February 2017

Boundary changes threat looms

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the Council Chamber the inevitable raises its head again. All was quiet on the secession front while the Blayney/Orange/Cabonne merger fight dragged on. Now that its over, ratepayers from the ‘East’ (well, some of them) have recommenced their push for their region – around the Canobolas to Mullion Creek part of the Cabonne “donut” surrounding Orange – to become part of the Orange City Council area. Rumblings from the…



Why did the Nationals take so long

26 January 2017 By Paul Mullins Consider this. Regional Councils, their staff and citizens have been put through years of work and angst over the threat of forced mergers. All…



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Bank Street Goss

Michael and Cheryn Johnson and their team at Sweetness Your Lolly Shop/Molong Gelato have been working hard for months now to create their next enterprise in the old wool store…