Forbes Phoenix

Donation To Havannah House

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Jenny Watts, Mark Watts, Julie Virtue from Havannah House, Alistair Lunn and Amy Slessor.

The NSW Small Winemakers Wine Show has donated $1,000 to Havannah House in Forbes to assist with their 2024 Christmas Lunch, which they provide for the less fortunate people that live in our community.

Pastor Julie Virtue received the cheque this year and thanked the committee members in attendance for the continued support.

Organisers have received a great response to entries for this year’s show, with 585 wines entered from 99 wineries. Judging taking place from Monday 19th to Wednesday 21st August.

The Public Tasting is on Friday 23rd August from 6.30pm at The Forbes Town Hall. All the wines entered will be available for pa­trons to taste and finger food will be provided. Tickets are $30 per person. The annual Gourmet Wine Dinner will be held on Satur­day 21 September from 7pm at the Forbes Town Hall.Tickets are $130 per person. If you buy both tickets in one transaction, the bundle is $150 per person. Tickets are available online at https://www.123tix.com.au/events/44190/nsw-small-winemakers-wineshow but get in quick as they are limited.

Galari River Arts ‘Ripple’ Festival

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One of the many families who attended on the day.

On Saturday 10th August Forbes hosted a free community festival of arts, creativ­ity and wellness. In keeping with the theme ‘Ripple’ Forbes Public School created a Healing Through Art installation to show­case how we utilised art to recover from the devastating 2022 floods. Ivy and Lauren, who are both in stage 3, created a mov­ie that included Emily reading a beautiful poem that was written by Ms Staples.

These are our Healing Dots®

Each dot is a hug, soft and warm, Helping to heal after the storm.

When we’re sad or feeling blue, These dots are there, like friends, it’s true. They glow so softly, whispering low, “You’re not alone; let your worries go.”

Healing is like a long, gentle walk, Step by step, like a quiet talk. Like stars above they show the way, Guiding us to a brighter day.

Every dot is like a magic stitch, Mending our hearts, making us rich. They tell a story, bright and true, Of courage, love, and what we can do. With each bump, they help us feel and see That healing is possible for you and me.

The poem was played over images from our whole-school Healing Dots® work­shops with Aunty Cheree Stokes. They then played a recording of two songs per­formed by FPS Year 2 choir at the Forbes Eisteddfod (2023/2024) over images of students creating our Bush Tucker Garden, Coolamon Indigenous tool, Bee and butter­fly habitat boxes and NAIDOC Community event art.

It was great to see numerous families come along to visit the art installation and watch the seven minute video while their child pointed out their Healing Dots®. The large painting in the picture was created by Auntee Cheree using symbols and words provided by the FPS community to repre­sent our Journey Story.

Parenting Survey Reveals Overwhelming Concern For Kids

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This National Bullying No Way Week (12th-16th August), Triple P is reminding the community to help children stay safer online and stop cyberbullying before it impacts children.

Carol Markie-Dadds, Triple P International Country Director, high­lighted the urgency of this issue, noting Triple P’s largest-ever sur­vey of parents and carers found 8 out of 10 parents are concerned about keeping children safe from online dangers like cyberbullying.

“Bullying, whether it’s online through text or social media, or in person, has a significant impact on children’s emotional and physi­cal health, and puts children at greater risk of mental health con­cerns, like anxiety or depression,” Ms Markie-Dadds said.

Delivery of the Triple P – Positive Parenting Program to parents and carers of children in Australia is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care. Par­ents and carers can access free, online parenting support 24/7 at triplep-parenting.net.au

Be Seen @ Squash With Henry Cross

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Parkes Squash player Henry Cross has just played in his first ever Professional Squash Tournament – a satellite event in Canberra.


Henry finished in 13th place, which is fitting because his world ranking also jumped up to number 13 for his age group.


Henry thanked his dad Jay (left) and Geoff (centre) for coaching him during the weekend.

Platypi First Grade And Women’s Team Both Through To The Semi -finals

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Forbes packing down against Dubbo last weekend.

The Forbes Platypi Rugby Union Club first grade side claimed a 43-31 victory over Dubbo Roos in the final round of the regular season last weekend. The win secured the Platypi a third place finish in the standings, giving them a home ground semi-final this weekend.

Forbes will take on Orange City in the mi­nor semi-final, this Sunday at 3:15pm while Bathurst will host Orange Emus in the major semi-final. The Forbes Platypi women’s side will take on the Orange Emus in the minor semi-final on Sunday kicking off at 11:40am, while Dubbo will play Bathurst in the majorsemi.

Forbes Netball Gala Day And Coaching Clinic This Weekend

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The Forbes Netball Association are organ­ising the Regional NetSetGo and Junior Mixed Gala Day, this Sunday 18th August at Stephan Field.

The event is to provide junior boys and girls with a fun day of netball in Forbes, and will open with Susan Pettitt running her very popular clinic from 9am-10am.

Susan is a former Australian Diamond and has also played with NSW Swifts and Giants, in her outstanding netball career.

She has 71 caps and was part of the World Championship winning team, playing in the goal attack position.

Susan was inducted into the NNSW Hall of Fame recently, for her contribution to the sport, both as a player, and also as a lead­ing coach of junior netballers.

This clinic is free to all participants, thanks to a very successful grant from the NSW Government. Susan ran this clinic last year, and it is a great fun way to open the Gala day.

The Gala Day will then start at 10:30am, where teams of NetSetGo and junior boys and girls from across the region will enjoy playing the great game of netball.

Registration for the Susan Pettitt Clinic is for individuals, and a QR code is available on the Forbes Netball Facebook page.

Team entries for the Gala Day are also available by another QR code on the Forbes Netball Facebook page.

The Gala Gay age divisions are 10 years, 11 years and 12 years.

Any players looking to join into teams should contact FNA through the Facebook page, or the secretary email, secretary.forbesnetball@gmail.com

Players must register for each individual event using different QR codes.

Phil Donato Visits The Hars Parkes Aviation Museum

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Member for Orange Mr Phil Donato MP pictured being led on a tour of the HARS Aviation Museum in Parkes.

The HARS Parkes Aviation Museum wel­comed Member for Orange Mr Phil Donato MP last Thursday to see museum progress and to view plans to construct a world class aviation museum in the central west.

Mr Donato said about his visit “Last week I made a return visit to this unique tourist attraction. Mike De La Hunty and his volun­teer crew do an amazing job with the wide display of aircraft, aviation artifacts and memorabilia.”

The collection of aircraft and aviation related items continues to grow and with plans to house the aircraft in a purpose built structure to protect them from the elements, and ensure the aircraft be preserved for fu­ture generations to appreciate and enjoy.

Of particular interest to Mr Donato was the participation of Parkes High School stu­dents, who for the past 8 years have un­dertaken a full range of activities that will assist them in their eventual move into the workforce. Over the years the students have participated in the reassembly of air­craft, preparation for painting, mechanical work, carpentry and general upkeep of the museum.

The museum is looking forward to the arrival of two Bofors anti-aircraft guns that have been refurbished and will go on dis­play. The Bofors anti-aircraft gun was widely manufactured and used by Commonwealth countries during WW2. Some were built in Australia and used in Darwin, New Guinea and Tobruk.

The HARS Aviation Museum is located at Parkes airport, open Thursdays and Sun­days.

From The Mayor’s Desk

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It’s time for another one of my favourite events – Welcome to Forbes to be held on Thursday 15 August. Are you new to Forbes? Is there someone new at work, school or in your neighbourhood – then please invite them to come along. This is a really lovely night for our new residents to get to know our council, service and community groups and other community members. Come along if you haven’t had a chance to attend before and want to be more involved in the community.

This time we will be greeting our new residents at the Forbes Golf & Sports­man’s Hotel, starting at 5.30pm for 6pm.

For further information please email com­munity@forbes.nsw.gov.au. RSVPs closed on Thursday but I am sure we can sneak a few more in. Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Final stages of works will begin on Mon­day to complete the surface around the new Claret Ash trees in Lachlan Street. Now the nine new trees have settled, our crews will be on site to complete the paving and will be putting the final touches on the new green boulevard. During the works, expected to take three weeks, there will be traffic control in place and minor traffic delays. Work will start at the northern end of Lachlan Street on Monday with the Pitt Stop side of the road closed. As the work progresses traffic control and conditions will change. We ap­preciate your patience during the work and are excited about bringing more green in into our CBD.

Thank you to those who attended our 14th Be Road Ready for Harvest Field Day at the Central West Livestock Exchange.

Our overall aim is to ensure road safety at harvest and this is why we offer the oppor­tunity to learn about current rules and reg­ulations as well as a hands on machinery display. It is always a good morning and a great breakfast. If you missed the event at Forbes you can still attend one of the sat­ellite events at Tottenham on 27th August, Parkes Show on 28th August, Wirrinya on 29th August or Bogan Gate 30th August.

God Bless
Phyllis Miller OAM

Snippets…

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There will only be one scholarship awarded so apply now.

Forbes Arts Society: The 2024 Windmill Trust Scholarship for Regional NSW Artists is open for applications. This award opens up avenues for regional artists seeking to further their professional development, ex­hibition opportunities or deepen research with a $10,000 scholarship. Applications will close Monday 2nd September, 11.59pm. Apply now: https://regionalartsnsw.com.au/windmill-trust-scholarship-2024/

Lifeline: This Loneliness Awareness Week, Ending Loneliness Together, is sharing real stories to spark conversations about why we feel lonely and encouraging all Australians to create a culture of con­nection at home, work, school and in the community. Play your part: www.lonelines­sawarenessweek.com.au

Kerin Health: Are proud to now offer regu­lar Physiotherapy clinics in four locations across the Central West. Would you like to see a regular Kerin Health Physiotherapy clinic in your town? Let the team at Kerin Health know! For all bookings, head to their website: www.kerinhealth.com.au/book-an-appointment

1800RESPECT: Safety planning is think­ing about things you can do to be safer when living with violence or abuse. To create your own safety plan, you can get help from a trusted friend or family mem­ber. You can also use a support service like 1800RESPECT. You can learn more on our website: https://www.1800respect.org.au/help-and-support/safety-planning/checklist

Galari River Arts Forbes Inc: Indulge your taste buds with a world of flavours at our Festival! Oh So Sugar, A Taste of Greece, Trang Hue Vietnamese food and our Rotary Van will sort you out. You can even pack your own picnic. Galari River Arts Festival Forbes, 10th August at Lion’s Park, 9am till late.

Create NSW: Applications are now open for Regional Arts Touring Round 1. Funding consists of two categories: up to $60,000 for Small Tours and up to $120,000 for Large Tours, which will deliver world-class arts and cultural experiences to tens of thousands of people in every corner of NSW. Find out more https://www.nsw.gov.au/grants-and-funding/regional-arts-tour­ing-for-individuals/groups.

Parkes Shire Council: Council is excited to share that Stage 2 of the Kelly Reserve precinct upgrade works is progressing well. Stage 2 includes: A ninja course, An inclu­sive carouse, Toddler equipment These works are on track for a September com­pletion. To stay up to date with this project, visit: bit.ly/ParkesNinjaPark

Stage 2 of the Kelly Reserve upgrade is well underway.

Be Seen @ Forbes Public School

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Public Education Week celebrations kicked off with so many amazing costumes. It was wonderful to see the excitement on students faces as they arrived.


The smiles as they paraded for family and friends. Then the pride as they showed their work and classrooms off to allof the special visitors.


The Book Fair was a hit and the support of our school community greatly appreciated.

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