Organisational values
Equity, Integrity, Leadership, Openness and accountability

The Gunnedah Shire Council is committed to providing high quality and high value services to its residents and ratepayers.

Gunnedah Shire Council and it’s Management Team have demonstrated a keen and pro-active approach towards the ongoing improvement of Councils services and facilities. We recognise the opportunity for economic growth within the Council area and are keen to work with investors and developers to achieve this potential. Council will utilise the many resources available throughout the shire to attract and encourage development within our Council area.

OVERVIEW OF THE GUNNEDAH SHIRE

The Shire of Gunnedah in the North West of New South Wales covers an area of 5,092 square kilometres and has a population of around 12,000. It is located in the Upper Namoi Valley and is bordered by the Shires of Parry, Quirindi, Manilla, Barraba, Narrabri and Coonabarabran. Gunnedah is the service hub of the Shire. Outlying villages include Curlewis and Breeza to the southeast, Carroll to the east and Tambar Springs and Mullaley to the southwest. By road Gunnedah is approximately 450 kilometres from Sydney, 655 kilometres from Brisbane and just over 1,000 kilometres from Melbourne. It is serviced daily by air, rail and road having its own airport, being on the North-West rail line and having easy access to main highways.

Agriculture and Coal Mining are two important industries together with many light industries. Together they provide wealth and the rare opportunity for secondary and tertiary industry to establish close to both sources of energy and a wide variety of raw materials.

Tourism is also a large and growing industry and the Shire offers a broad range of facilities and interesting activities for both visitors and the resident community. Many annual events occur through the year, such as the
Ag-Quip Field Days, Mitre 10 Week of Speed, Two Rivers Festival and the National Tomato Contest, helping to promote Gunnedah and drawing large crowds. Residents also enjoy the advantages of a more relaxed but convenient country lifestyle combined with a high standard of community services.
Education and health needs are well catered for along with care for the disabled and aged care facilities second to none.

The community has access to and participates enthusiastically in a wide variety of sporting and cultural activities. Such activities help bring people together. Gunnedah offers alot of sports, including the contact sports of rugby and soccer to the calm paces of chess. Gunnedah, while having it’s own sporting and cultural activities, occasionaly hosts activities that are of State or even Commonwealth level.

Gunnedah Shire has the best of all worlds when it comes to the environment. The Shire has adequate rainfall, clean water, a climate that has moderate temperatures, plenty of sunshine, and much fauna and flora. Peoples views of today put the preservation of the environment as one of the important issues affecting them. The Gunnedah Shire Council is committed to environment preservation, while at the same time incorporating town expansion.

Gunnedah is a town that continues to thrive. It is a great place to raise a family or to do business.

If you have any questions about Council or any of its activities, please contact us on (02) 6740 2100 or email: council@infogunnedah.com.au