Repairs and upgrades on Eugowra's home of history are set to begin.

Cabonne Council has awarded the tender for major refurbishment of the flood-devastated Eugowra historic museum and bushranger centre, which has been closed since the November 2022 flood event.

Damaged wall linings and floors will be removed and replaced with flood resilient materials, project director Patrick Leal and Museum committee chair Ray Agustin said.

A Dubbo contractor has been awarded the tender, which was considered by Cabonne councillors in the confidential section of their July meeting.

With works scheduled to roll out over the rest of this calendar year, the tender also includes significant upgrades to bring the premises into compliance with current standards.

Changes to the front end of the building, facing the street, will provide museum volunteers with a much more comfortable working space, while the character of the original shed will be maintained for the most part.

"The front section is going to be totally reworked to have an air conditioned office and a family history room," Mr Agustin said.

New amenities, ramps, stairs and facilities are all part of the package.

In the two-and-a-half years since the flash flood event caused so much damage to Eugowra, saving the museum and the history it keeps has been a mighty community effort.

Volunteers from Eugowra and friends from near and far have combined their efforts with museum experts to salvage exhibits from the mud and restore them.

From historic machinery to minutes from local group meetings, the restoration work has been extensive and painstaking.

The refurbishment will take place around the exhibits that have remained or been returned to the site, and of course the "big lift" of reestablishing the museum's exhibits will follow.

While there's no date on the reopening of the museum itself until the refurbishment is complete and volunteers can begin that work, it's an exciting time for them all.