July 21, 2022 Gunnedah Shire Council will partner with five community groups to deliver arts and cultural projects in the Shire. Council has approved a total of $18,353.60 for five applications for the Section 356 (Arts and Cultural) Small Grants Program to assist in continuing existing projects or supporting new projects or initiatives for arts and cultural programs, projects and events that help meet the needs of Gunnedah’s growing community. “This is a great grants…

July 21, 2022 Gunnedah Shire Council has joined the region’s front line in calling for more police to help bring an end to a growing crime surge in the Shire. Gunnedah Mayor Jamie Chaffey yesterday called on fellow Councillors at the July meeting to support the Gunnedah Branch of the Police Association’s call for: Two additional general duties constables• One general duties sergeant• One full-time general administration support officer (GASO), and• At least three proactive…

July 15, 2022   UPDATE: This meeting has been deferred until later in the year.   Gunnedah businesses will see an opportunity for labour discussions, quick off the back of the heels of Her Royal Highness Princess Angelika Lātūfuipeka Tukuʻaho visit to Gunnedah to sign the Sister City agreement with Kolomotu'a, Tonga. Gunnedah Shire Council are welcoming a visit from Tongan Cabinet ministers - Minister of Internal Affairs, the Honourable Sangster Saulala, and Minister of…

July 14, 2022 Australia’s native animals are at the heart of a children’s live theatre show coming to The Civic, Gunnedah on Tuesday, August 2. The Owl’s Apprentice is a playful, interactive production for ages 3-12 that combines shadow and hand puppetry, physical comedy and great storytelling skills. The 40-minute production follows the story of a young owl Poot Poot who is on his way to Owl School to study. Along the way he meets…

July 8, 2022 Gunnedah Shire’s kids will soon be able to enjoy a new road safety bike park on Stock Road. Gunnedah Shire Council will start construction on the park in Stock Road between Bridge and Rodney streets this month. It will take about eight weeks to complete. The road safety park will sit alongside the existing bitumen path and feature concrete paths with intersections, a roundabout, traffic islands, miniature road signs and seating. Landscaped…

July 6, 2022 Gunnedah Shire Council Mayor Jamie Chaffey has welcomed with caution an announcement the NSW Government will proceed with the Rangari Road upgrade. Transport for NSW and Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson announced this morning the NSW Government would take over the upgrade and sealing of Rangari Road. Cr Chaffey said the upgrade had been unable to proceed because full funding had never been allocated. “Ultimately, all we have wanted for many years…

 July 1, 2022 Gunnedah Shire Council is inviting stallholders to be part of the second-ever NightQuip on Conadilly Street on Tuesday, August 16. The evening promises to be a vibrant evening festival that fills Gunnedah’s main street with music, market stalls, food and late-night shopping on the first night of AgQuip. Council’s Director of Planning and Environmental Services Andrew Johns said NightQuip will be a highlight on Gunnedah’s calendar during Australia’s biggest agricultural field days.…

June 30, 2022 Gunnedah Shire Council has adopted a new suite of strategic documents to take Gunnedah into the new financial year and beyond. At the extraordinary Council meeting this week, Councillors adopted five documents: the 2017 ‐ 2027 Reviewed Community Strategic Plan (CSP), “Together We Achieve Great Things”; the 2022-23 ‐ 2025-26 Delivery Program; the 2022-23 Operational Plan; the 2022-23 Fees and Charges; and the 2022-23 – 2031-32 Long Term Financial Plan. The reviewed…

June 28, 2022 Gunnedah Shire Council has temporarily closed the drop-boxes at its Animal Impound Facility because of an outbreak of canine parvovirus. A number of dogs have been surrendered anonymously through the facility’s surrender boxes recently and some of these young dogs have been positive to parvovirus. To better manage symptomatic animals and reduce the risk of parvovirus affecting other seized dogs in the Animal Impound Facility, the surrender boxes on Quia Road were…

June 28, 2022 Gunnedah Shire Council has been successful in its application for an Additional Special Variation (ASV) of rates to continue to support the delivery of services and maintenance of assets in the years to come. Council resolved on April 20, 2022 to make an application for the ASV, and was among many New South Wales councils to apply for a variation following recent changes to the way the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal…