What is your favourite Christmas carol?
Pat Caines: Joy to the World.
Kimberly Chadleigh: Santa Claus is Coming to Town.
Steve Hooper: Probably Jingle Bells.
Question of the week
What are your thoughts about the planned upgrades to public areas around the Lake Forbes?
Steven Jarick: I reckon they’re great. What Council has done around the lake is brilliant, the cricket fence and the lights.
Andrew Barrass: It’s fantastic, we were at the opening of the pontoon and it’s just fantastic, the changes being made.
Jill Rubie: It’s all very beautiful, I just wonder if we needed that many lights and if the money could have been spent elsewhere.
Question of the week
How is Forbes different from other places you have lived?
Cheryl McDonnell: This is the friendliest place in Australia, and I’ve travelled around Australia four times. The people here are friendly, warm and authentic.
Alison Lockheart: It’s hotter, a lot hotter and the people are very friendly.
Rebekah McCloud: The community is so welcoming.
Question of the week
What are some ways we can help those in need in the lead up to Christmas?
Isabel Haley: Invite them for a meal, shout them or have them over.
Jodi Williams: Help out with essentials by gifting a hamper.
Charlie Foster: It is important for those in need to feel acknowledged and accepted, there are lots of people in need and they should feel that they are part of the Forbes community too. Acknowledging them and accepting them through community events also gives those in need emotional support and encouragement, which is important.
Question of the week
What are some ways in which you keep active in and around Forbes?
Vicki Dick: I am constantly active with volunteer work and the requirements of daily life. I try to utilise the beautiful walking paths and the pool as much as possible
Deborah Haley: Swimming at the moment.
Tracey Mowbray: I am looking forward to utilising our pool when it is warm enough but for now enjoy walking around the lake.
What have you been doing during the school holidays?
Oliver, 11: I’ve been spending time with my grandma and helping her out.
Darcy, 7: We explored around Echuca and have spent lots of time with family.
Heidi Nicholson and Iris Walker, both 11: Hanging out and relaxing at home and Iris had a trip to Sydney!
Have you used the Forbes Hospital services in the past year?
Shirley Myers: Both my husband and myself have used the Forbes Hospital in the last two months.
Fiona Stevenson: No. But I am a member of the Friends of the Forbes Hospital.
Grace Dawson: Yes I have. Probably about five months ago I did.
Why is Anzac Day so significant to you?
Kerry Walker: To show respect to family members and other people who have and still are serving in the war.
Valerie Ball: To commemorate the sacrifice made by those for our freedom and liberty.
Wilma Hepburn: To honour the soldiers that died in all the wars and to remember them and all the suffering they endured.
What have you been doing these school holidays?
Chiara Calvani: We’ve been to Sydney and did some shopping. We have also been spending time with family and friends.
Alessia Calvani: We went camping and did some fishing, went out on the boat and had camp fires.
Billy and Mia Buser: We went motorbike riding, saw Dumbo at the movies, went to the Western Plains Zoo, did some wood chopping, camping, swimming, and fishing and went to Canberra.
When you’re having a bad day, what do you do to make yourself feel better?
Jacinta Morton (right): To make myself feel better I might do a bit of shopping or book myself in for some pampering at the beautician.
Craig Dwyer: I ring my partner, Sarelle and she brings coffee, so coffee definitely makes me feel better. Unless it’s on the weekend, then it might not be coffee!
Terry Sharpe: I’d probably go home and complain to my wife and then have a few beers.