Artists from the New England North West and Central West can now join locals in submitting works for the upcoming Gunnybalds exhibition. A new medium, digital works, will be included this year, and digital artists are invited to showcase their works. The Gunnybalds is our tribute to the famous Archibald Prize for portraiture and is returning to the Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery after many years. Gunnedah Shire Council’s Cultural Precinct Team Leader Lauren Mackley…

March 24, 2022 A film director and three producers will introduce their award-winning short film, featuring Gunnedah Saleyards, at Gunnedah’s Flickerfest’s opening night on Thursday. The short film, Giants, also shot in Narrabri, shines a spotlight on the recent drought and won Best Australian Short Film and Best Original Music at the recent Bondi festival competition. The director, Eddy Bell, and producers Steven Rees, Nonny Klaile and Luke Mulquiney, filmed over an 18-month period in the…

21 March, 2022 Gunnedah Shire will once again commemorate ANZAC Day in the true Anzac spirit, with services around the Shire. Gunnedah Shire Mayor Jamie Chaffey said the community had always turned out in large numbers to pay tribute to those who have served. “ANZAC Day is an important day in the Australian calendar, and has always had a special place in Gunnedah Shire’s heart,” Cr Chaffey said. “Our Shire should be proud of the…

March 17, 2022 NSW Councillors to receive superannuation Gunnedah Shire Councillors will receive superannuation payments following legislative changes that take effect from July 1, 2022.A report to the March Council Meeting noted it was Local Government New South Wales’ (LGNSW) long-held view that payments made to councillors in NSW did not fairly and adequately compensate them for the work they performed, and the ongoing growth in their roles and accountabilities. LGNSW contributed to the Local…

18 March, 2022 Gunnedah Shire Council is supporting proposed NSW Government changes to the state planning system that will allow more Gunnedah farmers to open farm-stay and farm-gate operations. At the March meeting yesterday, Council endorsed a recommendation to advise the NSW Department of Planning and Environment to include the proposed Farm Stay Accommodation and Farm Gate Premise Clauses, into the Gunnedah Local Environmental Plan 2012. This will allow “agritourism”, “farm experience” and “farm gate…

March 17, 2022   Following consultation with the community, Gunnedah Shire’s Water policy has been changed to include new watering times during times of restrictions. Gunnedah Shire Council yesterday adopted revised Gunnedah Water Supply Drought and Demand Management Plans and updated the Water Restriction Policy to adjust watering times. Now, when water restrictions are put in place, the new permitted times for use of fixed hoses and sprinklers will be between 6pm and 8pm during…

March 16, 2022 Gunnedah Shire Council was today presented with the framed first cut of the official Koala Tartan. Weavers and brother and sister Fred and Marie Lawson, of The Crofters Weaving Mill at Spring Ridge, today presented Gunnedah Mayor Jamie Chaffey and Councillors with the special memento of the world’s first Koala Tartan. Cr Chaffey cut the first weave of the tartan in a Cutting-Off the Loom Ceremony at the mill in October last…

March 15, 2022 A number of community positions are vacant on both the Crime Prevention Working Group and the Community Safety Conference Working Group, and interested community members wanting to make a difference in improving the safety amenity of the Gunnedah Shire are encouraged to nominate. The Crime Prevention Working Group supports the ongoing implementation of the Shire’s Crime Prevention Plan, and has been a driving force behind the extension of CCTV throughout the CBD,…

March 15, 2022 What is most important for our community as we plan for the future in Gunnedah Shire? That’s what Gunnedah Shire Council is looking for the answers to as we review our 10-Year Community Strategic Plan for Gunnedah, and look at the path for the four years ahead. Gunnedah Shire Council Mayor Jamie Chaffey said the Community Strategic Plan was the document that looked at the community’s priorities and set a clear direction…

March 15, 2022 Gunnedah’s Mayor Jamie Chaffey has this month been elected to two positions which will ensure the voice of Gunnedah Shire continues to be heard at the highest level. Cr Chaffey was last week elected as Deputy Chair of the Country Mayors’ Association of NSW (CMA), an organisation that brings mayors from across NSW together to discuss rural and regional issues. Parkes Mayor Ken Keith was re-elected as the Chair. Cr Chaffey has…