Well we certainly got the frost part right for our sixth annual Frost and Fire on Saturday. It was a very frosty morning on the day of our sixth annual amazing event of live music, good food, friends and fire buckets – Frost and Fire 2025.
Despite the cold, we all rugged up and huddled around more than 20 fire pits and the amazing effigy bonfires lit later in the night. It was great to see so many of you there and to support local and bigger musical acts in a regional setting. Thanks to the more than 2600 people who bought tickets, many of whom travelled from out of town.
We had tickets sales and attendees from as far away as Melbourne and Tasmania.
A fire bucket, friends and live music – is there any better way to spend a frosty winter’s night? It has been an honour to attend the National General Assembly in Canberra this week and host the 2025 Regional Cooperation and Development Forum on Tuesday.
The forum addressed challenges and potential solutions for regional, rural and remote areas. We had the pleasure of guests such as demographers to discuss trends shaping regions, mental health and road safety.
The theme this year was National Priorities Need Local Solutions and we were able to spotlight the way Councils are leading the way, delivering unique and place-based solutions to address housing pressures, build safer roads, increase resilience to natural disasters and build community wellbeing.
It was hard not to notice the very visible presence of a lot of police in Forbes last week. There were several operations conducted, including one on the Newell Highway and several tobacco shop compliance checks. Police reported a range of searches, drug tests, ADVO compliance checks and charges laid for possessing knife and housebreaking implements.
Thank you for the focus on the Forbes area and the greater region.
God Bless,
Phyllis Miller OAM