After nearly two-and-a-half years, and more than 1,000 stories and features, we've decided to call it a day. For the time being we will keep the site open as a library resource. Thank you to all our readers and to the advertisers and other supporters.

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Fourteen juveniles responsible for 50 percent of Orange crime

PETER HOLMES

Jul 31, 2023

Fourteen juveniles responsible for 50 percent of Orange crime

July 31, 2023 By David Fitzsimons A group of young offenders has been responsible for much of the recent crime in Orange, a police report...

Orange City Council sent five people to a beachside tourism conference

PETER HOLMES

Jul 22, 2023

Orange City Council sent five people to a beachside tourism conference

July 22, 2023 By Peter Holmes Orange City Council (OCC) sent five people to a three-day beachfront tourism conference at the luxury Manly...

NEWS

Police allege stolen Volkswagen Amarok, Toyota Tarago, Ford Ranger, Ford Falcon and Mercedes involved in Orange pursuits

BREAKING: Man charged after alleged Orange stabbing

Teen "disguised" during robbery in Orange, police allege

Owners says Summer Street hotel will go ahead, but plans being tweaked after construction costs soar

12:30am bail visit in Orange leads to arrest of teenage boys aged 14, 15 and 16

Owner walks away from Orange pastry and gelato shop after hotel no-show

Bloomfield supermarket back on the agenda after 2020 rejection by councillors

Owner will "limit" bookings if Orange farmstay DA is approved

New 82-seat FIFO charter flight landing in Orange weekly

UPDATED: Man charged with murder to appear in Orange Local Court

Man "assisting police with inquiries" after woman found dead in Forbes

Grand plans for seniors’ hostel in Orange, with swimming pool, gym and clubhouse

New toilet blocks for Lake Canobolas + Dredge sucking up a metre of Orange pond sludge

Apology to Uncle Neil Ingram

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COMMUNITY

BREAKING: Man charged after alleged Orange stabbing

Teen "disguised" during robbery in Orange, police allege

12:30am bail visit in Orange leads to arrest of teenage boys aged 14, 15 and 16

UPDATED: Man charged with murder to appear in Orange Local Court

Man "assisting police with inquiries" after woman found dead in Forbes

Grand plans for seniors’ hostel in Orange, with swimming pool, gym and clubhouse

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REAL ESTATE

Fresh plans lodged for OAMS’ community facility with indoor pool and gym

Lavish modern home with outdoor terraces, inground pool and fire pit: DA lodged

DA approval the only thing standing between Orange land owner and a motza

INSIDE STORY: The mystery behind the naming of Orange's newest street

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PETER HOLMES

Apr 24
5 min

Features

Bloomfield supermarket back on the agenda after 2020 rejection by councillors

PETER HOLMES

Apr 18
4 min

Features

Grand plans for seniors’ hostel in Orange, with swimming pool, gym and clubhouse

"No comment": Lords Place investigator appointed by Orange City Council

PETER HOLMES

Apr 12
4 min

Features

"No comment": Lords Place investigator appointed by Orange City Council

PETER HOLMES

Apr 6
7 min

Features

INSIDE STORY: The mystery behind the naming of Orange's newest street

INSIDE STORY: Will tougher new bail laws for teenagers make Orange a safer place to live, or just create more hardened criminals?

PETER HOLMES

Mar 25
10 min

Features

INSIDE STORY: Will tougher new bail laws for teenagers make Orange a safer place to live, or just create more hardened criminals?

Love is in the air as thousands rally in support of Orange Rainbow Festival

PETER HOLMES

Mar 23
4 min

Features

Love is in the air as thousands rally in support of Orange Rainbow Festival

INSIDE STORY: In December councillors Duffy, Floyd and Peterson voted in support of the Orange Rainbow Festival. Who - or what - changed their minds?

PETER HOLMES

Mar 10
14 min

Features

INSIDE STORY: In December councillors Duffy, Floyd and Peterson voted in support of the Orange Rainbow Festival. Who - or what - changed their minds?

INSIDE STORY: Is Reg Kidd sizing up the mayoral robes, or just blowing off steam?

PETER HOLMES

Mar 4
8 min

Features

INSIDE STORY: Is Reg Kidd sizing up the mayoral robes, or just blowing off steam?

INSIDE STORY: Here’s what we know - and what we don’t - about the Lords Place investigation

PETER HOLMES

Feb 29
7 min

Features

INSIDE STORY: Here’s what we know - and what we don’t - about the Lords Place investigation

The orchard, the tomboy and the transitioning that goes "haywire": councillor Duffy's nightmare scenario for Orange Rainbow Festival

PETER HOLMES

Feb 28
3 min

Features

The orchard, the tomboy and the transitioning that goes "haywire": councillor Duffy's nightmare scenario for Orange Rainbow Festival

Will we ever see a 4 or 5-star holiday park in Orange?

PETER HOLMES

Feb 22
4 min

Business

Will we ever see a 4 or 5-star holiday park in Orange?

Orange Christians lobby councillors to withdraw support for Rainbow Festival, claiming youth "enticed" into transgender "tentacles"

PETER HOLMES

Feb 18
14 min

Features

Orange Christians lobby councillors to withdraw support for Rainbow Festival, claiming youth "enticed" into transgender "tentacles"

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FEATURES

Owner walks away from Orange pastry and gelato shop after hotel no-show

April 24, 2024 By Peter Holmes Eighteen months after launching the premium bakery and gelato shop Billyliks in The Village on Summer...

Racine Restaurant favourites - and maybe a glass of vino - back on the menu at new bakery location

April 5, 2024 By Peter Holmes Racine Bakery will revive elements from the former Racine Restaurant when it moves to a new location next...

Orange bakery on the move

April 4, 2024 By Peter Holmes An Orange bakery-cafe-patisserie that specialises in sourdough breads, buttery pastries, pies and hearty...

New Mukoko all a-go-go

March 22, 2024 By Peter Holmes You can ask a staff member at Mukoko for the secret to their fried chicken, and she will smile and give...

Two more butchers in Orange to close, leaving just three

March 7, 2024 By Peter Holmes When a teenaged Michael Borg began to learn the trade of butchery in Orange in 1976, there were 33 butcher...

Announcement imminent on new Orange Arcade tenant

February 27, 2024 By Peter Holmes One of three vacant ground level shops in Orange Arcade has been rented, however the prime site of the...

Sausage debate resolved: Orange councillors can rest easy over $2,500 grant to charity BBQ

September 19, 2023 September 19, 2023 By Peter Holmes Concerns over whether Orange City Council would be compromised by supporting a...

One in every 50 people in Orange used FoodCare in May - demand up 33% since February

June 23, 2023 By Peter Holmes If the Reserve Bank’s aim in repeatedly hiking interest rates since last May was to smash the people of...

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FOOD & DRINK

POLICE & CRIME

Police allege stolen Volkswagen Amarok, Toyota Tarago, Ford Ranger, Ford Falcon and Mercedes involved in Orange pursuits

BREAKING: Man charged after alleged Orange stabbing

Teen "disguised" during robbery in Orange, police allege

12:30am bail visit in Orange leads to arrest of teenage boys aged 14, 15 and 16

UPDATED: Man charged with murder to appear in Orange Local Court

Man "assisting police with inquiries" after woman found dead in Forbes

Orange Rainbow Festival investigation

Two bodies found in shipping container on Saturday morning

Man missing from Orange: Have you seen Lucian Flash?

Teen charged after allegedly threatening Orange senior constable during arrest

Ford Ranger in Orange allegedly doing 150km/h in a 50km/h zone

INSIDE STORY: Will tougher new bail laws for teenagers make Orange a safer place to live, or just create more hardened criminals?

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Council debates Welcome to Country and guest speaker fees for community social event

More than 900 potholes repaired last week, more to come in post-rain blitz

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COUNCIL

Images from ...

our towns

Patrons enjoying a drink at new small bar Hey Rosey in early 2023. Copyright: Orange News Examiner.

August 2022. Hailing again. Copyright: Orange News Examiner.

We had some fun imaginging the Ophir Car Park going underground, with a piazza on top. Art: Orange N

A big crowd for the October 2022 NAIDOC launch at Orange Function Centre. Copyright: Orange News Exa

January 26, 2022 at Cook Park. Copyright: Orange News Examiner.

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Professor John Whitehall responds to our story on the Orange Christian Alliance

Feb 25

'If You Don’t Know, Vote No' takes Australians for fools: Orange Yes campaigner Kishaya Delaney

Oct 9, 2023

The Nationals are determined to make Andrew Gee pay a heavy price over the Voice

Aug 8, 2023

A letter to those in Orange who served ...

Apr 25, 2023

Banned: VIP Lounge signs gone if Labor wins, as more than $700,000 a week lost on pokies in Orange

Jan 20, 2023

“We should not have to lose another life”: MP Phil Donato pleads for better mental health services

Sep 16, 2022

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"Tone it down": Orange deputy mayor Gerald Power shocked by Nat leader's remote camp language

Mar 15

The supermarket prices inquiry is in Orange on Tuesday. Orchardist Guy Gaeta has a few things he'd like to get off his chest

Mar 11

SHENANIGANS: Nationals claim regional crime "skyrocketing", "out of control", people "too scared to leave their homes". The statistics say otherwise

Mar 6

Getting to the heart of the matter: Donato installs defibrillator in CBD

Mar 5

BREAKING: Andrew Gee's move to force parliament to debate his plan to ban foreign real estate investors

Feb 29

Farraway quits as shadow minister to focus on Central West

Feb 9

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POLITICS

OPINION

LUCKY DIP

PETER HOLMES

May 6

Police allege stolen Volkswagen Amarok, Toyota Tarago, Ford Ranger, Ford Falcon and Mercedes involved in Orange pursuits

May 6, 2024 By Peter Holmes A teen has been charged following an investigation into multiple alleged break and enters in the state’s...

PETER HOLMES

Apr 30

BREAKING: Man charged after alleged Orange stabbing

April 30, 2024 By Peter Holmes Charges have been laid following an alleged stabbing in Orange on Saturday. "About 2.30pm on Saturday...

PETER HOLMES

Apr 30

Teen "disguised" during robbery in Orange, police allege

April 30, 2024 By Peter Holmes At about 3:30am last Tuesday (April 23, 2024) police received reports of a break and enter at a home on...

PETER HOLMES

Apr 26

Owners says Summer Street hotel will go ahead, but plans being tweaked after construction costs soar

April 26, 2024 By Peter Holmes The owner of The Village on Summer Street says the proposed hotel at the front of the shopping will be...

PETER HOLMES

Apr 26

12:30am bail visit in Orange leads to arrest of teenage boys aged 14, 15 and 16

April 26, 2024 By Peter Holmes It was about 12;30am on Anzac Day (April 25, 2024) when police attended a home in Orange "to speak with a...

PETER HOLMES

Apr 24

Owner walks away from Orange pastry and gelato shop after hotel no-show

April 24, 2024 By Peter Holmes Eighteen months after launching the premium bakery and gelato shop Billyliks in The Village on Summer...

PETER HOLMES

Apr 24

Bloomfield supermarket back on the agenda after 2020 rejection by councillors

April 24, 2024 By Peter Holmes A supermarket at the Bloomfield Medical Centre is back on the agenda, with Orange City Council (OCC)...

PETER HOLMES

Apr 24

Owner will "limit" bookings if Orange farmstay DA is approved

April 24, 2024 By Peter Holmes The man behind a proposed three-building, five-bedroom farmstay development on Canobolas Road says he will...

PETER HOLMES

Apr 22

New 82-seat FIFO charter flight landing in Orange weekly

April 22, 2024 By Peter Holmes Charter flight operator National Jet Express (NJE) is launching a weekly service between Brisbane and...

PETER HOLMES

Apr 22

UPDATED: Man charged with murder to appear in Orange Local Court

April 22, 2024 By Peter Holmes A 29-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman was located deceased in the state’s Central...

PETER HOLMES

Apr 22

Man "assisting police with inquiries" after woman found dead in Forbes

April 22, 2024 By Peter Holmes Police have arrested a man after a woman was located deceased in the state’s central west overnight....

PETER HOLMES

Apr 18

Grand plans for seniors’ hostel in Orange, with swimming pool, gym and clubhouse

April 18, 2023 By Peter Holmes A 153-room hostel for seniors - with an inground swimming pool, clubhouse, gymnasium, bowls green and...

PETER HOLMES

Apr 18

New toilet blocks for Lake Canobolas + Dredge sucking up a metre of Orange pond sludge

April 18, 2024 By Peter Holmes Construction on two new toilet blocks at Lake Canobolas will begin this week. The facilities are the...

PETER HOLMES

Apr 17

Apology to Uncle Neil Ingram

April 17, 2024 By Peter Holmes A grant application approved by Orange City Council on Tuesday night incorrectly named Wiradjuri Elder...

DAVID FITZSIMONS

Apr 16

Council debates Welcome to Country and guest speaker fees for community social event

April 15, 2024 CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story named Uncle Neil Ingram as the Wiradjuri Elder to give the Welcome to...

PETER HOLMES

Apr 16

More than 900 potholes repaired last week, more to come in post-rain blitz

April 15, 2024 By Peter Holmes After recent heavy rain in the Orange district, Orange City Council (OCC) says it is "switching the...

PETER HOLMES

Apr 15

Fresh plans lodged for OAMS’ community facility with indoor pool and gym

April 15, 2024 By Peter Holmes Nine months after a community facility at Orange Aboriginal Medical Service (OAMS) - including an indoor...

PETER HOLMES

Apr 13

Orange Rainbow Festival investigation

April 13, 2024 By Peter Holmes A group of locals are said to be considering lobbying NSW police commissioner, Karen Webb, over the...

Two bodies found in shipping container on Saturday morning

PETER HOLMES

Apr 13

Two bodies found in shipping container on Saturday morning

April 13, 2024 By Peter Holmes A crime scene has been established and an investigation is underway after police discovered two bodies in...

PETER HOLMES

Apr 12

"No comment": Lords Place investigator appointed by Orange City Council

April 12, 2024 By Peter Holmes Orange City Council has hired a Sydney lawyer and business owner to run the review into the Lords Place...

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