Gunnedah Shire Council December Meeting briefs

12 December, 2024

Council considers freezing Waste Management and Sewerage Charges

Gunnedah Shire Council this week voted to freeze increases to Waste Management and Sewerage annual charges during the proposed Special Rate Variation (SRV) implementation period, subject to the SRV being approved by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal and those service areas maintaining a financial sustainable outlook.

Councillors made the decision in a move towards limiting the increases in costs to ratepayers should the SRV application be successful.

You can find out more about the Special Rate Variation proposal .

Asset Management Plans on public exhibition

Eight Gunnedah Shire Council Asset Management Plans are on public exhibition.

The over-arching document – the Strategic Asset Management Plan – is a high-level plan to implement Council’s Asset Management Policy and outlines how assets will be managed.

The individual Asset Management Plans are for transport, buildings, stormwater, open space, recreation, airport and saleyards.

These plans can be viewed online at or are available on request at the Elgin Street Administration Centre. The public exhibition period will close on Thursday, 9 January 2025.

Village Council meetings for Curlewis and Piallaway

Gunnedah Shire Council has endorsed plans to hold the March Ordinary Meeting on 19 March at the Curlewis Community Hall hosted by the Curlewis Progress Association, and the September Ordinary Meeting on 17 September at the Piallaway Hall hosted by the Piallaway Progress Association.

Council had resolved to hold two Council meetings in villages in 2025 and sought expressions of interest from progress association. Only two were received – from the Curlewis and Piallaway progress associations.

Weeks of Speed support on public exhibition

Council will place on public exhibition a resolution of support for the 2025 Weeks of Speed.

Council resolved this week to endorse the waiver of 50% of fees to hire Council facilities and equipment for events as requested, with $3,476 to be drawn from the 2023/24 Facility Hire Fund.

Council also resolved to endorse expenditure for road closure costs of up to $5,000 for the Community Street Parade to be held on Saturday, 1 March 2025, from the 2024/25 Tourism Community Programs and Events budget. This financial assistance is subject to Council being recognised as a equivalent to a major sponsor.

This resolution will be on public exhibition until 5pm on Thursday, 9 January, 2025 and is available to view at

Caption: The Weeks of Speed Community Street Parade is a feature of the Weeks of Speed.

ENDS

For more information, contact Gunnedah Shire Council’s Communications team on (02) 6740 2100 or [email protected].