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  • James Morrison

School students learn from music’s best in the business

The presence of master musician James Morrison in Gunnedah proved a great opportunity for music students at local primary and high schools to take part in a workshop where they gained inspiration and encouragement. A group of 50 music students from Gunnedah South Primary School, St Xavier’s and Carinya Christian School attended the morning masterclass where James and William Morrison played several songs throughout the hour. James Morrison asked the youngsters if they had any questions and they were all enthusiastic to ask questions like: “How many times a year do you travel around the world? What is your favourite […]

Dec 8, 2023

  • Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service

Gunnedah winners in rescue helicopter raffle

Gunnedah snapped up two of the top three prizes on offer in the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service ‘Cost of Living’ raffle. Neville Steele and Bert Hewitt were among the lucky winners. The raffle was run by the service’s volunteer support groups, opshops and support teams from July to November. It was held off the back of its earlier raffle held from February to June this year. These raffles covered an area from the Hawkesbury River, north to the Queensland border and out west to Wee Waa, Narrabri, Coonabarabran and Moree. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter’s volunteers and retail manager Steve Adams […]

Dec 7, 2023

  • GUNNEDAH DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY WITH MARIE HOBSON

Greek heritage lives on in memories of Acropolis Cafe

The impressive façade of the once grand Acropolis Café still sits proudly above the shopfront that once boasted a busy café, which seated 140 people with a staircase to the upstairs section that could seat as many as 230 people in a licensed restaurant. Under the Acropolis Café sign, Mellita Bros gives a small clue that Gunnedah once had a thriving Greek community much loved by those who grew up in the 1950s and 60s, with fond memories of an era when Greek cafes were part of the social scene and a meeting place for out-of-towners. The majority of Gunnedah’s […]

Dec 5, 2023

  • sundial memorial

New sundial unveiled at Carroll

Four generations of the Walker family gathered recently at Carroll Public School for the unveiling of a decorative sundial memorial to the family. Don Walker is the great grandson of the school’s first teacher, Rebecca Lucy Walker and her husband, George Francis Walker, who was the Carroll Postmaster for 43 years. The sundial represents the passing of time and commemorates the official opening of the public school on January 1, 1869. The sundial was donated to the school in their memory by Don and his late wife Agnes and their family. Don is the last surviving member of the Walker […]

Dec 4, 2023

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