Three-time Olympian Brandon Starc was welcomed to Gunnedah as he shared his sporting journey with budding local young athletes. The Australian high jump champion and joint Australian record holder was in town as part of the Coles Community Round on Saturday, 7 November. More than 150 athletes featured as part of the regular competition day staged by Gunnedah Athletics Centre which coincided with the Olympian’s visit.   The Gunnedah club was among the organisations to be supported through the Coles Little Athletics Community Fund. This year, the supermarket celebrated a major milestone of $3 million awarded to grassroots clubs and […]

Gunnedah Health & Fitness Co (GHFC) has put the local community on the national leaderboard, raising more than $10,000 for Australians experiencing homelessness through Nedd’s Uncomfortable Challenge. GHFC topped the leaderboard for the highest fundraising by an Australian run club in the Australia-wide Nedd’s Uncomfortable Challenge (NUC), collecting an impressive $10,207 for charity We Are Mobilise. Held from 19 to 28 October, the challenge encouraged participants to choose something uncomfortable to do every day for 10 days, seek sponsorship and raise funds to support Australians experiencing homelessness. GHFC members embraced the initiative in a variety of ways, with the gym […]