On September 13,2006 the Australian Electoral Commission announced that the seat will be redistributed to include most of Bathurst, and to encompass Lithgow, Portland and Oberon.
On September 13,2006 the Australian Electoral Commission announced that the seat will be redistributed. The seat will contain most of the rural service and university town of Bathurst and will encompass the working-class towns of Lithgow, Portland and Oberon.