Former Fobes Local Headed For Fiji
Regan Acret (second from left) on the podium after his victory at the Australian National Squash Championships
Former Forbes resident, Regan Acret has claimed the title of Australian National A Grade Champion after competing in the Australian National Squash Championships on 26th – 27th June at Thornleigh Squash Centre.
After winning three preliminary games to secure his place in the final, Regan went on to win the final in three games to one. Regan will now represent Australia when he travels to compete in Fiji in October this year.
Regan has always had a passion for squash, and began playing at the age of 14 in his home town of Forbes, where he grew to be a strong, competent and competitive player. He learnt a great deal from fellow players at the Forbes Squash Club.
In his junior years, Regan played many Central West tournaments and represented the Forbes High School in 2017 before his selection in the NSW team. In 2018 he was selected in the U19’s NSW Blue Tongues competing in Darwin for the NSW Australian Junior Championships.
Regan moved to Wyong on the Central Coast in 2019, to further his squash career. He completes in tournamnets in, and around Sydney and Newcastle, and heads home to Forbes and Parkes for singles and doubles tournaments most weekends.
His family and friends are extremely proud of his achievements, espcially hi greatest supporter, his mum Kim. The entire Forbes community wish you the very best of luck in Fiji, Regan.
Australia’s newest National A Grade Squash Champion.
Around The Fields: Sports Wrap-Up
Parkes Spacemen U18s releasing balloons in honor of fellow footballer Dane Richards who recently passed. Our con-dolences to Danes family and those who knew him.
SPACEMEN RUGBY LEAGUE
• Spacecats lost to Lithgow 22 – 12
• U18s lost to Lithgow 19 – 18
• Reserve Grade won 16 – 6
• First Grade won 42-6
PARKES & DISTRICT SOCCER ASSOCIATION
Lachlan U/12, 14, 16s Girls play as follows this weekend – FNSW Country Cup: Tell all your family and friends and lets get a Huge crowd to the fields this weekend.
• U/12s: Friday 4pm v Dubbo, Saturday 1pm v Albury, 3pm v Eurobodalla. Sunday 9am v Bathurst, 11am v Southern Tablelands, 1pm v Orange.
• U/14s: Saturday 10.30am v Griffith, 1.30pm v Southern Tablelands, 4pm v Albury. Sunday 10.30am v Bathurst, 1.30pm v Orange.
• U/16s: Saturday 9am v Griffith, 12pm v Dubbo, 2.45pm v Albury. Sunday 9am v Bathurst, 12pm v Eurobodalla.
PARKES GOLF CLUB
Cooler weather saw the number of golfers reduced to around 50 players for the monthly medal. With Telescope Tyres and batteries and Goose Sports as sponsors on the day.
Medal Winners, Rob Hey A grade, Peter Amor B grade, and Sam Standen, C grade.
Full results can be found on the Parkes Golf Club website. You need to log in to ‘book a game’, go to the date, then click on the result”. Gross/nett/grades are all listed.
PARKES BOWLING CLUB
A reminder to all bowlers that the hoodie order form has been posted on the mens notice board and also in the ladies bowls room. Men please note that all your hoodies require the pirate logo on the back as per bowls NSW dress rules and lady bowls members do not. Both men and lady bowlers have the choice of front zipper or no zipper. Orders close on 27th July.
Six Inland Water Sharing Plans Extended
The NSW Government has announced a two-year extension of six water sharing plans across the Murrumbidgee, Macquarie-Bogan, Gwydir, Lachlan, Belubula, Namoi and Peel regions to implement recommendations to their replacements.
Executive Director of Water Planning Giselle Howard said water sharing plans are legal documents which lay out clear rules for the equitable and sustainable distribution of water among users over a 10-year period.
“We’ve extended six plans by an extra two years to give us more time to collect detailed data, complete analysis and hear from stakeholders which will help inform each new water sharing plan that will now come into effect on 1 July 2025,” Ms Howard said.
The following water sharing plans will remain in effect until 30 June 2025:
• Water Sharing Plan for the Murrumbidgee Unregulated River Water Sources2012
• Water Sharing Plan for the Macquarie-Bogan Unregulated Rivers Water Sources 2012
• Water Sharing Plan for the Gwydir Unregulated River Water Sources 2012
• Water Sharing Plan for the Lachlan Unregulated River Water Sources 2012
• Water Sharing Plan for the BelubulaRegulated River Water Source 2012
• Water Sharing Plan for the Namoi andPeel Unregulated Rivers Water Sources2012
What’s On @ The Parkes Shire Library & Cultural Centre
GET THE FACTS ABOUT THE VOICE REFERENDUM
Australia is having a conversation about the Voice referendum being held later this year. It’s about whether we should change the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. The Parkes Shire Library has information booklets available that have been issued by the Australian Government providing information on how a referendum works; the referendum question and constitutional amendment; what the Voice is and what would it do?
SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES
Board Games Day Friday: Families are invited to drop into Parkes Library to enjoy playing a board game with friends and family. Friday 7 July during library opening hours. FREE event.
Kids Flicks @ Parkes Library: For students in Kindergarten to Year 6. Come and enjoy a junior movie and popcorn! Wednesday 12 July, 10:30am – 12pm. FREE event in person bookings essential.
Picasso Faces: Learn about Picasso and play a game to create an art-work in his style. Tullamore Library Wednesday 12 July, 11:30am – 1pm. $2pp, bookings essential on 6861 2309.
Paint Like A Pro: Learn about Pro Hart and create an artwork using his methods. Peak Hill Library Thursday 13 July. $2pp, bookings essential on 6861 2309.
LITTLE BANG DISCOVERY CLUB RETURNS TO PARKES LIBRARY
Young scientists and their lab assistants gathered in Parkes Library during June for the Little Bang Discovery Club. The children made amazing discoveries by predicting, testing, conducting experiments and more! Stay tuned for information on future sessions of Little Bang Discovery Club.
YOUTH LIBRARY LOCK-IN
Young people aged 12-18 years are invited to come to our popular Library Lock-In event. Enjoy games, a free dinner and exclusive use of the Parkes Library. Monday 31 July, 5:30-8pm. Bookings open 17 July at events.humanitix.com/July23youthlockin
Fresh Spark For Old Fire Station
Some of the Parkes Antique Motor Club’s Executive are pictured at the handing over of the keys of the former Parkes Fire Station from Scott Tucker, of the NSW Dept of Planning and Environment, and Craig Gibson, Captain of Parkes Fire and Rescue. Behind them, and in the old Station’s driveway, is the Club’s 1926 Garford; the same as the first motorised Fire Appliance to be stationed in Parkes, when the former Station was opened in 1924.
The NSW Government is giving the old Parkes Fire Station building a new lease on life as a fire brigade museum, appointing the Parkes Antique Motor Club as Crown Land Managers.
The Parkes Antique Motor Club plans to revive the site as a museum to be opened to the community on special occasions, and on request of visiting tourist groups.
The Parkes Fire Brigade dates back to 1878 when it was first formed with a board of control headed by the town mayor, with a shed building erected in 1879 at the rear of the local courthouse to store fire brigade equipment.
The town’s first fire brigade station was built on land owned by the justice department and then a new, larger station was completed in 1924 at a cost of £1,564 at the corner of Court and Hill Streets.
In 2017 it was announced Parkes would get a new state-of-the-art fire station with two engine bays, which was completed in 2020 behind the former station that will now serve as a museum.
Crown Lands in the Department of Planning and Environment has appointed the motor club as the Crown Land Manager for the Want Street reserve.
Parkes Antique Car Club President Phil Dixon said “The old fire station is a beautiful building and all of our members are very enthusiastic and happy to be able to showcase our historic equipment there to do something positive for the town.”
Tiny Home Co. Open Day Big Success
Nearly 300 people attended the open day last weekend.
Last Saturday, 1st July, The Modular and Tiny Home Co. held its first ever Open Day in Parkes. Business owner, Daniel Relyea was happy to report the day was a smash thanks to the support of the community who helped him promote the event and the people who came along on the day.
The flow was non-stop with many great enquiries. The mood was relaxed with many positive comments. People were excited that there was a local manufacturer of Modular and Tiny Homes. It was encouraging for us to be able to engage with so many locals who are looking for accommodation alternatives.
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Visit during the school holidays to see the two new additions to the Aviation Museum.
Open Everyday Of School Holidays: The Aviation Museum at Parkes Airport has been steadily growing and are excited to announce two new additions, an ex RAN Grumman Tracker and an ex RAAF Macchi jet trainer to the line up and while they both are undergoing extensive restoration work they will be on display during the coming school holidays.
The Museum has an extensive range of aircraft on display that you can visit on board and some you can even sit in the pilot’s seat. The Museum houses many aircraft that are significant to Australian aviation history.
The Museum is located at Parkes Regional Airport and is open each and every day of the school holidays from 9.30am to 3.30pm, cost of entry for a family is only $30. For more information you can contact Mike De La Hunty on 0418 473 175 or follow HARS Parkes facebook page.
Backpackers To Pack It In Over Labor Visa Hike: Federal Member for Riverina Michael McCormack has slammed the Albanese Labor Government’s decision to hike the cost of a Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa by $130 to $640 from 1st July and its plan to limit these visas to just one year.
Mr McCormack said the price increase would now make it the highest fee visa of its kind in the world.
Caravan And Camping Holidays Surge In Face Of Economic Uncertainty: Numbers for the March quarter showed a strong surge in travel numbers with people embarking on 4.5 million trips (up 24%) around our beautiful country with and 18 million nights (up 22%) spent caravanning and camping. That takes the annual rolling figure for trips to 15.5 million trips and 62.3 million nights and $11.2bn in visitor expenditure.
Caravan Industry Association of Australia CEO, Stuart Lamont, said: “seeing growth in the industry is always great to see, but in the face of uncertain economic times, these numbers demonstrate the everlasting strength of our customer offering and our immense value for money proposition.”
“We’re continuing to see Australian’s love affair with their country grow, spending more and more time in our beautiful regional and rural towns. That makes the growth even more encouraging, knowing that 89% of these trips are being spent in areas needing the support” said Stuart.
Caravanning and camping is the number one provider of nights for holidays in the country in the March quarter, this means strong support for our regional and rural economies with 90% of trips taken in regional areas.
Boars Win Against CSU Mitchell Team On The Student’s Park
George Tayor scored the first points of the game.
The Boars, having had two weeks off, were keen to get back on the field. George Taylor was the first to cross and then converted his own try.
A handling error from CSU found the ball with Jacob Hardy – back after a month off from injury. Hardy made no mistake to push across and score.
The forward scrum line of Ben Ryan, Dylan Hood and Lewis Gravatt devastated the CSU scrums. Mitch Westcott was his usually pesky self as the break away who can stop the opposition getting a flow in their play.
“Freddy” Tupou Vereti’s high stepping hard run on the wing got him across the line from a loose pass by CSU. There was no stopping this man mountain in full flight.
Ben Ryan playing tight head prop for the match, pushed his way to add another try for the Boars.
Mick Watt on the wing handed it off to Freddy who was in full flight. The CSU had no answer for this run and Freddy scored his second for the half.
At the break Boars had a 27-0 lead over CSU.
George Taylor was like a man possessed as he zigged and zagged through the CSU defence, handing the ball off to Jacko Guy. Jacko kept the ball safe then handed it back to George before he fell to a tackle.
George did what he does best, and scored again. Uraia Saratibau found the line after a six phase pick and drive by Parkes.
CSU had a line out win on the 5m line and gathered the ball to cross. Conversion was successful.
Chris Parker and Ben Ryan then combine dto get the ball across the line and add to the Bonus Point win. Final score Parkes 47 CSU 7
Next weekend the Boars travel to Mudgee.
Forbes Netball Junior State Titles Team Are Ready To Play
Pictured are the girls representing Forbes at the upcoming Netball NSW Junior State Titles.
Forbes will be represented by the Forbes 12 years Representative Netball Team at the Netball NSW Junior State Titles, to be held July 1st to 3rd in Liverpool. The girls will play 18 games of netball over the three days of competition, playing against teams from all over the state.
This team has been putting in the work and training twice a week for the last three months and have attended six local carnivals to gain the much needed match practice and match fitness that is needed when representing at state level.
The team would like to thank the parents and players from the 11’s team and the few older players who have assisted us with our training.
A special thank you goes out to Evie Hanley, who we regard as an honorary member of our team. Evie has travelled to all our carnivals and attended our training sessions to help us get ready for State Titles. Evie has been a wonderful training partner and role model for the girls. All team members have improved their skills and have learned to play as a team during this time, and I am very excited for what the girls can achieve at Junior State Titles.
The players leaving for Liverpool on Friday are Indianna Hanley, Sophie Morrison, Grace Fairley, Milly Ridley, Claire Bayley, Alice Currey, Edie Price, Grace Duffy, Ngarie Walsh, Primary Carer Monica Morrison, Manager Carmen Duffy, Coaches Megan Staples and Lyn Ford, umpires Karen Hargraves and Libby Dallimore.
The Forbes Netball Association Committee and members would like to wish our 12 reps good luck, play to your best ability, display great sportsmanship, and respect your teammates, opposition, and umpires.
Stay tuned for a full report on the girls outcome from Netball NSW Junior State Titles. Go Forbes!
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