Pictured (L-R) are Parkes Shire Deputy Mayor Neil Westcott, Phil Donato MP, Parkes Little Athletics President Kerrie Edwards, Manager Parkes Coles Jacob Schneider and Western Plains Zone Coordinator Bruce Cox.
Parkes hosted the two-day Zone Little Athletics Carnival last weekend with up to 370 participants from all over the region. The athletes came from Ballimore, Cobar, Condobolin, Coonabarabran, Coonamble, Cumnock, Dubbo, Forbes, Gilgandra, Gulgong, Gwebegar, Mudgee, Narromine, Orange, Three Rivers, Walgett, Warren and Wellington. The event was officially opened by Member for Orange Phil Donato MP. He said Little Athletics played an important role in developing not only physical skills but also life skills.