Join the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow as it comes to Gunnedah in 2018! Come along to the jam-packed tour-de-comedy, featuring funnymakers from Australia and beyond, showcasing everything from stand-up and sketch, to satire and song in one side-splitting show! You won’t want to miss it when this bounty of belly laughs rolls into town. The event will be held at the Gunnedah Town Hall on Saturday, 16 June 2018 from 7.30pm. Tickets: Concession: $35.00…

Monday, 23 April 2018 Gunnedah Shire Council has resolved to provide financial and in-kind support to the Gunnedah Show Society for the upcoming Energy Innovation and Mining Expo (eIMEx). Gunnedah Show Society approached Council seeking support for the event at the March Ordinary Council Meeting. Council moved at last Wednesday’s Ordinary Council Meeting to provide up to $15,000 of in-kind support, as well as a $20,000 financial contribution to the Expo. Gunnedah Shire Council Mayor…

18 April 2018 Australia’s favourite ‘kidult’ comedians, The Listies, are bringing their best-smelling book Ickypedia: A Dictionary of Disgusting New Words to the Gunnedah stage. Ickypedia will be held at the Gunnedah Town Hall on Saturday, 5 May from 1.00pm. Ickypedia is a seriously silly show that answers all of life’s unimportant questions: How do you take a smellfie? What exactly are udderpants? And what happens if you never ever clean your room? With snot…

18 April 2018 A number of events and services will be held throughout the Gunnedah Shire on ANZAC Day to commemorate the fallen and pay tribute to the sacrifices made by men and women of war.  Veterans and servicemen and women from across generations of armed conflicts bearing their medals will assemble and lead marches, joined by family members, school children, and emergency service personnel. ANZAC Day Dawn Service - GunnedahThe Gunnedah RSL Sub-branch has…

16 April 2018 Council is seeking written applications from Gunnedah Shire residents to fill the following positions on its Crime Prevention Working Group. 2 Community Representatives and 1 Youth Representative Nominees must over 18, a resident of the Gunnedah Shire with strong community links and have a demonstrated commitment to, and/or understanding of, crime prevention and community safety The Crime Prevention Working Group takes a collaborative approach to crime prevention, focusing on causes of crime…

16 April 2018 Members of the Centenary of ANZAC Working Group have been busy preparing for next Sunday’s Centenary of ANZAC Concert to be held on Pensioners Hill. "We are very pleased to have the reigning Australian National Junior A Grade Champions, Gunnedah Shire Junior Band, teaming with Gunnedah Conservatorium students, Gunnedah High School senior drama students and community members in order to present a moving tribute to Australian Service personnel who have served Australia…

13 April 2018 Gunnedah Shire Council is working with Showground user groups to apply for sporting and community infrastructure grants in order to progress the completion of upgrades and enhancements to the Gunnedah Showground. Due to the project criteria and eligibility guidelines of the grant, it is proposed that the application focuses on new and upgraded infrastructure within the Showground including a new accessible amenities block, shaded picnic sets, increased lighting for safety of users…

5 April 2018 Gunnedah Mayor Jamie Chaffey looks forward to advocating strongly for regional interests after being elected to the interim Chairperson role of Namoi Unlimited. An official election will be held in June calling for positions for the newly formed Joint Organisation of Councils, Namoi Unlimited; however, in the interim Cr Chaffey will assume the role. “I would like to thank outgoing Chair Andrew Hope, Liverpool Plains Shire Mayor, for his commitment and dedication…

4 April 2018 An interactive travelling display program for drug and alcohol information will pop up at the Gunnedah Shire Library and The Civic throughout the month of April. The Drug and Alcohol Hub was developed by the State Library, in conjunction with NSW Health, and uses several different ways to provide people with up-to-date accessible information about drugs and alcohol. It also identifies support networks and agencies within the local community. The Hub consists…

4 April 2018 Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Centre will be hosting after school art classes for kids with local artist Sheryl Oliver. Ms Oliver held art classes and private tutorials throughout Queensland before moving to Gunnedah in recent years. She will work with up to 10 children, aged six to fourteen years, in a group setting in the Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Centre Studio, focusing on developing the artistic journey of a body of work…