11 May, 2022 Multi-talented performer Laura Zarb is bringing her cabaret magic to Gunnedah on Wednesday, May 25, at 7pm. The intimate one-hour cabaret show, The Soul Express, is filled with original songs, humour, and plenty of sequins. The Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery is hosting this journey as Laura shares her penchant for procrastination, silent battles with anxiety, and her love of shimmies and sing-a-longs. The debut cabaret show highlights the need for self-love…

Gunnedah Shire Council is continuing to undertake vital upgrades and improvements to the Gunnedah Showgrounds. Council’s successful applications under the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment Showground Stimulus Funding Program has funded projects including storm water drainage; demolition of a stable block; upgrade of balustrade and railings on the main grandstand; and at the Griffiths Pavilion renovations to the kitchen, installation of six whirly-bird roof vents, and external lighting. Council was successful with a…

5 May, 2022 Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery is calling for submissions for the annual NAIDOC Week Art Exhibition. The exhibition will open on July 8 during NAIDOC Week (July 3-10), headlining this year’s theme – “Get up! Stand up! Show up!”. The gallery is urging artists, hobbyists, schools, organisations and individuals to come together and explore the theme and exhibit their artworks in a professional gallery space. “The NAIDOC Week exhibition provides the ideal…

4 May, 2022 Gunnedah Shire Council’s annual Arts and Cultural Grants Fund is now open for applications. Council’s Cultural Precinct Team Leader Lauren Mackley said the program aimed to help community groups deliver existing projects and to support new projects and initiatives that help meet the needs of the growing community, while strengthening cultural identity and connection to place. “Gunnedah Shire Council is one of the few Councils in NSW that provides funding for arts…

4 May, 2022 Work will begin soon on a new Orange Grove Bridge following the demolition of the damaged existing bridge in the next week. In March 2021, Gunnedah Shire Council was allocated funding through the NSW Fixing Country Bridges Program funding and the Federal Bridge Renewal Program to replace the bridge at a cost of about $1.2 million. The remainder will be met by Gunnedah Shire Council. Council was forced to close the bridge…

3 May, 2022 The first round of the Business Partner Program 2022 has opened, giving Gunnedah’s new and existing businesses an opportunity to kick-start their ideas. The program has assisted many Gunnedah Shire businesses and organisations to expand operations, launch new initiatives, or upgrade key infrastructure. “The Business Partner Program is a great opportunity for businesses to get new projects off the ground and realise their ideas,” Gunnedah Shire Council Director Planning and Environmental Services Andrew…

29 April, 2022 Live children’s theatre is returning to The Civic on Monday, May 16. Beep, a Windmill Theatre Company Production, is a slightly sideways tale about unexpected friendship, finding where you fit and learning to mix it up a little. In Mort’s Village everything has its place, every day is the same and everyone likes it that way. Until one morning, crash, boom, bang… down comes Beep.  What is this annoying interruption to Mort’s…

28 April, 2022 Discover the stories hidden within the art of James White at the Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery in May. The former Boggabri man will launch a new exhibition, “Memories”, on 27 May, and the local community is invited to walk down memory lane and embrace the nostalgic. Mr White grew up on a family farm, but left the paddocks behind to travel the wider world, and it’s this collective imagery, and the…

22 April, 2022 Flood Recovery Costs A report exploring options for the waiving of user fees and charges for the disposal of household items in declared disaster events will be prepared for a future Council meeting. The notice of motion was put forward by Cr Ann Luke “after seeing all the heartache” due to flooding events. It was supported by her fellow councillors. Cr Luke said it was a logical step to ensure Council could…

21 April, 2022 The truck wash at Gunnedah Saleyards will be closed from Tuesday, May 3, for the construction phase of the precinct upgrade. The closure is due to the renewal of the truck wash that is part of the saleyards upgrade, which will deliver a new state-of-the-art truck wash facility. The current facility will be closed for up to 20 weeks. An alternate site was considered for the duration of the construction period, however,…