22 December, 2022 Gunnedah Shire has once again celebrated the festive spirit with homes and businesses switching on their Christmas lights. Twenty-six homes and businesses entered the Christmas Lights Competition, decorating their premises with everything from giant inflatable Santas to strings of illuminated stars. Gunnedah Shire Council Manager Economy and Growth Susan Frater said the competition judges – Gunnedah’s Citizen of the Year Tracey Reid, Gunnedah Chamber of Commerce representative Sammi Bath and representatives from…

20 December, 2022 Gunnedah Shire Council is actively recruiting town planners to keep pace with rapid growth in Gunnedah Shire. Over the past 18 months, 232 development applications have been lodged with Council, along with Customer Service Requests, street trading applications, planning certificates, and state significant developments, among other requests. Most of the DAs are additions to homes (for example, sheds/pools/dwelling alterations), additions to commercial/Industrial, and new dwellings (based on June 2021-December 2022 figures), while…

16 December, 2022 It’s summer and that means the school holidays are here! Gunnedah Shire Council’s latest school holiday program is full of fun activities including skateboarding workshops, whip cracking, outdoor cinema, a free pool day, and theatre workshops in January 2023. Louis Tennis Academy will run tennis coaching clinics in both Gunnedah and Breeza on Tuesday, 10 January, and Gunnedah Conservatorium is hosting a number of theatre and music workshops over a few weeks.…

15 December, 2022 Gunnedah Shire has strengthened its partnership with its Sister City of Kolomotu’a, Tonga, and other Pacific Islands through a recent labour workshop. Gunnedah Shire Council hosted a Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme workshop to introduce local employers to the Federal Government program. “This workshop, which was open to employers looking to fill labour gaps with reliable workers from the Pacific Islands or Timor-Leste, is a great step towards meeting a number…

15 December, 2022 Gunnedah Shire Council is calling on NSW State election candidates to commit to a list of priorities to address critical issues in Gunnedah Shire. Council has endorsed a recommendation to approach candidates for the seat of Tamworth on five priority issues ahead of the March 2023 election. Gunnedah Shire Mayor Jamie Chaffey, who moved the recommendations in a Mayoral Minute at the December Council Meeting, said while there were many priorities for…

15 December, 2022 Gunnedah Shire Council will auction five properties on Friday, 31 March, 2023 to recover rates and charges that have remained unpaid for more than five years in the case of occupied land, or one year in the case of vacant land. Gunnedah Shire Council General Manager Eric Groth said it was necessary to take the action in cases where every attempt to contact and obtain payment from the property owner had been…

14 December, 2022 Gunnedah Shire Council’s Administration Building, Gunnedah Shire Library and GoCo will close at 12pm on Friday, 23 December for a two-week period. The facilities will not reopen until Monday, 9 January, 2023. The Gunnedah Memorial Pool will open every day except for Christmas Day, and The Civic Theatre will be closed on Christmas Day, 27 December, 1-3 January 2023, and 9 January, 2023. The Gunnedah Waste Facility will open each day except…

December 6, 2022 Gunnedah Shire Mayor Jamie Chaffey says a decision to close the Gunnedah branch of the ANZ Bank is “deeply disappointing”. ANZ announced this month the Gunnedah branch would operate on reduced hours ahead of permanent closure on Tuesday, May 16, 2023. “This announcement is a clear example of a business putting profits before people,” Cr Chaffey said. “The ANZ Bank has been part of the fabric of Gunnedah since the 1950s –…

6 December, 2022 The Gunnedah Christmas Fair is almost here and you’re invited to share in the festive fun in the CBD from 5.30pm on Thursday, 8 December. The free community event is supported by Gunnedah Shire Council and Gunnedah Chamber of Commerce and funded by the Reconnecting Regional NSW – Community Events Program. Gunnedah Shire Mayor Jamie Chaffey said the Christmas Fair was a bright spot in the year. “After all the challenges of…

1 December, 2022 When the chains of COVID-19 lock-downs and restrictions fell over NSW, Louisa Riordan’s world stood still, but the stillness brought her art to life. For the Gunnedah artist, ‘A Year at Home’ has been a year of discovery. As the world slowed, her paintbrushes captured the shadow of the days passing, awaiting the next day to come. These works are ready to be discovered in Ms Riordan’s first local exhibition, opening at…