If, by bad luck, you are involved in a motor vehicle accident, there are things you must do, and things you should do.

Things you must do:
• Stop as soon as you have the accident.
• Give your name, address and car registration details to the driver of the other car, to any person injured, and to the owner of any property damaged.
• Give the name and address of the car owner if it is not you.
• Give assistance to any injured person.
• Notify the police if someone is killed or injured, a driver did not stop and give their details to the other driver or drivers, any driver appears to be affected by alcohol or drugs, or any vehicle has to be towed away. In this latter case, and if the police do not come to the accident scene, you must report the accident to the nearest police station within 24 hours.
Things you should do:
• Make notes about the accident.
• Draw a plan of the scene and location of the cars.
• Take photos of the scene and location of each car.
• Take the names and addresses of any witnesses.
• Get the details of the other car, its owner, and its insurers.
• Notify your comprehensive insurance company immediately, and, if any person is injured, notify your green slip insurers.

If you have been injured, consult your solicitor as there are strict time limits for making an insurance claim.

If we at Matthews Williams can assist you on this or any other legal matter, feel free to phone me or one of our solicitors or call into our office for an appointment.

By Mark Olson

Hordes of people flocked to Templar and Rankin Streets last Friday to enjoy the Christmas Carnival and some late-night shopping that was topped off with ideal weather.

There was much to see and do for the young and the young at heart, such as rides on the tea cups, jumping castles and Hector, the bucking bull. Artistic talents were on show with the Street Art and kids got involved in exciting games.

Showcasing 30 market stalls with lots of variety. Some of the stalls included plants, children’s clothes, honey, cherries, adult clothing, handmade jewellery, natural oils, candles, signs and slime. There were also some wonderful food and drink stalls around.

Forbes Business Chamber Chairperson, Marg Duggan expressed her gratitude to everyone that assisted with the event and congratulated the draw winners of the Find It In Forbes Christmas Promotion.

“Congratulations to all of our winners! We would also like to thank the community for their support, especially to those businesses that loaned equipment and the wonderful volunteers that assisted with set-up and pack-up. They are absolutely amazing and made the job so much easier,” said Marg.

The winners of the 10 x $500 ‘Why Leave Town’ draws were as follows:
• Draw 1: Kaye Neville (ticket from Brons Hair/sponsored by Forbes Shire Council)
• Draw 2: Roz Dukes (ticket from Loomzys Fish and Fix/sponsored by Forbes Services Memorial Club)
• Draw 3: Dianne King (ticket from Bernardis/ sponsored by Terry Bros Carpet Court)
• Draw 4: Susan Steward (ticket From Painted Daisies/sponsored by Forbes Services Memorial Club)
• Draw 5: Denise Palmer (ticket From Cahills Footwear/sponsored by Forbes Shire Council)
• Draw 6: Roz House (ticket from Bernardis/ sponsored by Terry Bros Carpet Court)
• Draw 7: Jenny Bray (ticket from Pantry Cafe and Catering/sponsored by Forbes Services Memorial Club)
• Draw 8: Rod Ridley (ticket from News On Rankin/sponsored by Little Extras)
• Draw 9: Donna Fitzgerald (ticket from Undercover Sleepwear/sponsored by Bernardis)
• Draw 10: Brian Dwyer (ticket from Allure On Main/sponsored by Central West Diesel)

The winners of the 2 x $100 ‘Why Leave Town’ draws for the social media competition were:
• Draw 1: Larissa Moore
• Draw 2: Alex Hutchings

The major draws will be held on 24th December on the corner of Battye and Rankin Streets from 11:30am. Tim Redfern from Lachlan Readymix will load the tickets at approximately 11am into the concrete mixer.

The draws are made up of 5 x $1,000, 1 x $2,000, 1 x $3,000 and 1 x $5,000. All of the prizes will be awarded in loaded ‘Why Leave Town’ cards.

When shopping at the participating businesses remember to ask for your tickets to go into the draw. The participating businesses are: Agriwest; Allure on Main; Bernardi’s; Better Home Living; Blue Sky Outdoors Experts; Blush Organic Beauty; Bowns Sports Power; Brons Hair Design; C&D floorcoverings; Cahills Footwear; Chapter 2; Country Bakehouse; Eye Wear Specs; Flannerys Pharmacy; Forbes Family Dentists; Forbes Inn; Forbes Small Engines; Gottaluvit; Gunns Mensland; Helloworld Travel; Hozpots; Julianna Kneebone Solicitors; Ladybird Boutique; Life Pharmacy; Little Extra’s; Loomsys Fish & Fix; Made Of Fridays; News On Rankin; Painted Daisies; Pantry Cafe and Catering; Phillip Wells Optometrist; Robbs Jewellers; Roylances Auto One; Terry Bros Carpet Court; Turners Furniture One; Undercover Sleepwear; Vandenberg Hotel and Walkers Ag N Vet.

“A huge thank you goes to the Naming Rights Sponsor Forbes Shire Council, Gold Sponsor Forbes Services Memorial Club, Silver Sponsor Terry Bros Carpet Court and Bronze Sponsors Little Extras, Bernardis and Central West Diesel for the amazing Find It In Forbes Promotion.”

“We would also like to thank the supporters for the Find It In Forbes Promotion which are Forbes Livestock, Forbes Toyota, Hazel and Field Accountants, Hughes and Co, Kevin Miller, Whitty Lennon & Co, MCC Forbes, MidPro Engineering, Midwest Pest and WA Knights,” said Marg.

With their schooling year complete, Year 12 students at Forbes High School are now able to celebrate their results that they have achieved in their Higher School Certificate (HSC) and can all look forward to a positive future ahead.

The HSC class of 2018 at Forbes High School have reached just one of the many milestones in their life by attaining the HSC and Forbes High School are extremely proud of all of them and their achievements to date. The HSC should never define a person, we expect all of our students to achieve more and more as life continues. We are proud that Forbes High School delivers on this sentiment.

A message from Forbes High School Principal, Safija Bristina: “Forbes High School would like to congratulate the Year 12 Class of 2018. We wish you all the best in your future endeavours. You are equipped with the skills to be positive contributors in the community and make a difference in the world.”

Forbes High School acknowledges the outgoing leadership team Chelsea Turner (Captain), Mitchell Ashcroft (Captain), Claire Maslin (Vice-Captain) and Konnor Ryan (Vice-Captain). They have led the school with determination, diligence and dedication to school and community.

Year 12 achievements were recognised at a farewell assembly at the school. Among honours listed that day Chelsea Turner was named Dux of the school for 2018.

The Forbes High School community wishes all of our Year 12 students the very best in their future endeavours and hope they continue on a lifelong path of learning.

In a push to encourage more Forbes residents to enjoy reading, Forbes Shire Council has installed an amazing bright red “Street Library” in Nelson Park. Local resident, Kathy Prow initiated the project with Council after seeing Street Libraries in other locations around NSW.

Kathy explained that the concept of Street Libraries is that they are a beautiful home for books, planted in a public place.

“People can simply reach in and take what interests them and when they are done, they can return them to the Street Library. They can also swap the book they take with one of their own, or even just donate a book or two for others to enjoy.”

General Manager, Steve Loane said that the installation of the first Street Library is part of Council’s ongoing commitment to supporting community initiatives.

“We congratulate Kathy on her idea. Our support of this project is in line with great events such as Reading Down Town Day, that really foster an ethic of learning in young and old alike. Reading is so important for children and modelling an enjoyment of reading by adults can only encourage young people to do the same. This street library is the first in town and there is more planned – stay tuned!”

Parkes Christian School is celebrating its most successful HSC results to date. In just their fourth year of delivering the HSC, the school is very proud of the results achieved by their 2018 cohort.

Students achieved Band 5 and 6 results in Advanced and Extension English, Biology, Business Studies, Community and Family Studies, Design and Technology, Modern History and German Continuers.

Emma Greenland capped off a year to remember when she received her ATAR of 90.95 last Friday. Emma, who was named High School Dux and Best All-Rounder at the school’s Presentation Night last week, received a Band 6 in Community and Family Studies, and Biology. She also achieved Band 5 in Modern History and German Continuers, and also Advanced English which she completed as an accelerated student in 2017. Emma will now be able to gain direct entry into a Speech Pathology Course in Sydney next year.

Elly Collins also achieved some outstanding results in Design and Technology and English Extension 1, in which she received 40/50 in an extremely demanding and academic course. This will put her in a good position to undertake an Occupational Therapy degree in Port Macquarie, which she had already gained entry to through the Schools Recommendation Scheme.

Madelynne Capple achieved a Band 5 in Business Studies and will use her business acumen when she enters the International College of Management on Sydney’s Northern Beaches in 2019.

High School Coordinator, Greg Ballantyne was thrilled with the results. “As a school we are really pleased for Emma.
Her results are the product of many hours of hard work and dedication,” he said.

“But the rest of the group have also done extremely well and have bright futures ahead of them. Every student who applied for early entry to university received an offer, maintaining our 100 percent record over the past four years,” said Greg.

The Amazing Forbes Elvis Breakfast will once again wow visitors in Forbes on Saturday, 12th January 2019. Set to bring all the fun of a 60’s, 70’s retro carnival to Forbes, the Amazing Forbes Elvis Breakfast will feature food vans, live entertainment, kids activities and much more… all in the heart of Forbes CBD.

Join us in Templar and Rankin Streets from 7am for free live entertainment from International Elvis tribute artist, Che Orton, followed by chilled tunes from local artist, Adam Enslow until midday. Tantalize your tastebuds with visiting food vans. Featuring fairy floss, bagels, old-fashioned lemonade and popcorn as well as local retailers featuring special Elvis-inspired menus. The kids will be kept entertained with face painting and free rides including a massive jumping castle and bucking bull, along with retro carnival-inspired activities throughout the morning.

“We are thrilled to be once again hosting the amazing Forbes Elvis Street Breakfast,” said Mayor of Forbes, Phyllis Miller OAM. “Last year was a raging success and this year is set to be just as much fun!” “I’m especially looking forward to trying out some special Elvis-inspired treats from our local cafes and we have a great range of local food vans joining the party including Sweet 3 Vintage Van, Benny’s Bagels and Bakery and Steve’s Mega Treats,” she said.

Take advantage of special deals and discounts from local retailers, only available during the Festival period (Thursday, 10th to Sunday, 13th January). All can enjoy a relaxed breakfast before the special shuttle bus departs at 9am to transport festival goers from Forbes CBD to Parkes, arriving right on time for the Northparkes Street Parade.

For more information about the Amazing Forbes Elvis Breakfast, contact Forbes Shire Council on 6850 2300.