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  • 2024 Gunnedah Show

Editorial: The camel racing experience

OPINION: When first asked whether I’d be willing to ride a camel, I thought the show committee was having a laugh. It was only when pressed further I started to realise they were serious – racing camels were headed for the Gunnedah Show and organisers needed a few punters to give it a go. Before I could say boo, it looked like I was already drafted into the camel jockey nomination list. My only prior experience with camels was as a spectator in Port Macquarie as sightseers saddled up for a saunter along Lighthouse Beach. I’d barely even ridden a […]

Apr 20, 2024

  • FROM THE deputy MAYOR’s DESK

Preparing for times of emergency and natural disaster

By Cr Rob Hooke There is one thing communities can learn from times of emergency and natural disaster, and that is how to better prepare for future emergencies. Gunnedah shire has been through a time of drought, pandemic and floods, and we are using these enormous challenges to build a more resilient community. One of the ways we are doing this is through the Regional Drought Resilience Plan. Under round two of the program, jointly funded by the Australian government and the NSW government under the Future Drought Fund, Gunnedah Shire Council and Liverpool Plains Shire Council are looking to […]

Apr 18, 2024

  • From the mayor's desk

Chance to have your voice heard about crime in our community

By Cr JAMIE CHAFFEY It’s been a tough campaign but finally, the New South Wales government has heard our plea for an inquiry into crime in regional NSW. Most of us have experienced, or know someone who has experienced, crime in Gunnedah shire in the past 18 months, whether it be car theft and arson, a break-in, theft of tools or another form of crime. And we are not alone in this. The statistics show that many crimes have become more prevalent in rural and regional areas than they are in the city. The announcement of the Inquiry into Community […]

Apr 4, 2024

  • Country Press Australia

Local news and local jobs at risk following Meta announcement

Australia’s largest organisation of newspaper publishers has attacked the announcement by Meta that it will no longer negotiate deals with publishers once current agreements expire. Country Press Australia represents more than 230 regional, rural and outer suburban publications across the nation. The organisation was advised through an email from Meta early Friday afternoon that “our company priorities have substantially shifted in the past year and, as a result, we will no longer be making Facebook News Tab available in Australia”. Meta also confirmed “This doesn’t affect our agreement with Country Press Australia which will continue in accordance with its terms […]

Mar 22, 2024

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