April 21, 2022 In a submission to the NSW Country Mayors’ Association, Gunnedah Shire Council has identified its top five areas of concern. Gunnedah Mayor Jamie Chaffey told Councillors at the April Ordinary Council meeting that the Executive of the NSW Country Mayors’ Association, of which he is the Deputy Chair, were encouraging member councils to submit motions on priority issues. The association’s survey of councils in December 2020 found the top three single issues…

April 21, 2022 Gunnedah Shire Council will apply for an Additional Special Variation of rates following a change to the rate “pegging” process that could lead to Council being unable to deliver all services and maintain assets in years to come. Council this week voted to apply for a permanent Additional Special Variation of 2.5% to rates in line with its budget predictions for the next few years. The 2.5% figure was the long-term modelling…

19 April, 2022 Gunnedah Shire Council is seeking members to join the Sister Cities and Friendly Relationships Working Group. Gunnedah Shire Mayor Jamie Chaffey said the working group provided an exciting opportunity to strengthen ties with our existing Sister Cities, and to explore new possibilities. “The working group’s purpose is to look at the Sister City relationships we already have and to look at other partnerships that might lead to exciting things for Gunnedah Shire,”…

Nominations are invited from interested members of the Gunnedah Shire community for positions on the Sister Cities and Friendly Relationships Working Group: School based representatives Volunteer Groups, such as Service Clubs Community Representatives To initiate, progress, foster and capitalize upon existing and targeted Sister Cities and Friendly Relationships both nationally and internationally. The working group will facilitate this by bringing together local schools, volunteer and cultural groups, business and other interested parties to maximize the…

13 April, 2022 The Gunnedah Shire has been announced as a finalist in the 2022 NSW Top Tourism Town Awards. Gunnedah Shire Council’s Tourism Team Leader Nikki Robertson said she was thrilled that the Shire has made the cut, alongside its neighbour Tamworth, in the category for more than 5000 residents. “It’s fantastic to be in the finals and it shows that we can mix it with well-known destinations,” she said. “We have quirky and…

April 13, 2022 There are many ways you can honour our ANZACs in Gunnedah Shire this April 25. Gunnedah RSL sub-branch Vice-President John Atkin said the RSL was encouraging people who could not make it to a service to continue the newer “Light up the Dawn” tradition. “In the last couple of years, people have not been able to get out and Light up the Dawn has become popular,” he said. “People can stand in…

Gunnedah Shire Council is seeking community feedback on how it can enhance safety in the Shire. Council is undertaking a review of its Crime Prevention Plan and has created a survey as part of the consultation process. “The Plan highlighted the key priorities for enhancing community safety relevant to our Shire and how Council, in partnership with the Crime Prevention Working Group and other government and community organisations, could work to address local concerns about…

April 12, 2022 The Gunnybalds has showcased the “astonishing” talent and creativity of local artists in this year’s exhibition. The exhibition officially opened on Friday at Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery and 41 entries were installed, waiting to be discovered. The Gunnybalds is our tribute to the famous Archibald Prize and a new medium, digital works, was included this year. Lauren Miller took out first place in the Open Section with a portrait of Lance…

April 8, 2022 Gunnedah Shire Council’s Deputy Mayor is “shocked and bitterly disappointed” with the Independent Planning Commission’s “April Fool’s Day” decision to short-change the Gunnedah Shire in its approval of Whitehaven’s Narrabri Underground Stage 3 Project. “This approval will see the Gunnedah community subsidising the development impacts to the tune of $2 million,” Councillor Rob Hooke said. “The IPC has taken Whitehaven’s offer as the preferred position, thereby clearly siding with the applicant and…

April 8, 2022 It will be flat-out Friday for Gunnedah Shire’s youth with a free colour run, outdoor cinema and the PCYC Youth Hub opening. Join the fun in the colour run today at Longmuir Playing Fields from 4pm then head along to the Gunnedah PCYC for its Youth Hub opening, followed by a free screening of Space Jam: A New Legacy.    Council’s Cultural Precinct Team Leader Lauren Mackley said it was a great…