CENTRAL WESTERN DAILY OVERVIEW

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The Orange district is home to the headquarters of the NSW Department of Agriculture – fitting due to the area’s production of fruit and the high number mixed farms producing fat lambs, beef cattle, wheat and oats.

Orange has also emerged as a leader in the food and wine industry with events such as Taste Orange now held over a number of locations in Sydney, which has cemented the region’s reputation and popularity with foodies and the wine connoisseur.

A number of festivals including Orange Food Week, Orange Wine Festival and Orange Apple Festival attract thousands of visitors to the area each year all looking to the Central Western Daily’s print and online products for information on what to do, what to see and what to buy.

The city’s largest employer, Newcrest Gold and Copper mine has attracted a diverse range of people to the area and developments such as Orange Abattoir have provided hundreds of new jobs.

Education is also a major industry with two tertiary facilities, Charles Sturt University, University of Sydney and the Western Institute of TAFE.

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