant program is designed to help communities build infrastructure to support mining related growth in Regional NSW. Gunnedah had…