The first trees will be removed ahead of earthworks starting in late November on Orange's $25 million sports precinct.
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A report to Orange City Council has outlined a planned timetable of the stages for the construction of a main stadium, athletics track and sports fields on a former golf course at Bloomfield.
New images of how the venue will look have also been revealed.
Heritage NSW approval of a decision by the council last month to remove about 250 trees to make way for work on the stadium and athletics track starting is the first step in the process.
A masterplan for the entire site will be prepared to eventually go to the Western Regional Planning Panel for a decision on November 22.
The report said that once that approval was gained the earthworks were planned to start on November 29.
The first trees would be removed before then with the granting of Heritage NSW approval however a date has not yet been revealed.
"On receipt of the permit, council's appointed contractor will commence works pending any COVID-19 constraints," the report said.
"The future stages of the project consist of the removal of the remainder of vegetation, conduct of civil works for the project site, construction of multipurpose fields, construction of main sports stadium and construction of the athletics stadium, construction of car parks and amenities and landscaping to complete the site."
The report will go to an extraordinary meeting of council on Tuesday night which has been called after last Tuesday's meeting was cancelled due to Orange going into a COVID-19 lockdown.
Last Tuesday's meeting was to have been held in the old Town Hall, now the OCTEC building, in Anson Street to celebrate 75 years since the inauguration of the city council.
However, this week's meeting will instead be held online.
On June 28 a large crowd attended the council offices to hear councillors approve the tree demolition.
Five speakers opposing the demolition and five in favour of it addressed council before a debate that resulted in a 10-1 vote supporting the work.
Those opposed to the work said the former golf course should become a public park with the sporting precinct moved to other areas of the city.
However, speakers in favour of the plan said Orange needed better sporting facilities and the location next to Jack Brabham Park was ideal for the proposal.
The state government approved the full $25 million funding for the sporting precinct project following an election promise by premier Gladys Berejiklian in Orange in February, 2019, ahead of the last state election.
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