NSW senator Deb O’Neil was in Orange on Monday to announce joint state and federal funding for the first steps of a plan to explore building a pilot plant to produce Purified Recycled Water (PRW) for Orange residents to drink.

In the same way that Orange has led the way Australia-wide to draw on Stormwater Harvesting to deliver drinking water, the next step is to use Purified Recycled Water.

It's a decision with a huge potential impact for the city’s future.

This week, we find out how it could all work.

And we meet one of the new faces recently-elected to Orange City Council

When it comes to Orange's suite of festivals, there are a couple of new kids on the block. The Orange Podcast chats to locals at the launch of the next Rainbow Festival.

And, we meet one of the new faces on Orange City Council, Cr Marea Ruddy, who’s aiming to make the work of Council a bit more approachable for the community…

The Orange community is getting behind an international campaign, called the '16 days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence.'
The United Nations estimates one in three women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime.
In Orange there are several passionate advocates and service providers supporting victims of gender-based violence, who are raising awareness and working to prevent domestic and family violence.