4 July, 2019 Gunnedah Shire Council has announced a contractor for construction of the Rainbow Serpent water feature to be located outside the Civic Centre in Chandos Street. Gunnedah Shire Mayor Jamie Chaffey said Australian company Waterforms International would be appointed to bring the $274,258 water feature to life. “This project has been more than a decade in the making, and has involved consultation and design input from local Indigenous and arts groups,” Cr Chaffey…

2 July, 2019 It’s time to repackage your old packaging into art for the 2019 Waste Into Art Competition. Gunnedah Shire Council is calling on students, artists and collectives to get creative and come up with something amazing for this year’s competition which is held in partnership with Northern Inland Regional Waste to promote the message to reduce, re-use or recycle waste. The theme for 2019 is “Packaging Repackaged”, providing an opportunity to use everyday…

26 June, 2019 Gunnedah Shire Council is using a new road solution as part of the new Barber and Chandos streets roundabout. Gunnedah Shire Council Works Manager Richard Baxter said rubber kerbing had been installed at the roundabout as part of traffic safety measures. “This is a first for Gunnedah,” Mr Baxter said. “Rubber kerbing is a cleaner and greener traffic solution that is made from recycled materials and can be removed if necessary. “Unlike…

24 June 2019 From 1.00 pm Saturday 6th July 2019, and Sunday 7th July 2019 Council will be undertaking asphalting work in Conadilly Street Gunnedah between Pedestrian crossing and Elgin Street. These works are expected to be completed by 5.00 pm. Unavoidable interruptions will be experienced intermittently during the asphalting period with traffic movements under stop and go traffic control. Council will endeavour to limit these interruptions wherever possible and seeks your co-operation during the…

20 June 2019 Gunnedah Shire Council is looking for another two community members to join the new Cultural Precinct Master Plan Advisory Group. The advisory group will work towards a better Gunnedah Shire Council Cultural Precinct by providing input into the master planning process for the precinct. Community members approved for the group at yesterday’s Council Meeting are Joe Kelly, Martine Moran, Shirley Urquhart, Ashley Byron, Rebecca Ryan and Margaret Amos. Councillors Murray O’Keefe, Colleen…

20 June, 2019 Green Water Dispensing Stations are being installed at Tambar Springs, Mullaley, Curlewis and Gunnedah as part of measures to help Gunnedah Shire residents through the drought. Funded through the federal government’s Drought Communities Programme (DCP) the water dispensing stations will allow residents to obtain water via either a 50mm camlock outlet or a 25mm hose outlet. The user-pays system can be accessed either with a credit card or an account card that…

19 June 2019 Four local arts and cultural groups will benefit from a total of more than $13,000 through Gunnedah Shire Council’s Arts and Cultural Funding Program. The latest round of funding will see $13,616 go towards programs and initiatives provided by the four groups who were selected by a panel from those who applied, and then endorsed by Council at the May Council Meeting. The funding will go to: Arts Gunnedah: $5600 to go…

13 June, 2019 Gunnedah Shire Council’s economic development officer Emily Wilson has been announced as one of four statewide winners of the Col Mills Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship includes registration to LGC19 (Local Government Conference 2019) on June 19-21, and the Local Government awards dinner, where two of the recipients will be announced as winners of the Col Mills Memorial Award. The LG Professionals scholarship is made available to younger NSW local government professionals to…

12 June 2019 Gunnedah Shire Library’s Bookend Literacy Assist program has been named as a finalist in the 2019 NSW Local Government Excellence Awards. The program links seniors with children who need help with their reading skills, and has been achieving results. Seniors are “borrowed” by children for one-on-one reading assistance for 20 minutes blocks. They choose a number of books from the library to read aloud to their senior, who offers help and encouragement.…

11 June 2019 Gunnedah’s links with Sister City, the Yinzhou District of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China, have been strengthened and new business opportunities are in the wind following a recent study tour of China. Gunnedah Shire Mayor Jamie Chaffey, also the chairperson of Namoi Unlimited, led a delegation of local businesses and exporters on the week-long trip in May. Cr Chaffey said the visit, which included visits to Shanghai, Ningbo and Guangzhou, showed how many…