From the rodeo lifestyle - barrels to bulls, it’s all in a day’s work for Caitlin Ford. Living on a property South of Blayney, her and husband Mick are one of few Bucking bull breeders in the Central West

COMMUNITYMelise Coleman20 August 2020Orange City LifeBulls, Rodeo, FarmersComment

Covid-19 happenings

Like everyone else, it's hard not to be caught up in everything that's going on with pandemic

COMMENTBob Holland9 July 2020Orange City LifeCOVID-19, FarmersComment

Musician unite for our region’s farmers

It all started during a New Year's Eve gathering. A group of local musicians were wondering what they could do to help local farmers suffering from this disastrous, extended drought.

ENTERTAINMENTOrange City Life26 February 2020Orange City LifeDrought, Rain, Music, OESC, Farmers, Let It RainComment

Bessie Picker

This week I caught up with the beautiful Bessie Picker, Bessie has had a love for all things sewing and cooking since she was a little girl, and still to this day.

WORDS OF WISDOMMelise Coleman11 December 2019Orange City LifeDairy, Wise, Elders, FarmersComment

From 40 degree to Negative Three

Let’s get serious, who has dreamt of living the Jillaroo lifestyle? I know I certainly have.

COMMUNITY, PEOPLEMelise Coleman9 October 2019Orange City LifeJillaroo, Education, Agriculture, Drought, FarmersComment

Generational Farming Families

I’m putting my ‘Photography by Melise’ pants on now and I need your help…

COMMENTMelise Coleman9 October 2019Orange City LifePhotographer, Books, FarmersComment

Dust Days Aren’t Over

Last weekend I woke up to my Nan tapping my arm with a smile on her face, “Welcome to Condo,” she said as she opened the blinds, only to be faced with a mighty orange, dusty sky.

COMMUNITYMelise Coleman25 September 2019Orange City LifeDrought, FarmersComment

Helping pets survive the drought is the aim of “Dog-food Drop”

With plenty of fund-raising events over the 18-month drought for hard-hit farmers and their families, what about the farm animals also suffering?

COMMUNITYOrange City Life28 August 2019Orange City LifeDrought, Charity, Pets, FarmersComment

Taylah Hobbs - People of O-Town

“I’ve grown up with cattle, my Dad started when he was around 20 and always continued through. My brother has a stud and so do my parents, We breed Red Angus and Simmentals.

PEOPLEMelise Coleman15 August 2019Orange City LifeKWS, Cattle, Student, FarmersComment

Stories like this aren’t going away anytime soon

When you hear the word livestock, you don’t immediately think of honeybees, or at least I certainly didn’t before speaking with local honey producer Vicki Lockwood at Goldfield Honey.

COMMUNITYJonathan Roe1 August 2019Orange City LifeAgriculture, Bees, FarmersComment

Don’t forget our Farmers

I’m always trying to do my bit for our regional farming families. Growing up around farm life, it’s something that I am constantly exposed to.

COMMUNITYMelise Coleman18 July 2019Drought, FarmersComment

A lifestyle worth its weight in gold

Tree-changers Angela and Brendon Argyle always knew they’d return to the country one day, but didn’t expect they would find swapping suits and corporate jobs for gumboots and life on the farm so satisfying.

Farmers to benefit from F.O.O.D Week feast

It was a day of good fun, fantastic food and delicious wine, but more than that the Feast for Farmers fundraiser on 6 April made nearly $40,000 to help out farmers in need.

COMMUNITYGuest User17 April 2019Orange City LifeDrought, Charity, Rotary, FarmersComment

Food week feast a bid to fund farmers doing it tough

When Phillip and Michelle Stivens held their first Feast for Farmers drought fundraiser three years ago, they never imagined that the need would be just as great today as it was back then.

COMMUNITYGuest User27 March 2019Orange City LifeCharity, Orange Wine, Feast, Drought, FarmersComment

In 50 words or less…

Well respected farmers and horse trainers of Cargo - Alexander and Lee Van Den Bos, have had more than their fair share of a rough trot lately.

COMMUNITYMelise Coleman27 March 2019Charity, Cars, Drought, FarmersComment

A butcher of difference

When Stephen Tamplin decides to do something, he doesn’t do it by halves.

PROUD ORANGE BUSINESSOrange City Life13 March 2019Orange City LifeButcher, Meat, Organic, FarmersComment

Justin and Pip Jarrett

Frost, hail, heatwaves and drought:
all part of the challenge for Justin and Pip

ROAD TO SUCCESSJonathan Roe20 February 2019Orange City LifeOrange Wine, See Saw Wines, Orange NSW, Drought, FarmersComment

Little kids, BIG hearts!

Children from Nurture One Albert Street Early Learning Centre in Orange have helped to deliver hay bales to local farmers that were purchased with the thousands of dollars they raised through fundraising activities.

STORIES FROM THE HEARTMelise Coleman6 February 2019Orange City LifeKids, Charity, Drought, FarmersComment

Len Nash - Words of Wisdom

This week we caught up with previous Canowindra local, Mr Len Nash. Len was the youngest of nine children, the bush lifestyle was always his calling, “The freedom and beauty of the bush, the sunrise and sunsets - they are beautiful.”

WORDS OF WISDOMMelise Coleman17 January 2019Canowindra, Wisdom, FarmersComment