Orange, New South Wales
Encyclopedia
Orange is a city in the Central West region of New South Wales
, Australia. It is 206 kilometres (128 mi) west of the state capital, Sydney, at an altitude of 862 metres (2,828 ft). Orange has an estimated population of 39,329 and the city is a major provincial centre.
Key industries include agriculture, mining, health services and education. A significant nearby landmark is Mount Canobolas
; at an altitude of 1395 metres (4,577 ft) it gives commanding views of the district.
Orange is the birthplace of poets Banjo Paterson
and Kenneth Slessor
, although Paterson lived in Orange for only a very short time as an infant.
The first Australian Touring Car Championship
, known today as V8 Supercar Championship Series
, was held at the Gnoo Blas circuit
in 1960
.
In the late 1820s surveyor J. B. Richards worked on a survey of the Macquarie River below Bathurst
and also of the road to Wellington
. On a plan dated 1829, he indicated a village reserve, in the parish of Orange. Sir Thomas Mitchell named the parish Orange, as he had been an associate of the Prince of Orange
in the Peninsular War
, when both were aides-de-camp
to the Duke of Wellington
, whose title was bestowed on the valley westward, by Oxley.
Legal occupation by graziers began late in 1829, and tiny settlements grew up on the properties and in connection with the road. In 1844 surveyor Davidson was sent to check on encroachments onto the land reserved for a village, and to advise on the location for a township; the choice being Frederick's Valley, Pretty Plains or Blackman's Swamp.
Blackman's Swamp was decided upon and proclaimed a village and named Orange by Major Thomas Mitchell in 1846 in honour of Prince William of Orange
. At nearby Ophir
the first payable discovery of gold in Australia was made in 1851 which led to the Australian gold rush. Subsequent discoveries of gold in nearby areas led to the establishment of Orange as a central trading centre for the gold. This is contrary to the popular belief that gold was first discovered close to the nearby regional town of Bathurst.
The growth of Orange continued as the conditions were well suited for agriculture, and in 1860 it was proclaimed a municipality. The railway from Sydney reached Orange in 1877. In 1946, 100 years after first being established as a village, Orange was proclaimed a city.
es, apricot
s and plum
s; oranges are not grown in the area, as the climate is too cool. In recent years, a large number of vineyard
s have been planted in the area for a rapidly expanding wine production industry. The growth of this wine industry, coupled with the further development of Orange as a gourmet food capital, has ensured Orange's status as a prominent tourism destination.
Other large industries include:
Orange is also the location of the New South Wales Department of Industry and Investment (formerly New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
) head office.
The following Primary Schools are not within the city limits of Orange but are located within the rural fringe of Orange:
,and Wentworth Golf course. It is also commonly split into Calare, Bel-Air and Wentworth Estate. It also has The Quarry and Towac Park Racecourse.
white goods manufacturing plant. It also contains industrial land in areas surrounding the Electrolux factory, as well as a more recent industrial area known as Leewood Estate.
The mine is operated by Newcrest Mining. Cadia-Ridgeway is one of three gold mines Newcrest currently operates in Australia, the other two being Telfer in Western Australia and Cracow in Queensland. A fourth gold mine owned by the company is the Gosowong Mine in Indonesia.
Wineries that use Orange Region grapes in their wines include Brokenwood (Hunter Valley based), Logan (Mudgee), Tamburlaine (Hunter Valley) and Lowe
Wines (Mudgee). In 2007, South Australian based Penfolds released the 2007 Penfolds
Bin 311 Orange Region Chardonnay
FM, 105.9 Star FM
, 107.5 Community Radio, 103.5 Rhema FM
, HIT Country 88 FM and 1089AM – a commercial station that gets most of its programming from 2SM
in Sydney. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation
(ABC) also broadcasts four radio stations in Orange including ABC Local Radio
(2CR) on 549AM and three national networks - ABC Classic FM
on 102.7 FM, ABC Radio National on 104.3 FM & Triple J
on 101.9 FM.
The city receives 5 network television stations - Prime7 (a Seven Network affiliate), WIN TV
(a Nine Network affiliate), Southern Cross Ten
(a Ten Network affiliate), ABC TV
and SBS One. All networks also provide additional digital only television stations.
Of the three commercial networks, Prime and WIN
air 30-minute local news bulletins on weeknights, both produced locally and broadcast from studios outside the region (Canberra and Wollongong, respectively). WIN also produces a state-wide late night news bulletin for southern New South Wales and the ACT while Southern Cross Ten provides short local news updates throughout the day.
Subscription television service Austar
is available in Orange and the surrounding region via satellite and MMDS transmission.
The local newspapers are the Central Western Daily
, the Midstate Observer and Orange Photo News.
The Orange Blues Club meets at the Victoria Hotel. The Orange Blues Club also hold an annual Blues Music Festival – Black Stump Blues Festival
The Orange Jazz Club meets 1st Sunday monthly at the Royal Hotel.
and Gosling Creek Reservoir, were previously used for domestic water consumption however are now used for recreational purposes. Orange was on Level 5 Water restrictions, however after heavy rain increased capacity from around 20% to 100% restrictions were eased back to level 2. Orange City Council is undertaking a number of strategies to supplement its supply, including stormwater harvesting.
The first batch of harvested stormwater was released into Suma Park Dam on 21 April 2009. The harvested stormwater was tested by Analytical Laboratory Services, an independent laboratory based in Sydney. ALS tested for 90 potential pollutants. The tests revealed that the water quality met all targets. The first batch contained 14 megalitres. It is believed to be an Australian first for harvesting stormwater for potable use. The hardware is in place, operating rules have been developed and environmental factors and impacts on downstream users have been considered. A three month trial will ensure all these elements are working together to ensure high water quality and environmental standards are met. There are several phases involved in the commissioning period. The hardware, which includes three separate pumping stations, creek flow monitoring points and advanced electronics including fibre optic cables, will undergo further operating tests. The other elements of the scheme include a weir on Blackmans Swamp Creek, which creates a 3 megalitre pool and the site for the first pump station, a 200 megalitre dam and two 17 megalitre batching ponds.The pumps on the creek transfer stormwater to the 200 megalitre dam at a rate of up to 450 litres per second and are designed to rapidly extract peak storm flows from the creek. The operating rules require that a base flow immediately downstream in the creek must be maintained. The creek flow monitoring points ensure these standards are met. The monitoring station also measures when harvesting can commence. The trigger is flows passing the monitor in Blackmans Swamp Creek exceeding 1000 litres per second.
The local mine, Cadia Valley Operations, uses the city's treated effluent to supplement its water supply.
, linking the city to Molong, Wellington, Dubbo and Bourke
to the north west, and to Bathurst
to the east and from there to Sydney via the Great Western Highway (260 km (161.6 mi)). Due west are Parkes
(100 km (62 mi)) and Forbes (125 km (78 mi)), which is midway along the Newell Highway
, running from Brisbane
to Melbourne. In 2007 a bypass road, known as the northern distributor road, was opened for use after decades of planning. Orange is also serviced by a regional-class airport, Orange Airport
, located approximately 15 km to the south of the city, in an area known as Huntley.
to Bourke
, was opened in 1877 and is served by the daily Countrylink
XPT service between Sydney and Dubbo and the weekly Xplorer service between Sydney and Broken Hill
. A smaller station, opened in 1970, known as Orange East Fork, lies on the branch line to Broken Hill
and is served by the twice-weekly Indian Pacific service to Perth
.
, California, United States (1963) Ushiku, Japan (1986) Mount Hagen
, Papua New Guinea
(c. 1989) Timaru
, New Zealand (1990)
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia. It is 206 kilometres (128 mi) west of the state capital, Sydney, at an altitude of 862 metres (2,828 ft). Orange has an estimated population of 39,329 and the city is a major provincial centre.
Key industries include agriculture, mining, health services and education. A significant nearby landmark is Mount Canobolas
Mount Canobolas
Mount Canobolas, at an altitude of above sea level, is the highest mountain in the central tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia.The mountain is of volcanic origin...
; at an altitude of 1395 metres (4,577 ft) it gives commanding views of the district.
Orange is the birthplace of poets Banjo Paterson
Banjo Paterson
Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, OBE was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales where he spent much of his childhood...
and Kenneth Slessor
Kenneth Slessor
Kenneth Adolf Slessor OBE was an Australian poet and journalist. He was one of Australia's leading poets, notable particularly for the absorption of modernist influences into Australian poetry. The Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry is named after him.-Life:Slessor was born Kenneth Adolphe...
, although Paterson lived in Orange for only a very short time as an infant.
The first Australian Touring Car Championship
Australian Touring Car Championship
The Australian Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing award held in Australia since 1960. The series itself is no longer contested, but the title lives on, with the winner of the V8 Supercar Championship Series awarded the trophy and title of Australian Touring Car Champion.-History:The...
, known today as V8 Supercar Championship Series
V8 Supercar
V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category based in Australia and run as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile regulations...
, was held at the Gnoo Blas circuit
Gnoo Blas circuit
Gnoo Blas circuit was a motor racing circuit at Orange, New South Wales, Australia. The circuit was formed from rural roads and highways outside of the town, around the grounds of Bloomfield Hospital and what is now known as Sir Jack Brabham Park. It was 6.03 km long...
in 1960
1960 Australian Touring Car Championship
The 1960 Australian Touring Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Appendix J Touring Cars. The title, which was the inaugural Australian Touring Car Championship, was contested over a single 20 lap, 75 mile race held on 1 February 1960 at the Gnoo Blas circuit...
.
History
In 1822 Captain Percy Simpson drove into the Wellington District and established a convict settlement which was called "Blackman's Swamp" after John Blackman. Percy had employed John Blackman as a guide because he had already accompanied an earlier explorer into that region.In the late 1820s surveyor J. B. Richards worked on a survey of the Macquarie River below Bathurst
Bathurst, New South Wales
-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...
and also of the road to Wellington
Wellington, New South Wales
Wellington is a town in inland New South Wales, Australia located at the junction of the Macquarie and Bell Rivers. The town is the administrative centre of the Wellington Shire Local Government Area. The town is 362 kilometres from Sydney on the Great Western Highway and Mitchell Highway...
. On a plan dated 1829, he indicated a village reserve, in the parish of Orange. Sir Thomas Mitchell named the parish Orange, as he had been an associate of the Prince of Orange
Prince of Orange
Prince of Orange is a title of nobility, originally associated with the Principality of Orange, in what is now southern France. In French it is la Principauté d'Orange....
in the Peninsular War
Peninsular War
The Peninsular War was a war between France and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. The war began when French and Spanish armies crossed Spain and invaded Portugal in 1807. Then, in 1808, France turned on its...
, when both were aides-de-camp
Aide-de-camp
An aide-de-camp is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state...
to the Duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS , was an Irish-born British soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century...
, whose title was bestowed on the valley westward, by Oxley.
Legal occupation by graziers began late in 1829, and tiny settlements grew up on the properties and in connection with the road. In 1844 surveyor Davidson was sent to check on encroachments onto the land reserved for a village, and to advise on the location for a township; the choice being Frederick's Valley, Pretty Plains or Blackman's Swamp.
Blackman's Swamp was decided upon and proclaimed a village and named Orange by Major Thomas Mitchell in 1846 in honour of Prince William of Orange
William I of the Netherlands
William I Frederick, born Willem Frederik Prins van Oranje-Nassau , was a Prince of Orange and the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg....
. At nearby Ophir
Ophir, New South Wales
Ophir is the name of a locality in New South Wales, Australia in Cabonne Shire.Ophir is located near the Macquarie River northeast of the city of Orange...
the first payable discovery of gold in Australia was made in 1851 which led to the Australian gold rush. Subsequent discoveries of gold in nearby areas led to the establishment of Orange as a central trading centre for the gold. This is contrary to the popular belief that gold was first discovered close to the nearby regional town of Bathurst.
The growth of Orange continued as the conditions were well suited for agriculture, and in 1860 it was proclaimed a municipality. The railway from Sydney reached Orange in 1877. In 1946, 100 years after first being established as a village, Orange was proclaimed a city.
Industries
Orange is a well-known fruit growing district, and produces apples, pears, and many stone fruits such as cherries, peachPeach
The peach tree is a deciduous tree growing to tall and 6 in. in diameter, belonging to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae. It bears an edible juicy fruit called a peach...
es, apricot
Apricot
The apricot, Prunus armeniaca, is a species of Prunus, classified with the plum in the subgenus Prunus. The native range is somewhat uncertain due to its extensive prehistoric cultivation.- Description :...
s and plum
Plum
A plum or gage is a stone fruit tree in the genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera in the shoots having a terminal bud and solitary side buds , the flowers in groups of one to five together on short stems, and the fruit having a groove running down one...
s; oranges are not grown in the area, as the climate is too cool. In recent years, a large number of vineyard
Vineyard
A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice...
s have been planted in the area for a rapidly expanding wine production industry. The growth of this wine industry, coupled with the further development of Orange as a gourmet food capital, has ensured Orange's status as a prominent tourism destination.
Other large industries include:
- Cadia gold mineCadia mineCadia Mine is a large open cut gold and copper mine located about 20 kilometres south of the regional city of Orange, New South Wales, Australia. The mine has been developed throughout the 1990s and is a major employer in the region with an expected lifespan of several decades. Cadia is the second...
is a large open cut gold and copper mine located about 20 kilometres south of Orange. The mine has been developed throughout the 1990s and is a major employer in the region with an expected lifespan of several decades. Cadia is the second largest open cut mine in Australia after the Super Pit at Kalgoorlie. Large mineral deposits are also being uncovered from the more recently developed Ridgeway underground mine which is adjacent to the Cadia Mine. - An ElectroluxElectroluxThe Electrolux Group is a Swedish appliance maker.As of 2010 the 2nd largest home appliance manufacturer in the world after Whirlpool, its products sell under a variety of brand names including its own and are primarily major appliances and vacuum cleaners...
white goods factory.
Orange is also the location of the New South Wales Department of Industry and Investment (formerly New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, a division of the New South Wales Government, is responsibile for the administration and development for agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture, state forests, biosecurity, and crown lands in New South Wales...
) head office.
Primary Schools
- Orange Public, opened 1880
- Orange East Public
- Calare Public School
- Sacred Heart Catholic Infants School
- Bletchington Primary School
- Anson Street Public School
- Glenroi Heights Public School
- Spring Hill Public School
- Bowen Public School
- Canobolas Public School
- Clergate Public School
- St Joseph's Catholic
- St Mary's Catholic
The following Primary Schools are not within the city limits of Orange but are located within the rural fringe of Orange:
- Nashdale Primary School
- Spring Terrace Public School
- Clergate Public School
- Borenore Public School
Secondary Schools
- Orange High SchoolOrange High School (New South Wales)Orange High School is a co-educational, secondary, public, day school located in Orange, a provincial city of New South Wales, Australia, 260 kilometres west of Sydney....
. - Canobolas Rural Technology High School
- Orange Christian School (K-12)
- Kinross Wolaroi SchoolKinross Wolaroi SchoolKinross Wolaroi School is an independent, Uniting church, co-educational, day and boarding school, located in Orange, a provincial city west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
(Prep-12) - James Sheahan Catholic High SchoolJames Sheahan Catholic High SchoolJames Sheahan Catholic High School is a Catholic non-government co-educational School located in Orange, New South Wales 260 km West of the state capital Sydney. It is located on Anson Street in Orange next to the train line and is adjacent to the Orange Christian School...
- Orange Anglican Grammar School
Tertiary Education
- A campus of Charles Sturt UniversityCharles Sturt UniversityCharles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus university located in New South Wales, Victoria, and the Australian Capital Territory. It has campuses at Bathurst, Canberra, Albury-Wodonga, Dubbo, Goulburn, Orange, Wagga Wagga and Burlington, Ontario...
is located on the outskirts of the north of Orange. - A large campus of TAFE is also located in Orange.
Bletchington
It contains mostly residential area with one school. One of the largest residential areas, it is often split into North Orange and Bletchington. Within the suburb are the Orange Botanic Gardens, the Orange Adventure Playground, and the Waratah Sports Ground.Bloomfield
It contains farmland, Bloomfield Golf Course, Riverside Mental Institution and the Orange New Base Hospital along with the Gosling Creek Reservoir and the Gosling Creek nature reserve.Borenore
A locality, 15 km (9 mi) west of Orange, comprising primarily farmland. Also the site of the Australian National Field Days.Bowen
It contains residential, industrial, commercial, Kinross Woloroi School, and government offices. It also has the main road out of Orange to Sydney. It also contains the Orange Showground and the Orange Cemetery.Calare
The suburb of Calare is located to the west of the CBD. It is mostly a residential area, and contains Calare Public School and Orange High SchoolOrange High School (New South Wales)
Orange High School is a co-educational, secondary, public, day school located in Orange, a provincial city of New South Wales, Australia, 260 kilometres west of Sydney....
,and Wentworth Golf course. It is also commonly split into Calare, Bel-Air and Wentworth Estate. It also has The Quarry and Towac Park Racecourse.
Clifton Grove
It contains farmland and large residential blocks and is down stream from the Suma Park Reservoir. It Also contains the Kinross State Forest.Glenroi
It is mainly residential with areas of public housing, along with the ElectroluxElectrolux
The Electrolux Group is a Swedish appliance maker.As of 2010 the 2nd largest home appliance manufacturer in the world after Whirlpool, its products sell under a variety of brand names including its own and are primarily major appliances and vacuum cleaners...
white goods manufacturing plant. It also contains industrial land in areas surrounding the Electrolux factory, as well as a more recent industrial area known as Leewood Estate.
Lucknow
Lucknow is a small village approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) East of Orange. It is a historic mining town with small residential, small industrial and commercial with most being farmland.Millthorpe
Village south east of Orange. However, the area constituting a suburb of Orange is constituted of farmland lying to the north west.Orange
The suburb of Orange comprises the central business district of the city, which contains the original grid street plan. The main street of Orange is Summer Street. The CBD can be defined as being the area of the city bounded by Hill, March, Peisley, and Moulder Streets.Orange East
Beginning on the Eastern side of the railway line, Orange East is mostly residential, but contains some businesses especially on Summer, Byng, and Willams Streets.Orange South
Directly to the south of the CBD, beginning past Moulder Street. Contains Wade Park and the Orange Base Hospital.Shadforth
A locality to the east of Orange bypassed by the Mitchell Highway. Contains Shadforth Quarry.Spring Terrace
Locality and small village located south of Orange, centred on the local primary school.Suma Park
Lightly populated residential area on the eastern outskirts of Orange. It contains Suma Park Reservoir, Orange's main water supply.Summer Hill
Lightly populated residential, industrial, and farmland area on the south eastern outskirts of Orange on the Mitchell Highway.Warrendine
It is mostly residential with a high school and industrial land. It also has small school farmland and Jack Brabham Park.Climate
Orange has a temperate climate, with rainfall distributed fairly evenly throughout the year. Compared with most population centres in Australia it has colder winters, especially in terms of its daytime maximum temperatures, and in summer the average (and absolute) maximum temperatures are also lower than in most inland centres, on account of its elevation. The climate has enabled the area to be a major apple and pear producer, and more recently a centre for cool-weather wine production.Mining
Cadia-Ridgeway Mine is a large open cut gold and copper mine located about 20 kilometres south of Orange, The mine has been developed throughout the 1990s and employing several thousand employees with an expected lifespan of several decades. Cadia is the second largest open cut mine in Australia after the Super Pit at Kalgoorlie. Large mineral deposits are also being uncovered from the more recently developed Ridgeway underground mine which is adjacent to the Cadia Mine.The mine is operated by Newcrest Mining. Cadia-Ridgeway is one of three gold mines Newcrest currently operates in Australia, the other two being Telfer in Western Australia and Cracow in Queensland. A fourth gold mine owned by the company is the Gosowong Mine in Indonesia.
Winemaking
The Orange wine region is defined as the area above 600m in the local government areas of Orange, Cabonne and Blayney and can be usefully described as a circle around Orange. The Orange region is good for grapegrowing and winemaking due to a combination of geology, soils, climate and temperature. Together these factors combine to produce grapes and wine of distinct flavours and colour. The climate perhaps plays the biggest part in giving Orange some distinct natural advantages - the cool temperatures during most of the growing season coupled with dry autumn conditions are ideal for grape growing.Wineries in Orange
- Angullong Vineyard
- Bloodwood
- Brangayne of Orange
- Belgravia
- Cumulus Estate
- Faisan Estate
- Hedberg Hill
- Canobolas Smith
- Patina
- Printhie
- Philip Shaw
- Ross Hill
- Word of Mouth
- Moody's
- Mayfield Vineyard
- Millamolong
- Highland Heritage
- De Salis
- Borrodell on the Mount
- Cargo Road Winery
- La Colline
- Orange Highland Wines and Gardens
- Word of Mouth Wines
- Stockman's Ridge
- Swinging Bridge
Wineries that use Orange Region grapes in their wines include Brokenwood (Hunter Valley based), Logan (Mudgee), Tamburlaine (Hunter Valley) and Lowe
David Lowe (winemaker)
David Lowe is an Australian winemaker who has held various wine industry positions, including President of the New South Wales Wine Industry Association; Vice President of the Winemakers' Federation of Australia; member of the strategic NSW Ministers' Wine Advisory Council, and was previously...
Wines (Mudgee). In 2007, South Australian based Penfolds released the 2007 Penfolds
Penfolds
Penfolds is an Australian wine producer, founded in 1844 by Christopher Rawson Penfold, an English physician who emigrated to Australia, and his wife, Mary Penfold...
Bin 311 Orange Region Chardonnay
Media
Orange is served by several radio stations, including 105.1 2GZ2GZ
2GZ is an Australian radio station, licensed to Orange, New South Wales. It is owned and operated by Macquarie Regional RadioWorks, and transmits on 105.1 MHz on the FM band. It originally broadcast on 990kHz, before switching to 1089kHz, before switching to the FM band...
FM, 105.9 Star FM
Star FM (Australian radio network)
Star FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.The brand was created in 1999 by DMG Radio Australia. In 2004 Macquarie Regional RadioWorks bought all the stations except Star 104.5FM on the New South Wales Central Coast which is...
, 107.5 Community Radio, 103.5 Rhema FM
Rhema FM
Rhema FM is the name of a number of Christian radio stations formerly affiliated with United Christian Broadcasters in Australia. Each is run and programmed locally, with predominantly local announcing...
, HIT Country 88 FM and 1089AM – a commercial station that gets most of its programming from 2SM
2SM
2SM is an Australian radio station, licensed to and serving Sydney, New South Wales, broadcasting on 1269 kilohertz on the AM band. It is owned and operated by Broadcast Operations Group...
in Sydney. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
(ABC) also broadcasts four radio stations in Orange including ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio
ABC Local Radio is a network of publicly owned radio stations in Australia, operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.ABC Local Radio stations broadcast across the continent using terrestrial transmitters and satellites...
(2CR) on 549AM and three national networks - ABC Classic FM
ABC Classic FM
ABC Classic FM is a classical music radio station available in Australia, and internationally online. It is operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . It was established in 1976 as "ABC-FM", and later for a short time was known as "ABC Fine Music" , before adopting its current name...
on 102.7 FM, ABC Radio National on 104.3 FM & Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
on 101.9 FM.
The city receives 5 network television stations - Prime7 (a Seven Network affiliate), WIN TV
WIN Television
WIN Television is an Australian television network owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single Wollongong-only station, and has since expanded to 24 owned-and-operated stations with transmissions covering a...
(a Nine Network affiliate), Southern Cross Ten
Southern Cross Ten
Southern Cross Ten is an Australian television channel broadcast by the Macquarie Media Group in Queensland, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and South Australia. The channel is owned by the Macquarie Media Group as is affiliated to Network Ten...
(a Ten Network affiliate), ABC TV
ABC Television
ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcasting broadcaster, the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia, and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas....
and SBS One. All networks also provide additional digital only television stations.
Of the three commercial networks, Prime and WIN
WIN (TV station)
WIN is a television station serving southern New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. It is the flagship station of the WIN Television network.-WIN News:WIN News produces four regional news bulletins for the area markets covered by WIN....
air 30-minute local news bulletins on weeknights, both produced locally and broadcast from studios outside the region (Canberra and Wollongong, respectively). WIN also produces a state-wide late night news bulletin for southern New South Wales and the ACT while Southern Cross Ten provides short local news updates throughout the day.
Subscription television service Austar
Austar
Austar is an Australian telecommunications company. Its main business activity is Subscription Television but it is also involved with internet access and mobile phones...
is available in Orange and the surrounding region via satellite and MMDS transmission.
The local newspapers are the Central Western Daily
Central Western Daily
The Central Western Daily newspaper was founded in 1945 in Orange, New South Wales. It is a paid daily newspaper sold six mornings per week, from Monday to Saturday and is of strong repute in the local community. The focus of the Central Western Daily is community news, issues, stories about...
, the Midstate Observer and Orange Photo News.
Clubs/Entertainment
Orange has several music clubs which meet regularly.The Orange Blues Club meets at the Victoria Hotel. The Orange Blues Club also hold an annual Blues Music Festival – Black Stump Blues Festival
The Orange Jazz Club meets 1st Sunday monthly at the Royal Hotel.
Water Resources
Orange has several water sources used for domestic consumption, both currently in use and formerly used. Currently Suma Park Dam and Spring Creek Reservoir are used for domestic water consumption. Two other dams, Lake CanobolasLake Canobolas
Lake Canobolas, formerly known as Meadow Creek Dam, is a body of water located approximately 10 kilometres to the south west of Orange, New South Wales. The dam was constructed in 1918 by the then Canobolas Shire Council as water supply to Orange. Since that time the administration of the dam has...
and Gosling Creek Reservoir, were previously used for domestic water consumption however are now used for recreational purposes. Orange was on Level 5 Water restrictions, however after heavy rain increased capacity from around 20% to 100% restrictions were eased back to level 2. Orange City Council is undertaking a number of strategies to supplement its supply, including stormwater harvesting.
The first batch of harvested stormwater was released into Suma Park Dam on 21 April 2009. The harvested stormwater was tested by Analytical Laboratory Services, an independent laboratory based in Sydney. ALS tested for 90 potential pollutants. The tests revealed that the water quality met all targets. The first batch contained 14 megalitres. It is believed to be an Australian first for harvesting stormwater for potable use. The hardware is in place, operating rules have been developed and environmental factors and impacts on downstream users have been considered. A three month trial will ensure all these elements are working together to ensure high water quality and environmental standards are met. There are several phases involved in the commissioning period. The hardware, which includes three separate pumping stations, creek flow monitoring points and advanced electronics including fibre optic cables, will undergo further operating tests. The other elements of the scheme include a weir on Blackmans Swamp Creek, which creates a 3 megalitre pool and the site for the first pump station, a 200 megalitre dam and two 17 megalitre batching ponds.The pumps on the creek transfer stormwater to the 200 megalitre dam at a rate of up to 450 litres per second and are designed to rapidly extract peak storm flows from the creek. The operating rules require that a base flow immediately downstream in the creek must be maintained. The creek flow monitoring points ensure these standards are met. The monitoring station also measures when harvesting can commence. The trigger is flows passing the monitor in Blackmans Swamp Creek exceeding 1000 litres per second.
The local mine, Cadia Valley Operations, uses the city's treated effluent to supplement its water supply.
Transport
Orange is situated on the Mitchell HighwayMitchell Highway
The Mitchell Highway is a major rural highway in Australia, travelling through central and northern New South Wales and south central Queensland. The highway starts from its northern end in Queensland with the Landsborough Highway near Augathella and continues south to Charleville and Cunnamulla...
, linking the city to Molong, Wellington, Dubbo and Bourke
Bourke, New South Wales
-Transportation:Bourke can be reached by the Mitchell Highway, with additional sealed roads from town to the north , east and south . The town is also served by Bourke Airport and has Countrylink bus service to other regional centres, like Dubbo...
to the north west, and to Bathurst
Bathurst, New South Wales
-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...
to the east and from there to Sydney via the Great Western Highway (260 km (161.6 mi)). Due west are Parkes
Parkes, New South Wales
- Transport :Parkes has a local bus service provided by Western Road Liners, which acquired Harris Bus Lines in March 2006. The Indian Pacific also stops twice a week, as well as the Broken Hill Outback Xplorer service, run by CountryLink, which heads to Broken Hill on Mondays and Sydney on...
(100 km (62 mi)) and Forbes (125 km (78 mi)), which is midway along the Newell Highway
Newell Highway
The Newell Highway is the longest highway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs parallel to the eastern coast about 400 kilometres inland, and is the main inland direct road link from Victoria to Queensland, bypassing the more congested coastal areas of New South Wales...
, running from Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
to Melbourne. In 2007 a bypass road, known as the northern distributor road, was opened for use after decades of planning. Orange is also serviced by a regional-class airport, Orange Airport
Orange Airport
Orange Airport is located in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales servicing the city of Orange and the towns of Blayney and Cowra. It is located in the area known as Huntley, near Spring Hill and approximately from Orange CBD.-Facilities:...
, located approximately 15 km to the south of the city, in an area known as Huntley.
Railways
Orange has two railway stations. The main station, on the Main Western LineMain Western railway line, New South Wales
The Main Western Railway is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs through the Blue Mountains, Central West, North West Slopes and the Far West regions.- Description of route :...
to Bourke
Bourke, New South Wales
-Transportation:Bourke can be reached by the Mitchell Highway, with additional sealed roads from town to the north , east and south . The town is also served by Bourke Airport and has Countrylink bus service to other regional centres, like Dubbo...
, was opened in 1877 and is served by the daily Countrylink
CountryLink
CountryLink is the operator of passenger rail services in country New South Wales, Australia and into Queensland and Victoria. It is an operating brand of the Rail Corporation New South Wales, a government-owned entity...
XPT service between Sydney and Dubbo and the weekly Xplorer service between Sydney and Broken Hill
Broken Hill, New South Wales
-Geology:Broken Hill's massive orebody, which formed about 1,800 million years ago, has proved to be among the world's largest silver-lead-zinc mineral deposits. The orebody is shaped like a boomerang plunging into the earth at its ends and outcropping in the centre. The protruding tip of the...
. A smaller station, opened in 1970, known as Orange East Fork, lies on the branch line to Broken Hill
Broken Hill railway line, New South Wales
The Broken Hill railway line is now part of the transcontinental railway from Sydney to Perth.New South Wales's first line opened from Sydney to Parramatta Junction in 1855 and was extended as the Main Western line in stages to Orange in 1877. The Broken Hill line branched off the Main Western...
and is served by the twice-weekly Indian Pacific service to Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
.
Sister cities
Orange is a sister city to: OrangeOrange, California
Southern California is well-known for year-round pleasant weather: - On average, the warmest month is August. - The highest recorded temperature was in 1985. - On average, the coolest month is December. - The lowest recorded temperature was in 1950...
, California, United States (1963) Ushiku, Japan (1986) Mount Hagen
Mount Hagen
Mount Hagen is third largest city in Papua New Guinea. It is the capital of the Western Highlands Province and is located in the large fertile Wahgi Valley in central mainland Papua New Guinea, at an elevation of ....
, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
(c. 1989) Timaru
Timaru
TimaruUrban AreaPopulation:27,200Extent:Former Timaru City CouncilTerritorial AuthorityName:Timaru District CouncilPopulation:42,867 Land area:2,736.54 km² Mayor:Janie AnnearWebsite:...
, New Zealand (1990)
Notable residents
- Jason BelmonteJason BelmonteJason Belmonte is one of Australia's and the world's leading ten-pin bowlers. He is known for using the rare two handed "shovel" style to deliver his shot.- Early life :...
, professional tenpin bowler - Billy BevanBilly BevanBilly Bevan was an Australian film actor. He appeared in 254 American films between 1916 and 1950....
, actor - Kate BracksKate BracksKate Bracks is an Australian television chef. She was the winner of the third series of MasterChef Australia.Bracks, the mother of three children, was previously a school teacher. She lives in Orange, New South Wales and attends Orange Evangelical Church...
, MasterChef Australia (season 3)MasterChef Australia (season 3)The third season of MasterChef Australia premiered on Sunday, 1 May 2011 at 7:30 pm on Network Ten. Judges George Calombaris, Gary Mehigan and Matt Preston returned from the previous series and were joined by Matt Moran. The third season was won by Kate Bracks who defeated Michael Weldon in the...
winner - Darren BrittDarren BrittDarren Britt is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the Western Suburbs Magpies and the Canterbury Bulldogs in the National Rugby League competition....
, former professional rugby league player - Murray CookMurray CookMurray James Cook AM is an Australian vocalist, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as one of the founding members of the children's band The Wiggles...
, Red WiggleThe WigglesThe Wiggles are a children's group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991. Their original members were Anthony Field, Phillip Wilcher, Murray Cook, Greg Page, and Jeff Fatt. Wilcher left the group after their first album... - Sir Charles CutlerCharles CutlerSir Charles Benjamin Cutler KBE, ED was an Australian politician, holding office for 28 years as an elected member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Orange...
, former politician - Mark FurzeMark FurzeMark Furze is an Australian actor and singer who is best known for his role as Eric "Ric" Dalby on the popular Australian soap opera Home and Away. Mark played the role of Ric from September 2004 to July 2008.-Career:...
, actor - Tim GartrellTim GartrellTim Gartrell is the former National Secretary of the Australian Labor Party.Born and raised in Orange in Central Western NSW, he worked as an advocate and researcher for the Australian Services Union and the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union while studying politics part-time at the...
, former National Secretary of the Australian Labor PartyAustralian Labor PartyThe Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... - Frederick HansonFrederick HansonFrederick John Hanson CBE , was the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police from 15 November 1972 until his retirement in 1976.- Early life & career :...
, former Commissioner of New South Wales PoliceNew South Wales PoliceThe New South Wales Police Force is the primary law enforcement agency in the State of New South Wales, Australia. It is an agency of the Government of New South Wales within the New South Wales Ministry for Police... - Sir Neville Howse, VCNeville HowseMajor General Sir Neville Reginald Howse VC, KCB, KCMG, KStJ was a British-born Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces...
, Australia's first Victoria Cross recipient, physician, and politician - David LyonsDavid LyonsDavid Lyons plays Number Eight for the Wallabies.-Playing career:From his debut in 2000 Lyons played 83 consecutive games for Waratahs, a record for Australian players. His run ended when a knee injury forced him to miss the start of the 2007 season...
, professional rugby union player - James MaloneyJames MaloneyJames Maloney is a professional rugby league player who currently plays for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League.- Playing career :...
, professional rugby league player - Daniel MortimerDaniel MortimerDaniel Mortimer is an Australian professional rugby league player. He currently plays for Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League and previously played for the Parramatta Eels. He is the son of former Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and Australian Rugby League player Peter Mortimer...
, professional rugby league player - Lucas ParsonsLucas ParsonsLucas John Kendall Parsons is an Australian professional golfer.Parsons was born in Orange, New South Wales. As an amateur, he won both the Australian and New Zealand Amateur Championships in 1991...
, professional golfer - Banjo PatersonBanjo PatersonAndrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, OBE was an Australian bush poet, journalist and author. He wrote many ballads and poems about Australian life, focusing particularly on the rural and outback areas, including the district around Binalong, New South Wales where he spent much of his childhood...
, poet - Kenneth SlessorKenneth SlessorKenneth Adolf Slessor OBE was an Australian poet and journalist. He was one of Australia's leading poets, notable particularly for the absorption of modernist influences into Australian poetry. The Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry is named after him.-Life:Slessor was born Kenneth Adolphe...
, poet - James DaltonJames Dalton (Orange, Australia)James Dalton was a wealthy merchant and pastoralist that lived during the 19th and 20th centuries in Orange, New South Wales, Australia...
, pastoralist one of the key figures in the success of Orange - Susan, Crown Princess of AlbaniaSusan Cullen-WardSusan, Crown Princess of Albania was the Australian-born wife of Leka, Crown Prince of Albania....
– Wife of Leka, Crown Prince of AlbaniaLeka, Crown Prince of AlbaniaLeka, Crown Prince of Albania was the only son of King Zog of Albania and his queen, Géraldine Apponyi de Nagyappony. He was called Crown Prince Skander at birth... - James Joseph Dalton First Australian born member of the British Parliament
Attractions
- Orange indoor and outdoor Aquatic centre
- Mount CanobolasMount CanobolasMount Canobolas, at an altitude of above sea level, is the highest mountain in the central tablelands district of New South Wales, Australia.The mountain is of volcanic origin...
lookout - The Pinnacle lookout
- 25 Cellar Doors
- Duntryleague Golf Club and Clubhouse
- Lake CanobolasLake CanobolasLake Canobolas, formerly known as Meadow Creek Dam, is a body of water located approximately 10 kilometres to the south west of Orange, New South Wales. The dam was constructed in 1918 by the then Canobolas Shire Council as water supply to Orange. Since that time the administration of the dam has...
- Cook Park
- Robertson Park
- Wade ParkWade ParkWade Park is a sports ground located in the town of Orange, New South Wales, Australia.The park has hosted a number of competitive A-League matches featuring the Central Coast Mariners FC - in 2006's Pre-Season against Adelaide United , and then again in 2007 when the Mariners and Queensland Roar...
- Federal Falls
- Towac Valley
- Orange Botanic Gardens
- Gnoo Blas Race Circuit Area
- Historic Centre of Orange
- Hill EndHill End, New South WalesHill End is a former gold mining town in New South Wales, Australia, in Bathurst Regional Council. It owes its existence to the New South Wales gold rush of the 1850s, and at its peak in the early 1870s it had a population estimated at 8,000 served by two newspapers, five banks, eight churches, and...
- Cadia Mine
- Anzac Park
- Narrambla, the Birthplace of Banjo Patterson
- Lucknow Historic Village
- Orange Heritage Trail
- Borenore Caves
- Ophir
- Orange Regional Art Gallery
Pubs in Orange
- Royal Hotel
- Canobolas Hotel
- Gladstone Hotel
- Aaron Hotel
- Robin Hood Hotel
- Carrington Hotel
- Metropolitan Hotel
- Hotel Orange
- Parkview Hotel
- Orange City RSL
- Kellys' Hotel
- Ophir Tavern
Historic Orange Buildings
- Orange Post Office
- Centrepoint Arcade Building
- Dalton Bros Buildings (Myer Building)
- Royal Hotel
- Hotel Canobolas (A fine example of Art-Deco style – erected 1939)
- The former Strand Theatre
- Saint Josephs Church
- Australia Cinema
- Hotel Orange
- Holy Trinity Anglican Church
- Metropolitan Hotel
- Orange Town Hall
- Memorial Hall
- Cook Park Greenhouses and caretakers houses
- Scout Hall
- Court House
- Wyoming Court
- Bowen Terrace
- Orange Fire Station
- Anson House
- Orange Public School
Historic Houses
- Strathroy Manor
- Duntryleague House
- Kangaroobie Mansion
- Croagh Patrick
- Woloroi House
- Galbally
- Killenny
- Mena
- Ammerdown House
- Glenroi House (no longer standing, demolished for McDonalds)
External links
- Orange City Council
- http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/ViewData?action=402&documentproductno=POA2800&documenttype=Main%20Features&order=1&tabname=Summary&areacode=POA2800&collection=census&period=2006&producttype=QuickStats&javascript=true&textversion=false&navmapdisplayed=false&breadcrumb=PL& from the Australian Bureau of StatisticsAustralian Bureau of StatisticsThe Australian Bureau of Statistics is Australia's national statistical agency. It was created as the Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics on 8 December 1905, when the Census and Statistics Act 1905 was given Royal assent. It had its beginnings in section 51 of the Constitution of Australia...
- New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
- Collection of 18 images of Orange in 1996 – National Library of Australia
- FM107.5 The Local Community Radio Station