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Relay beats heat to raise funds

17 Nov 09 | Near 40 degree temperatures in Forbes on the weekend could not deter participants in the fifth Cancer Council Relay for Life....

Forbes features in war tale

19 Nov 09 | Former Forbes resident Patricia Melville used experiences from her own childhood to tell the tale of the War Quartet....

Tom's top crop

19 Nov 09 | Wirrinya farmer Tom Thatcher has won the district's 50th annual wheat crop competition, announced recently...

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Merritt to coach again

19 Nov 09 | Forbes Magpies Rugby League Club has shown faith in first grade coach Barry Merritt, appointing him for another season ...

Coles to tour Hong Kong

19 Nov 09 | Young Forbes rugby talent Matt Coles hasn't been resting on his laurels after winning the Platypi's Player of the Year award this season as the Advocate discovered ...

Dunstan leads Plate win

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Ladies whack way to win

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Tennis coach's lifetime experience

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