City of Orange (New South Wales)

This article is about the local government area in New South Wales. For other cities or places, see Orange (disambiguation).

Local government area in New South Wales, Australia

City of Orange
New South Wales

Location in New South Wales

Orange Civic Centre

Coordinates| 33°17′S 149°06′E﻿ / ﻿33.283°S 149.100°E﻿ / -33.283; 149.100
Population| 43,512 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established| 9 January 1860
Area| 285 km2 (110.0 sq mi)
Mayor| Jason Hamling (Independent)
Council seat| Orange[2]
Region| Central West
State electorate(s)| Orange
Federal division(s)| Calare
Website| City of Orange
| LGAs around City of Orange:

Cabonne | Dubbo Regional | Mid-Western
Cabonne | City of Orange | Bathurst
Cowra | Blayney |

The City of Orange is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. Based in Orange, the area is located adjacent to the Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway line.

## Suburbs and localities

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### Suburbs of Orange

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* Bletchington
* Bloomfield
* Bowen
* Calare
* Canobolas
* Clifton Grove
* Glenroi
* Narrambla
* Orange East
* Orange South
* Suma Park
* Summer Hill
* Warrendine

### Other localities

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* Huntley
* Lucknow
* March
* Shadforth
* Spring Creek
* Spring Hill
* Springside

## Heritage listings

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The City of Orange has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

* 4570-4578 Mitchell Highway, Lucknow: Wentworth and Reform Gold Mines[3]
* 219-255 Anson Street, Orange: Uniting Church and Kindergarten Hall[4]
* 3-25 Bathurst Road, Orange: Bowen Terrace[5]
* 84 Byng Street, Orange: Union Bank of Australia building[6]
* Forest Road, Orange: Bloomfield Hospital[7]
* Peisley Street, Orange: Orange railway station[8]
* 24-26 Summer Street, Orange: Cook Park[9]
* 29 Summer Street, Orange: Berrilea[10]
* 221 Summer Street, Orange: Orange Post Office[11]
* Woodward Street, Orange: Duntryleague[12]

## Council history

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Situated on Blackman's Swamp Creek, Orange was proclaimed a village in 1846 and the local parish was named by the Surveyor General, Major Sir Thomas Mitchell, in honour of Prince William of Orange, whom had been an associate of in the Peninsular War, when both were aides-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington, whose title was bestowed on the valley to the west by John Oxley.[13] Much of the town's subsequent growth and development in the early years was due to the discovery of gold in 1851 at Ophir and Lucknow. The resulting gold rush attracted a wide range of people and business to the district, many of whom settled in the region and developed a strong agricultural industry, particularly in the growing of wheat and barley.

Orange was first incorporated on 9 January 1860 when the Municipality of Orange was proclaimed.[14] The first election for a six-member council was held on 9 February 1860, with John Peisley elected as the first chairman. The first meeting of the council was held at the Court House on 18 February 1860, with George Dolquhorn appointed as the first Town Clerk.[15]

This new council fell into controversy within a few years however, with the legality of the council constitution questioned in 1866 and the council suspended by order of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. With the Municipalities Act 1867, the Council was reconstituted and a new council was elected on 14 February 1868. In 1888, the Municipality of East Orange was proclaimed and merged with the Orange Municipality on 24 December 1912.[15][16][17]

Orange was proclaimed a City on 19 July 1946 when its population was over 15,000.[18] On 1 October 1977, the City of Orange was extended in area to 298 km2 when parts of the surrounding shires of Cabonne, Blayney, and Lyndhurst were transferred to the City of Orange.[15]

### 2016–17 amalgamation proposal

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A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the City of Orange merge with the Cabonne Shire and Blayney Shire Councils to form a new council with an area of 7,833 square kilometres (3,024 sq mi) and support a population of approximately 63,000.[19] Despite originally planning for the amalgamation to go ahead, the merger scheduled for May 2016 was delayed due to legal action, and in February 2017 the NSW Government decided not to proceed with the amalgamation.[20][21][22]

## Council

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See also: List of mayors of Orange

### Current composition and election method

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Orange City Council is composed of eleven councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected directly by a popular vote. A referendum was held on 8 September 2012 and an absolute majority of voters resolved in favour to directly-elect the mayor, which took effect from the 2017 election.[23] The most recent election was held on 14 September 2024. The makeup of the council is as follows:[24]

Party | Councillors

|

| Independents and Unaligned  | 10
| Labor | 1
| The Greens | 1
| Total | 12

The current Council, elected in 2024, is:

Mayor | Party | Notes

|
|

| Tony Mileto  | Independent  | Mayor, 2024-present. Councillor since 2017.
Councillor | Party | Notes
| Kevin Duffy  | Independent  | Elected 2012.
| Marea Ruddy  | Independent  | Elected 2024.
| Tammy Greenhalgh  | Independent  | Elected 2021. Deputy Mayor, 2024-present.
| Jeffery Whitton  | Labor |
| Steven Peterson  | Independent  | Elected 2021.
| Frances Kinghorne  | Independent  | Elected 2021.
| Gerald Power  | Independent  | Elected 2021. Deputy Mayor, 2022-2024.
| Graeme Judge  | Independent  | Elected 2024.
| Jamie Stedman  | Independent  | Elected 2024.
| Melanie McDonald  | Independent  | Elected 2021.
| David Mallard  | Greens | Elected 2021.

## Election results

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### 2024

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Central West § Orange results.[edit]

2024 New South Wales local elections: Orange  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| Independent (Group C) | 1\. Tony Mileto (elected mayor)
2\. Marea Ruddy (elected 2)
3\. Jamie Stedman (elected 9)
4\. Bernadette Wood
5\. Tony Pearson
6\. Brett Hazzard  | 4,006  | 16.7  | +0.7
| Independent (Group B) | 1\. Kevin Duffy (elected 1)
2\. Graeme Judge (elected 11)
3\. Fleur Vardanega
4\. Darren Johnson
5\. Richard Clifford
6\. Bradley Tyack  | 3,651  | 15.2  | +5.3
| Independent (Group F) | 1\. Tammy Greenhalgh (elected 4)
2\. Craig Harvey
3\. Paris Papell
4\. Holly Whitaker
5\. Jason Lyne
6\. Melissa Hamling  | 2,917  | 12.2  | −1.1
| Independent (Group J) | 1\. Steven Peterson (elected 3)
2\. Warwick Baines
3\. Theodore Crane
4\. Andrew Greig
5\. Michael O'Mara
6\. Nathan Sutherland
7\. Anthony Solari  | 2,853  | 11.9  | +1.5
| Labor | 1\. Jeff Whitton (elected 5)
2\. Heather Dunn
3\. Addam Parish
4\. Jack Carden
5\. Charles Ginty
6\. Julie Cunningham  | 2,049  | 8.6  | +1.1
| Independent (Group K) | 1\. Frances Kinghorne (elected 6)
2\. Paula Townsend
3\. Eunice Adetifa
4\. Salvatore Sciuto
5\. Thomas McCann
6\. Patrick Raftery  | 1,914  | 8.0  | +2.1
| Independent (Group G) | 1\. Gerald Power (elected 7)
2\. Tabitha McBurney
3\. Ben Benton
4\. Glenda Bell
5\. Elizabeth Seccombe
6\. Michael Seccombe  | 1,844  | 7.7  | +4.1
| Independent (Group D) | 1\. Melanie McDonell (elected 8)
2\. Ken Freedman
3\. Ben Bartlett
4\. Chris Stanger
5\. Granton Smith
6\. Kate Curtin  | 1,786  | 7.5  | −0.4
| Greens | 1\. David Mallard (elected 10)
2\. Sue Clarke
3\. Jenny Pratten
4\. Ben Parker
5\. Liz Murrell
6\. Haidee Edwards  | 1,560  | 6.5  | −2.7
| Independent (Group A) | 1\. Glenn Floyd
2\. Gary Sanders
3\. Kristen Hopcraft
4\. Brock Anderson
5\. William Moran
6\. Peter Whelan  | 733  | 3.1  | −9.2
| Independent (Group H) | 1\. James Newman
2\. Jason Wright
3\. Beverley Williams
4\. Annette Steele
5\. Jannene Geoghegan
6\. Azra Nurkic  | 640  | 2.7  |
Total formal votes  | 23,953  | 92.3  |
Informal votes  | 2,000  | 7.7  |
Turnout | 25,953  | 84.3  |

### 2021

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Central West § Orange.[edit]

Elected councillor  | Party

|

| Tony Mileto  | For Our Future
| Jack Evans  | For Our Future
| Tammy Greenhalgh  | Team Hamling
| Glenn Floyd  | SFF
| Steven Peterson  | Refresh Orange
| Kevin Duffy  | Independent
(Group F)
| David Mallard  | Greens
| Melanie McDonell  | McDonell Team
| Jeff Whitton  | Ind. Labor
| Frances Kinghorne  | ORRAP
| Gerald Power  | Independent
(Group I)
2021 New South Wales local elections: Orange[25][26][27][28] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

|
|
|
|

| For Our Future  | 3,786  | 15.9  |
| Team Hamling  | 3,155  | 13.3  |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 2,928  | 12.3  |
| Refresh Orange  | 2,469  | 10.4  |
| Independent (Group F)  | 2,351  | 9.9  |
| Greens | 2,185  | 9.2  |
| McDonell Team  | 1,870  | 7.9  |
| Independent Labor | 1,786  | 7.5  |
| Orange Residents and Ratepayers Association  | 1,408  | 5.9  |
| Independent (Group I)  | 846  | 3.6  |
| Independent | Amanda Spalding  | 347  | 1.5  |
| Independent | Geoff Naughton  | 266  | 1.1  |
| Independent | Lesley Smith  | 192  | 0.8  |
| Independent | Scott Munro  | 105  | 0.4  |
| Independent | Josh Girle-Bennett  | 46  | 0.2  |
Total formal votes  | 23,740  | 93.4  |
Informal votes  | 1,684  | 6.6  |
Turnout | 25,424  | 84.4  |

## References

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1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Orange (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
2. ^ "Orange City Council". Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 6 September 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
3. ^ "Wentworth and Reform Gold Mines". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H02004. Retrieved 18 February 2020. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
4. ^ "Uniting Church & Kindergarten Hall". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00419. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
5. ^ "Bowen Terrace". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00013. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
6. ^ "Union Bank of Australia (former)". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00230. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
7. ^ "Bloomfield Hospital". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01745. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
8. ^ "Orange Railway Station and yard group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01218. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
9. ^ "Cook Park". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01998. Retrieved 18 February 2020. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
10. ^ "Berrilea". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00361. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
11. ^ "Orange Post Office". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01416. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
12. ^ "Duntryleague with Lodge, Park, Gates, Stables". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00318. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
13. ^ "PLACE NAMES". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 13 May 1964. p. 61. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
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16. ^ "A municipality is born". The Central Western Daily. 17 February 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
17. ^ "PROCLAMATION". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 183\. New South Wales, Australia. 24 December 1912. p. 7513. Retrieved 20 May 2018 - via National Library of Australia.
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19. ^ "Merger proposal: Blayney Shire Council, Cabonne Shire, Orange City Council" (PDF). Government of New South Wales. January 2016. p. 7\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
20. ^ Davies, Anne; McKenny, Leesha; Neil, Dave (18 December 2015). "BREAKING NEWSOrange City Council to merge with Blayney and Cabonne". Central Western Daily. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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23. ^ "Orange City Council – Referendum". Local Government Elections 2012. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 6 March 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2012. "The Mayor of Orange is currently elected each year by the 12 Councillors. Do you approve of the direct election of the Mayor by the voters of Orange, for a four year term?"
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## External links

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* Cobbora
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* Warren
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