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15 October 2025
‘Hard act to follow’ after Parkes hosts Tidy Towns Awards

"It will be a hard act for Orange to follow next year."

That's how Keep Australia Beautiful NSW CEO Val Southam summed up this year's Tidy Towns Awards that Parkes, as the 2024 titleholder, hosted over the weekend.

From welcome drinks on the Friday night that saw a casual performance from our mayor (Neil Westcott) and a shire hotelier rocking a look like Barry Gibb (Steve Lindsay from Peak Hill) to ...

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