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Orange community rallies around Naomie Richings' family following deadly blaze

Naomie Richings has been remembered as an incredible, "bright and bubbly" person as the Orange community rallies to support her family.

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Hero firefighters save two children from the flames that killed their mother

A rescue team braved "intense fire conditions" to rescue two children from a burning home in Orange but were unable to save their mother

The New Daily

Mother dies in NSW house fire that hospitalised two children in Orange

Police say a man escaped the blaze but suffered burns when he tried to re-enter the property.

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Mother dies as father and two children hospitalised after house fire tragedy in Orange

Firefighters were able to rescue the two young boys but the woman was unable to be revived at the scene

The Guardian - AU

Man in his 20s has died, while the Mitchell Highway near Orange remains closed

The Mitchell Highway near Orange remains closed in both directions, and is expected to remain that way for some time due to a police investigation.

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Cadia Gold Mine near Orange ordered to fix dust pollution after heavy metals found in locals' blood, water

High levels of metals like lead, nickel and selenium were found in the blood and water of residents living near a NSW mine, prompting a deadline to reduce pollution.

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Orange Private Hospital goes into administration

Nearly 100 employees and patients in the NSW cental west face an uncertain future after the Orange Private Hospital went into administration.

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Orange Private Hospital enters administration amid 'uncertain times' for staff

The Orange Private Hospital opened less than two years ago and employs almost 100 nurses and surgeons.

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NSW gold mine investigated for dust pollution

The NSW environmental watchdog has requested a health risk analysis to determine if dust from a gold mine near Orange is impacting the community.

The New Daily

EPA to probe Cadia gold mine after heavy metals found in residents' blood, rainwater

The EPA says it is concerned that Cadia Valley Operations is failing to meet its obligations following reports from residents that dust rising from its mine near Orange in NSW is contaminating their water and making their kids sick.

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Lorry driver who filmed Orange hall Michaela chanting 'could not have foreseen' her murder being mocked

Andrew McDade is claiming unfair dismissal by his former employer in the aftermath of the Facebook Live broadcast last May

Irish Mirror

Newcomers Where's Jimmy go faster, harder

They are cut from the same cloth as AC/DC and Midnight Oil

Newcastle Herald

Central West NSW First Nations leaders rally behind Voice to Parliament

Indigenous elders and leaders from western New South Wales have rallied behind the "yes" vote at a parliamentary committee hearing in Orange.

ABC News

The Voice will address centuries of harm, hearing told

A parliamentary committee into the Voice referendum is hearing from Indigenous communities in rural New South Wales.

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'Our path is your path', voice supporters tell inquiry

A parliamentary committee into the voice referendum has heard from Indigenous communities in rural NSW ahead of the national vote later in the year.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida high school student club’s ‘drag & donuts’ event canceled after criticism by board member, state leaders

ORLANDO, Fla. — A Boone High School LGBTQ student club’s plans for a “drag & donuts” meeting after school Thursday was canceled after criticism from a conservative member of the Orange County School Board and Florida’s Education Commissioner.

The Guardian - AU

Community-led rainwater testing near Orange finds one in three tanks have unsafe lead levels

NSW Health is retesting water after residents raised concerns about elevated traces of heavy metals, which they worry is linked to Cadia goldmine

Newcastle Herald

Weston's Criterion Hotel sells for around $8.5 million

The sale follows HTL Property's recent record sale of the Robin Hood Hotel in Orange.

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NSW Health to test for heavy metal contamination in private rainwater tanks near regional goldmine

Newcrest Mining says reports of heavy metal contamination do not match its monitoring data from Cadia goldmine near Orange

ABC News

NSW Minister intervenes in lease spat between Orange's local health district and volunteer-run O'Brien Centre

Mental Health Minister Bronnie Taylor has "directed" the Western NSW Local Health District to enter mediation with the 23-year-old, volunteer-run O'Brien Centre over a lease agreement.

ABC News

BOM issues weather warnings in NSW as severe storm causes flash flooding in Central West

Heavy storms have dropped hail and significant amounts of rain in parts of the state, flooding roads, parks and threatening homes.

The Canberra Times

Family's touching tribute to bricklayer who 'put everyone's best interests before his own'

Patrick Prevett is the second man to have slipped and died at Gibraltar Falls in the space of one week

ABC News

Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party announce candidate hoping to retain Central West NSW seat

The Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party hope to hold onto the NSW seat of Orange in upcoming election, announcing a candidate who has backed away from past social media posts.

The Orange County Register

Body of Southern California lawyer back in US from Mexico, private autopsy planned

The body of Orange County, California, deputy public defender Elliot Blair, who died mysteriously Jan. 14 in Mexico, crossed the border from Baja California to the United States on Monday afternoon.

Los Angeles Times

Firing of a Calif. school superintendent sets the stage for a conservative agenda

LOS ANGELES — Madison Klovstad Miner ran for the Orange Unified school board with financial backing from conservative groups, signaling her ideology with phrases like "parent first" and "education fundamentals."

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