Orange City Council has tipped more than $50,000 into CBD Christmas decorations to "beautify the area and brighten people's spirits".
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Mayor Reg Kidd said the money spent on Christmas decorations was in lieu of the annual Carols by Candlelight event.
The event was cancelled due to COVID.
"This year has been tough for so many in our community," Cr Kidd said.
"Many people are still recovering from the drought and then the Coronavirus pandemic put so much extra pressure on people financially and emotionally.
"We really wanted to give people something to be happy about, something to smile about, to help bring some light to everyone's lives in this really tough time."
Electricians have been busy in Summer Street stringing icicle style lights along the awnings of the Hotel Canobolas and the Royal Hotel.
"The team will be hitting up the balcony of the Civic Centre in the coming days to erect the 'countdown Santa' who displays how many days left until Christmas and hang Christmas lights across that area too," said Cr Kidd.
"If you've driven past the Civic Centre on Byng Street at night you would have seen the large Christmas tree in the window of the Orange Visitors Information Centre, and you would have seen the Christmas lights spanning the height and width of the large Swamp Cypress on the corner of Lords Place and Byng."
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