Find the footy and win grandstand tickets to Panthers v Wests Tigers in Bathurst!

Penrith Panthers are heading back to their Bathurst home ground on April 29 where they will face Wests Tigers in Round 9 of the NRL Competition.

As it stands at the end of Round 6, the back-to-back NRL Premiership-winning Penrith Panthers are sitting second on the competition ladder, while Wests Tigers are desperate to redeem themselves after a disastrous six losses to open their 2023 season.

Orange City Life, thanks to Bathurst Regional Council, are giving you and three of your mates the opportunity to win tickets to see this blockbuster match from the sold-out grandstand at Carrington Park on April 29!

For your chance to win four (4) grandstand tickets to the Panthers match simply find the footy hidden somewhere in the pages of this magazine and let us know. Send your entries to reception@oclife.com.au, message us on Facebook, or drop them into the o ce by 12pm Tuesday, March 18.

We will notify the lucky winner who can then share the good news with their friends or family!

Local junior league players will also have an opportunity to get up close and personal with some of their NRL idols at the free ‘Play Like a Panther Superclinic’ 4–5.30pm Thursday, April 27.

Open to children 5-12 years of age, the free clinic at George Park, Bathurst will cover all the important Rugby

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League skills and drills including passing, catching and kicking; but most importantly, it’s about having plenty of fun with your friends. Registrations are a must (www. bathurstnrl.com.au/what-s-on)

Ahead of the Saturday match, on Friday, April 28, is the annual Bathurst Sportsman’s Lunch, a two-course dining experience not to be missed. Get insight into the season ahead with an exclusive ‘Q&A’ with Premier-winning coach, Ivan Cleary, and Panthers Co-captains, Nathan Cleary and Isaah Yeo.

And all proceeds from the Sportsman’s Lunch ra e will be donated to Bathurst Junior Rugby League Clubs. Call 123 Tix to secure your tickets on 6881 8632.

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Changes to parking in arrangements in Lords Place

Orange City Council wants residents to be aware of new parking arrangements in Lords Place South, between Summer and Kite Streets.

As part of the redevelopment of the street, a range of new shared spaces are being created in an e ort to make the precinct more pedestrian-friendly.

The new parking arrangements include 16 parallel parking spaces and 28 rear-to-kerb, 60-degree parking spaces, and three disabled spaces. New daytime parking time limits (8.30am–6pm Monday to Friday and 8.30am–noon Saturdays) will be for 15 minutes in the precinct’s parallel parking spaces and 30 minutes in the 60-degree parking spaces.

Along with the new parking arrangements in Lords Place, there will be changes to time-limited parking in the Ophir Car Park. In the coming weeks paid parking will return in most of the Ophir Car Park once signage and line marking is updated.

New two-hour limits will also come into force on the Kite Street and Lords Place sides of the car park. The two-hour spaces are free parking.

The all-day zone of the car park costs $3 a day, $44.50 a month, $133.50 for three months or $272.50 for six months.

“As part of creating a pedestrian-friendly CBD, the aim is to encourage people to drive to a convenient car park and then walk to a shop from there,” Orange Deputy Mayor Gerald Power said.

“Like any change, it will take some time to adjust to this new way of using Lords Place South so I’m asking people to be patient while we all get used to this change.”

Council is currently exploring options to build a multi-level car park to double the amount of parking available at the Ophir Car Park.

Revised plans for multi-storey apartments on exhibition

Orange City Council has placed revised plans for a residential flat building and townhouse development in Prince Street on exhibition for community comment.

The project, on the western half of the former base hospital site, proposes a building with 16 townhouses, a building with 60 apartments and an open public park.

The project was first on exhibition in June 2022. The matter was then considered by the Western Region Planning Panel in November 2022 which resolved to request the applicant address certain design matters.

The changes include: the relocation of the basement entry to the eastern boundary o the proposed shared pedestrian/vehicular accessway; removal of one townhouse; removal of three units; dropping the development from 63 to 60 apartments; positioning the building further back from Prince and Sale Streets; reducing the size of the public park in the middle of the block; and alterations to external finished materials.

While Orange City Council is dealing with the public exhibition of the DA, the size of the development means approval will be handled by the Western Regional Planning Panel (WRPP).

The new project documents are available at the Orange City Council website and open for comments until 5pm Friday, April, 14.

Youth Week in Orange

“Connect. Participate. Celebrate.” is the theme for Youth Week 2023 and there are plenty of activities for local young people to enjoy planned for Orange from April 19.

To mark Youth Homelessness Day, there’s a Skate Park Jam planned for John Lomas Skate Park on Wednesday April 19. It’s open to all ages, from 12pm to 3pm and is free.

On Thursday April 20 free ‘Fun Day’ is scheduled to take place at the Orange Showground with alive DJ, a rock-climbing wall, inflatable games, a makeup workshop, and 25 information booths catered towards youth. Then, at 4.30pm Friday, April 21, the Sporadic Bin Rats will kick o a full line-up of bands at the CWA Hall in Robertson Park, closing with Central Coast headline act, Hollow Point.

For more youth week activities visit: www.orange.nsw.gov.au/youth/comealong-for-youth-week-in-orange