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Mayoral Notes…

November 17, 2016 by Maggi Barnard

The Legend of Ben Hall movie premiere was absolutely fantastic on Saturday night. A presentation was made by me on behalf of the community to the cast and crew to show our appreciation for bringing the premiere back to our town. The Long Lunch by the Lake on Sunday raised over $20,000 and was a great credit to Debbie Roylance and her committee. Now Forbes and Parkes will have their own physio touch machines as there was a fundraiser in Parkes the night before that raised money for the machines as well.

On Sunday afternoon, the Nissan Golf Classic was held at the Forbes Golf Course and it was a success with players from across NSW attending. Well done to Forbes’ John Betland who won the event. Vanfest is next weekend and the grounds are in top order. Tickets are still available, make sure you get yours!

Yesterday was our November Council meeting and l will report on the outcomes next week. Don’t forget to have your say at one of our Forbes Community Plan 2027 workshops. Visit www.forbes.localvoices.com.au or call Council on 68502300 to find out the dates. Please fill in the survey that was delivered to your home this week either by reply paid envelope or online at the website above.

This will help create a plan for the next ten years that is reflective of what the community wants Council to achieve.

Mayor Graeme Miller

Snippets…

November 17, 2016 by Maggi Barnard

Local Art: The Abstract Art Exhibition opened at the Forbes Art Society Platypus Gallery on Monday. The exhibition features a wonderful display of abstract artworks painted by local artists who attend the Thursday painters group at the Northside Chapel. The exhibition is open to the public until after Christmas. All the paintings are for sale and would make an excellent Christmas gift. The artists are competing for the Golden Pallet Award – a
peoples choice award. The winner will be announced at the conclusion of the exhibition. For more information on the exhibition or the Thursday painters fellowship group, contact Leone Morrison on 6851 1054.

Christmas Tree Festival: Rotary invites the community to make and decorate a Christmas tree or create a nativity scene for the 2016 Community Christmas Tree Festival at the Forbes Town Hall. The Grand Opening is on 2nd December at 5pm. There are no size restrictions. Trees can be commercially bought, real trees, a branch in wet sand or a painted gum branch. Trees can be made from recycled materials, welded, nailed or glued. Lights can be added. Nativity scenes can be any size and made from any materials. Remember to place a Christmas greeting on or under your tree. It is $5 per entry to support local Rotary Ipomoea projects. Contact Sue-anne Nixon on 6851 5197 or
email sueanne.nixon@hotmail.com

Carols By Candlelight: Sunday, 4th December at 7pm in Victoria Park. Santa will be there from 6:30pm to 8pm for photos and a gold coin donation to the Forbes Town Band. A big screen will once again be used for the night’s program. Judy Prior will host the concert. The Carols program starts at 7pm and continues through the night. The Forbes Lions Club will be in charge of the barbeque and drinks, and glow candles will be on sale from the Town
Band Committee. Bring your chairs and blankets to enjoy a wonderful family night. The Forbes Town Hall has been booked in case of inclement weather.

Art and dementia: Aged care residents at Jemalong Residential Village (JRV) are taking part in a new art and dementia program. The weekly workshops until the end of the month will result in a selection of art produced to be exhibited at JRV. The program aims to provide social inclusion and intellectual stimulation, which in turn acts to promote wellbeing. The pilot program is a partnership between Jemalong Residential Village, Arts OutWest and the Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG). The program is based on one developed by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York in 2006. This MoMA program was taken up by the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) in 2007 through its Art and Alzheimers Program.

Reporter Wanted: The Forbes Phoenix is looking for a Reporter who lives in Forbes, can work two days per week (flexible hours), be able to meet deadlines, work independently and enjoy writing. A car and phone is required. Please contact Maggi Barnard, Editor on 0403 080 085 or editor@forbesphoenix.com.au.

Interact With New Sculpture At Hospital

November 17, 2016 by Maggi Barnard

A new contemporary sculpture has been installed outside the main entrance at Forbes Hospital this week as one of the final stages of the hospital’s redevelopment. Siloscopes was created by internationally acclaimed Blue Mountains based artists Hugo Moline and Heidi Axelsen. They were chosen from a competitive submission process earlier this year and commissioned to create the artwork.

The two artists spent four days living and working with a Forbes farmer, learning about the tools, challenges and experiences of life on the land. Siloscopes is an interactive set of five pieces that resemble seed silos. The work reflects farm life and invites people to interact with each of the silos. “We wanted to create a work which enables visitors to reflect on these elements of farm life. The work invites people to interact with a humble seed silo in such a way as to transform it from an ordinary piece of equipment into a new kind of device,” the artists said.

The five pieces are called River, Stars, Bones, Sun and Rain. Each is a different size and shape and features a different design on the inside that people can view from standing below the silo and looking through a viewing area. The River silo features a gold leaf interior with a map of the Lachlan River. The Stars silo has a black interior with holes drilled into the roof of the chamber to match constellations and Bones represents bleached sheep rib bones lining the inside of the viewing chamber. In Sun the viewing chamber acts as a sun dial, and in the Rain silo the upturned lip of the roof collects water into a scoop. When the scoop fills with water it tips the internal tray, causing a bell to ring out.

Bernardi Group Exit IGA To Live Well For Less

November 17, 2016 by Maggi Barnard

The four large format supermarkets of the Bernardi Group will exit the IGA brand and transition to the new Bernardi’s Live Well For Less brand over the next six months. Joseph Bernardi, CEO of Bernardi’s Supermarket said the move would enable the business to deliver increased promotions on a wider range of goods. “Customers can still expect to find all the products they know and love,” said Joseph. “The change will also generate more exciting specials, particularly across the fresh produce, meat, deli and bakery departments.”

The group will expand their footprint of fresh food in each store to offer customers the same variety on offer in major metropolitan centres. The company’s Pick Local campaign aims to support local producers. All supermarkets stock bread from Earlyrise Baking Company in Dubbo, dips and sauces form Orange’s Fresh Fodder, milk from Little Big
Dairy in Dubbo, as well as four from Manildra, to name a few.

The newly rebranded Forbes store was launched on Saturday. “When you spend locally, those funds are directly channeled back into the community. This cycle supports jobs in the community, helps the environment and ensures the long-term survival of our town,” said Joseph. The store was packed with people to take advantage of the specials and prizes, wine tasting and other activities. Bernardi’s in Forbes and Blayney have been rebranded, while the transition in West Wyalong and Bathurst will take place early in the new year.

Lots To Win In Fashions On The Field

November 17, 2016 by Maggi Barnard

The weather looks promising, the prize pool is fantastic so get your best race wear on and head to the Forbes Spring Races tomorrow. Forbes Services Memorial Club is the major sponsor and 43 other local businesses have donated to the $6,000 prize pool consisting of cash, vouchers and prizes. Fashions on the Field organizer, Leigh Bartholomaeus said: “We have such a wonderful community that continually support and donate to the many fundraisers and
events in the Forbes district.”

Five categories will be hotly contested and the new special category, Fashion in Flood, will no doubt feature very interesting and creative outfits. With a minimum $500 cash prize for the Fashion in Flood category alone and nearly $6,000 in prize packs for the other categories, many contestants are expected to try their luck. Judging criteria applies to all categories. Full details of categories and criteria are available on the Forbes Spring Races Facebook page. It is recommended to observe the criteria carefully.

Registrations open at 1pm tomorrow at the Fashions on the Field marquee, with preliminary judging starting at 2pm and final judging on the red carpet at approximately 4pm.

Mums And Dads Can Suffer From Perinatal Depression

November 17, 2016 by Maggi Barnard

This week is Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Awareness Week and beyondblue has urged parents to visit its Healthy Families website. The website provides information and advice for new mums and dads from pregnancy
to 12 months after birth. Up to one in seven women experiences postnatal depression and one in ten experiences
depression during their pregnancy.

About one in twenty dads feels anxious or depressed during their partner’s pregnancy, while one in ten experiences a mental health condition after the birth of their baby. “We’ve come a long way, but unfortunately when a new parent is having a tough time, some people can still be very judgmental. No one should feel ashamed or be discouraged
from asking for help,” said beyondblue CEO Georgie Harman. Visit healthyfamilies.beyondblue.org.au
or call mental health professionals 24/7 on 1300 22 4636.

Are Core Stability Exercises A Good Idea?

November 17, 2016 by Maggi Barnard

Everybody knows the plank exercise, but does performing this type of core stability exercise actually help people with low back pain? Physiotherapists, Professor Peter O’Sullivan from Curtin University and Professor Paul Hodges from The University of Queensland, wrote the book on spinal stability exercises. They did a lot of research into the abdominal muscles in the 1990’s and the focus on Transversus Abdominis came from their work. So what are they
saying now?

The plank exercise involves a person on their elbows and toes while holding their body stiff for a period of time. This is not what core stability means, says Professor Hodges. If you think about most functions, we actually need the spine to move. Core stability is about getting the spine to move. Professor O’Sullivan says many people with back pain are already too rigid. Their muscles have already tensed up as a protective mechanism due to pain. Static
exercises like planking can actually be counterproductive. Tensing up a structure that is already tense doesn’t make much sense. Instead we should be relaxing the muscles around our trunk when we have back pain.

So where does that leave us? Should we be telling the gym instructor to take a jump next time they ask for a plank? If we don’t have low back pain planks are fine. Better still are dynamic exercises that require us to naturally activate our core muscles such as squats. If we have low back pain, core activation exercises along with movement and learning to turn off over active muscles beat planks hands down. The spine is designed to move.

“For the fitness of you”
Linda Reilly

Long Lunch Raises Thousands

November 17, 2016 by Maggi Barnard

More than 150 people supported the Long Lunch By The Lake on a very windy Sunday afternoon to raise funds for a good cause. The aim was to raise enough for a physio touch machine for the Forbes and Parkes Hospitals. According to organiser Debbie Roylance the target of $32,000 was reached. With money from ticket sales for the lunch, $3,732 from the raffle, the auction and pledges raised $12,485 with the help of auctioneer Kevin Miller, the Breast Cancer
Support Group donated $2,000 and funds previously held, the target was reached. “We are absolutely delighted with the response and support from the community, and a special thank you to the businesses and individuals who have donated both to the raffle and the auction,” said Debbie.

Businesses from both Parkes and Forbes supported the event, with about one third of the people at the lunch from Parkes. The physio touch machine has immediate results as it helps to reduce swelling and pain, and improve the range of motion of lymphedema patients. The machine can also be used in general scar tissue management and inflammation post-surgery, such as post hip or knee replacement. The order will be placed for two machines for
the hospitals as soon as the money is in the bank. The machines will be placed in the physio departments at each hospital. Debbie thanked all the volunteers for their help.

By Cheryl Newsom

Songs In The Key Of Motown

November 17, 2016 by Maggi Barnard

By popular demand, the all-singing, alldancing Songs In The Key Of Motown is coming back to Australia! Two of the best and biggest Las Vegas soul shows are coming together again and bringing with them the best in soul and Motown music. Transporting audiences back to the era where The Temptations, The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Martha & The Vandellas, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles reigned supreme. Songs In The Key Of Motown will literally leave you breathless.

It is a spectacular live concert production that takes you on a journey through Motown. Featuring Spectrum, a first-class vocal quartet that draws upon the talent of four radiant voices and diverse personalities. They have spent six stellar years recreating the sound and style of the Four Tops in Las Vegas.

Superstars and Legends In Concert the group has developed the versatility to credibly cover the music of groups from the Platters to the Temptations to Boyz- 2Men. It is this versatility that has propelled them to the status of headlining their own shows in which they perform stirring renditions of all the best cover tunes. They have teamed up with Radiance, a talented vocal quartet formed specifically to pay tribute to the Disco and Motown era paying tribute to the music of The Supremes, Martha & The Vandellas, The Marvelettes and other female artists from that amazing musical era. Together they have created SONGS IN THE KEY OF MOTOWN, a spectacular show transporting audiences back to an era of music that formed a major cornerstone in American music of the 60’s and 70’s. The costuming, the choreography, the harmonies, the energy and excitement are second to none.

Together they provide an array of talent that is the best in entertainment that leaves audiences wanting more! See them perform on Thursday, 24th November at the Orange Civic Theatre.

Community Chest Charity Raffle Program A Big Help

November 17, 2016 by Maggi Barnard

Twelve community groups have so far received financial assistance in the Community Chest Charity Raffles Program of the Forbes Services Memorial Club (FSMC) since its inception a year ago. More than $28,000 have been raised and donated to local community groups. President of FSMC, Wayne Richards, said: “The progam is a new initiative of the Club’s CEO, David Fitzgerald and the Board of Directors. It is not just a gift to the recipients, but also to the whole community as it will provide additional financial support to local community organisations.”

David said the money could not have been raised without the support of the Club’s members and guests who purchase raffle tickets every Wednesday and Friday night. “A big thank you to all.” If your community organisation or sporting group is looking for assistance, send a letter to the Board of Directors to be included in the program. Two more recipients, the Forbes Women’s Refuge and Friends of Forbes Hospital, will receive donations today.

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