Mrs Eppelstun won a $5000 shopping spree with Harvey Norman Orange after purchasing a fridge during the Christmas period.

“I only entered once. I was excited [when I received the phone call], but I was sceptical because things like that don’t happen to me,” she said.

She will use the voucher to replace her airconditioning system.

Harvey Normal electrical proprietor Wally Martyr was pleased to hand over the voucher. 

“We do it every year and we’re happy to support local events,” he said. 

Festive Frenzy encourages the Orange community to shop locally during the Christmas period. 

To be in the running, shoppers had to purchase something from a participating store and fill out an entry form.

There was also a charitable component to this year’s competition – $2100 was donated to Housing Plus to put towards The Orchard, the crisis centre to be built for victims of domestic violence. 

Housing Plus fundraising co-ordinator Rochelle Monaghan said the money would help cover the fitout.

“The Central Western Daily’s continued support means a lot to us,” she said.