On September 4, Sarah Crowley announced she would manage the Union Bank, trading as the Schoolhouse Restaurant and the Art House Bar, on behalf of building and business owner Nikki Brouwers.

The business had been closed for almost a year.

Then on September 17, aluminium company A-Tech Australia announced it had bought the former Electrolux factory and would invest $30 million to create a manufacturing operation to supply windows, doors, pergolas and skylights to developments in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Company executive Barry Barakat said it would initially create 30 jobs when the factory opened in 2020.

Cudal also had a win on September 21, with the Centre for Road Safety announcing Australia's first five-star road safety testing facility would be established at the airport.

The facility was to test cars in Australian conditions on Australian roads, instead of vehicles being sent to Europe to be tested.

There was more good news for A Day on the Green, with Heifer Station Wines confirmed to host on September 26.

On the other side of the spectrum, the month was also dominated by the collapse of Wentworth Homes and GreenBuild Group.

On September 2, Fiona Bond spoke out about losing $370,000 and only having a slab and framework completed on her north Orange home, but later being overwhelmed by offers of free work from Orange tradies after they read of her plight.

On September 3, it was revealed five homes were incomplete and 47 creditors were owed a total of $629,000, with a potential $818,000 to be recovered from money owed to the company.

Tactical Electrical was hit by vandals on September 2, with a sledgehammer used to break through the glass door, taking $2000-worth of camera equipment.

"We're struggling at the moment, our sales are way down - this is a loss of trade and a loss of stock, and insurance claims," owner Andrew Bailey said.

"It's a real kick in the guts."

Byng Street Cafe owner Jeremy Norris suffered his fourth break-in in nine years on September 15 after his Clinton Street office was raided, with a laptop, car and Airbnb property keys and $10,000 in vouchers for the cafe stolen.

In other incidents, an unoccupied home on South Terrace burned down on September 13 and was treated as suspicious.

Then on September 19, an 18-month-old child was taken to Westmead Hospital by helicopter in a serious but stable condition after being run over in a driveway in Molong.

The child suffered injuries to the lower limbs, pelvis and left arm, in what was called a horrific accident.

Housing Plus developments remained contentious, with Orange City Council approving the 10 units on Lantana Place on September 3, but dissenting councillors flagged their intention to reverse the decision almost immediately.

The approval was later overturned on September 17 and a legal challenge was flagged.

Housing Plus also had to quash rumours on its Emerald Street development on September 27, saying it would not house criminals or paedophiles.

The development is yet to face the Western Joint Regional Planning Panel for a decision.

On September 6, mayor Reg Kidd flagged the $25 million sporting complex proposal could move from the Northern Distributor Road to Orange Ex-Services' Country Club after the club was advised its lease over Crown land might not be renewed.

Later in the year, it became the official preferred site for Orange City Council.

On September 10, David Waddell was appointed the council's chief executive officer, taking over from general manager Garry Styles, who resigned in May.

As the weather warmed, the NSW Rural Fire Service warned on September 9 alternate firefighting methods would be needed due to water shortages.

With the region drought affected, volunteer firefighters were told to limit the use of town water for non-essential activities.

"Dry firefighting will mean a heavier reliance on creating fire breaks ahead of the fire," RFS Canobolas Zone, operational officer Brett Bowden said.

"There will be less direct firefighting [with the use of water]."

Twenty volunteers flew out on September 10 to help with bushfires on the Mid North Coast.

By the same date, more than 1000 bottles of water had been donated from Orange to the drought-stricken village of Euchareena.

Motorbike riders and members of the GB72 social club gave the water and pet food to Euchareena residents after the town dam ran dry.

Hospital capacity was put in focus after Bathurst councillor Warren Aubin alleged a shortage of beds at Orange Health Service on the weekend of August 31 and September 1 led to patients being transferred to Bathurst Base Hospital, putting a strain on services.

However, Bathurst hospital general manager Cathy Marshall denied the transfers happened.

A milestone was reached for the children of Fairbridge Farm School, with approval granted for a $1 million commemorative park on September 13.