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11 September 2025
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Writers invited to carry on storytelling tradition
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Writers invited to carry on storytelling tradition

The remarkable lives of Paul and Hettie Wenz were brought to life at the local launch of The Wenzday Project, held at the Forbes Museum on Monday evening. The project is designed to spark creativity and inspire new generations of writers, drawing on...

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24 Aug 2025
Snow much fun at Frozen Junior
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Snow much fun at Frozen Junior

Last weekend saw the last shows of the popular Parkes Musical and Dramatic society’s production of Frozen Junior. The show has been historic for the Parkes Musical and Dramatic Society with all 11 shows selling out in record time. In the Society’s...

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17 Aug 2025
Artists create a break from winter
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Artists create a break from winter

Forbes Arts Society transformed Town Hall into a gallery on the first weekend in August, filling the historic space with paintings, drawings, ceramics and more. The Break From Winter art exhibition featured a whole variety of works by local artists...

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17 Aug 2025
Artists create a break from winter
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Artists create a break from winter

Forbes Arts Society transformed Town Hall into a gallery on the first weekend in August, filling the historic space with paintings, drawings, ceramics and more. The Break From Winter art exhibition featured a whole variety of works by local artists...

Renee Powell  >  
17 Aug 2025
Maddison's grand jetè to Sydney production
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Maddison’s grand jetè to Sydney production

Dancing runs through Maddison Hornery’s veins and she will be taking her love for the art to new heights early next year. The talented dancer has been selected in the NSW Youth Ballet’s January production of Cinderella. This is an exciting opportunity...

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17 Aug 2025
Wenzday Project to celebrate local voices
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Wenzday Project to celebrate local voices

The Wenzday Project creates a place for Forbes’ stories

Renee Powell  >  
12 Aug 2025
Forbes on the page as Kelly Rimmer launches newest novel
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Forbes on the page as Kelly Rimmer launches newest novel

Local readers have had the chance to hear from Kelly Rimmer on the release date of her new novel, set against a very local backdrop. The Central West author sat down with Book Dispensary owner Deb Prior for a Q and A on the launch date of The...

Renee Powell  >  
10 Aug 2025
CatholicCare awards Aboriginal art prize
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CatholicCare awards Aboriginal art prize

Works by Parkes and Bourke artists equally impressed judges

Mid West Media  >  
04 Aug 2025
New view of cultural centre as scaffolding comes down
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New view of cultural centre as scaffolding comes down

There’s been progress on the Forbes Cultural Centre project this month and the removal of the scaffolding in recent days has given the community a view of the work that’s been done. The new roof is on and we can see the facade works, including...

Renee Powell  >  
03 Aug 2025
CatholicCare awards Aboriginal art prize
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CatholicCare awards Aboriginal art prize

Works by Parkes and Bourke artists equally impressed judges

Mid West Media  >  
04 Aug 2025
New view of cultural centre as scaffolding comes down
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New view of cultural centre as scaffolding comes down

There’s been progress on the Forbes Cultural Centre project this month and the removal of the scaffolding in recent days has given the community a view of the work that’s been done. The new roof is on and we can see the facade works, including...

Renee Powell  >  
03 Aug 2025
"Coming home" theme to inspire short stories, poetry
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“Coming home” theme to inspire short stories, poetry

The Cabonne Women Writers open writing competition is open for entries

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29 Jul 2025
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29 Jul 2025
Dancers take stage
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Dancers take stage

The dance section of Forbes eisteddfod got away to a stellar start Saturday with dance groups to open a week of competition. Troupes came from all over the region including Forbes, Parkes, Cowra, Bathurst and Mudgee to take the stage at Red Bend...

Mid West Media  >  
27 Jul 2025
Get in quick, Frozen Jr opens this weekend
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Get in quick, Frozen Jr opens this weekend

After eight weeks of rehearsals Frozen Junior officially opens this Friday and their first show is a sell-out. With 46 of the most talented juniors in our district the show is set to be one to remember. Parkes Musical and Dramatic Society posted on...

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27 Jul 2025
Winners of the 2025 dance eisteddfod
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Winners of the 2025 dance eisteddfod

The curtain has closed on the 2025 Forbes dance eisteddfod with talent from all over the region taking the stage across a big week. Soloists performed across a range of dance styles including hip hop, tap, classical ballet, jazz and more. Adjudicator...

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27 Jul 2025
Entries open for Spirit of the Bush photos
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Entries open for Spirit of the Bush photos

Rural Aid invites Australians to share their images of life on the land

Mid West Media  >  
22 Jul 2025
$108k funding for Street Dreams festival
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$108k funding for Street Dreams festival

A new arts and cultural festival will transform the heritage heart of Forbes for one night only, thanks to a $108,550 grant to launch Street Dreams. Councils across the region are sharing in $3.6 million of NSW Government funding under the Open...

Mid West Media  >  
13 Jul 2025
Drama students shine in eisteddfod spotlight
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Drama students shine in eisteddfod spotlight

Forbes Eisteddfod is in full swing with dance to go

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08 Jul 2025
Stand-out performers of 2025 eisteddfod
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Stand-out performers of 2025 eisteddfod

The first section of Forbes eisteddfod is complete, with plenty of talent taking the stage across a big week of performance. Adjudicator Dr Rachel Campbell had a big week of encouraging and providing insight to the region’s performers of all ages...

Mid West Media  >  
06 Jul 2025
Curtains to open on annual eisteddfod
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Curtains to open on annual eisteddfod

The entries are in, the programs are out: the annual Forbes eisteddfod is just a week away. Town Hall doors open on Wednesday 18 June to launch the first stage of competition in music, speech, drama and more. School students from across our region...

Mid West Media  >  
15 Jun 2025
Un-brrr-lievable response to Frozen auditions
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Un-brrr-lievable response to Frozen auditions

Auditions for Frozen JR have broken Parkes M and D records!The upcoming junior production at the Little Theatre attracted a record-breaking 104 junior registrations for auditions, with its audition panel saying they were “well and truly spoiled for...

Mid West Media  >  
08 Jun 2025
Sounds of music fill Town Hall
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Sounds of music fill Town Hall

The sounds of music filled Forbes Town Hall on Sunday as two Forbes-grown musicians brought together the grandeur of the pipe organ and the technology of the electone in concert. There was fun, nostalgia, beauty and power in the morning’s program and...

Mid West Media  >  
01 Jun 2025
Hall story still being told, 160 years on
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Hall story still being told, 160 years on

Monday 5 May marked 160 years since the death of Ben Hall, but if this week has made one thing clear it’s that the bushranger’s legend is very much alive. From Eugowra to Canowindra and Forbes, Hall has been back in the spotlight. One group on a Ben...

Mid West Media  >  
11 May 2025
Mamma Mia! A show you haven't seen
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Mamma Mia! A show you haven’t seen

“This show will take the bar to a whole new level.“That’s the message from director Lyn Townsend who eagerly awaits opening night of Parkes Musical and Dramatic Society’s latest production Mamma Mia, as do her cast and crew. New microphones, new...

Christine Little  >  
11 May 2025
Two Eugowra murals now bright again
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Two Eugowra murals now bright again

Mural artists have once again gathered in Eugowra to give their time to tell the town’s stories through public art. Artists from Labrador in the Gold Coast, Rochester in Victoria, Londonderry in Sydney, Canberra and Nowra made their way to Eugowr...

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04 May 2025
Forbes puts Ben Hall on trial 160 years on
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Forbes puts Ben Hall on trial 160 years on

Come one, come all, to the Trial of Ben Hall. This is, of course, the trial the bushranger whose name is forever connected with the Escort Gold Robbery never received. It was imagined in 1986 by then Forbes solicitor Dominic Williams, who penned...

Mid West Media  >  
27 Apr 2025
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