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,…

23 March, 2023 Gunnedah Shire Council will auction five properties on Friday, 31 March to recover rates and charges that have remained unpaid for more than five years. The auction comes following a lengthy process of contacting owners for payment, and public advertising. The five properties are all vacant land, and are in Gunnedah, Breeza, Kelvin, and Emerald Hill. As at 22 March 2023, a total of $21,033.54 was owed on these properties by various…

March 21, 2023 Art has always pushed the boundaries. From Manet’s nude at the picnic (Le Dejeuner sur l’herbe) to the digital art of Andy Warhol, art has challenged and provoked people, and delighted them with its daring. Gunnedah Shire Council is calling on artists across the region to create something different for a new exhibition that will open in June this year. Debatably Avant-Garde aims to push the boundaries of what has traditionally been…

17 March, 2023 Wolseley Park will come alive for Gunnedah’s Multicultural Harmony Festival on Saturday, 25 March. The annual festival is in celebration of Harmony Week (20-26 March) which recognises our diversity and brings together Australians from different backgrounds. It highlights inclusiveness, respect and a sense of belonging for everyone.​ This year’s theme is “Everyone belongs” and the event is presented by the Multicultural Women's Association, Multicultural Gunnedah and Gunnedah Family Support. It is supported…

17 March, 2023 As the Gunnedah Airport tarmac is upgraded to ensure it meets federal standards, it opens up the exciting possibility of passenger flights directly to and from Gunnedah. The tarmac at Gunnedah Airport was reaching the end of its lifespan and required replacement, which will also make it suitable for commercial flights. Gunnedah Shire is in active discussions with businesses and organisations about a commercial air carrier for Gunnedah. Gunnedah Shire Mayor Jamie…

17 March, 2023 The Simson Bridge on Clifton Road just north of Breeza has been closed to traffic following an assessment which revealed extensive flood damage. Gunnedah Shire Council Director Infrastructure Services Jeremy Bartlett said recent heavy rainfall had exacerbated flood damage to the bridge’s road approaches. “Repeated flood events last year left the banks of the Mooki River softened and eroded, with damage to the southern road approach of the bridge,” Mr Bartlett said.…

17 March, 2023 Council to put seven motions to National General Assembly Gunnedah Shire Council this week resolved to submit seven motions to the 2023 National General Assembly of Local Government to be held in June in Canberra. The motions are: That the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) calls on the Federal Government to remove restrictions preventing the development of Nuclear Energy as a viable option in the production of base load electricity following the…

9 March, 2023 Australia’s leading Academy-qualifying and BAFTA-recognised short film festival, Flickerfest, is on its way to The Civic Gunnedah. The Best of International Shorts will screen at 7.30pm on Friday, 17 March and the Best of Australian Shorts will screen at the same time on Friday, 24 March. Residents will see a familiar face in White Lies when New England MP Barnaby Joyce makes his screen debut as a well-intending father whose lies escalate…