Orange City Council has welcomed the passing of legislation which will allow water to be pumped from the Macquarie River to Orange more often. Read More
Orange mayor Cr Reg Kidd has praised the attitude of Orange residents to embrace sensible levels of water use. Read More
Orange residents have heard how Orange City Council has spent around $90 million on water infrastructure since the last drought. The tally includes state, federal council-funded projects on enlarging Suma Park Dam, the Macquarie Pipeline and the Orange to Carcoar pipeline. Read More
Orange and Cabonne Councils have reached an agreement to send water from Orange’s reserves to help Molong through the drought as an emergency measure should it be needed.
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Orange residents will have the chance to learn more about how the city is responding to the drought and to ask their questions at two Water Forums to be held next week.
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Newcrest’s Cadia mine will reduce the amount of water it uses from Orange to help the community respond to the drought.
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Orange City Council’s tree crew is going to an extra effort to protect a rare tree from the impact of the current drought. Read More
Orange’s extra sources of water made a significant contribution to the city’s water supply during September, despite the ongoing drought. Read More
Orange City Council today started releasing water from Spring Creek Dam to improve water availability ahead of what is predicted to be a dry summer.
Orange is set to move to Level 5 water restrictions. This weekend’s change to daylight saving time has been chosen as the date when residents will make the switch from Level 4.
