Most Australian employees can now take unpaid leave to deal with family and domestic violence.

Plastic Free July has come to an end and Orange City News caught up with Sim Madigan and Kate Hook to see the results of their month-long challenge to highlight household plastic waste.

Monday’s $500 million drought funding announcement has been welcomed by Member for Orange Philip Donato, but he questioned why it took so long for the government to help farmers who are doing it so tough.

Cyclists from across the Central West will be competing for bragging rights at the Anzac Park BMX Track this Sunday.

The NSW Government has announced a new $500 million funding package to help farmers struggling through one of the worst droughts in recent years.

Three local tourism businesses have taken gold in their categories at the 2018 Country & Outback Regional Tourism Awards.

The region’s best tourism businesses are in Orange this weekend to see who will be crowned winner at the 2018 Country and Outback Regional Tourism Awards.

One local businessman wants visitors to Orange to see our region’s wine industry put front and centre.

Community volunteers assisted by Orange City Council Staff are set to plant 600 new trees this Sunday at the back of the Bloomfield hospital site, which has been chosen as the focus for this year’s National Tree Day event in Orange.

Blayney Shire Council are inviting local residents, businesses and volunteer groups to join them for a community BBQ to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their first council elections back in 1978.

If NSW Nationals Candidate for Orange Yvette Quinn manages to unseat Philip Donato at the state election in 2019, she will become one of Australia’s youngest parliamentarians. If she doesn’t, it won’t be for a lack of determination.

All the pieces are in place for Orange to have a dedicated palliative care facility, all that’s need is NSW Minister for Health, Brad Hazzard to give the go-ahead.

Changes to redevelopment plans for the former Myer site would see a major retail tenancy replaced by a number of smaller retail tenancies and a food court.

An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter Scale was recorded south of Orange, near Newcrest’s Cadia Valley Operations on Sunday afternoon.

Member for Orange, Philip Donato MP has announced he will be donate the 2.5 percent government pay rise from his salary to farmers struggling for survival in this drought.

A partnership between the Orange Ex-Services’ Club and Lifeline Central West to improve staff mental health has seen the Club named a finalist in the Clubs and Community Awards.