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17 April 2025
April Council meeting briefs
17 April, 2025 Bill to split the Hunter New England Health District Gunnedah Shire Council will call on the New South Wales Minister for Health to review the performance of Hunter New England Health Services in light of a recent survey conducted by Gunnedah Shire Council. Council conducted a survey seeking feedback relating to the Health Services Amendment (Splitting of the Hunter New England Health District) Bill 2025 to seek community feedback about the move…
17 April 2025 Gunnedah Shire Council is seeking community feedback on four key documents that detail Council activities for the current term and the 2025/26 financial year. The Draft 2017-2027 Community Strategic Plan, the Draft 2025/26-2028/29 Delivery Program, the Draft 2025/26 Operational Plan, and the Draft 2025/26 Fees and Charges are now on public exhibition. Gunnedah Shire Council General Manager Eric Groth said these important documents provided a framework for Council to establish priorities and…
16 April 2025 Young people (aged 12 to 24) and community representatives are being asked to put their hands up for a new Gunnedah Shire Council Youth Working Group. Councillor Linda Newell, who will be on the working group, said this was a tremendous opportunity for people to help build a great future for young people in Gunnedah Shire. “We are looking for people from community organisations, agencies, First Nations organisations, as well as community…
14 April 2025
Intervalley Pipeline plan causes concern
14 April 2025 NSW Government plans to bolster Tamworth’s water supply into the future should not come at the expense of surrounding communities, including Gunnedah Shire, Gunnedah Shire Mayor Colleen Fuller said. Cr Fuller said one of the options being considered as part of the Tamworth Intervalley Pipelines and Off-River Storages Project was construction of a new pipeline and pump stations to transfer water from Keepit Dam to Calala Water Treatment Plan. “Water security is…
10 April 2025 The autumn school holidays arrive at an exciting time at the movies, with a colourful collection screening at the Gunnedah Civic’s big screen. The blockbuster A Minecraft Movie (rated PG) is already drawing big crowds as the popular video game comes to life. A Minecraft Movie stars Jack Black and Jason Momoa and is the story of four misfits pulled through a portal into a cubic world where they must embark on…
01 April 2025
Council adopts latest recommendations for Showground and Riverside Precinct Master Plans
April 1, 2025 At its March Ordinary Meeting, Gunnedah Shire Council resolved to proceed with Master Plan Option 1 for both the Showground and Riverine Precinct. Key user groups requested several modifications to Option 1 for both sites during the most recent round of consultation. Council will now investigate and review these requests and incorporate any necessary changes into the Master Plans. Resulting Master Plans will be presented to a future meeting of the Council.
31 March 2025 A Draft Gunnedah Shire Section 7.12 Contributions Plan outlining levies to applicable developments is now on public exhibition. This Draft Plan replaces the existing 2013 Gunnedah Shire Council Section 94A Contribution Plan. The Draft Gunnedah Shire Section 7.12 Contributions Plan authorises Gunnedah Shire Council to impose a contributions levy on certain developments that goes towards public facilities and infrastructure. The rate of levy for development will not change, and developments up to…
27 March 2025
Bringing Bullawa Creek to Gunnedah's gallery walls
March 24, 2025 The State Conservation Area of Bullawa Creek, between Mt Kaputar National Park and the Pilliga Forest, has inspired artworks that will bring the bush into the Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery from Friday, April 11. Mixed media artist Lisa Marple has used her time spent at Bullawa Creek to create an exhibition called #Bullawa Creek Love supported by Arts North West. Marple, whose art often incorporates pieces from the landscape, including feathers,…
26 March 2025
Seeking nominations for Flood Risk Management Committee
PUBLIC NOTICE NOMINATIONS FOR THE GUNNEDAH SHIRE FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Gunnedah Shire Council is calling for two (2) interested community representatives aged 18 years and over to nominate for the Gunnedah Shire Flood Risk Management Committee. The Flood Risk Management Committee has been developed in direct response to requirements of the NSW Government’s Flood Risk Management Manual (2023). The scope of the Flood Risk Management Committee is to consider strategic matters relating (but not…
25 March 2025 Gunnedah Shire Council has delivered its first Cost Containment and Productivity Report to Councillors detailing historical and potential cost savings and efficiency gains. To assist in maintaining Council’s financial sustainability in tandem with the Special Rate Variation process, Councillors resolved Council would strive to find $930,000 through efficiency gains and operational savings over the three-year period from 2025 to 2028. Gunnedah Shire Council Director Corporate Services, Kelly Stidworthy, said “Council has been…
