Australia Day plans are bigger and better this year right across the region, with a big splash and lots of creativity in Armidale, Gunnedah getting competitive with everything from a triathlon to trivia, and Tamworth giving an extra day of TCMF action as well as ensuring all the villages get involved.
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Bigger bucks and a bigger Year ahead: PBR Australia sets ambitious 2026 schedule
Professional Bull Riders Australia has unveiled a blockbuster calendar for 2026, promising a record-setting season with more events and new tour stops.
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Hinton Drive holds onto Santa Street title
Hinton Drive in Gunnedah has once again claimed the coveted title of Santa Street in the Gunnedah Shire Christmas Lights Competition.
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Shire invited to celebrate ‘significant moment’ in Sister City history
Two delegates from Gunnedah Shire Council’ joined our Sister City of Kolomotu’a, Tonga to celebrate 150 years of the nation’s constitution.
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Australia officially home for five new citizens
Gunnedah Shire has welcomed five new Australian citizens to the community. Read more here.
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Gunnedah’s treasured cultural icon to be restored
Restoration work on Gunnedah Shire’s award-winning Rainbow Serpent Water Feature will begin in the new year.
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Library wins gong for innovative, intergenerational program
Gunnedah Shire Library’s creativity and ingenuity has captured the spotlight at the NSW Public Libraries Association’s annual conference.
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Celebrate the season across the region
The New England region is continuing to celebrate through to Santa visit day, with Christmas markets, concerts, carnivals and even a horse racing event set to bring colour and cheer to communities across the region.
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‘We all have a part to play’: 16 Days of Activism to end violence
Ending Digital Violence Against All Women and Girls is the focus of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence 2025.
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Gunnedah Shire’s Community Christmas Tree Lighting a jolly affair
Gunnedah residents are warmly invited to attend the lighting of the Community Christmas Tree on Friday, 28 November, in Brock’s Court.