People from all over the globe have moved to Orange in the past year and they got to celebrate their new home at an official welcome function at the Botanic Gardens on Sunday.

Gayle Stratton moved for work five months ago when she became the new principal at St Marys Catholic Primary School.

"We love it, we really love it," she said.

"There are lots of place to walk the dogs.

"We feel the pace is not as frenetic as Sydney."

Steve Jemmeson said thanks to COVID his work in insurance was still being done from home.

Backpacker Tim Derepentigny from Texas arrived in Australia in January last year.

"Just before everything went kaput," he said talking of the COVID-19 pandemic.

He met fellow backpacker Katy Fisher from England while working on a farm in Cowra.

They said since moving to Orange they had worked at a vineyard, an apple farm and now at a leading restaurant in town.

Lizzy Ashby and her young family have moved to Orange from Cairns to be closer to her family who live in the Colour City.

She said they were adjusting to the change in weather compared to Queensland including her partner having to get used to wearing shoes.

The New Resident Welcome lunch is an annual event put on by Orange City Council to help new residents learn more about what the city can offer them, and the chance to meet new friends.

Orange mayor Reg Kidd said moving to a new city can be daunting.

"The welcome lunch is an easy point of contact for people who have moved here and want to meet people in similar situations, or want to get a bit more local knowledge from council staff.

"The New Resident Welcome is a casual lunch where the kids can run around in the gardens.

"The adults can then spend time getting to know each other and getting to know what their new community in Orange has to offer."

He said it was an important year for Orange as it was celebrating both 175 years since it was declared a village and 75 years since it became a city.

"We've got a very diverse community," he told the new residents.

"It's a great way for people to find out what we have here in Orange."

He said Orange boasted assets including medical facilities, a diverse economy and dedicated volunteers in various fields.

"We have medical facilities here in Orange second to none," he said. That included having 146 medical specialists working out of Orange.

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