A report to councillors on Tuesday night said $160,000-worth of work was needed to prepare Heifer Station for the event, including the required two hectares of viewing area and capacity for 10,000 people, seven hectares of parking space, a level stage area with the ability to cater for semitrailers unloading stage equipment and areas for artists.

It proposed $40,000 this financial year and $10,000 in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 financial years to help stage the event at Heifer Station, taken from the former Evocities budget and major event sponsorship money.

It said the council had been in discussions with Roundhouse Entertainment and investigations were continuing to stage the works so not all the money was required in year one.

"While Heifer Station is located in the Cabonne LGA, it is anticipated most visiting audience members will stay in Orange," the report said.

"There will also be benefits for the hospitality and accommodation sectors in Cabonne."

However, councillor Tony Mileto said he was concerned about whether Orange had the capacity for the people needing accommodation.

Corporate and community relations manager Nick Redmond said 40 per cent of ticket holders were Orange residents, 50 per cent were overnight guests and the remaining 10 per cent would be day trippers.

"Orange will probably fill up and there will be some overflow into Molong, Blayney and Millthorpe."

Councillor Jeff Whitton said given the amount of money the council had plunged into Evocities, the move made sense.

"I hope there's so many people that they have to stay in Bathurst, because it means we've got an event that people are going to come to and spend money at," he said.

"I don't particularly care that it's in Cabonne - they're our cousins, they're part of the region, we help them, they help us."

Mayor Reg Kidd said the most common complaint from younger residents was there was nothing targeted towards them.

"They say we should have more concerts and this is an excellent opportunity for that," he said.

The proposal will be exhibited for 28 days.

The event is expected to inject about $1.6 million into the regional economy.

Heifer Station has submitted another request for support with Cabonne Council.

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