To mark 150 years of Local Government in Orange a commemorative Orange City Council meeting will be held in the old Town Hall on the corner of Byng and Anson streets on Thursday 18 February.
The first meeting of Orange Municipal Council was held on 18 February 1860.
The 150-year anniversary meeting will be held upstairs in the former Council chamber. The only access to the old Town Hall Chamber is via stairs.
There is limited seating space available for members of the public. If members of the public wish to attend they need to contact Council to book a space. People wishing to attend should contact Roxanne Betts on 6393 8207 or rbetts@orange.nsw.gov.au
The anniversary meeting commences at 7pm and will include a presentation by the Orange Historical Society detailing the 1860 meeting.
The first meeting of Orange Municipal Council was held in the then Court House and was presided over by the Chairman, John Peisley with Councillors John Woodward, George McKay, William Dale, Dennis Hanrahan and William Tucker Evans in attendance. Crown Solicitor, George Colquhoun was appointed Council Clerk and James Dalton and Patrick Kenna were appointed auditors.
A Council meeting will be held in the current Court House as part of Local Government Week in August.
