Whether you shop at Woolworths or Bernardi’s, it’s likely you will have come across the blokes from the local Men’s Shed during the month of July as they sold raffle tickets to raise money for their new Shed. Woolworths and Bernardi’s each donated a $250 open order as first prize, and Flannery’s Pharmacy donated a $100 second prize for each raffle.

Overall, $1920 was raised for the new Men’s Shed, and president Norm Haley said he was elated by the community’s support. “We wish to thank the members of the community for their support. We’re also grateful to Woolworths and Bernardi’s. We know most people shop at both supermarkets, so we wanted to hold two raffles.

“We only have one big fundraising month a year. The public are pretty generous to us and we accept that,” he said. The Woolworths raffle draw took place on Thursday last week, with Tania Cole of Woollies and Debbie Prior of Flannery’s Pharmacy on hand for the draw. The $250 open order went to David Nock, and the $100 went to Len Lavers.

The Bernardi’s raffle draw was held on Friday at the supermarket with store manager Selwyn Bale. Vickie Duffill was the lucky first prize winner, and Brian Spice was awarded the second prize from Flannery’s. The Forbes Men’s Shed is located at the Showgrounds, and welcomes men of all ages and walks of life, even if it’s just for a yarn and a cuppa.

Where Will You Go For Your Next Holiday?

With half the year already gone and school holidays just around the corner, it’s time to think about your next holiday. With great deals available to all of the islands, including Fiji and the Maldives, as well as Bali, Thailand, and Hawaii, now is the time to sit down with your local Helloworld Travel agent and discuss your options. Helloworld Travel has been helping Aussies see the world for more than 40 years.

As passionate travellers, they have all the handy tips that will make your next holiday the best one yet, whether you’re a foodie, sightseer, thrill seeker, sun lover, or shopaholic. Plus they have all the exclusive flight deals, hotel offers, global partnerships and real-world experience to add value to your great escape.

If you’re looking at Europe in 2018, the Earlybird airfares are due for release in September. We are excited to welcome Kerrie Musgrave
Bruem to the team at Helloworld Travel Forbes, she will join Alison Uphill and Maddi Quirk so call in and say hello or give them a call on 6852 2344 to start planning your dream holiday.

To keep up to date on all the latest deals and travel news make sure to like our Facebook and Instagram pages. We have some exciting things coming and a great competition that will be launched on these pages so stay tuned.

Injuries to the lower back are one of the most common golf related problems. The incidence of lower back pain in the male golfer is between 25% to 36% and 22% to 27% in the female golfer. It has been reported to account for up to 52% of all injuries in recreational golfers and 24% of injuries in professional golfers. The injury mechanism of nearly half of all lower back injuries in golf is due to the swing.

The modern golf swing has been shown to produce large forces on the lower back which change directions rapidly during the swing. Because golf is played in a slightly forward flexed position, along with the asymmetrical, rotational nature of the swing the forces the joints in the lower back are subject to are quite high. The compression force on the spine during the swing has been shown to be up to 8 times body weight.

So, what can you do to prevent getting back pain when you play? Maintenance of good mobility in the hips and thoracic and lumbar spine is important. This may require a regular exercise programme at home along with a good warm up before you play whilst using proper technique when lifting your bag and bending through the knees when retrieving the ball.

If you already have lower back pain consider slowing your backswing down. Make sure your weight properly shifts to your back foot and your hips rotate during the backswing. Also, avoid placing your feet too far apart during the address phase as this limits hip rotation later in the swing and increases stresses on the lower back.

For the fitness of you.
Linda Reilly

We all know that we live in a generous, connected, and compassionate community here in Forbes. Last weekend, we outdid ourselves raising over $1,000 at the Step Up and Run event that was held at Anytime Fitness to increase awareness and raise money for Suicide Prevention Australia.

The event saw hundreds of Anytime Fitness clubs in cities and towns across the country invite their members to step up to the treadmill challenge over a 24 hour period. Here in Forbes, the challenge started at midday Friday and ran until midday Saturday. More than thirty people came along and hit the treadmills to support it either by walking or running on a treadmill, or buying tickets in the raffle or 100 Club competition.

Amy Townsend, local Anytime Fitness manager, was amazed by the community response. “We were in the top 20 clubs across the country for fundraising,” Amy said. “It was so good to see Forbes get behind such a great event and make it work.”

Forbes raised more money than many larger centres like Dubbo, and even big clubs in cities like Melbourne. Having lost several friends to suicide, Amy wanted to do something to support suicide prevention work in Australia. She is grateful to the members of the community who came long to help out. “We did really well and I’m so proud of our town,” said Amy.

Thanks and congratulations to Amy and everyone who got involved on the day.

The Look On Your Face
Here’s something to ponder: the biggest regret of people over 65 is that they didn’t save more money for their retirement! The reality is that most people don’t have the money to do all the things they’d love to do right at the time in their lives when they finally have all the time in the world.

The decisions you’re making right now will determine what your financial future looks like. And what you’re doing with your
superannuation is a key part of the equation. What will the look on your face be when it comes time to retire? For many, retirement comes with a sense of fear when the realisation comes that the money they have is not going to last the journey. In fact, the biggest fear of retirees is that they will run out of money. They fear it more than dying!

Don’t take super lightly! For most people, super is a mystery because they’ve never had it explained to them. It’s one of the key areas of the financial education Wealth Train provides as we want everyone to have a clear understanding of what superannuation is and how to make theirs work as hard as possible.

In the next few weeks you’ll receive your annual superannuation statement. If that’s not something that’s excited you before, then right now is the time to change that. After all, who wouldn’t get excited about a stockpile of money building up to pay you to one day when you no longer have to work? Get the financial you need to take control of your money.

Daniel and
The Wealth Train Team