15 February, 2022 Orange Grove road residents will have some improvement to access with Gunnedah Shire Council implementing temporary pedestrian access across the closed Orange Grove Bridge. Council Director Infrastructure Services Jeremy Bartlett said the bridge had been closed to traffic since January after vandals set fire to its timber foundations, and it would remain closed until a new bridge was built. “We have been able to open the bridge for safe pedestrian access as…

February 9, 2022 Gunnedah Shire Council is asking the community to complete a survey to help review its Disability Inclusion Action Plan. Gunnedah Shire Council Mayor Jamie Chaffey said the Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2022-2026 provided an opportunity to review how inclusive Council managed facilities and services are in our Shire, and to work with the community to improve on actions currently embedded in the Plan. “The Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2022-26 will be an…

February 9, 2022 The call is out for landholders to keep an eye out for the invasive Parthenium weed, which was discovered on three properties in Gunnedah Shire last year. Gunnedah Shire Council Biosecurity Officer Lee Amidy said Parthenium weed was one of Queensland’s worst weeds and had the potential to become established in New South Wales. “Parthenium weed has been discovered growing in roadside situations in past years,” Mr Amidy said, “however, last year…

February 9, 2022 A beautiful collection of Gunnedah history featuring black and white photographs of iconic homes and landmarks is now on exhibition at the Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery. A Photographic Collection of Gunnedah Heritage features photographs taken by the Gunnedah Camera Club in 2006. Gunnedah Camera Club members Grant Chambers, Thomas Rosenzweig, Catherine Chaseling, Judy Swain, Helen Patrick, Shane Brady, David Alderdice and Barry Geraghty photographed, developed and framed the photographs of six…

The Gunnybalds are returning to Gunnedah this year, and the call is out to artists to start creating their masterpiece of a local person. The Gunnybalds – our tribute to the famous Archibald Prize for portraiture – will be an exhibition of artworks celebrating people from Gunnedah Shire Gunnedah Shire Council Cultural Precinct Team Leader Jacinta Cipolla urged both established and emerging artists and even absolute beginners to have a go at capturing the spirit…

January 27, 2022 As Gunnedah reflected, respected and celebrated with the rest of the nation on Australia Day yesterday, we also welcomed our five newest Australian citizens. Under the gums of Anzac Park, Brian Goldrick (originally from Ireland), Orla Lyons-McKenna (originally from Ireland) and Alan, Cynthia and their daughter Shania Hobbs (originally from New Zealand and the Philippines) officially became citizens of Australia. The ceremony was held as part of the full day of events…

January 27, 2022 Gunnedah Shire Council is calling for interested community members to nominate for one of five positions on a working group to guide the delivery of inclusion initiatives. Acting Director Planning and Environmental Services Sheridan Cameron said the Access Working Group aimed to identify and prioritise options for improvement to access in public areas of the Gunnedah Shire and community facilities owned and managed by Council. “The working group supports the ongoing implementation…

January 26, 2022 Eleven Gunnedah Shire citizens and organisations have been recognised in the 2022 Gunnedah Shire Australia Day Awards. Deputy Mayor and Chairman of the Australia Day Committee Cr Rob Hooke said the annual Australia Day Awards Dinner paid tribute to those who went above and beyond in the community. “The Gunnedah Australia Day Awards Dinner is held on the eve of Australia Day, and is a wonderful way to kick off the events,”…

Now that the Higher School Certificate marks are out, young people will be now finalising their options for further learning in this year and still have time to apply for the 2022 Gunnedah Community Scholarship Fund. Many of our local students have benefited from the Gunnedah Community Scholarship Fund with some of the previous recipients have entered the workforce and are filling skilled roles in Gunnedah and giving back to our community. The Community Scholarship…

January 19, 2022 UPDATE: The Raft & Craft Race has been cancelled following a safety inspection of the river. Break out the zinc cream, prepare for a sausage sandwich brekky and get your paddles in order – Australia Day is on its way to Gunnedah! Our celebrations rival anywhere in this wide brown land, with utes draped in the Aussie flag, new citizens taking the oath and a bonza barbie by the pool. Gunnedah Shire…