All that was left in its place was a mess of rubbish.

As it happens, the machine had not been removed but merely relocated.

"The Orange community are avid users of Return and Earn, having returned more than 28 million containers for recycling through its two local RVMs since the scheme launched," said a spokesperson for the Environmental Protection Authority.

"The North Orange reverse vending machine was temporarily closed the evening of Sunday 18 October to enable its relocation to the other side of the car park for improved access to the site."

The machine was scheduled to reopen at 7am on Wednesday.

As for the rubbish left behind, the EPA said: "The network operator will dispose of all waste from the prior location and continue twice-daily cleans of the RVM and any rubbish alongside the new location.

Three people were rushed to Orange Hospital after being injured in a two-car crash on the Mitchell Highway just outside Orange.

A NSW Ambulance spokesman said four crews went to the scene near Summer Hill Lane, between Orange and Lucknow, about 11.50am on a Sunday. He said three adults were taken to Orange Hospital while two children were treated at the scene for minor injuries.

The spokesman said a man, 45, suffered chest injuries and leg pain and was in a stable condition.He said a woman, 40, suffered abdominal injuries while another woman, 29, suffered minor injuries.

Central West Police District Acting Inspector Luke Cole said police, ambulance and fire brigade crews responded to what was initially described as a "persons trapped accident."

Acting Inspector Cole said the highway was not closed due to the accident as the cars were off the road.

Orange residents were complaining about garbage collectors not emptying green bins full of wet grass in the spring mowing season.

Cr Glenn Taylor said residents had contacted him complaining the trucks were not taking the rubbish, apparently because the bins were too heavy to be lifted.

He said the contractors, J. R. Richards, should increase the weight limits during spring when lawns needed cutting more often and the clippings were wet.

It does cause some distress, particularly for older people.

"It's just leaving some people stranded," he said.

Cr Taylor said it was particularly affecting older people.

"In the last few weeks a number of people have contacted me [saying] their green bins have been left on the footpath," he said.

"We are in a very wet period and the grass is very heavy at the moment with the amount of moisture that's in it."

Orange housing prices soared to a new level with a villa breaking the $1 million barrier.

The four-bedroom townhouse, 3/45 Kite Street, has just sold for $1.15 million and was believed to be the first non-house property in the CBD to achieve that price.

According to the NSW Valuer General the previous highest sale price for a residential property other than a house in Orange in the past four years was $850,000.

Selling agent Ash Brown of One Agency Orange said it had been bought by an un-named professional couple seeking to downsize without having to worry about maintaining a large garden.

"This ticks a whole lot of purchasers' boxes," he said. "A lot of people are wanting downtown living and a lot of people are down-sizing."

The property last sold for $269,000 eight years ago but the site has since been developed into three villas.

Jimmy Georgopoulos was fed up with paying his bank $400 a month in transaction fees for purchases made by customers on card.

Before COVID began to spread earlier this year Mr Georgopoulos - who owns Jimmy's Yeeros and Takeaway on Woodward Street - estimated about 60 per cent of people paid by card and 40 percent by cash.

Today, with concerns over the cleanliness of money, 90 percent of people pay by card.

And that means the bank fees are piling up, to a point where it's costing him about $5,000 a year.

"The younger generation are all using cards, they don't carry cash," Mr Georgopoulos said.

"The older generation still carries cash. To stem the flow of money going out in fees Mr Georgopoulos said he had been forced to investigate a widely-used tap and go system that charges the customer any fees rather than the business.