Maureen Field: It will definitely help decrease pollution and I’m all for it!
Robyn Mattiske: I think it will lessen pollution, especially around the cities where it’s a big issue with plastic getting in the waterways and harming marine life.
Anne Hodges: I agree that the plastic bag should go and the biodegradable bags are great.
Gabrielle Boland: My favourite shop is Woolies because they always have fresh food and great service.
Kerry May: Spotlight. I love shopping there!
Bec Howarth: Cafe Aglio & Olio. They have good coffee and food and also great service.
Nikki Patten: We’ve been coming for about 10 years, watching nieces, nephews and children perform. It’s a fantastic local event held right here in Forbes and has a high standard.
Gail Smith: I’ve been involved with this eisteddfod for probably 15 years. I’ve supported it because I like avenues for children to be able to get up and perform and there aren’t many opportunities for them to do that. There are also lifelong friendships formed.
Megan Hodge: This is our first time to the Forbes Eisteddfod. We were very excited to be invited and have taken the opportunity to participate.
What is your favourite movie quote?
Kristen Barrass: “We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.” Albus Dumbledore.
Nev Molloy: I like Arnie’s (Arnold Schwarzenegger) “I’ll be back” catchphrase.
Shannen Toole: “Don’t ever let somebody tell you, you can’t do something. Your dream, you’ve got to protect it.” By Chris Gardner from The Pursuit of Happiness film
What is your favourite winter activity?
James Whalan: My favourite things to do in winter are to cook and sit in front of a wood fire.
Emma Amery: Watching my girls enjoy playing their Saturday sports.
Helen Field: Curling up beside the fire while watching movies.
Robyn Sydney (canteen extraordinaire): Chocolate and sour cream. Chocolate because it goes with everything and sour cream because it also goes with almost everything!
Ella White: Pasta bolognaise because it is my favourite food and sausages because I love them and they are really yummy.
Reggie Murray: A bowl of Coco Chex cereal because I eat cereal every day and chicken carbonara which I also eat nearly every day. They are delicious!
George Barnes: My favourite childhood memory is summer days and no school.
Christene Gorton: Going for drives with my mother and father and also my grandparents on Sundays in Sydney.
John Ryan: A childhood memory I certainly cannot forget was when I fell off a horse!
Lilli Cronin: Hurdles athlete, Sally Pearson. I like how fast she runs and her style of jumping.
Poppy Constable: Usain Bolt because he’s really good at what he does and he is caring and kind.
Hannah Cudaj: Susan Pettitt because she pushed through difficulties within netball of being cut from the Australian team and worked hard to eventually make her way back into the team.
Jemma McLennan: It is important because of all the people who fought for our country and who are still fighting.
Hugh Mackay: To remember the soldiers who died in the war for us so that we could have a good life today.
Shirley Taylor: My father was in the war and he went through terrible things afterwards
The little ones from Goodstart Early Learning answered.
James Gamble: A firefighter, because my mummy goes to the fire station.
Ash Sinclair: A racecar driver, so I can go super fast!
Annabella Scott: A mummy. I just like being a mummy.
Max Hogben: A builder just like dad.