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New Year, New Look Pantry

21st Jan 2025

This Friday, January 24th, the doors of the community pantry will re-open with exciting updates and improvements after a dedicated renovation effort by volunteers during the break. The pantry will be welcoming customers from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, read...

Meet our Australia Day Ambassador

21st Jan 2025

Best-selling author and award-winning conservationist Brad Farmer AM will be in Guyra and Ben Lomond on the weekend in his role as Australia Day Ambassador (ADA) for the Armidale region.To Brad Farmer, Australia is just one beach, a huge sandbox of d...

2025 Citizen of the Year nominees

21st Jan 2025

Community members who have made significant contributioons to the Guyra community will be acknowledged at an Australia Day Dinner which will be held at the Guyra Bowling Club on Saturday January 25th.This year there are four nominees for Citizen of t...

Improved water access for property firefighting

21st Jan 2025

.During a fire emergency, a landholder can now take water from surface and groundwater sources on their land without needing to have a water licence and water use approval, and this includes streams, creeks and rivers abutting a boundary.This water c...

Industry networking and advice at Feeder Steer School

21st Jan 2025

Beef producers will have the chance to build industry networks and improve their skills in the breeding, feeding and management of cattle bound for feedlots this February at the Feeder Steer School in Armidale.Tailored for feeder steer producers, the...

Festival time is here

14th Jan 2025

The Lamb and Potato Festival kicks of today and organisers are ready to feed and entertain the hordes of visitors who make Guyra a stop on their way to and from the Tamworth Country Music Festival. They are also prepared to welcome busloads of visito...

Guyra water gets tick of approval

14th Jan 2025

While the warmer weather has seen an increase in the natural occurrence of Blue Green Algae (BGA), Armidale Regional Council (ARC) says that Guyra residents can rest assured that their drinking water is free from toxicity and safe for consumption. Ac...

DO YOU KNOW THE NEW BUSH FIRE DANGER LEVELS?

14th Jan 2025

Bush fire severity ratings have recently changed, after 50 years of the previous system, with the new warnings focused on four separate categories under the nation-wide Australian Fire Danger Rating System.GREEN – MODERATEPlan and prepareStay u...

Art Show opening night 

14th Jan 2025

You are invited to join the Guyra CWA Evening Branch ladies in opening the 2025 Art Exhibition run in conjunction with Guyra Lamb & Potato Festival. The official opening will take place on Friday January 17th at the GALA Centre in Bradley Street....

2024 - Guyra’s second warmest year on record

14th Jan 2025

2024 was Australia’s second warmest year on record, and it was also Guyra’s second warmest on record. Looking at 86 complete years of data collected since 1911, the mean temperature for the year exceeded the long term average by...

Crafty locals selling their wares

14th Jan 2025

The Local Guyra Craft Group stall has been running in conjunction with the Guyra Lamb and Potato Festival since 2017 and will be back again in 2025. A recent addition was the ‘Landmarks of Guyra’ notebook – with a cover page picture...

Vinnies used as dumping ground again

14th Jan 2025

Vinnies volunteers in Guyra are facing an extra clean up due a large volume of items which have been dumped at the centre over the last couple of weeks.Despite signage requesting to only place items in the charity bins, an overflow of items has been ...

Council reaps rewards from new energy contract

14th Jan 2025

Armidale Regional Council (ARC) is set to make significant savings of more than $250,000 after signing a new green energy agreement with Origin Zero. The new agreement aligns with Council’s Renewable Energy Action Plan (REAP) goals ensuring ARC...

Have a say on proposed coach timetable changes

14th Jan 2025

Residents in the north west community are being invited to have a say on proposed NSW TrainLink coach timetable changes that are due to come into effect in mid-2026 to better meet the needs of the travelling public.NSW TrainLink is the state’s ...