Gunnedah Shire Council has approved nominations for three working groups and dissolved the Business Partner Program Advisory Group.
Gunnedah Shire Mayor Colleen Fuller said all Council working groups and committees were dissolved in line with NSW local government election protocols in September 2024.
"Following the election, the local community, community organisations and business sector were invited to nominate for positions on the Gunnedah Crime Prevention Working Group, the Access Working Group and the Reconciliation Action Plan Working Group for a period of two years," Cr Fuller said.
"We were very pleased to receive nominations from people who are passionate about making a difference in each of those three areas."
At the February Ordinary Council Meeting this week, Councillors endorsed nominations of the following people in each working group:
- Access Working Group: Ingrid Allen Thomas, Ange Wilson, Amanda Cooper, Max Lee, Peter Jones and Sonya Lodge
- Crime Prevention Working Group: Inspector Michael Wurth, Caitlyn Butler, Jessica Blair/Dakota Durrant (alternate member), Joshua Launders, Sharon Aldridge/Sally Wilson (alternate member), Vanessa Hodges Schembri, Brett Daley, John Harford, Amanda Cooper, Kath Wilkinson and Tammy White.
- Gunnedah Shire Council Reconciliation Action Plan Working Group: Cassandra Aldridge and Troy Silver.
Following a Notice of Motion brought by Councillor Rob Hoddle, Council also voted to dissolve the Business Partner Program Advisory Group and the Business Partner Program.
Cr Hoddle said a report to Council last year showed the program was not as effective in supporting businesses as originally intended.
Councillors also endorsed a nomination for Cr Juliana McArthur to join the Rural Roads Working Group.
