Eighteen community organisations and registered charities will share more than $69,000 in funding through Gunnedah Shire Council’s newly revised Small Grants Program. A total of $69,382.74 has been allocated to successful applicants following endorsement of the assessment panel’s recommendations at council’s October ordinary meeting. The funding will support a range of projects across the shire, including infrastructure upgrades, bush fire preparedness, accessible facilities and community arts initiatives. The 18 successful applicants are Westpac Rescue Helicopter, Gunnedah Meals on Wheels, Gunnedah Workshop Enterprises, Gunnedah Pottery Club, Gunnible Landcare, Poultry Club, Willala Community Hall, Min Min Aboriginal Corporation, Gunnedah and District Chamber […]

Extract from In The Line of Fire edited by the late Ron McLean: A significant anniversary passed quietly last week with history recording the famous Charge of the Lighthorse at Beersheba on 31 October, 1917, and the heroism of the Australian Lighthorse in a surprise attack on the Turkish lines at full gallop. Several Gunnedah and district soldiers took part in the attack, including Roy Fraser Strachan, who was the son of a local police officer. Roy Strachan went right through the Great War, serving on Gallipoli and in the desert campaign in Egypt and Palestine – only to die […]