No decision on money for 'dead end' village after two-month highway closure
By Emily Middleton, Xanthe Gregory, and Lani Oataway

A small community's businesses say they will be forced to continue shedding staff and cutting days while the state government decides on financial relief.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/businesses-plead-for-help-after-great-western-highway-closure/106677688

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Investigations underway after 82yo woman dies in house fire
By Emily Middleton

Fire and Rescue NSW removed an unconscious 82-year-old woman from a house fire in Orange and performed CPR, but she died at the scene.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-11/fatal-house-fire-in-orange-kills-82yo-woman/106664654

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