Gunnedah Shire Council is now calling on nominations for its 2024 Australia Day Awards. Chair of the Australia Day Working Group, Councillor Juliana McArthur, encouraged locals to start thinking of who they would like to see recognised for their valuable contributions to the community. “Now is the time to consider who you would like to nominate for the 2024 Australia Day Awards. We have so many wonderful people living in our Shire doing amazing things.…

Gunnedah Shire Council's Community Safety team is currently investigating the illegal dumping of asbestos on Grain Valley Way, Goolhi. Sometime between late afternoon on Monday 4, September, and the early morning of Tuesday 5, September, a person or persons have dumped several hundred kilograms of asbestos containing material on the side of Grain Valley Road, north of Goolhi Road. Council is now appealing for witnesses who travelled this road between these times and may have…

The Gunnedah Shire Council is encouraging local businesses to apply for funding through its Business Partner Program Round Two 2023/24. The popular program aims to support projects that stimulate economic activity in the Gunnedah Shire with all applications considered on individual merits and priority given to those demonstrating they can help generate employment and grow population in the region. Councillor Colleen Fuller urged local businesses to be proactive about securing themselves a slice of the…

5 September, 2023 Gunnedah Shire Council will host a number of free workshops in September. They are: The Gunnedah Shire Demographic Workshop Join Glenn Capuano from .id for an informative and engaging demographic workshop. .id stands for “informed decisions” and id’s work is to provide decision-makers within government, industry and the community with accurate, accessible, easy-to-use information about communities and how they are changing. When: Friday, September 8, 2023 at the Smithurst Theatre in Conadilly…

29 August, 2023 This Friday, art will take on human form with the opening of Body of Work at the Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery. This vibrant exhibition features a collection of 14 mannequins, each reimagined by a talented artist from the New England North-West region. Gunnedah Shire Council Manager Economy and Growth Susan Frater said Body of Work brought something modern and colourful to the gallery. “The Body of Work exhibition is testament to…

Aladdin and his Magic Smartwatch will entertain Gunnedah families at The Civic during the month of October. Written by A.J Bailey and staged by Jally Entertainment, Aladdin and his Magic Smartwatch is a 50-minute live theatre show suitable for audiences aged 3 to 11 years old. In this story, Aladdin trades his old lamp for a new Smartwatch but things start to go awry and strange things happen. Gunnedah Shire Council Manager Economy and Growth…

23 August, 2023 NOTICE OF PROPOSED HAZARD REDUCTION WORKS PORCUPINE RESERVE APEX ROAD, GUNNEDAH - SATURDAY 26-28 AUGUST 2023 The Liverpool Range District will be undertaking Hazard Reduction Works in the Porcupine Reserve, Apex Rd, Gunnedah. Works will be undertaken East of Porcupine Lookout and are set to commence from 11am on Saturday 26 to Monday 28 August, 2023. Crews will undertake backburning of the area throughout the day and evening and will be supported…

Hiccup, a children’s live theatre show produced by Windmill Theatre Company, will come to the stage at The Civic in Gunnedah on Friday, 15 September. Recommended for children aged between 4-10 years old, this 45-minute show is a rocking outback adventure to find the great hiccup cure. A sleep-deprived camper, a cheeky quokka and an emu with a penchant for creating wild inventions awake to discover that a koala has come down with a stubborn…

AgQuip kicks off in Gunnedah next Tuesday for its 50th Anniversary Year, with Gunnedah Shire Council on board as a sponsor. Gunnedah Shire Mayor Jamie Chaffey said Gunnedah was the birthplace of AgQuip, with the first field days held in 1973 through the efforts of a small but visionary group of primary producers and volunteers. “The AgQuip Field Days were not only an ingenious idea, but they were so successful that the legacy has been…

Gunnedah Shire Council has awarded $39,435 towards the projects of ten community and sporting organisations under the 2023-24 Section 356 (Community and Sports) Small Grants Program. Council’s Section 356 (Community and Sports) Small Grants Program has been in place since 2005 and is aimed at supporting the work of local not-for-profit, charitable community and sporting groups and organisations. Among the biggest beneficiaries of $17,219 in Section 356 Community Grants was the Gunnedah Pre-School, which will…