EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR CATERING AUSTRALIA DAY DINNER Friday, 25 January 2019 at 7.00pm | GUNNEDAH TOWN HALL The Australia Day Working Group is calling for Expressions of Interest to cater for the annual Australia Day Dinner. To receive the specification document contact council@infogunnedah.com.au Phone Lauren Mackley Arts and Cultural Officer, (02) 6740 2100 Quotation submissions close 5.00pm, Monday 24, November 2018.

Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery is proud to introduce kids after school art classes with Sheryll Oliver. Workshop go from 3.30pm to 5.30pm, every Monday for five weeks; 5, 12, 19, 26 November and 3 December, 2018. Held at the Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Centre Studio on Chandos St. $150 for 5 weeks or $40 per lesson. Children will be doing: Collage Water colours Paper and lace transfers Focus on composition Focus on how materials work together There is a…

11 September 2018 Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery will be the first to exhibit multimedia artist, Marion Conrow’s surreal visual collection of works, titled ‘Museum of My Friends #1’.Ms Conrow has been developing her practice for over 30 years and has been a part of the Northern Rivers arts community for some time. Gunnedah Shire Council’s Acting Cultural Precinct Supervisor Lauren Mackley said ‘Museum of My Friends #1’ is a multimedia, sculptural and holographic light…

11 September 2018 Young persons can expect to have a grand time celebrating Grandparents Day on a GoCo Mystery Bus Tour.GoCo Community Care has joined the state-wide initiative to host activities on Sunday, 28 October 2018 in support of NSW Grandparents Day.Gunnedah’s premier home care service, GoCo, is inviting grandchildren to join their grandparents on a mystery bus tour for the day. Manager GoCo Bruce Mercer said grandparents hold a very special relationship with their…

10 September 2018 Gunnedah’s CBD will turn into the scene from a horror movie as Gunnedah Shire Council and Can Assist work together to bring the global phenomenon and fundraiser, Night of the Walking Dead, to Conadilly Street for a second year.Gunnedah Can Assist President Kate Knight and Gunnedah Shire Council’s Acting Cultural Precinct Supervisor Lauren Mackley are encouraging the community to dress up in their spookiest and funniest Halloween costumes and to bring a…

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…