Our Mayor, Phyllis Miller OAM, was delighted to welcome Forbes’ three newest Australian citizens at a Citizenship Ceremony held last Friday, 11th October.
Jude Terrado, Elenita Terrado and Dary Leng each made their Australian citizenship pledge in front of family and friends at the Forbes Council Chambers.
Congratulations to you all on becoming Australian citizens and we know you will make a great contribution to our community.
Staff at Ron Dunford’s Chemist send a huge thank you to everyone that supported them in raising money for breast cancer. They raised an amazing $954, all of which will be donated to the McGrath Foundation.
A huge congratulations to Noelene, who was the lucky winner of our gorgeous raffle.
Also thank you to the staff who made the morning tea possible; and thank you to the community for supporting such a great cause.
Did you come and celebrate with Northparkes Mines for the Cheers to 30 Years festival?
More than 8,000 people attended to make this event the largest ever stand-alone event for Cooke Park.
Keep an eye on the Evolution Mining Northparkes Operations page to see if you and your friends are in the photos they will be sharing over the next few weeks.
The final muster for Forbes Country Music Club Incorporated was held Sunday 6th October at Club Forbes, it was a very sad day we were left with many great memories and friendships that will last a lifetime.
Our band on the day consisted of Brett Petty, Wade Dixon, Neville Lye (on drums as Jim Hodder was unavailable), John McCluckie (on bass as Pam Byrne is still unwell), Ray Watts, Dave Parkin and Keith Noakes.
Those in attendance were asked to sign the Forbes Country Music Club banner which will be donated to the Forbes Museum so that the Forbes Country Music Club history will live on. Included photos are courtesy of Wendy Dixon.
Last Friday’s Colour Run was a blast. We loved seeing everyone covered in vibrant colours and smiles from ear to ear.
It’s always wonderful to bring the community together, and this event couldn’t have been a success without the incredible support from our local heroes.
Here’s to a fabulous end of Term 3 and a bright start to Term 4.
Thanks to the equine and music stars, the 2024 Parkes Carnival Of Cups was a massive success.
Great tunes from The Living End, Shannon Noll, Sara Berki, Robbie Mortimer and Michael Green.
The amazing night that saw a record crowd at the Parkes Harness Racing Club. Thanks to all involved.
Well done to the Alphas who won the Amazing Race with first time teacher Mr Fredericks driving them around town and getting in the spirit.
All the teams were fantastic, and the Year 11s and staff put on a wonderful dinner afterwards.
A big thank you to everyone who was involved, it was a really fun afternoon and evening.
It is the last week of secondary schooling for RBCC Year 12 students.
They were farewelled by their PC groups in emotional tributes.
This is a group of kids that will definitely be missed.
15yr old Parkes boy Dylan Mcdonald finished 3rd on the podium at the final Round of the Australian Off Road Championships on this weekend at Nowra.
A few mechanical set backs at the previous round cost Dylan the points lead. Even after being hospitalised due to a training accident, he came out and raced, taking 3rd and 2nd overall on each day.
Not quite the end result that Dylan worked for this year but he will continue to put in the work and to be ready to race in America in a few months time.
The Winn Sideris Public Speaking was held on 17th September in our school hall filled with an audience ranging from kindergarten, a class of 3/4, 4/5 and 3 x 5/6 classes.
The topics covered were… embarrassing families, catastrophic events of 2022, police horses and why I prefer staying in, instead of going out. The four participants had to write their speech and speak for 2 minutes or longer.
The winner of this public speaking event was Alani Brunt with the topic Embarrassing Families… Alani will receive her award on presentation night in term four.