Council’s NAIDOC celebrations were well attended on Tuesday despite the wet weather causing a venue change. Everyone enjoyed the performances and it was a great afternoon to celebrate the history and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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Congratulations to the winner of the Forbes Indigenous Person of the Year Award, Donna Bliss and the winner of the Forbes Indigenous Youth of the Year Award, Ethan Markwort.
Donna has demonstrated outstanding commitment as one of the main driving forces behind Yoorana Gunya Family Healing Centre while Ethan has shown love of learning and teaching about his culture by participating in a range of activities, including smoking ceremony training.
Last Thursday was the last meeting of the current Council before the election on September 10. I thank all of the councillors for their hard work over the past four years.
It was also Councillor Graeme Falconer’s last meeting as he is retiring after 25 years of service. On behalf of all of Council, we wish Graeme all the best in his retirement.
Pre-polling for the election starts on Monday in the Chambers and there will also be a meet the candidates evening run by the Forbes Business Chamber on Tuesday from 6pm at the Forbes Services Memorial Club.
On Sunday the Forbes Golf Club hosted 96 golfers in the Golf NSW Sands/Grass Greens Championships. It was a great event and the course was in pristine condition. We look forward to the partnership with Golf NSW and Grenfell Golf Club continuing well into the future.
