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Forbes Cricket Funding

August 20, 2015 by Maggi Barnard

Cricketers in Forbes and across NSW will benefit this year from the renewal of a partnership between Cricket NSW and fast food giant McDonald’s. This partnership will see McDonald’s as the Major Community Partner of Cricket NSW during the 2015/2016 cricket season to support individuals reaching for their sporting dreams.

“After an incredibly successful inaugural year, we are pleased to once again partner with Cricket NSW,” said Malcolm Harrison, licensee of McDonald’s in Forbes, Parkes and Cowra. “We value the development of important life skills such as teamwork and sportsmanship and we encourage locals from Forbes to sign up and get involved with their local cricket club.” “We hope our support of Cricket NSW will help to increase the number of Aussies batting,
bowling and fielding for our national support.”

Like last year, McDonald’s will be involved Forbes Cricket Funding with Cricket NSW on a number of levels including major sponsorship of Country Cricket and supporting recipients of the Cricket NSW Facility Grants program. Last season the program funded over $5.8 million worth of facility upgrades for grassroots cricket across the state.

Some McDonald’s restaurants will engage with their respective local cricket clubs to host sign-up days and other events to encourage active participation in the sport. As part of the sponsorship, they will recognise a McDonald’s junior cricketer of the week from both metropolitan and regional NSW during the cricket season. “We are delighted to have McDonald’s on board for another season,” said Cricket NSW General Manager of Commercial Operations
and Communications, Brett Richardson.

“Both Cricket NSW and McDonald’s are passionate about getting kids active and we will promote our recruitment messages to get kids playing cricket this summer.”

Health Smart

August 20, 2015 by Maggi Barnard

Sorting it Out With Psychology Experts
It is natural to experience high points and low points throughout life but when there is a build-up of anxiety, stress, depression and otherwise, it is important to seek support. Dr Jamie Cox has worked as a consulting Psychologist
in a private Parkes practise for more than 10 years. His academic career in psychological research and university teaching lends confidence and comfort towards his skills and experience.

He also has expertise regarding accurate diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of personal issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety disorders, mood and motivation difficulties, stress management, loss and grief, phobias, behavioural health management and ADHD. Dr Cox can also offer assistance to school students suffering performance anxiety prior to exam periods like the HSC. To make an appointment or find out more information about the services Dr Cox provides, phone 6863 5013.

New Face at Western NSW Primary Health Network
Dr Tim Smyth, MBBS, LLB, MBA has been appointed to the position of Independent Chair of the Company Western NSW Primary Health Network (WPHN). With a deep understanding of government, public administration and compliance, and degrees in medicine, law and business administration, Dr Smyth is a widely experienced Board Director with extensive strategic and operational experience across all levels of the health system.

“Tim has a strong understanding of the Australian health care system and its structures, funding and relationships, and has a keen interest in Aboriginal Health throughout his career,” said Interim WPHN Chair Saranne Cooke.
“I am excited by the opportunity to work with a great team at Western NSW PGN and with GPs, allied health and Aboriginal health workers, health service and community partners to strengthen primary health care services
in Western NSW,” Dr Smyth said.

Donating Life
If you know anyone who has needed an organ transplant or replacement tissue, you will recognise the importance of raising awareness to promote organ and tissue donation. There is never a better time than right now to have the conversation that could possible save somebody’s life. “Family discussion around donation decisions is vital,” says Donation Specialist Sonia Braithwaite. “The majority of families say that having discussed and knowing the donation
decision of their loved one made it much easier to support donation proceeding if that is their wish.”

Only around 1% of people die in hospital in the specific circumstances where organ donation is possible. However, many more people can become eye and tissue donors as tissues can be donated up to 24 hours after death regardless of where the death occurred. “While the possibility of organ donation is quite small, one organ and tissue donor can transform the lives of 10 or more people,” Ms Braithwaite said. People can register their decision on the Australian Organ Donor Registry. For more information visit www.donatelife.gov.au

Alfresco Afternoon

August 20, 2015 by Maggi Barnard

Windowrie and Neila have teamed up once again to host the 17th annual Windowrie Event which will be held Saturday 31 October. This is a very limited opportunity to enjoy the food of Neila, a restaurant that according to Good Food Guide, “would drop jaws in Sydney or even New York.”

Windowrie’s Long Lunch is an alfresco affair with tables set under the 40 year old Prunus trees that line the entrance to the family garden and homestead at Windowrie Vineyard. Guests will be entertained by Sydney singer songwriters Dela & Grets as well as local musician Oli Statham. Windowrie winemaker Anthony D’Onise and vigneron Jason O’Dea will present the wines and discuss their matching to Neila’s dishes, which will reflect the melding of Chinese and Greek influences.

Bookings are essential so secure your place at this amazing event online at www.windowrie.com.au. Tickets are $120 per person and are all inclusive.

Snippets

August 20, 2015 by Maggi Barnard

Forbes Shire Council have reached a milestone with the design of the Third More Project finalised and construction soon to begin. Mayor Phyllis said improving water supply security was a top priority. The project will provide increased water security, safeguarding it against future drought or any issues with the water supply from the Lachlan River. The project is due to be completed by the end of June 2016.

Did you know 86% of parents play computer games with their kids.

Friends of the Hospital held their annual AGM on Friday 6 August at the Forbes Services Memorial Club. Three life members were reinstated and Sister Pat gave an inspiring account of her work as a missionary in refugee camps around the world including Kuala Lumpar, Thailand and Malaysia where she was a social worker, teacher and untrained medic in primitive and traumatic conditions. Their next meeting will be held Friday 4 September
at the Forbes Services Memorial Club from 2pm.

Don a daffodil! Friday 28 August is Daffodil Day and stalls will be selling daffodils, soccer balls, brooches and pens to raise money for cancer research, developing cancer prevention programs and providing patient support. You can get involved by making a donation, purchasing merchandise or signing up as a Daffodil Day volunteer. For more information go to www.daffodilday.com.au

Life in Pictures Exhibition will close on Sunday 23 August so if you haven’t checked it out yet, visit Forbes Town Hall to see photographs by a range of photographers and skill levels. There are many amazing categories like Travel, Adventure, Food, People and many more.

127 minutes is the time an average Aussie spends preparing a lamb roast. Australians eat an average of 627kg of lamb in their lifetime.

The Big Cake Bake is back this month! Get together with friends, families, colleagues and neighbours to take part in a fun and rewarding way to support Red Cross. Bake your favourite savoury or sweet for a good cause with a baking event like cake sales, baking competitions and afternoon or morning teas. You can register as an individual or a team by calling 1800 652 635. Are you taking part in The Big Cake Bake this year? Let us know about it!

Much Loved Administrator Says Goodbye

August 13, 2015 by Maggi Barnard

Marie Thomas, a much loved and appreciated employee celebrated her retirement recently after 39 years working with TAFE, bringing a fulfilling and interesting career to a gentle finish. Celebrating with a big farewell function at
the Forbes Services Memorial Club on 24 July, Marie looks back on her administration career fondly.

Marie’s first taste of TAFE life came as a 16 year old student when she sat for her Secretarial Certificate before starting her administrative career. Starting at the Parkes TAFE as a typist in June 1976 when she was only 21 years old, Marie was a loyal TAFE employee on the Parkes campus for many years until 1998. “When I first started at the college as a typist I was by myself,” Marie said, “but the college grew quite big.”

When Marie was elevated to a role as Cluster Leader in Customer Service, she became involved with TAFE campuses in Parkes, Forbes, Cowra, Grenfell and Condobolin. For two years during 2007-2008 Marie worked out of Dubbo as the Head of Administration looking after Cobar, Bourke, Brewarrina, Walgett, Lightning Ridge and Coonamble
until coming back to her job at Forbes in 2009. “I chose to go down a few grades so I could come back to Forbes for the lifestyle,” Marie said. “Money is not everything.” “Our focus was on our students, ensuring they had the support they needed to succeed in their chosen career paths.”

“I loved seeing school students come to TAFE and watching them mature, and I loved the people I worked with in TAFE and the family type atmosphere.” “I was very passionate about trainees that came through and very supportive of my staff because you have to value the people that work for you.” “I will miss people a lot. I’ll miss the staff and
interacting with the students. But I’ve earnt my retirement; this is now my time which I’ll share with my family.”

Jamming for Genes

August 13, 2015 by Maggi Barnard

Every year, people across Australia unite on Jeans for Genes Day to raise money for genetic research for the Children’s Medical Research Institute by wearing their favourite jeans and craziest denim outfits.

To coincide with Jeans for Genes day which was held on Friday 7 August, The Forbes High School Student Representative Council (SRC) added a twist to the event. The School’s staff and students donned their favourite denim numbers for the day and enthusiastically donated a gold coin in support of the cause to aid research and
cures of childhood diseases.

As an extra incentive to raise money for the cause, students were entertained at lunchtime with a concert performed by some exceptionally talented local music students including Jake Ellison, Quinten Hapgood, Jacob Beard, Maddison Collits, Paige Ellison and Chelsea Turner.

Next, the attention turned to the crowd with a lip sync competition where ten brave individuals took to the stage. Their energetic and entertaining performances were well received by students and staff.

At the end of the performances, everyone had the opportunity to vote with their loose change, donating coins to their favourite performer. The act which attracted the most votes won the overall competition. Afterwards, the SRC put on a lunchtime special of chips and gravy which was very popular among students and sold out quickly. A variety of cakes and slices were also on sale.

Forbes High School said the event was a roaring success and a wonderful way to raise funds for a worthwhile charity.

Rural Round Up

August 13, 2015 by Maggi Barnard

Pre and Post Emergent Weed Control

It is so great to see that pre-emergent sprays have worked particularly well in many situations this year. Those who had a robust pre-emergent plan are now reaping the rewards having had very little weed competition to date. This not only maintains yield potential for the crop, but also reduces pressure on post emergent sprays with lower
weed populations to control.

With the current wet conditions and the frosty conditions beforehand, it has been a challenging period to get in the paddock for post emergent spraying. It sometimes feels like a no win situation – you can’t spray because there are frosty conditions prevailing, then wet weather hampers traffic on paddocks once the frosts clear out. In situations where a post emergent spray is required, a reduction in efficacy may occur due to the size of the weeds and crop canopy closure following the weather related delays. In addition, if a decision is made to spray during frosty conditions, efficacy again, may be compromised.

Where weeds get through a spray or a decision is made not to spray, a strategy to capture their seed set should be considered and put in place before harvest. Crops should be monitored over the coming weeks to determine the level of escaped weeds. In these situations, particularly where ryegrass is present, preventing seed from returning to the seed bank is paramount.

An effective and common way of doing this is through narrow windrow burning. This practice is gaining momentum in the district with excellent results observed where done properly. Should you be concerned about herbicide susceptibility of these weed populations and would like to have them tested, make a note to collect weed seed from these paddocks/areas just prior to harvest. Seed can then be sent away for testing over the summer period.
There are many options out there for a range of crops and weeds as well as desired outcomes.

If you have any questions on the subject, or you would like to discuss your options for any given situation such as these, consult with one of the Agronomists at AgriWest today. Contact 6851 4200 for more information or to start your consultation.

Around the Markets

The cattle market has been rising slowly, week to week over the Central West. Paul Breen of KMWL Forbes said that cattle for domestic kill for supermarkets made up to $3.50 per kg at Forbes on Monday 10, with the bull market exceeding $3 per kg, which is a record high.

“The new season lamb market has ranged from $95 to $165 – this is for light weight suckers, up to 50kg,” Paul said. “The mutton market remains strong at between $3.50 and $3.80 per kg. Old lambs also brought good prices, ranging from $5.20 to $6.00 kg.” “This past week saw heavy yardings in both Dubbo with over 50,000 and Forbes in
excess of 40,000 and these numbers look set to continue well into the spring. Mostly these are new season lambs with the balance of old lambs. There is a lack of numbers in the south, including South Australia, and Victoria
and this lack of yardings has helped to contribute to the good prices at a local level and will keep this market high in the coming weeks.”

KMWL conducted the Moongenilla Angus Bull Sale on Friday 7 August with a total clearance of all bulls, averaging over $6,000 per bull, which is an overall reflection of the cattle market as well. Upcoming sales include the Poll Dorset Ram Sale at Ridgehaven, Cudal (on property) on Thursday September 10th as well as the Devanah
& Waroona Murray Grey Sale on property on Friday 18th September. More details can be obtained by calling the
KMWL office in Forbes on 02 6852 3355.

Winyar Merino Sale

Just out of Canowindra on the Mandurama Road, the Winyar Merino and Poll Merino Stud sale will be held on property on Wednesday September 9th. Inspections are welcome from 10 am and the auction will commence at 1 pm. The Winyar rams are known for their high performance figures, for genetic gain and to enhance the breed on values. They also produce soft handling wools with great bloom, heavy cutting 19.0 micron average. For more information call Allan Dawson on 02 6344 1653.

Beating a Path to China

Delaying China Australia Free Trade Agreement (CHAFTA) could kneecap Australian farmers. It has taken over 10 years for the free trade deal to be finalised with China. “This is a deal to eliminate taxes on Australian exports to China,” Angus Taylor, Federal Member for Hume said. “It is time for Australian farmers to reap the benefits, and it is time for the Free Trade Agreement to enter into force and for the tariffs to be removed.”

“If by some chance CHAFTA stalled, there’d be plenty of countries around the world ready to supply beef, sheep meat, butter, cheese and wine to China. Everybody is beating a path to China’s door.”

Ready for spring

With Spring just around the corner, now is the time to ensure that all of your machinery is serviced and ready to go for spring spraying, hay making and of course, harvest. McClintocks at Forbes has a range of Case tractors and harvesters ready for you to have a look at. In addition, their sales of the Krone baler continue to grow. Call in
and see them on the Newell Highway, just out of Forbes. If you are looking for a new cab ute then why not consider one of the great outback deals from Orange Motor Group, your dealer for Isuzu in the Forbes area. Starting at $25,990 driveaway, this is a special offer until stock runs out.

Ray White Winners

August 13, 2015 by Maggi Barnard

Ray White Rural Forbes have recently made a very proud announcement after their highly successful experience at the Ray White Awards which were held on the Gold Coast on 2-4 August.

Ian Simpson and his enthusiastic, dedicated team travelled to the Gold Coast for three days of scheduled conference events and international awards. The team attended the Rural function on Sunday 2 August alongside 150 other specialists in the industry. The Forbes rural real estate agent was awarded Marketer of the Year, Number 10
Sales Achiever Rural Network and Premier Sales Achievement within the group. As part of the 3 day conference, activities were organised for the participators. Ian and his team took part in group workshops with speakers including Andrew Denton, Adam Gilchrist, John McLean and Lachlan Murdoch.

Ian said the team found the event to be highly motivational and have returned to Forbes with recharged batteries and the drive to improve for greater future successes for their clients. Congratulations Ian, Lisa, Stacey and Ned
on this monumental achievement.

Touring to Save Souls

August 13, 2015 by Maggi Barnard

Feelings of depression and suicide affect millions of Australians every day and when Sandra Moran’s 22-year-old son Jai tragically took his own life, she knew she had to share the burden of her loss.

To honour Jai’s memory, Sandra is helping others overcome depression and suicidal tendencies by talking about the risks of emotional and mental health issues that are often stigmatised or swept under the rug in smaller communities. Travelling with her is Jerry Farsoun, an individual who has struggled with feelings of suicide
and depression himself and who strives to prove that there is a higher value to each and every person, showing people what they can achieve through determination.

The team travel together with Sandra on a motorbike and Jerry riding with his family in a fully equipped, state-of-the-art bus, visiting remote and rural communities to reach out to individuals who might need them. “Basically the main people that can help suicide survivors are other suicide survivors,” Sandra said when the bus/motorbike convoy rolled into Forbes on Monday. “There’s always someone to reach out to.” “I am enjoying it,” Jerry said about the tour, “and it’s great when people come out but many people are reluctant to talk when they are a part of a tight-knit community.”

“We are really putting ourselves out there. What we are doing is revolutionary; we’re beating a different drum.”
Jerry is also pioneering an incredible new mobile application which gives people the option to set up a “guardian” network. If the person fears for their personal safety, they can hit the “panic” button, which notifies the nominated network of people that the person is in trouble, what their location is and how much battery life they have left.

“It’s a phenomenal concept and it will revolutionise personal safety,” said Jerry. “It’s amazing in the sense that it could save lives.” Check OverDownUnder out on Facebook to find out how to donate to a cause in need!

Snippets…

August 13, 2015 by Maggi Barnard

New drug testing vehicles have hit Central West roads. Two new purpose-built four-wheel-drives equipped to conduct random drug and breath tests are now operating in Western NSW. Worth a combined total of $450,000, Deputy Premier and Minister for Police Tony Grant said “we are cracking down on drug driving right across our state.” Roads Minister Duncan Gay said “we’re tripling roadside drug testing to 97,000 tests by 2017 and are working closely with the community.”

It’s show time! The Bedgerebong Show is on Saturday 22 August at the Bedgerebong Showground. Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for children. Pensioners are half-price with their card and kids under 5 are free!

The 2015 National Disability Awards give locals the chance to acknowledge the hard work of people having a positive impact on the lives of people living with a disability. You can nominate someone you believe deserves recognition from the community by calling 1800 672 682 or by visiting www.idpwd.com.au before Friday 4 September.

Get out to the Forbes District Lions Club Car Boot Sale at the Lions Park this Saturday 15 August between 8am and 1pm for a variety of stalls, a Lions BBQ and country music.

The average Aussie has 10.5 standard drinks each week, which equals to 4143 calories according to research from Dry July.

The Rotary Globe was put together back in the 1950s by a past Rotarian, the late Eric Leaney. Eric joined the Rotary Club of Forbes back in 1949 only a year after the Club was first formed. He held every Board position apart from Club President, was Club Secretary for ten consecutive years and was a great gentleman through and through. The Globe is used to collect the smallest coins and started off eating pennies and now devours 5 cent pieces.

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