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What crazy times we live in!

Between Covid, the US election and the sports stadium issue here locally, there’s certainly plenty to keep people talking and the media busy for some time yet. Has anyone seen or heard a news report recently that hasn’t had a Covid related story or several of them lead off? It’s all wearing a bit thin with me, but of course I’m just a grumpy, impatient old man.

There is good news however, Orange City Life doesn’t cover such things, so sit back and enjoy a whole heap of other stuff, most of it designed to make you feel good, or at least feel better.

It would come as no secret that our Thumbs section is one of the most read parts of OC Life and it amazes me how many we get each week. Keep in mind we delete some Thumbs down where we feel there’s nothing to be gained by publishing them, or where there could be two sides of the story and we don’t make judgements. Thumbs up are always preferred because encouragement is always better than criticism. Keep them coming folks, the more the merrier.

I also need to let everyone know about our new feature in our Newswatch newspaper that’s staring soon. It’s called the Council Game and personally I have no idea how it will work out as we start the journey. On face value it’s sounds incredibly interesting, in practice….well, we’ll just have to wait and see. It certainly shows some promise in theory. This Saturday’s Newswatch will explain the game in more detail and introduce the players.

Our Growing Hearts for Orange Community Project is just starting to gain momentum again after the Christmas break. We’re planning several things this year including again seeking some financial assistance from Council to help with an extended TV campaign. That’s only part of it of course, the main aim is to do things that above all else, make us all proud of our city and doing things that show that.

Until next week, go well everyone!

Life words of encouragement “When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.”

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A lot has happened over the last few weeks and it’s fair to say that t on, and for quite a while to come.

Many are now facing hardships that they would never have dreame People in safe employment last month now find themselves on une es are now facing ruin.

And so it goes on.

My wife and I, like so many other business owners at this time, are s trying to keep up with community expectations and still come out at impossible.

In our case, and with the unbelievable co-operation of our fabulous My wife and I have come up with a strategy that we hope will enabl keep producing Orange City Life each week and hopefully come out who we rely on, such as our printer in Sydney to survive as well.

Defying the odds however will require a number of changes, sacrific The following businesses CHANGES — From this issue, Orange City Life will look very differe don’t have graciouslyWe agreed to need a video referee for the efforts of Nick types of stories and features we’ve included in recent issues simply c sponsor us untilCoombes’ June 30th. extended arm! What a try from the first week isolation rules.

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We’re going to try to meet the changed needs that many readers no We’ll also make more use of our available space to ensure you have p Orange City Life will now provide you with more entertainment, mo busy, all while trying to lift your spirits and put a little sunshine into y and we’re also including a serialised Novella titled Sunshine (pure co hope you will read and enjoy. We’ll also bring you quite a bit of helpfu serving you, and we’ll be encouraging you to send us items to includ SACRIFICES — To keep our costs to an absolute minimum we’ve a suspend several regular features in OC Life that we regularly pay for, love our TV guide but given our present circumstances, the cost of p battle. Despite all this, there are still ample copies of OC Life being d across Orange.

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BATTLEFIELD ORANGE — JONATHAN ROE —

It was all out war at the Orange City Bowling Club on the weekend with 38 competitors from across the state taking part in two-days of simulated science fiction warfare.

Warhammer 40,000 is a science fiction tabletop strategy game that uses miniatures, model vehicles and terrain to simulate the battlefield of a dystopian, distant future.

Played on a 4 x 6-foot table, players act as generals guiding their own carefully selected armies into battle against their opponents.

“It’s kind of like chess, in a way, because you are moving figures on a board and they can only move in certain ways,” said Brian Johnstone, the organiser of the weekends Battle in the Bush tournament and an enthusiastic player for the past 20 years.

Rather than being locked to a grid, Warhammer 40,000 players use rulers and tape measures to move pieces allotted distances. Attack and defence is decided by dice rolls, simulating random chance in the chaos of war.

“There can be a lot of swearing when the dice don’t go your way!” said Brian, “But you have to accept the fact that things don’t always go your way don’t complain too hard when you roll ones when you needed twos… if you have a good two-and-a-half hours to put aside it is a lot of fun!”

The dice certainly rolled the wrong way for Jeremy Brodie, who travelled with his brother from Moss Vale in the Southern Highlands for the tournament — his first in Orange. In his opening match on Saturday, he lost eleven 50-50 dice rolls and any chance of salvaging a first-round victory.

“There is a huge amount of skill in the game, but at the end of the day because it is a dice game the luck factor can be huge. Over the years, the amount of crazy dice rolls I’ve seen… it doesn’t even surprise me anymore. There’s nothing you can do about that… it is just the way it goes.”

At just 23 years of age, Jeremy has been playing for

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16 years, amassing an impressively large collection of miniatures and travelling to tournaments across Australia.

reward the best painted armies, recognising those who do put a lot of time into model work.

“We were planning to go to Adelaide this weekend, but with COVID restrictions we could go so we came here instead,” he said.

“The games look better when everything is fully painted,” said Brian, who admits he prefers the game play to painting.

“But we’ve been everywhere, all over NSW, Josh my brother has been to Queensland, we’ve been to Victoria, we’ll travel everywhere… you have to to go to the big tournaments, so you can’t complain.”

“I love playing, but due to life I do spend more time building and painting, that’s the way it is.”

While winning games is obviously nice, Jeremy said it is more the social side of things that draws him to tournaments.

“It’s called Friday Night Gaming, we have a meet up once a month and we try to keep it consistent throughout the year. I’ve always been on committee, but I’ve only just sort of stepped up to running my own events in the last year or two,” he said.

“Comps, the atmosphere is very different because you get so many different people from so many different areas. You meet new people, you get new ideas on armies that other people have... it is just a great atmosphere really, because you have so many different people all uniting over the one thing,” said Jeremy.

When not actually playing or delving into the many complex rulebooks, participants spend time on the other side of the hobby, which constructing hand painting the miniatures and models so they can be used in the game.

Painting miniatures is an artform in itself and there are players who take pride in rendering extreme details on their figure. Then there are others, for whom it is a necessary chore to get a new unit or character on the table.

“I’m more so into the playing side,” said Jeremy. Most of the time I don’t have the patience… I do paint my own models, but as long as they’re painted, I’m happy. I don’t go too crazy with all that.”

Along with prizes for winning battle, tournaments also

Brian is part of a local group of Warhammer 40,000 players who meet up for games and a social get-together.

This tournament was set to run last year, but like too many things COVID intervened.

“We had sold out a 60-player event in three days, but then we had to cancel because everything shut down,” he said.

“Today is not as big as we wanted but despite how hard it has been, we have 38 players all here, all ready to play. When we started, we had 16 players at our first Battle in the Bush . We’ve grown now to the size where we can sell out a tournament in three days! So it is challenging, but rewarding.”

Brian said anyone interested in the hobby, should join their ‘Friday Night Gaming Community’ group on Facebook.

“Out meets are advertised on the page and anyone can come along and have a look, you can ask questions on Facebook or in person and we will all happily talk about it, we can offer tips for painting if that’s what you want or tips for the game or just general questions.”

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THE WAY WE ARE Credit where credit’s due. Isn’t that the saying?

We Australians, and especially when it comes to our sports, seem to be happy to overlook that.

My circumstances are such at this time, that I had a chance to see a good deal of the Test Match cricket on TV over recent weeks. I’m not the least bit a sports fan but still manage to have enough interest to hear about anything big or important like Test Match cricket.

The fourth test between Australia and India had everything any cricket fan could ask for, it was brilliant on every front, even to the point that watching the weather was like playing Russian roulette.

It’s history now how the Indians defied history, and the odds, broke numerous long-standing records and pulled off a stunning last three overs victory. It was a cricket tragic’s dream match, and especially if you were supporting India.

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Then the ‘experts’ started to do what experts do and tell us what Australia did wrong, what they should have done, whose fault it was and so on. We’ve just celebrated Australia Day and this type of analysis does little to show us up as a Nation who’s fair and gives credit where credit is due. I’m no expert but judging by the commentary and my own observations, I thought Australian played extremely well, India just did better on this occasion.

Sure, some of our batsmen didn’t

perform as well as we’d like, and yes, we dropped a few catches, and there were all the usual good luck/bad luck stories but at the end of the day it appeared to me that our team gave its all and for me, you can’t ask any more than that. Cricket is like that, so is football and so is every other sport - the difference between success and failure can often be millimetres or split seconds.

In this test series, the simple fact of the matter is, it was wonderful for cricket fans right from the beginning and even me, generally feeling that watching cricket is one step up from watching paint dry found it captivating. My judgement was that the Australians did us proud, but on this occasion, they just came up against a team that was destined to make history and I say give we should simply give full credit where credit’s due.

Sadly, this is the way we Australian’s are now, when something doesn’t go the way we want or hope, we look for someone or something to blame. There’s a lot more one could say on this subject, but I won’t, I’m sure we all know exactly what I’m saying is right.

Let me instead leave you with this quote that is worth thinking about, maybe some reading this, me included, will take it on board and apply it more often from here on “A man may fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.”

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Adrian Immens — MELISE COLEMAN —

A photo booklet has been printed as a tribute to the late Adrian Immens. A well-known Orange local and General Manager of Email (Electrolux), Adrian created the remarkable stained glass works of art for the Orange Base Hospital, as part of the Chapel which was built with money raised by the community.

The stained-glass windows (all 26 of them) which have now been relocated to the Orange Health Service, date back to 1994. The images depict religious themes designed to stimulate reflection and meditation. Immens hoped that in times of sorrow the windows would encourage people to see the world in a positive light.

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the former chapel conducted by Father Carl Mackander and the Reverend Father Canon Frank Hetherington.

The creation of a Prayer Room at Orange Hospital in place of a Chapel was in line with NSW Health policies at the time the Forest Road Health Service was built.

Former Deputy CEO of Orange Base Hospital, Peter Brown was responsible for producing the book outlining the history of the stained- glass windows.

“My wife, Sister Helen Brown was on the Chapel committee, (she also set up the original Palliative Care Unit with the Orange Base Hospital),” said Peter. “The committee approached Adrian, and he had offered to do the windows, and only wanted the cost of the materials, he donated

everything else, all of his time and the design work.

“I found a photocopy that Adrian had given Helen, of the windows in black and white, and I thought, oh we have to do something with this..

It’s a part of Orange’s history. My next thought was I needed a photographer,” Peter explained.

Orange photographer Robert Bruce is responsible for capturing the photographs of the windows for publication for the book.

“We overcame a lot of obstacles, but we did it,” said Robert, “The windows were photographed with the use of lightboxes, two of them were particularly difficult and I used photoshop to compose them together. It was just a matter of working through the process, but it wasn’t straight forward, put it that way.”

Peter added, “Without the expertise and skill of

Robert, the production of this record of Adrian’s art would not have been possible.”

“The colours are so vibrant, its magic. With information about Adrian’s life the booklet is also a chance for the community to see some of the designs that are not on public display at the Orange Health Service,” said Peter.

The booklet was sponsored by Orange Clothing Company and an anonymous donor. It can be found on sale at the Hospital Kiosk, Orange Clothing Company and The Orange Visitors Centre at $15 a book.

All proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to Orange Push for Palliative, a local advocacy group committed to ensuring appropriate care facilities are available for the people of Orange and district.

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It has taken more than 30 years, but as of Australia Day, Melody Matthews can now say she is Australian.

Melody was among the group of new Australians who took the Australian Citizenship pledge at Tuesday’s Australia Day Celebrations in Cook Park.

“I wasn’t expecting it to be at a big public event. I thought I’d probably get a letter and go to the council chambers and get my certificate, but I’m looking for forward to it,” said Melody when we caught up with her on Friday.

“I doesn’t really change anything as I’ve lived here for over 30 years… It is just formalising it, I guess.”

Melody was a teenager when her family left the North Island of New Zealand for Australia more than 30 years ago.

Her parents became citizens not long after arriving, but at the time, Melody said it didn’t feel quite right.

“My parents asked me then and I though, no not yet.

Unfortunately it has taken me such a long time now to do so!

It was one of those things you know that was on my list, but I never got around to it.”

Melody made her home in Orange 16 months ago after deciding she needed a tree change.

“Orange was the place to go to for me in terms of getting out of the rat race in Sydney.

One of my siblings is in Orange with her family, so I have close connections and have always been coming here just for my time out… leaving my previous job after 24 years, I decided that I just needed a bit of a lifestyle change, and because my family is already here, I decided to move.”

Melody began her citizenship journey shortly before leaving Sydney, determined to officially make Australia her home.

“I thought I think it is about time. I couldn’t see myself ever leaving and even though I’m originally from New Zealand, you still take your values and your beliefs from where you are and all my adult life has been in Australia,” she said.

“I asked myself the question: where does my future lie?

Where can you see yourself? I came here in my teens, but I’ve grown up with the Australian values and I just love living here.

My future is here in Australia, my friends are here in Australia and so I thought well it is the time I became an Australian Citizen.”

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New generation of doctors making a home in Orange — JONATHAN ROE —

people were happy to see you in the hallways and I think that is a big difference between a small hospital and the big hospitals so I really wanted to come back.

couple of other rotations.”

Orange hospital has welcomed a new cohort of 19 medical interns who will spend the next two years developing their skill in what has become a sought-after training program.

With more and more young doctors looking to live and learn in Orange, Dr Vahra said they are also finding that many of them choose to return and make their home here.

“We had over 100 applications for these few positions,” said Dr Sim Vahra, Director of Medical Services at Orange Hospital.

“Orange has an amazing reputation for supporting their junior doctors and so I thought to be the most successful junior doctor that I can be, I wanted to put myself in a great town with a great hospital and I think Orange really fills that spots.”

“We are finding a pattern consistently of people who’ve spent time as medical students here then coming back and being interns here,” he said, “and that’s obviously a good sign for our future pipeline of having GPs and specialists.”

“And it was a very competitive process, so all of that means that Orange is now a popular place to live and work and a lot of that is due to the fact that they can get the learning they need at the hospital here.

A former competitive athlete, Stephanie says it was sport that first drew her to study medicine.

For Stephanie Pollard, the choice to come to Orange was based on the reputation of the hospital’s training program and the desire to serve in a rural area.

From day one, the new interns are part of the team, said Dr Vahra. They are expected to round on patients, examine patients and also expected to attend teaching sessions.

“I have an Indigenous background, so I’ve always been interested in smaller communities because that’s where there is a bigger gap in Indigenous health,” said Stephanie, who is originally from Queanbeyan.

“It is a very busy and structured year, but we also give them plenty of opportunities to get involved with various committees in hospital depending on what their interests are,” said Dr Vahra.

“In my third year of medical school I was lucky enough to come to Orange and do a week of paediatrics and I found it an amazing hospital; people were happy to teach and

“So they will go through a structured program this year with compulsory rotations in emergency, surgery and medicine with a

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“I was a sprinter and a hurdler, and I did that to quite a high level. You get injured in sport and have to go to doctors and what not and I found it really interesting. In high school I fell in love with science and I thought the human body was really interesting and I really enjoy maths and the logic of it, but I never thought I’d actually get into medicine!

“I think sport has helped me in being quite determined and structured and I think that helps in medicine as well.”

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ocal Newbridge Artist, David Lake recently won first place in two sections of the Art of Sydney awards, an Abstract Paintings with a work entitled ‘Composition in Green’ and the 9 by 5-inch painting ‘Evening pastoral’ and he also placed 2nd in Oil Painting or Acrylic Painted as Oil with his work entitled ‘The Diggings Lightning Ridge.’

The Art of Sydney is an annual exhibition, now in its 31st year, showcasing the wonderful diversity of Sydney’s artists featuring 300 paintings, from fourteen art societies around Sydney and the Greater Sydney Region. This year for the first time, the exhibition was presented as a virtual exhibition online.

Judge John Haycraft commented that David’s work ‘The Diggings at Lightning Ridge’ was, “A painting that breaks the rules of composition with contempt yet invites our contemplation of the subject using rhythm and hue changes with masterly arrangement.”

As a self-taught artist, David had developed his own distinctive style that has been winning him awards and commendations since 1991, including the Combined Art Societies of Sydney – Artist of the Year for 2007, 2008, and 2009.

David explained, “My art career began whilst I was at high school with an enthusiasm for both drawing and subsequently painting – an interest that was encouraged by my parents with the purchase of some low-cost sets of both

watercolour and oil paints.

“Whilst I worked initially with watercolour, and painted birds and animals, it was the oil paints that really held my attention and in turn I made a transition to painting the landscape.

“For me painting the landscape is about capturing the light and atmosphere of the subject, and whilst it may essentially represent a single moment in time it is, at the same time, timeless. As Tom Roberts so eloquently stated: “By making art the perfect expression of one time and one place, it becomes for all time and of all places.”

David’s paintings have also been selected in many significant art prizes including the Country Energy Prize for Landscape Painting, The

Mortimore Prize, Kogarah Art Prize, Willoughby Art Prize, Hawkesbury Art Prize, and the Korea Australia Arts Foundation Prize. He has been a finalist in the International Artist Magazine Prize for Landscape Painting on two occasions and since 2006 has collected more than one hundred 1st prizes from exhibitions across NSW. David’s work is held in private and municipal collections in Australia and private collections overseas, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, and the USA. His work can also be viewed at Olde Bridge Gallery at Newbridge open every weekend, as well as at his own Newbridge studio every first weekend as part of the Bathurst Arts trail.

Congratulations David!

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Australians called on to help with holiday blood donor shortfall — JONATHAN ROE —

While the Australia Day public holiday was a great opportunity to get away from work, wind down and relax with a barbecue and a few friends, there is no break in the need for blood and blood products.

Lifeblood spokesperson John Feist said fewer people tend to donate on public holidays and Australia Day is no exception.

“We know that many of our regular donors will be taking a well-earned break, and others may decide to take Monday off as well, giving themselves a four-day weekend,” he said.

“But the need for blood hasn’t slowed down. We still need to collect 31,000 donations every week to help all the patients we help with blood and blood products. So around public holiday periods we always are in need because people tend to go away and some of our donor centres are closed on the actual public holiday which means we can’t collect on those days. It means that we need to make sure that we collect before and after the public holiday in good numbers.”

Around 34 per cent of all donated blood goes towards helping with cancer treatments and the blood elements

needed for these life-saving treatments have a limited shelf life.

“Platelets, which are very important for cancer treatments, only have a shelf life of five days. So if we miss a day of collection on public holidays we have to catch up those before and after; that’s when we really need people to come forward to maintain the platelet supply for cancer patients.”

One in three Australians will needed blood or blood products in their lifetime, but only one in 30 actually donate blood themselves.

Lifeblood is encouraging people who have never given blood to roll up their sleeves.

“There is nothing more Australian than helping out a mate, and if you’re able to help save the life of a complete stranger, that makes you a bloody legend,” Mr Feist said.

“Donating blood is simple. It only takes an hour of your time and you are helping to save the lives of three fellow Australians. What better way to kick off the year and give back to your community?”

To give blood, visit lifeblood.com.au, call 13 14 95 or download the free Donate Blood app.

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$470,000 INVESTMENT TO HELP MAKE ORANGE’S STREETS SAFER The Australian Government’s commitment to ensuring that Australians are kept safe and secure has seen funding for important safety measures in Orange.

Orange Mayor Cr Reg Kidd.

I am proud the Australian Government has invested $471,681 through the Safer Communities Fund to support critical safety measures in Orange.

Of that, $344,495 was dedicated to funding new lighting that will help reduce crime and anti-social behaviour in some parks in Orange.

Similar safety measures have been rolled out across the region, including at Wellington and Bathurst and the feedback that we have received on this program from around the region has been hugely positive, from both police and the wider community.

√ $29.8 million for the Dixons Long Point Crossing development

It’s important that people of all ages feel safe and secure in our country communities, whether you’re walking through a park, or down-town at an ATM.

Five-metre-high motion-sensor solar lights have been installed at Glenroi Oval, Edye Park and Margaret Stevenson Park. Five-metre-high Electric LED sensor lights were installed at Elephant Park and one-metre solar-powered, motion-sensor bollards were installed at the footpath from Myora Place to Algona Crescent.

√ $22 million for the CSU medical school √ $3.454 million for a new four lane bridge and road upgrades over the Orange to Dubbo railway line

The funding has also covered upgrades to existing CCTV cameras and the installation of new CCTV cameras, including near the skate park at Moulder Park, as well as a mobile CCTV camera to detect anti-social behaviour.

√ $19 million for the Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health

Andrew inspecting the new lighting recently with Orange Mayor Cr Reg Kidd

I recently inspected the new lighting system with

RUNS ON THE BOARD FOR ORANGE

STUNNING UPGRADE OF BLAYNEY’S DAKERS OVAL COMPLETE Blayney’s Dakers Oval is proudly sporting a new $77,000 white picket fence thanks to the extension of the Australian Government’s successful Drought Communities program.

I was thrilled to recently join Blayney Shire Mayor Cr Scott Ferguson and representatives from Blayney Shire Council and the Blayney Cricket Club to unveil the new fence. It was finished late last year just in time for the start of the cricket season.

The new fence makes Dakers Oval arguably one of the most picturesque cricket grounds in the region. It’s also meant that cricketers no longer have to retrieve balls from the trees, or worse still, the Belubula River!

√ $2 million for the Forest Road Bridge duplication √ $18 million for a worldclass health research facility √ $650,000 for a new hall at Orange Christian School √ $14.7 million for Mission Australia’s Benjamin Short Grove Aged Care facility

Dakers Oval is now a wonderful ground on which to play this wonderful game.

√ $100,000 for new stadium seating at Wade Park

On top of that, this fund was specifically designed to kickstart local projects like this one. It has given the local economy a boost and helped communities come together as they struggled during the worst drought on record.

√ $3 million for a second radiotherapy unit at Orange Health Service

Andrew officially opening the new fence at Dakers Oval with local cricketer Cooper Grenfell, Mayor Scott Ferguson, Blayney Council’s Charlie Harris, Blayney Cricket Club’s Amanda Grenfell and Julie Prosper, Mia Davis, Cr David Kingham and Blayney Council General Manager Rebecca Ryan.

BEE HAPPY!

√ $15,000 for a new hydrotherapy spa at Anson Street School √ $1.42 million for an upgrade of Clergate Road √ $8,000,000 for an investigation of fast rail from Syd Parkes

I recently visited the team at the Australian Queen Bee Line recently to discuss all things exporting.

Charlie and Brenda Casido started their business in Orange in 2005 and since then demand for their 100% Pure Australian Honey products has skyrocketed both nationally and internationally.

√ $2,000,000 for Stage 4 of Southern Feeder Road project √ $1,243,593 for new contemporary and flexible learning spaces at St Mary’s Catholic School

Aussie manufacturers, like the Australian Queen Bee Line, support local jobs and grow the local economy. The Australian Queen Bee Line is exporting their honey across the globe and are also supporting pollination at our local orchards by supplying bee hives.

WORK RESUMES ON LONG-AWAITED CARCOAR STREET UPGRADE After shutting down for the Christmas/ New Year break, work has resumed with the start of Stage Two of the $2.9 million upgrade of Carcoar Street, Blayney. I recently stopped by Blayney to see how the much-needed roadworks are progressing.

It’s great to see workers back on the tools and working hard to complete this significant road project. We’re on track for a September completion of the whole job.

Stage One, which involves kerb and road base construction as well as the installation of new drainage and stormwater pipes at the southern end of Carcoar Street between the Mid-Western

Highway and Charles Street, is well under way and is expected to be finished at the end of March.

Stage Two will see the same work carried out on the northern end of the street between Charles and Church Streets.

Carcoar Street is essentially being rebuilt, which is an enormous task, but Blayney Shire Council is doing a fantastic job delivering this upgrade.

The Australian Government has contributed more than $900,000 to the project, which has been matched by the NSW Government. Blayney Shire Council is contributing the remaining $1.1 million required.

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— MELISE COLEMAN —

n a bid to paint the town green, Orange City Council are increasing the number of tree plantings in response to a recent survey that has revealed the impact of drought on the city’s street trees.

An estimated 200 trees died or suffered significant dieback due to the dry period from 2018 to 2020, as well as the legacy of the Millennium drought earlier this century.

Tree crews have been gradually removing the dead trees and estimate all dead trees will be removed during 2021, however, it is anticipated that others will be added to the list as trees continue to show signs of decline and the long lasting effects of severe drought conditions prevail.

In response to the damage caused by the drought, Council expanded its street tree planting program in 2020, planting approximately 600 new street trees, not only to replace the dead trees but to increase the number of street trees around the city.

A tree establishment crew was also introduced, with the responsibilities of planting and watering new trees and providing formative pruning.

Orange Mayor Reg Kidd said in an average year council crews usually planted up to 400 new street trees, mainly exotic species with attractive autumn foliage.

“There are a lot of trees being planted,

especially in the new suburbs, as the city expands to the north and the west, and now to the south as well,” Cr Kidd said.

“Once established, these trees will create a stunning network of shady streets, improving the aesthetic value of our suburbs, combatting the effects of urban heat and reinforcing Orange’s reputation as the Colour City.”

In addition to street trees, an average of 2500 natives are planted in parks and reserves around the city and outlying areas each year.

Trees, shrubs and grasses are planted to increase biodiversity, regenerate the natural

environment and provide habitat for native animals.

Environmental Sustainability Policy Committee chair, Councillor Stephen Nugent said community planting days were held regularly throughout the year in locations including Lake Canobolas, Gosling Creek Reserve and local wetlands.

“School groups can also attend education days, where children can plant trees, monitor nesting boxes and carry out water bug testing,” Cr Nugent said.

“It’s great to see the next generation getting involved and learning how to care for their local environment.”

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13 MELLVILLE PLACE, ORANGE Located in a quiet cul-de-sac this property is a hidden gem. Consisting of three good size bedrooms, main with an ensuite and a large bay window which captures the afternoon sun. The kitchen has gas cooking, dishwasher, breakfast bar and lots of cupboard space.

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‘SUNNYBROOK’ 151 MEYERS LANE, SPRING TERRACE Located 18 kilometres to the centre of Orange, 5 kilometres to Spring Terrace school and a short jog to Millthorpe is this hidden gem. In addition to the main residence there is a freestanding 2-3 bedroom, fully self-contained unit all in 2.5 acres of gardens leaving about 34 acres of beautiful red basalt country. The residence consists of 3 bedrooms, 2 with builtin wardrobes, the master bedroom features a walk-in wardrobe & en-suite bathroom. A formal dining room, breakfast room adjacent to the kitchen plus a formal sitting room with a Jindara slow combustion fire all combined provide an extremely comfortable home.

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40 DISCOVERY DRIVE, ORANGE This four bedroom, two bathroom property is well presented with a good size fully enclosed yard with plenty of space for the children to play. Other inclusions are ensuite and WIR to main bedroom. Open plan living with a good size kitchen complete with stainless steel appliances and separate dining area. Ducted gas heating. Gas hot water and gas cooktop. Double lock up garage with remote access complete this property.

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24 MOLLOY DRIVE, ORANGE If you are looking for a great investment, near new and located in North Orange close to the Botanical Gardens, North Orange Shopping Centre and a short five minute drive to the CBD this is the one.

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This is an outstanding opportunity to have your own residence and shop in the one renovated complex.

The modernised residence has split air conditioning and consists of 1 or 2 bedrooms with a separate living area and kitchen.

Located on a peaceful ½ acre block (2023 m2) this charming little weatherboard home is waiting for a new Owner to bring it back to its former self.

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A commercial premises that packs a punch located on a high traffic corridor within easy walking distance to the CBD that is currently run as the local iconic Bissy’s Cafe.

The front cafÊ dining area features the charm of two fixed double dining booths plus a coffee / food display area and a well equipped kitchen with a six burner gas stove. A separate small function room leads through to a most delightful airy covered outdoor sitting area that’s peaceful and shady for the Summer.

There is a separate studio with two rooms and its own access with further potential. There is also a security system throughout and split air conditioners.

You won’t believe how the beautiful outdoor area has been utilized to complement the permaculture practice of the business with fruit trees, raised vegetable beds, chook pens & runs and a rainwater tank fed watering system. An 80 panel 20kW solar system is a sure bonus and ties in with the self-sufficient theme.

Land Size: 905 m2 (42.67m x21.23m) Zoning: R1 Residential *The premises to be sold with vacant possession and the registered business name Bissy’s CafÊ is not included.

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Located on a 518 m2 corner block close to the new DPI building with wide frontage to Prince street.

COMMERCIAL FOR LEASE PRIME LOCATION MITCHELL HWY LUCKNOW

We have a buyer wanting to purchase a home on a small acreage in the Mullion Creek area.

Must have good water and sheds.

PLEASE CONTACT JOHN OR CHRIS IF YOU WANT TO SELL.

An excellent opportunity to relocate your business or start a new one.

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HistoryTALKING with HELEN McANULTY

generally “mucked around” at Towers Dam in the late nineties. They took their dog and jumped off the surrounding ledges into the clear ,deep water, making a satisfying and resounding splash.

Do you remember those afternoons after school when we slowly made our way home, just enjoying the freedom of escape from adult supervision and all the rules which governed our lives for most of the day?

Judy went to school at Carcoar and Blayney and had a wonderful time with friends exploring old mines

Do you remember the joy we felt as we climbed to the highest branch in that favourite tree?

”One boy fell down a shaft and broke his leg and had to be winched out.”

Do you remember the waterhole where we learned to swim and fish and, perhaps, sailed in a boat we had managed to build ourselves, even though it probably ignominiously sank shortly after being launched?

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Do you also recall a time when we could play outside until it was dark with little or no adult supervision?

Recently the Oral History group indulged themselves by reliving those days when all we needed was a couple of friends, perhaps a dog, and a lot of imagination.

We always try to be mindful of the fact that the passage of years can cast a rosy glow over our memories but we remained fairly confident that those days when school was out were, after the necessary chores were done, our own unsupervised playtime.

Children were rarely picked up in cars or escorted home by an adult, and the meandering along, as Leslye said, “took ages.We walked in the dust, kicking stones, jumping in puddles if it had rained and just looking about.”

There certainly was a divide between the country and the city. Gillian and Bronwyn both lived in Sydney and did much travelling by bus and train, so that there was little time to “stand and stare”.

Owen grew up in the Depression in Beecroft and, until his father died when he was twelve, had “an ideal life. We had a tennis court, a cricket pitch and a creek at the end of the garden. What more could a boy want!”

It seems to have been the country kids who had the most time to just “do nothing”.

Of course there was a lot that parents didn’t know, which was just as well because Judy also, playing Hide and Seek, hid in a dark place and found a carpet snake curled around her arm.

Barbara who lived in Cargo seems to have had an idyllic childhood in a small town with many cousins and aunts and uncles, taking part in all the community activities.

For better or worse, in those days we lived in a society when it was not considered dangerous to let children have a great deal of freedom from adult supervision.

“Busy doing nothing, Isn’t it just a crime, “We’d like to be unhappy But we never do have the time.”

- Vaughan Monroe They all seem to have had some pretty strenuous chores to do first though.

Audrey, who walked one and a half miles to school through the paddocks in rain, hail and snow, had to “get the cow off the railway line and safely home” before she set out.

“There were rites of passage,”said Russel.

“I was given a sharp pocket knife at the age of seven and a rifle at ten, with strict instructions on how to handle them.”

and trees were climbed, often just to sit high up and 'look at the view,' although you could also pretend to be Tarzan and swing from branch to branch.

Lyn was very innovative. She would sit on a branch, saw it through and be transported to the ground as it fell.

Kerrel and Monica also rounded up straying cows, often milking them before setting out to school.

Needless to say parents knew very little about what the children were up to, as Bruce told us.

But it was after school during that delightful time before darkness fell, when everyone really enjoyed themselves.

He lived on the Mornington Peninsular in Victoria and he and his brother would often talk to the fishermen on the pier on the way home from school. One day they decided to follow the coast along the rocks for “one and a half hours. When we finally arrived home at dusk, we were met by a search party and very angry parents”, said Bruce.

Boats and rafts were roughly but lovingly constructed and hopefully launched, with a faithful dog on board, only to sink like a stone soon after, which left the proud owner in the water and the dog swimming frantically for its life.

Cubby houses were built out of branches,

Sue’s children played and swam and

John agreed:”We could go out with a gun, with guidelines and were given quite a bit of responsibility. I grew up in West Wyalong and the teachers encouraged us to have lots of sport.”

Because we had no Television, there was only the radio for home entertainment together with board games, reading, playing cards and collecting things. Families sat together at the table for meals and, as John told us, “after complete silence during the 7o’clock news, we were encouraged to have quite vigorous and heated debates, after dinner.”

The world has changed of course, as it does with every generation, with new technology making way for new ways and different attitudes, which the oral history group recognises and appreciates, but it is fun to remember the days when life seemed a little less frantic and controlled.

Copyright: Helen McAnulty. January, 2021

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THUMBS UP to Ian at Stoneworks for his professionalism and dedication to his craft. He created amazing granite bench tops for both our kitchen island bench and bathroom vanity with fantastic results.

THUMBS UP to Orange City Council for their forum on the Bloomfield Sports precinct which was well attended by concerned citizens.

THUMBS DOWN to those drivers who still persist in driving the wrong way, against the arrows, in the Summer Center car park Please obey the signs!

THUMBS DOWN to our Mayor who was conspicuous by his absence at the Council forum on the proposed Bloomfield Sports Precinct.

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THUMBS UP to Tim at Jaycar Orange. Very competent and nothing is too much trouble for him.

who use social media to defame others with wild claims that offer only part of a story. Hard to have respect for such people. Low lifes and cowards, clearly that’s what people who do this constantly and recklessly are.

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