Gunnedah Show Society will receive $5000 through a drought stimulus package for country shows and more sponsors have come on board since members shared their concerns with the NVI earlier this month.

The society is still waiting to find out if Gunnedah Shire Council will waive the $8000 showground hire fee.

"We're running the show. We've committed as far as we can," society president Rob Witts said.

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Fellow member George Truman said locals had also put up their hands to help out with entertainment.

Musician Lucy Ravenwood (nee Amos) will sing, Julie and Kim Shields will run kids' activities, a craft shed will be held, and Gunnedah Motorcycle Club will do a demonstration.

Mr Truman said the society was busy printing schedules and firming up the entertainment and said the program should be going out soon.

"We're certainly feeling positive," he said.

The society is also preparing for the 2020 Energy Innovation Mining Expo (EIMEX) in October.

On Wednesday, councillors will vote on whether the council should become a major sponsor for the event and also make an in-kind contribution of $11,000 and a cash contribution of $7000.

In a report to council, acting corporate and community services director, Tim Muldoon, wrote that the in-kind contribution would be "in the form of traffic control if required, waste removal, ground and facilities fees hire, including town hall, assistance with ground set-up, advertising banners and communication".

EIMEX committee chair and councillor Rob Hooke is hopeful his fellow councillors will back the officer's recommendation to support the event.

The committee will also apply for funding from Destination NSW, which supported the inaugural event in 2018.

EIMEX drew more about 3500 people and almost 60 exhibitors and funds were raised for Gunnedah Community Scholarship Fund and charities including the Red Cross and Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service.

Cr Hooke said one of the main changes this year was dropping the three-day event back to two days in response to feedback from participants.

Fellow committee member George Avard said there would also be more of a focus on developing the energy and innovation part of the expo.

"We're trying to promote the innovation and energy side of it this year. The mining side was well supported last year but energy and innovation wasn't quite as well supported as we would like," he said.

He said a number of exhibitors had already been booked in for some months so "it all looks positive and is definitely going ahead".

The committee is now in full planning mode and will meet this week.