20 April, 2023 Four local businesses will receive a financial boost under round three of Gunnedah Shire Council’s long-running Business Partner Program. Council this week approved four applications recommended by the Business Partner Program Advisory Group: $5000 for a fuel tank upgrade and soil contamination testing at Carroll Store; $4806 for The Croft Fine Dining and Catering towards business promotions and set-up; $3000 for The Hen House’s business expansion and advertising; and $1000 for Gunnedah…

20 April, 2023 Fiddes name added to register The “Fiddes” name will be added to Gunnedah Shire Council’s Naming of Public Infrastructure and Public Acknowledgements Policy in honour of Jack Fiddes for his contribution to the development of Gunnedah’s retail, services and arts sectors. Council received a request from the Fiddes family for consideration of the Fiddes name. Mr and Mrs Fiddes moved to Gunnedah before World War 2, where Mr Fiddes started duty as…

13 April, 2023 Gunnedah Shire Library will close its doors to the public for two weeks so a refurbishment can be carried out. The Library will be closed from Monday, 24 April to Friday, 5 May and reopen on Monday, 8 May with a fresh new look. Some Library services will still be available during the closure including Housebound and Shopbound deliveries and some JP services. Brain Training will also go ahead on Mondays at…

12 April, 2023 As national statistics show people are still making the move to regional Australia, Gunnedah Shire remains a great place to call home. One online employment site alone currently has more than 180 job vacancies listed in Gunnedah, from professional roles to mining positions and retail jobs. Gunnedah Shire Mayor Jamie Chaffey said Gunnedah, in picturesque north-west New South Wales, had everything a growing family could wish for. “The Regional Movers Index released…

11 April, 2023 “Noise” has been transformed into art in Michelle York’s first solo exhibition at the Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery. Mushy – opening on Friday, 21 April – will give viewers a “glimpse” into Ms York’s  “innermost thought processes” as she made the move to Newcastle after calling Gunnedah home for 30 years. Ms York said she felt “drawn to document the process and preserve the memories surrounding this change”, so her exhibition…

5 April, 2023 Harvest Gunnedah is back, and the call is out for stallholders to help make this a great Gunnedah event. Harvest Gunnedah, the festival that urges people to eat good food and discover and celebrate our region, will be held on Sunday, May 21 from 10am to 2pm at the Gunnedah and District Kennel Club. The event is being supported by the NSW Reconnecting Regional Communities Fund. Gunnedah Shire Council Manager Economy and…

5 April, 2023 The 2023 Gunnedah Youth Expo will bring a smorgasbord of career options to Gunnedah as part of the Shire’s Youth Week celebrations. The Youth Expo will be held in Gunnedah Town Hall from 9am to 3pm on Thursday, April 27. Gunnedah Shire Council Manager Economy and Growth Susan Frater said the Gunnedah Youth Expo, held annually during Youth Week, was being jointly funded by a grant from the NSW Department of Communities…

April 5, 2023 Residents between 12 and 24 are being urged to pick up their phone or their camera and start getting creative for NSW Youth Week 2023. Gunnedah Shire Council has announced the Youth Week Short Film Competition as one of the headline acts for an action-packed Youth Week from April 20-30 that also includes a silent disco, a Youth Expo and movies. Young people are being asked to make a film of between…

29 March, 2023 The Easter School Holiday Program has plenty of activities to keep little bunnies busy. Gunnedah Shire Library will host Book Buddies and Crafty Creations in Gunnedah and Curlewis, with a focus on Easter handicrafts. Over at The Civic Theatre, catch $10 movies My Fairy Troublemaker and The Super Mario Bros. Movie on April 13 and 20. Get active with the NetSetGo School Holiday Clinic on Tuesday, 11 April, facilitated by Gunnedah Netball…

29 March 2023 The Sister Cities and Friendly Relationships Grant Funding Program has opened for people or groups who have ideas to grow Gunnedah Shire’s Sister City partnerships. Local organisations can access these funds to support new initiatives that help our partnerships to grow. Gunnedah Shire has Sister City partnerships with Kolomotu’a, Tonga, and Lane Cove and Northern Beaches in Sydney, as well as an international agreement with the Yinzhou District of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province,…