July meeting briefs

20 July, 2020

Council supports Eisteddfod’s award nomination

Gunnedah Shire Councillors have voted to support Gunnedah Eisteddfod Society’s nomination for a national award for this year’s Online Music Eisteddfod.

Gunnedah Shire Mayor Jamie Chaffey said the society had applied to council for financial support towards entry fees for the Best Cultural, Arts or Music Event and Best Regional Event cate gories of the Australian Event Awards and Symposium.

“The Gunnedah Eisteddfod Society has created something wonderful during challenging times,” Cr Chaffey said.

“Their initiative to create an online eisteddfod not only allowed this important community event to continue, but took it to new audiences and new heights, with 669 entries and new sections, including a family and household category.

“This is a great example of innovation at work in our community and we truly support the Gunnedah Eisteddfod Society in this nomination for a national award, and their plans to extend this event even further in the future.”

Gunnedah Shire Council will provide $400 towards the entry fees from the Cultural Grants Program.

GoCo changes on public exhibition

Proposed amended GoCo fees and charges will be available for comment for 28 days.

Gunnedah Shire Council approved the fees and charges schedule for public exhibition at this month’s Council Meeting.

The amended fees and charges will provide a framework for GoCo to use when discussing with individual clients their capacity to contribute to cost of services they receive.

GoCo specialises in providing aged and community services to the Gunnedah community, supporting older people to live an independent life. GoCo clients must be eligible through My Aged Care to access a range of services.

People can view the document on https://gococare.com.au/news/

New door for library and lift for pool

Gunnedah Shire Council has approved funding for a new automatic entry door for Gunnedah Library and a new disability access lift for the Gunnedah Memorial Swimming Pool.

The automatic entry door to the library has been malfunctioning while set on automatic and Council has been advised it cannot be repaired.

The door will be replaced by a new automatic entry door as soon as possible.

Council also approved funding to replace the disability access lift at the pool which is not working and is unable to be repaired to Australian Standards.

The disability access lift is used in the indoor heated pool by people who are unable to access the pool via the stairs or with other assistance.

Caption: A new disability access lift has been approved for the Gunnedah Memorial Swimming Pool.

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