Gunnedah Shire Council

Gunnedah Shire Council This is the official page of Gunnedah Shire Council. Where possible, emergency updates will be provided after-hours.

๐†๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐๐š๐ก ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฅ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐š ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐”๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ

Gunnedah Shire Councilโ€™s page exists to provide information on Council initiatives, events, programs and news. This page is used as a tool for Council to actively engage with the community, serving as a place for discussion and an active exchange of ideas.

๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ 

Gunnedah Shire Council will monitor its social media pla

tforms between 8.30am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays. If your matter is urgent, please contact Council 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on (02) 6740 2100.

๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐ข๐š ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ

We welcome your comments and we encourage you to discuss and share opinions with others via this page, however, in order to ensure our page is friendly and welcoming for all visitors, we ask that you ensure you adhere to our Acceptable User Guidelines. Social media users must not post or share comments, photos, videos, electronic recordings or other information that:

โ€ข is defamatory, offensive, humiliating, threatening or intimidating to Council officials or members of the public;
โ€ข contains profane language or is sexual in nature;
โ€ข constitutes harassment and/or bullying within the meaning of the Model Code of Conduct for Local Councils in NSW or is unlawfully discriminatory;
โ€ข contains content about Council, Council officials or members of the public that is misleading or deceptive;
โ€ข breaches the privacy of Council officials or members of the public;
โ€ข contains allegations of suspected breaches of Councilโ€™s Code of Conduct or information about the consideration of a matter under the Procedures for the Administration of the Model Code of Conduct for Local Councils in NSW;
โ€ข violates an order made by a court;
โ€ข breaches copyright;
โ€ข advertises, endorses or solicits commercial products or businesses;
โ€ข constitutes spam; or
โ€ข is in breach of the rules of the social media platform. If you upload content of this nature, it will be removed or โ€œhiddenโ€ by the moderator and, where practicable, you will be advised of the reason for the removal and your rights of review. If you upload content that is removed or โ€œhiddenโ€ on three occasions, you may be blocked or banned from all Council social media platforms. More details can be found here: www.gunnedah.nsw.gov.au/index.php/council/council-information/social-media-guidelines

๐‚๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ

Council has an established Customer Service Request system (CSR) to help direct and deal with requests for service from the public. Council's social media platforms are not the approved method to seek Council action on a matter or to make complaints about Council or Council officials. To seek Council action on a matter, or to register a complaint, contact our Customer Service Team on (02) 6740 2100, or email [email protected]

View more about our complaints process here: https://www.gunnedah.nsw.gov.au/index.php/council/keep-in-touch/compliments-complaints

Councilโ€™s page is also not the correct place to report dangerous situations or urgent issues. Residents should contact Council on (02) 6740 2100 if they have an emergency outside business hours.

Gunnedah Shire Mayor Colleen Fuller OAM and Council staff met with the University of New England, AU on Wednesday to dis...
11/06/2026

Gunnedah Shire Mayor Colleen Fuller OAM and Council staff met with the University of New England, AU on Wednesday to discuss their new Strategic Plan and how we can work more closely with UNE to achieve long-term regional prosperity.

We look forward to working with UNE into the future!

โ€œNow. Urgent. Final notice. Immediate action requiredโ€ฆโ€Scammers create a sense of urgency, so you feel pressured to clic...
11/06/2026

โ€œNow. Urgent. Final notice. Immediate action requiredโ€ฆโ€

Scammers create a sense of urgency, so you feel pressured to click, pay or respond straight away. But you can always stop and check first.

๐Ÿ›‘ Stop: Donโ€™t let urgency push you into action.
โŒโœ… Check: Verify the message through official channels.
๐Ÿ“ž Protect: Call your bank if youโ€™ve been scammed and report it to scamwatch.gov.au

Find out more at www.scamwatch.gov.au

Gunnedah's sporting fields are closed until further notice due to the wet weather.
11/06/2026

Gunnedah's sporting fields are closed until further notice due to the wet weather.

The following Council facilities will be closed on Thursday, 18 June, 2026 for staff training. ๐Ÿšซ Council's Administratio...
11/06/2026

The following Council facilities will be closed on Thursday, 18 June, 2026 for staff training.

๐Ÿšซ Council's Administration Building
๐Ÿšซ Gunnedah Waste Management Depot
๐Ÿšซ Gunnedah Shire Library
๐Ÿšซ GoCo

The facilities will reopen on Friday, 19 June, 2026.

๐“๐š๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ซ ๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ - ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐€ ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง ๐›๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ. Thank you to everyone who voted on the replacement playgro...
11/06/2026

๐“๐š๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ซ ๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ - ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐€ ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ž๐ง ๐›๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ.

Thank you to everyone who voted on the replacement playground design for Memorial Park, Tambar Springs.

Option A, shown below, was the communityโ€™s clear favourite, receiving 79% of votes.

Council will provide further updates once the existing playground is removed in preparation for the installation of the replacement playground.

This giant fellow was out for a trot on Barber Street and is now in our care.If this gentle giant belongs to you, contac...
10/06/2026

This giant fellow was out for a trot on Barber Street and is now in our care.

If this gentle giant belongs to you, contact Council on (02) 6740 2100.

10/06/2026

Have your say on what is most important to you:

I want to hear from the people of the Parkes Electorate about the issues that are most affecting you. I also want to hear about what matters you would like to see raised in Federal Parliament.

Scan the QR code or visit my website https://www.jamiechaffey.com.au to take the 30 second survey.

10/06/2026
09/06/2026

Congratulations to Gunnedah Shire's Susan Lyle on being awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for her contributions to our community ๐Ÿ‘

The Order of Australia recognises Australians who have demonstrated outstanding service or exceptional achievement.

Susan's recognised achievements include:

๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ

President, Gunnedah Branch, Red Cross, since 2024; Volunteer, since 1984.

Chairperson and Board Member, Gunnedah Nursing Home, 1990-1997.

๐‚๐š๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ง๐š ๐‚๐จ๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ
Chair, 2011-2022.

Facilitator, led class action and prevented coal mining licences within Liverpool Plains, 2022.

The BreastScreen NSW mobile screening unit is coming to Gunnedah!For women over 40, a breast screen can find cancers ear...
09/06/2026

The BreastScreen NSW mobile screening unit is coming to Gunnedah!

For women over 40, a breast screen can find cancers early, before they can be seen or felt, and when treatment is most successful. ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ, takes 20 minutes and could save a life!

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: Gunnedah Hospital, 27 Marquis St (access via Alkira Aged Care entrance).
๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ: Monday, 22 June, 2026
๐—•๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€: Online at www.breastscreen.nsw.gov.au or by calling 13 20 50

Address

63 Elgin Street
Gunnedah, NSW
2380

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+61267402100

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