Cabonne Council is a local government area in the Central West region of

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, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the

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and the

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, partly surrounding the

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. The administrative centre is located at

Molong Molong is a small town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, in Cabonne Shire. History The name Molong comes from the Aboriginal word for 'all rocks'. William Lee of Kelso is said to have had cattle in the area by 1819. ...

. 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

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of the Cabonne Council is Cr. Kevin Beatty, an

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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 nine

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s elected proportionally as a single

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. All Councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The

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is elected by the Councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows: The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:

History

The first Australian

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occurred at

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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 Blayney Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Mid-Western Highway and the Main Western railway line, and is centred on the town of Blayney. Blayney Shir ...

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

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

References

External links

Cabonne Council
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