Cabonne Council
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = lga
| name = Cabonne Council
| state = nsw
| image = Cabonne LGA NSW.png
| caption = Location in New South Wales
| image2 = Molong Town Hall.jpg
|caption2 = The Cabonne Council chambers in Bank Street, {{NSWcity|Molong}}.
| pop = 13386
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2016 AUS|id=LGA11400|name=Cabonne (A) |accessdate=7 July 2017|quick=on}}
| pop2 = 13,680
| pop2_year = 2018 est.
| area = 6026
| est = 1978
| coordinates = {{coord|33|06|S|148|51|E|region:AU-NSW_type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}}
| seat = Molong{{cite web |title=Cabonne Shire Council |publisher=Division of Local Government |url=http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=1400 |access-date=28 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060907012524/http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_CouncilContactDetails.asp?slacode=1400# |archive-date=7 September 2006 |url-status=dead }}
| mayor = Kevin Beatty (Independent)
| region = Central West
| logo = Cabonne Council Logo.jpg
| logo_upright = 1.5
| url = http://www.cabonne.nsw.gov.au
| stategov = Orange
| fedgov = Calare
| near-nw = Parkes
| near-n = Dubbo
| near-ne = Dubbo
| near-w = Forbes
| near-e = Orange
| near-sw = Weddin
| near-s = Cowra
| near-se = Blayney
}}
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 {{CensusAU|2016}}, 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.{{cite web |url=http://stat.abs.gov.au/itt/r.jsp?RegionSummary®ion=11400&dataset=ABS_REGIONAL_LGA&geoconcept=REGION&maplayerid=LGA2013&measure=MEASURE&datasetASGS=ABS_REGIONAL_ASGS&datasetLGA=ABS_REGIONAL_LGA®ionLGA=REGION®ionASGS=REGION |title=Cabonne (A) (LGA)|work=Australian Bureau of Statistics |date=29 June 2015 }}
The mayor of the Cabonne Council is Cr. Kevin Beatty, an independent politician.{{Cite web |title=MAYOR AND DEPUTY MAYOR ELECTED FOR CABONNE |url=https://www.cabonne.nsw.gov.au/News/MAYOR-AND-DEPUTY-MAYOR-ELECTED-FOR-CABONNE |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=www.cabonne.nsw.gov.au |language=en-AU}}
Towns and localities
Demographics
{{expand section|date=July 2017|{{CensusAU|2016}} data}}
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan=7|Selected historical census data for Cabonne Shire local government area | ||
|---|---|---|
| colspan=3|Census year | 2011{{Census 2011 AUS|id=LGA11400|name=Cabonne (A) |accessdate=7 July 2017|quick=on}}
!2016 | |
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Population | Estimated residents on census night | align="right"| 12,821
|13,386 |
| align="right" |% of New South Wales population | align="right" | 0.19%
|0.18% | |
| align="right" |% of Australian population | align="right" |0.06%
|0.06% | |
| colspan="3" |Cultural and language diversity | ! | |
| colspan="2" rowspan="5" |Ancestry, top responses | English | align="right" | 36.1%
|35.8% |
| Australian | align="right" | 31.8%
|31.7% | |
| Irish | align="right" | 10.4%
|9.5% | |
| Scottish | align="right" | 7.7%
|7.6% | |
| German | align="right" | 2.8%
|2.5% | |
| colspan="2" |Language | |English only spoken at home | align="right" |95.6%
|91.3% |
| colspan="3" |Religious affiliation | ! | |
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |Religious affiliation, top responses | Catholic | align="right" |30.3%
|27.9% |
| Anglican | align="right" |30.1%
|26.6% | |
| No Religion | align="right" |13.1%
|17.5% | |
| Uniting Church | align="right" |9.5%
|7.8% | |
| colspan="3" |Median weekly incomes | ! | |
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Personal income | Median weekly personal income | align="right" |$523
|$631 |
| align="right" |% of Australian median income | align="right" | 93.2%
|95.0% | |
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Family income | Median weekly family income | align="right" | $1,293
|$1,618 |
| align="right" |% of Australian median income | align="right" | 87.5%
|90.9% | |
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Household income | Median weekly household income | align="right" | $1,036
|$1,301 |
| align="right" |% of Australian median income | align="right" | 83.8%
|87.6% |
Council
=Current composition and election method=
Cabonne Shire Council is composed of nine 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 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows:{{cite web |date=21 December 2021 |title=Cabonne – Councillor Election results |url=https://pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/LG2101/cabonne/councillor |access-date=18 March 2022 |publisher=NSW Electoral Commission}}
| class="wikitable" | |
| colspan="2"|Party | Councillors |
|---|---|
| {{Australian party style|independent}}|
| {{Australian politics/name|independent}} | align=right | 8 | |
| {{Australian party style|independent national}}|
| {{Australian politics/name|independent national}} | align=right | 1 | |
| | Total
| align=right | 9 |
The current Council, elected in 2021, in order of election, is:
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Councillor !Party !Notes |
| {{Australian party style|Independent}} |
|Marlene Nash | |
| {{Australian party style|Independent}} |
|Kevin Beatty |Independent |
| {{Australian party style|Independent National}} |
|Jamie Jones |{{Australian politics/name|independent national}} |
| {{Australian party style|Independent}} |
|Andrew Pull |Unaligned | |
| {{Australian party style|Independent}} |
|Peter Batten |Independent | |
| {{Australian party style|Independent}} |
|Andrew Rawson |Independent | |
| {{Australian party style|Independent}} |
|Kathryn O'Ryan |Unaligned | |
| {{Australian party style|Independent}} |
|Jenny Weaver |Unaligned | |
| {{Australian party style|Independent}} |
|Libby Oldham |Independent | |
Election results
=2024=
{{excerpt|Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Central West|section=Cabonne results}}
=2021=
{{excerpt|Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Central West|section=Cabonne}}
=2017=
{{excerpt|Results of the 2017 New South Wales local elections|section=Cabonne}}
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.{{cite web|title=100 years of local government in Molong, 1879–1979|url=http://www.cabonne.nsw.gov.au/sites/cabonne/files/public/images/documents/cabonne/mig/5683-history.pdf|access-date=31 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151217123756/http://www.cabonne.nsw.gov.au/sites/cabonne/files/public/images/documents/cabonne/mig/5683-history.pdf|archive-date=17 December 2015|url-status=dead}}
=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 {{convert|7833|km2}} and support a population of approximately {{formatnum:63000}}.{{cite web |url=https://dpc-olg-ss.s3.amazonaws.com/de0f8096c440706e593e4a69d569c580/Blayney-Cabonne-Orange.pdf |title=Merger proposal: Blayney Shire Council, Cabonne Shire, Orange City Council |publisher=Government of New South Wales |date=January 2016 |access-date=4 March 2016 |page=7 }} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.manildra.com.au/about_manildra/folder/company_history/# |title=Manildra Site |access-date=22 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004144639/http://www.manildra.com.au/about_manildra/folder/company_history/# |archive-date=4 October 2015 |url-status=dead}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.cabonne.nsw.gov.au/ Cabonne Council]
{{Cabonne Shire}}
{{Local Government Areas of New South Wales}}
{{Authority control}}