Waratah Wetlands work wins

Orange has won the “Habitat and Wildlife Conservation” award for larger regional cities in the 2022 Tiny Towns Awards.

The awards were presented in Singleton on Saturday, March 4 after being postponed from last year due to the November floods.

The award recognises the work done by council and community volunteers to enhance the Waratah Wetlands in North Orange.

The wetlands are a newly added recreational area with walking paths and picnic tables in, alongside the Waratah sporting fields.

Orange also won the Heritage and Culture category in the section for larger regional cities for the “Flame of Hope and Reconciliation event” held in May.

Orange Tidy Towns Community Committee Chair, Councillor Kevin Du y said he was delighted with the awards win.

“The Tidy Towns awards are a fantastic acknowledgement of the important work that’s done in Orange to build our community and create sustainable local infrastructure,” Cr Du y said.

“I’m looking forward to congratulating the award winners when we have a local presentation in the coming weeks.”

Scone took out the overall prize, judged NSW’s Tidiest Town for 2022.

Born: March 3, 2023

Weight: 3030g (3.03kgs)

Parents: Lisa and Mark Sellwood

Siblings: Cooper James (3 years) Myles Thomas (20 Months)