It was an honour to be among the 150 mayors and executives present at the Country Mayors Association meeting on Friday in Sydney. It was an even greater honour to be elected on the Executive Board again to serve another two year term.
While in Sydney I was able to catch up with several State Ministers, including Premier Chris Minns, Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig, Roads Minister Jenny Aitchison and Health Minister Ryan Park.
Are you coming along to our first ever International Men’s Day? It will be held on Friday 29 November. Council is inviting the community to come down to Lions Park from 7am – 10am to hear from Guest speakers Cr Chris Roylance and a representative from Talk to Me Bro. Guests can enjoy a BBQ breakfast, dip in an ice bath and enjoy a walk around the lake. For more information on this event, please contact Council’s Event’s Team on community@forbes.nsw.gov.au or 02 6850 2300.
It has been two years since the 2022 floods and I know there has been a bit of discussion about Forbes commemorating the event similar to other local communities. The fact is this time two years ago, Forbes had now suffered three major flood fronts, I was looking back on pics from October where some water levels over roads was already at 700mm. I am not quite sure, just as many in the community weren’t sure, when you would mark the date of the Forbes floods? I am also proud that our community has diligently pressed on moving forward rather than looking back. As we have done since every flood event our community has endured.
As the busy season approaches please mark your calendar with Friday 6 December for our next Tradies night, this is a great night to celebrate our local trades who have been working hard all year on so many projects throughout the year. We hope to see you all there at the Golf Club from 6pm.
The date for the ever popular Carols by Candelight has been locked in for Saturday 14 December. There will be live performances, Santa will be on site from 7pm and carols will begin at 8pm. There will be food vendors and glow sticks available for purchase. Join us in Victoria Park from 7pm-10pm.
Until next week
Phyllis Miller, OAM – Forbes Mayor