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Learn To Dance For Country Kids Fundraiser

November 29, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

Central West NSW Dance Sport Academy’s, Stan and Stela Alexander, will be donating their professional services during December to assist country kids towards a brighter Christmas this year with the 2018 Royal Far West Christmas Fundraiser.

Parkes Leagues Club will also be supporting this event by providing “free” use of their venue all through the month of December and promoting the Parkes Elvis Festival.

Stan and Stela are inviting all those that would like to learn to dance for the upcoming Parkes Elvis Festival to choose a suitable night, either on a Tuesday, Wednesday and/or Friday or join three nights weekly and come and have fun dancing while assisting fundraising for Royal Far West.

Stan and Stela will teach all the dances that can be danced to music from the Rock ‘n’ Roll era, all Elvis songs in particular, but also other artists of the 50 to 60’s period.

The dances also fit the music of today, its loads of fun for all the family to join and for a very good cause.

A small donation is required to participate, $10 for adults and $5 for kids and teens. These donations will be passed to the Royal Far West to assist country kids have a brighter Christmas.

The ‘learn to dance’ classes will start Tuesday, 1st December through to Friday, 28th December.

A New Year’s Eve party with a live band will be held at the Parkes Leagues Club on Monday, 31st December from 6:30pm. Here all donations received for attending December dance classes and other funds raised through sponsorships and/or raffles will be donated to the Royal Far West.

Potential sponsors considering to support this event should contact Stan Alexander on 0468 383 349 to partner in generating proceeds that will be donated in full to the Royal Far West.

By Gizell van Wyk

Deck The Town Hall With Christmas Trees

November 29, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

The 7th Rotary Ipomoea Christmas Tree Festival will once again bring joy and Christmas wonder to both the young and young at heart.

The Christmas Tree Festival is set to be held in the Forbes Town Hall and will open its doors for viewing from 5pm this Friday, 30th November. The event will be officially opened by Councillor Michele Herbert Morley at 6:30pm and all members of the community are invited to attend.

Thereafter the Town Hall will be open to view all the wondrous Christmas trees all day on Saturday, 1st December and on Sunday from 9am to 3pm.

Entry to the Town Hall is free for primary aged children and only $2 an adult. This event is promoted by Rotary Ipomoea as an affordable family event for young and old and has been designed to celebrate the joy of Christmas.

Families, businesses and students have designed and created Christmas trees of all shapes or materials that reflect their love of Christmas time.

Come along and vote for your favourite tree!

Rotary Ipomoea Club have fervently been running this annual event now for more than six years.

By Gizell van Wyk

Market Day Success For Forbes Public School

November 22, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

Forbes Public Primary School was blessed with beautifully bright and sunny skies at their fourth annual school market day hosted by the P&C on the school’s oval last Saturday. With thorough planning and preparation the market day had all the makings of a successful event, which it certainly turned out to be!

Approximately 1,800 people attended the event to browse the more than 70 high quality stalls from across the Central West region on display at the market.

Children also had lots to do with all the fun activities available to keep them occupied while parents could do some shopping.

The Game Zone and jumping castle was a hive of activity. By the amount of little butterflies, tigers and fairies running around it was clear that the face painting once again proved to be a favourite among the children. There were also many with pink, blue or green hair, after clearly finding the hairspray stall.

Singers and musicians kept the crowds entertained and Kristen’s Dance Studio and Kumiai Ryu Forbes put on very engaging demonstrations.

Raffles were drawn on the day with the very impressive first prize of an YCF 50A Two Wheeler 50cc going to Jono Webb; second prize was a BBQ basket won by Jess Walsh and third prize was a family hamper taken by Patrick Dooley.

This event is the school’s major fundraiser for the year and this time round they managed to raise more than $5,000 for the school.

By Gizell van Wyk

Community Funding Program Opens

November 22, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

Forbes Shire Council is calling on all notfor- profit organisations, community and sporting groups to apply for Forbes Shire Council’s Community Funding Program for the 2019-2020 financial year.

General Manager, Steve Loane explained that this program is designed to consider all types of community groups that may be looking for support from council, perhaps in the form of kind labour, to cash contributions or waivers of venue or equipment hire.

“Forbes is a real ‘can do’ type of town and we are looking forward to seeing the projects and events that the community puts forward for support,” said Steve. “The Community Funding Program application is a straight-forward document which staff designed also to be used as a planning tool by community groups,” he added.

From the 1st December, Community Funding Program application forms will be available from Council. Forms will be able to 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 will also have a link to download the application form.

Applications for the Community Funding Program opens 1st December and will close on 1st March, 2019.

SNIPPETS…

November 22, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

Learning Support: The Bert Evans scholarship is available to first year apprentices to assist them financially and to provide extra support so that they can successfully complete their apprenticeship. All recipients must also show aptitude and a positive attitude towards their work and training to be eligible for a scholarship. Michael Cowan was only one of four successful applications in Western NSW to win this year’s scholarship. Training Services NSW aims to back all apprentices and help them on the road to success. Darren Cowan has had an excellent success rate with his apprentices and has proven invaluable in skilling the youth for the future in trade areas.

Boost To Blue Line: Member for Orange, Phil Donato acknowledged the NSW Government for finally responding to his calls for more police. “I am pleased the Government has now finally responded to my repeated calls for them to significantly boost the numbers of police over the next four years,” said Phil. “Following the extraordinary number of questions I’ve directed to the Police Minister, media interviews I’ve participated in alongside overworked and under resourced police officers, speeches and notices of motion I’ve delivered to Parliament, the Premier has responded by announcing an additional 1,500 police,” he said. Police Commissioner Fuller announced the NSW Police would commence recruiting now and the first 300 of the additional police will be delivered from 1st July next year.

Forbes White Ribbon Day: The Forbes Domestic & Family Violence Committee is inviting the entire Forbes community to walk with them in their annual White Ribbon Day March to be held today. The walk is in support of Australia’s campaign to stop men’s violence against women. Everyone will meet at Cross Street in front of Carpet Court at 10am and will finish in Victoria Park.

Rotary Ipomoea Christmas Tree Festival: Anyone can get involved in designing and creating a Christmas tree of any shape or material that reflects their love of Christmas time. Members of the community are invited to the official opening of the festival on Friday, 30th November at the Forbes Town Hall at 6:30pm. Enter a tree by phoning Helen on 6851 4930 or Sue-Anne on 6851 5197, or send an email to sueanne.nixon@hotmail.com. Entry fee is $5. Enter any type of tree.

The Forbes Railway Arts and Visitor Information Centre has various Christmas goodies available at the moment. Christmas cakes, puddings and gifts, just to name a few. Visit the centre this Saturday during their Open Day to see what treats you can find.

Cowra Christmas Street Festival

November 22, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

The Cowra Christmas Street Festival is back for its sixth year with Cowra’s Kendal Street hosting the region’s largest celebration of all things festive on Friday, 7th December from 6pm to 9pm.

The main street of Cowra is set to be closed down and reopened as a magical twilight marketplace, jam-packed with locally handcrafted wares, soaps, jewellery, clothing, preserves, candles and more. The festival is the perfect time to tick off your Christmas shopping list with unique gifts from local Cowra retailers and regional market holders. Our retailers and market stallholders are committed to ensuring shoppers have all they need for the big day. The beloved Christmas Wonderland at Squire Park will be making its return, offering lots of fun, free activities for the kids as well as the opportunity for photos with Santa himself! The kids will also enjoy the Old Kentucky Animal Farm in the Bushman Boots & All courtyard. Get up close and personal, pat the animals and even help the farmer with feeding time.

Macquarie ‘Eat Street’ is the place to grab a bite to eat, with a huge range of delicious local and international cuisines available to enjoy whilst watching the great live entertainment up on the main stage, featuring the youngest winner ever of ‘The Voice Australia’, Ellie Drennan!

Don’t forget to be present at the main stage for the annual Cowra Guardian Christmas Cracker draw, where the lucky winners will take home a multitude of fantastic prizes. Winners must be at the event to claim their prize.

Join in the fun and get festive this season at the Cowra Christmas Street Festival in Kendal Street on Friday, 7th December from 6pm to 9pm. Ho, Ho, Hope to see you there!

The Boscars Midsummer Night’s Dream Gala Dinner

November 22, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

The committee for the Forbes Boscars is pleased to announce that the Gala Dinner event will be held at the Forbes Services Memorial Club on Friday, 8th February 2019.

“The Gala Dinner will be under the magical theme of Midsummer Night’s Dream – a whimsical theatrical theme!” said Michael Jelbart, Chair of the Boscars committee.

“We are delighted to be working with 123 Tix for this event and will be publicising the link for ticket purchases on social media later this week,” added Michael.

The Boscars nominations have been very promising with submissions for all categories. “The committee awaits for the judges to make their final decisions to enable the award nominees to progress to the next step,” said Michael.

The committee meet fortnightly to ensure that the plans for the Gala Boscars event are well on track.

If you would like more information, please do not hesitate to contact either Fiona Ferguson of the Forbes Business Chamber on 0407 380 936 or Cheryl Newsom, Media Liaison, on 0411 211 065.

Showtime For Spectacular Students

November 22, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

Eight students from the Forbes High School Support Unit were selected to form part of a section in the School Spectacular, namely D’Arts Ensemble, which specifically caters for students with special needs.

All the students were extremely excited when they recently received their School Spectacular bag and cap.

The school’s support unit staff, students and parents/carers of the students attending the Spectacular have all been amazed at the overwhelming response received from local community groups and local businesses. Their major sponsors include Evolution Mining ($2,000), RSL Club ($1,200), Lions Club ($1,000) and Ipomea (Rotary) Club ($500). The donations have lessened the students’ total expenses by an astonishing 65 percent. They have also each received a School Spectacular shirt, bag and cap which will be extremely useful during their week in Sydney.

They are in Sydney this week until tomorrow, and will be doing four separate performances at Qudos Bank Arena. They will be performing a surprise dance that may not be revealed until the first performance today.

Anyone wanting to watch the show can do so when it is televised the following week on Saturday, 1st December on Channel 7.

Swimmer’s Shoulder Part 1

November 22, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

With the weather warming up swimming is an ideal way to get a full body workout.

Overuse injuries in the shoulder and neck are common though, due to the repetitive nature of swimming.

The shoulder is a ball and socket joint with a ring of cartilage around the socket to make the joint more stable. Around this is a loose joint capsule that is reinforced with ligaments and muscles. Because the shoulder is a very mobile joint it relies on the action of these muscles and ligaments to maintain stability. These muscles are called the rotator cuff and consist of four muscles that work together to keep your shoulder centred in its socket.

So, if swimming strengthens the shoulder muscles why do so many swimmers have shoulder problems?

The simple answer is due to the repetitive nature of swimming. The more complex answer lies in the fact that many swimmers don’t have good stroke technique and those that do can still have problems because the swim stroke (in particular freestyle), mainly strengthens the shoulder internal rotators and adductors. This causes muscle imbalance, leaving the scapular stabilisers and external rotators relatively weak and joint laxity increases. The rotator cuff then must work harder to keep the shoulder centred in the socket. When the already relatively weakened external rotators fatigue, the ball of the shoulder joint moves forward and the tendon of the rotator cuff muscles is pinched between the bones as the hand is raised above shoulder height.

Next column I will cover some practical ways to prevent this happening and what to do if you already have impingement problems.

For the fitness of you.

Linda Reilly

Find It All In Forbes This Christmas

November 15, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

The Forbes Business Chamber Find It In Forbes committee are hard at work to ensure that the Christmas promotion is launched on the 19th November.

“For 2018 Forbes Shire Council holds the Naming Rights sponsorship with Forbes Services Memorial Club being the Gold sponsor for the event. For the second year, Terry Bros Carpet Court is the Silver sponsor,” said Chairperson Marg Duggan.

“The Chamber is delighted to introduce a new category of sponsorship this year. Bernardi’s, Little Extras and Central West Diesel are all Bronze sponsors, which is fantastic,” said Marg.

The committee is also working hard at developing the Christmas carnival which will see the beginning of the Find It In Forbes draws. The draws for the promotion consist of 10 x $500, 5 x $1,000, 1 x $3,000, 1 x $2,000 and 1 x $5,000. Giving a total funding pool of $20,000.

“The Find It In Forbes promotion will run from the 19th November until the 24th December at 10:30am. The Forbes Business Chamber would like to thank the sponsors, participants and supporters for assisting to make this Forbes promotion such a success,” said Marg.

Please remember to support the below businesses during this busy period and use any of the major sponsors and participating businesses to redeem any of your lucky draws.

Forbes Shire Council, Forbes Services Memorial Club, Terry Bros. Carpet Court, Bernardi’s, Central West Diesel, Little Extras, Agriwest, Allure on Main, Betta Home Living, Blush Organics, Bowns SportsPower, Brons Hair Design, C & D Floor Coverings, Cahills Footwear, ChapterTwo, Country Bakehouse, Flannery’s Pharmacy, Forbes Family Dentist, Forbes Small Engines, Turners Furniture One, Gottaluvit, Gunns Menswear, Helloworld, HozPotz, Jullianna Kneebone Solicitors, Ladybird, Life Pharmacy, Loomzys FishNFix, Made Of Fridays, News On Rankin, Painted Daisies, Phillip Wells Optometrist, Robbs Jewellers, The Pantry Cafe and Catering, Undercover Sleepwear, Vandenberg Hotel, Walkers AgNVet, Blue Sky Outdoors, Forbes Inn, Roylances Auto One and Eye Wear Specs.

Supporters include Forbes Livestock, Forbes Toyota, Hazel Field Accountants, Hughes and Co, Kevin Miller Whitty Lennon & Co, McCarron Cullinane and Chudleigh, Midpro, Midwest Pest, WA Knights and BWR Accountants.

Don’t forget to ask for your Find It In Amazing Forbes tickets with every purchase at a sponsor or participating business.

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