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12 September 2025
Modern facility to improve outcomes for companion animals
12 September, 2025 Construction is under way for Gunnedah Shire’s new Animal Impound Facility. The multi-million-dollar facility is being built at the current impound location on Quia Road, and completion is expected by mid-2026. The works include a modern shelter, free-range exercise yards, veterinary treatment room, office space, and a public reception area. The project capital funding of $3 million encompasses numerous grants, including more than $1 million from the NSW National’s Stronger Country Communities…
10 September 2025
Free Mental Health First Aid training workshops
Gunnedah and Liverpool Plains Shire councils are hosting a series of free Mental Health First Aid workshops for people in the communities. Increasing mental health resilience was identified as a priority during the community consultation stage of the Regional Drought Resilience Plan, and these sessions are an initiative of the plan. The three-hour workshops will be presented by mental health educator Peter Annis-Brown and will focus on participants' own mental fitness and support for others…
10 September 2025
Scholarship Fund offers ‘practical support’ for new ventures
10 September, 2025 Young people ready to embark on the next stage of their educational journey can get a helping hand through the Gunnedah Community Scholarship Fund. Applications for the 2026 round are now open to all local students under the age of 25 who meet the eligibility criteria and are seeking to further their education or training at a university, TAFE, or an accredited training organisation. Scholarship Fund Working Group Chair Councillor Linda Newell…
10 September 2025
Beloved drama to debut in Gunnedah on national release date
10 September, 2025 Highly anticipated film, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, will debut in Gunnedah on its official release date – Thursday, 11 September. Gunnedah Shire Council’s Cultural Precinct Team Leader Danny Hankinson has been working hard behind the scenes to bring films to The Civic Theatre in line with national release dates. “It’s fantastic that locals can see the film on the same day as so many others across the country,” Mr Hankinson said.…
05 September 2025
Cinderella Spinderella whirls its way into imaginations
4 September, 2025 Jally Entertainment is putting a new spin on the classic tale of Cinderella in a live performance at The Civic Theatre on Thursday, 18 September. Cinderella Spinderella is an educational show that highlights safety, kindness and friendship in a fun way for 4 to 11 year-olds. Leading lady Cinderella is doing the household chores again while her bossy stepmother Edna Bucket sits around playing on her phone all day. It’s hard for…
1 September, 2025 After finalising a plan last year to increase the drought-preparedness of the Gunnedah and Liverpool Plains shires, the two councils are now embarking on the second stage of the project. Liverpool Plains and Gunnedah Shire councils worked together last year to prepare a Regional Drought Resilience Plan, part of a national program jointly funded through the Federal Government’s Future Drought Fund and the NSW Government. The project aims to develop the capacity…
29 August 2025
August Council meeting briefs
29 August, 2025 Cost-shifting to Local Government Council will write to the Premier, the NSW Treasurer and the NSW Minister for Local Government requesting they urgently address the extent and impact of cost-shifting onto local government through a combination of regulatory reform and appropriate funding. Local Government NSW’s recent independent report on cost-shifting revealed that $1.5 billion of expense was imposed on councils by various State and Federal Government policies in the 2023/2024 financial year.…
27 August 2025 The arrival of AgQuip and two bumper cattle sales has boosted Gunnedah Shire’s economy amidst flooding events. Gunnedah Shire Council’s Director Community and Development Andrew Johns said two record-breaking sales at Gunnedah Regional Saleyards, combined with AgQuip exhibitors and visitors staying in the Shire, have cushioned the local economy in an otherwise tough month. “Gunnedah Stock and Station Agents Association yarded 3,569 cattle on 12 August and 4,345 cattle on 18 August,…
26 August 2025
Mystery artist to be unmasked
26 August 2025 Belgian artist Rene Magritte once said, "Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist”. Gunnedah Shire will unlock its own mystery when the enigmatic artist ‘Haggy’ is unveiled at an upcoming exhibition at the Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery on 5 September. Born and raised in Gunnedah, Haggy is a self-taught artist who now lives on a farm near Barraba and creates in her studio on the property. Haggy is…
11 August 2025 Gunnedah Shire Council is urging businesses in the Local Government Area to complete a short survey on the impact of the August flood event on the business community. Council’s Manager Economy and Growth Susan Frater said locals were used to coping with supply chain issues, planning for flooding, and getting back to business, but it was important to measure the costs incurred. “From family farms and service organisations to retail, accommodation, manufacturing…
