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Orange council approves sewer works for 13 Churchill Avenue properties
Orange City Council has approved sewer main decommissioning and sewer connection relocations at 13 private properties between 40 and 64 Churchill Avenue, while also advancing consultation on John Davis Stadium lighting.
Orange City Council has approved sewer main decommissioning and sewer connection relocations at 13 private properties on Churchill Avenue in Orange. The unanimous decision, made at the council’s ordinary meeting on 2 June 2026, covers homes between 40 and 64 Churchill Avenue.
Council resolved to proceed under section 67(2) of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW). The minutes do not give a construction timetable, but the resolution clears the way for the sewer works to proceed on the strip of properties.
The Churchill Avenue item sat alongside a night of broader infrastructure, governance and sports precinct decisions. Councillors also backed a process for wider community consultation on the John Davis Stadium lighting proposal within 30 days where practicable.
That consultation will include a survey and comparative information on the adopted lighting proposal and a staged alternative. Council also wants costs, funding sources and longer-term budget implications set out before it makes a final call on the preferred lighting model.
The meeting also dealt with Orange Airport. Councillors deferred consideration of an instrument landing system proposal to the next Airport Community Committee meeting, after debating whether the airport should investigate the technology for poor weather landings.
In other business, council acknowledged an update on community automated external defibrillators and placed Strategic Policy ST62, Investigation & Enforcement, on public exhibition for at least 28 days.
The council also returned to its 2021 Model Code of Meeting Practice after rescinding the version adopted in December 2025, following advice from the Office of Local Government dated 28 May 2026. Councillors asked for a further report on optional changes for a revised code.
Churchill Avenue was one of several named local sites on the agenda, alongside John Davis Stadium, Orange Airport and the Orange Sports Precinct. For residents on Churchill Avenue, the sewer resolution is the most immediate local impact from the public part of the meeting.
Reference minutes
Based on Orange City Council’s ordinary meeting minutes of 2 June 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- Council resolved to proceed with sewer-related works on 13 private properties.
- The properties are between 40 and 64 Churchill Avenue, Orange.
- The resolution was made under section 67(2) of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW).
- Council also ordered broader community consultation on John Davis Stadium lighting within 30 days where practicable.
- Strategic Policy ST62, Investigation & Enforcement, was placed on public exhibition for a minimum of 28 days.
- Council deferred the Orange Airport ILS proposal to the next Airport Community Committee meeting.
- Council rescinded the 16 December 2025 Code of Meeting Practice and reinstated the 2021 Model Code.
Why it matters
- Thirteen Churchill Avenue properties are covered by approved sewer works, which can affect access, service arrangements and property-level disruption for nearby residents.