Cabonne Council


Cabonne Council is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Mitchell Highway and the Broken Hill railway line, partly surrounding the City of Orange. The administrative centre is located at Molong.
As at the, the population of the Shire was estimated to be 13,860. More than half of the businesses in the region, being 858 of 1683, are classified as part of the agricultural sector.
The mayor of the Cabonne Council is Cr. Kevin Beatty, an independent politician.

Towns and localities

The towns and localities in the Cabonne Council area are:

Demographics

Council

Current composition and election method

Cabonne Shire Council is composed of twelve Councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The Mayor is elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the Council. The most recent election was held on 9 September 2017, and the makeup of the Council is as follows:
The current Council, elected in 2017, in order of election, is:
Kevin BEATTY was declared elected to position 1 on 14 September 2017.

Peter BATTEN was declared elected to position 2 on 14 September 2017.

Kevin WALKER was declared elected to position 3 on 14 September 2017.

Greg TREAVORS was declared elected to position 4 on 14 September 2017.

Marlene NASH was declared elected to position 5 on 14 September 2017.

Cheryl NEWSOM was declared elected to position 6 on 14 September 2017.

Jamie JONES was declared elected to position 7 on 14 September 2017.

Anthony DURKIN was declared elected to position 8 on 14 September 2017.

Ian DAVISON was declared elected to position 9 on 14 September 2017.

Jenny WEAVER was declared elected to position 10 on 14 September 2017.

Paul MULLINS was declared elected to position 11 on 14 September 2017.

Libby OLDHAM was declared elected to position 12 on 14 September 2017.
Kevin Beatty was re-elected Mayor on 24 September 2017

Jamie Jones was elected Deputy Mayor on 24 September 2019

History

The first Australian gold rush occurred at Ophir within the present shire boundary.
Cabonne Shire was formed in 1978 following the amalgamation of Molong Shire, Boree Shire and the greater part of Canobolas Shire.

Proposed amalgamation

A 2015 review of local government boundaries recommended that the Cabonne Shire merge with the Orange City and Blayney Shire Councils to form a new council with an area of and support a population of approximately. As a result of the State Government's decision to not proceed with proposed council amalgamations, this no longer applies.

Industry

The Manildra Group flour mill, one of the ten largest flour mills globally, is located within the shire at Manildra.