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Special Rate Variation (SRV)

On 25 June 2024, Council endorsed the 2024/25 - 2027/28 Delivery Program and 2024/25 Operational Plan inclusive of the special variation. The variation is for a 10% increase to the general rate for 3 consecutive years, commencing 1 July 2024. This page has all the details and documents on the SRV process, including a series of FAQs.

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Millfest
1 Feb 2025
A day of family fun in the park! Join us on Saturday, 1st February 2025, for a fantastic event filled with live music, delicious food and drinks, and endless activities to keep the kids entertained
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Millthorpe NSW Australia
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Newbridge Swap Meet
9 Feb 2025
Turn your summer shed clean-out into cash, and bring home some new treasures! Yes, it’s the Newbridge Swap Meet, back at Newbridge Showground on Sunday, February 9, 2025 from 7am-11am.
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Lyndhurst Country Community Fair
16 Mar 2025
Lyndhurst Country Community Fair is on again with a range of market stalls, activities, food vans, free kids entertainment, performances and more. FREE ENTRY
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2025 Blayney Show
22 Mar 2025
Save the date for the 147th annual Blayney Show. This is a placeholder event, more details will be added closer to the event
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Orange FOOD WEEK
28 Mar 2025  - 6 Apr 2025
Orange FOOD Week is Australia’s longest running regional food festival and has been acclaimed as one of Australia’s top ten food festivals. The 10 day community festival, held from Friday 28 March to Sunday 6 April in 2025, celebrates the Orange region’s diverse and high quality food and wine. It showcases the farmers who grow it, as well as the local chefs, cooks, restaurateurs and caterers that create extraordinary dishes with it.
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Falling for Blayney
30 Mar 2025
Falling for Blayney - An Autumn High Tea Experience: Be part of something truly special with the launch of Falling for Blayney, a luxurious High Tea event set in the stunning Athol Gardens this autumn. As part of the renowned FOOD Week, celebrating the best local produce across the Orange Region, this new event invites you to indulge in a menu that highlights the finest ingredients from across the region
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River Yarn Fibre Festival
5 Apr 2025  - 6 Apr 2025
The picture-perfect village of Carcoar is nestled in a small sheltered valley beside the meandering Belubula River. A true historic gem, it is the third oldest settlement west of the Blue Mountains. We are inviting you to join us at the second Fibre Festival - a weekend of inspiring workshops and market stalls for knitting and yarn enthusiasts. Carcoar is praised as a wonderful piece of living history and a brilliant place to recharge the batteries, step back to yesteryear and immerse in local hospitality.
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Sculptures by the Bush
11 Apr 2025  - 4 May 2025
PLACEHOLDER FOR 2025 - EXACT DATES TBC. Sculptures by the Bush is an annual competition held across the Blayney Shire where local residents are encouraged to enter and visitors and locals explore the region and see the sculptures. The competition has three different classifications including the Hay Bale Art Challenge, a Farm Art Challenge and the Scarecrow Competition.
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Newbridge Winter Solstice Festival
21 Jun 2025
This is a placeholder event for 2025 pending event confirmation from organising committee. The Winter Solstice is a midwinter celebration of the solstice culminating with a wickerman bonfire and including Viking fighters, dancers, circus performers, live music, artisan markets and hearty winter food in an historic village setting.
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What's On?

Millfest 314 x 220
Millfest
1 Feb 2025
A day of family fun in the park! Join us on Saturday, 1st February 2025, for a fantastic event filled with live music, delicious food and drinks, and endless activities to keep the kids entertained
Read More
Millthorpe NSW Australia
Swap Meet 314 x 220
Newbridge Swap Meet
9 Feb 2025
Turn your summer shed clean-out into cash, and bring home some new treasures! Yes, it’s the Newbridge Swap Meet, back at Newbridge Showground on Sunday, February 9, 2025 from 7am-11am.
Read More
lyndhurst village 315 × 220
Lyndhurst Country Community Fair
16 Mar 2025
Lyndhurst Country Community Fair is on again with a range of market stalls, activities, food vans, free kids entertainment, performances and more. FREE ENTRY
Read More
Blayney Show 314 x 220 (1)
2025 Blayney Show
22 Mar 2025
Save the date for the 147th annual Blayney Show. This is a placeholder event, more details will be added closer to the event
Read More
FOOD Week 314 x 220
Orange FOOD WEEK
28 Mar 2025  - 6 Apr 2025
Orange FOOD Week is Australia’s longest running regional food festival and has been acclaimed as one of Australia’s top ten food festivals. The 10 day community festival, held from Friday 28 March to Sunday 6 April in 2025, celebrates the Orange region’s diverse and high quality food and wine. It showcases the farmers who grow it, as well as the local chefs, cooks, restaurateurs and caterers that create extraordinary dishes with it.
Read More
Falling for Blayney 314 x 220 (1)
Falling for Blayney
30 Mar 2025
Falling for Blayney - An Autumn High Tea Experience: Be part of something truly special with the launch of Falling for Blayney, a luxurious High Tea event set in the stunning Athol Gardens this autumn. As part of the renowned FOOD Week, celebrating the best local produce across the Orange Region, this new event invites you to indulge in a menu that highlights the finest ingredients from across the region
Read More
River Yarn - 314x220
River Yarn Fibre Festival
5 Apr 2025  - 6 Apr 2025
The picture-perfect village of Carcoar is nestled in a small sheltered valley beside the meandering Belubula River. A true historic gem, it is the third oldest settlement west of the Blue Mountains. We are inviting you to join us at the second Fibre Festival - a weekend of inspiring workshops and market stalls for knitting and yarn enthusiasts. Carcoar is praised as a wonderful piece of living history and a brilliant place to recharge the batteries, step back to yesteryear and immerse in local hospitality.
Read More
Sculptures 314 x 220
Sculptures by the Bush
11 Apr 2025  - 4 May 2025
PLACEHOLDER FOR 2025 - EXACT DATES TBC. Sculptures by the Bush is an annual competition held across the Blayney Shire where local residents are encouraged to enter and visitors and locals explore the region and see the sculptures. The competition has three different classifications including the Hay Bale Art Challenge, a Farm Art Challenge and the Scarecrow Competition.
Read More
Newbridge Winter Solstice 314 x 220
Newbridge Winter Solstice Festival
21 Jun 2025
This is a placeholder event for 2025 pending event confirmation from organising committee. The Winter Solstice is a midwinter celebration of the solstice culminating with a wickerman bonfire and including Viking fighters, dancers, circus performers, live music, artisan markets and hearty winter food in an historic village setting.
Read More

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