Canowindra is set to remain a major focus of Cabonne Council’s community, cultural and service delivery, with several local initiatives highlighted in the latest Community, Economy and Culture Committee business paper.
The town currently has $79,128 remaining through Council’s Village Enhancement Fund. Canowindra receives an annual allocation of $19,530 under the program and has $117,180 available across the five year funding period, with $38,052 allocated to date.
Council has also recently celebrated the official opening of the new Canowindra Cabonne Home Support and Library Facility.
The opening was attended by Senator Deborah O’Neill, Orange MP Phil Donato, councillors, community members and key stakeholders.
The project was funded through the Australian Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program, the State Library of NSW Public Library Infrastructure Grant and Cabonne Council.
The Age of Fishes Museum also features prominently in the report, with Council’s committee being asked to endorse updated terms of reference for its advisory committee.
The committee advises Council on matters including the museum’s development, funding, management, acquisitions, strategic planning, community awareness, fundraising and advocacy.
The updated arrangements would also reduce the committee’s meeting frequency to three meetings each year.
Canowindra was also among the communities benefiting from Arts OutWest activities during 2025.
These included ongoing collaboration with Canowindra Multi-Purpose Service and discussions around aged-care arts programming and rotating exhibition opportunities.
Arts OutWest also developed a cultural tourism case study featuring Canowindra’s Blind Freddy’s Bushranger Tours.
Council’s CabonneSMS service has also attracted strong local participation, with 94 Canowindra residents signed up as of May 2026, the second highest figure listed among Cabonne communities.