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Privacy Awareness Week NSW 2023 - Social Tile
Council is a proud champion of Privacy Awareness Week 2023
1 May 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.
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Mayor congratulates Rotary on longest continuous second hand book sale in New England
28 Apr 2023
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.
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Youth Week is a chance to ‘Connect, Participate and Celebrate’
5 Apr 2023
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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ARC delivers single largest road project undertaken by a NSW Council
4 Apr 2023
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.
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40 years of Breakfast with the Band on Autumn Festival day
31 Mar 2023
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.

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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!
Vicar wins Autumn Festival photography competition
A minister from Guyra has taken out first prize in Armidale Regional Council’s inaugural Autumn Festival photography competition with a glorious image of his church surrounded by golden Autumn leaves.
Residents get smart when it comes to saving water
Fifty households in Armidale have started a “smart” water meter trial that could result in residents saving on water usage and early detection of water leaks.
Life’s a beach at official opening of Dumaresq Dam Reserve
Armidale Regional Council (ARC) has announced Dumaresq Dam Reserve will officially open on April 13 so residents and visitors can enjoy the full facilities the upgraded nature reserve has to offer.
New Council waste services rollout a success
Armidale Regional Council’s new waste services operation has had a successful rollout with JR Richards taking over the eight-year contract for the collection of residents’ red and green lid garbage bins and Armidale Recycling Services returning for a new contract.