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Do you ever have those days where you don’t feel like you’re accomplishing anything? That was me for most of the weekend. I had grand ambitions of taming my garden, that were quickly reined in by the reality of trying to achieve anything with three small children under foot. Still, by Sunday afternoon I could look with some satisfaction at my progress. Lots more to do, but how great is it to see green lawns and gardens in full bloom after the past run of dry years.

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On Wednesday, people around the world observed Remembrance Day. As with everything else this year, it had to be done a little differently, what with social distancing requirements and the like. In the comment column this week I decided to write a small remembrance of my own grandfather. He served in the Royal Navy for the entirety of the Second World War, from the Mediterranean to Tokyo Harbour.

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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 CHANGES — From this issue, Orange City Life will look very differe types of stories and features we’ve included in recent issues simply c isolation rules. To help us all through the Coronavirus crisis, for now at least, we’re 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. UNDERSTANDING — It’s a shame that it takes a disaster like this t small businesses are in the scheme of things, and why supporting lo on it too much, my hope is that locals will knock themselves out to s we battle through this crisis together. Please keep spending as much need every dollar we can get right now because at the end of the da

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Remembering Normandy On the 6th of June 1944, more than 5,000 Allied vessels crossed the English Channel to storm the German -occupied beaches of Normandy.

he D-Day invasion was preceded by more than 1,200 aircraft and nearly 160,000 troops landed on the beaches of France that day. By the end of August, more than 2 million Allied troops were in France and on a path to end the war in Europe

One man who remembers the events of that day is 95-year-old local David Birt, who served aboard the Leander-class cruiser HMS Ajax. Born in the East Riding of Yorkshire, David had joined the Royal Navy in 1942 at just 17 years of age. “I thought the war was ending and I didn’t want to miss out,” said David, who is now a resident at Gosling Creek Aged Care.

probably more frightened than we were… I don’t think any of us were scared though, it was just a case of getting on with the job. It never came into your head that you were going to be in trouble.” It was less than a year after the landings at Normandy that Germany surrendered. David and the crew of Ajax then found themselves dispatched to continue the fight against Japan. “We were in the Mediterranean, but then towards the end of the war they sent us through the Suez Canal and I thought, ‘Oh my goodness, we are going to Japan!’ We went through the Suez Canal to the north part of Africa in the Red Sea. We were there about a week and then they sent us back. We thought, that’s funny… but then we realised that the Japanese had given up!”

“Young people used to think, I don’t want to miss out and they all used to try to join up as quickly as they could. That’s what they thought; that it was good fun. “Now, I’d never been to sea! I wanted to join the air force and they wouldn’t take you until you were 18, but I suddenly realised that you could join the Navy at 17-and-a-half. So I joined the navy.” After ‘passing out,’ David joined the crew of Ajax as a radar operator. “It was known as RDF (Range and Direction Finding) in those days not radar. The word radar came in about 1943 roundabout then,” said David. “We were very busy; I joined Ajax in December 1942 and we went straight away into the Mediterranean and we did a lot of works there… we did exploits around Italy and Greece and the Greek Island, because they were held by the enemy… We spent our time in the Mediterranean, except for the Normandy Landing. “We got sent back to Scapa Flow and we knew there was something going to happen… It was a tremendous sight! You could see all the ships, there were masses of them, you couldn’t sort it out, thousands of ships in the English Channel going across it was just incredible!”

Coming out of the Navy, David found jobs hard to come by and so he actually reenlisted and went on to spend a further eight years in the air force.

Leading the assault by Canadian and British forces on Gold Beach (the centre beach of the five D-Day landing sites), Ajax was the first ship to open fire at the enemy batteries

“The reason I joined the air force was that I was scared of going to sea away from home again! so I joined the air force and spent eight years at air bases all over England.”

Three of the four large guns of the Longues-sur-Mer battery were disabled by direct hits from the Ajax and Argonaut that morning.

David was not the only member of his family to serve during the war; all six of his brothers also enlisted.

“We did quite well,” said David. “We did a lot of training of course, but in the Eastern Mediterranean… We did a lot of practice landing on island in Greece, in the Aegean Sea, so really the big one — the landing in Normandy — just came as part of the job.”

“Three in the air force and three in the army, I was the only one in the navy. All survived, strange as it may seem. One lost part of one of his fingers. A bullet passed through it, but that’s all.

Practice is one thing, but it must be different when the enemy is firing back? “Oh yeah plenty of people [were firing back], but we fired more back at them! And there were a lot of ships that were backing us; we fired more than they could possibly fire at us, so they were 4

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... I don’t think any of us were scared though, it was just a case of getting on with the job. It never came into your head that you were going to be in trouble...

“It’s just as well we got through it in one piece, but we had a lot of fun one way or another… It just never entered our heads that we were not going to win. As far as we were concerned whenever we took on things, we always seemed to come out the best.” We’d like to wish a very happy birthday to David, who turned 95 just last week.

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with Jonathan Roe

A REMEMBRANCE FOR REMEMBRANCE DAY My grandfather was never one for marching on Remembrance Day, but his years in the Royal Navy during WWII were not something he ever forgot. I didn’t fully appreciate until I was older, just how much the war shaped his life. “I had a good war,” he said to me, just months before he died. Whether that was the rose-coloured glasses of time passed that caused him to think that way or not, I don’t know. I think he sometimes marvelled at the blind luck and chance that saw him escape the war unharmed. Born in Derbyshire, England, Alec Emery enlisted in the Royal Navy as a boy just 16 years of age. He was 17 at the outbreak of the second world war, and I find it staggering to think of what he had been through by the time he was 22. My mother said he would not speak to her about his war years while she was growing up and it was only when his curious grandchildren started asking questions that he began to open up about it. For us as kids, the stories were romantic adventures; tales of hard fighting out around Crete, battling the French Navy at Mers-el-Kebir, standing on deck waiting for mines to detonate on the hull beneath them after a daring mining raid by Italian frogmen. We revelled in stories from port visits to South Africa, Hong Kong, “borrowing” a train in India, escaping a typhoon off Indonesia and, finally, Japan itself.

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One Christmas, I offered him a gin and tonic. “Gin. I haven’t had gin for more than 60 years,” he said, proceeding to tell me about trading the ship’s bread for gin with soldiers in North Africa and getting “three sheets to the wind” — to use the naval parlance — then having to fight off a surprise air raid while seeing

double. “I swore off gin after that,” he said. “Did you have friends who died?” my mother asked during another of these storytelling session. I remember my grandfather flinching a little from the question, before soberly replying that he had cleaned them off the walls of the ship. Still, in the final years of his life, Alec cherished his memories of the war— the good and the bad. At 91 years of age and diagnosed with dementia, he had difficulty remembering recent events and could no longer do many everyday tasks, but his memory of the war years was crystal clear. Conversations with him would always come back to it and he could effortlessly recall people‘s faces and even describe the fabric and buttons they were wearing 70 years ago. And it was the war that brought Alec to Australia. He met my grandmother at a dance in Edgecliff and married her soon after, not to set foot in England again for more than 40 years. Living a quiet life in Sydney, Alec was a loving husband, a caring father to two children and lived to see four grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren. He even found love again later in life as a widower and I got to be there for his wedding. Alec Emery passed away in May 2015 just shy of his 92 birthday. “I had a good war,” he would say. And compared to the millions who never returned home to enjoy these things, I guess he did. Lest we forget.

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— MELISE COLEMAN — The Riding for Disabled term will soon close for another year and whilst it has been a weird, whacky and unknown one, Orange Riding for Disabled President, Robyn Livermore ensures it hadn’t been a wasted year by any means.

Whilst students were unable to attend RDA for quite some time due to COVID restrictions, it was said to be a popular question upon walking into the classroom each week, ‘Are we horse riding today?’

“It has been a very busy year actually,” said Robyn. “Even though we haven’t had riding up until this term, we’ve been keeping the horses in good nick, for the moment the biggest thing for us has been keeping them fit!” Robyn laughed. “Because of the season we’ve had with the rain, the feed had grown unbelievably here, so we were keeping the horses fit by working as if we did have students each week in class.”

“So when we were able to open up again our students were very excited to come out and see their four legged friends and the volunteers each week,” said Robyn. “Since our shut down, we now have had a new feed shed put in and our maintenance team has also been incredibly busy and have painted and built new fences, whilst also keeping up with

general maintenance. It has also been very pleasing for us to see most of the volunteers come back. “Whilst we haven’t been able to do any fundraising we are managing ok, as far as money goes, though it’s through the help of these who have donated this year and previously; “We want to acknowledge the help we’ve had from the community, we are always amazed at the generosity of them. They just never stop giving to us, and with constant upkeep of our centre, we’ve needed that money. “At this stage we just hope that next year will be a better year for us.”

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YES, WE’RE OPEN FOR DONATIONS! — JONATHAN ROE — Orange’s Salvation Army Family Store wants to clear up any confusion: yes, they are open for donations… just not all the time. Salvation Army Family Store manager Colin Barnes said it is a regular complaint he hears; that people come to give items to the Salvo Store, but find the Peisley Street entrance closed for donations. He said while they are generally open during the hours posted on the doors, some days they just can’t manage to process items as quickly as they come in. “We are open for donations between 10am and 2pm Monday to Friday,” said Col. “But if we happen to get chock-

a-block on a day, we might have to put the closed sign out.” The main reason for having to close the doors during these hours is simply that there are not enough people to sort through it all. “We just don’t have the volunteers to process it, the room or the time to process it — that’s the big reason,” said Col. “We can’t process the donations quick enough to get them in the shop, because we don’t have enough volunteers. “That’s also the reason we open at 10am, because most of our volunteers don’t get here until 9am so we have an hour to empty the previous days’ donations and get everything

ready to open at 10am. Then by 2pm, most of those volunteers are gone, so we just can’t take any more after that period of time.” "All donations are very much appreciated," said Col, who asks people to be patient when they find the closed sign in the doorway. “We are here to help the community, to help those in need,” he said. A little tip for shoppers looking to nab a bargain at the Salvo Store; look out for the ‘colour of the week’. Every item in the store is colour-coded and each week a different colour is discounted by 50 per cent across the store!

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Hey kids! Win your family a trip to Dinosaur Valley! Millions of years ago, dinosaurs ruled the earth. Now they’re back! Dinosaur Valley is returning to Scenic World this summer, bringing the Blue Mountain’s Jurassic rainforest to life with dozens of life-sized dinosaurs. Between November 27 – January 31, Dinosaur Rangers will escort visitors of all ages through the towering ancient rainforest to see the dinosaurs up close with the escarpment as a backdrop. “It was just such a huge success in 2018, that we are bringing it back for summer,” said Scenic World’s Chief Experience Officer Amanda Byrne. “Visitors descend down into the ancient Jurassic rainforest onboard our Scenic Railway and then there will be a guided tour with our Dinosaur Rangers into the heart of the Jamison Valley. I think what is really beautiful about this is that it is Jurassic rainforest, so people will be seeing the dinosaurs in their natural habitat — a Jurassic rainforest. Then, finishing off

the adventure on the world’s steepest railway! “So, it is a really exciting opportunity; a beautiful outdoor experience for families to connect with nature and also learn about the dinos along the way.” Tickets for Dinosaur Valley are on sale now at www.dinosaurvalley.com. au but Orange City Life has one free family pass to give away! To win the family pass (for 2 adults and 2 children), we want to see a drawing of your favourite dinosaur. Entry is open to all primary aged children, just please include your age and name on the drawing. You can submit your entries to the Orange City Life office in Lords Place, email reception@oclife.com.au, or via our Facebook page. The winner will be chosen on Friday November 27. Good luck! We are looking forward to seeing your entries!

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Orange City Council is asking the community what it thinks about whether the Central Business District (CBD) should have a 40km/h speed limit.

- Proposals for a change to Orange’s Local Environmental Plan which would let a neighbourhood shopping centre be built alongside the new private hospital, have been revised and will go on exhibition for community comment again.

The proposal would reduce the speed limit from 50km/h to 40 km/h in the ‘inner’ blocks of the CBD, from Hill Street to Peisley Street and Byng Street to Kite Street. Council will ask Transport for NSW to review the speed limit for the CBD, and as part of that review, Council will provide feedback from the Orange community. Orange Mayor Reg Kidd said anyone who would like to have a say on the proposed speed limit review should register with Orange City Council’s YourSay website and participate in a survey. “Council is very interested to hear from all sections of the community, from pedestrians, to cyclists, to business owners, people with disabilities and of course, drivers,” Cr Kidd said.

Orange musicians are encouraged to put their hand up to be considered for a paid gig in Robertson Park, as part of Council’s Future City Plans.

“It is important to note, TfNSW regulate speed limits in NSW for all roads therefore Council cannot change the speed limit. That final decision is up to Transport for NSW.”

Future Tunes, a series of afternoon, outdoor, live music performances brings together the Orange community, while supporting local musical talent, in a relaxed, casual setting.

Cr Kidd said Council had sought the support of the Orange Business Chamber for the proposed speed reduction review.

The first afternoon performance is planned for 27 November. Orange Mayor Reg Kidd said Future Tunes was a great way to get people out and about in the Central Business District (CBD) while supporting local musicians. “We know the local musicians have done it really tough this year given the closure of entertainment venues over the last few months, and we know CBD businesses took a hit too, so we thought let’s do something to help both as best we can,” Cr Kidd said. “Future Tunes is a paid gig for local musos but it also encourages people to come into the CBD after work, listen to some live music and then head out into the CBD to have a beer, grab some dinner, check out the local wine bars, whiskey bars and cocktail venues. “We have a series of dates planned and if it goes really well it might encourage some retail businesses to stay open a little longer and take advantage of the passing trade.” The event will begin late afternoon and will feature two 45-minute performances, and will wrap up at about 7.30pm. All events are COVID-19 safe, free, fun and family friendly. Tickets will need to be secured to comply with public health orders but more information will be available in the coming weeks. Further information will come out in the following weeks. Council aims to attract a mix of musical genres and different artists for each session. Council is also seeking expressions of interest from food and drink vendors who are keen to set up a stall for any of the three proposed dates, 27 November, 18 December and 15 January 2021. For information and expressions of interest forms head to Orange City Council’s website.

City of Orange Traffic Committee Chair Cr Russell Turner said the committee had reviewed crash data for the area and current actual speeds motorists travel through the CBD. “Between 2014 and 2019, there were 20 crashes involving pedestrians in the city,” Cr Turner said. “Of those crashes, 9 resulted in a serious injury, two people died.

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“19 of those crashes were in a 50 km/zone and one was in a 40 km/h zone and that person had a minor injury.

actual average speeds cars travel in the CBD is rarely close to 50 km/h, however it is often above 40 km/h.

“Studies show when reducing the speed of vehicles from 50km/h to 40km/h in a pedestrian and motor vehicle crash, the risk of having a pedestrian death is reduced from 60 per cent to 25 per cent.”

For example, 85 per cent of vehicles travelling westbound on Summer Street, from Sale Street to Anson Street average 44.3km/h.

The proposal is part of Council’s Future City plans, which aims to make the CBD more walkable, it aims to attract more people to the CBD and increase the number of people living and working in the CBD.

In the other direction, the average speed is 47.2 km/h. The highest average speed in the CBD occurs on Sale Street, from Summer Street to Byng Street where motorists average 47.5 km/h.

Other ways to achieve a more walkable CBD are also being considered such as, scramble crossings, more cycle paths and footpaths and better lighting.

Vehicles travelling along Summer Street from Hill Street to Peisley Street under a 40 km/h speed limit, would, on average, take an extra 7.87 seconds to complete the journey.

Data from the Orange CBD shows the

Submissions close on December 2, 2020.

Conservatorium milestone supported by councillors A development application (DA) to build a $20 million conservatorium and planetarium in the North Court precinct has received the support of Orange City Council. The development, proposed for a site alongside March Street, includes a 3535 square-metre building which will contain: - 40 practice rooms, ensemble rooms and rehearsal spaces - A 250-seat recital hall - A 70-seat planetarium auditorium - Front-of-house facilities including foyer, bar, kitchen, ticket office and amenities -Back-of-house facilities comprising loading dock, stores, performer amenities and plant. Extensive new landscaping of the site and buildings will include living green walls and planetarium dome, internal courtyard, avenue tree plantings and grassed open space areas. A public plaza, outdoor performance stage and pedestrian connections to other areas of the Civic Precinct are also included in the development. The DA will be determined by the Western Regional Planning Panel (WRPP), as the council-sponsored project is a ‘regionally significant development’ and exceeds a capital investment value of $5 million. Councillors voted this week to make a positive submission to the WRPP about the project. The DA received one submission during the public exhibition period, relating to the reduction of open space in the North

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Court, parking shortfall and the loss of an informal pedestrian pathway between the Tim Sullivan car park and March Street. A $10 million grant has been committed by the Australian Government and Orange City Council has allocated $5 million towards the project. Orange Mayor Reg Kidd looked forward to gaining further funding support from the NSW Government to make the project a reality. “We will keep pushing for funding to get this project underway as soon as possible,” Cr Kidd said. “Achieving this planning milestone is one more step towards delivering the kind of shovel-ready projects that governments like to fund. “This will be a world-class facility and a valuable addition to the cultural life of Orange and the surrounding district.” This animation shows the concept plan for the project. Some of the details of the development may have changed since it was created.

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- The next Orange City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday 17 November 2020.

FAQs: Q: What is the Eastside plan and how can I have my say? A: As part of the Future City project, Orange City Council is developing a precinct plan for an area east of the rail corridor south of Bathurst Road, to be known as the CBD Eastern Precinct. With the Department of Primary Industries relocating to Prince Street and some motor showrooms also relocating the precinct plan provides a timely opportunity to guide potential redevelopment of this important area. The deadline for community comments is Monday 28 November 2020. Contact Council for more information.

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NEWCREST’S MOLY PLANT SUPPORTS LOCAL RFS

UCA Managing Director, Adam Beswick, Newcrest’s Moly Plant Project Manager, Malcolm McPhan, Rural Fire Service Canobolas Zone, Jenifer Bucknell, Worley Construction Manager, Kobus Vermaak, and Rural Fire Service Canobolas Zone Superintendent, David Hoadley. Newcrest Mining’s Moly Plant Project Team, along with its major contracting partners Worley and UCA, has donated $16,492 this quarter to the Rural Fire Service (RFS) Canobolas Zone, as part of its ongoing safety initiative to ensure its construction site remains injury free.

receive almost $30,000 so far this year. A cheque for this quarter’s donation was presented to Rural Fire Service Canobolas Zone Superintendent, David Hoadley and Jenifer Bucknell during a recent visit to the command centre by UCA, Worley and Newcrest representatives.

The Backing Business Forum is on next Friday, 20th November 2020 at the Orange Ex-Services Club. Hear from a fantastic line up of keynote speakers who will provide you with the information and tools you need to boost your business from HR considerations, digital marketing, strategies to mitigate risk and future planning.

The workforce driven safety initiative rewards the RFS – the charity chosen by the crews – with $1 from both Worley and UCA for every 10 hours that the crews remain Lost Time Injury (LTI) free. Newcrest also supports the initiative by matching the funds raised dollar for dollar.

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— MELISE COLEMAN — A welcome to Country, Smoking Ceremony and Flag raising ceremony was performed at the front of the Orange Civic Theatre earlier this week, as it signalled the start of NAIDOC Week in Orange. A gathering for speeches and other formalities was then held upstairs in the Council chambers.

The 2020 theme Always Was, Always Will Be. Always Was, Always Will Be. Recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. For more information on the happenings in our region in relation to NAIDOC Week, search ‘NAIDOC week celebrations - Orange NSW’ on Facebook.

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BACKING BUSINESSES IN THE CENTRAL WEST

Regional Development Australia (RDA) Central West will host an exciting new event this month aimed at supporting small and medium business across the region. The 2020 Backing Business Forum will take place on Friday, 20th November 2020 at the Orange Ex-Services Club from 9am to 5pm. RDA Central West CEO, Sam Harma said the forum will equip local businesses with new information and practical tools across a range of topics to support business growth.

event you will not only find out the latest economic and tourism overview, but discover new tips and tricks in digital marketing, learn how to maximise on technology, strategies for mitigating risk, the power of brand advocates, HR considerations and what is involved when future planning for your business.

“RDA Central West is focused on building the capacity and resilience of local business and the advice, insights and expertise offered through this forum will do just that,” said Mr Harma. “The Backing Business Forum was designed to help businesses tackle some of the challenges they have faced this year, but also take advantage of the predicted growth in the region.”

“We have an incredible line-up of speakers who are experts in their field, and we are also proud to have a number of local guest speakers involved in the forum including JUMBLED’s Pip Brett, Pete Gerber from Pioneer Brewing and owner of Heifer Station, Michelle Stivens.

The all-day event will feature more than a dozen keynote speakers over three main sections with the speakers also taking part in a live Q&A panel at the end of each session. “If you register for the

“The 2020 Backing Business Forum is a fantastic platform that can provide support for local businesses, and in turn, our communities as a whole. As we near the end of 2020 and look ahead to the new year, this event will prove extremely valuable for small and medium

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business in the Central West.” The 2020 Backing Business Forum wouldn’t be possible without the support of the event sponsors, including Orange City Council, NBN Co, Central NSW Business HQ and Newcrest Mining’s Cadia Valley Operations. Tickets for the 2020 Backing Business Forum are only $30 and can be purchased online through eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite. com.au/e/backing-business-forum-tickets-122921715159 Due to COVID-19 restrictions, measures will be put in place to ensure the safety of all participants. For further information visit the RDA Central West website or contact the office on (02) 6369 1600 or by emailing grants@ rdacentralwest.org.au

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Remembrance Day is a time for us as a nation to unite in a minute of silence for those who have died in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations. Since the First World War, almost two million men and women have worn with pride the uniforms of the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force.

“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.” Lest We Forget.

We remember that generation of Australians who lost their lives, and pay a special thank you to the some 12,000 veterans still with us today who served during the Second World War.

GETTING A DECENTRALISATION CONVERSATION STARTED A national conversation about decentralisation is underway, following a series of summits I recently hosted with business and tertiary sector representatives. There is enormous value in partnering with business and the tertiary education sector to develop strategic priorities. These sectors have a wealth of expertise, skill and passion that we need to be tapping into. As Minister for Decentralisation and Regional Education, and as a country MP, my focus is on turbo charging our regions and creating regional jobs – decentralisation has a key role to play.

√ $29.8 million for the Dixons Long Point Crossing

Historically, governments have focused decentralisation agendas on moving public service jobs to the regions. This is important, but by broadening our focus to incorporate business and the education sector, we can add a lot more firepower to policy making and unlock a whole lot more investment for country Australia.

√ $200,000 for new street lighting in Anson St

The 2020-21 Budget saw positive movement in this space, with $41 million invested in a decentralisation research and development policy package that requires businesses to relocate to the regions. We know that more regional jobs mean more growth and prosperity for country communities and more dollars in the pockets of regional Australians.

√ $2 million for the Southern Feeder Road Project Andrew hosted the virtual Decentralisation Summits from his office in Orange last week

With the next budget just around the corner, it is essential that we continue to develop and expand targeted decentralisation measures to attract the corporate and education sector to country Australia. The Decentralisation Summits will continue to be rolled out over the coming months, with the next planned Summit to be held with Regional Development Australia. Andrew announced the Summits in Orange last month with Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud, Paraway Pastoral Co Director Jock Whittle and Paraway Pastoral Co CEO Harvey Gaynor

CELEBRATING LOCAL MANUFACTURING It was great to recently attend a “thank you” celebration My Government colleagues and I firmly believe manufacturing will play a vital role in restoring our at Trojan Trays, a great local manufacturing business. The event was to thank customers who have supported economy. That’s why we’ll spend $1.5 billion over the next the business through this year. four years for the Modern Manufacturing Strategy to It was great to simply celebrate a local business that proves the Central West is a great place to do business, allow Australian manufacturers to scale up, compete internationally and create more jobs. especially in times like this. Andrew with Trojan Trays Director Greg Robinson, Orange Mayor Cr Reg Kidd and company founder Steven Turnbull

SUPPORTING NAIDOC CELEBRATIONS The Australian Government is supporting NAIDOC Week Celebrations in Orange with more than $6,000 in grants for local organisations.

This year’s theme, Always Was, Always Will Be., highlights Australia’s ancient history and celebrates the traditions and cultures that endure today.

Aboriginal community and employment service provider Birrang Enterprise Development Company Ltd has received a $6,000 grant, while James Sheahan High School has received $600 to mark this special occassion - part of a $1.4 million program to support local organisations to celebrate the week.

We are privileged to have one of the world’s oldest continuous cultures and through NAIDOC events we can share in this proud history. You can find out more about local NAIDOC Week 2020 events at www.naidoc.org.au

NATIONAL MEN’S SHED GRANTS NOW OPEN! Applications for the Australian Government’s National Shed Development grants program are now open! Our Men’s Sheds are assets to the Central West community and in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we need them more than ever to provide men with an avenue for social support and engagement. Not only do Men’s Sheds provide enormous

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support to men in their district, they do a lot of great work for people in need as well as odd jobs around town. This new grant round is about helping our Shedders through the pandemic and beyond, with priority given to applications that have a strong health, well being and safety emphasis. Applications close Friday 27 November. For more details, go to: https://mensshed.org.

√ $2 million for the Forest Rd Bridge duplication √ $100,000 for Wade Park √ $5,000 for Nashdale Hall √ $750,000 for Blayney King George Oval √ $3,930 for Orange Scouts √ $9,000 for the Spring Hill Activities Group to support community initiatives √ $10,000 for the Millthorpe Village Committee to improve the safety of Richard Lane. √ $55,732 for Millthorpe CWA √ $20,000 for Molong Historical Society to go towards reconstructing the entrance of the Molong Museum √ $4,000 to the Molong Advancement Group to establish a disc golf competition at the golf club and showgrounds √ Almost $54 million in water security pipelines around the Central West √ $40 million for the upgrade of the Mitchell Highway between Orange and Molong at Guanna Hill √ $22 million for a new CSU medical school

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My Long, Long Driveway Home This poem was sent in by local writer, we thought readers might enjoy... © by Christine Ireland, 2020

Takes an age, in any season to clamber from the Sydney basin, feel my ears release, gears slip, skate patiently enough through all of Winter’s usual tourist angles, spangled ‘Christmas in July’…

until just this side of the divide, a shiver-thrilling portal: one-eighty sky and hills and valleys all the way, sweeping, dipping on my long, long driveway home. In Spring I’m flying by the rippling silver backs of leaves on bushes browsing creek-beds,

through October’s many greens with paddocks ploughed to chocolate, and like sonnets, hawthorn rows in smaller fields leading off to hamlets: landscape alien to Summer’s seas of dirty blonde and olive, wired in gum-leaf crackled heat.

I nod to Angus rolling, backs to sun, their coats a wet ink sheen, grin at the doilies of sheep beneath dollops of shade ringed by dry hills folding, melting pale like lemon cream and brushed with trees which later drift in Autumn with a gauzy light, McCubbin-esque.

Then the country climbs, the bitumen behind me leaping up to quiet lands of poplars and vines, lines receding in their parallels to some far point, their May glow yellow as ‘left lane ends’, merge onto avenues of red and gold… our porch terracotta tiles still warm, like Aunty’s laugh. NOVEMBER 12 — 18, 2020 17

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$749,000

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$549,990

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ONE FOR THE RENOVATOR ON THE EDGE OF CANOWINDRA

IDEAL LOCATION FOR AN ENTERPRISE 88 WARRENDINE STREET, ORANGE

Located on a peaceful Â˝ acre block (2023 m2) this charming little weatherboard home is waiting for a new Owner to bring it back to its former self. The property has two bedrooms plus a sleep out that could be used as another bedroom. There is a separate lounge room with a split air conditioner and open fire

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.

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COMMERCIAL FOR LEASE MODERN WAREHOUSE /OFFICE COMPLEX

RENT: $100 PER M2 P.A. + GST

The shop is currently leased to a Beauty Saloon and is light and airy with beautiful presentation. Located on a 518 m2 corner block close to the new DPI building with wide frontage to Prince street.

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â€˘ Features 3,000 m2 of warehouse with extensive modern offices and amenities. â€˘ 4 roller doors for easy access to warehouse.

$280,000

COMBINED SHOP & HOME

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 Bissyâ€™s Cafe. The front cafĂŠ 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 thatâ€™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 wonâ€™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 Bissyâ€™s CafĂŠ is not included.

place, an eat in kitchen/ dining area and a sunroom /family room that captures the lovely rural outlook. Timber floorboards throughout and a front veranda add to the charm and there is town water and sewage. Grab your tool box and paintbrush and enquire today.

â€˘ Northerly aspect. â€˘ On-site parking and secured yard. â€˘ Close proximity to the Northern Distributor Road.

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COMMERCIAL FOR LEASE PRIME CORNER LOCATION FIRST FLOOR

GROUND FLOOR RETAIL SHOP

â€˘ Ready to move your retail business straight into with good presentation & reverse cycle air conditioning. â€˘ The area is approximately 254 m2 &

consist mostly of a shop front area plus a good size storage / staff area at the back & a bonus walk-in strong room. â€˘ Commercial core zoning.

RENT: $300 PER SQM PER ANNUM + GST

â€˘ Grand stairwell with easy grade â€˘ Long term Lease available

â€˘ 6 rooms plus own kitchen and common amenities

RENT: $30,000 PER ANNUM + GST

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212 ploughmans lane

49 stevenson way

GOOD LOCATION WITH MANY EXTRAS We have just listed this property and our photographer is so busy so you will have to wait for more photos. Close to Wentworth golf club and opposite the beautiful Ploughman’s wetlands features include: 797sqm block (approx.), greenhouse or outdoor alfresco. Separate accommodation downstairs with bathroom and separate entrance. 3 bedrooms plus office/4th bedroom upstairs with central bathroom. Generous open plan lounge/dining, kitchen, ducted gas and cooling.4 car garage/workshop, solar panels, water tank and more.

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READY TO BUILD ON This rare find is ready to build on and has fencing in place plus leveling fill on site and we can also provide soil tests. This great block is over 1,000sqm and has a wide frontage and would also suit a dual occupancy, you may also be eligible for the first home buyers scheme and also the new government building stimulus grant.

contact Chris Tyack 0438 258 590 sale

$549,000

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2 buna street

la cascina 504 cargo road

LIVE IN OR GREAT RENTAL RETURN

QUALITY HOME NESTLED ON 21.6 HECTARES CLOSE TO CBD

This three bedroom cottage has been in the same family for decades and would be a good entry into the market as your first home or as a rental property. The property sits on a 384sqm (approx.) block of land and has 3 good size bedrooms, open plan kitchen/ dining/lounge, bathroom and a separate toilet. There is a wood burner and a split system air conditioner for heating and cooling and a fully fenced rear yard. Public transport is near by and the property is relatively close to the CBD. The current owners are happy to enter into a lease at $210 per week and in my opinion properties in this location have one of the best rental returns in Orange.

contact Chris Tyack 0438 258 590 sale

$179,000

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Only 5 minutes from the centre of Orange and close to Nashdale is “La Cascina”, a quality home and property nestled among 21.6 hectares or 53 acres. The improvements to this property are of the highest standard’s with a home built for someone expecting the best. All 4 bedrooms are generous with the main having an enormous ensuite and walk in robe, there is also a guest powder room. The accent is on living space from the French inspired kitchen to the open plan living areas with both reverse cycle air to a slow combustion heater nothing is spared on family living. Water is a feature with two large dam’s that can be topped up from the Molong creek which forms part of the Eastern boundary and there is also a bore to ensure the acres of gardens are always well maintained. There is a stand of 98 mature olive trees and all the land has been pasture improved. All the improvements to this lovely property have been done right and the huge 400sqm shed and workshop is no exception and provides a great space for machinery or additional storage. Most of the fencing is post and rail with irrigation to all the trees in the gardens. Once you drive up the tree lined entrance you will be hooked!

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44 hill street

SOLID DOUBLE BRICK HOME CLOSE TO CBD

IT’S ALL ABOUT LOCATION PLUS SO MUCH MORE

contact Chris Tyack 0438 258 590

The very quaint exterior of this lovely cottage belies what is hidden behind the front door. This extremely well-maintained home offers 4 large bedrooms, each with built-in robes and the master with a recently fully renovated ensuite. The main bathroom has a bath, shower, and toilet. There is a formal lounge and dining room, with a cosy wood heater in the lounge, and for your comfort there is also ducted gas heating throughout. The eat-in kitchen is light and airy, and has a gas cooktop and almost new dishwasher. The family area is a lovely space that has been recently painted and has a split system air conditioner. This area leads out onto a refurbished deck overlooking a very private leafy backyard. There is an internal laundry that has also had some work done in recent years.

contact Chris Tyack 0438 258 590 sale

$849,999

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sale $2,800,0000

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342 anson street The Orange real estate market is strong at the moment and in particular double brick homes close to the CBD. This property is only 2 blocks from the new DPI building and enjoys a sunny northerly aspect and the owners love the nearby playground for their children. Two of the bedrooms are generous in size and the third is extra-large at 6.5x3.5m so a 4th bedroom could be possible. You will enjoy the 3 living areas which are all north facing and these include, family, dining and lounge rooms and for your outdoor relaxation or entertaining the covered outdoor alfresco/patio. Heating and cooling is looked after with 2 split A/Cs, natural gas heater and wood burner, with a renovation this solid home will serve the new owners well for years to come.

contact Chris Tyack 0438 258 590

NAB This property is currently leased by the National Australia Bank and will be available with vacant possession from 1.1.2021. The approximate area is 400sqm and offers 3 under cover car parking spaces with plenty of on street parking as well. Opposite Robinson Park and in a handy location being a stroll to the main street.

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50 leewood drive contact Gary Blowes 0418 635 248 LEASE POA

BESPOKE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY • • • • •

Bespoke laboratory / office building Located in Leewood estate with easy access to the Distributor Road Principally all brick in construction, and built with an express use in mind Is easily adaptable to numerous uses, however, would suit specialist uses Secure parking and enclosed yard

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A LAND OF DROUGHT AND FLOODING RAINS… What a difference 12 months can make! The relentless dust storms and bushfires that plagued us last spring and summer seem so far away, especially given the global events that have overtaken 2020. But the good news (and we can all use more good news this year) is that the recovery from drought continues, with well above average rain received across most of NSW and more on the way. The NSW DPI Combined Drought Indicator (CDI) shows 88 per cent of NSW is now in the Non-Drought or Recovery categories compared

to just 0.6 per cent last year. Orange has recorded more than 993mm of rain already this calendar year, which is well above average and more than double what had been recorded at the same time last year. And the official climate outlook from the Bureau of Meteorology shows moderate to high probabilities of above median rainfall across the state for the next three months. In fact, there is a 70 per cent chance of greater than average rainfall across most of Australia.

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LIS TIN G ‘CARRIBEE’ 418 BURNT YARDS ROAD MANDURAMA

‘LIMESTONE RIDGE’ 8 LIMESTONE LANE, BLAYNEY 103 Ha or Approx. 254.4 Acres Enviable Opportunity to Acquire an Attractive, Productive Grazing Property

• Superbly located with close proximity to Blayney, Millthorpe, Orange and Bathurst • Country is undulating – productive red and black basalt soils • Pastures of phalaris, rye grass and clover. Eleven paddocks. Estimated 75% arable • Well-watered. Town water connected, holding tank reserve to eleven troughs – plus eight dams • Thoughtfully designed laneways provide easy access from yards to all paddocks • Established mature tree lines assure ample shade and shelter • Modern, spacious brick home boasts four bedrooms plus study, two bathrooms, north facing living/entertaining areas, panoramic rural views and established garden. Town water connected • Six bay machinery shed, part open, partly enclosed – plus near new steel cattle yards • Management estimates carrying capacity 80 to 90 cows or equivalent

AUCTION -11.00 am Friday 20th November 2020 Ambassador Orange, 174 Barthurst Road View by Appointment Brian Cullinane 0418 637 338 Jim Oates 0427 624 755

104.53 HA OR APPROX. 258 ACRES

25 SAMPSON STREET, ORANGE

• ‘Carribee’ is ideally situated 4 km Mandurama, 20 km CTLX Carcoar, 50km Cowra, 55 km Orange • Productive, undulating with rich alluvial river flats rising to gentle hills of basalt loam • Improved pastures of phalaris, rye, cocksfoot and clover. Subdivided into 6 paddocks • Well-watered with extensive frontage to very reliable Belubula River, plus five dams • Spacious, brick veneer home 4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms and north facing living areas • Council approved subdivision allowing an additional building entitlement

• This well maintained and much loved home is the one you will want to call yours.

AUCTION - POSTPONED Brian Cullinane 0418 637 338 Jim Oates 0427 624 755

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• Centrally located close to parks, schools, shops, cafes and easy access to the CBD, only a block to Elephant and Cook Parks

AUCTION

• The large living area can be used as a combined lounge dining, and the second living area ideal as an office or a fourth bedroom • The modern eat in kitchen has been recently renovated and offers quality inclusions, with plenty of bench space and storage • The bathroom has also been tastefully renovated and the second toilet an added bonus • Solar panels make it an economical house to run and the established tranquil gardens the perfect place to sit and relax • All the work has been done for you so all you need to do is move in put your feet up and relax. • Don’t delay inspecting this one, sure to be very popular

Rates $3415.19

Land size 944.9

Marie Fox 0412 166 132

‘WOODVILLE’ 5933 HENRY PARKES WAY, MANILDRA • ‘Woodville’ is 463.4 Ha (1145 acres approx.) ideally located in the central west within close proximity to major and thriving infrastructure. • 4 bedroom homestead with large living room area, kitchen, dining and sunroom • 3 Bores (2 equipped), 11 dams, house dam with 2 electric pumps and 1 diesel pump • 3 stand wool shed, machinery shed, 6 silos, cattle yards / sheep yards • Red & Grey loam, approx. 50% arable, pastures of clover, rye Phalaris & natives • Fencing is in good condition

Lindsay Fryer 0428 104 132 Jim Oates 0427 624 755

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$698,000

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Lonestar Rib House and Brews Enticing Entrees — MELISE COLEMAN —

One of Lonestar’s most mouth-watering entrée elections is the ‘Cowboy Combo’. Featuring Louisiana gold dusted mushrooms, sweet Memphis mozzarella cheese sticks, beer battered onion rings and crumbed calamari with sweet chilli, garlic aioli and fresh lemon. Or, If you’re after a hunger buster you can’t go past the 100% Aussie beef, (400g) (GF) T bone steak with ¼ rack of pork ribs and a side of baked sweet potato, gravy and house salad. (Your choice of topper, side and sauce). Mosey on down to Lone Star Rib House to be treated to a dose of good ol’ fashioned hospitality, where the smiles are as wide as the sky and the flavours are bigger than Texas. Known for their low and slow barbeque ribs, wings, steaks, fresh salad and schnitzels, the

team pride themselves on dishing up mouthwatering goodness that fix those hunger cravings. With whip cracking $9.95 lunch specials, they also cater for the littlies with tiny Texan meals, and everyone’s favourites, naughty but nice desserts. Gluten free and vegetarian options also available. Look out for the red star and enjoy the Lonestar’s recommended dishes! The Orange store showcases the original staircase which is 150 years old, as well as a glass floor feature which shows off the original cellar at your feet! It has certainly become a talking point. Contact the team to book for a table of six or more so they can have a table ready and

waiting 6387 9000 or get in touch to book in your Christmas parties! Whether you’re keen for an after-work beverage, night out with the pals or celebrating a special occasion, they have a beautiful alfresco area (with heaters for those winter months) and a drinks menu that will keep the good times rolling! Located at the Orange City Centre shop 41, 220 Summer Street. Open seven days a week 11:30-9pm Sunday through Thursday and 11:30- 10pm Friday Saturday for Lunch and Dinner, with cocktail hour from 10pm-11pm. Takeaway is available through their website or apps including Menulog and Hey You. Find them on Facebook ‘Lonestar Rib House and Brews Orange.’

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WHATS HAPPENING AROUND THE REGION NOVEMBER 13: Great Southern Nights: GABE MUSIC @ Heifer Station Wines The Great Southern Nights relaunch of live and local music with Gabe Music. Strictly NO BYO. Market stall food by Arancia Wood Fired Pizza. Tickets are strictly limited.

NOVEMBER 14: Live Entertainment at the VIC Live music from 8pm til midnight with Five O’Clock Shadow

November 15: Duntryleague Mansion Tours Come and look through the historic Duntryleague Mansion on a guided tour. Hear about the history of the Dalton family, Duntryleague and Orange. Tours are free, but donations are most welcome. From 11am.

NOVEMBER 19: ODonnell 3 live @ Orange Civic Theatre Orange Civic Theatre celebrates the return of live music with a special series of intimate acoustic concerts performed by a trio of the Orange’s most acclaimed performers Pat, Kellie and Andy O’Donnell. Tickets at Ticketek

NOVEMBER 20: Great Southern Nights: Robbie Mortimer @ Heifer Station Wines Heifer Station Wines in conjunction with Destination NSW, ARIA & NSW Government are proud to be apart of the official COVID safe relaunch of live music across NSW in November. The Great Southern Nights land of 1000 gigs relaunch aims to put money back into the pockets of local musicians. Ticket proceeds go directly back to the artist.

Robbie Mortimer & The Young and Wild The Great Southern Nights relaunch of live and local music with Robbie Mortimer and band. Strictly NO BYO. Market stall food by Smoking Brothers. Tickets are strictly limited.

NOVEMBER 21: Live Entertainment at the VIC Live music from 8pm til midnight with Five O’Clock Shadow Lueth Ajak at Stockman’s Ridge Come enjoy an afternoon out with sun, wine, great company and Live music from Lueth Ajak. Entry is free but numbers are limited so book your spot.

NOVEMBER 28: Great Southern Nights at The Bowlo - NIGHT 2 Bill Kosseris, Kirsten Minnick, Jed Zarb. Doors open 7.30pm, show starts 8.00pm Tickets available from Club Reception.

Gallery reopens as construction pushes ahead Orange Regional Gallery has reopened to the public as construction on the $5 million extension begins. Staff and builders have worked together to enable the reopening of the Gallery during the initial construction phase. The opening exhibition, Visions of Country, includes early Australian Modernists Roland Wakelin and Grace Cossington Smith to present day artists David Serisier, Elisabeth Cummings and Margaret Loy Pula,. Visions of Country reveals the many ways artists interpret their experience of land. Across varying styles and mediums, the exhibition presents artists fundamentally linked by their desire to portray our inherent connection to it. Join Orange Regional Gallery curator, Lucy Stranger, for a free guided tour of Visions of Country from 12:30-1:30pm on Wednesday 18 November or from 5:30-6:30pm on Friday 20 November 2020. Places are limited and bookings are essential. Visit the What’s On page on the Gallery’s website to book.

NAIDOC Week celebration of Indigenous artists Local and well-known Indigenous artists are being featured in the foyer of Orange Regional Museum during NAIDOC Week. Works from artists such as Tex Skuthrope, a Nhunggabarra man from Goodooga, Nhunggal country in northwestern New South Wales, will hang in the Museum until December 6. The theme for NAIDOC Week 2020 is Always Was, Always Will Be. The theme recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s ongoing spiritual and cultural connection to this country. Artist, Tex Skuthrope, is a painter, educator and custodian of traditional stories and was awarded Aboriginal Artist of the Year by NAIDOC in 1990/1991. His art works have been exhibited at the National Gallery, Australian Museum, Old Parliament House, the Opera House, New Parliament House, Perspecta 99 and the Japanese Cultural Centre - Incubana Exhibition. Two of Tex’s artworks will be on display in the Museum, as well as works by his children Annette O’Neill, David O’Neill and Brodie O’Neill.

Glen Southward Orange Art Society’s Featured Artist FOR NOVEMBER

The Orange Art Society’s Featured Artist for November is Glen Southwood. Glen, a former high school teacher and retail business owner, has been pursuing her love of painting and drawing to the full since retiring. As a Life Member of the Orange Art Society, Glen has found the joy of painting with pastels and water colour, as well as oils. “I was captivated by pastels which enabled me to extend my love of drawing and enjoy the vibrant colours,” said Glen. “Water colours are my favourite. I find it exciting watching the water take the paint across the page. There are so many ways to create something exciting.” Glen’s traditional paintings cover a wide range of subjects and styles from portraits of people and animals to still life and landscapes. The emotions evoked by a subject determines the medium she chooses. Glen’s exhibition opened on Monday, 9 November and will run until Saturday, 12 December 2020 at the Orange Art Society Gallery in Sale Street (entry located at the rear of the Woolworth’s carpark near Harris Farm). Come along and check out Glen’s exhibition.

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ST JOHN AMBULANCE — MOLONG CADET DIVISION

“Molong Cadets keep the Beat going on!” The storms stayed away on Thursday evening the 29th October allowing the Cadets to set up their new equipment for the Presentation Night. Official guests were Mr Phil Donato MP for Orange, Mr Kevin Beatty Mayor of Cabonne Council and Adrian LoFaro representing Cadia Valley Operations Newcrest Mining Limited. This ceremony is usually held in the Great Hall of Sydney University in recognition of the Service Years given by Volunteers for St John and the local community and presented by the Governor of NSW, but this year COVID restrictions meant that we organised a local ceremony. After complying with the COVID sanitising requirements to enter the hall, the guests and Cadet’s families were seated and ready for the Cadets to enter on Parade. Cadet Leader Annalise Livermore was the MC for the evening and was assisted by Cadet Leader Jade Kirk and Junior member Ashton Arokiaswamy. The Acknowledgment of Country was capably given by Mia Fitzsimmons. Before the formal presentations were made Divisional Superintendent, Mrs Julie Dean, said that Molong Cadet Division was very grateful for any support given and personally she appreciated this positive support during her health challenge of the last year. Mrs Dean congratulated all recipients of awards, as they are well deserved and as young volunteers they are awesome role models for the local community. Mr Phil Donato presented the 2nd & 3rd Bar for the Service Medal to Julie Dean in recognition of 20 and 25 years of voluntary service. Unfortunately, Charlotte Cassell was unable to attend and was awarded the 1st Bar to the Service medal. A special Eternity Award was presented to Elizabeth (Betty) Newstead for her 30+ years and over 6,000 voluntary hours of service to St John and the exemplary role

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model she provides for volunteering in the community. Kevin Beatty then presented the following Cadet Service Awards: 1st Year Service Star 2nd Year Service Star Taylah Bliss Claire Cremona Mia Fitzsimmons Abigail Oliver Jazmin Pietrzak 3rd Year Service Bar Annalise Livermore

9 Year Service Bar Jade Kirk

Special Plaques are awarded to organisations and individuals for their generous contribution to St John. Mr Adrian LoFaro received a plaque for Cadia Mine to acknowledge their donation. In a written statement the General Manager Aaron Brannigan said “in October 2019 we donated $8200 to the St John Ambulance in Molong towards patient and volunteers shelter during community events. St John Ambulance provides a valuable service to our local communities and we are pleased to support their work through this new equipment.” These funds provided for the awnings on the bus and marquees for shelter. Mr Adrian LoFaro presented Mr John Burchett with a company logo for the bus to recognise this sponsorship.

A donation by the Rural Fire Service from Cumnock was also recognised. Volunteer Awards from the Centre for Volunteering NSW were presented by MR Phil Donato and Mr Kevin Beatty to... Young Volunteer Nominees Ashton Arokiaswamy; Jocelyn Behan; Taylah Bliss; Claire Cremona; Mia Fitzsimmons; Dakota O’Keefe; Jazmin Pietrzak; Jade Kirk; Annalise Livermore Adult Volunteer Nominees Deborah Lytton; Elizabeth Newstead; John Burchett; Les Dean; Julie Dean Mr Phil Donato presented Mrs Kerry Burchett with the Central West Adult Volunteer of the Year Certificate. She will now go to the State Level as a nominee for the State Award on the 3rd December. Good Luck and best wishes Kerry. Jocelyn Behan & Taylah Bliss led the Cadets and guests through the Code of Chivalry.

Mr Adrian LoFaro congratulated the Cadets on their commitment to St John and being a volunteer. He said that they took up the opportunity to learn Life Saving skills that would be transferrable to any workplace and a benefit in any part of their life with family, friends and the community.

At the end of the program a PowerPoint Presentation was shown of photos from this year which included a CPR demonstration by Mrs Dean, Jazmin Pietrzak and Jocelyn Behan at Parkes for the Meals on Wheels Volunteers. Also the first Fundraising venture which was a Bike Ride from Spring Terrace to Molong and then to Forest Reefs Pub. Molong Cadet Members provided lunch & dinner, and provided First Aid coverage for the riders.

Mr Kevin Beatty then presented Mrs Kerry Burchett and Jade Kirk with a Certificate recognising the Small Equipment Grant received, with the support of Mr Andrew Gee MP, which funded the purchase of four new manikins and two laptops to help with the First Aid training and administration of the Division.

After the formalities were finished, Cadets quickly started to demonstrate their CPR compressions on the manikins and held a race to see who the best was? The Cadets and Juniors challenged Tony Cremona, a local Ambulance Officer in a CPR race accompanied by music, to keep the rhythm or beat going!

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Bethlehem

While Bethlehem is sung sweetly in song, The town of Bethlehem is looked down on. People spoke of it in a disparaging way. ‘’Nothing good would come,’’ they say. In Bethlehem King David was born, The first in a line of Kings to form. Another great King was born of David’s line A King who would be endless in time.

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Mary Laksito, Audrey Tonkin, Marie Langfield, Janette Thomas, Sharyn Pussell, Helen Haynes and Helen Bilenkij enjoying one of the gardens in Forbes.

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King of Kings He would certainly be, And great Lord of Hosts is he. Wonderful Counsellor, the Prince of Peace, And his Kingdom will never cease.

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Near Bethlehem, Shepherds raised sheep For sacrifice at the temple, hear them blea t. To those shepherds an angel brought Good news of a saviour’s birth. They went to town, and found it true, Born in a stable for me and you. One who would die to save the world, Bringing salvation to those who believe.

Heritage Rose Group The working bee in mid-October was very productive. A list of the roses lost during the drought was made. These number 12 with a couple in serious doubt. An inventory of our heritage rose collection is underway, started by Denise and Pam last year. Of the fifty species roses that were donated by Peter Cox in 1995, 4 have died or are dying, and 13 are missing. It will be a monumental task to find replacements. The Propagation group of the Friends of the Botanic Gardens are willing to help if cuttings can be procured. On October 19th members of the Heritage Rose group travelled to Forbes where Jeannette Thomas had arranged for the group to visit five private gardens. We were treated to a magnificent display of roses and other plants in full bloom. Forbes has a good climate for heritage roses with cool winters and hot summers. They survived the drought because of the reliable supply of ground water for the town. The farmers in the district were not so fortunate. The AGM of the Heritage Rose Group will be held after the next working bee on 2nd November in the Botanic Room near the entrance to the Botanic Gardens.

~ Trevor Windon

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From horsepower to tractor power — By Keith Rawsthorne —

often drive, or even walk, past the end of the Northern Distributer road where it leaves the Escort Way, and I am reminded of the time in 1946 when I slept on the ground on that parcel of land, which was a dedicated TSR (Travelling Stock Reserve). This land has now been repurposed, as sheep, cattle and horses, no longer travel on foot, and this land is now part of the housing development of Orange City. The creek which supplied water to the travelling stock has been re designed to form part of Ploughmans Creek Wetland, the land is divided by the Distributer road and the high end is built over by housing. It’s a new scene, unrecognisable from about 74 years ago. The area is not recognisable as a paddock for travelling livestock, but there is one reminder; hidden in the long grass and trees is the bore that supplied water for the stock. The bore and pump etc, are all there complete but the windmill that drove it has been removed. Sleeping there didn’t seem very significant at the time, but in hindsight I now feel I was part of a major revolution in rural Australia. My father was a wheat share (serf) farmer who had used draught horses for his work. In 1930s there was a movement (almost experimental) to replace horses with tractors, but that move was interrupted by WW2, when industrial production, fuel etc was all directed to the war effort; farmers carried on as usual, but noted and in

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some cases experienced the great development of motors and machinery demanded by war. There was a rush to obtain this new equipment; to dispose of horses and get in line to obtain a tractor. There were a number of stress points in this whole activity, not the least was the emotional effect on my father. He was a renowned horseman (I learned this from his old mates) who had spent his life breeding, training and working horses that he loved, and had depended on all his life, but economics demanded the change. The financial stress came about when horses were now of less value, in the oversupplied market, and there was some doubt about the supply of tractors. Well off buyers could jump the queue. The stress point here was that the horses had to be sold to get the money to buy the tractor, so there was a period when there were neither horses nor tractor, to get on with the farm work, and what if someone jumped the tractor queue. In the end it all came together and the horse team had to be walked to Orange saleyards to be sold. The team was of eight which were yoked up in tandem, i.e. four abreast in front and four behind, just as they would be when working in the paddock. My father controlled the team by riding his saddle horse beside the near side (left) horse, as they travelled along the road. As a nine year old I came behind driving the pony in the sulky with the tucker box, bed roll, and a bag of chaff (for the horses). Fortunately, there was not much traffic in those days, and most drivers

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buy extra land, or share farmers could realise their long held ambition to buy their first land. No extra labour was required for this extra activity, and so began what P.M. Gough Whitlam aptly called “rural depopulation,” with all its ramifications. Schools, churches, cricket and footy clubs, and general community activity all suffered lack of numbers, which caused those remaining, to travel further to larger centres where the facilities were available.

does remain is the beautiful cut stone kerb and guttering in the main street, attesting to the town’s past glory as the traffic roars by.

While as a boy, I didn’t count our change from “Horse Power to Tractor Power” as anything bigger than our affair, but the fact is this change was going on right across the traditional Australian wheat belt from Port Lincoln across South Australia, to the Mallee, to the understood horses, so no disasters horse team. I often pondered why Riverina, to the Central West of happened; probably due it took a 27 horsepower machine to NSW, to the Liverpool Plains, with to good horsemanship and well replace 8 horses. Businesses in small rural towns the same change and disruption as trained horses. There was, however, a big difference began to close for want of customers, happened in my experience. Late in the afternoon, after a long in total work output. Working horses then banks and local government A smaller revolution occurred in and tiring day for man and beast, we needed a 4.30 a.m. start for the service centres moved to more the black soil plains, centred on arrived at the forementioned TSR driver, as the horses had to be fed populous towns. The FJ Holden on the outskirts of Orange. After Moree with the collapse of the wool before work, and had to have time became available and affordable, checking the security of the fences, industry in 1970s, and livestock were to chew (they didn’t chew their cud) making people more mobile. the horses were let loose to drink replaced by machinery, and the era and digest their chaff and oats, then in the creek and were fed. We had a I began this essay with driving a of Premium Wheat began. they had to have a drink and be meal from the tucker box and rolled harnessed, then walked to the work redundant horse team from Cudal to Another revolution occurred in out the bed roll hoping for a good Orange. The nearby town of Cudal site which could be quite a way if it grain soon after the change to rest in anticipation of a very early was a big farm. Normally, they were is typical of the breakdown of these tractors. That was when it was start to get the horses along by ten small rural service towns. At the groomed while they ate. discovered that the Archemides o’clock, to the saleyards, which were time of the horse sale , Cudal was Screw, invented by the Greek still several miles away, across town. At mid day work had to stop to a thriving town – head quarters of mathematician /engineer “spell” (rest) the team, unhook and Boree Shire Council, a Bank, Post The horses were all penned Archimedes in c. 200 B.C. to lift take them for a drink which took at Office with telephone Exchange, separately for sale with their names least an hour, depending where the water, worked just as well in bulk Churches, a pub, two grocers, two on the gate, so they could be bought water was. In the evening the work grain. This turned out to be a simple motor garages with petrol bowsers, individually as teams were by then and economic machine, with a had to stop in time for the horses to a High School, barber, baker, Cafe, not in demand. Ten years previously dry off their sweat (horses sweat a rush to be rid of the back breaking Butcher, Real Estate agent, Hospital they would have had more value as lot) and cool down and have a drink with Doctor, sports teams and many bags, and move grain mechanically. a team, but the times had changed, This total change in technology and a meal before darkness. more. There was the remains of a and they mostly went separately took about only about two years, In reality the farmer was working a flour mill. to market gardens and orchards. and sparked a new industry in 16 hour day to get at most 10 hours The days of teams working wheat Today the Council, Bank, high manufacturing a whole plethora of work done. fields and hauling wagons were gone school, the pub, grocers, barber, grain handling equipment, as the forever. End of an era. butcher, baker, Cafe, and Estate new system developed. So here is where the revolution agent are all gone. Petrol can be began. Many jobs in the support of The day was spent introducing Grain farming was never the horses disappeared with the horses bought from a vending machine, and same again. All the changes I the horses to potential buyers, there is a Post Office. – hay cutters, stack builders, chaff then supporting the new owners. It have mentioned occurred in the cutters, farriers, vets, etc. The big was a tiring and trying day, and we The churches seldom have services decade 1946—1956. Surely that is a change was that the farmer could managed to buy some bread and and to small congregations. What revolution. spend all his 16 hours in productive saveloys at the canteen and made our way back to the TSR, for a camp work, so his capacity almost doubled, and if he was really keen before heading home the next day. he could employ another driver to Job done. do a 24 hour day. This extra capacity It was a stressful time waiting for lead to a doubling of production and the tractor to arrive, but it did arrive, contributed to the farmer’s personal and was set to work. The Fordson 27 wealth, and also to expanding the horse power tractor neatly replaced general economy; the good times of the horse team, and was hitched the 1950s when Australia was still onto the existing machinery. It basically a rural economy. travelled no faster, nor was much Keen farmers were soon able to different in hourly output than the NOVEMBER 12 — 18, 2020 41

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THUMBS DOWN to the person who wrote the article about Sydney residents buying real estate in Orange. It’s a good thing. We need new blood in Orange to keep the city alive, otherwise Orange will stagnate under the weight of small-minded Orange residents. Bring it on. THUMBS UP to the gentlemen responsible for mowing the lawns around Lake Canobolas. Looks so beautiful. It must be a never ending job at the moment. THUMBS DOWN to Orange City Council for all the long grass in our parks and roadsides, I know we have had a lot of rain but other towns in our area are looking beautiful and our town looks quite messy. THUMBS DOWN to those who use Kenna Street as a racetrack and roar their cars along there.

THUMBS UP as a private patient and have been in hospital quite a bit. I have been wondering about the $5.00 vouchers. I asked health fund did they provide this service and they said no. I was wondering who provides this wonderful service for private patients. If anyone can help with an answer please reply. Thank you.

THUMBS UP to lawyer Mick who gave concise and accurate summing of the facts in relation to the proposed takeover of the Orange City Bowling Club by the OESC. He helped our members vote for a resounding No. Well done to Mick and all involved in this historical decision.

THUMBS UP to the ladies at Everly Jewellers. They are the best, great service and friendly. Thanks girls.

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THUMBS DOWN the thugs who have broken the new trees on Woodward Street that the Council have just put in. Have some respect and go and buy and re-plant.

THUMBS UP to Ken Rich on his retirement after 43 ½ years with the forestry. Well done!

THUMBS UP to the very kind lady who helped me in the Kmart carpark on Monday. If it weren’t for you I think I would still be there trying to figure out how to juggle my baby, trolley, flat pack and groceries. Your kindness was greatly appreciated and inspiring to pay it forward. Thank you.

THUMBS DOWN to the black Mitsubishi with pink personalised plates on Franklin Road on Saturday the 31st at 3:45pm. I hope you are reading this because I don’t know anyone in their right mind who would stop in the middle of the road and not indicate to other drivers. I think you need to hand your license in to Service New South Wales or redo your driver’s license because you nearly caused a serious road accident.

THUMBS UP to Alison Bennett for keeping me straight, flexible and pain free. I can enjoy my sport now for years to come.

HUGE THUMBS UP to Kristy Metcalf at the Ophir Hotel, you do a great job, and make everyone feel welcome. Keep up the great job!

THUMBS UP to the drive-thru coffee shop on Moulder Street. Friendly and fast. What a life saver for parents with small kids.

THUMBS DOWN to Orange City Council for changing the all day parking near the TAFE to only 2 hours. Where do you expect all us workers to park all day and that won’t involve us walking back in the dark at night with no street lights? Free all day parking is already hard to come by and for those who live out of town, public transport is not an option. THUMBS UP to the staff at Bed Bath N Table, always exceptional customer service. THUMBS DOWN to everyone who blatantly walks past the hand sanitising stations and sign in desks at shop entrances. A 3rd wave of Coronavirus could show its ugly head at any time. Please let’s not get complacent. Also, huge thumbs down to those of you who do not bother to cover a cough or sneeze.

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The Hearts for Orange big Citywide Home Improvement Spectacular saw people from all around the area descend on Orange over the 2 days of the event. Entry coupons in the lucky shopper competition showed people had come from all around the area, with one lady from Lithgow coming to look at kitchens. The lucky winner of the $2000 Gift Voucher was Colin Young who made a purchase and entered at the Sheridan Outlet in the Homemakers Centre. He was thrilled when told of his good fortune but wasn’t sure where he’d spend the money at that point. When the win sank in however, he decided on using it to pick up a super comfy Stressless Chair from Bobeldyk’s Furniture One. OC Life was there when he picked out his chair and Colin is seen in our photo with Henny Kempton from Bobeldyk’s. Colin is just one of the lucky winners you’ll hear about over the next couple of months as part of the Hearts for Orange shopping promotions. There’s several more thousands of dollars worth of gift cards to be won during November and December and you could be among the big winners. Checks the various Hearts for Orange competitions in this issue and then put in an entry or two. You can’t win if you don’t enter, as they say. NOVEMBER 12 — 18, 2020 47