How long have you lived in or around Forbes and what do you like about living here? I’ve been here for 39 years and enjoy the country lifestyle. The clear atmosphere and sheer beauty of the deep blue sky.

Where do you work and what do you enjoy most about your work? A farmer originally, then had 20 plus enjoyable years in the tourist industry, mixing with people from different walks of life and backgrounds who were retired or semi-retired and a delight to deal with. I am now retired.

What do you do to unwind after work on weekends? Play a musical instrument and enjoy a single malt whisky.

What are you really good at? Too numerous to mention.

What is your pet hate? Unpunctuality.

If you could have a superpower what would it be and why? To make it rain. Allowing this very productive land to produce again, giving farming families hope for their futures and enjoy again the great pleasure of planning ahead.

Tell us about your best holiday ever? A tour of the northern capitals of Europe. Berlin, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw and Edinburgh. Travelling through countries with centuries of history and conflict, now living in peace.

What makes your day? Having achieved some of the things I set out to do.

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself? I have the ability to see in the dark, relative to others.

How long have you lived in or around Forbes and what do you like about living here? I have lived around here for 23 years, 22 of them at Bedgerabong and I love the community and the people.

Where do you work and what do you enjoy most about your work? I do a lot of volunteer work with Mainly Music and I am involved in the Grease and Oil Change, a mental health workshop that runs in February. I also work on the farm and just love being outside.

What do you do to unwind after work on weekends? I socialise and spend time with my family.

What are you really good at? I am not really good at anything, but I am average at most things. I’m pretty good at maths though.

What is your pet hate? I couldn’t say I hate anything.

If you could have a superpower what would it be and why? I’d love to fly and get from one spot to the next very quickly.

Tell us about your best holiday ever? In January my family and I go to Merimbula on the South Coast, and I don’t know if it is the best holiday ever, but I love going there every year.

What makes your day? I get joy from my relationships with other people, spending time with others. I especially get joy from my work with Mainly Music and spending time with the families and friends there.

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself? I grew up in Dubbo where my mother and father had a butcher shop and I can still tie sausages today.

How long have you lived in or around Forbes and what do you like about living here? I have been living and working in Forbes for three years now. I love Forbes for how friendly and welcoming everyone has been.

Where do you work and what do you enjoy most about your work? I am currently the Pharmacist in charge at Life Pharmacy next to Bernardi’s. I have been here for five months and previous to that I was working at Flannery’s Pharmacy. I enjoy the positive and professional culture the two pharmacies exhibit and the focus on improving the Forbes community’s health outcomes.

What do you do to unwind after work on weekends? I enjoy a few beers with my twin brother Tom from Orange, he’s always a laugh! And I also enjoy spending time with my family from Batemans Bay and Nyngan.

If you could have a superpower what would it be and why? To cure cancer, it has such a devastating effect on our community, working in health I see the burden and impact this causes our patients, families and friends.

Tell us about your best holiday ever? In January this year I went to Whistler with my girlfriend Britt and her family. The snow was fantastic, and it was enjoyable to see some of Canada – and to get away from Forbes’ heat.

What makes your day? When patients come in and give feedback on the treatment we have recommended to them. Most of the time it’s positive so we have helped their health outcomes. Other times it wasn’t so successful so we try another treatment option. Also, I love a joke of the day so if anyone is willing to share, come on in!

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself? I have my pilot’s license and love to go flying. I’ve been flying since I was 15, before I could legally drive.

How long have you lived in or around Forbes and what do you like about living here? Ten years, and I love that it’s easy to raise kids and the community is really lovely.

Where do you work and what do you enjoy most about your work? I am part of the Mainly Music team at Forbes Baptist Church, teach scripture at Forbes and Forbes North Public Schools, run a women’s bible study and I love and care for my family. I love telling people about Jesus and love serving the community, my family and friends.

What do you do to unwind after work on weekends? I love to swim in the pool with my kids and spend time with my family.

What are you really good at? Making coffee and talking to people.

What is your pet hate? Dusty wind and the amount of flies that are around at the moment.

If you could have a superpower what would it be and why? To make it rain. I’d love to be able to make it rain so that we could have refreshment in the ground again.

Tell us about your best holiday ever? My best holiday ever was in Forster with my husband and two kids, my favourite holiday spot.

What makes your day? When I discover something new in the Bible that I haven’t seen before.

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself? My family and I lived in Mexico for a year in 2017.