If you haven’t been through the new Best and Less store in Anson Street, it’s well worth a visit. The store looks fabulous and is a big step up on the previous store. Definitely another plus for Orange.

While on smart looking stores, what they’ve done at K Mart too is quite spectacular. It’s an absolute pleasure to browse through with everything thoughtfully and beautifully set out. Not sure how I feel about the checkout system in the middle though, at my age I’m still having trouble coming to grips with the new methods that are being introduced with many things.

The Orange City Life real estate website is coming along nicely with more properties being added each week. We’re pretty proud of this site and the ease in which it can be negotiated. In time we believe it could become the main go to site for properties in this area. Check it out at www.orangepropertymarket.com.au

To add some fun and enjoyment to your Christmas shopping in Orange, we’re running a competition throughout November called Find Santa. There are 20 hams to be won by readers and entry is dead easy. You can read more about that in this issue.

Retirees who are looking for sound advice on how to get the most out of their retirement savings might like to go along to an event in Orange on November 18 at the Ex-Services Club. Our friend Daniel McGregor from Wealth Train is running a free event to help retirees learn how combining smart strategies with low fees is making a difference of thousands of dollars a year to the lives of many retirees. Call Daniel on 0411 484 464 if you’d like more information or to book a seat. There are only 50 seats available.