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Ill at ease over old hospital purchase

ORANGE City’s Council’s investigations into investing in the redevelopment of all or part of the old hospital site inevitably throw ...

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Unloved strays given a chance at life

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Thank God for the Salvos

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Backyard brewers are saving a motser

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Crime stats paint a grim picture

THE only positive conclusion that can be drawn from Orange’s assault figures last year is that if the marked increase ...

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Ill at ease over old hospital purchase

ORANGE City’s Council’s investigations into investing in the redevelopment of all or part of the old hospital site ...

Unloved strays given a chance at life

ORANGE’S abandoned and injured animals that arrive at the shelter in William Street with a bleak outlook have ...

Thank God for the Salvos

OVER the years the Salvation Army has had many high profile guest speakers launch its Red Shield Appeal ...

Making a new life in Orange easier

AUSTRALIANS get told a great deal by politicians and the media about refugees coming to Australia but they ...

Budgeting for life in opposition

THE writing has been on the wall for the Gillard government for months now and Wayne Swan’s sixth ...

Crime stats paint a grim picture

THE only positive conclusion that can be drawn from Orange’s assault figures last year is that if the ...

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