The Wirrinya event was well attended. The recording of the field day held at Forbes Saleyard can be accessed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9o6yykVxiY&t=39s
As harvest time is fast approaching more safety workshops were held in preparation at Wirrinya, Peak Hill and Lake Cargelligo.
The ‘Be Road Ready for Harvest’ satellite events attracted about 45 participants with lots of positive feedback given.
The satellite events were spin offs of the main event held at the Forbes Saleyards in early August.
“We held information sessions in these locations as part of the Load Restraint Education Program last year,” said Parkes, Forbes and Lachlan Shire Councils’ Road Safety and Injury Prevention Officer Melanie Suitor. “The sessions were well attended, and participants asked us to come back and run similar events on other relevant topics – hence the pre-harvest satellite events.
“The topics covered were similar to what was discussed at the main event, but we also included presentations from the Councils’ engineers about road upgrades and access as well as from NSW Police about compliance and rules/regulations.
“There was some feedback that we didn’t spend as much time as the audience would have liked on the relevant notices, rules and regulations, which we will take on board for next year’s events,” Melanie said.
There were also presentations from SafeWork NSW, NSW Rural Fire Service, NSW Farmers, Essential Energy, Transport for NSW and Rural Adversity Mental Health Program with advice about staying safe during harvest.
The winner of the Brass Monkey 15 litre fridge was Royce Johnston, who attended the Lake Cargelligo satellite event.