As we mark the 150th anniversary of Cook Park this year, members of the community may be curious about the history of Orange's heritage-listed park.
Drop into the Endeavour Room at the Bastick Cottage in Cook Park and explore the display 'People who shaped Cook Park'.
ENDEAVOUR ROOM: The people who shaped Cook Park display.
Learn about the park's inaugural head gardener Andrew Patterson, father and son James and Jim Bastick, and Dalton Fountain donor James Dalton, among others.
While you're there, visit the Park Guildry, also in the Bastick Cottage, and browse the range of homemade jams and baked goods, knitting, woodwork and pottery made by local craftspeople. The Cottage is open from 10am to 4pm daily.
Orange City Council is encouraging members of the community to share their photos, memories and stories about Cook Park in the lead up to the anniversary. The material will be added to the Recollect Central West website, an online collection of heritage material relating to the people, places and events of the Central West.
