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Another milestone has been reached towards plans to build a $20 million conservatorium/planetarium in Orange with the lodging the development application (DA) for the project.
FInd out why the planetarium and a 250-seat concert hall will be among the best in Australia.

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Orange City Council has launched a new 'Retail Recovery' campaign that's aimed at helping stores in Orange come back from the impact of the pandemic.
Council Economic Development Committee chair, Cr Tony Mileto, outlines how residents can win a $50 gift card to spend locally. And we hear how shoppers are now browsing more in a local local bookstore.

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Orange City Council has just adopted its new budget for the coming financial year, a budget that aims to boosts the local economy with a series of major infrastructure projects. Design work has already begun on one of the projects, a new wetland to expand Orange's pioneering stormwater harvesting scheme.

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Orange's Heritage plan from 2012 is being updated. In this episode, why it's happening now, and how residents applying for a DA to restore their heritage home can get free advice from a a heritge architect.

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While the focus has been on the COVID-19 pandemic, Orange residents have been steadily doing their bit to response another crisis: the drought. Orange City Council's Technical Services Director Ian Greenham believes the pipeline is making a big difference to turning around Orange's water outlook.

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Did you know Orange has no less than three new motels proposed to be built? Find out more from Orange City Council's Development Service Director Mark Hodges. And hear how bricks and bluestone from a building due to be demolished will be used in the new motel.

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A wide-ranging 'Future City' plan with more than a hundred individual projects is to set to be discussed by this week's Orange City Council meeting.

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Orange City Council will bring community and business leaders together to streamline the recovery from the economic impact of the pandemic. Mayor Reg Kidd wants to hear the ideas from the community.

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Orange City Council's draft annual budget is out for community comment. 
Council Finance Committee chair, Cr Jeff Whitton, explains why it's worth having the council's first deficit-budget for years to help the local economy recover.

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Some of Orange City Council's best-kept secrets are about the range of community services it delivers.
Whether it's child care, aged care, youth work or support for people with disability, Council staff and volunteers are helping local residents every day.
Community Services Manager Louise Geaghan explains why this work is even more important during the COVD-19 crisis.