Gunnedah’s GoCo Community Care has won two categories in the Community Transport Awards at the Community Transport Organisation Annual Conference 2016, beating out 91 other community transport groups in NSW. Hope Cahill and Jill Woodhead won the prestigious Volunteer Of The Year award for their work caring for and comforting a client in his final days. Hope and Jill went beyond their transport obligations, and regularly visited the client in the Gunnedah District Hospital. They…

The Gunnedah Shire Council Community Scholarship Fund provides an opportunity for young people from the Gunnedah Shire to apply for funding to help contribute towards the costs of studying a Certificate IV or higher in 2017. As the associated costs of going off to university or TAFE outside of Gunnedah can be large, the Gunnedah Community Scholarship fund is designed to help ease this burden, with the hope that the recipients will use their education…

Gunnedah Shire Council’s End of Term Report is now available, detailing the achievements of the previous Council made from 2012 to 2016. The principal highlights included: Achieving a financially sustainable position by decreasing expenditure and forward planning to ensure Community assets are appropriately funded, maintained and updated; Being recognised as ‘Fit for the Future’ in the recent 2015 Local Government Reforms; The undertaking of an organisational review and implementation of efficiencies in Council operations which…

A challenging and rewarding position exists for a Project Officer with the Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society Inc. The position requires an enthusiastic and self motivated person with excellent communication, technical and organisational skills. An affinity with school students and a love of literacy is an advantage. The position is part-time, average 25 hrs per week, and will have overall responsibility for the planning, co-ordinating and managing of the Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards. Further information can be…

Australia Day 2017 Award nominations are now open. The Australia Day Committee is seeking nominations for people or groups who exhibit good citizenship and community qualities. This year the focus will be on those who are seen as good ‘role models’ in the wider Gunnedah Shire Community and who have made outstanding contributions and/or accomplished outstanding achievements in their particular areas of interest. Nomination can be made in a variety of categories. This year the…

An election was held in Gunnedah Shire Council on Saturday 10 September 2016 to elect nine (9) Councillors. The counting of votes resulted in the election of: HOOKE Rob, CAMPBELL John R, O'KEEFE Murray, HASLER Owen, MOSES David, FULLER Colleen, LUKE Ann, CHAFFEY Jamie, SWAIN Gae, Please view the full Declaration of the Poll here. {rsfiles path="GunnedahShireCouncil/COUNCIL/THE-FUTURE-OF-GUNNEDAH/Local-Government-Elections/Gunnedah Shire Council 2016 Local Government Election - Declaration of Poll.pdf"}

The Retrospective Collection of Marius Vanderkley will open at 6pm, on Friday the 21st of October, exhibiting the life’s work of renowned Dutch artist Marius Vanderkley. Marius was a prolific artist whose heart ran with any medium, but his love was pastels and acrylics. Marius’ hometown was short distance from the hometown of the great Dutch Impressionist, Vincent Van Gogh, and as a young man Marius studied and deciphered the original works of Van Gogh…

Featuring some fresh faces after the recent Council election, the Gunnedah Crime Prevention Working Group met on Tuesday evening, to discuss initiatives to enhance community safety and reduce crime in the Gunnedah Shire. Councillors attending were Colleen Fuller, John Campbell, David Moses and Murray O’Keefe. With the re-election of Councillor Fuller as Chair, the Working Group was quick to get down to business, with in-depth discussion taking place on topics ranging from crime prevention through…

In honour of National Police Remembrance Day, Gunnedah Mayor Jamie Chaffey was in Walcha last week to pay his respects to police officers and staff who paid the ultimate price in their service. Mayor Chaffey was moved by the service and by remembering those who had given their lives whilst carrying out their duties. “It’s humbling to remember those who gave their lives to protect the people of NSW,” Mayor Chaffey said. “It’s very important…

Gunnedah Shire Council ANZAC Working Group has launched ticket sales for the major musical event 100 Years Commemoration of ANZAC: The Music of War and Peace Time at the Gunnedah Town Hall on November 11 and 12 2016. The major musical event has been funded through the Australian Government ANZAC Centenary Arts and Culture Fund and will commemorate the sacrifice of Australian men and women during wartime. The show will tell part of the story…