transport · Orange City Council
Orange council backs road changes and takes Jonathan Drive repair question on notice
Orange City Council adopted new parking and traffic controls across several streets, and took a question about a possible defect on Jonathan Drive on notice.
Orange City Council adopted a package of parking and traffic changes for streets including Buckland Drive, Summer Street East, Park Street, Icely Road, Hamer Street and Cox Avenue at its Infrastructure Policy Committee meeting on 3 March, and took a Jonathan Drive repair question on notice.
The council endorsed the Local Transport Forum’s recommendations, including extending the existing no standing zone on Buckland Drive and installing no stopping signs at the Summer Street East and Park Street intersection and at Park Street and Icely Road.
At Hamer Street, council approved replacing a Give Way sign with a stop sign, painting a stop line on the northern end of the street and asking the owner of the residence on the north-west corner to lower the front corner fence to 1.2 metres.
Council also approved traffic classifiers on Cox Avenue and said the speed data would be reported to NSW Police. At Canobolas School, it backed a school-timed no parking zone from 8am to 9.30am and 2.30pm to 4pm, with kiss-and-drop signs.
The forum also won approval for the AusCycling Orange Tour Cycling Race on 16 and 17 May 2026, subject to conditional approval.
In a separate airport item, council acknowledged the Airport Community Committee report, accepted its recommendation and adopted the remainder of the minutes. The emergency helicopter retrieval base at Orange Airport will be named the Glenn Taylor Hangar in honour of Glenn Taylor.
The unresolved maintenance issue came up during the current works report. Cr McDonell asked how long it would be before the spring under the road surface and unsafe barriers on Jonathan Drive were fixed. The question was taken on notice.
Council also acknowledged the current works report.
The transport changes affect several parts of Orange at once, including Buckland Drive, Summer Street East, Park Street, Icely Road, Hamer Street, Cox Avenue and Canobolas School. The Jonathan Drive question leaves a road safety concern awaiting a later answer.
No votes were recorded against the airport and transport recommendations.
Reference minutes
Source: Orange City Council Infrastructure Policy Committee minutes, 3 March 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- Council adopted recommendations from the Airport Community Committee and Local Transport Forum.
- The emergency helicopter retrieval base at Orange Airport will be named the Glenn Taylor Hangar.
- Buckland Drive will get an extension of the existing no standing zone.
- No stopping signs were approved for Summer Street East and Park Street, and Park Street and Icely Road.
- Hamer Street will get a stop sign and stop line, with a fence height request also recorded.
- A school-timed no parking zone was approved outside Canobolas School from 8am to 9am and 2:30pm to 4pm.
- A councillor’s question about the spring under the road surface and unsafe barriers on Jonathan Drive was taken on notice.
Why it matters
- The meeting brought new parking and safety controls to several Orange streets, while leaving a Jonathan Drive road repair question unanswered.