26 October 2018 The Donnelly Fields flood lights were switched on for their first official use at the start of touch football season on Wednesday, 24 October 2018. The $770,000 lighting project was fully-funded by Gunnedah Shire Council after the need for lighting at Donnelly Fields was identified in Council’s Community Strategic Plan and the Riverine Landscape Masterplan. Gunnedah Shire Council Mayor Jamie Chaffey said the lights have made a significant improvement to the fields…

22 October 2018 St Mary’s College student and Gunnedah Youth Council (GYC) member, Hugh Hunter, is representing the Tamworth electorate at the Children’s Week Parliament in Sydney today (Monday, 22 October). Children’s Week Parliament brings together 93 children across the state in years 7 to 10 and provides a platform for them to share their passions and experiences in a parliamentary format. Hugh is presenting a short speech on young people having a voice in…

19 October 2018 The Federal Government’s Drought Communities Program has made available up to $1 million to Gunnedah Shire Council to deliver infrastructure and other community projects as part of a drought relief package. The package aims to stimulate local spending, provide employment and use local businesses and suppliers in delivering projects that will have a long-lasting benefit to rural communities. At Wednesday night’s Ordinary Council Meeting, Councillors voted to lodge an application to install…

18 October 2018 Gunnedah Shire Council has agreed to enter a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chinese company Tongyu Heavy Industry to research the potential of establishing a cogeneration power station in the region that will use cotton plant, post-harvest, for bio energy, and coal for high efficiency and low emissions power generation. Gunnedah Shire Mayor Jamie Chaffey said there was an opportunity for bio-energy to be developed in the area due to Gunnedah’s “unique…

18 October 2018 Gunnedah Shire Council is collaborating with Optus and Channel Nine to bring the Hay Mate Drought Relief Concert to Kitchener Park on a big screen, with the gold coin entry donation going directly to Buy A Bale. John Farnham, Guy Sebastian, The Veronicas and more big names are headlining the Hay Mate Drought Relief Concert, and you can watch them right here in Gunnedah. Optus’ Territory Manager for North West NSW Chris…

17 September 2018 Gunnedah Shire businesses are encouraged to take part in a month-long celebration of small business in October, joining a multitude of events across the state. Gunnedah Shire Mayor Jamie Chaffey said NSW Small Business Month (1-31 October) is a fantastic opportunity for local firms and entrepreneurs to come together to celebrate the contribution of small businesses to the economy and to learn from each other. “Small Business Month is an opportunity for…

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR CATERING AUSTRALIA DAY DINNER Friday, 25 January 2019 at 7.00pm | GUNNEDAH TOWN HALL The Australia Day Working Group is calling for Expressions of Interest to cater for the annual Australia Day Dinner. To receive the specification document contact council@infogunnedah.com.au Phone Lauren Mackley Arts and Cultural Officer, (02) 6740 2100 Quotation submissions close 5.00pm, Monday 24, November 2018.

Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery is proud to introduce kids after school art classes with Sheryll Oliver. Workshop go from 3.30pm to 5.30pm, every Monday for five weeks; 5, 12, 19, 26 November and 3 December, 2018. Held at the Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Centre Studio on Chandos St. $150 for 5 weeks or $40 per lesson. Children will be doing: Collage Water colours Paper and lace transfers Focus on composition Focus on how materials work together There is a…

11 September 2018 Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery will be the first to exhibit multimedia artist, Marion Conrow’s surreal visual collection of works, titled ‘Museum of My Friends #1’.Ms Conrow has been developing her practice for over 30 years and has been a part of the Northern Rivers arts community for some time. Gunnedah Shire Council’s Acting Cultural Precinct Supervisor Lauren Mackley said ‘Museum of My Friends #1’ is a multimedia, sculptural and holographic light…

11 September 2018 Young persons can expect to have a grand time celebrating Grandparents Day on a GoCo Mystery Bus Tour.GoCo Community Care has joined the state-wide initiative to host activities on Sunday, 28 October 2018 in support of NSW Grandparents Day.Gunnedah’s premier home care service, GoCo, is inviting grandchildren to join their grandparents on a mystery bus tour for the day. Manager GoCo Bruce Mercer said grandparents hold a very special relationship with their…