Been to Bali, too? Wipe your feet when coming back home

Sam Lockwood from Goldfields Honey based at Vittoria, invasion of Varroa mite threatens orchardists as well as apiarists.

COMMUNITYDavid Dixon13 July 2022Biosecurity Threat, BeesComment

5 minutes with Aidan Whiteley from Aidan's Excellent Carpet Cleaning

OCLife catches up with Aidan Whiteley, to find out what’s new in the floor cleaning business…

AT YOUR SERVICEOrange City Life13 July 2022Aidan's Excellent Carpet Cleaning, Floor CleaningComment

Sweet win for Fiona’s Indigenous chockies

Inaugural winner of Indigenous Business of the Year at the Australian Rural Business Awards, Fiona Harrison, produces sweets with an Indigenous twist at Millthorpe.

COMMUNITYOrange City Life7 July 2022IndigenousComment

The taste of healthy home cooking, the Spanish way

Real value of home cooking in
today’s busy world, with Ruben Lopez Mesa

COMMUNITYJonathan Roe7 July 2022Cooking, Spanish CookingComment

Finding lost pieces of the past – recognising our forgotten veterans

Researcher Sharon Jameson and Orange RSL sub-branch president, Chris Colvin, are working to see grave markers erected for 87 forgotten veterans in the Orange Cemetery.

COMMUNITYJonathan Roe7 July 2022veterans, Missing Soldiers, AncestorsComment

The good-enough parent

Emily Thompson delivers another entertaining column on the trials of parenting…

COMMUNITYOrange City Life7 July 2022parentingComment

Help Sebastian find Sharky; a lad and his very special dog

Reward offered… Sebastian Jones, searches for his missing dog “Sharky”

COMMUNITYDavid Dixon23 June 2022RSPCAComment

“Bubbles gets her haircut” — a yarn five years in the making

Local shearer Simon Bestwick stepped up to see “Bubbles the sheep”, finally got the haircut she so badly needed.

COMMUNITYOrange City Life23 June 2022Comment

Church cafe, where everyone speaks the same language

Cafe Chat breaking through the language barrier

COMMUNITYJonathan Roe23 June 2022St James Presbyterian, Cafe ChatComment

Donato: “They’re what makes our country community, so special”

Recognition for the citizens that make our country community special…

COMMUNITYJonathan Roe23 June 2022Phil Donato, Community AwardsComment

Concrete progress in return of Millthorpe’s iconic corner store

Adam Ashcroft hoping that his “Ashcrofts on Pym” can open later this year.

COMMUNITYDavid Dixon23 June 2022Ashcrofts Iga, Millthorpe NSWComment

Centenarian Len's life of good fortune

OCLife’s Jonathan Roe catches up with the remarkable Len Guy….

COMMUNITYJonathan Roe23 June 2022Comment

Where there’s a will, there’s a way LS Legal, for all your best advice…

LS Legal, for all your best advice…

PROUD ORANGE BUSINESSDavid Dixon10 June 2022LS LegalComment

Breaking the ‘conspiracy of silence’ around grief and loss

United in grief, two Orange mothers are hoping to give other bereaved parents a welcoming place to come together

COMMUNITYJonathan Roe10 June 2022compassionate friends, griefComment

Retailer Mel is taking care of business by looking after staff

Twenty-two-year-old retail trainee, Holly Wilson with Bobbies owner Mel Gregory who believes looking after staff is now more important than ever.

COMMUNITYDavid Dixon10 June 2022StaffComment

Orange company sees a big future in tiny houses

Interested in downsizing or living off-grid? More and more Australians are seeing the potential of tiny houses.

COMMUNITYJonathan Roe10 June 2022Tiny HousesComment

Wetland planting day, help sow the seeds for a better tomorrow

Waratah Wetlands Planting Day this Sunday, June 5, offers the opportunity to act locally in helping to improve the environment in which we all live.

COMMUNITYOrange City Life1 June 2022Sustainable Living WeekComment

Volunteering its own reward for Lifeline’s Kylie and Mabel

A rewarding experience for mother and daughter, Mabel and Kylie…

COMMUNITYOrange City Life1 June 2022Lifeline Central WestComment

The Australian Tenors blend iconic Aussie tunes and classical arias in 2022 National Tour

The five remarkable voices of The Australian Tenors are bringing their classical tenor repertoire to the region as part of their 2022 tour

ENTERTAINMENTOrange City Life1 June 2022Orange Civic Theatre, Australian TenorsComment

Burning hope for Reconciliation relay’s future

A “Flame of Hope and Reconciliation” has been burning in the Orange Civic Square this past week and it’s hoped it will spark similar ceremonial events in neighbouring communities….

COMMUNITYJonathan Roe1 June 2022Reconciliation, Orange IndigenousComment