Books, books, books! In all and any shapes and sizes, subjects and styles, that’s the appeal that has gone-out from Blayney Anglican Parish, to avid readers in the Shire. The local church’s major fundraiser for the year, its famous Book Fair, is...

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) has been putting on a show for local stargazers who have been flocking to dark vantage points to catch a glimpse of this rare astronomical event. This stunning shot of the comet over Gaanha Bula–Mount Canobolas on Monday...

For the past 22 years Cantar Community Choir has been operating in Orange for Women of all ages who love to sing. For the last 10 years one of the fabulous Music Directors has been Gabe Rae. Gabe is a very talented singer who recentiy had the role...

The Bloomfield Hospital Auxiliary has been able to make Christmas a little brighter for patients in the Bloomfield Hospital wards thanks to the generosity of Ashcroft’s IGA Let’s Make Better. Preparing to distribute over $8000 worth of gift...

The Bowen Community Christmas carols and festival, organised by the Bowen Christian Cooperative members, is on again on Friday 13th December, 5.30-7.30pm at Margaret Stevenson Oval, in Spring St. The event is free. We celebrate the birthday of...

Annual end-of-year lunch and book launch of “The Moving Finger”, the book produced each year by the U3A creative writing group On Tuesday 12th November the U3A Creative Writing group held their annual end-of-year lunch at Eat Botanic, followed...

At the October meeting of Orange Evening VIEW Club, Glenys Grimmet was awarded a Service Pin for 50 years of service to VIEW Clubs, Australia and The Smith family. Glenys came to Orange as a member of Mudgee VIEW Club and found there was a Day VIEW...

Bruce and Gloria Wentworth are celebrating their “Diamond Wedding Anniversary”. They were married 60 years ago on 24th October at Holy Trinity Church of England, Orange by Rev. Gordon Smeer. The bridal party consisted of Helen Culverson (now...

Members of bridge clubs in the Central West recently attended workshops at the Orange Bridge Club, which were run by Bruce Crossman from Canberra. The workshops focused on a new program called MyABF being built by the Australian Bridge Federation...

The group recently held an afternoon tea at the Ex-Services’ Club. The afternoon was the first gathering after our winter break. The members enjoyed a chat rather than the usual business talk, although the rise in deaths and diagnoses due to...

Orange Prostate Cancer Support Group September is International Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, but our peak body, the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, forgot to advertise the fact to the public. However, our group will hold an afternoon...

Few people realise how enduring and successful the Orange Male Voice Choir has been since its inception in 1926. The choir has performed all over Australia and in London’s Albert Hall, winning many competitions along the way while providing...

Did you know the Country Women’s Association of NSW administers a series of education grants that are open to various people within the community, not just CWA members? School students, nurses, emerging performance artists, carers and medical...

with Keith Rawsthorne. Greetings from sunny Queensland; let me know when the blossoms sprout in the Colour City, and I’ll be right home. In the meantime, Probus continues to add FUN, FRIENDSHIP and FELLOWSHIP for members to enjoy at monthly...

New figures just released by The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show a major rise in the number of cases of prostate cancer, which now make up 16 per cent of all cancers. There are now 26,368 new cases reported each year, 72 each day and...

New figures just released by The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show a major rise in the number of cases of prostate cancer, which now make up 16 per cent of all cancers. There are now 26,368 new cases reported each year, 72 each day and...

Rotary Orange Daybreak recently made a donation of $2,000 to help support the excellent work of Orange United Sports Club. The Orange United Sports Club’s principal aim is to provide low-income Indigenous and non-indigenous people with easy access...

The winners of the 2024 Banjo Paterson Writing Awards have been announced, with Shame the Stars by South Coast writer Kim Ulrick winning the prestigious Short Story section. Shame the Stars tells the beautiful story with light humour of how...

Orange VIEW ladies Yolanda Takas, Anne-Maree Davis, Michelle Holland, Michelle Dunkley, Yvonne Walker and Wendy Reddan are pictured above looking very pleased at the end of an incredibly successful bake sale on Sunday, August 4. A big thank you to...

with Keith Rawsthorne. July weather didn’t stop a good crowd at the July meeting, which featured an impressive guest speaker, lots of friendly chat, and a cuppa. A good crowd then moved down to the Diggers for the Club’s Lunch special and...

At the invitation of local real estate agent and passionate supporter of the Olympic Games, Chris Gryllis, a small group of locals who’d been involved in the Sydney 2000 torch relay caught up at Chris’s McNamara Street Office on Friday to share...

The ladies of the Orange Evening VIEW Club have been cooking up a storm and are having a Bake Sale and Raffle this Sunday, August 4, at Bunnings Warehouse. The Orange Evening VIEW Club have long been a supporter of children’s charity, The Smith...

DFN Rural Services is a small family-run agricultural contracting business based in the Orange region offering a wide range of services to help keep your farm running smoothly and efficiently. Founded by husband-and-wife team David and Freya Le...

It was a great day for children when the Seven Seas fish and chip shop opened at Five Ways in February 1964, with free chips and balloons on offer. A long queue spilled out into the street at youngsters jumped at the chance to enjoy a rare treat...

Regular photo contributor Shane Lear of Molong sent us this stunning photograph of lighting to the north or Orange taken during the early hours of Monday morning, February 5. A total of 64.4mm was registered at the Orange Airport Weather Station on...