The big news this week is the change to nose in parking in Lachlan Street from Brownes Lane to Rankin Street. New lines will be painted during nightworks on Sunday 8 December and Monday 9 December, so as of next week the residents of Forbes will be parking nose in. It’s a win for local businesses, as not only will they not be disturbed by the works but there will be additional car parks in Lachlan Street for the busy December trade.
More parks will be needed around the new cultural centre (former ambulance station) as when that is ready mid next year.
There will be two disabled parks allocated in the northern and southern ends of Lachlan Street. One will be outside the cultural centre and the second will near the former NAB.
Nose in parking in Lachlan Street has been discussed since the CBD masterplan (2020) and following the success of the Templar Street trial over two years ago.
The recommendation was passed by Council’s Traffic Committee, with representatives from Transport for NSW, the community, Police, the Roads Safety Officer and Forbes Shire Council. For those with questions, you can meet with Director of Engineering, Richard Jane, on the corner of Lachlan and Templar Street on Friday morning to ask any questions or find out more.
Is there a tradie in your household? Are they coming to the Build Forbes Tradies Night on Friday 6 December. To be held from 6pm-9pm at the Golf Club – the night is for tradesman and developers to find out more about Forbes development trends and contracting opportunities. There will also be agencies offering business support services, as well as a chance for tradies to find out more about how to work with Council. Free tickets can be booked at 123 tix.
Thank you to all who participated in our first ever International Men’s Day event last week. I was unable to attend but was given good reports from those who were. What a great opportunity to acknowledge the men in our community. International Women’s Day has always been a very successful event in Forbes so it is nice to see the men taking the opportunity to organise an event as well.
Thank you to the Deputy Mayor Chris Roylance for leading this event for the council and community.
Until next week
Phyllis Miller, OAM – Forbes Mayor