A NEW $1.9m animal impound facility has opened in Gunnedah, providing improved care for lost, surrendered and displaced animals while boosting rehoming opportunities across the shire. The purpose-built Animal Impound Facility on Quia Road was officially opened by mayor Colleen Fuller and representatives from Gunnedah Shire Council. It features a modern animal shelter, free-range exercise yards, a veterinary treatment room, office space, a rehoming orientation yard and a public reception area. The project was jointly funded by the federal and state governments along with the council. Council community and development director Andrew Johns said the new facility was a major […]

WHEN Hayley Hausfeld signed up as a paramedic she could never have imagined that one day she would be using her skills in remote villages high in the mountains of Nepal. Hayley revisited her experience as guest speaker at Gunnedah Evening VIEW Club’s July dinner meeting, showing a variety of colourful slides of not only the magnificent scenery but also the medical clinics and the hardy people who live there. During the eight days of the medical trek, the group walked four days and visited four medical clinics, treating 400 patents.   The fully escorted group included seven Australians, made […]