13 May, 2026 Local residents experienced first-hand the everyday challenges people with mobility issues face when they undertook an access awareness activity in the Gunnedah CBD last week. Fifteen participants from Gunnedah Shire Council, Council’s Access Working Group and Sunnyfield Disability Services formed groups and moved through Conadilly Street using wheelchairs, walking aids, prams, crutches, and glasses simulating various vision conditions. The activity was held to raise awareness of accessibility and supports actions within Council’s…

Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is carrying out overnight maintenance on the Bulunbulun Road Level Crossing in Breeza from 4:00pm, Sunday, 17 May to 2:00am, Monday, 18 May. The level crossing will be closed to all traffic and pedestrians during work. A detour will be in place via Horgath Street and Maitland Street, Beeza. For more information: 1300 550 402  community@artc.com.au

12 May, 2026 In celebration of National Careers Week, Gunnedah Shire Council is highlighting the importance of aiding young people to connect as they shape their career paths. Building on this focus, Council’s Gunnedah Youth Expo in the Town Hall helped raise aspirations and broaden horizons by linking young people with employers, industries, and education providers during NSW Youth Week in April. Up to 150 students from five high schools from Gunnedah, Quirindi and Baradine,…

29 April, 2026 Fifty years of ‘Deadly’ will be showcased in Gunnedah Shire’s annual NAIDOC Week Art Exhibition. Artists, hobbyists, schools, organisations and individuals are encouraged to come together and explore this year’s National NAIDOC Week theme by submitting art in any medium for the annual exhibition that celebrates our First Nations peoples. Bundjalung/Gomeroi woman and emerging artist Hollie Crawford is running a workshop for First Nations women to assist them to create a work…

28 April, 2026 Gunnedah Shire Council will highlight the vital role of volunteers and how to get involved and feel connected in the community through a new event in National Volunteer Week (18-24 May). Meet, Greet and Get Involved will be held on Saturday, 23 May from 9am to 11am at Wolseley Park to give residents the opportunity to find out more about local emergency services and community volunteer organisations, and how they can get…

28 April, 2026 Fresh laughs are on their way to Gunnedah. The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow is stopping off at the Civic Theatre on Friday, 8 May and tickets are already on sale. Gunnedah Shire Council’s Cultural Precinct Team Leader Danny Hankinson said the Roadshow offered comedic relief in difficult and uncertain times by bringing wise-cracking comedians right to our doorstep. “With all the upheaval in the world, we need to remember there are…

22 April, 2026 Financial Assistance Arrangements – Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society, Gunnedah Rural Museum and Gunnedah Shire Band Council will continue providing financial support to the Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society, Gunnedah Rural Museum and Gunnedah Shire Band. Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society and Gunnedah Shire Band’s lease and financial agreements will be renewed for a further five years. Gunnedah Rural Museum will continue to receive support to cover operational and building and contents insurance contributions arrangements,…

Help shape the future of Gunnedah Shire. Share your views in the 2026 Gunnedah Shire Liveability Survey - one of Council’s most important engagement opportunities. Your feedback will directly guide the next Community Strategic Plan and set priorities for our shared future. The survey takes less than 15 minutes to complete, and you’ll have the chance to win one of three $100 Gunny Money gift cards (T&Cs apply). Survey closes Sunday, 31 May 2026. START…

14 April, 2026 Career pathways for young people are the focus of a free expo in Gunnedah on Thursday, 23 April. Gunnedah Shire Mayor OAM Colleen Fuller said the annual Gunnedah Shire Council event during NSW Youth Week was the ideal way to help young people to find out what’s available to them in their own Shire and beyond. Stall holders at the annual expo will include local businesses and organisations, universities, TAFE and the…

13 April, 2026 Salvaged car parts are reimagined in a body of work coming to the Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery in May. The Wandering Art Collective is behind the distinctive exhibition, Roadtrip!, opening on Friday, 15 May, which offers new interpretations of travel, place, and identity through a feminist lens. Collective artist Joanne Stead said the focus of the exhibition was to take unwanted objects and give them new purpose. “Blending memory, landscape, and…