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A short week for us here at Orange City Life, with the public holiday breaking up the working week, but we’ve somehow managed to get this issue in your hands on time as normal. We surprise ourselves sometimes!

My son Harry turned ten this week. I’m really only letting you know as recently he told me he reads my little piece in the contents each week and was making fun of something I had written. Happy Birthday, Harry! Look out for the baby photos we’ll print next week!

We want to let you know that we will be kicking o� a new initiative here at OC Life this month. In our publication, we like to bring you stories of the many tireless volunteers and community-minded people that make Orange a great place to live. Whether it’s being on a sports committee, charity work or just looking out for neighbours, there are so many people whose small deeds may go unnoticed but make a huge di�erence in the lives of others. So, we’ve decided to include a regular ‘Volunteer of the month’ segment in our magazine and have partnered with Ashcroft’s IGA to give a small token of appreciation to each worthy recipient. There will be more about it in our next issue, but we will be asking you to put forward deserving nominees, so get thinking!

Until next week!

Official launch of Orange Seniors Village Hub — Wednesday, February 8

“It’s a meeting place really, a meeting place for seniors,” said Orange Seniors Village Hub Project Leader, Sam Vennard.

While the Hub, located at the Orange Senior Citizens Centre ( Nguluway Ngurang) has been up and running since March last year, Orange City Council is holding an official launch on Wednesday, February 8, as part of the program of events for this year’s Seniors festival which runs from February 1–11.

“We’ve only had a really soft launch to start off with because we needed to kind of build a bit of momentum and get some activities happening, build the membership base,” said Sam, who added that the official launch will be a chance to show off the renovations to the building.

“So it’s all been freshly painted, new kitchens have been put in, the new signage has been put up and we’ve got a really great guest speaker coming next week, Marcus Pearce. He’s pretty engaging and exciting, he does a podcast every Monday called ‘100 Not Out’ and talks about ageing healthily and living life to the fullest. So I’m really keen to catch up with him next week when he gets here,” Sam enthused.

The Orange Hub is one of 12 Seniors Connected Village Hubs being funded by the Australian Government’s Seniors

Connected Program. The program’s goal being to help alleviate the loneliness and social isolation experienced by many older people, particularly those who live alone.

“The federal government, when everybody was starting to come out of COVID [lockdowns] realised that there was a lot of isolation for seniors because we’d all stayed at home and we had disconnected… and there’s still a little bit of fear for seniors to come back out into the community,” Sam explained.

The Orange Seniors Village Hub has received $249,818 in funding over three years, with Sam’s role being to then hand over the operation of the Hub to the members themselves.

“I feel really blessed actually to be part of that journey for our community, helping to move forward and create the concept that, at the end of the three-year period of funding, we’ll have a completely autonomous Hub that will be run by its members,” she said.

The Orange Seniors Village Hub currently has about 145 members and a steering committee that meets monthly to build on what they can offer the community.

“It’s a really exciting concept, it’s a completely community-driven and self-reliant group,” said Sam.

Open to residents over 55 years (or 50

years and over for Indigenous residents) the activities and opportunities offered at the Hub are always growing and changing to meet the needs of the members or to make use of the life experience and skills members have to offer others.

“On Mondays, we have chair yoga, which is really popular. On Tuesdays, we have two different art classes. Then on Wednesday, we have scrabble… two Tai Chi classes, craft and gaming in the afternoons, and on Thursday mornings, I teach technology, which is about empowering our seniors to use their mobile phones and their iPads and devices without having to go to their grandchildren for help,” said Sam, who added that they are looking to add gaming consoles, with virtual reality accessories.

“I’ve now got three different language [speakers] within the hub, so we can now look at potentially starting some language courses,” she continued, explaining they always ask new members about what skills they may be able to share or teach others.

“There are people with skills they didn’t necessarily think are skills, who are actually now facilitating a lot of these classes and courses, which is really cool,” she said.

“I think that’s the beauty of the group because it’s such a broad age group who want to continue learning and doing things

Seniors Festival is underway!

Celebrations and activities for the Seniors Festival got underway on Wednesday, February 1, with a full program of events scheduled until Saturday, February 11. There are guided walks, cooking demonstrations, day trips to Manildra and Canberra, lectures and musical entertainment.

Head to Council’s website for more information, or check out the full schedule on page 13.

and now have the time to do that.”

The Hub is also home to other local groups, such as U3A (University of the Third Age), the Senior Citizens Association and the Combined Pensioners Association.

“So they all have their own activities, but we are collaborating to create a really big environment for the community,” said Sam.

Membership is currently free and Sam encouraged anyone over the age of 55 to come and see what the Orange Seniors Village Hub has to offer.

“The more the merrier! It’s about socially connecting with each other. We’ve got a cafe area, so if they’re down the street, people can just pop in and have a coffee or a cup of tea, use the bathroom and have a bit of a sit down without the stress of trying to find somewhere they can take their shopping trolley.

“They can just bring the trolley up the ramp into the Hub and sit and have a cuppa and socially connect with others.”

The official launch of the Orange Seniors Village Hub featuring guest speaker Marcus Pearce will take place 11am–1pm Wednesday, February 8. The event is free to attend, but space is limited, so registration is essential by booking tickets. Head to Council’s website to book, or call 6393 8600 for more information.

“A place to sit, have a cuppa and socially connect with others…”

Whether it’s the weekly chair yoga classes, scrabble, game days or just a cuppa and a chat, the Orange Seniors Village Hub is helping a vibrant social community for local seniors.

‘More than the money, it’s the support’

DONATION DISTRIBUTION DAY IN EUGOWRA AS THE COMMUNITY SLOWLY REBUILDS

It’s been almost three months since a ferocious wall of water swept down Managery Creek and through the small township. On that terrifying night, homes were lifted o piers and residents clung to rooftops to escape the relentlessly rising water.

The impact of the flooding is still clearly evident in the town, with the flood-damaged goods still waiting to be removed in places, numerous trades at work, and caravans and other temporary accommodations noticeable throughout.

But there are also signs of life returning to normal and there was a buoyant atmosphere at the showground on Saturday, January 28 – despite the stifling heat — as the Orange Ex-Services’ Club distributed hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations to flood-a ected households.

“So this is the culmination of about three months, since the flood, when we put out a cry out for cash and vouchers,” Orange ExServices’ Club CEO, Nathan Whiteside, said.

The club initially put out an appeal to its membership and the wider Orange

community, who generously responded with more than $96,000 in cash and gift cards on top of physical goods, such as water, baby supplies and cleaning products.

Then a further appeal through the club industry saw a further $292,000 in donations come in from communities big and small across NSW, ACT, Queensland and Victoria.

Looking at how they could distribute the funds, Nathan said they enlisted the help of the combined Rotary clubs of Orange, based on a similar model used by Ballina’s Cherry Street Sports Club, following the devastating floods early last year.

Coordinated by Rotary Club of Orange Daybreak member, Graeme Fleming, 40 Orange Rotarians helped oversee the smooth distribution of the donated funds on Saturday.

“We wouldn’t be where we are today without Graeme and his team’s support,” Nathan said at the showground on Saturday.

“Today we hand out $1250 worth of vouchers to every flood-a ected house in

Eugowra, but then we will also get to the other flood-a ected villages of Cabonne in the next couple of weeks.

“It has been a bit of a process, but the way it has worked out has been fantastic!”

The packs include vouchers for the big supermarket chains, Coles and Woolworths, as well as local Eugowra businesses from the local hairdresser to the bowling club bistro.

Member for Orange, Phil Donato, who was also in attendance on Saturday, praised the generosity of the volunteers and the Orange community.

“Local tradies volunteering their time, people coming out in the clean-up in the early stages to now close to $400,000 in vouchers will be given out to residents — It just goes to show how generous our local community is in helping out people in their time of need,” he said.

“So a great initiative and I applaud the Ex-Services’ clubs and Rotary, but also all the volunteers that have helped out over the last couple of months.”

Joy Anthes, like so many other Eugowra residents, is currently living in a caravan while work continues to make her own home liveable again. An SES volunteer, Joy found herself among the hundred of residents that needed rescuing and said she has never seen anything like that morning.

“The house is still standing, so it didn’t get washed o like a lot of them did, but water nearly to the ceiling — well over our head!” Joy said.

And while there is still a long road ahead for Eugowra ahead, Joy said it is the generosity people have shown that means so much to the community.

“It is wonderful, it helps so much,” Joy said. “But even the amount of money that’s coming through doesn’t mean as much as the support we have had.

“Nathan from the club… we stayed there for two weeks and he couldn’t do enough for us, he was just wonderful, but everybody has been. All these Rotary guys that have been here with all the food and things because we had no shops, not anything –it’s just amazing.”

The Eugowra Showground was abuzz on Saturday morning, as scores of volunteers worked to distribute donated packs of gift vouchers to households still recovering from the devastating flash flooding in November.

Orange Rotarian Graeme Fleming, Cherry Street Sports Club general manager Tere Sheehan, Orange Ex-Services’ Club CEO Nathan Whiteside, and Member for Orange Phil Donato.

How old are you?

Five

What are you most excited about doing at school?

I love to do painting.

When you met your teacher at orientation, what were your first thoughts?

Miss McCallister teached me to do little letters at the same time.

What friends do you have at school?

Abbey and Sophia.

What’s your favourite thing to learn about?

Doing painting, drawing, and playing doctors.

What do you want to be when you grow up?

A doctor, because I want to be a doctor.

School’s back for another year!

The holidays have come to an end and another school year begins this week.

For many of our littlest residents, these last few days have seen them take the first steps on their education journey.

OC Life was lucky enough to have a brief chat with a few kindy kids as they start their first year at “big school.”

How old are you?

Five

What are you most excited about doing at school?

Both: Uh.. playing with my friends. Do you have a best friend going to school with you?

Both: Jacob

When you met your teacher at Orientation, what were your first thoughts?

Both: She’s nice… and friendly

What are you excited to learn about?

Jackson: Hm.. numbers

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Jackson: Um.. ride. a horse!

Charli: I want to ride a… horsey.

Jackson: And I want to fly a plane.

What are you most excited about doing at school?

Ava: Making new friends

Aria: Fun!

Do you have any friends going to school with you?

Both: Laura

When you met your teacher at Orientation, what were your first thoughts?

Ava: Miss Pell, she’s nice

What do you like to learn about?

Both: Arts and crafts

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Aria: Hm… whatever Ava wants to be

Ava: A doctor

Photo taken by Tracey Johns, of TLJ Photography.

Paige Fletcher

— Bletchington Public School

Aria and Ava

— St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School

Twins Charli and Jackson — Calare Public School

Refugee advocate PIP WATERS named Orange Citizen of the Year award.

A strong commitment to supporting Ukrainian refugees seeking to settle in the Central West has earned Pip Waters the Australia Day 2023 Orange Citizen of the Year award.

Presented in Cook Park on Australia Day, Pip was recognised for her tireless dedication and generosity in providing a safe and caring environment for people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

In the past year, she has assisted 10 families,

including housing four families in her own home. Pip has worked to source temporary accommodation, organised working bees and raised funds for Ukranians seeking a new life in the district.

“Orange is full of wonderfully giving people, whose commitment and dedication makes a positive di erence to our community,” Orange Deputy Mayor Gerald Power said as he congratulated Pip and all the winners and

nominees for the 2023 Australia Day awards. “Congratulations to all the winners here today. They join a long list of unsung heroes whose contribution to Orange is an inspiration to the community.”

A Citizen of the Year Award Highly Commended was given to Rachael Brooking, who has raised thousands of dollars for research and awareness of Huntington’s Disease through her charity, HD Awareness Orange, as well as running a support group for people with Huntington’s as well as their families.

The 2023 Young Citizen of the Year award was presented to Orange High School Year 8 student and SRC member, Madison Gwynne, for her contribution to dance at the school and in the community. Madison is an integral member of the school’s junior dance troupe, year 7 dance troupe and Aboriginal girls troupe, as well as the NSW State Schools Dance Ensemble and the NSW Aboriginal Dance Company.

Young saxophonist Anabelle Van Wyk received the Highly Commended in the Young Citizen of the Year award for her extraordinary musical achievements. A member of the Sydney Youth Orchestra’s Symphonic Wind Orchestra, Anabelle has performed on various stages, from the Parkes Elvis Festival to

Carnegie Hall in New York.

Community Group of the Year was awarded to FoodCare Orange, a volunteer-run organisation that provides access to free and a ordable food, groceries and household items for people experiencing financial hardship. Highly Commended went to disability employer Wangarang Industries, which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Community Event of the Year was won by the 2022 Orange Running Festival, which draws thousands of competitors from across Australia and overseas.

The well-deserved winner of the Local Legend Award was Linda Williamson, who works tirelessly to assist volunteer groups to raise money through her administration of the local Bunnings barbecues. Highly Commended went to long-serving Orange musician Derek Johns, a regular at Anzac Day and Remembrance Day ceremonies over the past 40 years.

The Business Philanthropy Award was given to the Orange Ex-Services Club, for their e orts which raised nearly $400,000 for flood victims in Eugowra and other a ected communities. On top of their fundraising, the Club provided emergency accommodation, meals and supplies for displaced residents.

What’s Happening at CADIA

Automating a SmartHog

Historically, mining companies have used photogrammetry and laser scanners to map mines, but it’s not without its limitations. It takes a lot of time to process the data and create the maps and as technology has evolved so has the way that we operate. Taking on the challenge to remove our personnel from major hazards, Cadia’s Aaron Gilbert, Logan Torrance and Finn Wedge have created a robotic inspection platform custom-made for the Cadia East Panel Cave 1 (PC1) extraction level. Cadia East PC1 is transitioning towards an integrated autonomous level meaning that it can be di cult to manage on-

foot inspections of the various extraction drives in and amongst the fleet of automated loaders. Together with help from their graduate program mentor, Senior Project Engineer Tom Corbett, and Technology and Innovation Manager Jason Nitz, the trio built the SmartHog from scratch, from design and construction of the mechanical and electrical systems, to writing the computer code and implementing customised radar technology adapted from the automotive industry to control the machine and manage the outputs it produces.

YES, HEARTWORM IS IN ORANGE. YOUR DOG NEEDS PROTECTION FROM THIS NASTY PARASITE.

Heartworm is passed on by the bite of an infected mosquito. Tiny larvae are injected into your dog’s skin and can grow into adult worms in their heart and lungs.

Heartworm used to be a disease found in the warmer parts of Australia, but new research has shown that it is present in all states and in the Central West too. Heartworm cases have been reported locally and it’s been found in the feral fox population near Molong and Cudal, so spread to your dog in Orange is only one mosquito bite away. The recent wet weather means an increase in mossies which carry Heartworm as well as human diseases.

Dogs can be protected from Heartworm by a convenient annual injection or by monthly chews, tablets or “spot on” treatments. However, it’s dangerous to start your dog on Heartworm prevention without having him or her tested for the parasite first.

This is a simple test performed at the hospital, and following the results, you can discuss ongoing Heartworm protection with one of our friendly team. This month your dog’s Heartworm test is FREE when you start him or her on annual Heartworm prevention injections!

YES - A FELINE AIDS VIRUS WHICH DOESN’T PASS ON TO HUMANS, BUT PASSES FROM CAT TO CAT BY FIGHTS AND SCRATCHES.

Even the mildest of moggies can become aggressive when he or she tries to shoo another cat out of “their” garden. So any cat who goes outside is at risk of catching and spreading Feline Aids Virus (FIV) through cat fights. Sadly many stray cats in Orange and up to 1 in 5 cats in NSW carry the virus.

Is Heartworm in Orange? Can Cats catch Aids? FOR DOGS FOR CATS

FIV attacks the immune system of a cat and can cause tiredness, loss of appetite and secondary infections like severe dental disease. Luckily for your beloved moggy, there is a vaccine which can protect cats throughout the year.

If your cat is over 6 months old, he or she needs a test for FIV. If negative, he or she can be protected by a course of 3 vaccinations, then a booster each year. If your kitten is less than 6 months old, he or she doesn’t need a test first.

We can schedule the FIV injections for a time convenient to you, such as when your cat is already visiting us for annual vaccinations against cat flu and feline enteritis.

This month’s special offers at Mulberry Lane Vet Hospital give you the chance to have your cat tested for the FIV virus and start a course of 3 vaccinations to keep him or her safe and healthy. You can further reduce the risk of your cat catching FIV by keeping them indoors or by building them a “catio” to play in outside, where he or she can be safe from cat fights, as well as from cars and dogs.

Advice about vaccinations, flea and worm treatments, puppy training and cat or dog behaviour is always available from our friendly team. The Hospital is well stocked with pet supplies and high quality pet food, so we look forward to seeing you and your pet soon!

FREE HEARTWORM TEST worth over $100 for your dog when he or she starts on annual Heartworm prevention

$20 OFF A FELINE AIDS TEST AND $20 OFF a course of 3 Feline AIDS vaccinations

Using radar to map routes underground, three graduates are revolutionising the way we work underground at Cadia.

Finn Wedge, grad mentor Thomas Corbett, Aaron Gilbert and Logan Torrance

Conservatorium & Planetarium

√ 24 hour rescue helicopter service for Orange and region

√ $14 million for highway upgrades between Lithgow and Orange

√ Bat/hail netting funding for local orchardists

√ $1.2 million for CCTV in Orange, Bathurst and Wellington

√ 42 mobile phone towers and base stations across Calare

NEW YEAR, NEW BEGINNING

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great Christmas and got a little bit of a break after the harvest.

I wish all of our students and teachers the best as school returns after the summer break.

As many of you are aware, before Christmas I resigned from the National Party, and issued the statement below setting out the reasons. I will be contesting the next election as an independent. This was an extremely difficult decision however my mission to fight for our country communities remains unchanged and I would welcome your support. Come and join me!

CELEBRATING AUSTRALIA DAY IN ORANGE

Australia Day is a day to reflect, respect and celebrate what it means to be Australian.

It’s about our history, our spirit, our people, the best of this country, our mateship, our strong sense of community, our resilience and looking to the future with optimism.

I can think of no better example than the way the local community has come together during the recent storms/ floods. The past few years have definitely been challenging but what’s gotten us through is how people have put the care and safety of others above themselves. This spirit of service above self has always sustained our nation, and it goes to the very heart of what it is to be an Australian.

The Australia Day award recipients for Orange are:

Citizen of the Year

Winner - Pip Waters

Highly Commended - Rachel Brooking

Young Citizen of the Year

Winner - Madison Gwynne

Highly Commended - Anabelle Van Wyk

Community Group of the Year

Winner - FoodCare Orange

Highly Commended - Wangarang Industries

Community Event of the Year

Winner - 2022 Orange Running Festival

Local Legend

Winner - Linda Williamson

Highly Commended - Derek Johns

Business Philanthropy

Orange Ex-Services Club

You should all be very proud! Congratulations!

Friday 23 December, 2022

It is with sadness that I announce that I am resigning from the NSW National Party, effective immediately and will sit in the Australian Parliament as an independent.

I grew up handing out how to votes for the National Party, and I have given it some of the best years of my working life. I was once a true believer but I’m not anymore. The National Party of today is very different to the one of my youth.

I feel that I can best represent the constituents of Calare and our region by speaking out on issues, free from party constraints and expectations. The recent decision by the National Party to oppose the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, and also witnessing the devasation our region has experienced over the past few weeks, has really brought home to me the importance of being able to stand up and be counted.

I can’t reconcile the fact that every Australian will get a free vote on the vitally important issue of the Voice, yet National Party MPs are expected to fall into line behind a party position that I fundamentally disagree with, and vote accordingly in Parliament. While I respect the views of my colleagues, this just isn’t right.

I didn’t bring on the debate within the Nationals over the Voice or the press conference that followed.

However in the days after stating my own position of support for the Voice, I felt that I didn’t have the unfettered freedom to speak that I needed. As the discussion on this issue around Australia builds, I want that freedom to put forward my point of view as I don’t foresee the Nationals’ policy on the Voice changing.

Our region has recently been hit by disasters in the form of storms, floods and also a gas crisis that affected 20,000 residents, households and businesses. Part of the role of being a Member of Parliament is advocating and fighting for the communities we represent. When I believe that our communities are not receiving the support they need at the speed at which they need it, I have to speak out. I can do that most effectively free of the ties of a political party. Now more than ever the communities of our region need their MP in their corner advocating for that support, no matter the political stripe of the state or federal government.

While I accept that in politics compromises have to be made, there comes a point where not speaking out freely can compromse the interests of those we represent.

This has been a difficult decision for me. I would like to thank everyone who has supported me and hope they will understand why I had to take this step.

I wish David Littleproud as Leader of the Nationals well. He’s a good man and he has my respect. The issue unfortunately runs deeper than the role of just one person. I will continue the vitally important work of securing the bright future of our region.

THE VOICE - HISTORY IS CALLING

I really enjoyed catching up with Kishaya Delaney and Alisha Agland who are members of the Uluru Youth Network, Annette Steele, CEO of Orange Local Aboriginal Land Council and Jamie Newman, CEO of Orange Aboriginal Medical Service.

We discussed the Voice to Parliament and its importance to Australia and our local communities.

As the YES campaign gathers local momentum, I would encourage everyone in our area to be part of the conversation and engage with goodwill, open minds and generosity of spirit.

Together we can do it.

The Hon. Andrew Gee MP Federal Member for Calare

Andrew with Kishaya Delaney (on screen), Alisha Agland (on screen), Annette Steele and Jamie Newman

with HELEN MCNULTY

What Kid’s Say!

Name: HARRIET

Age: 6

What is a holiday?

It’s where you go somewhere else.

What’s your favourite game to play?

Snakes and ladders.

What’s your favourite thing to do at school? Colouring in.

What’s your least favourite thing about school?

When I have a different teacher.

Where do fish swim to?

The ocean.

What are you best at?

Colouring in.

One young fellow was so taken aback by the sight of a female entering such a male-dominated area, that he struggled for the right words, and finally shouted the warning: “Swans on the lake!”

That story set the tone for the Oral History group when we looked at the words and phrases our parents used, which are now mostly forgotten.

Language doesn’t stand still and, as civilisations grow and expand, so does the language we speak.

Australia’s language is rich in a slang that reflects experiences from the country’s history by borrowing from Aboriginal languages, through convict sources, gold rushes and bushranging to the World Wars.

We also rather enjoy abbreviating and altering word endings like “barbie, “arvo”, “cossie” and “blowie” to name a few.

We like to call a tall man “shortie” and a redhead “blue”.

From the wars came words like cobber, digger, dinkum, dag, galah and drongo.

When I was a small child. I used to watch, with excited anticipation, a neighbour who said: “Strike me pink!” But, to my disappointment, he never did change colour at all!

Because many in our group grew up in rural areas, it seems only natural that the slang they remembered was closely linked to the bush. Our wildlife figured largely.

“Stone the crows”, “Starve the lizards” and “Flatten the magpies” were all expressions of amazement.

“A few roos short of a paddock” was a rather unkind way of describing a slow person.

Someone came up with, “flat out like a lizard drinking,” which, we decided, meant working very hard because we were emulating the rapid flicking of the lizard’s tongue.

“I’ve knocked around the backcountry a good deal,” said Tim, “and have seen some of it pretty dry.

There were lots of ways to describe it,” he went on, and gave us a sample, which I have left somewhat to the readers’ imagination.

“As dry as a dead dingo’s ….”

John had a more refined version: “So dry that even the bandicoots take a cut lunch”.

“There are expressions that I have never heard

before,” said John C. who came to Australia from England in the 1960s. “Australia has developed its own vernacular.”

“Your blood is worth bottling” and “You’ve got Buckleys” were two which were new to him.

There is some disagreement about where “Buckley’s chance” came from.

Some think it refers to the convict who escaped and lived for years with the aborigines before being captured, and others that it is a reference to Buckley’s Department store in Melbourne.

“If you can’t find it at Buckley’s, you won’t find it anywhere!”

Russel, as usual, had a fund of stories.

“My father used to say about someone who valued himself highly: “If I could buy him at my price and sell him at his, I’d make a fortune!”

“Game as Ned Kelly” would not be said by anyone who was not Australian and “Fair Dinkum” is thought to have originated on the goldfields when the Chinese workers used “ding kum” to confirm an honest deal.

Glenna told us about her father who often said when asked where he was going: “I’m o to see a man about a dog” and her sisters would get very excited about the dog he was going to bring home.

Stuart’s mother was a little concerned about how he was doing at school and when she asked his teacher about his progress, he said: “Don’t worry, he’ll be there when the whips start cracking!”

Much of our slang was euphemistic, as Glenna pointed out.

It was frowned upon to use any language with a biblical connection and so we said “Go to blazes” when today we would quite cheerfully tell them to “Go to Hell!”

Today, when swear words are explicit and leave nothing to the imagination, the expletives of the past seem quaint.

“Gee, Crikey, Gosh, Sugar and Cobblers” appear old-fashioned, and indeed laughable. There were also wonderful sayings that applied to the city like “Shoot through like a Bondi Tram”

or a scornful “He comes from beyond the Black Stump.”

Whether they came from the city or the bush, our turn of speech has an originality which belies the short period of our nationhood and we salute it.

“Ducks on the pond” was the cry that went up in the old days if a woman dared to set foot in the shearing shed.

SENIORS INVITED TO CELEBRATE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF SENIORS VILLAGE HUB

Older people from across the region are invited to celebrate the official launch of the Seniors Village Hub at 11am on Wednesday 8 February as part of the 2023 Seniors Festival.

Orange Deputy Mayor Gerald Power said more than 130 people had become members of the hub since it opened and encouraged more seniors to give it a try.

“The hub is a welcoming place where older people can socialise, participate in inclusive activities or simply enjoy a cuppa and rest while they’re out and about,” Cr Power said.

The Seniors Village Hub was established with almost $250,000 funding from the Australian Government Department of Social Services.

The hub, which is located at 77 Kite Street, aims to increase wellness and reduce loneliness and isolation experienced by older people living in Orange, Blayney and Cabonne, and caters for residents aged 55 and over, and Indigenous residents over 50. It hosts a variety of activities including tai chi, chair yoga, art, technology and games, as well as one-off information sessions regarding issues affecting older people.

“The steering committee is looking forward to a successful year in 2023 and is always looking for more ways to provide seniors with fun activities that contribute to positive mental and physical health,” Cr Power said.

Special guest speaker at the launch will

be author and host of the popular 100 Not Out podcast Marcus Pearce.

The event is free to attend, however,

space is limited so registration is essential by booking tickets. Head to Council’s website to book or contact 6393 8600 for more information.

The Seniors Village Hub caters for older people from Orange, Blayney and Cabonne. s

Orange Running Festival looks like drawing record entries

Now in its 17th year, the Orange Running Festival continues to attract the attention of runners from all over Australia and the world.

The festival was named Orange’s Community Event of the Year at the Australia Day Award Ceremony, and after speaking with event coordinator, Anthony Daintith, it’s not hard to see why.

“I’m looking at around 2,000 entrants this year, so hopefully a new record,” Anthony said. “They come from all over Australia… Historically, we’ve had quite a number of entrants from overseas. Obviously COVID a ected that, but quite a lot are interstate,” he continued.

The 2023 event is being held at Gosling Creek and starts on Saturday, March 4 with four milelong events: Women’s, Men’s, Junior, and the new Community Orange Mile.

Then on Sunday, March 5 there’s a five kilometre walk and run, a 10 kilometre run, half marathon and marathon.

It’s an inclusive event, designed to cater for people just wanting an enjoyable day out, and elite runners,” Anthony said.

“We obviously encourage family and friends. You don’t have to be an Olympian. Just come out and have a good time. You can walk, it’s a bit of fun,” he said.

There’s also school and workplace events, so you can get your workmates together and form a team.

And this year there’s more to the festival than the running or walking events. For the first time there

will be live entertainment from Megan Woods, stalls, lucky door prizes, and of the usual winners’ awards.

Premi-babes have been chosen as the charity partner for the event this year, and people are encouraged to donate, or fundraise for the cause when they register.

The festival is also very conscious of putting money back into the community.

“We support the RFS, the Scouts. They essentially come out and donate their time and then we put money back into them,” Anthony said. If you want more information about the Orange Running Festival or would like to register, go to www.orangerunningfestival.com.au/

MR PERFECT

Every month for the last two years I have held these BBQs to provide a forum for men to socialise and for conversation and support around mental health issues.

There have been tremendous friendships formed and discussions had standing around the barbie chewing down a snag or three! So come out this Sunday February 5th February 2023, between 11am-2pm. Cook Park, cnr of Clinton & Kite St for a free BBQ lunch.

Phil DONATO MP State

Member for Orange

Palliative Care End of Life Care

End of life care is an area of health I’ve strongly and consistently advocated for, having successfully persuaded the NSW Government to reinstate a dedicated inpatient palliative service at Orange. The district is rapidly growing, and so is it’s need to expand palliative care services. I recently met with passionate members of Orange Push for Palliative, Janice Harris and Jenny Hazelton, to discuss the future expansion of palliative services.

ORANGE FIRE STATION

Diesel and chemical particulate contamination of clothing, lack of adequate ventilation, confined work areas, leaking roof, pigeon faeces contamination, patch-up repair jobs with weight-limited rooms, no dedicated female amenities - are just a few of the issues I saw firsthand in my tour of the old Orange Fire Station last week. The station hasn’t demonstrably changed from when it was designed for horse and cart! I’ve sought a new fire station for Orange, and even have facilitated meetings with Orange City Councilwho’ve graciously offered a suitable site, but still we wait for commitment from the Government. Not good enough!

Exceptional support for Eugowra

It was a great turn-out on Saturday at Eugowra Showground with Orange Ex Services Club and representatives of the Rotary clubs of Orange on hand to deliver $1250 vouchers to each affected household of the Eugowra community. Nearly $388,000 was raised by a combination of the Orange community, Orange Ex Services Club and the wider clubs community of NSW. Well done and thank you to all those generous people, businesses and organisations that donated.

Orange Hospital Interns 2023

them are locals, which is great to see - and there are even a few from abroad! Hopefully they enjoy the local lifestyle and call it home for the long term.

with EMILY THOMPSON

THE GOOD ENOUGH Parent THE PERFECT LUNCHBOX

Monday, 7.30 am: O cially our last day of holidays.

Inspired by my Facebook feed full of bento boxes with literal sushi art, cucumber octopuses (or is it octopi?) and strawberries cut into love hearts, I have planned a fun day around becoming the kind of mum who can do this level of school parenting. We start with smoothies made from the bananas and strawberries I had remembered to freeze the night before. (Nailing it!)

Monday, 7.42am: I announce we’ll go for a quick swim then grab co ee and take it to the park. Full of false confidence this morning for some reason, I feel inspired and not overwhelmed when I say this out loud. Miss Eight looks up from her iPad and asks if I’ve looked outside yet.

Monday, 7.43am: As there seems to be some kind of typhoon weather event happening, I quickly scale back our plans and ask what they’d like to do this morning. Miss 14 announces she’ll make me a co ee if she can have her computer. I pause briefly, but decide that all the perfect Instagram mums either don’t have teens, or give them excessive screens as a coping mechanism and so I agree to her bribery.

Miss Eight asks for more iPad time. “Why don’t you and I have some special Mummy-Miss Eighttime, because we’ll really miss each other after today?” I retort.. She pats my hand lovingly before saying, “Yeah. But I’ll miss the iPad more!”

Monday, 9:40am: I let them know we are o into town. A quick run to the pharmacy, then the essential “show-o lunch” supplies followed by co ee and cake, and then home to do some good old-fashioned lunch box baking. Miss Eight perks up at the sound of that and inquires, “do you mean

like that one time you made pizza scrolls AND cheesy-mite scrolls?” I immediately have a PTSD flashback of her ‘helping’ me roll out dough we made from scratch, which was crazy elastic for some reason, and our attempts to shape it into a rectangle.

“Um, uh huh,” is the most I can commit to.

Monday, 10:03am, outside the pharmacy: “...and baby carrots, mini cucumbers, mini capsicums, cheese sticks…”

Miss Eight’s $60,000 shopping list is interrupted by a phone call from my editor in Sydney, wondering where I am and why I’m not in the Teams meeting yet.

In my desperate bid to be a perfect mum today, I have somehow forgotten that it’s Monday… and I have a job!

Monday, 5:35pm: I still have a job, after pitching a story about an overwhelmed mum who tries so hard to fit in with the Instagram lunch box crowd that she literally forgets about work.

Unfortunately, there’s no bread for tomorrow, the only cucumbers and tomatoes are full-sized ones from the veggie patch and the pizza scrolls… Well, I admit they were always a pipe dream. But, with the help of a sheet of pu pastry, a jar of vegemite and the cheese I’d bought for enchiladas it means that there’s something homemade (and edible) at the end of the day.

Although the truth is Miss Eight won’t even care. She’ll be so busy playing with friends she hasn’t seen in six weeks, settling into a new classroom and sizing up her new teacher that I know she won’t give lunch a second thought.

Still, I do one last scroll of shame, telling myself it’s for inspiration... An email from school immediately interrupts this train of thought: Canteen open from Wednesday Most inspiring thing I’ve read all year!

LIFEandTIMES with ANGUS GIBB A

NEW TERM:

This week means it is back to business as usual. The summer holidays are over. School is back. No more holidays until April. As Djokovic’s emotional win in the Australia Open marked a milestone for him, it has also marked a milestone for many families — the summer is o cially over (except for February of course!). Maybe this week means someone is starting kindergarten. Maybe it marks the beginning of a final year of school. Maybe this year is your last in your job as you get ready for retirement. Whatever it may be for you, the start of a school term is the beginning of something new. As you look at the year ahead, as with all previous years, there are moments that make the year special. Each of these moments are to be treasured. I think about the precious moments we shared as a family when each of our children began the school year. There is a sense of excitement and expectation, and a sense of adventure at the start of the term. They are special days. What are the moments that you look forward to this coming term? Maybe there are new beginnings, maybe there are endings, maybe there is a fresh start. In all of this, however, there is so much that is unknown. The first day of school could go terribly (and I speak from experience). That new job might not be all that

you hoped and dreamed it would be. Your upcoming retirement has just meant that you now feel marginalised at work. As I have reflected on what this new term will bring for our own family, I have found myself feeling both excited and uncertain. It is so easy for us to want to know and order all that we can, but there is so much that is out of our control. This is where I am so thankful for the truths of God’s word. In Psalm 121, there is a beautiful promise where the writer says: ‘The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.’ I take a great deal of comfort from this because I know that whatever lies ahead of me, I know that I am not alone. That no matter how the first week of school has gone, whether it went smoothly or whether there were a few tears at the gate from either the kids or me, I know that the Lord watches over us. And he has promised to watch over all those who have trusted him to be their Lord and saviour. So as our summer holidays draw to a close and the beach gear is packed away for another 12 months and our love a air with tennis is shelved until next January and the kids head o to school for another term, perhaps there is a moment for you to think about all that lies ahead of you and how you are planning on navigating this. You may find that this is a moment, among the myriad of moments, that can give you a chance to pause and wonder who is watching over you and giving you opportunities to see and know the one who is there.

Ride Blue back on the road FOR SUICIDE AWARENESS THIS

After dangerous road conditions postponed their November Ride, the Orange Classic Café Racer Motorcycle and Blu Moto motorcycle clubs are gearing up for their annual suicide awareness and mental health wellness ride this Saturday, February 4.

Departing from Headspace Orange in Peisley Street at 9.30am, participating riders will head to Canowindra via Bowen Park, returning to Orange for a barbecue lunch.

The ride is an opportunity to get together, socialize, but most importantly raise awareness around suicide and looking after your mental health.

“We aim to increase the awareness of suicide and mental health; by organising this event we hope to achieve just that,” President of the of Orange Classic Café Racer/Blue Moto incorporated, Steven Doherty explained.

Now in its seventh year, the last Ride Blue in 2021 (as the event

was postponed in 2022) attracted 190 riders from as far away as Albury, western NSW and southern Queensland along with local participants.

Steven said people are excited to be able to get back out on their bikes and enjoy the event again this weekend.

Registration is free (from 8am Saturday, February 4 at Headspace Orange) and includes morning tea and lunch.

On return to Orange, health information stalls will be onsite, from noon to 2:30pm, and there will be prize giveaways and a trophy presentation.

For more information contact Steven Doherty on 0438 640 197 or Richard on 0413 093 350

And remember, if you or someone you know needs support help is at hand by contacting: 131114 — Lifeline, lifeline.org.au

1300 224 636 — Beyond Blue, beyondblue.org.au/forums

1300 789 978 — MensLine Australia, mensline.org.au

OUT AND ABOUT ON AUSTRALIA DAY

OC Life photographer, Cec Tilburg, swung by the Greenhouse of Orange and the Victoria Hotel on Thursday to snap a few photos of locals making the most of the Australia Day public holiday.

Sheree, Brad and Benjamin Lynch

Julie and Chloe Dittmar

Loraine Thompson and Bruce Reichelt

Campbell and Ron McLeod

Just married - Dee and Nathan Fitzpatrick

Jack, Georgie and Sam Weeks, with Katie Thomas and Charles Jenkins

Michele and Robert George

Grant and Jess Danson

Kerry Kidd, Reg Kidd, Leonie Dalton, Michelle Paul, John Dalton and Magaret

Jessica Healey, Rylee Collins, Maddie Dittmar and Tom Manuel

AUSTRALIA DAY AT COOK PARK

AUSTRALIA DAY AT LAKE CANOBOLAS

Photos by Henry DeRooy

The warm weather on Australia Day saw many families and friends flock to Lake Canobolas to enjoy a cool dip on their day off. Looks like a great day out!

OC Life photographer, EdithMay Gowing was at Cook Park to capture the Australia Day celebrations and citizenship ceremonies.

Judy Reppen and Pat Nokes

Norman and Joan Wilson

John and Heather Moxon with Judy and Andy Brewer

Community Group of the year – Orange Food Care , HC Wangarang

Young Citizen – HC Anabelle van Wyk

Amanda Ferguson, Dave and Anne Field and Peter Cudars

Local Legend – Linda Williamson, HC Derek Johns

Alysia Tucker, Jen and Evie Hughan

Yani Lenehan and Maia Andren

Kyle, Sarah, Amy and Jinyoung

Glanfords and Co

Johnstone Family

OCLife Scene

The OCLife scene of recent parties, concerts, celebrations and events

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY JUNIPER!

Family and friends of Juniper Connell celebrated her first birthday, with a delicious lunch at the Ophir Hotel on Sunday, January 22.

Michelle Peters (Mum) and Juniper Connell

Josh Connell and Juniper Connell

Chelsea Kirchhoff, Rodney Punch, Estelle King, Sonja Kirchhoff, Michelle Peters, Juniper Connell, Loli Eiseman, Rosemary Eiseman, Logan Coleman, Mia Coleman, Tim Hewett and Hollie Coleman

Tim Hewett, Michelle Peters, Juniper Connell and Hollie Coleman

Sonja Kirchhoff, Chelsea Kirchhoff (in front), Michelle Peters with baby Juniper, and Rosemary Eiseman.

Chelsea Kirchhoff, Rosemary Eiseman, Loli Eiseman holding Juniper Connell, Logan Coleman and Mia Coleman

Jo Fitzgerald, Brandon Tilley, Jordan Fitzgerald, Juniper Connell, Josh Connell and Stu Fitzgerald

Dreaming big as Nashville comes to Orange

Held over two nights, February 10–11 in the neondecorated agricultural pavilion at the Orange Showground, the line-up includes Orange’s own rising stars Robbie Mortimer and CLancy Pye, who will be joined by up-and-coming country artists Jake Davey, Abby Christo, James Keith, Luke Furbank, and Bella Mackenzie.

“It’s going to be a great show,” ‘A Night in Nashville’ founder, Tim Mortimer said. “We’ve invested in good artists and the music is going to be outstanding, we’ve got a sevenpiece professional backing band this time around and the sound’s gonna blow your cowboy hat o !”

A local country music festival has long been a dream for Tim, but he said it was the

COVID lockdowns and travel restrictions that gave the push for the inaugural ‘A Night in Nashville’ in December 2021.

“During COVID when everyone was locked down and couldn’t see each other, and there was the element of no one can travel around the world for two years, so I thought, let’s bring Nashville here!” Tim recalled.

“Let’s create an event for the community to get together and people were so happy, they just couldn’t believe that they were having beers with each other, it was the perfect weekend… I got a thousand handshakes that weekend saying, ‘thank you, this is amazing!’”

With a passion for music and seeing the potential of the event, Tim decided to do it all again and believes it could grow to be a real drawcard festival for Orange.

“Big time,” Tim said, who like to grow it into a week-long, multi-stage event making use of the showground pavilions and arenas.

“We just need to roll it on a few years I think but then if we can pull an American artist as a town people will swarm here, there’s no doubt about it,” Tim said.

“So the goal is to get to that point where we can a ord to pull an American artist… have a week-long festival there of American cars, and pageants, and things like that. there’s a lot that can be done in that sort of theme.”

Drawing people to Orange is one of Tim’s main aims for the event, which he is deliberately holding during what is traditionally one of the least busy periods for tourism. He’s even o ering a 20 per cent discount on accommodation booked through

Banjo Paterson Festival

his property management business, BNB Made Easy.

“Orange is a pretty central hub, like Tamworth is to the north of New South Wales, and there’s a lot of country fans in all directions from Orange — including Sydney,” Tim said.

“Whether February is the right weekend to put it on…. I’m not sure; you can only try.

“And hopefully, it becomes something like a Parkes Elvis Festival or a Van Fest for Forbes, but for country music in Orange. I do dream big, but I think that if we can persist and get the support of the community, it can grow — I’ve got no doubt actually!”

For more details and tickets, visit www.anightinnashville.com.au

This February sees the return of the Americanthemed country music festival ‘A Night in Nashville’, with some of Australia’s best young musicians performing the all-time greatest country songs from the USA.

UPCOMING

Friday February 10

Orange Showground A Night in Nashville

Blind Pig Live and local with Austen Logan

Factory Espresso Comedy Dilruk Jayasinha and Dave Thornton

Ophir Hotel Chloe Swannell Live

Saturday February 11

Orange Showground A Night in Nashville

Blind Pig JaFFer Live and Local

Factory Espresso Comedy Night Dilruk Jayasinha and Dave Thornton

Orange Botanic Gardens Cinema Under The Stars - Sing 2

Saturday February 18

Orange Ex-Services’ Club Desperado, The Eagles Show

Friday February 3

Ophir Hotel Megan Woods Live from 7pm

Friday February 3

Greenhouse Orange Blackdragon on the lawn, 7pm

Friday February 3

Ophir Hotel

Megan Woods Live from 7pm

Greenhouse Orange

Kent Eastwood in the Piano Bar, 6pm Blackdragon on the lawn, 7pm

Saturday February 4

Redmond Oval, Millthorpe

Millfest kicks off at 4pm

Orange Civic Theatre

The Umbilical Brothers 8pm

Orange Country Club

Jack Daintith live from 6pm

Blind Pig

Live and local - Craig Atkins from 8pm

Orange City Bowling Club

Monster Garage Sale 8am - 2pm

Ophir Hotel

The Ophir’s Summer of Karaoke from 7pm

Orange City Bowling Club

Justin Landers live from 7.30pm

Victoria Hotel

4 on the 4loor from 8pm

Greenhouse Orange

Dallas Webb from 12pm

Kent Eastwood in the Piano Bar from 12pm Barbaras on the lawn from 7pm

Sunday February 5

Greenhouse Orange Clancy Pye from 12pm

Musical bingo from 3pm

Kent Eastwood in the Piano Bar from 6pm

Saturday February 4

Orange Civic Theatre The Umbilical Brothers 8pm

Sunday February 5

Greenhouse Orange Clancy Pye from 12pm

Sunday Sessions kick off at the Royal this weekend

Sunday afternoons are about to get a whole lot more exciting, with fortnightly live music performances starting soon at the Royal Hotel.

This Sunday, February 5, will get the party started with local jazz band, Fig Jam, and the incredible sound of the Tin Roof Big Band, a favourite act of last year’s winter jazz festival.

Fig Jam’s Lisa Cunial described their sound as “classic jazz and a bit of Latin.”

The Sunday Sessions are being coordinated by JAM Orange, a not-for-profit volunteer organisation that helps local musicians find gigs and connect with each other and venues.

New look Millfest in 2023

There will be more of a picnic vibe and less street festival when Millfest returns this Saturday, February 4, to a new venue, the lawns of Redmond Oval.

So grab your picnic blanket or camp chair and enjoy a great line-up of local music plus food, wine, market stalls and a whole heap of family fun!

Gates open at 4pm with live music running through till 9pm, with Jamie Cooper opening.

Proceeding on the stage, followed by Wick and Watts, Chloe and Jason Roweth and Pengopuss.

And there will be plenty for the kids, with a free jumping castle, inflatable bungee run and lawns games for all ages.

You won’t go hungry with food vendors onsite serving up a variety of options from woodfire pizza to bush tucka, Vietnamese, smoked meats and of course, sweet treats for dessert.

While no BYO alcohol is permitted, the bar stalls will be well stocked with wines, ciders and beers

crafted right here in the region.

Get shopping at the mini retail market with a range of regional stallholders, book-in to attend, including local stores Plants n’ Pretty Pieces and Hive Grove setting up pop-up shops.

Millthorpe Business Committee Chair, Richard Beach, said that with the last few years of COVID cancellations, this year allowed the committee to remodel the event and bring it back as something fresh.

“We want to take advantage of the open space at Redmond Oval where we can bring a relaxed and comfortable feel and make it different from the winter night market,” Richard said.

Millfest 2023 is a free event, thanks to funding from the Reconnecting Regional NSW Community Event Program.

Registration online is encouraged to help with event planning, head to millthorpevillage.com.au for information.

“JAM really provides a meeting space,” Lisa explained. “It’s a really good way for musicians to mix and meet each other.” And while it’s a jazz band line-up this weekend there, she said you can expect bands of all genres at future Sunday Sessions at the Royal.

The event on Sunday, February 5, is open to all ages, with the bistro offering lunch while you enjoy the great tunes. Lisa encouraged everyone from around the area to come along and support live and local music.

“The bistro’s open, the bar’s open, but the kids can come; it’s family-friendly,” Lisa explained.

“It’s just somewhere to chill on a Sunday afternoon and listen to some chill-out music!”

This February and March, Catch four of the best comedians in the country as they preview their Melbourne International Comedy Festival shows right here in Orange at Factory Espresso.

Regularly hosting some of the biggest names in the business, comedy returns to Factory Espresso on February 10–11, with two nights of back-to-back hour shows from Dilruk Jayasinha and Dave Thornton. Then on March 10-11, the laughs continue with Anne Edmonds and Loyd Langford.

“We ended 2022 with Hughesy, Tony Martin and Geraldine Hickey. Now we have two massive shows coming for February and March,” Factory Espresso owner, Nick Gleeson said.

“We are very picky with who we get to perform as we want you to have a great night out,” he continued. “All four comedians are well-known headliners that are

doing brand-new material to warm up for the festivals.” Tickets for each individual night are normally $60 per person, but book both the February and March shows and save, Nick said.

“We are all about value, so we are offering four great headliner comedians at $25 for each head you see!” Nick said.

“We are giving you a $20 discount when you buy tickets for both the February and March shows together.

“There’s nothing like seeing a big-name headliner up close and personal. At Factory you get exactly that!

See Dilruk Jayasinha and Dave Thornton (February 10 or 11), and Anne Edmonds and Lloyd Langford (March 10 or 11) for just $100. Tickets available from factoryespresso.com.au

Four big name comedians for one small price!

HOME COOKING with RUBEN LOPEZ MESA

Feed your family for under $10

The cost of living in Australia is rising and it’s expected to keep rising through 2023, from day-to-day stuff at the supermarket to petrol and housing expenses — everything is going through the roof. That’s why I’m a massive believer that we need to keep an eye on our groceries.

I know we love eating a lot of protein in Australia. Some people prefer to support local butchers and fishmongers, while others prefer to buy from big supermarkets. But at the end of the day, the reality is that our eating habits need to adjust to our current economic situation. If you see your weekly budget getting tighter, this tip is for you!

This week, I went to one of the cheapest supermarkets in town and I saw a 1.3 kg whole chicken for $4.49 per kilo. While next to it, there was a tray of chicken thighs of 1.3 kg at $11.49 per kilo. That made me think? Wow, what a massive increase of price per kilo for just pieces of the same product. Do people check the price per kilo when they do their shopping?

For me it’s a no-brainer, that’s why today I choose to use the $4.49 per kilo whole bird to feed my family and I’ll be putting it in the oven for a quick and easy dinner.

Please don’t be intimidated by roasting a chicken at home! It’s one of the easiest things you can do in your kitchen. In fact, it is as easy as slapping a bit of olive oil on it, then any combination of herbs from your pantry, plus a good amount of seasoning, and you’ll get dinner for the family for less than $10.

But don’t I need a rotisserie as I see at the chicken shops or fancy charcoal places? No worries at all, in terms of kitchen equipment you just need an oven at 180 degrees Celsius, a frying pan and a piece

of baking paper. Trust me! You don’t need fancy stuff for this. You just need to put the chicken in the oven and get on with your life. Just remember, to set an alarm on your phone and cook it for 45 minutes per kilogram, plus 20 additional minutes or until the juices from the inside of the chicken come clear.

If you like to play with food and have more time and more money? Put some plastic gloves on and give the chicken a massage with a little bit of olive oil and tandoori paste for a spicy bird. Or add heaps of lemon, fresh thyme and garlic for a Mediterranean touch. Whatever you do, try to marinate the chicken for at least four hours, although overnight is always best!

Now, how to serve it? Using a knife you can basically pull apart the bird in pieces and serve it on a plate, letting your family choose what part they like best. Accompanying it with a simple seasonal salad.

Or, you can put some gloves on and pull apart the chicken with your hands (like if it was pulled pork), and serve it with raw chopped veggies, herbs, avocado and wraps in order to make some healthy tacos.

Whatever you do… please keep the bones in order to make chicken stock so we can maximise the whole chicken for future preparations.

Orange team tops first-ever NSW Roundnet Country Champs

— PHOTOS BY HENRY DEROOY —

It was the first-ever state country championships for the small but growing sport, with players coming from Geelong, Bendigo, Gunnedah, NSW Central Coast, Dubbo, Orange and Switzerland.

The morning began with pool matches in which the 10 teams competing played each other once to determine positions for the bracted competition.

Following lunch, the top 4 teams entered the play-offs which ended with the local team of Walter Prowse and Robbie Hart (Net Profit) playing off against a Victorian team (Gone Goosefishing) for first place, and a team from Gunnedah (Sunny Gunny) playing off against a mixed team from Orange and Switzerland for third place (Legendary Misfits)

Net Profit won the day, with Gone Goosefishing in second place and Sunny Gunny in third.

Organiser Duncan McLean said it was a great day out and he is looking forward to next year’s championships.

“We are hoping to grow the sport, make the next country champs even larger!” Duncan said. “We have been extremely thankful for the support from Orange City Council in helping us to have access to the amazing fields at Jack Brabham Park, which were ‘mint’!”

Duncan added that for anyone interested they are still looking at playing regular social games at Cook Park on Sundays at 1pm. You can get in touch via the “Orange Roundnet” group on Facebook.

The Orange duo of Walter Prowse and Robbie Hart claimed victory in the NSW Roundnet Country Championships held at Sir Jack Brabham Park on January 26.

Winners of the inaugural NSW Roundnet Country Championships held at Sir Jack Brabham Park on January 26: Sunny Gunny – Daniel and Beth Pass (third place); Net Profit – Walter Prowse and Robbie Hart (first place); and Gone Goosefishing – Thom and Michael Whiting (second place).

PROPERTY

ORANGE

PROPERTY MARKET

Welcome Home

This attractive brick home with pretty trees and gardens is quietly tucked away in an excellent location not far from James Sheahan High School. There is little work to be done to the light filled home with an updated kitchen, laundry and modern bathroom with a convenient 2nd toilet ready and waiting. The lounge is generously sized with big windows overlooking the front garden. There are four spacious bedrooms with built-ins plus a flexible space that could be a mudroom or office or used for storage. The home will be warm and cosy come winter with central gas heating. The garage has a large workshop space at the back and the back yard is neat as a pin and is a wonderfully flat and usable space. Zoned for Orange High and Orange Public Schools plus not too far from the Anson Street TAFE Campus and just a short trip to town, this home will not last long. Don’t miss it!

Price Guide: $649,000-$669,000

Open for inspection: Saturday, 4 February 10.15-10.45

7 SEPIK PLACE

39 SALE STREET, ORANGE | 6363 1000 | PFISHER.COM.AU

ALL PROPERTIES CAN BE VIEWED BY PRIVATE INSPECTION OR VIDEO CALL, JUST CONTACT THE AGENT. ALL INSPECTIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED UNDER STRICT HEALTH GUIDELINES.

GREAT VALUE COUNTRY LIVING This weatherboard home with expansive wrap around verandah is a great example of a country home. It’s perfectly positioned within the town limits of Manildra and sits on just over 2 acres of land, divided into two paddocks. Inside boasts a flexible floor plan with five bedrooms, one of which could be used for a home office. The country vibe continues through with the timber kitchen and a cosy wood fire for those colder months. There is also a split system in the main bedroom and living areas. There is a large lock up shed and workshop, always a must on a bit of land, and the house is on town water and sewer with a bore on site also. There is plenty of scope to update the house to your liking and the block is very usable, perhaps you could add a pony or a couple of sheep to really live the country life.

CONTACT: CHRIS MASON 0438 629 417

DELIGHTFUL RENOVATION There’s been a lot of building activity over the recent months at 18 Prince Street, the delightful renovation is now complete and what a renovation. The property has been completely renovated from front to back, inside and out, including an on-trend kitchen flowing to an open plan dining and snug area with French double doors leading out to the spacious yard and double shed. The luxurious and spacious new bathroom includes a bath, shower, toilet, vanity, and there’s also another handy second toilet adjacent to the European laundry. All 3 bedrooms and the lounge area have been fully renovated. Other major upgrades include complete new electrical wiring throughout, new plumbing to kitchen, laundry, bathroom and toilet, new paint and window furnishings throughout. This gorgeous home is ready right now for you to move into.

STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING FOR? Situated in a quiet street surrounded by a nature reserve and walkways is this lovely three-bedroom home. The kitchen/dining is sunshine fi lled, with northerly sun streaming through lighting up the entire living area. There are three bedrooms all with built-in wardrobes and a three-way bathroom which has been beautifully renovated in recent years. The house sits amongst established gardens and there is a wonderful timber deck, perfect for entertaining. You’ll love the outlook onto the nature reserve, perfect for sitting enjoying a cuppa and something to read. Additional features include carport, zoning to Orange Public School and Orange High School and woodfi re heating.

TRADITIONAL BRICK WITH PLENTY OF POTENTIAL This traditional brick bungalow with many original features of the era in which it was built offers plenty of potential to make a sweet and cosy home for someone. There is a brick fireplace in the lounge room plus high ceilings, decorative cornices and lovely timber floors. There are 3 bedrooms and an eat in kitchen, compact bathroom plus a second toilet off the laundry. With some planning and hard work, it would be possible to achieve an appealing blend of new and old. On a great sized block of 847.3 sqm there is access and room for a shed and space for outdoor living to be added, or perhaps extend the house into the yard. Currently tenanted until May 2023 it also presents an investment opportunity worth considering.

CONTACT: JACOB EVANS 0428 130 789

SATURDAY 28 JANUARY 9.3010.00

39 SALE STREET, ORANGE | 6363 1000 | PFISHER.COM.AU

ALL PROPERTIES CAN BE VIEWED BY PRIVATE INSPECTION OR VIDEO CALL, JUST CONTACT THE AGENT. ALL INSPECTIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED UNDER STRICT HEALTH GUIDELINES.

OPEN HOMES: SATURDAY 4 FEBRUARY 10.1510.45

SNAP THIS UP! This neatly packaged house is sure to delight the first time buyer, downsizer or investors alike. It is packed full of features for its size including lovely timber floors in the light filled lounge, dining and kitchen and through to each of the three bedrooms. The second bathroom and built-ins in all the bedrooms are a real bonus for a house of this size and age. There is ducted heating and a gas hot water system only 12 months old. The single garage is larger than normal and includes good space for a workshop or garden equipment storage. The backyard is a great size and has plenty of room for the kids to run and play while you watch from the covered verandah along the back of the house. Set in a great school zone in a sought after area you really can’t go wrong with a property like this.

CONTACT: JACOB EVANS 0428 130 789

OPEN HOMES: SATURDAY 4 FEBRUARY 1.001.30

NO COOKIECUTTERS HERE If you’re sick and tired of looking at the same old cookie-cutters, then this is the home for you. Located in the lovely village of Cargo is this eclectically sweet home on 2 acres. Perfect for those looking for life in the quiet lane whilst still being in town, it is centrally located just a short walk from the Cargo shop, café and pub. The home has three bedrooms all with built-ins, a huge kitchen/dining area, large living room and a mudroom. The bathroom is sweetly renovated with penny tiles and shiplap panelling. Outside is a great shed/workshop and plenty of flat, usable land that is currently set-up for horses but can easily be converted to other uses. However, for the horses there’s a 20x40m sand/treadlite mix arena, stable with day yard with adjoining shelter and a 20ft shipping container with saddle and bridle racks. One of the biggest perks of living in Cargo is access to the 2 commons which locals can use as they need for livestock, bike riding and walking. CONTACT: MICHAEL WRIGHT 0421 360 948

INVEST IN MANILDRA It is very rare that an investment opportunity like this one in a country town arises. Set in the main street of Manildra, with great street frontage for passing foot traffic and easy customer parking out front, this building currently houses two successful businesses that are essential to the town. The larger of the two shop fronts currently houses a medical clinic that is leased to two separate long-term tenants who are very happy to stay on and an extra room that could be leased to another party. The butcher shop, in the smaller of the two shops, would be more than happy to sign a long-term 5 year lease with the new owner. The estimated returns on offer for an investment such as this cannot be ignored with a gross yield of 8.4%. It also has the added bonus of room to increase this by leasing the 3rd spare room in the medical centre and diversifying your income stream with up to 4 tenants. Inspections are possible by private appointment and savvy investors are encouraged to do their sums and consider this as a viable option.

OPEN HOMES: SATURDAY 4 FEBRUARY 12.451.15

CONTACT: JACOB EVANS 0428 130 789

$589,000

VALUE FOR MONEY With views for miles, this split level home is one of the best on offer for value in Orange. It is a spacious semi detached home with three bedrooms, with an ensuite, walk in robe and balcony off the main plus a good sized family bathroom and separate toilet. The home is not without a bit of an x-factor with the funky and modern kitchen on the lower level. There are two generous living spaces, and you’ll love the views over green fields from the living room and main bedroom balcony. Central gas heating, a single garage with internal access and an easily managed terraced backyard round off this surprising home. Investors and owner occupiers alike had better get in fast!

CONTACT: CHRIS MASON 0438 629 417

105 FORBES ROAD $649,000

6971 KIEWA STREET MANILDRA $485,000

14A EMILY PLACE

39 SALE STREET, ORANGE | 6363 1000 | PFISHER.COM.AU

ALL PROPERTIES CAN BE VIEWED BY PRIVATE INSPECTION OR VIDEO CALL, JUST CONTACT THE AGENT. ALL INSPECTIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED UNDER STRICT HEALTH GUIDELINES.

PRICE GUIDE: $819,000-$869,000

A STUNNING SLICE OF PARADISE This property is, in a word, stunning. 33 hectares of nature lovers’ paradise. This off-grid home is surrounded by a beautiful garden and unique bushland. Positioned on a hill overlooking neighbouring farms with views to Mt Canobolas, this eco-friendly home has much to offer. Including quality finishes throughout, with a hand crafted stone wall around the fireplace in the open plan lounge, kitchen and dining area. This well designed home offers amazing and efficient warmth through a wet back recycled water heater system spreading the heat throughout the house. There are three spacious bedrooms, one of which could be an office. There are two bathrooms, powder room and big laundry. The features outside are impressive from the elevated deck perfect for entertaining whilst enjoying the view, to solar panels, 3 bay garage and hobby sized vineyard and olive grove. The historic Sydney train carriage with a wood fire, toilet, timber deck and water tank has many possible uses.

CONTACT: JACOB EVANS 0428 130 789

LARGE FAMILY HOME Here’s the ideal family home with an abundance of space throughout including 4 generous sized bedrooms all with built in wardrobes, formal lounge and dining at one end and another rumpus and family area at the other end. The large kitchen has plenty of bench space to cater for large and busy families, recent upgrades include new carpet in most of the house, new bath & vanity in the main bathroom, new ducted gas heating unit, and new shower screen in the ensuite bathroom. There’s a lovely big pergola area to entertain and relax under whilst taking in views over the surrounding countryside, the large carport will accommodate the tallest of vehicles and caravans and the double shed is equipped with power, bench & woodfire. Bring the family and see for yourself all the features in this ideal large family home.

CONTACT: ADAM SAVAGE 0419 232 416

OPEN HOMES: SATURDAY 4 FEBRUARY 9.30-10.00

This home is perfect for a first home buyer or investor. The big jobs have been done but there is still potential to some finishing touches. The large lounge room and dining area have big windows letting in lots of light. There are two bedrooms plus an extra room to use as you please. The home has two toilets and showers. You also have a sunroom and utility area to use as extra living space. The backyard has a great shed with a covered patio area offering a shady spot to sit in summer.

CONTACT: JACOB EVANS 0428 130 789

12 SMITH STREET MOLONG $629,000

Ready and waiting for your dream home to be built to your needs, this 781.5 sqm elevated block may be just right for you. In a new estate, this block is well priced in the market. The North Orange location offers an appealing lifestyle being close to local shops, Botanic Gardens and Adventure Playground. There is easy access to all the town services you will need, and building can commence as soon as your plans are finalised, and the DA is approved. CONTACT: CHRIS MASON 0438 629 417

This fantastic home feels like you own a secret, tucked away on a huge 1072sqm block in a quiet cul-de-sac. This four-bedroom home with ensuite and second living area offers an affordable start into the property market. All bedrooms have built-ins, with the second of the bedrooms boasting access to the renovated three-way bathroom. The master bedroom is generous in size with ensuite and walk-in robe. There is also a second living area which is bright and airy. The yard is secure and private.

CONTACT: MICHAEL WRIGHT 0421 360 948

13 WILLIAM STREET MOLONG $679,000

Set on a 930 sqm block, this attractive brick home with a fantastic three bay shed is a real winner. The interior is fresh and modern, the kitchen is a stylish black and white with stainless steel appliances. There are three bedrooms, two with built-ins, central heating and a cosy wood fire. Outside is neat as a pin with a covered patio, lots of green manicured lawn and a concrete driveway all the way up to the big shed. This is a property that you could just move into and enjoy your new home.

CONTACT: JACOB EVANS 0428 130 789

Molong is a well-established town located 20 minutes from Orange with a vibrant community. Well-serviced by schools, healthcare, shops and boutiques, restaurants, cafes and pubs. These 2 blocks have elevated views in an alreadyestablished quiet area, have full town services available and are ready to build on in early 2023. They are within walking distance to Molong Central School. There are 3 and 4 bedroom house and land packages available, including cost of build and timeframes, upon request. 2A is 936 sqm in size and 2b is 893 sqm in size. CONTACT: MICHAEL WRIGHT 0421 360 948

Set on 1,871sqm with established gardens, this modern brick home is perfectly formed with three spacious living areas including a formal lounge, huge rumpus room and a family area in the open plan living. An added bonus is the sunroom. The galley kitchen is stylish and comfort is assured in the four good sized bedrooms, the main with an ensuite. Outdoor living is also covered with a timber deck plus a covered patio. The backyard is quite a delight with plenty of room, park-like views and fire pit area.

CONTACT: JACOB EVANS 0428 130 789

59 STEVENSON WAY $399,000

2A & 2B MCARDLE STREET, MOLONG $250,000 EACH

170 SPRING VALE LANE, MOLONG

6 SOPHIE DRIVE

2 CRINOLINE STREET $669,000

33 NORTH STREET $409,000

39 SALE STREET, ORANGE | 6363 1000 | PFISHER.COM.AU

ALL PROPERTIES CAN BE VIEWED BY PRIVATE INSPECTION OR VIDEO CALL, JUST CONTACT THE AGENT. ALL INSPECTIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED UNDER STRICT HEALTH GUIDELINES.

PERFECT PARNOO Here is an opportunity to buy a home that is a little bit French Provincial, a little bit Hamptons and whole lot of WOW. 6 Parnoo Place is framed by beautiful, colourful gardens that are manicured and landscaped and nestled in a quiet cul-de-sac in one of Orange’s most sought after locations. Offering four bedrooms and a gorgeous renovation, this home is a real showstopper. Upon entry you are met with a stunning kitchen offering everything the home-chef could possibly desire; including beautiful shaker cabinetry, a huge island bench with wine fridge, heaps of drawers, modern appliances and walk-in pantry. Upstairs are three bedrooms and two of the loveliest bathrooms you have ever seen. You’ll love the herringbone rustic tiles, feature walls and black tapware. There is a second living area with access to a separate courtyard and there is a third toilet off the laundry. Outside, you can sit underneath the wisteria and take in the private garden oasis. The 6.6kw solar panel system is an added bonus.

FEELS LIKE HOME This beautiful home, in the much sought after Wirruna Avenue, is a total dream package. Fully and tastefully renovated from top to bottom, inside and out you can move in with nothing to do but enjoy the luxury on offer. You will love the sense of space and the gorgeous flooring through the living areas adds a real feeling of warmth. There are high end finishes and features used throughout and no expense has been spared in creating this stunner. With multiple living areas, five bedrooms, or four and an office if you prefer, three luxurious bathrooms and a wonderful kitchen and dining space your family will want for nothing more. Surrounded by leafy trees and gardens the backyard is a private oasis with a timber deck perfect for outdoor dining and relaxation. This is not just a house, it will truly feel like a home for those lucky enough to live in it. Come and see it for yourself.

CONTACT: JACOB EVANS 0428 130 789

CONTACT: MICHAEL WRIGHT 0421 360 948

This spacious family home is perfect for the buyer looking for a low maintenance lifestyle. The spectacular gardens are easy care and beautiful. The home is stylish with a formal lounge, open plan living and covered al fresco area. There are four bedrooms with the main having an ensuite and walk-in robe. Every nook and cranny of the block has been utilised including side access with space for a trailer or caravan, a BBQ area and garden shed. The inground pool will delight come summer and there is a powder room nearby. CONTACT: CHRIS MASON 0438 629 417

This home offers loads for the family, boasting two living areas, four bedrooms, a separate sunroom, a mudroom with access from the garage and a large, secure backyard with rear-yard access. In the heart of the home is a renovated kitchen with modern appliances. There is a gas heater and a reverse cycle air conditioner. The garage is large with extrahigh ceilings if you wanted to add a mezzanine.

CONTACT: MICHAEL WRIGHT 0421 360 948

Renovated and ready to live in, the hard work is done with a lovely new kitchen complete with a wine fridge, dishwasher, gas cooktop and plenty of bench space. Both bathrooms have been tastefully renovated. Hardwood flooring and tiles provide versatility and ducted heating takes care of the cooler months. Good fencing, 2 garden sheds and lock up garage add to this great all-round package. Located in the popular Calare areathis home is the perfect property for a young family to move straight in.

ADAM SAVAGE 0419 232 416

This exceptional home located close to town, showcases a naturally bright open plan living/kitchen/dining area that opens onto the north facing timber deck with a lovely outlook over the hills beyond. The kitchen has stainless steel appliances, lots of storage and a big pantry. The bedrooms are generous sized with the main bedroom having a walk-in robe and ensuite. Both bathrooms are well appointed and there is a separate toilet. There is internal access to the double garage and solar panels on the roof to help keep the bills at bay.

CONTACT: JACOB EVANS 0428 130 789

Located in a quiet cul-de-sac is this three-bedroom, one bathroom home that has a lot to offer. The north facing lounge room is a lovely suntrap, you’ll love the neat and tidy kitchen and the renovated three-way bathroom. All the bedrooms have built-ins, and the garage has been converted into a home gym. There’s a split system air-conditioner to keep you comfortable all year round, and a huge private backyard, great for pets and kids to play in. Would make a wonderful first home or add to your investment portfolio.

CONTACT: MICHAEL WRIGHT 0421 360 948

Only 10 minutes east of Orange; this private and hard to find 10 acre building block is ready for your dream home. The block already has single phase power located close to an excellent building site with northerly aspect, as well as a large farm dam - a perfect water supply for your new garden. The block is flat and easy to build on and the land is very fertile. It is well fenced around the boundary. Surrounded by farmland, its uniqueness will be sought after.

CONTACT: MICHAEL WRIGHT 0421 360 948

6 BOWEN PLACE

1 STAGECOACH ROAD

PLACE

21 ROSELAWN DRIVE

15 ANSON STREET

Phat Panda rolling out Asian and Aussie favourites at the Bowlo

The Bowlo bistro is back!

It’s been a long time between meals, but the Orange City Bowling Club’s new restaurant, The Phat Panda, is open for business and serving up a delicious menu of classic Asian and Australian dishes.

Opening just prior to Australia Day, The Phat Panda is one of six restaurants run by the owners, including locations in Narromine, Gilgandra and Wellington, so diners can rest

assured they know their way around the kitchen.

“We were invited to come in and try by the [Orange City Bowling Club secretarymanager] Tony,” Phat Panda manager, Lan Jo explained.

And so, Jo packed her bags, moved to Orange and says she is enjoying the city.

The restaurant menu boasts a wide range of Chinese and Asian meals, from the always-

The Phat Panda’s Alven Gan and Lan Jo with Orange City Bowling Club secretary-manager, Tony Fitzsimmons

popular Sweet And Sour Pork to Kung Bao Pork Belly, Korean Crispy Fried Chicken, and Penang Curry.

For those wanting something a little simpler, you will also find a range of Australian pub classic dishes, from T-bone Steaks, Chicken Schnitzels and Lamb Cutlets to Fish and Chips and even a Sunday roast!

For Orange City Bowling Club members and visitors, the arrival of a new restaurant

has been a welcome surprise.

“It’s been quite challenging for us because there hasn’t been a restaurant here for so long, but we just need to get on track and let people know about us,” Jo said.

“It’s been good… it’s still on track.”

The Phat Panda is open Tuesday – Sunday for lunch and dinner. Takeaway meals are also available. Check out their menu online here: www.ocbc.org.au/eat-and-drink

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NOW IS THE BEST TIME TO BUY AN INVESTMENT PROPErTy!

NEW LISTING

This classic home has been faultlessly renovated so there’s nothing for you to do- just move in and enjoy the open living spaces, contemporary colour scheme and design and beautifully landscaped garden with its attractive al fresco area.You will be amazed by this home!

Great

Adjacent to a town common, this older style home is set on a huge and elevated 6069sq metre block in the charming village of Cudal with its convenience store, coffee shop, playgrounds, bowling club and great community feel. It is located 38km from the large city of Orange via The Escort Way and approximately 15 kms (a less than 14 minute drive) to Manildra Mill with its large employment opportunities. There is a school bus to Orange.

Cudal FOR SALE $495,000

321 a b

Great

This four bedroom home has potential as first home buyers or it would make a great rental with solid returns. The modern kitchen is functional and light-filled and adjoins a great family area with views to the handy undercover area. The family bathroom has a separate toilet for convenience while the living area is spacious and light-filled.

3633 Bogan Road Goonumbla

FOR SALE 1855 Acres $1300 per acre

Near North Parkes

The four bedroom homestead has a lovely sunroom, kitchen, and entertaining area with rear verandah perfect for entertaining or unwinding. Both bathrooms are modern while the living areas are light-filled and generous. The property is located approximately 30 kms from Parkes, 14kms approx from North Parkes Mine. The very well equipped three stand woolshed is functional and well-designed. A good set of sheep yards behind the woolshed with another set of sheep yards adjoining a laneway. Two good-sized machinery sheds, hayshed, water tanks and silos all add to the capacity of this holding. The stock proof fencing is in good repair and the property is divided into 16 paddocks with good shade.

13 Selby Steet Lyndhurst

41.52 a b c a b c a b c

FOR SALE $590,000

Stylish and affordable home at Lyndhurst

This lovely two storey home is set on a fabulous 4000 sq m block and features established gardens, plenty of space and a modern and impeccable interior with amazing features including a huge games/recreation room, extra WC, attractive, modern kitchen/family room and tasteful palette throughout. Perfect for the first home buyer or those looking for an affordable property located within a 30-minute drive to both Cowra and Blayney and less than an hour’s drive from Orange. There is nothing to do but move in and begin the next chapter of your life!

NEW LISTING

Great opportunity for first home buyers!

This well-built, two storey home is in a quiet location on a large 1170m corner block, which also allows for side access to the back yard. The home features three good sized bedrooms, two bathrooms and multiple living spaces including a massive downstairs rumpus area which is currently being used as an extra living room but which would easily convert into another bedroom, games room or gym.

223 Farnham Road Stuart Town 151 Acres FOR SALE $570,000

Lifestyle block with building entitlement

This 142 (approx) acre block on the outskirts of Stuart Town boasts a permanent spring-fed creek and views to the surrounding central west countryside. The undulating country is mostly lighter soils and would be suitable for grazing due to its good shade and secure fencing. It has been pasture improved with rye grass, phalaris and a mixture of clover. All of it is arable with light timber. 25 inches annual rainfall.

52 Allambie Road Stuart Town FOR SALE $525,000 411 a b c a b c a b c

Fantastic 20 acres at Stuart Town

This spacious 4-bedroom country home, set back from any passing traffic, is the perfect blend of country living and convenience. With slate or hardwood floors throughout the main living areas, the home is both attractive and easy to maintain. The focal point of the home is the cozy fireplace in the living room, perfect for those chilly nights and for entertaining and relaxing with family and friends. The kitchen is fully equipped, while the adjoining informal dining room makes it a great space for enjoying a meal.

“Coraki”

FOR SALE

16 FOX AVENUE, ORANGE

RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE SCHOOL

FOR SALE 9

If you have been longing for extra space and extra rooms then don’t go past this stunning four bedroom home that has 311.6 m2 in area (including porch & alfresco) for the whole family to enjoy in style.

A fantastic family location in a small, quiet and leafy street around a one minute walk to Bletchington School’s main gate.

With 3 bedrooms, this home is well presented both inside and outside with the living areas featuring a separate loungeroom with gas heating, a bright and an airy family room with wall to wall built in storage and reverse cycle air-conditioning.

Other features include a double garage and workshop, garden shed and a rainwater tank.

FOR SALE

9/198 BYNG STRE ET, ORANGE VERY CENTRAL 3 BEDROOM UNIT OM

If you’re looking for a spacious unit with the convenience of inner city living, then don’t look past this opportunity.

This two story residence enjoys a north facing open plan living area with new carpets and freshly painted lounge / dining room that has electric heating and a handy storage closet.

The main bathroom has been freshly renovated and there is a second toilet downstairs. There is internal access to the garage and a private paved courtyard and garden at the rear with a covered outdoor area.

It’s so easy to walk to town, you may get rid of your car!

A thoughtfully designed plan with tiled flowing living areas include a dining room and family room which both open to the eye-catching kitchen with a colourful glass splashback, island bench, gas stove top and a walk-in food pantry.

The main bedroom is of extra proportions and features a roomy ensuite with spa bath and walk in robes.

In addition to the living areas is a private home theatre room and a separate activities area ideal for children’s playroom or for adults alike.

A breezy alfresco area has a natural look Jarrah timer lined ceiling and glorious views to Mt Canobolas.

Other of the many features include a double garage with internal access, central heating and a cosy gas log fire in the family room. Set on an elevated 926.6 m2 block in a quiet cul-de-sac just a few minutes stroll to the Orange Botanic Gardens. Make your move to a much more comfortable lifestyle today.

NOW SELLING ‘KINROSS MEWS’

99 BATHURST ROAD, ORANGE

A BETTER LIFESTYLE AWAITS YOU HERE IN THIS NEW GATED COMPLEX

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A new development consisting of two and three bedroom villa units and town houses. Designed for your security and peace of mind.

A heated indoor communal swimming pool for your enjoyment.

COMMERCIAL FOR LEASECOMMERCIAL FOR LEASE

Don’t become a statistic.

Lean how to keep you and your money safe in 2023 with Orange Credit Union.

Scam statistics published by ACCC Scamwatch reveal that $568,654,974 was lost by Australians to scams and fraud in 2022.

“Orange Credit Union has seen a significant industry-wide increase in financial crimes targeting customers of banks and credit unions alike in the past few years, & 2023 is showing no signs of slowing down.” Chief Executive O cer, Mr Andrew de Graa said.

“Scammers are becoming more sophisticated, creating believable scenarios that can be hard to detect. Unfortunately, all age groups and demographics are susceptible being a victim of a scam, it is no longer our older or less tech-savvy members of the community.” he said. Orange Credit Union has compiled information on the scams customers have experienced so far in 2023:

1. Digital Wallet– Fraudsters try to add your card details to

A UCTION

Auction Venue Sat 4th March 11am

Quest Orange (crn Kite St & McNamara Ln)

Brian Cullinane 0418 637 338

another person’s digital wallet. This scam relies on the victim confirming the confirmation code which is sent through. If you have not instigated the activation of a digital wallet or digital payment, do not click on anything to authorise, or give anyone the confirmation code.

2. Impersonation of Financial Institution – There has been a dramatic increase in the number of reports of customers claiming to be contacted by the fraud team of their financial institution, & need to verify information or transfer money to a new account. These can be SMS or phone calls, & often appear in the same SMS message chain as your actual financial institution. To confirm if this is legitimate, contact your financial institution directly through an independently sourced phone number.

3.Online buying and selling – This spans across websites, marketplaces and buy swap and sell community forums. People pay for items which do not exist and are never

sent. Specific items targeted are cars, puppies and fish/fish tanks. Ask for multiple photos of the product and compare the product to other similar ones available through retail or legitimate channels. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

Many scam circumstances require customers to provide personal information to a scammer, whether it be remote access to a device, a password, and a user name or identification information. The best line of defence is YOU.

Anyone who has provided their banking details to a scammer should contact their bank or financial institution immediately. Unfortunately in many situations, money lost due to a scam may not be recoverable.

Team Orange Credit Union are passionate about protecting the local community. Talk to us on 6362 4466 or go to www.orangecu.com.au/stay-safe to learn more.

Ultimate Dress Circle Location

100 Ha or Approx. 250 Prime Acres

• Inclose proximity to Orange andMolong

• Building approval available – sealed road to entrance

• Magnificent home sites commanding expansive, north facing rural/river views

• Originally timbered with yellow & white box – ample paddock shade remaining

• Subdivided into six paddocks – all bordered by aesthetically pleasing tree lines

• Well-watered by four dams and a spring fed creek

• Capable of fattening/breedingor other rural pursuits

‘Riverview’ is Indeed a Rare Find

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SALE

27 Plumb Street, Blayeny - Your Private Oasis Awaits

A stunning property on a 1888.3sqm freehold in a spectacular location. This home has so much appeal and offers something for the whole family. Lavish manicured gardens and a wrap-around verandah are fine features

• Large covered alfresco area provides an amazing space to entertain all year round

• 10x2m inground swimming pool

• An enormous 12x8m lock-up garage with enough room for 4 cars or to store your caravan and or boat, loads of storage space

Sale Contact Agent Open By Appointment

Agents

James Taylor 0457 792800

Lucy Nell 0400 726 897

AUCTION AUCTION

19a Hamer Street, Orange

Only minutes to town, we offer the public a rare opportunity to purchase not one but two properties on the same lot, 19a Hamer Street, Orange. This unique investment opportunity features mirror imaging 2 x two bedroom townhouses with no Strata fees!

• The potential return of $3,500 per month if Air BnB’d Auction Friday 17th February, 10.30am

Open Saturday 4th February, 9.30am - 10am

James Taylor 0457 792 800

10 Summer Street, Orange

Opportunity awaits at this perfect CBD location to secure a strong investment. 3 x two-bedroom units each with plenty to offer for either a short-term stay, rental or Air BnB. 1 x 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom unit and 2 x 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom units

• The potential return of $6,000 per month if Air BnB’d

Auction Friday 17th February, 10.30am

Open Saturday 4th February, 9am - 9.30am

James Taylor 0457 792 800

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BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK

Feb 2: Graham Nash, English-born singer, 81. Christie Brinkley, US model, 69. Fiona Wood, 2005 Australian of the Year, 65. Kate Raison, actress, 61. Shakira , US singer, 46.

Feb 3: Bobby Simpson, cricketer, 87. Morgan Fairchild, US actress, 73. Lee Renaldo, US musician with Sonic Youth, 67. Gretel Killeen, TV personality, 60. Maura Tierney, US actress, 58. Isla Fisher, actress, 47. Amal Clooney, British-Lebanese lawyer; wife of George, 45.

Feb 4: Patti Newton, entertainer, 78. Alice Cooper US rock singer, 75. Mark Coulton, Federal Member for Parkes, 65. Mark Trevorrow, aka Bob Downe; comedian, 64. James Hird, AFL player-coach, 50. Oscar De La Hoya , US boxer, 50. Natalie Imbruglia , singer, 48. Je Horn, professional boxer, 35.

Feb 5: Charlotte Rampling , English actress, 77. Barbara Hershey, US actress, 75. Jennifer Jason Leigh, US actress, 61. Laura Linney, US actress, 59. Bobby Brown, US singer, 55. Darren Lehmann, cricket player-coach, 53. Brad Fittler, footy player, 51. Mary Donaldson, Tasmanian-born Crown Princess of Denmark, 51. Luke Ricketson, footy player, 50. John Aloisi, soccer player, 47. Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese soccer star, 38.

Feb 6: Mike Farrell, Hunnicutt on TV’s M*A*S*H, 84. Ric Charlesworth, hockey champ; politician, 71. Victoria Nicholls, former Sale of the Century co-host, 69. Kathy Najimy, US actress, 66. Axl Rose, US rock singer, 61. Rick Astley, British singer, 57. Brad Hogg , cricketer, 52. Danny Buderus, footy player, 45. Ben Lawson, actor, 43. Jamie Whincup, racing driver, 40. Ben Creagh, footy player, 38.

Feb 7: Garth Brooks

er, 61. Chris Rock , US comedian, 57. Campbell, cricketer, 51. Kutcher, US actor, 45.

, US country singRyan Ashton

Feb 8: John Williams

poser, 91. Nick Nolte, US actor, 82. Mary Steenburgen US actress, 70. John Grisham, US author, 68. Mary McCormack , US actress, 54. Seth Green, US actor, 49. Barry Hall, AFL player, 46. Samuel Johnson

, US com, , actor, 45. Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark

Jenny Webb (President of the Inner Wh l Club of Orange), Joy Westco and Jean Kennedy

Monster Garage Sale THIS SATURDAY

Need something for the home? Or looking for a unique gift for a loved one?

Well, the upcoming Monster Garage Sale, hosted by the Inner Wheel Club of Orange may be just where you find what you’re looking for — plus more!

The Monster Garage Sale will be held on Saturday, February 4 between 8am and 2pm at the Orange City Bowling Club. The event will be fundraising to assist with the provision of water, health, and sanitation in East Timor.

“We’ve nominated a project we’d like to support for two years, then after that, we’ll change,” member of the Inner Wheel Club of Orange and organiser of the event, Joy Westcott said.

The garage sale boasts something for everyone, ranging from small furniture, tools, garden accessories, baby items, fashion accessories, kitchen utensils, books, stationary, records, CDs, home decor and crockery, to manchester and toys.

“We’ll have a great variety, a real mix of things. You name it, I think we’ve got it,” Joy said.

“Every cent raised will go to East Timor. It’s going to them, it’s not coming to us,” Inner Wheel Club President, Jenny Webb added.

“We’ve put a lot of time and e ort into this and now we just need people to come and buy!”

For more information, call Maria Bargwanna on 0418 760 412

Pinnacle Dragons Abreast Orange are looking for you!

Come discover the benefits of dragon boat paddling for breast cancer survivors with Pinnacle Dragons Abreast Orange.

Upper body exercise has proven benefits after the rigours of treatment and surgery, and dragon boat paddling is suitable for anyone 11 years and upward.

Pinnacle Dragons Abreast Orange is open to any other cancer survivors as well as any family and friends.

Are you ready to challenge yourself, and have a whole load of fun? Come get your Dragon Pass and paddle for fun, fitness and friendship!

Your FREE Dragon Pass, gives you four consecutive weeks membership. Simply visit www.pinnacledragonsabreast.com.au and click “Registration” then follow the prompts

Sharon Cooper, member of Pinnacle Dragons Abreast Orange and also member of the Board of Dragons Abreast Australia.

For more information contact sharonpdbc@gmail.com or pinnacledragons@gmail.com

A trip to

Rotary’s Men’s Health Education Rural Van will be o ering free health checks for local blokes (and ladies) at Bunnings Orange on Wednesday, February 8, and Thursday, February 9.

“Saving men’s lives” is the catch cry of Rotary’s Men’s Health Education Rural Van (MHERV). An initiative of Rotary Warners Bay in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Orange Daybreak, the free health checks are conducted by registered nurse Bill Power and include blood pressure, cholesterol check and blood sugar (diabetes) levels. Bill can relax even the most nervous of clients and he’s happy to chat about any other health issues, including your state of mind.

It all takes around ten minutes and provides immediate, and possibly life-saving results. Over the last four years, about 4 per cent of those tested required urgent attention and another 40 per cent were advised to follow up on something with their GP.

Given that Rotary’s MHERV van has checked the health of over 12,000 people, it has potentially saved over four hundred and fifty from a severe health event.

This service is delivered in a relaxed, informal and confidential setting under Covid-safe guidelines

All are welcome, so come in for your free health check at Bunnings between 9.30am – 3.30pm on Wednesday, February 8, and Thursday, February 9. For further information, contact MHERV Program Manager, Graeme Hooper, on 0417 203 603.

COMMUNITY DIARY

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ART/MUSIC/DANCE

CANTAR WOMEN’S CHOIR meets at the Church of Christ, every Monday from 7.30pm - 9:15pm. Enquiries: Margaret 02 6369 1333.

EVERUPWARD CRAFT GROUP holds craft groups at Everupward Church, every Monday morning from 9.00am - 12.00pm. Enquiries: Mary 02 6361 0514.

OLD TIME ACOUSTIC JAM SESSION is held at The Blind Pig Sound Lounge & Bar, last Sunday of every month from 4.00pm. Enquiries: Kenneth 0408 619 235.

ORANGE ART SOCIETY INC. meets at the Orange Cultural Centre, every Monday from 10.00am. Enquiries: David 0407 627 092.

ORANGE CROCHET / KNITTING GROUP meets in the bistro at the Orange Ex-Services Club, every Saturday from 12.00pm - 3.00pm and every Tuesday 10.00am -12.00pm. Enquiries: Karen 0419 616 251.

ORANGE LACEMAKERS meet at the front of the Orange Cultural Centre, each Wednesday from 1.00pm.

Enquiries: Sandy 02 6362 7938.

ORANGE MALE VOICE CHOIR meets at Orange Regional Conservatorium, every Monday from 7:15pm – 9:15pm. Enquiries: David 02 6362 8218.

ORANGE OLD TIME DANCERS meet at the Senior Citizens & Pensioners Centre, every Tuesday from 7.00pm - 9:30pm. Enquiries: Alan 0407 062 979.

ORANGE SOCIAL DANCE GROUP meets at the Orange City Bowling Club, every Thursday from 6.00pm. Enquiries: Audrey 02 6362 0068 or Richard 02 6361 7718.

ORANGE SPINNERS & HANDCRAFT meets at the Orange Cultural Centre, every Thursday from 10.00am - 2.00pm.

THE CANOBOLAS HIGHLAND PIPE BAND meets at Legacy House, every Wednesday from 7.00pm. Beginners are welcome. Enquiries: Zoe 0421 379 423.

THE COME TOGETHER CHOIR meets at the Orange Regional Conservatorium, every Tuesday from 10.00am - 12.00pm. Enquiries: Vicky 02 6361 8156 or 0424 008 350.

ORANGE COLOUR CITY LINE DANCERS meet at the Orange City Bowling Club every Monday from 5pm till 7.30pm and Wednesday from 5pm until 8pm.

CITY OF ORANGE BRASS BAND, 62-64 Endsleigh Ave, Orange. Players of all levels and enquiries welcome. Enquiries: 0491 707 979. Facebook and www.cityoforangebrassband.com.au

CLUBS

INNER WHEEL CLUB OF ORANGE meets at Duntryleague, every second Monday of the month from 1:30pm. Enquiries: Tricia 0410 600 869 or iiw.au.orange@gmail.com

THE ORANGE SUB BRANCH OF THE NAVAL ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA meets at 11am on the third Sunday of every month at the Orange RSL Enquiries: Barry 0407 259 2756 or Peter 0438 413 531 or bcynical24@bigpond. com or peter.furguson12@hotmail.com

ORANGE LIONS CLUB MEET AT DUNTRYLEAGUE

Golf Club, on the second and fourth Thursday of every month from 6:30pm Enquiries/Membership: Pat 0407 217 600

ORANGE COIN AND STAMP CLUB meets at the Orange Community Centre, on the last Tuesday of every month from 7.30pm. Enquiries: Howard 02 6362 2368 or 0427 107 554.

ORANGE LADIES PROBUS CLUB

Meets every 4th Wednesday of the month. 10:00am to 12:00pm Duntryleague Club.

Enquires: Marlies 0418 440 512

IONIAN CLUB OF ORANGE (Women new to Orange) meets at Duntryleague, every second Thursday of the month, from 11.00am.

Enquiries: Helen 0417 749 152.

ORANGE LEGACY CLUB o ce hours are 10.00am - 3.00pm Tuesdays to Thursdays at 58 McNamara Street, Orange.

Enquiries: 02 6362 1205

ORANGE BRIDGE CLUB.

Enquiries: Murray 0418 206 485.

BRIDGE LESSONS from 1.00pm - 3.00pm, every Wednesday.

Enquiries: Chris 02 6362 3029 or Dorothy 02 6362 8218.

ORANGE CANOBOLAS LIONS CLUB meets at Duntryleague Golf Club, on the first and third Tuesday of every month from 6:30pm

Enquiries: Lisa 0419 641 282.

ORANGE CAMERA CLUB meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month at the Senior Citizens Centre, from 7.30pm.

Enquiries: orangecameraclub@gmail.com

ORANGE EVENING VIEW CLUB meets at the Orange Ex-Services Club, on the last Thursday of the month from 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start. Enquiries: Anne 0478 124 276

ORANGE LAPIDARY & MINERAL CLUB INC meets at the Orange Cultural Society, every Wednesday from 9.00am - 12.00pm & 7.00pm - 9.00pm.

Enquiries: Kathy 0437 917 074.

ORANGE COIN AND STAMP CLUB meets at the Orange Community Centre, on the last Tuesday of every month from 7.30pm.

Enquiries: Howard 02 6362 2368.

ROTARY CLUB OF ORANGE meets at the Ambassador,every Monday from 6.00pm for dinner. Enquiries: Len 0428 459 117 or contact@rotarycluboforange.org.au.

SCRABBLE CLUB MEETS at Giyalang Ganya, Community Services Building on the first and third Sunday of each month from 2.00pm. Enquiries: Audrey 02 6362 0068.

SOUTHERN CROSS STREET CRUISERS is a family oriented car club that would like to welcome any new enquiries for membership.

Enquiries: Jason 0431 456 889 or Mick 0427 856 427 .

THE EUCHRE CARD CLUB meets at the Orange Ex-Services Club, every Wednesday from 7:30pm.

Enquiries: 02 6362 2666.

ZONTA CLUB OF ORANGE INC. meets at Lord Anson Hotel, every second Tuesday of the month from 6.30pm.

Enquiries: Frances 0407 952 675.

ORANGE BIRD SOCIETY meets at the Senior Citizens Centre, on the third Wednesday of every month from 7:30pm. Tony 0409 912 370 or 02 6365 8441.

THE ULYSSES CLUB OF ORANGE conducts weekly motorbike rides, leaving the Railway car-park, Peisley Street, on Wednesdays from 9.30am. Social dinners are held on the second Friday of every month.

Enquiries: Lee 0414 881 178.

ORANGE BASIC DOG OBEDIENCE meets every Sunday during school terms at Waratahs 8.45am -10am. BYO dog, lead, treats and patience. Enquiries via Orange Basic Dog Obedience Facebook page.

ORANGE GARDEN CLUB

Meets the first Friday of every month at 11.00am. May-Sep (Orange Ex-Services Club) Oct-Apr (Local Gardens)

Enquiries: Vicki 02 6362 1257

EVENTS

THE AMUSU THEATRE in Manildra has regular movie screenings. The Movie Museum is open every weekend by appointment. Enquiries: Joan 0418 452 902.

THE COMMITTEE OF ADFAS ORANGE & DISTRICT holds lectures at 6:30pm once a month in the main auditorium at the Orange Regional Cons. Enquiries: Anne 02 6361 3923.

FOR THE KIDS

ORANGE DISTRICT GIRL GUIDES meet at 365 Peisley Street, on a weekly basis, during School Terms. The units meet Mon - Wed from 5pm -6.30pm. Enquiries: Yvonne 0412 736 700.

THE MINIATURE RAILWAY PUBLIC RUNNING

DAY takes place on the second Saturday every month at Matthews Park, Corner of Moulder Street & Anson Street, from 1pm4pm. Enquiries: Shane 0414 887 005

ORANGE STORYTIME is held at the Orange City Library, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday during school terms from 11.00am. Storytime and Craft. Bookings are essential. Enquiries: 02 6393 8132 or library@cwl.nsw. gov.au or eventbrite.com.au.

3RD ORANGE SCOUT GROUP. Meeting dates for Joeys, Cubs, Scouts, Venturer & older ages call for details. 3 Icely Road Orange. Enquiries: Scouts NSW, 1800 SCOUTS (726887)

HEALTH & FITNESS

BLAYNEY SMOKING CESSATION CLINIC at the Blayney MPS. By appointment only. Enquiries: Pam 02 6368 9000. CHAIR YOGA for those who can’t get on the floor, meets Mondays at the Senior Citizens & Pensioners Centre, from 10:20am for a 10.30 start, until 11:30am.

Enquiries: Kerrie 0418 235 495.

ORANGE TABLE TENNIS meets every Tuesday from 6:30pm at the Canobolas High School Recreational Hall, 142 Icely Road. Enquiries: Mark 0468 308 705.

THE O’BRIEN CENTRE at Bloomfield Hospital has activities each Thursday during school terms, from 10.00am - 2.00pm. $5.00 for the day. Enquiries: Je 0423 277 788.

TAI-CHI CLASSES Wednesdays at 6.00pm Enquiries: Tony 0409 285 807

CENTRAL WEST MEDIATION meets second Saturday of every month at Senior Citizens Hall 8:30am - 10:00am Enquires: 02 4315 2763

MARKETS / FAIRS

ORANGE COIN AND STAMP FAIR is held on the first Saturday of every month at the Orange Cultural Centre.

Enquiries: Howard 02 6362 2368.

ORANGE FARMERS MARKET is on the second Saturday of every month, at Northcourt, corner of Peisley Street and March Streets (October to May), and the Naylor Pavilion, Orange Showground, Leeds Parade from (June to September). Gold coin upon entry.

Enquiries: Holly 0418 654 226.

BLAYNEY ROTARY MARKET is held on the third Sunday of every month at CentrePoint Sport and Leisure Centre, Corner of Osman and Church Street, Blayney, rain, hail or shine from 8:30am.

Enquiries: rcblayney@gmail.com

COWRA COMMUNITY MARKETS is held on the third Saturday of every month at Sid Kallas Oval, from 8am until noon.

Phone 0473 346 046 for more information.

CUMNOCK MARKET Is held on the third Saturday of every month from 9.00 a.m. to 12 noon at Crossroads Park Cumnock (opposite General Store)

Enquiries: Pat Gilmour – 6367 7270

MEETINGS

FOODCARE ORANGE is open Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday from 10.30am1.00pm and Thursday from 4.30pm - 6.00pm, at 142 March Street. Enquiries: 0447 577 884

ORANGE CAKE DECORATORS GUILD meets the second Saturday of every month at 1.00pm at the Senior Citizens & Pensioners Centre, 77 Kite Street. Enquiries: Janelle 0438 618 483 or 0427 659 194.

ORANGE RSL SUB-BRANCH OFFICE HOURS

Tuesday & Friday from 9.00am - 12.00pm at Orange RSL Sub-Branch (next to the Orange Ex Services Club). Enquiries: (02) 6362 1735

RAILWAYS RETIREES meet the last Friday of every month, at the Orange City Bowling Club, at 12.00pm. Enquiries: Lindsay 02 6362 5959.

VIETNAM VETERANS meet every Friday from 10am - 1pm at the Orange Ex-Services Club.

Enquiries: Lindsay 02 6362 5959.

ORANGE TOASTMASTERS meets every second & fourth Monday of the month from 6:45pm for 7.00pm - 9.00pm, at the Orange Ex-Services Club. Enquiries: 0439 568 752.

THE META-COACH FOUNDATION

(MCF) Orange Chapter meets on the first Wednesday each month at Shop 15 / 212 Anson Street from 6.00pm - 8.00pm.

Enquiries: Shawn 0439 194 323.

ORANGE BRANCH OF RSPCA meets quarterly from 7pm at Orange City Bowling Club. All interested parties are welcome to attend. Enquiries: 02 6362 6171 or orangesupportergroup@rspcansw.org.au

ORANGE RESIDENTS AND RATEPAYERS

ASSOCIATION meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7pm at the Orange Ex-Services Club. Enquiries: orra2800@gmail.com

SOCIAL GROUPS

BORENORE / NASHDALE MENS’ SHED meets every Tuesday from 9.30am, at the Orange National Field Days site, Borenore. Enquiries: Max 0418 498 708.

ENVIRONMENTALLY CONCERNED

CITIZENS of Orange (ECCO) meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month, 7.30pm at the Environmental Learning Facility.

Enquires: Neil 0419 224 461.

FRIENDS OF THE ORANGE BOTANIC GARDENS run a guided bird walk at the Orange Botanic Gardens, on the first Sunday of every month from 8:30am.

ORANGE WOMEN’S SHED meets every Friday at 9:30am - 1:00pm at Riverside Centre, Forest Road, Orange. Enquiries: 0439 609 849 or orangewsinc@gmail.com

ORANGE MEN’S SHED meets every Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday from 9.30am3.00pm, now at the Lucknow shed venue.

Enquiries: Alan 0475 250 779.

ORANGE TROUT ACCLIMATISATION

SOCIETY meets the third Tuesday of every month from 7.00pm at Orange Ex-Services Club, in the Boronia Room. Enquiries: Barry 02 6362 0096 or 0427 620 096.

ORANGE & DISTRICT 40+ SOCIAL GROUP meets every Tuesday at Orange Ex-Services Club, from 7.00pm.

Enquiries: Brett 0427 462 887.

ORANGE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY meets the first Wednesday each month from 1:30pm.

Enquiries: Janet 0427 450 346.

ORANGE WOODWORKERS ASSOCIATION

INC. meets every Wednesday from 8:30am - 3.00pm, on the second & fourth Sunday of every month at the Old Coach House.

Enquiries: Chris 0407 129 934.

THE CENTRAL WEST AMATEUR RADIO GROUP meets on the first Sunday of each month, except for January. Due to COVID 19, we have been meeting on air.

Enquiries: Garry 0413 358 037 or arcwg@hotmail.com.au.

HEARTS & HANDS - CAFE CHAT. A place to meet others & practice spoken english, meets twice a month on Mondays at St James Presbyterian Church Matthews Ave, Orange. Enquiries: Margaret 0428 835 866 or Vicky 0401 292 335

SUPPORT GROUPS

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS ORANGE meets at the rear of Kenna Hall, 84 Hill Street, from 5.00pm Sundays, and from 7.00pm Monday & Tuesday. We also have meetings from 6.30pm - 8.00pm Thursdays at The Leisure Centre Bloomfield. Enq: Graham 0447 839 026.

AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP ORANGE meets every Monday 6.00pm - 7.00pm at St. Barnabas Church Hall.

Enquiries: 1300 252 666.

ORANGE SENIORS CITIZENS & PENSIONERS groups meet regularly. Various classes are held. Enquiries: 02 6362 6592.

THE ORANGE PARKINSON’S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP meets fourth Wednesday each month, 10.00am - 12.00pm at Giyalang Ganya, Community Services Building.

Enquiries: Bernie 0434 504 414.

RED CROSS CLUB MEETINGS currently on seasonal recess. For any enquiries please call 0498 815 229.

ORANGE STROKE SUPPORT GROUP meets on the third Monday of every month from 10.30 am - 12.00pm at the Giyalang Ganya, Community Services Building. Please call before attending the group. Enquiries: Michelle on 1300 650 594 or info@strokensw.org.au.

ORANGE PROSTATE CANCER GROUP

Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month (Except January & December) at Cafe Connect 107 Prince Street, Orange at 6pm Enquiries: Ray 6362 5257 or Charlie 6361 1830

THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS (BEREAVED PARENTS) meet every third Thursday of the month at the Orange City Council Community Service Centre, 286 Lords Place, from 7.00pm to 8.30pm (odd mths). Every third Sunday 1.30-3.30pm, Duntryleague (even mths)

Enquiries: Donna 0419 357 431 and Tammy 0417 482 688.

MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT

ORANGE GROW GROUP (Mental Wellbeing Programs) meets every Friday from 1pm-3pm at the Orange City Council Community Service Centre, 286 Lords Pl, Orange.

Enquiries: 1800 558 268.

LIFELINE provides all Australians experiencing a personal crisis with access to online, phone and face-to-face crisis support and suicide prevention services.

Enquiries: 13 11 14

Email: info@lifelinecentralwest.org.au.

HEADSPACE ORANGE is a youth-friendly FREE service for anyone aged between 12 and 25 years who are having a tough time.

Enquiries 02 6369 9300, or email hs.orange@marathonhealth.com.au

ORANGE REGIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION Networks, Berevement Group. Have you lost a son / daughter to suicide?. Do you need support or someone to talk to?

Enquiries: 02 6369 2030.

Register: Jane.Passer@health.nsw.gov.au

LIKEMIND ORANGE, STRIDE MENTAL HEALTH, 122-124 Kite Street. LikeMind is an innovative mental health service providing a ‘one-stop’ hub o ering support for all adults with mental health concerns, under one roof. No referral required.

Enquiries: 02 6311 1700.

LIKEMIND ORANGE hosts a free Mindfulness group with an experienced facilitator on Mondays during school terms. 9:30am –10:45am. Enquiries: 02 6311 1700 .

OPEN ARMS & ST JOHN OF GOD HOSPITAL, RICHMOND holds a free workplace trauma PTSD support group at Legacy House, 58 McNamara St, Orange on the second Wednesday of the month from 10am – 1pm. Also a group for family members available. Enquiries: 0439 048 344 or sean.fitzgerald@dva.gov.au

Quick Crossword Quiz

ACROSS

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1 Who (pictured) provided the voice of Tiana in the 2009 Disney film The Princess and the Frog?

2 During daylight saving time, how many hours behind Canberra is Perth?

3 What is ethology?

4 What is the men’s equivalent of the women’s Fed Cup in tennis?

5 Touareg tea, a type of mint tea, originates in which part of the world?

6 The Benelux is a union of which three countries?

7 To which religion does the set of ideas and practices known as dianetics belong?

8 Name Pink Floyd’s eighth studio album, released in 1973.

9 What does VOIP stand for?

10 What is the name of the traditional German loafshaped fruitcake powdered with icing sugar?

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Wordfind

No. 069

Theme: Household Pets

The leftover letters will spell out a secret message.

Sudoku No. 069

Fill in the blank cells using the numbers from 1 to 9. Each number can only appear once in each row, column and 3x3 block

No. 069 5x5

Insert the missing letters to make 10 words – five reading across the grid and five reading down.

Crossmath

Insert each number from 1 to 9 in the shaded squares to solve all the horizontal and vertical equations. Multiplication and division are performed before addition and subtraction.

No. 069

No. 069 Edgeword

Place each of the tiles of letters into the blank jigsaw below to create four six-letter words going across and down.

Drop Down

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61 74 82 4 62

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69 28 3 45 17

No. 069

Starting with the seven-letter word, drop a letter and form a six-letter word. Continue in this manner until you reach the single letter at the bottom. You can rearrange the letters in each step, if necessary.

9-Letter

No. 069

SC OR

BE RO ME CA

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There may be more than one possible answer.

There may be more than one possible answer.

Today’s Focus:

21 words: Good

31 words: Very good

42 words: Excellent

R ED I S

Using the nine letters in the grid, how many words of four letters or more can you list? The centre letter must be included and each letter may only be used once. No colloquial or foreign words. No capitalised nouns, apostrophes or plural words ending in “s”. D E

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Reference: Macquarie Dictionary Sat 0101

James Sheahan Catholic High School

Cheering their house to victory

There was no shortage of barrackers at De La Salle School’s annual sports carnival in April 1958. This week’s

photo shows boys from Aquinas House cheering their team to victory. Aquinas won the Western Cinemas Shield for the inter-house competition.

Photo courtesy CWD Negative Collection, Orange and District Historical Society.

The society holds a working day at Heritage Cottage (148 March Street) each Wednesday from 1 February from 10.30am to 4pm (with a lunch break from 1 –1.30pm). Members are available to answer inquiries at this time.

Galaxies and a Telescope

With Lydia Smith

Have you caught up with the new images sent from the amazing James Webb Space Telescope? If you haven’t, do yourself a favour and check them out; they are absolutely stunning.

Clusters of stars, swirling clouds of dust, glorious colours and shapes! Our universe is far more mysterious and beautiful than we had ever imagined.

I’m reminded of the words of a classic Christian song: When I in awesome wonder

Consider all the works Your hands have made; I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Your power throughout the universe displayed. Then sings my soul, my Saviour God to You

How great You are! How great You are!

All of creation speaks to the incredible power of our Creator God. From sprouting seeds to the far galaxies, his nature and character ring out! And even more amazing is that the author of all this splendour chose to become a human being and share our joys and su ering. When Jesus calms a storm or heals an illness we see the creative power of God at work, but in his su ering and death, we see also see a God willing to do whatever it takes to show his love and mercy to us. How great he is!

You can use your PARENTS VOUCHERS

A HUGE THUMBS UP to Hannah from PRP Diagnostic Orange. What a delightful radiographer! So diligent, respectful, and kind. Thank you for your care!

A MASSIVE THUMBS UP and thank you to everyone at Orange City Bowling Club for the gift and well wishes on my retirement from the club. Rhonda, Joanne, Tony F, the board, and members, you made my years there fun with the banter amongst us all. I will see most of you on the greens again!

A BIG THUMBS DOWN to all the people who walk their dogs but do not pick up the dog poo that is left behind. Apparently, they expect the other residents to do that for them. Please take a bag with you and clean it up.

THUMBS UP to Scarr

Entertainment for the cool DJ beats at the Orange Aquatic Centre over the school holidays.

THUMBS UP to the young boy scout who o ered to carry a heavy box of drinks to my car on Australia Day. It made me feel so good to see this thoughtfulness and community spirit in the up-and-coming generation.

THUMBS DOWN to a local aged care centre that had no kitchen sta on Australia Day and left nursing sta managing the meals. What are residents paying for? It’s not the first time it’s happened — not happy at all!

THUMBS UP to the thumbs down (January 26) regarding sweet chilli sauce. What is the obsession with adding chilli to absolutely everything when it is not advertised in the product? Not everyone likes it and not everyone can tolerate it. If it’s not asked for, don’t add it!

A BIG THUMBS UP to Peter and Janine, who helped my father after a fall in the car park of the Peisley Street IGA on December 17. Your kindness was very much appreciated.

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