Business Orange

Join us for Business After Hours hosted by Byng Street Local Store
2025-03-25 18:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Sydney) | 47 Byng Street

Orange City Council Breakfast
2025-02-20 07:30 - 08:30 | Orange Visitor’s Information Centre, Australia
🌟Orange City Council Breakfast🌟
Join Business Orange for a catch up breakfast with Orange City Council. Hosted at the Orange Visitor’s Information Centre, council will be updating members regarding:

An overview of Council’s new Economic Development Strategy.
Housing, including the current housing strategy, affordable housing, Redmond Place and future growth corridors.
Current significant developments in progress, and changes to planning rules and regulations that local businesses should be aware of.

We welcome Members to this event hosted by Orange City Council with a light breakfast provided and a chance for Q & A.
Not a Member yet? Join via our Membership page today.

Business After Hours at Lake Canobolas
2025-01-26 18:00 - 20:00 | Lake Canobolas, Australia
Join us for our first Business After Hours event for 2025 hosted by MDE Projects.
MDE Projects have more than 25 years of experience delivering world class pontoons and floatation for water events. They recently installed the Lake Canobolas Boardwalk project and we’ll hear all about how this beautiful new walkway came to life.
Come along on 26 February and see it for yourself! Thank you to See Saw Wine and Lakeside Cafe & Kiosk for providing drinks and nibbles, and to Orange City Council for making this new lake installation a reality.

NSW Small Business Month Event - Steve Vamos
2024-10-22 12:00 - 14:00 | The Hotel Canobolas, 248 Summer St, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia
🌟NSW SMALL BUSINESS MONTH EVENT🌟
Business Orange presents Steve Vamos, speaker, advisor and director with over 40 years of experience in the global technology and digital media industries.
Steve was CEO of ASX-listed tech company Xero from April 2018 to February 2023, where he led the business’s growth and performance with a team of more than 4,500 employees.
Steve has served as a non-executive director of Telstra, Fletcher Building, Medibank Private and David Jones and as a non-executive director and advisor to a range of Australian organisations, which span from start-ups through to large established companies.
Steve has also been Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Australia and New Zealand, ninemsn, Vice President and Managing Director of Apple Computer Asia Pacific, and Managing Director of Apple Computer Australia.
Steve’s passion is in helping leaders and organisations build great teams and develop a culture that supports growth and high performance, as well as educating businesses of all sizes on leadership in a constantly changing and unpredictable world.
This is a members only event. We hope to see you at the Hotel Canobolas Ballroom
We look forward to seeing you at this event.
Tickets are $89 Members/ $99 Non-Members: https://www.trybooking.com/CUVCH

Lunch & Learn - Meet David Waddell - Orange City Council CEO
2024-09-16 12:00 | Quest Apartments Orange, 132 Kite St, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia
Registration is now open for our September Lunch & Learn!
Due to its popularity last year join us for an opportunity to meet with Orange City Council’s CEO, David Waddell, as he provides an update on council activities and planning. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.
This is a members only event. We hope to see you at Quest Orange on 16 September at 12 Noon.
We look forward to seeing you at this event.
Please register below:
https://forms.office.com/r/vxdWvucfDM

Business Orange Awards Night 2024
2024-09-14 18:00 - 22:30 | Banksia Orange, 4929 Mitchell Highway, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia
Join Business Orange on Saturday 14 September to celebrate our thriving business community at the 2024 Business Orange Awards. Orange’s premium events venue, Banksia, will again host the Business Orange Awards as we announce this year’s winners and come together to celebrate all things business in Orange, with great food, good company, and outstanding entertainment.
Ticket price includes:

Canapes and welcome drink
Banksia’s signature shared platters
Three-hour drinks package
Live DJs
Comedian MC Dave O’Neil including a comedy session during dinner

Transport

Buses once again will be provided to get to and from the event, tickets can be purchased with your event ticket.
Purchase Tickets

Click here for tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1268427

Lunch & Learn - Recruiting and Retaining Skilled Migrants w/ Vanessa Vazquez
2024-08-01 12:00 - 13:00 | Quest Apartments Orange, 132 Kite St, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia
Registration is now open for our August Lunch & Learn!
The regions are urgently in need of skilled employees, including chefs, winemakers, diesel mechanics and fruit growers to name just a few. When no skilled Australians are available to fill these positions, skilled migrants might be the solution.
Australia’s skilled migration program has specific regulations about when migrants can fill these positions. Join us as Vanessa Vazquez from Whiteley Ironside Shillington delves into the details of sponsoring team members and explores how this may assist with your staffing challenges.
This is a member only event. Please be sure to RSVP to register your attendance.
We look forward to seeing you at this event.
Please register below:
https://forms.office.com/r/TrR2RC5Avg

Business After Hours - Maquariedale Organic Wines
2024-07-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Maquariedale Organic WInes, 1335 Pinacle Rd, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia
Join us for our July Business After Hours event for BO members with Macquariedale Organic Wines

We are actively welcoming new members, sign up here on the tab “become a member”
RSVP: https://forms.office.com/r/tuGM6eZWCs

Business After Hours - Dirty Janes Breakfast
2024-06-26 08:00 - 09:00 | Dirty Janes, 98 Byng St, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia
Join us for our June Business After Hours – Members Breakfast – event for BO members with Dirty Janes

We are actively welcoming new members, sign up here on the tab “become a member”

Lunch & Learn - How to Find and Write Convincing Awards Submissions
2024-06-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Quest Apartments Orange, 132 Kite St, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia
Registration is now open for our June Lunch & Learn!
Vicki Secommbe from Business NSW will share with us her extensive knowledge of what it takes to get noticed when winning awards forms part of your annual business strategy. Hear about the skills to knowing what awards to enter as they best meet your companies brand goals as well as how best to get the judging panels attention.
We look forward to seeing you at this event.
Please register below:
https://forms.office.com/r/89T0rMaqcW

BO & RDA present Ben Crowe - Lunch & Learn - June 2024
2024-06-13 12:00 - 14:00 | Orange Ex-Services Club, 231-243 Anson Street, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia
Tickets on SALE now.
Business Orange, RDA Central West and Orange Toyota invite you to lunch with mindset powerhouse and mentor to the stars, Ben Crowe.
As NIKE’s former International Director of Sports Marketing, Ben has worked with some of the world’s most famous individuals, including Andre Agassi and NIKE CEO Phil Knight. He has been mindset coach to some of our nation’s best, including Ash Barty, Stephanie Gilmore, Dylan Alcott, The Australian Cricket team and The Richmond Tigers.
Now an internationally sought-after leadership mentor, life coach and adviser, Ben works closely with business leaders, Federal Governments, coaches & athletes across the globe explaining how authenticity, vulnerability and storytelling can create not only an amazing culture and competitive advantage – but also create a life that balances achievement with fulfillment. As a renowned expert in connection and storytelling, Ben will take you on an inspiring and unexpected journey to discover the quirky and counter intuitive principles behind successful teams and leaders – unpacking authenticity, vulnerability, connection and storytelling.
Orange Toyota proudly presents this incredible speaker for 2024.

Business After Hours - AWCON
2024-06-05 18:00 - 20:00 | AWCON, 68-70 Peisley St, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia
Join us for our June Business After Hours event for BO members with AWCON

We are actively welcoming new members, sign up here on the tab “become a member”
RSVP: https://forms.office.com/r/PgcCUHiPHD

Business After Hours - Orange Credit Union
2024-05-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Orange Credit Union, 288 Summer St, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia
Join us for our May Business After Hours event for BO members with Orange Credit Union

We are actively welcoming new members, sign up here on the tab “become a member”
RSVP: https://forms.office.com/r/1d4rcAaP82

Business After Hours - Ronald McDonald House Charities
2024-05-01 18:00 - 20:00 | RMHC, 1502 Forrest Rd, Orange, NSW, 2800
Join us for our first May Business After Hours event for BO members with Ronald McDonald House Charities. See what this award winning team have been up to and what’s ahead for them supporting the families of the Central West.

We are actively welcoming new members, sign up here on the tab “become a member”
RSVP: https://forms.gle/x74yQzjLHKf91Fra9

Business After Hours - NBNCo at Colton Computers
2024-04-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Colton Computers, 156 Molder St, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia
Join us for our next Business After Hours event with @nbn_australia.
Thank you to Colton Computers for providing a venue for this event, we look forward to seeing you there!

We are actively welcoming new members, sign up here on the tab “become a member”

Lunch & Learn - March
2024-03-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Quest Apartments Orange, 132 Kite St, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia
Registration is now open for our March Lunch & Learn!
Join Sonia Battye of Sonia Battye Consulting for an introduction to emotional intelligence in the workplace.
Emotional intelligence (EI) in the workplace is one of the most critical leadership skills, describing a persons ability to identify, understand, manage and harness their own emotions and those of the people around them. EI is a vital skill for interpersonal communication, and both managers and staff acting with EI provide advantages for their organisations.
Developing EI can equip you with the skills you need to guide future thought processes and actions, mitigate risk, provide constructive feedback, support employees through stress, keep calm under pressure and resolve conflicts with team members.
We look forward to seeing you at this event.
Please register below

Business After Hours - Whiteley Ironside & Shillington
2024-03-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Whiteley Ironside & Shillington, 99 Byng St, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia
Our March member’s event will be held at Whiteley Ironside & Shillington on Wednesday March 13th 2024.
An open invitation to all Business Orange members to join us at the offices of Whiteley Ironside & Shillington Solicitors to hear from tham as experts in family, conveyances, wills, litigation, building, migrant, employment & commercial law. Also chat with fellow members and hear from our President, Dan Sutton.
We are actively welcoming new members, sign up here on the tab “become a member”

Business After Hours - Ross Hill Wines
2024-02-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Ross HIll Wines, 134 Wallace Lane, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia
Our first member’s event for 2024 will be held at Ross Hill Wines – Orange 360’s Cellar Door of the Year 2023.
Let’s get together and get this year started!
We are actively welcoming new members, sign up at https://businessorange.com.au/become-a-member/

Annual General Meeting
2023-11-09 18:00 - 18:30 | Quest Apartments Orange, 132 Kite St, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia
We’re inviting all members to come along to our Annual General Meeting to be held on November 9th at 6pm at Quest Apartments Orange.
All eligible members will have received the minutes from the prior AGM and the details around our proposed special resolution to amend our constitution to ensure the Board composition remains strong and serves the best interest of our members. If you believe you’re a member and did not receive the invite, please contact us at info@businessorange.com.au so we can ensure you’re eligible to attend and send you the relevant information.
We hope to see you there to celebrate a great year under the current Board and welcome new Board members to continue the energy and passion into another year of further growth for Business Orange.

Lunch N Learn - Fair Work Act Changes
2023-10-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Quest Apartments Orange, 132 Kite St, Orange, NSW, 2800, Australia
Charles Sturt University has kindly offered to host our next Lunch N Learn event discussing the recent amendments to the Fair Work Act with Yianni Athanasopoulos.
Following our sold out Small Business Month event on Business brand, leadership and team culture, it’s only sensible we follow that up with what your current and future legal obligations are and may be in the world of employment relations.
This event will be held at Quest Apartments Orange in their conference room on Wednesday October 25th at midday. Business orange will be providing a light lunch.
This is a member only event so please RSVP by emailing info@businessorange.com.au.
