Sue McGrath: It’s good to see everybody celebrate and come together as one community. 

 

Chloe Chandler and Ava Quade:
Chloe: I like doing the dancing, it’s fun!
Ava: Doing the dancing and all the other NAIDOC celebrations and being part of it. 

 

Taj Lovett and Jamie Oraha:
Jamie: For me it’s about remembering the significance of Aboriginal people.
Taj: I like seeing the dances and spending time with my mates. 

Michele Quigley: She was just always there at everything, and she’s always been a calming force, especially in troublesome times. I was very happy to have seen Prince Charles plant a tree in Victoria Park here in Forbes in 1994. 

 

Judy Kopp: She was well loved by many people, and she came to Australia so many times to meet the people. She was always well dressed and loved her corgis and horses. I also had a corgi for over 14 years called Oscar Arthur William Harry.

 

Leigh Bartholomaeus: Her kindness, compassion and stability for the monarchy. She was a very stylish woman with a beautiful smile. She was an amazing woman. 

Maurice and May Bates:
Maurice: I like seeing lots of my friends and going on the dodgem cars with them.
May: I like the rides and would like to go on Kamikaze this year. 

 

Jarrad Helm with Heath: It is just a good thing for the kids. 

 

Chelsea Ashford and Lara Brown:
Chelsea: I like watching the motorbikes and eating hot chips.
Lara: The rides are the best, especially Midnight Madness. 

Jessica Storm: I love the series Pretty Little Liars. 

 

Ilona Chignell: I can watch the movie Titanic over and over again. 

 

Willa Thornton: I love Bluey. 

Brax Nash: I want to learn why it is important to keep our earth safe and rubbish free. I think we need to look after our environment so we don’t cut down trees and make birds lose their homes.

 

Aidan McTiernan: I want to learn how to be friendly to the environment and how to protect it.

 

Charlotte Ballantyne: I want to learn more about the environment and hope to also get some ideas and inspiration for ecological art, which I enjoy making for fun. I would like to make an animal or even a poster.

Samantha and Morgan Martin: We are keen to get out and about with our son and looking forward to the new water park opening. 

 

Jessica Bell: I am excited to get back to the Gold Coast for a beach summer and a shopping spree. 

 

Luke Elsley: I am looking forward to those long summer days with friends and family. 

Amanda Corcoran: It is a visual presentation of Wiradjuri culture that will help to share it with the non-indigenous community to broaden understanding. 

 

Kevin Bloomsfield: I love the exhibition. It will create more cultural awareness in our community and for visitors. 

 

Rose Jones: It opens up a whole new world of Wiradjuri culture and history that should’ve been taught in schools years ago. It is a great step forward to create better understanding. 

Colleen Smart at Francene’s Craft: Mental Health is a real concern with recent floods and COVID. Everyone should be equal, period. 

 

Debbie Prior at The Book Dispensary: Mental Health touches everyone in one way or another, we should all remember this. 

 

Fleur Wells at ProVision Optometrists: Any prejudice for anyone who isn’t accepted for many reasons. 

Jenny Short: It is a great idea, and good for resource sharing. I worked in Forbes many years ago and it will be good for people from Parkes to go over to events and activities in Forbes and vice versa. 

 

Sue Ridley: I like it, and we are close enough to go over to Forbes if there is something interesting happening, and for Forbes people to come here. 

 

Sue Henry: It is a good idea. I know people in Forbes, and it is also good to know what is happening over there. I no longer buy the paper so it is good to pick up one publication with all the news in it. 

Barbara Goodger: I would happily choose retirement. 

 

Val Maunder: I would love to be one of the travel guides from the tv show.

 

Lyn Elliot: I always wanted to be a nurse, so that’s what I chose to do.