Mitch Fazzari: Famous for doing something great. I would like to have achieved something great.
Jenny Dawes: I would like to be a genius and do something great or invent something but I would not pursue the fame.
Ali Plummer: None of the above. I am happy just the way I already am.
Forbes Shire Council is calling on all notfor- profit organisations, community and sporting groups to apply for Community Funding Program for the 2018-2019 financial year.
In alignment with the Forbes Shire Community Strategic Plan 2017 – 2027, all community funding will be allocated annually to fit in with the council’s budget cycle. Forbes Shire General Manager, Steve Loane encouraged all groups and organisations in the community to apply for donations, sponsorship, fees and charges waived, in-kind or new support, seed or growth funding.
“It is Council’s fiscal responsibility to ensure we are distributing all funding and support in an equitable manner to organisations and groups within our community.”
“This will enable as many community funding applications can be considered and budgeted for, generating funding security for organisations and meeting Council’s basic governance and accounting standards,” said Steve.
To assist groups with the new funding application, an information night is being held on Wednesday, 13th December at 6pm at the Town Hall. As well as providing valuable information, help to complete the applications, staff will share tips for running events in the shire and approval processes required.
Two CFP drop in sessions will also be held on Tuesday, 9th January and Wednesday, 14th February for Council staff to assist with applications.
Steve said the Community Funding Program application was a straight forward document which staff designed to be used as a planning tool by the organisations.
Community Funding Program application forms can be collected from Council and copies will be distributed at the information night. Forms can also be downloaded from the Forbes Shire Council website, by following the quicklink on the left hand side.
The Forbes Shire Grant Funding page on Facebook also has a link to download the application form.
Applications opened 1st December and will close on 28th February 2018.
This week saw buyers keen to secure more volume before the looming recess. Price increases in the merino sector were gradual rather than extreme, as buyers slowly increased their limits. By the close of trade, the market was generally 10-20 cents dearer.
The skirting market experienced similar movement to the fleece, gradual increases rather than dramatic rises, with the main buyer interest focused on wools carrying less than 2.0% vegetable matter or those exhibiting excellent additional measurement results.
The crossbred market defied the other sectors and continued its downward trend. Prices were generally discounted by 10 to 25 cents. Buyers were very selective with their purchases, focusing on the well prepared lots.
The oddment market rose slightly leaving the NR carding indicator 1 cent dearer, while washing lambs were extreme as buyers attempted to purchase them before the small buying window closes for the year.
Source AWEX.
With the holiday around the corner we are all getting ready for our summer break. Wherever you are heading, you need to ensure your vehicle is safe and ready. You are not only ensuring the safety of your family, but also other travellers on the road. Here are some safety tips to ensure you arrive safely and on time:
• Service your car: Make sure your car is serviced before setting out on that trip. Better to be safe than sorry.
• Insurance and registration for your car: Double check that your insurance is up to date, and with some people not always receiving their registration notices in the mail and no evidence on your car to remind you, check that your car meets all criteria.
• Chips in your windscreen? Why not get them fixed rather than run the risk of it cracking further when left out in the sun. It doesn’t take long to get it repaired.
• Check all of your tyres, including your spare, and have your wheels aligned. Nothing worse than being stuck in the middle of nowhere with no spare tyre ready to go.
Keep your mobile phones charged, a first aid kit in the car and a map handy in case you get lost, either mobile or paper.
• Carry water and oil in your car at all times, you never know when you might need them.
• Ensure you have the correct child restraints in your car, and keep pets restrained as well for everybody’s safety.
• Remember double demerits over the Christmas period, so do not speed, it’s not worth the accident or fine.
NRMA estimates the busiest times to be the last day of school: 15th December; two days before Christmas 23rd December; the day after Boxing Day 27th December and January 4th. Enjoy your holiday!
Great Work… The Goodstart Early Learning Preschool children have documented their learning in a book they wrote based on experiences they participated in throughout the year. Several of the Preschool children proudly presented a copy of their finished book “Larry the Rooster” to Bronwyn at the Forbes Library.
Australia Day Nominations Open: Forbes Shire Council is calling for nominations for the Citizen and Young Citizen of the Year to be presented at the 2018 Australia Day celebrations. The awards recognise and reward community members who have achieved excellence or made a significant contribution to our community. Nominations are open for the Forbes Shire Citizen of the Year (26 years and over) and Forbes Shire Young Citizen of the Year (25 years and younger). Nominations close at 5pm on 19th January. Forms can be collected from Council’s Administration Office or downloaded from the website.
St John’s Anglican Church: The Anglican Parish of Forbes will have a double celebration in St John’s Anglican Church on Sunday, 10th December. The Right Reverend Ian Palmer, Anglican Bishop of Bathurst, will commission Reverend Crystal Spindler as Priest-In-Charge of the Anglican Parish of Forbes. Reverend Crystal was previously the Vicar of the Parish of Parkes.
The congregation will also celebrate the 140th anniversary of the completion of the Nave of St John’s Anglican Church. Mayor Graeme Miller will attend on behalf of the Forbes Shire Council.
New Policing Model For Central West: NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller outlined a new policing model for the Central West. The model provides that the current 34 Local Area Commands in regional NSW will be replaced by 26 Police Districts. Canobolas and Lachlan Local Area Commands will be reformed as the Central West Police District. Police Districts will have a District Superintendent with varying spans of control, while each Police Station will have an Officer-in-Charge model. Parliamentary Secretary for Western NSW Rick Colless said the new structure was designed to put more boots on the ground. “It is important to note that under this restructure no Police Stations will be closed. Police will also have the capability and flexibility needed to respond to crime, major events, and emergency management.”
Landcare Wins Award: Central West Lachlan Landcare (CWLL) won the Environmental Partnership of the Year Award at the glittering 35th awards gala of Skillset held in Bathurst recently. CWLL has hosted three very successful Green Army Projects over the past 18 months in partnership with Skillset. CWLL Co-ordinator Marg Applebee said they were thrilled to be recognised with this award.
Marg Applebee (middle) received the award for Central West Lachlan Landcare. She is with Graham Stirling and Thomas Staff, both from Skillset.
Week ending 2nd December
This week’s games delivered great results with 6 members winning their three games on Tuesday. The winning teams being Marj Styles, Veva MacCullagh, Dorothea Croker,John Browne, John Allegri and Kevin Rubie. Excellent results achieved by the teams.
Apologies to Marj Styles for my error in failing to note her three wins of Tuesday, 7th November.
Saturday was a washout and no games were played. Such a disappointing weekend for those attending Vanfest. The town had great hopes for an exciting weekend of camping and music for our visitors.
Don’t forget our Christmas get-together at the Van on Tuesday, 12th December at 12 midday. Wear your brightest, Christmassy gear and be prepared to have an enjoyable time.
By Anne Stewart
A challenge to go plastic free has turned a Mum of two from Forbes from a passionate cling wrap user into a war on waste warrior.
“I used to put everything in cling wrap,” said Linda van Coller. When her son Marno’s teacher at Forbes Public School challenged the class to find alternatives for plastic for their school lunches after they had watched the ABC program War on Waste, Lindastarted searching on Google for ideas.
She discovered beeswax wraps are highly effective in keeping food fresh and safe as the wax is both anti-bacterial and preserves food better than any plastic can do. As a creative person there was nothing stopping her to start making her own wraps.
It did not take long for her wraps to be noticed at school, and she started getting orders. That lead to the birth of Earth Child, Linda’s small business she runs from home using 100% organic beeswax sourced locally from the Forbes region and 100% cotton. Linda’s daughter Melandri has become her right hand in the business. “It is so much fun doing it together over weekends,” said Linda.
She went public with her product at the Farmer’s Market in October, and sold out by 11am! “People just love it, because it is eco-friendly, reusable and cuts out the need for cling wrap completely. After about six months, I am happy to re-wax the sheets for clients, which means they never have to dispose of them.”
Linda warned it could take a bit getting used to them, but the secret is to simply use the warmth and pressure of your hands to mould your beeswax wrap around a bowl or snack.
These wraps make great Christmas presents, contact Linda on 0477 309 807 or find Earth Child on Facebook.
By Maggi Barnard
There are a number of elements that add to the risk of fire on harvesting machinery.
Most of these can be monitored, maintained and addressed to avoid fires.
According to Kondinin Group research, dust and trash build-up on the machine and bearing failures account for around half of harvester fires.
Mechanical failures are implicated for one in 12 harvester fires. While static electricity is regularly blamed for starting fires, static discharge does not have sufficient energy to ignite crop dust.
Reducing harvester fires requires minimisation of the fuel and the ignition source with regular clean downs of the machine, particularly in dusty crops and those that have suffered mould and disease. In extreme cases a blow-down every boxful may be required.
Bearing failure is the cause of one in four harvester fires. Buy an infra-red thermometer (around $50) and monitor bearing temperatures, keeping a log of discrepancies.
Some pulse crop plant material can ignite at temperatures as low as 130°C. While this can vary by seasonal conditions, there are plenty of components on a harvester that exceed this.
(Source: GRDC.com.au)
For your chance to win a share of the $20,000 Why Leave Town dollars, drop into anyone of the participating businesses and explore the wonderful range of stock available for Christmas.
Every purchase over $10 receives a ticket. Tickets can be filled in and left in store ready for the various draws that are taking place at the Forbes Christmas Festival on 14th December and on 23rd December.
To ensure that your ticket counts, please remember to fill in your full name and address and the business will validate your ticket/s.
Thanks go to the Major and Naming Rights Sponsor, Forbes Services Memorial Club, Gold Sponsor Forbes Shire Council and Silver Sponsor Terry Bros Carpet Court (Forbes).
SUPPORTERS ARE:
BWR Accounting; Central West Diesel; Forbes Advocate; Forbes Livestock & Agency Co; Forbes Phoenix; Forbes Toyota; Hazel Field; Hughes & Co; Julianna Kneebone Solicitors; Life Pharmacy; Mc- Carron Cullinane Chudleigh Pty Ltd; Midwest Pest Management; W A Knights Steel Fabrication and 2PK Rock FM.
Residents of Jemalong Residential Village (JRV) have been looking forward to their monthly visits from two very special guests.
For the past 18 months, Blondy and Jazzie, two beautiful miniature horses have been visiting the residents.
The residents always await the visiting horses with eager anticipation and have grown so fond of these two charming animals that they frequently have their visits from grandchildren and great grandchildren coincide with that of the horses.
All residents are offered a visit from Blondy and Jazzie, including those residents who are in their rooms or in bed.
When visiting residents in their rooms, one horse is led in and the other one patiently waits outside the room for her turn, usually with an entourage of residents and staff. Blondy and Jazzie are always showered with lots of smiles, pats, hugs and kisses.
Owner of these two beauts, Year 12 student Kelsey Muller has done an amazing job training the quiet and well-mannered horses. She has even managed that they walk in reverse in confined spaces to exit the resident’s rooms.
“I became interested in this activity when I saw on the news one day someone taking a horse into a retirement village. The story spoke of the benefits to people interacting with animals and I thought why not?” explained Kelsey.
“My miniatures were quiet enough to be able to do something like this. I just had to make sure that the horses were desensitized to every situation possible. So for many months, I would walk the two minis along streets, over different surfaces and obstacles and into enclosed spaces. When they got to the point where they weren’t reacting to their environment, then I thought they were ready,” said Kelsey.
Kelsey remarks that Jazzie immediately took to the visits really well but that Blondie was a bit nervous to start off with. However, throughout the visits they have both improved.
The visiting horses often evoke reminiscence from the residents. Many recalling having ridden horses to school or ploughing paddocks with horse teams on family farms.
By Gizell van Wyk