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Forbes Soccer Club To Host Gala Day And Youth Soccer Gym

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Forbes District Soccer Club will host its An­nual Youth Gala Day on Sunday 29 June, welcoming 85 teams and more than 180 games across 11 fields, with matches kick­ing off from 7:30am.

A major highlight of the day will be the official opening of the new Youth Strength and Conditioning Gym at 12 midday. This state-of-the-art facility is the first of its kind at a community soccer club in Australia, de­signed specifically for junior athletes with a focus on lower body development, core strength, and explosive leg work.

The gym has been two years in the mak­ing and made possible through funding from the NSW Government’s Football Legacy Infrastructure Grant, Forbes Shire Council, and Forbes District Soccer Club. It is part of a broader upgrade that includes a new can­teen, female-compliant referee room, and refurbished office and storage areas.

The gym will be officially opened by NSW Government Local Member Phil Do­nato, Forbes Shire Council Mayor Phyllis Miller, Former Matildas and Football Aus­tralia Coach Tom Sermanni, alongside the Forbes U13 Girls Champions of Champions Squad.

The Gala Day will bring together players and families from across regional NSW, with teams travelling from Leeton, Grif­fith, Hanwood, Young, Orange, Bathurst, Dubbo, Wagga Wagga, Goulburn and more making this one of the largest junior soccer gatherings in the state, celebrating commu­nity sport, grassroots football, and regional investment in youth development.

Attending teams include: Leeton United, Griffith Academy, Hanwood FC, South West Slopes FA, Young Lions, Orange Dis­trict FA, Bathurst District FA, Dubbo District FA, Forbes District Soccer Club, Lachlan United, Western NSW FC Girls, Wagga City Wanderers, Wagga FA and Academy Southern Tablelands.

On the day there will be plenty of food outlets: Canteen, Barista Station, Larz Cof­fee, Dippin Dots, Dale Steak Van, Vietnam­ese Van, Gages mobile Ice Cream, Donuts, Potato Chips.

High Scores For Monthly Medals

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Saturday’s Men golf field of 50 players par­ticipated in the June Monthly Medal event sponsored by BWR Accountants and Advi­sors.

The A-Grade Winner was Caleb Hanra­han who continued his recent good form to score a nett 71. He was especially pleased with his back-9. Runner-up was Jeff House with 72 nett. He also had a better back-9.

The B-Grade was won by Liam Fraser with a nett 73. This Junior member is steadily improving and returning good re­sults. Runner-up was Cooper Byrnes with 75 nett. Refreshments from the Pro Shop after the front-9 helped to keep his game together on the back-9.

The C-Grade saw Peter Grayson over­come some difficulty to win with a 75 nett.

Runner-up was Max Haley with 77 nett. He had a rough start but improved as he went along.

The ball sweep went to 79 nett on count back. There was one visitor, being Rob Shannon (Bathurst) who was keen to get a game before attending to family affairs.

The NTP’s went to: 9th T Callaghan; 18th L Flakelar, with neither converting for a ‘2’. The 3rd hole Super Pin went to Liam Fraser with a shot to 96 cm. That made for an easy, but nervous, ‘2’.On Sunday Forbes players competed in the LVDGA Championship and Pennants held at Trundle.

The Forbes Team took out the Scratch Pennants. In the individual events Steve Betland and Caleb Hanrahan finished runners-up for the ‘Moulder Cup’ Individual Scratch.

This Saturday, 21 June will be the 4BBB Stroke Championship, it is the first Club Championship event for the year. Sunday will have a Stableford Medley.

Players are reminded to pay their Mem­bership Renewal.

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Local Owners Celebrate Coradgery Cup Win

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Those who attended the 2025 Picnic Rac­es on Saturday 7 June were thrilled to see local trainer Sharon Jeffries win the Parkes Services Club Coradgery Cup with Way To Devine who was ridden by Cowra Jockey Matthew Cahill.

Colin Hodges reported on the Parkes Coradgery Cup meeting “Critically injured in a race fall at Tomingley in 2019, jockey Michael Hackett has not ridden since but maintains an interest in racing as the part owner of Way To Divine. Hackett, who rode nearly 300 winners, is now a commit­tee member on Parkes Jockey Club and shares ownership of Way To Divine with lo­cal trainer Sharon Jeffries and her husband former jockey Dale Jeffries and for the big crowd it was a popular win.

Settling near last in the 1,400 metres fea­ture race, the strongly supported Way To Divine ($3.10 to $2.80 favourite) was sent forward from the 500 metres point by top jockey Mathew Cahill and down the straight wore down Geostorm (Clayton Gallagher, $3.50) to win by over 2 lengths with Loud (Kody Nestor, $8) over 4 lengths away in third place.”

Shout out to the Parkes Picnic Races 2025 Committee for organising such a great event: President Tim Keith, Vice Presidents Ann Olson and Ian Brown, Sec­retary Tricia Trim, Treasurer Robyn Hawke, and Executive Members Christine Somers, Stafford Orange, Mark Olson, Kelly Sped­ding, Kathryn Blackstock, Fiona Glasheen, Sommer Bishop, Elissa Amor, Gai Smith, Tiffany Steel and Ian Brown.

Success In Canassist Charity Golf Day

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Last Saturday Forbes golfers played in the Annual CanAssist Charity Golf Day with each player aiming to do well for both their team and for the Charity, the golfers raised nearly $3,000.

The format for the event was a 4-Person Medley Ambrose with a Shot Gun start. The field of 102 players revelled in the good condition of the course and the greens with only three teams scoring over par.

The Handicap winning team with a nett 54.5 was Alistar Carlisle, John Darcy, JadePage and Ryan Dunn. They had six birdies and two bogeys for a scratch 68 which washelped by their generous handicap.

The Handicap runners-up were Grant Tanter, Sam Sykes, Archie Quirk and James Grierson with a nett 55.5 off a 5.5 handicap.

They had 11 birdies and no bogeys.

Other team prizes went to 3rd (55.75) P Dawson, T Callaghan, N Death and A Hearn, 4th (56.12) C Alley, P Pymont, M Bayley, L Frase and 5th – (56.75) J Cutler, G Hooper, D Cutler and J Wooldridge.

The best scratch score was a 58 shot by the team of Caleb Hanrahan, Lee Grierson,Seb Tind Simmons and Seb Minehan. They managed seven birdies on each half.

The NTP’s went to: Ladies 1st Nil, 3rd J Fletcher, 9th J Fletcher 18th S Grierson; Men 1st D Burton, 3rd P Dawson, 9th D Burton, 18th D Mylecharane. The ‘12th hole 2nd shot’ went to: Ladies S Grierson; Men D Kennedy. The 3rd hole Super Pin went to Peter Dawson with a shot to 110cm.

This weekend 14 June we have the June Monthly Medal for the Men and the 4BBB Championships for the Ladies. On Sunday there is a Stableford Medley while the menplay the LVDGA Championships at Trundle.

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Opens And 15s Teams 2025 Senior State Titles Campaign

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The PDNA Opens team who played three days of playing high level netball against teams from all around the state. The Opens team managed to finish 3rd on the ladder. Just one win away from being runners-up.

 


The15s team finished 6th out of 10 teams, they had to play each team twice. This means they played a total of 18 games and managed to climb the ladder from second last place after day one, to 6th place at the end of day three, which is an amazing effort!

Wild Brothers Impress At Australian Junior Track Championships

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IMAGES: Mason Wild on the podium in third place; Mason pictured displaying his achievements; both brothers pictured with their parents; an action shot of younger brother Reed Wild on race day.

A huge congratulations to Mason and Reed Wild from Parkes for their stellar perfor­mances at the 2025 Australian Junior Track Championships, held over the weekend at Fairbairn Park in Canberra and hosted by the ACT Motorcycle Club.

Mason Wild claimed an impressive third place in the hotly contested 85cc 4-stroke Modified (7–Under 12) class, showcasing his speed and skill on the national stage.

This is Mason’s second podium finish on the big stage in 2 months – finishing with another third place over the Easter week­end at Kurri Kurri for the 2025 Australian Junior Dirt Track Championship.

Meanwhile, younger brother Reed Wild powered through the competition in ACT, to take a strong fourth place in the 65cc class, proving that talent runs deep in the family.

With over 100 junior riders from across the country, both events were a showcase of Australia’s best up-and-coming motor­cycle racers. The Wild brothers stood out with determination, consistency, and grit—two names to watch in the future of Aussie motorsport!

Fraser Shoots Lowest Score

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Kailab Tyne, Brad Ashton, Tony Boshoff and Anthony Alley enjoy the sun on the 17th tee as they head for the ‘Golfie’.

On Saturday the Forbes golfers were led by junior player Liam Fraser in the Men’s Indi­vidual Stroke event. Liam finished ahead of a group of Div-1 players.

The Div-1 Winner was Terry Griffiths with 70 nett. He was well pleased with his score after a bogey, bogey start. Runner-up on count back was Dave Mylecharane also on 70 nett. He played early and watched his score remain on top until Terry posted his score.

The Div-2 was won by Liam Fraser with 69 nett. He had an unsteady start but then played consistently for his score. Runner-up was Nathan Roach on 71 nett. This was his first game for a while and showed he had not lost his touch.

The ball sweep went to 75 nett. The visi­tors included a big group from Dubbo on the annual ‘road trip south’. The equal best of these was Sam Letfallah and Hugh Graham on 71. Two of their group filled the last plac­es in the field. Lost among those were Dave Naveau (Wellington) and Andrew Brownlow (Peak Hill).The NTP’s went to: 9th Paul Pymont; 18th Hamish Steel-Park. Neither of them con­verted for a ‘2’. The 3rd hole Super Pin went to Kailab Tyne with a shot to 190 cm. His conversion helped him to a nett par round.

On Sunday the Condobolin Mens Open was played as the last leg of the O’ConnorsTrilogy. Zac Mitchell (Condo) won the Open with 71 Scratch. Successful Forbes play­ers included P Dawson (A-Gde Nett R-up), Archie Quirk (B-Gde Scratch Wnr), M Sim­monds (B-Gde Nett R-up) and Sandy Pater­son (C-Gde Scratch R-up).In the Trilogy the Scratch winner was John Betland (223) from Brendan Richards (Condo 227), while the Handicap winners were a tie with Archie Quirk and Adam Rich­ards (Condo).By Short Putt

First Girls Tackle Teams For Forbes Magpies

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Girls tackle football has become incredibly exciting in recent years, and last weekend history was made for Forbes Magpies Junior Rugby League. We saw our first ever full girls tackle teams take the field, and what a show it was.

 


Their sportsmanship on and off the field was truly impres­sive, the encouragement of their teammates, and positive attitude is contagious. Bring on round 6!

Be Seen @ PHA Cross Country Run

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During the last week of term Parkes High School held thier annual Cross Country.

 


The students participated on a new course this year and they all had a great time.

 


Thank you to Mrs Norquay, the PDHPE staff and Year 11 SLR for organising the event.

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