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, […]

A $181m upgrade of the Newell Highway north of Moree has been announced, with the federal and New South Wales governments funding a major pavement renewal and safety improvements along one of the nation’s key freight routes. The 14.9km project will receive $144.8m from the federal government and $36.2m from the NSW government. It will include a new heavy-duty pavement, wider lanes and shoulders, upgraded intersections, improved drainage, safer property access and upgraded bus stops. The works are designed to improve safety on a section of highway with a history of crashes while strengthening the reliability and resilience of the […]