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Victory in the Pacific, Vietnam Veterans’ Day to be commemorated

THE 81st anniversary of the end of world war two and 51 years since the Vietnam War ceased will be commemorated at local services. Victory in the Pacific Day and Vietnam Veterans’ Day will be commemorated at services in Narrabri and Gunnedah. Narrabri RSL Sub-branch will commemorate both days with a memorial service at 11am on Saturday 15 August. The service will take place at the Narrabri War Memorial, Maitland Street, on Victory in the Pacific Day. VP Day, or sometimes referred to as Victory over Japan Day, marks when Japan announced its surrender and effectively brought world war two […]

Aug 13, 2026

Cotton industry looks beyond the next cropFuture Fit Cotton the theme for 2026 Cotton Conference

FROM the country to the coast, a sea of checked shirts and boots swept into Broadbeach last week for the biennial Australian Cotton Conference. “Who’d believe that we’d break the record? We’ve got 3,070 registered participants at the conference,” Cotton Australia’s chief executive officer Adam Kay told this publication. “The hum and the buzz are phenomenal – it’s been a great few days.” The conference brings together growers, researchers, agronomists, supply-chain partners, industry leaders, machinery and equipment specialists from across Australia and beyond for three days of learning, networking and industry celebration. This year’s theme was Future Fit […]

Aug 13, 2026

Students get a taste of local government in ‘Mayor for a Day’

SECONDARY school students Steven Walters and Katie Spinks had a taste of local government after taking part in Gunnedah Shire Council’s Mayor for a Day program. The initiative was held during Local Government Week, with the council inviting local pupils to join mayor Colleen Fuller for a day of activities. Steven, who attends The Armidale School, and St Mary’s College student Katie Spinks pulled on the mayoral robes to learn more about local government leadership. The students also met with deputy mayor Kate McGrath and the Gunnedah and District Chamber of Commerce, shared morning tea with present and past council […]

Aug 13, 2026

Arts Gunnedah exhibition to showcase more than 350 works at 55th annual event

ARTS Gunnedah will host the 55th Annual Art and Ceramic Exhibition with more than 350 works from artists in one of the north-west region’s longest-running showcase events. Opening night will be held on Friday 14 August at the Bicentennial Creative Arts Centre. The exhibition will award more than $9,000 in prize money across a range of categories Arts Gunnedah president Tony Moran said the exhibition had grown into one of the region’s premier cultural events. “There aren’t many large-scale art exhibitions held in Gunnedah and people do like coming to them,” he said. “There are smaller exhibitions throughout the year, […]

Aug 12, 2026