Don’t forget it is our cutest event of the year on Saturday 2 November – the Teddy Bears Picnic. Head down to Lions Park from 10am until 1pm to enjoy a fun family day for all.
Don’t forget to bring your teddy so they can go on some fun adventures with you. There will be bandage a bear, you can go on a fire truck and enjoy lots of bear themed craft activities. Throughout the day there will be games, actives, craft, facepainting and a jumping castle.
Another favourite is our very own National BBQ Championships next weekend on the 9 and 10 November. Have you nominated a team? It will be an amazing couple of days with plenty of live music, a bar, food trucks, cooking demonstrations, BBQ stalls and celebrity chef Mat Blak. We have joined up with the Australian Barbecue Alliance and will be inviting volunteer judges to participate on Sunday 10 November. Training will need to be completed on Sunday morning at 8.30am before the event.
While we are talking great Aussie icons have you thought about someone to nominate for the 2025 Australia Day Awards.
Nominations are NOW open. The award categories are Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year and Senior Citizen of the Year winners will be presented at a gala dinner on Saturday 25 January 2025. Any resident is eligible for Citizen of the Year, while Young Citizen of the Year is open to residents aged 25 or younger. Anyone aged 65 years or older is eligible for Senior Citizen of the Year.
This is the perfect opportunity for residents who have displayed excellence, made a significant contribution to the community or had an outstanding achievement to gain recognition in their own community. There are so many remarkable residents in our shire who have helped our community thrive. To nominate go to https://www.forbes.nsw.gov.au/community/our-community/australia-day and download the nomination form. Copies are also available from Forbes Shire Council’s office at 2 Court Street, Forbes. Forms can be returned to Council by email at community@forbes.nsw.gov.au or by mail to PO Box 333, Forbes NSW 2871.
Award winners will be determined by a judging panel made up of members of the Forbes Shire community.
Until next week
Phyllis Miller, OAM – Forbes Mayor