The restaurant did not have a sign-in register, did not have a COVID-19 safety plan and had too many people inside to comply with the requirement of one person per four square metres.

Central West Licensing Supervisor Sergeant Michael Sullivan said the restaurant, which he declined to name, was detected during a police coronavirus operation in Orange last weekend.

He said police would continue further operations in public premises in Orange to ensure coronavirus rules were followed.

Sergeant Sullivan said premises found in breach of the rules could be issued with a $1,000 infringement notice.

He said if the case went to court fines of up to $11,000 applied.

"One premises is still being investigated," he said.

A man was arrested after a family of five survived unharmed after a car crashed into their Lister Drive home on June 13.

Central West Police District Acting Inspector Brian Duffey said the 20-year-old male driver of the Toyota Hilux was later charged with mid-range drink driving.

Acting Inspector Duffey said the house suffered "significant damage" in the 9.45pm incident.

The driver is due to face Orange Local Court on August 17, with police alleging the man blew a 0.112 breath test.

A NSW police spokesperson said police alleged the driver attempted to negotiate a sweeping bend in the road before crashing into the house.

Earlier on June 13 in a separate incident a 17-year-old woman from Burnt Yards, near Mandurama, suffered minor injuries after her car swerved and rolled over on Cadia Road at 1.25pm.

On June 9 Group 10 made the unprecedented call to abandon plans to run senior competitions in 2020. Chairman Linore Zamparini described the decision as the toughest he'd made in over a decade running the game.

Determined at a board meeting on Tuesday night, the Group 10 premier league, first division and senior league tag competitions were shelved for winter.

However, the under 18s and under 18s league tag title races would proceed, potentially joining with clubs in Group 11 and the Castlereagh League to form a Western Rams competition.

Zamparini revealed the decision was unanimous, adding the uncertainty surrounding crowd restrictions and the COVID-19 regulations clubs would have to follow forced the board's hand.

It was revealed on June 3 that the Orange community would welcome the city's newest main street hotel development, with a commercial value of over $35 million, to the local economy.

The proposed development, lodged with Orange City Council, featured a 4 star 98-room international hotel, a family focused bar and brasserie, outdoor cinema and pool, alfresco dining and retail outlets to cater for both the community's needs and visitors.

The proposed development came in at a $25 million construction cost.

The proposed site was located in the CBD located next to IGA Summer Centre car park, fronting on Summer Street.

Winter wasted little time making its mark in Orange on June 1.

Just one day into the coldest months, snow was forecast to hit areas around Orange above 800 metres.

Orange's elevation is 863m, while Mount Canobolas' peak is 1397m. Areas like Millthorpe 960m and Spring Hill 947m are well above the predicted falls cut-off.

There was a maximum of 10 degrees predicted for June 1, with a top of just six on June 2.

The cold start to winter came on the back of the city's wettest autumn in 30 years.

The Bureau of Meteorology's Orange Agricultural Institute station recorded 350.8mm throughout the months of March, April and May this year, which was our best run leading into winter since 1990.

An incredible 434.2mm was recorded throughout autumn that year, with the 329mm that fell throughout April in the middle of that run filling tanks and dams across the region.

This year, the falls were more even, with 128.4mm, 138mm and 84.4mm recorded in March, April and May respectively.

They were welcome figures for farmers across Orange, with just 127.7mm falling in the same period last year as the region battled through a third-straight year of drought.

By June 1 Orange had already eclipsed its rainfall total for all of 2019.