News 2023

40 years of Breakfast with the Band on Autumn Festival day - This Saturday’s Autumn Festival marks the fortieth year of the Armidale City Band’s popular ‘Breakfast with the Band’ major fundraising event. Affectionately known by the band as the ‘Pancake Breakfast’, it has grown from humble beginnings in 1982 to an Armidale Autumn Festival institution.
ARC delivers single largest road project undertaken by a NSW Council - It is an unprecedented time to be part of Armidale Regional Council (ARC) as it delivers the single largest road project ever undertaken by a NSW council.
Council is a proud champion of Privacy Awareness Week 2023 - Privacy Awareness Week NSW takes place from 1 – 7 May 2023 and this year’s theme is Back to Basics: Privacy foundations in NSW. Armidale Regional Council is a proud Champion of Privacy Awareness Week NSW 2023 and is committed to protecting the privacy of NSW citizens.
Armidale’s local Australia Day awards honour model citizens - Long-standing community entrepreneurs, leaders and volunteers have been recognised in this year’s Australia Day ceremonies in Armidale with Martin Levins honoured as Citizen of the Year for 2023.
City’s highest honour awarded to Tony Deakin - Mr Antony ‘Tony’ Deakin OAM, former mayor and architect, has been granted the City’s highest honour of the Keys to the City by Armidale Regional Council, at a special ceremony held in the Armidale Mall on Wednesday 17 May 2023.
Council honours and celebrates leading citizens in local Australia Day ceremonies in Guyra - Long-standing and leading citizens have been recognised in this year’s Australia Day ceremonies in Guyra with Beth White honoured as Citizen of the Year for 2023 at the annual awards dinner on Wednesday 25 January.
Council Meeting Wrap-Up for February - If you missed the recent Council meeting, we have provided a summary of the main points of interest and discussion.
Council’s solar smart bins save space and time - Solar smart bins which use a new wave of ‘smart technology’ to compact rubbish and send a message by Wi-Fi when full, will soon be placed in key locations around the city.
High tech lids to maximise space at Regional Landfill - Armidale Regional Council has taken delivery of new landfill lids this week which will create efficiencies through the use of contemporary technology to maximise the amount of air space at the Armidale Regional Landfill site (on Waterfall Way) by at least ten per cent.
Keys to the City awarded to former mayor and architect Tony Deakin - Mr Antony ‘Tony’ Deakin OAM, former mayor and architect, has been granted the Keys to the City by Armidale Regional Council, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the community.
March Meeting Wrap-Up - If you missed the latest Council meeting, we have given you a wrap-up of the main points discussed.
Mayor congratulates Rotary on longest continuous second hand book sale in New England - Mayor of Armidale Regional Council, Sam Coupland congratulates Armidale Central Rotary on 25 years of the sale and giving generously of their time to the community.
Modern update for Armidale Folk Museum with $247,000 Grant - ARMIDALE’S Folk Museum will undergo a $247,060 refurbishment to improve accessibility and create more office space thanks to a State Government grant, Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall announced at the museum last week.
New England Volunteer Awards 2023 - The New England Volunteer Awards for 2023 were presented on Thursday 18 May in the Armidale Council Chambers with a record 29 nominations received.
New permanent off-leash dog park for Guyra - Armidale Regional Council (ARC) is now in the early design stages of a leash-free dog area in South Guyra Park, approved by Council at the May meeting, with some works scheduled to commence before the end of June.
Parade and festival favourites return to the Armidale Autumn Festival - The street parade we all love is returning to the Armidale Autumn Festival on Saturday 1 April along with festival favourites and the Breakfast with the Band.
Revised strategic documents to be included in SRV application adopted by Council - At an Extraordinary Council Meeting on Monday 30 January, Armidale Regional Council (ARC) adopted the revised suite of documents which form part of the application to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of NSW (IPART) for a Special Rate Variation (SRV) of around 50% over three years, which would take effect from 2023-24.
Social entrepreneur is Oz Day Ambassador - As founder of two innovative, not-for-profit organisations, Jarrod Wheatley is creating positive change and is the Armidale region’s Australia Day Ambassador for 2023.
Twenty tonnes of recycling sold from Armidale's top crate system - Armidale’s world-class crate recycling system continues to lead the way to secure markets for our plastics, with approximately twenty (20) tonnes of mixed plastics being loaded on to trucks and exported from Council’s waste facilities on Friday 12 May.
Youth Week is a chance to ‘Connect, Participate and Celebrate’ - Armidale Regional Council is hosting free activities in Armidale and Guyra for this year’s Youth Week from 20 to 29 April and welcome all young people in the community to be part of the celebrations.

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New England Volunteer Awards 2023: The New England Volunteer Awards for 2023 were presented on Thursday 18 May in the Armidale Council Chambers with a record 29 nominations received.

City’s highest honour awarded to Tony Deakin: Mr Antony ‘Tony’ Deakin OAM, former mayor and architect, has been granted the City’s highest honour of the Keys to the City by Armidale Regional Council, at a special ceremony held in the Armidale Mall on Wednesday 17 May 2023.

New permanent off-leash dog park for Guyra: Armidale Regional Council (ARC) is now in the early design stages of a leash-free dog area in South Guyra Park, approved by Council at the May meeting, with some works scheduled to commence before the end of June.

Twenty tonnes of recycling sold from Armidale's top crate system: Armidale’s world-class crate recycling system continues to lead the way to secure markets for our plastics, with approximately twenty (20) tonnes of mixed plastics being loaded on to trucks and exported from Council’s waste facilities on Friday 12 May.

Council is a proud champion of Privacy Awareness Week 2023: Privacy Awareness Week NSW takes place from 1 – 7 May 2023 and this year’s theme is Back to Basics: Privacy foundations in NSW. Armidale Regional Council is a proud Champion of Privacy Awareness Week NSW 2023 and is committed to protecting the privacy of NSW citizens.

Mayor congratulates Rotary on longest continuous second hand book sale in New England: Mayor of Armidale Regional Council, Sam Coupland congratulates Armidale Central Rotary on 25 years of the sale and giving generously of their time to the community.

Youth Week is a chance to ‘Connect, Participate and Celebrate’: Armidale Regional Council is hosting free activities in Armidale and Guyra for this year’s Youth Week from 20 to 29 April and welcome all young people in the community to be part of the celebrations.

ARC delivers single largest road project undertaken by a NSW Council: It is an unprecedented time to be part of Armidale Regional Council (ARC) as it delivers the single largest road project ever undertaken by a NSW council.

40 years of Breakfast with the Band on Autumn Festival day: This Saturday’s Autumn Festival marks the fortieth year of the Armidale City Band’s popular ‘Breakfast with the Band’ major fundraising event. Affectionately known by the band as the ‘Pancake Breakfast’, it has grown from humble beginnings in 1982 to an Armidale Autumn Festival institution.

March Meeting Wrap-Up: If you missed the latest Council meeting, we have given you a wrap-up of the main points discussed.