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Unwrap the magic of Christmas 1 Nov 2023: Armidale Regional Council is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated return of Armidale Christmas in the Mall and the Guyra Christmas Carnival in collaboration with Rotary Guyra, a festive extravaganza that will transform the region into a magical wonderland for residents and visitors to enjoy.

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See you again soon REX 30 Oct 2023: As the final Regional Express (REX) flight has now departed Armidale on Saturday 28 October, Armidale Regional Council welcomes the return of services in early 2024.

Council adopts new changes to Armidale's drought management plan 30 Oct 2023: Councillors agreed at their general meeting on Wednesday 25 October that it would move residents to Level 1 water restrictions when total dam storage was at 90 per cent and move to Level 2 water restrictions when total dam storage was at 80 per cent.

Renewable energy projects must provide benefits for our region 27 Oct 2023: A Renewable Energy Community Benefit Framework – that promotes benefit sharing strategies associated with the development of renewable energy projects in the Armidale region – has been adopted at this week’s Ordinary Council Meeting.

New road safety initiative goes hand in hand with education 17 Oct 2023: Armidale Regional Council (ARC) has launched a new road safety campaign to encourage careers to hold children’s hands when near or crossing roads

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All aboard for the virtual railway museum tour: A new virtual tour of Armidale’s Bicentennial Railway Museum is going full steam ahead and will be available for viewing from International Museum Day, May 18.

Proposed 24/25 budget to super charge regional activation and jobs growth: A budget that focuses on a solid foundation of regional activation and supporting an ambitious target of 4000 new jobs by 2040 underpinned by fiscal responsibility and long- term financial stability has been endorsed for public exhibition at the Extraordinary Council Meeting on Monday 13 May 2024.

Reading from the same page at storytime event: Young bookworms from around the region will be able to join in the fun of National Simultaneous Storytime on May 22 in the Armidale and Guyra libraries.

So much more than great music: Armidale is gearing up for a weekend of music, culture, and community as The Big Chill Festival makes its highly anticipated return to the Armidale Showground on May 18 and 19, 2024.

Venue change for Big Chill Festival: Due to consistent wet weather impacting the water-logged Armidale Sportsground and the predicted wet weather again this weekend for Armidale, organisers of the Big Chill Festival have made the decision to move the festival to the Armidale Showground.

Libraries deliver fun and diverse holiday program in our region: The Armidale Regional Libraries team has delivered another engaging school holiday program – offering diverse activities, opportunities for fun, and demonstrating again that libraries are more than a place to borrow books!

Take the plunge at Big Chill event: Big Chill Festival goers will get a chance to chill right out with a cold-water plunge at Dumaresq Dam as part of the festival’s extended program of events.

New guidelines for City to Soil bins: To meet NSW Environment Protection Authority, WHS, resource recovery and service requirements, Council has implemented ‘contamination management’ in new contracts for bin collection services.

Bradley Street footpath cleaning to start this week: Armidale Regional Council will be undergoing footpath cleaning in Bradley Street Guyra from April 19 to 23 to help make it safer for pedestrians during wet and frosty weather.

Region’s youth celebrated at Council awards ceremony: Armidale Regional Council celebrated Youth Week on Thursday 11 April with a delicious morning tea and the reactivation of the region’s Youth Awards. Local school students and other young members of the community gathered at Town Hall alongside service providers and others keen to celebrate!