ORANGE City Council’s approval for The Occidental Hotel to extend trading hours upstairs sparked an ugly debate between the licensee, council and the police.
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The issue sparked commentary in the community about late-night trading, binge drinking and violence in Orange.
In light of the negative attitude towards late-night venues, The Occidental Hotel general manager Don Scholte invited Central Western Daily journalist Nicole Kuter to spend a Saturday night at the hotel to report on the good, bad and the ugly, in a series of stories.
Here is the social media reaction to to the Orange After Dark series.