Due to the recent COVID-19 cases identified, NSW Health has updated capacity limits and introduced face mask rules which came into effect on Saturday June 26 at 6pm and will last until at least Friday July 9. The following Council facilities will require all visitors to wear a face mask indoors as a condition of entry: Elgin Street Administration Building Gunnedah Memorial Pool Complex – mask required in the complex including change rooms and pool…

Non-residents of the Gunnedah Shire are permitted to enrol and vote in the September 2021 local government elections if they meet eligibility criteria and submit the necessary forms to Gunnedah Shire Council. You are eligible to vote as a non-resident in a council area if you are: an owner of rateable land in the council area, or an occupier or rate-paying lessee of rateable land in the council area. Non-residential rolls are prepared and certified…

June 21, 2021 Gunnedah Shire Council has released a new School Holiday Program packed with a variety of activities the kids will love. The winter program runs from June 28 to July 9 and features everything from speed and agility training, a juggling workshop to how to master the basics of chess. Council Manager of Customer and Community Relations Charlotte Hoddle said the program offered plenty of opportunities to try something new. “The winter program…

June 23, 2021 From July 1, 2021 the lodgement of Development Applications, Construction Certificates and Complying Development Certificates will be transitioning to an online platform, as part of a mandatory integration with the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s Planning Portal. The state-wide move to the new platform follows amendments made last year to the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000. Gunnedah Shire Council Director of Planning and Environmental Services Andrew Johns said…

June 22, 2021 Following the success of the inaugural NightQuip in 2019, Gunnedah Shire Council is welcoming back the Night Markets in 2021. NightQuip offers a vibrant evening of music, food and late-night shopping on Tuesday, August 17. Held on the first night of AgQuip, NightQuip was established as an annual occurrence after the successful 2019 event saw an estimated $250,000 flow to the Gunnedah economy. The event is returning after a forced hiatus in…

The Draft Debt Recovery Policy for Gunnedah Shire Council is officially placed on public exhibition and Council will receive submissions in relation to the documents up until 5:00pm Monday, 12 July 2021. The Draft Debt Recovery Policy will be available for viewing here. This is an opportunity for members of the public to lodge submissions in relation to the policy principles contained within the document. Should you have any enquiries, please contact Council on 02…

June 18, 2021 Gunnedah Shire Council’s previous waste contract is coming to an end, and changes will be made to Gunnedah’s residential kerbside bins and servicing. The changes are set to take effect from Monday July 5, with JR Richards & Sons collecting all kerbside bins as part of the new waste contract with Council. Rollout of a new 240L yellow lid recycling bin has commenced, replacing the current 120L recycling bin. Due to the…

June 18, 2021 Gunnedah Shire Council has adopted the final year of its Operational Plan including a record program of capital works worth more than $47 million. The Draft 2017-2022 Delivery Program and 2021-22 Operational Plan was adopted at the June Council Meeting following a public exhibition period that closed last month. The postponement of the 2020 NSW Local Government Elections required an additional year be added to Council’s four-year delivery program. Gunnedah Mayor Jamie…

June 18, 2021 Gunnedah Shire Council has celebrated success at the 2021 NSW Local Government Excellence Awards, held in Sydney on June 3. The annual awards celebrate outstanding achievements and promote innovation and continuous improvement within NSW local government. Council Payroll and Accounting Officer Kayla Smith was nominated in the Professional Development category and was awarded Dux of the Finance in Local Government One Week Intensive Course. Gunnedah Shire Mayor Cr Jamie Chaffey congratulated Kayla…

June 17, 2021 Council supports memorial project Gunnedah Shire Council will support a move to create a lasting memorial to World War I nurse Annie Egan. Annie was born on August 22, 1891, and lived at Emerald Hill after her family moved to the property “Rosewood” from Gundagai. Annie contracted Spanish flu while nursing soldiers with the Australian Army Nursing Service and died on December 3, 1918, at the age of 27. Annie, a Catholic,…