Dr Arcot Kumar is shattered after his surgery was badly vandalised over the weekend.
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He was woken in the early hours of Saturday morning only to find out that windows had been smashed and office equipment had been tampered with.
"Police called me at 1am on Saturday morning to tell me that my property had been damaged and that they had apprehended those involved," he said.
"I would like to swear but I don't like to do that in public.
" I am angry about what happened to me, I do my best to look after the people in Canowindra and this is what they repay me with."
According to Acting Inspector, Rolf Vogelsang, police apprehended a young person shortly after the incident, which occurred at around midnight on Saturday, July 10.
"It appears that the person has kicked in four large windows," he said.
"It also appears that alcohol was a factor in the incident."
The minor will appear in front of Cowra Children's Court charged with malicious damage.
Dr Kumar believes that the damage to his business alone is worth up to $10,000.
"Five years ago when I had to get one of these windows replaced it was $2,000, and there are three of them," he said.
"They also got in and have broken my printer, which is also a fax machine among other things, I don't know how much that will be to replace, but I don't think it will be less than two or three thousand dollars."
Not everything destroyed had a monetary value.
"They pulled down most of my files, and the computers," he said.
"We have managed to get them going again and to replace most of the files but it is an inconvenience that I don't need."
In the 43 years Dr Kumar has been providing health care in Canowindra this is just the second time his business has been vandalised.
"The first time was five years ago.
"This building has been standing for more than 100 years without this damage."
The computer business next to the surgery was also vandalised.
"I don't like this happening to any business, let alone a medical surgery," he said.
"I don't know whether I was targeted or whether to be surprised or just angry."
Members of Canowindra's community have expressed their anger in a post on the Canowindra Facebook page demanding that the person responsible is named.
The incident is now in the hands of the legal system, and as such the minor's name must be kept off the public record.
The young person was found to be under the influence of alcohol at the time of the offence. Police would like to remind the community that it is illegal to serve or supply alcohol to a minor, and that doing so can result in significant fines and, or, jail time.
