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10 October 2018 Live out your ‘Grease’ diner fantasies at the Gunnedah Youth Council (GYC) Dessert Bar this Friday, 12 October.The popular dessert bar fundraiser is returning to close out the School Holiday Program with a classic diner theme and many mouth-watering desserts on the menu.The dessert bar is located at the Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery via the Little Conadilly Street Entrance from 5.00pm to 9.00pm. All money raised will go to GYC and the…
5 October 2018 Seven local businesses have received a slice of $7750 in funding from Round One (2018/2019) of Gunnedah Shire Council’s Business Partner Program.Representatives from each business were invited to a ceremony at Council Chambers on Thursday afternoon to accept the funding.Successful recipients in Round One include: Commercial Hotel Curlewis, to revamp and regenerate ODU Sportswear, for website development Kinfolk Student Cafes, for development of branded marketing collateral Provincial Printery, for business expansion Annie’s Kitchen,…
4 October 2018 Councillors Colleen Fuller and David Moses will lead the Gunnedah Crime Prevention Working Group, which held its first meeting for the 2018/2019 year on Tuesday night. Cr Fuller, who has held a position on the committee for 16 years, was re-elected as Chair of the Gunnedah Crime Prevention Working Group for a two-year term. Cr Moses, in his second year on the committee, was elected as Deputy Chair for the ensuing term.“The…
5 September 2018 In an effort to think differently about waste and promote sustainability, Gunnedah Shire Council is once again participating in the nationwide Garage Sale Trail and would like to encourage the community to get involved.Garage Sale Trail is a big weekend of garage sales in communities across Australia in October. The event aims to get the community thinking about the waste they generate and how some of it can be reused before it…
28 September 2018 CMCA Rally changed traffic conditionsThere will be changes to traffic conditions on the roads for the commencement of the CMCA Rally at the Gunnedah Showground on Friday, 5 October and Saturday, 6 October.Increased traffic is expected on South Street, Marquis Street, George Street and Wandobah Road as motorhomes and campervans are directed to enter the Gunnedah Showground via View Street entrance.A traffic controller will be stationed at the Wandobah Road and George…
REMINDER TO SHOWGROUND USERS | As the CMCA Rally rolls into town and event organisers begin to setup, the Gunnedah Showground will be closed to all users from September 27 to October 17. As the CMCA Rally is a large scale event, this means there will be no access to the grounds, without prior approval from the CMCA. At the end of this week, a large number of volunteers will be working on the grounds…
27 September 2018 Give a warm welcome to the CMCA RallyGunnedah Shire Mayor Jamie Chaffey calls on residents to help make our visitors welcome as more than 1400 people begin to roll into town for the Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia (CMCA) Rally (October 6-13, 2018) at the Gunnedah Showground.Cr Chaffey said this is Gunnedah’s chance to show new visitors the Shire’s vibrant and diverse community, and what makes it unique. “There is so…
24 September 2018 This year commemorates the Centenary of Anzac and preparations are well underway for a Remembrance Day Concert and Ceremony to be held at the historic Tambar Springs Cenotaph.The event will commence at 10.00am on Sunday, 11 November 2018.Centenary of Anzac Working Group Chairperson, Cr Owen Hasler, said the event will be an important occasion in the Shire’s calendar.“The Remembrance Day Ceremony at Tambar Springs recognises the Tambar Cenotaph’s 100-year anniversary in 2018,…
 21 September 2018 The GCSF is an initiative of the local community and provides financial support for local youth choosing to further their studies in tertiary education. Gunnedah’s Kustiani Tuckerman received a scholarship in 2018 and is most appreciative to the community for the funds that helped with the start-up costs of her engineering degree. “I haven’t seen anything else like the Gunnedah Community Scholarship Fund, and neither have any of the students I attend…
20 September 2018 Councillor Jamie Chaffey was re-elected as Mayor of Gunnedah Shire for his second term in a vote at last night’s Ordinary Council Meeting (19 September).Cr Chaffey will be supported by Cr Rob Hooke, after he was elected as the new Deputy Mayor for the two-year term. The election was attended by community members, family of the Councillors and several dignitaries, including Walcha Shire Mayor Eric Noakes, Liverpool Plains Shire Mayor Andrew Hope…