Council is inviting community members to vote for their favourite playground design to replace the equipment at Memorial Park in Tambar Springs. The park is located on Tamba Street and the current equipment is due for renewal, Residents can vote for their favourite design from options A and B. Voting closes 5pm on Monday, 8 June, 2026. To vote, visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KXDDWJJ

Friday, 29 May, 2026 East Tamworth Rezoning Proposal Council will make a submission to the Department of Planning, Housing and infrastructure in opposition of a proposed rezoning near the Tamworth CBD due to a lack of information in the proposal about water supply. The proposed rezoning from Homes NSW for 16.5 hectares of government-owned land within the Tamworth Regional Local Government Area aims to amend the Tamworth Regional Local Environmental Plan 2010 (Tamworth Regional LEP)…

29 May, 2026 Gunnedah Shire’s Rainbow Serpent Water Feature is whole again after an extensive restoration project. The project was carried out by Waterforms International and included the restoration of 29 glass mosaic tiles individually designed and hand-crafted by nine women in the Kamilaroi Women’s Group – the late Ellen Draper with Shirley Long, Janet Wanless, the late Delma Jones, Gloria Foley, Cindy Foley, June Cox, Alison Cox and Rita Long. The 500mm mosaics, featuring…

13 May, 2026 Local residents experienced first-hand the everyday challenges people with mobility issues face when they undertook an access awareness activity in the Gunnedah CBD last week. Fifteen participants from Gunnedah Shire Council, Council’s Access Working Group and Sunnyfield Disability Services formed groups and moved through Conadilly Street using wheelchairs, walking aids, prams, crutches, and glasses simulating various vision conditions. The activity was held to raise awareness of accessibility and supports actions within Council’s…

29 April, 2026 Fifty years of ‘Deadly’ will be showcased in Gunnedah Shire’s annual NAIDOC Week Art Exhibition. Artists, hobbyists, schools, organisations and individuals are encouraged to come together and explore this year’s National NAIDOC Week theme by submitting art in any medium for the annual exhibition that celebrates our First Nations peoples. Bundjalung/Gomeroi woman and emerging artist Hollie Crawford is running a workshop for First Nations women to assist them to create a work…