Staff at Ron Dunford’s Chemist send a huge thank you to everyone that supported them in raising money for breast cancer. They raised an amazing $954, all of which will be donated to the McGrath Foundation.
A huge congratulations to Noelene, who was the lucky winner of our gorgeous raffle.
Also thank you to the staff who made the morning tea possible; and thank you to the community for supporting such a great cause.
At the halfway point in the Forbes Golf Club Individual Champs the lead in each Grade is still very tight. The first two rounds of the Championships were played on Saturday and Sunday. The Grade leaders after two rounds are:
• A-Grade Scratch: C Hanrahan (146), S Betland (147)
• A-Reserve Scratch: J Coulthurst (170), S Uphill (172)
• B-Grade: N Duncan (171), J Reid (173)
• C-Grade: N Roach (191), N Morrison (193)There is a strong contest in the Juniors with Reggie Murray leading in both the Scratch and Handicap results.
A Daily Comp was also played alongside the Champ rounds on each day. Results for those are:
• Day 1 – Div 1: J Reid (68 nett) on count back, R Murray (68)
• Day 1 – Div 2: B Everest (67), G Falvey (71)
• NTP’s: 9th G Webb; 18th A Grierson
• Super Pin (3rd ) J Coulthurst
• Ball sweep to 75 nett on count back
• Day 2 – Div 1: C Hanrahan (69), N Duncan (73)
• Day 2 – Div 2: K Sanderson (70), N Morrison (71)
• NTP’s: 9th D Quirk; 18th C Alley
• Super pin (3rd ) P Dawson
• Ball sweep to 76 nett on count back.
Rounds three and four will be played next weekend, with a seeded draw for the main contenders for the final round.
Players are advised of a change to the Golf Programme for Saturday 26th October. The format will now be a 4BBB Stableford Aggregate Medley.
Do not forget to get your name down for the Forbes Nissan Classic weekend. The time sheets for both days will be available at the Pro Shop.
By Short Putt
Aussie Croquet on Saturday 5th October saw 31 players attend. There were three players that won three games – Kevin Rubie, Lyn Simmonds and Neville Spry. The big winners on the day were 14 – 8 John Farah, 14 – 9 Neville Spry and Lyn Simmonds.
The mid-winners of 14 – 10 included Kevin Rubie and Geoff Coles, Robin Pols and Barry White, Vince Roberts and David Williams.
It was another nice morning for Golf Croquet on 8th October. There was a larger than normal number of players to win three games, including Bruce Field, Noel Joliffe, Kevin Rubie, Bill Scott, Mal Smith, Neville Spry, Rex Toole and a new player who only just started, Kevin Wenning.
The big winners on the day were 11 – 2 Rex Toole and Frank Donohoe and 10 – 3 Peter West and Ray Martin, Allan Jones and Bruce Field.
The mid-winners of 9 – 4 included Neville Spry and Geoff Coles, Sherly Chamberlin and Bill Scott, Robin Pols and Barry White, Rex Toole and Enid Baker, John Job and Mal Smith, Alan Jones and Bruce Field, Wayne Wright and Noel Jolliffe.
Come down to Halpins flat on a Tuesday morning by 9.15am to get your name put into the draw for a 9.30am start.
That’s it until next week.
By Pegging Out
There is still time to apply for the 2025 Traineeship Program, applications do not close until Monday 21 October to study and learn. Start your future now with Forbes Shire Council.
Have you reserved your ticket yet to the Sculpture Down the Lachlan official opening on Saturday? Since 2011, the sculpture project has been an objective of the Forbes Art Society to develop a permanent inland public art trail stretching for 100 kilometres between Forbes and Condobolin.
Council has partnered with FAS since 2014 – launching the acquisition prize of Ingrid Morley’s Shadows on the Landing now located at Wheogo Park. It was also in October 2014 that we all got to glimpse the first red letter a – which has now become the community’s own signature for Amazing Forbes. In August this year, Brett Garling’s latest sculpture Brumbies Run was installed at Waroo marking the completion of this very significant destination project.
It really has been an ‘amazing’ project and will continue to be the reason many people travel to Forbes. So let’s all celebrate on Saturday – to acknowledge more than a decade of work to establish this trail, tireless (and sometimes contentious) community support, the birth of a major regional event Grazing Down the Lachlan to raise funds for the trail and other art and cultural initiatives.
Everyone in the Forbes and surrounding districts are invited to attend the official opening on Saturday 12 October – starting at 9.45am until 11.30am at the site of the Sonata and Brumbies Run Sculptures. We hope to see you there.
As students head back into term four, it is time for our little people to enjoy the ever popular Teddy Bears Picnic on Saturday 19 October at Lions Park – there will plenty of activities for the whole family. Don’t forget to bring your teddy, so you can be a part of the Teddy Bear’s Parade.
Another fun family event will be the Community Fishing Day, being held on the beautiful Lake Forbes – Lions Park, prizes, learn to fish lessons and so much more.
See our website for details.
Until next week
Phyllis Miller, OAM
Forbes Mayor
Congratulations to the newly elected Parkes Shire Councillors.
Parkes Shire Council: Parkes Shire Council is pleased to announce the official results of the recent local government elections. Congratulations to Cr Neil Westcott, who has been re-elected as Mayor, and Cr Marg Applebee, who has been re-elected as Deputy Mayor, both serving their second terms. We look forward to their continued leadership. We also welcome the newly elected Councillors: Neil Westcott (Mayor), Glenn Wilson, Marg Applebee (Deputy Mayor), Bill Jayet, Louise O’Leary, Douglas Pout, Kenny McGrath, Joy Paddison, Matthew Scherer, George Pratt. Special thanks to all the candidates for their dedication, and to the residents of Parkes Shire for a voter turnout of nearly 86%! Your involvement plays a key role in shaping the future of our community. For information, visit: bit.ly/2024LocalGovernmentElection
Lifeline Central West: Did You Know – we offer free, independent, confidential Financial & Gambling counselling all over the Central West? To make an appointment with us, call: 1300 798 258 or email: info@lifelinecentralwest.org.au
Regional Development Australia Central West: Register for free Cyber Security Workshops brought to you by NBN Co and RDA Central West. Small business owners in Central West New South Wales are invited to participate in a series of free, handson cyber security workshops aimed at empowering them with crucial knowledge and tools to safeguard their online operations. The workshops will be run in October 2024 in Wellington, Parkes, Condobolin, Lithgow and Blayney. The event is free but registration is essential via link: https://events.humanitix.com/host/rda-central-west
R U OK? Four in five people say they feel better about managing their situation having talked it through. If you know someone is going through a tough time, check in, ask R U OK? and show them that you care and are there to support them. For tips on how to continue the conversation visit: www.ruok.org.au/how-to-ask
Forbes Shire Mayor and Deputy Mayor Election Results: At the declaration of the newly elected Forbes Shire Council on Wednesday 2 October, Councillor Phyllis Miller and Councillor Chris Roylance were reelected unopposed as Mayor and Deputy Mayor. Forbes Shire Councillors – Sarah Sweeney, Jenny Webb, Aidan Clarke, Phyllis Miller, Chris Roylance, Michele Herbert, Marh Duggan, Steve Karaitiana and Brian Mattiske, elected following the September Local Government election.
Congratulations to the newly elected Forbes Shire Councillors.
If you have never attended Homegrown Parkes before, please make sure to come along tomorrow, Saturday 12th October.
The popular Homegrown Parkes is back this weekend, kicking off off at 9am with a sausage making demonstration in the Cooke Park Pavilion. Parkes Shire Concert Band will be performing in the Park grounds from 9am and crop swap in front of the green wall will run until 11am.
The event will be officially opened at 10am, followed by a performance from Parkes M&D featuring the musical Cinderella and the Crystal Slipper.
The Parkes M&D will then provide performances for park entertainment from the low stage between 10.30am and 11.30am.
Bill Tink will provide a Netwaste workshop in the Pavilion also commencing at 10.30am and WildTalk snake bite first aid demonstration will follow in the Pavilion at 11am.
The Parkes School of Dance will be sure to delight, with performances on the main stage of the Pavilion between 11.30am and 12.30pm.
The noodle making workshop commences at 12.30pm in the Pavilion and the Parkes M&D performers will be back on the low stage between 12.30pm and 2pm.
There will be a wonderful selection of local and regional food vendors and stallholders. Keep the kids busy with the animal farm and jumping castle – and you know there will be face painting.
You can keep up to date by visiting the Homegrown Parkes Facebook and Instagram pages. For further information contact Marg Applebee on 0418 611 053.
Did you come and celebrate with Northparkes Mines for the Cheers to 30 Years festival?
More than 8,000 people attended to make this event the largest ever stand-alone event for Cooke Park.
Keep an eye on the Evolution Mining Northparkes Operations page to see if you and your friends are in the photos they will be sharing over the next few weeks.
Spring is a great time to go racing and Forbes Jockey Club has a host of entertainment planned for this Saturday, 12th October at the TAB race meeting.
Local racing has certainly been a part of many conversations over the past week following the win by rank outsider Sneak Preview in the $150,000 Dubbo Gold Cup.
The veteran galloper trained at Dubbo by Peter Nestor and ridden by his nephew Kody Nestor, is part owned by Peter Maher and Matt Coady from Forbes.
Sneak Preview was backed by numerous supporters at odds of $100 and celebrations will likely continue on Saturday at Forbes Spring races.
Leading trainers from a wide area are bringing starters to Forbes and the action on the track will be backed up by other highlights including the Fashions In The Field offering big prizes for several categories.
There is entertainment planned for all the family and the Yabby races with an auction for the chance to have a starter will be a lot of fun.
Gates will open at 11.30am and music throughout the afternoon will add to a great day out at Forbes races.
Forbes and District Historical Society President, Bruce Adams, with the Jemalong Shire Council Revenue and Cash book 1935 – 1943, which was part of a donation to Forbes Museum from Forbes Shire Council On Thursday 3 October.
Forbes residents will be able to find records of family members dating back generations thanks to a donation from Forbes Shire Council to the Forbes and District Historical Society (FDHS).
Council donated 29 books of records dating back to 1917 on Thursday 3rd October, including revenue and cash books, rates billing records, correspondence registers, letter registers and newspaper clippings.
The records are from the former Jemalong Shire and Forbes Municipal Councils, which merged to form Forbes Shire Council in 1981, and will be held in the Forbes Museum, which is managed by FDHS.
Forbes Shire Council Mayor, Phyllis Miller, said the records gave an amazing insight into the history of Forbes.
“They show what residents paid for rates over 100 years ago, letters written between the Councils and residents and how they communicated before telecommunications took over,” she said. “For residents whose families have lived in Forbes for many generations, they will also be able to view records of their ancestors.”
“Forbes Museum is a wonderful asset to our community and the FDHS does an amazing job displaying our shire’s history for the public to enjoy.”
FDHC President, Bruce Adams, said it was a coup for the museum to be able to preserve these important records. “They’re a very important addition to the museum and we’re very appreciative of Forbes Shire Council for its donation,” he said.
“We’re providing a secure location to store them, and while they won’t be permanently displayed, anyone can view them privately by contacting us to make an appointment.”
Forbes Museum is located at 11 Cross Street, Forbes. Open daily between 2pm and 4pm. To contact just phone 6851 6600 or email forbesmuseum@gmail.com
The final muster for Forbes Country Music Club Incorporated was held Sunday 6th October at Club Forbes, it was a very sad day we were left with many great memories and friendships that will last a lifetime.
Our band on the day consisted of Brett Petty, Wade Dixon, Neville Lye (on drums as Jim Hodder was unavailable), John McCluckie (on bass as Pam Byrne is still unwell), Ray Watts, Dave Parkin and Keith Noakes.
Those in attendance were asked to sign the Forbes Country Music Club banner which will be donated to the Forbes Museum so that the Forbes Country Music Club history will live on. Included photos are courtesy of Wendy Dixon.