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This week,  we’ll find out how you can have your say as we think about whether or not the inner city of Orange should have it’s own 'East Street'.

 And, we’re inching closer to water flowing over the dam wall at Suma Park dam. How far away is milestone and how excited are some water managers....

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How can Orange businesses tap into the multi-million dollar online spending by locals?
This week,  we’ll find out how Orange City Council has planted 18 thousand trees.

We'll discover why the council wants to pay bands to play music in your local CBD venue.

And we'll learn some tips to help you go cold turkey in Plastic free July. 

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After the milestone decision at a council meeting this week to remove trees from the site of a proposed new sport precinct, there are still many questions about what happens next. 

 And, all going well the Orange Readers and Writers Festival aims to be back better than ever  this year. 
The program has just been released for event to be held over two days, July 30 and 31, in the Hotel Canobolas.

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A major milestone in Orange's recovery from the drought as our dam's hit 80% of capacity.

 We’ll find out how some of our accommodation providers are going on the front foot to make contact with customers who might be heading this way from a COVID hot spot.

 We’ll learn about the themes behind the latest of our city’s murals in McNamara Street..

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There’s been a key development in the local debate in Orange over whether or not to build a new sporting precinct alongside the Jack Brabham sports grounds.
A date has been set for the extra council meeting when the decision will be taken about whether to remove trees on  the site. 
Now in a late development , the decision will be about only removing trees on parts of the site.
Also in this episode, we hear from  a leading social commentator on what’s stops Australia being kind to each other, and the jolt that might bring us back to our senses. 
And, we’ll look at the story behind a new war memorial in Robertson Park to find out about the day a thousand armed troops marched in to Orange.

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In Orange to help launch the new help agency, former Royal Commissioner,  Robert Fitzgerald was keen to talk about how many thousands of elder abuse cases are coming to light and which age-groups are the most at risk.
Also, a City Councillor gives her top tips on the best way to lobby a councillor. 
And how the addition of a website can transform the customer base of regional small business.

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Orange City Council is trying hard to upgrade the City’s CBD, but what about some of the high-profile  buildings and shop fronts that are privately owned?
This week's council meeting gave the go-ahead for the first four grants to be given to local building owners to help them restore  the font of their stores.
The problem of elder abuse is getting bigger.
In response a new collaborative groups of councils from across central west NSW is trying hard to boost awareness of what can happen and how to prevent it, and a public launch is planned in the coming days 

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Have you ever worked in a toxic work environment or felt like you're workload was so great you burnt out? Orange City Council staff have been involved in a number of workshops focused on workplace culture.
Also this week, community engagement training was on the cards for the communications team.
And we hear from Council's CEO Dave Waddell for a wrap of the week.

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When was the last time you visited a library? Thousands do every week, but what if you could access the Orange City Library by reaching into your back pocket and pulling out your mobile phone?
Also this week, how a couple of major council facilities in Orange don’t need electricity off the grid in daylight hours. 
And, why one of Orange’s newest murals, part of our public art project, is transforming a toilet.

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Orange is famous for its has beautiful street trees, but how do you prevent a tree damaging surrounding infrastructure lie footpath and roads?
In a first for Orange, new underground cells are being installed to let trees grow to be healthy without tree roots impacting the neighbourhood.
Also today's Orange's tourism marketing arm, Orange360, makes use of data harvested from mobile phones to better target its messages tp attract visitors.
We find out how the company that provides that data makes sure the phone user can given their consent.