Susan Chau

How long have you lived in or around Forbes? I moved here 15 years ago from Sydney with my better half

How many children do you have? I have three, a 9 year old, 7 year old and a 5 year old

How do you start your day? I wake up with a smile

How do you like your coffee? A piccolo

What makes your day? Having a productive day, so achieving all I set out to do.

Who would you most like to have dinner with? I would love to have dinner with Pete Evans.

What is your next adventure? My next adventure which will happen in the next couple of weeks is the opening of Sylo.

Graeme Miller

How long have you lived in Forbes? I have lived in Forbes all my life.

Where do you work? I am the Mayor of Forbes Shire Council.

What do you enjoy most about your work? Meeting people and making our town viable.

What makes your day? Seeing our town prosper.

What do you do in your spare time? I love driving my old cars.

How do you like your coffee? I take it white with two sugars.

Where would you like to go on holiday? Around Australia or Manly.

Melissa Gaffney
How long have you lived in Forbes?
Twenty years, I was born in Forbes and lived in Sydney for five years before moving back here.

Where do you work? I have worked at Blush Organic Beauty for eight years – as the owner for the past 15 months.

What do you enjoy most about your work? I enjoy caring for all of my lovely clients and helping them to enhance their natural beauty.

What makes your day? By making someone else’s day.

What do you do in your spare time?
Going to the trots or races. Spending time with family and friends.

How do you like your coffee? Cappuccino or mocha, no sugar.

Where would you like to go on holiday? America and Canada

Andrew Carstairs

How long have you lived in Forbes? I was born here and moved away when I was 18 and came back 16 years ago in 2000.

Where do you work? I am the owner of Lachlan Valley Smash Repairs for the past 12 months.

What do you enjoy most about your work? Finished products and happy customers.

What makes your day? Smiles on my childrens’ faces, happy people and waking up alive.

What do you do in your spare time? Spend time with my wife and four kids.

How do you like your coffee? White with one sugar.

Where would you like to go on holiday? I like going to Surfer’s Paradise – the kids enjoy it there too, but I just don’t like driving there.

Lorraine Todd

How long have you lived in Forbes? I have lived in Forbes for 51 years. I moved here after getting married but grew up in Guningbland and Parkes.

What do you enjoy the most about living in Forbes? I like the fact that Forbes is a community full of friendly people and that we have great facilities and services here. Everything is covered from medical to social.

What do you do for work? I am well and truly retired now but keep myself busy being involving in community groups including croquet and supporting the Jemalong Residential Village.

What do you enjoy about your work? I love helping others and just generally being involved in the community.

How do you have your coffee? When I am out and about I love a cappuccino but when I am home I drink Nescafe with milk and one sugar.

Where would your dream holiday be? I would like to travel to Canada for my next trip and make my way across the Rockies by train then cruise on to Alaska.

Stuart Thomas

How long have you lived in Forbes? All my life, apart from some time in Sydney after school when working and studying.

Where do you work? Crowe Horwath Accountants.

What do you enjoy most about your work? Working with great staff and helping our clients to improve their business and achieve great outcomes.

What do you do in your free time? I like to spend time with my wife and family and catch up with friends as well as working on my farm, bush walking, bike riding, golf, tennis and swimming.

How do you like your coffee? Skim Cappuccino.

What makes your day? Unexpected acts of kindness or recognition – For example one day during a very busy and stressful period I came to work and was given a Boss’s Survival Kit by one of the staff which included lots of thoughtful things like chocolate and minties to get me through the day.

If you could go anywhere in the world on holiday where would it be? I would love to do some trekking in Nepal or Bhutan.

How long have you lived in or around Forbes? I have lived here for the past 15 years, and did my schooling at Forbes High School.

Where do you work? I work at a home based business called Kazza’s Kitchen, which I set up over a year ago with my Mum. We cater for food to go for busy families, healthy treats for school lunchboxes, and catering for all occasions.

What do you enjoy the most about your job? Being able to work from home and spend time with my Mum every day.

How do you start your day? With a coffee, white, no sugar. I usually have around 5 cups of coffee a day.

What do you do in your spare time? Spend time with my family and friends. I am studying to be an alcohol and drug counsellor and will finish at the end of 2017. Hopefully when I finish I will be able to move to a bigger town and work in a rehabilitation centre.

What makes your day? People being kind.

 

Jamie Brown

How long have you lived in Forbes? I have lived in Forbes for 30 years.

Where do you work? I work at Central West Glazing, Finesse Carpentry and Green Homes Australia.

What do you enjoy most about your work? I most enjoy the satisfaction of a job well done.

What do you do in your free time? I try to enjoy the little things.

How do you like your coffee? Large cappuccino with three sugars.

What makes your day? A flawless plan that came together.

If you could go anywhere in the world on holiday where would it be? Canada!

Maree Westcott

How long have you lived in Forbes?
Since I was about 3. Mum and Dad moved to Wirrinya, and then bought a farm in Forbes.

Where do you work? I am a partner with my hubby Paul at Forbes Small Engine Specialists.

What do you enjoy most about your work? The variety of work: selling a four wheeler, doing paperwork or making up an advertisement to sell a spark plug.

What do you do in your free time?
Sewing, quilting, or making baby wraps and bibs for our third grandchild due in a month.

How do you like your coffee? Very hot and usually just a flat white and one sugar.

What makes your day? My grandchildren calling into work, and their happy smiling faces.

If you could go anywhere in the world on holiday where would it be? Paris

Adam Chudleigh

How long have you lived in Forbes? 12 years

Where do you work? I am self-employed at McCarron Cullinane Chudleigh.

What do you enjoy most about your job? Working outdoors directly with clients in both livestock and property. The challenge of different marketing options that is always changing keeps the job interesting and rewarding.

What do you do in your spare time? I enjoy watching the local Platypi team play,and relax around the farm with the family.

How do you like your coffee? Double shot flat white, made with Doctors Orders beans from SaGaWa coffee roasters.

What makes your day? When the whole day goes according to plan and on time.

What is your favourite food? Spaghetti Bolognaise.

If you could go on holiday anywhere in the world, where would you go? Gunlom in the Northern Territory with my wife, Kimberly, and daughter Grace.