Everyone is invited to come along to Cook Park on Monday 26 January for the city's Australia Day celebrations.
Orange City Council's Australia Day Community Committee Chair, Cr Gerald Power says, as Australians, there is a lot to be proud of.
"On Australia Day we honour the stories, histories and contributions of all Australians and celebrate living in a dynamic, multicultural nation where everyone's views, beliefs and contributions are valued," Cr Power said.
Australia Day Ambassador Bob Turner.
"Let's gather together and celebrate everything we love about our wonderful Orange country and our community."
Our Australia Day Ambassador is NBL Hall of Fame and the Basketball NSW Hall of Fame member Bob Turner, whose four-decade career as a basketball player, coach, marketer and entrepreneur lifted Australian basketball to national prominence.
Orange's Australia Day celebrations will begin at 8am with the traditional community breakfast barbecue, free for the first 600 people, courtesy of the Orange Canobolas Lions Club.
There will be market stalls, children's jumping castles and games area, roving magic performances and music by the City of Orange Brass Band, Orange Male Voice Choir and Canobolas Highland Pipe Band.
The official ceremony will begin at 9:30am featuring the Kinross Wolaroi Indigenous Dancers, with local Scouts raising the Australian and Aboriginal flags.
Almost 100 people will become Australian citizens at the Citizenship Ceremony, which will be held at about 9.55am, followed by the presentation of the Orange Australia Day Awards at about 11.20am.
The categories for this year's awards are:
- Citizen of the Year
- Young Citizen of the Year
- Environmental Citizen of the Year
- Community Group of the Year
- Community Event of the Year
- Local Legend
After the official ceremony, a highlight of the celebrations will be live entertainment by Echoes of African Music from 12pm until 1.30pm.
Visit the website here to view the program for the day.
Orange's Australia Day celebrations are proudly sponsored by Kennards Hire, Hillside Harvest and JR Richards & Sons.
