Orange City Council has been undertaking a project to conserve the fabric of Wentworth Main Mine. The program of work has included conservation of significant 1930s buildings and included repairs to windows, doors architraves bargeboards and repainting. This project was assisted by the NSW Government throughthe Heritage Near Me program Stamper Battery Shed

Trees marked by Aboriginal cultural practices are a distinctive part of the Australian landscape. A recent discovery on Wiradjuri country in New South Wales shows some of these “culturally modified trees” may be much younger than anybody thought. Read more about it https://theconversation.com/how-a-stone-wedged-in-a-gum-tree-shows-the-resilience-of-aboriginal-culture-in-australia-139663

The Central West of New South Wales is littered with crumbling remains of once thriving settlements. There are the collapsing tin roofs of former post offices, the empty Cobb and Co changing stables, and clusters of headstones worn smooth by wind and rain. But there are also the unseen towns and villages — those reclaimed entirely by nature. Curious Central … read more