Australia Day Awards Committee - 27 Oct 2026 2:00 PM

Topics

• Cabonne approves 2027 Australia Day award recipients, names still confidential
  Cabonne’s awards committee has approved the 2027 Citizen, Young Citizen, Community Group, Environmental Champion and Sportsperson of the Year recipients, along with the Youth Ambassador.
  The decisions determine the community honours to be presented for Australia Day 2027, but residents cannot yet see the recipients in the available public record.

Decisions

• 2027 Australia Day award recipients approved
  The committee approved the Citizen, Young Citizen, Community Group, Environmental Champion and Sportsperson of the Year recipients for Australia Day 2027, as recorded in the confidential proceedings.
  The awards recognise residents, groups and contributors across the Cabonne community; recipient names were not included in the available public extract.
• 2027 Cabonne Youth Ambassador approved
  The committee approved the Cabonne Youth Ambassador for 2027, with the identity recorded in the confidential proceedings.
  The appointment establishes the council’s Youth Ambassador for the 2027 Australia Day program.

Discussion

• Confidential consideration of Australia Day nominations
  The committee met in closed session to consider confidential Australia Day 2027 nominations and award recipients. Councillor O’Ryan left the chamber for the voting concerning Canowindra Citizen of the Year and later returned.
  The public extract does not identify the nominees or successful recipients, so residents will need to await an official announcement for details.

Impacts

• Recipients of the 2027 Australia Day awards and the Cabonne Youth Ambassador were approved.
• No spending, service changes, planning decisions, infrastructure works or new policies were identified in the available extract.
• Award details and names were considered confidential and are not available in the supplied minutes.

Places

• Molong (town)
  Location of the council chambers and committee meeting.
• Canowindra (town)
  A Canowindra Citizen of the Year vote was conducted while Councillor O’Ryan was absent from the chamber.
• Cabonne (local government area)
  Area covered by the Australia Day awards and Cabonne Youth Ambassador program.

Next

• Publish or announce the approved 2027 Australia Day award recipients and Youth Ambassador when confidentiality restrictions no longer apply.
  Not specified in the available extract.

Extract

REPORT OF THE AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS MOLONG ON TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER, 2026 COMMENCING AT 2:00 PM THIS IS PAGE NO 1 OF THE REPORT OF THE AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS COMMITTEE MEETING OF CABONNE COUNCIL HELD ON 27 OCTOBER, 2026 TABLE OF CONTENTS ITEM - 1 APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE .............................. 1 ITEM - 2 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST .................................................. 1 ITEM - 3 DECLARATIONS OF POLITICAL DONATIONS .......................... 1 CONFIDENTIAL ITEMS ................................................................................. 1 ITEM - 1 CARRYING OF COUNCIL RESOLUTION INTO CLOSED COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ........