150 Celebration Dinner
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![Titus Doa (Mayor Mount Hagen PNG); Stephen Sykes (Orange City Council); John Davis Mayor; Tom Olga (Governor Western Highlands [WHP] PNG); Wak Kewa (manager Mount hagen Council); Aula Kobale (First Secretary WHP Governor’s office)](/index.php?title=File:Dinner.jpg)
On Saturday 7th August I hosted a Gala Dinner at the Orange Function Centre to celebrate 150 years of Local Government in Orange. I was delighted to welcome so many members of our community and guests from near and far. These included former Mayors, Ronald John Hill, John Miller and Reginald Kidd; Janet Lee a descendant of our first Chairman, John Peisley; and delegates from our Sister City Mt Hagen. It was also a pleasure to have The Member for Orange (and previous OCC Councillor) Russell Turner and Emeritus Lord Mayor of Sydney Doug Sutherland AM join us. During the evening we were entertained by former Town Clerk Bill Marshall who recounted the highs and lows of his time at the top.
A definite highlight was the presentation of the Celebrating Our Community Awards which recognised 56 individuals, organisations and businesses who have contributed to our city. Each Awardee was presented with a framed personalised commemorative stamp to mark the occassion.
