Mayor Reg Kidd said Orange villages were an important part of the community.

“This will be a regular council meeting with a special forum where locals can bring things to our attention that we might not have on our agenda already,” he said. 

“We’ll also be doing another special sitting of council in Spring Hill in October.”

Cr Kidd said while meetings were now live-streamed, it was one-way communication.

“This is an opportunity for people, who otherwise might not be able to make it to Orange for a meeting, to talk to us about the future of Lucknow, or any concerns they might have,” he said. 

The Lucknow sitting of the Orange City Council meeting will not be live-streamed because the equipment to do so was not available at the Newman Street location, but attendance was open to everyone.

The meeting will begin at 7pm.

People can speak during the open forum by registering on the night or by downloading a form from the council website.