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Should we return serve with Kolomotu’a Close? | EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL: Tamworth has Drop Bear Lane, Gunnedah has the transient Santa Street and now Tonga has Gunnedah Avenue – surely the ultimate compliment by our Pacific partners. The road naming in Kolomotu’a – Gunnedah’s official sister city in Tonga – came as a complete to the visiting Gunnedah delegation which was in the country for an employment expo. Gunnedah mayor Jamie Chaffey described it as a great testament to the relationship between our community and Kolomotu’a. Given the recent naming in Tonga, it begs the question should Gunnedah reciprocate the offer and name a street after their city? Kolomotu’a Close […]

Nov 10, 2023

What is the future of vocational education?

OPINION: Heavy duty fencing which surrounded the Gunnedah TAFE campus recently triggered some community discussion about plans for the facility. Perhaps it was the start of a redevelopment one mused or an injection of new funding, another pondered.  Nope, apparently this was just “routine maintenance” according to the TAFE’s head office. The construction fencing, which skirted around the site’s Hunter Street perimeter boundary, was necessary while work was carried out on rubbish bins and gardens at the TAFE. Judging by the scale of the temporary fencing, it probably cost more to install it than it did to rejuvenate the gardens. It […]

Jul 19, 2023

Editorial: Fight or flight on gas?

Gunnedah Shire Council has refused to declare whether it would support or oppose potential gas extraction within its shire boundary. It follows anti-gas protests on Milroy Road last week which attempted to halt gas survey activities in areas south of Gunnedah. Liverpool Plains Action Group spokesperson Doug Frend pleaded with government representatives to aid their defence of probable gas drilling in the area.  The landholder believes the risk to water supply and contamination was too great, not only for his livelihood and farming enterprise, but those across the state. Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson was adamant last week he would […]

Feb 14, 2023

Better signage needed to avoid trucks entering CBD

OPINION: The ongoing issue of B-doubles making their way through the Gunnedah CBD has vexed authorities  and residents for many years, with the heavy vehicles often colliding with the brick feature wall at the Wolseley Park roundabout. The wall has been repaired on many occasions and is now in a state of disrepair again, which is not a good look for our beautiful town. With a designated heavy vehicle by-pass, it is hard to comprehend why some truckies are not taking it but when you look at the signage below the new overpass it is understandable. As you cross the […]

Aug 18, 2022

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