ECCO is the Environmentally Concerned Citizens of Orange.
We are an environmental watchdog and a peak environmental
lobby group for the community of Orange.

Connect With Us

ECCO meets monthly on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm. Meeting details are posted as a News Item on this website and on our Facebook page. If you have any questions about ECCO and its operations, please send an email to ecco.orange@gmail.com or phone us on one of the numbers listed on the Contact Us page.

Join Up, Get Involved

To join ECCO, you can send an email to ecco.orange@gmail.com requesting a membership form or download a form from the Get Involved page. To find out what’s coming up on the ECCO program, you can access our calendar of events and important dates for 2025 here.

Stay Up To Date

30 August 2025 >>> Dates for Diary in September
Sat 6 September – Brian Phillips Bequest Tree Planting Stage 2 (first event of Biodiversity Month 2025) at Diamond Drive Reserve – details on Facebook page!
Sun 21 September – Electrify 2800 at Orange Sustainable Living Expo 2025
Wed 24 September – ECCO General Meeting

30 August 2025 >>> Sustainable Living Week is Back
Orange Sustainable Living Week is back for another year this September. A project of the Rotary Club of Orange, the weeklong event celebrates all things sustainability. Proudly supported by Orange City Council, the week of activities kicks off with its signature event, the Orange Sustainable Living Expo, on Sunday 21 September 9am to 2pm, at the Orange Showground. Throughout the week there will be 💡 workshops, 🔍 tours, 🌱 tree-plantings, and more! Mark the dates in your calendar, invite your friends, family and neighbours and enjoy an inspiring week of hands-on ideas to make sustainable living second nature in the Central West. To find out, more visit www.orange.nsw.gov.au/sustainability/events

4 August 2025 >>> Voices for the Valley movie screening
ECCO is hosting a screening of the Nature Conservation Council’s Voices for the Valley documentary. The movie examines the impact of the proposed expansion of the Moolarben Coal Mine on local communities, and is a call to action to oppose the proposed expansion. The screening is on Wednesday 20 August at 7.30pm. Details in poster below. All welcome but please RSVP to help with room set-up and catering.

ECCO Orange recognises the Wiradjuri people as the traditional owners of the land on which we live and we pay respect to elders past, present and emerging.