PETER HOLMES
Jul 31, 2023
Fourteen juveniles responsible for 50 percent of Orange crime
July 31, 2023 By David Fitzsimons A group of young offenders has been responsible for much of the recent crime in Orange, a police report...
PETER HOLMES
Jul 22, 2023
Orange City Council sent five people to a beachside tourism conference
July 22, 2023 By Peter Holmes Orange City Council (OCC) sent five people to a three-day beachfront tourism conference at the luxury Manly...
PETER HOLMES
Jul 11, 2023
REVIEW: Marcia Hines / Orange Civic Theatre / July 9, 2023
By Peter Holmes Best to get the disappointing bit out of the way first. When I booked an $82.50 ticket for Marcia Hines’ second gig in...
PETER HOLMES
Jul 9, 2023
Late on Saturday four cars stopped in the middle of Summer Street. Women jumped out and punched on
July 9, 2023 By Peter Holmes Traffic in the CBD was brought to a standstill late on Saturday night when four cars parked in the middle...
PETER HOLMES
Jul 6, 2023
Kevin Duffy plots to have Lords Place makeover “dismantled”, saying “it looks like a cat chundered”
July 6, 2023 By Peter Holmes Veteran councillor Kevin Duffy is looking ahead at how he can have the divisive Lords Place south makeover...
PETER HOLMES
Jul 5, 2023
Woman, 76, chases thief from house in Orange: "I should have thrown the apricot chicken at him!"
July 5, 2023 By Peter Holmes A 76-year-old Orange woman has spoken about how she came “nose to nose” with a short, slender burglar inside...
PETER HOLMES
Jun 30, 2023
On Friday morning the people of Orange went old-school on Taylor Swift tickets, and it paid off
June 30, 2023 By Peter Holmes Sometimes old-school works best. Like, say, when you’re desperate for tickets to Taylor Swift’s 2024...
PETER HOLMES
Jun 27, 2023
In 12 months 146 motor vehicles were stolen in Orange
June 27, 2023 By Peter Holmes Orange is more crime ridden - per head of population - than Bathurst, Lithgow and Cabonne, according to...
PETER HOLMES
Jun 26, 2023
One in every 50 people in Orange used FoodCare in May - demand up 33% since February
June 23, 2023 By Peter Holmes If the Reserve Bank’s aim in repeatedly hiking interest rates since last May was to smash the people of...
PETER HOLMES
Feb 18, 2023
"I'm disappointed in myself": Cr Kevin Duffy departs Orange Buslines after "scrolling" on phone
February 17, 2023 By Peter Holmes Orange City councillor Kevin Duffy has parted ways with Orange Buslines after 12 years. Duffy believes...
PETER HOLMES
Feb 14, 2023
On Sunday morning in Orange, as this family slept, their house was robbed and their car stolen
February 14, 2023 By Peter Holmes An Orange mum with young children said her body went “cold” when she realised one or more thieves had...
PETER HOLMES
Feb 13, 2023
The median house price in Orange is now $713,500, up 85 percent in five years
February 13, 2023 By Peter Holmes As Sydney house prices tanked by 10.9 percent in 2022, Orange house prices rose by 9.3 percent, pushing...
PETER HOLMES
Feb 10, 2023
Shooters' Orange candidate doubles down on citizens carrying concealed weapons
February 10, 2023 By Peter Holmes Aaron Kelly, the new Shooters, Fishers and Farmers (SFF) party candidate for Orange, has told The...
PETER HOLMES
Feb 9, 2023
At 2am today, as thunder cracked and the sky lit up, groundskeeper Bruce headed down to Wade Park
February 9, 2023 By Peter Holmes Thunder, lightning and rain are the natural enemies of the groundskeeper. With two big cricket matches...
PETER HOLMES
Feb 6, 2023
"Barbaric": Candidate rails against greyhound track in Orange or Bathurst
February 6, 2023 By Peter Holmes Talk of greyhound racing potentially returning to Orange has spurred the Animal Justice Party into...
PETER HOLMES
Feb 4, 2023
Crime scene investigators to work through Saturday night after Orange house fire leaves one dead
February 4, 2023 By Peter Holmes As dusk turned to dark on Saturday night in Orange, two police officers were guarding a property on...
PETER HOLMES
Feb 3, 2023
A story about pork, gravy and Orange's $59.5 million sporting precinct
February 3, 2023 By Peter Holmes Perhaps a little gun shy after watching the cost of the Orange Sporting Precinct blow out from $25...
PETER HOLMES
Sep 19, 2022
"I don't care if you've been to prison, got a tag on your leg, or you wear a $10,000 Armani suit..."
September 18, 2022 By Peter Holmes There is a buzz around the new barber shop Ace of Blade in the Orange Arcade. The Orange News Examiner...
DAVID FITZSIMONS
Sep 9, 2022
An Orange softball club's grant request has been denied by council, fearing floodgates would open
September 9, 2022 By David Fitzsimons An Orange sporting team’s submission for $1,500 from council has been knocked back amid fears it...
DAVID FITZSIMONS
Sep 6, 2022
Young people banned from Orange CBD following weeks of unrest; 30 told to "move on"
September 6, 2022 By David Fitzsimons The serious extent of juvenile crime and disturbance in Orange has been revealed following a police...
PETER HOLMES
Sep 1, 2022
The new Orange sporting precinct cost $25 million. Then $35 million. You know where this is going...
September 1, 2022 By Peter Holmes The cost to build the new sporting precinct, including a stadium, started out at $25 million. On July...
PETER HOLMES
Aug 27, 2022
"We're going to burn your shop down": Just another day in Orange retail
August 27, 2022 By Peter Holmes Primary school children stealing foot slides worth about $50 a pair; a metal business sign being thrown...
PETER HOLMES
Aug 24, 2022
My Story: Councillor Mel McDonell on surviving domestic violence, anxiety, depression and meningitis
August 24, 2022 Warning: This story contains descriptions of domestic violence. By Peter Holmes I meet Mel McDonell in Scrumptious on...
PETER HOLMES
Aug 22, 2022
A pig on a spit, and a good cry: Here's how Bruno is helping Central West tradies
August 22, 2022 By Peter Holmes Bruno Efoti took the call last week. A boss in Orange was very worried about one of his apprentices, who...
PETER HOLMES
Jul 17, 2022
Can Orange handle three Tex-Mex franchises? That is the (multi) million-dollar question
July 17, 2022 By Peter Holmes Does Orange have the stomach for a third Tex-Mex restaurant franchise? That is the multi-million-dollar...
PETER HOLMES
Jul 16, 2022
An entry level home in Orange has gone up by 87 percent in just four years
July 16, 2022 By Peter Holmes It's a small, basic house built in 1960, in one of the city's more disadvantaged areas. But it's got three...
PETER HOLMES
Jul 15, 2022
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July 15, 2022
PETER HOLMES
Jul 12, 2022
After more than 20 years of makin’ bacon, Trunkey’s Zanzie and Fred want to hit the road
July 12, 2022 By Peter Holmes Zanzie and Fred D’Souza have put their famed Trunkey Bacon & Pork business on the market. As newlyweds in...
PETER HOLMES
Jul 7, 2022
Ravaged by disease and shell shock, these forgotten young WWI soldiers died as paupers in Orange
July 7, 2022 By Peter Holmes Some of them returned to Orange from World War I with shell shock. Some with severely damaged lungs, after...
PETER HOLMES
Jul 4, 2022
Airbnb kings of Orange say they have nothing to do with the housing crisis. Here's why
July 4, 2022 By Peter Holmes In the debate about the lack of affordable housing in Orange for those on low and fixed incomes, there is a...
PETER HOLMES
Jun 28, 2022
Orange builders feel the pinch as bad news arrives by email
June 28, 2022 By Peter Holmes Orange builder Mick Banks is flicking through his email inbox. These days, bad news appears more...
PETER HOLMES
Jun 25, 2022
"I wouldn't do it again": Orange business owner's frank interview
June 25, 2022 By Peter Holmes Orange small business owner Ophelia Heffernan is refreshingly frank when talking about her 18 months in one...
PETER HOLMES
May 24, 2022
A bus driving Orange councillor said he'd "like to scatter a few" cyclists and then, oh boy...
May 24, 2022 By Peter Holmes Councillor Tony Mileto says he felt obliged to stand up to councillor Kevin Duffy at last Tuesday night’s...
PETER HOLMES
May 22, 2022
Andrew Gee won Calare easily, but a massive haircut awaits + eight more take outs from Saturday
May 22, 2022 By Peter Holmes Well that's done and dusted for another three years. Here are a few take outs from Saturday's election. 1....
PETER HOLMES
May 21, 2022
For Andrew Gee to lose, 15,000 Calare conservatives need to change their vote. Will they?
May 21, 2022 By Peter Holmes Voting queues were moving at a steady clip on Saturday morning as the people of Calare went to the polls. At...
STAFF WRITER
May 20, 2022
Chaotic night begins with baby seat thrown from a ute stolen in Cowra; ends with bumbling ram raid
May 20, 2022 By staff writer At about 9.45pm on Sunday April 3, 2022, a Mitsubishi Triton utility was stolen from a home in Cowra, about...
PETER HOLMES
May 19, 2022
A shared hope for reconciliation
May 19, 2022 By Peter Holmes This is the story of two men, and the power of fire. Neither hail from Orange, but for a combined 100 years...
STAFF WRITER
May 19, 2022
Organised Crime Squad arrests in Orange, Molong; police say 'drug supply syndicate dismantled'
May 19, 2022 By staff writer Organised Crime Squad detectives have charged four men and seized prohibited drugs following an...
DAVID FITZSIMONS
May 17, 2022
Orange's old oak tree is dead, and council would like to know why
May 17, 2022 By David Fitzsimons The mysterious death of Orange’s “old oak tree” has sparked major debate at Tuesday night's council...
PETER HOLMES
May 17, 2022
$170,000 a year in lost rent as medical centre in prime Orange location sits empty
May 17, 2022 By Peter Holmes It's one of the great mysteries of Orange real estate, and it has already cost a property owner hundreds of...
PETER HOLMES
May 11, 2022
Candidates in Calare unite against onslaught of gambling ads
By Peter Holmes If the response from candidates and the audience at last night's sold out Politics in the Pub event at the Hotel Orange...
PETER HOLMES
May 9, 2022
Andrew Gee late addition to our sold out Q&A forum at Hotel Orange; five of six now attending
By Peter Holmes Politicians, and those aspiring to become politicians, are not always as enthusiastic about pre-election public forums as...
PETER HOLMES
May 6, 2022
Is this Orange's unluckiest traffic light?
By Peter Holmes It happened again on Friday. MORE NEWS: Prime servo site in Orange up for sale, earning $340,000 annual rent (and maybe a...
PETER HOLMES
May 3, 2022
Kidd says Orange Botanic Gardens will become a "funeral home" if councillors follow advice tonight
By Peter Holmes Former mayor Reg Kidd says it was a mistake to allow the funeral of his former deputy Glenn Taylor to be held at the...
PETER HOLMES
Apr 21, 2022
Exclusive: MP Phil Donato hospitalised after boating accident; surgeon hopeful following operation
By Peter Holmes State MP Phil Donato underwent surgery at Orange Hospital on Monday night following a boating accident. Or, to be...
PETER HOLMES
Mar 23, 2022
Review: Elwood's, 174 Lords Place, Orange
By The Plate Reviewed: February 24, 2022. Elwood's is here for those who enjoy their food southern USA style. Low and slow. The bar and...
DAVID FITZSIMONS
Mar 15, 2022
"The most modern supermarket complex of its kind" in Central West pitched for Orange
By David Fitzsimons A second major supermarket, extra food and retail shops, and a larger car park are planned as part of a major...
PETER HOLMES
Mar 12, 2022
Clive Palmer's UAP candidate in Orange publishes fringe theory about "global takeover"
By Peter Holmes Adam Jannis, the United Australia Party candidate who will try to remove National Party MP Andrew Gee in the seat of...
PETER HOLMES
Mar 11, 2022
Musical chairs in chicken world continues as pop-up prepares to launch
A new menu will be in place when a chicken takeaway opens a pop-up store in Orange in about a week. The Choox charcoal chicken shop,...
PETER HOLMES
Mar 7, 2022
"We fell silent": Orange SES volunteer relives flood mission in Ballina
By Peter Holmes As they waded through catastrophic flood waters under a blazing sun in Ballina, three men from Orange SES - Tyler...