Leigh Bartholomaeus Owner of Local Boutique Little Extras Lifestyle

How long have lived in or around Forbes? Since 1983

What do you love most about your work? Everything! I love the Fashion and Accessories Industry, to supply and serve a wonderful community with THE BEST staff.

How do you start your day? At 5.45 am with exercise and a hot lemon water, then it’s off to work.

What do you do in your spare time? Work haha. Learning new things for my business to grow. Catching up with family and friends, enjoy nice food and wine. Travel, ‘I wish there was more of it’.

How do you like your coffee? Skinny Cappuccino.

What makes your day? Nice people with a nice attitude.

Chris Roylance Forbes Shire Councillor and Managing Director of Roylance’s Automotive, Industrial, Earth-Moving & Mining.

How long have you lived in or around Forbes? All my life — since 1955.
What do you love most about your work? Every day is a challenge and there’s always a new problem to tackle, whether it’s working for Roylance’s or for the Forbes Shire.
How do you start your day? My day starts at 5am with the morning news and a mug or two of tea. Then it’s into the emails and off to work as quickly as I can.
What do you do in your spare time? Spare time is rare, but I spend as much as I can
with the grandkids and the rest of the family, or travelling with Deb. But a game of golf is rewarding, especially since the Forbes course has been revitalised.
How do you like your coffee? A mug of cappucinno is good, but mostly I drink tea all day.
What makes your day? When everything I have been trying to achieve comes to fruition. But if it doesn’t I’m content to try another day.

Phyllis Miller, Mayor of Forbes Shire Council

How long have you lived in or around Forbes? Just over 40 years.
What do you love most about your work? I love giving back something to a community that has given just so much to me. How much they cared about me when I lost my son in a car accident was just so special.
How do you start your day? I start the day early, usually 5.30-6am, getting the reading done of all my official stuff. And have a pot of tea. I’m very much a morning person. I’ve written some of my best speeches at 3am.
What do you do in your spare time? I have six grandchildren and a seventh on the way, so I try to spend as much time with them as possible. I’m also a keen gardener and I love cooking. I also play squash and took it up again after a break of nearly 15 years.
How do you like your coffee? I usually have a skimmed-milk cappuccino, with no sugar, but I’m also partial to a piccolo when I need a pick-me-up. We have a coffee machine at home and when I go out I like to spread my business around as much as possible.
What makes your day? I reckon any day above ground is a good day, but the most rewarding time is time spent with my children and grandchildren.