Has there ever been a more perfect situation for us to think about doing those jobs that we keep putting off or saying we'll get roundtuit one day
Read MoreHow much do you value your weekly copy of Orange City Life?
Read MoreIt’s been a very tough week for all of us, no one would deny that. Part of the pressure has been having to process the relentless avalanche of media reports telling of all things bad.
Read MoreA lot of things are going to change as a result of the coronavirus, and some things will change forever
Read MoreAt the beginning of this year I decided to make our Community Project for 2020, Local Media is Best.
Read MoreOf course, it’s quite fanciful in this day and age to suggest that we bring back Sunday as a day of rest.
Read MoreOccasionally I come up with a very good idea. Note, I said occasionally, and just recently it appears, I had one of those times.
Read MoreThroughout history, there have been numerous times when as a Nation, we’ve had to contend with events and issues that arrived with potentially devastating consequences.
Read MoreIs it any wonder that many of us are so cynical about the way our leaders go about their business?
Read MoreIt’s a quote that came to mind this past week, after we were given interesting article from Orange City Life reader Don Perry.
Read MoreAt the beginning of 2019, Orange City Life announced that our Community Project for 2019 would be called Put Orange First (POF) and one component of that initiative was to invite interested local business people to join a regular brainstorming group over coffee on a regular basis.
Read MoreOperating a small business is challenging at the best of times, but sometimes, that’s made even harder through circumstances that are out of a business owner’s control.
Read MoreFebruary is one of those times each year when things tend to be pretty quiet, we’re catching our breath after the hive of activity and expense surrounding Christmas and the school holidays, the kids have just gone back to school, and this year we have the added dramas of drought, bush fires and a deadly virus to contend with. It’s hard to feel good isn’t it?
Read MoreWe’ve all been affected in one way or another by the bushfires, either as a spectator from afar, or a friend or family member of someone caught up in the fires, or maybe even a property owner in one of the fire zones. No matter where you stand, it’s been a disaster and it’s pretty hard to imagine any good coming out of what has happened.
Read MoreSeeing grocery items go up in price is nothing new, but the way some companies increase their prices today could be considered a bit suss, and a damn nuisance for some people.
Read MoreBefore Christmas we told you about a very special delivery to families in Tullamore and Trundle.
Read MoreI'm not one for New Year's resolutions but having said that, I usually use the break over Christmas to review the year that's been and to give thought to what needs to be done in the year ahead, especially with the view to improving things or doing things better overall.
Read MoreChristmas is a time for spreading goodwill and I think it’s fair to say that it happens more around Christmas than at any other time of the year
Read MoreEach year, Orange City Life likes to set ourselves a Community Project. Over the last few years our Community Projects have enabled a well to be put down in a community in Zimbabwe where the locals previously had to travel 5kms just to access drinking water, also we donated several thousand dollars to a school called the Miracle School in Pakistan
Read MoreSomething really good is happening in Orange right now, but it will take time before most of our community realise it. It concerns Orange’s Community Radio Station FM 107.5.
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