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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
April 13, 2024 By Peter Holmes A crime scene has been established and an investigation is underway after police discovered two bodies in...
"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...
Lavish modern home with outdoor terraces, inground pool and fire pit: DA lodged
April 11, 2024 By Peter Holmes A modern "box" home with a fire pit, inground pool, triple garage and two outdoor terraces has been...
Tim Mortimer makes a call on the future of Orange's "A Night In Nashville" honky tonk
April 11, 2024 By Peter Holmes The man behind Orange’s A Night In Nashville country music concert, Tim Mortimer, has crunched the numbers...
“Human error” led to Orange Ex-Services' Club accidentally giving away $21,000
April 11, 2024 By Peter Holmes A woman has been awarded $21,000 by Orange Ex-Services’ Club after human error led to the wrong person...
DA approval the only thing standing between Orange land owner and a motza
By Peter Holmes When it sold in 2016 for $890,000, the 2.6-hectare block of land at 11 Park Road south of the Orange CBD came with a...