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9 June 2025
Arts and Entertainment
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...

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23 hours ago
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...

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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...

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11 May 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...

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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...

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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...

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27 Apr 2025
Unforgettable experience for four local schools
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Unforgettable experience for four local schools

Four local schools made the trip to Sydney to perform at the large-scale event of Pulse Alive. Bedgerabong Public School, Eugowra Public School, Forbes North Public School and Forbes High School all took a number of students to not only experience...

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20 Apr 2025
Cabonne calls for entries in Acquisitive Art Prize
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Cabonne calls for entries in Acquisitive Art Prize

Entry forms now available on Cabonne Council website

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21 Mar 2025
Unforgettable experience for four local schools
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Unforgettable experience for four local schools

Four local schools made the trip to Sydney to perform at the large-scale event of Pulse Alive. Bedgerabong Public School, Eugowra Public School, Forbes North Public School and Forbes High School all took a number of students to not only experience...

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20 Apr 2025
Cabonne calls for entries in Acquisitive Art Prize
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Cabonne calls for entries in Acquisitive Art Prize

Entry forms now available on Cabonne Council website

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21 Mar 2025
Help get Trundle's aspiring musician to Europe
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Help get Trundle’s aspiring musician to Europe

Trundle’s Carmel Kelly is asking for help to het her to Europe this June

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11 Mar 2025
Invitation to artists for CatholicCare art competition
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Invitation to artists for CatholicCare art competition

Aboriginal community members invited to put paint to canvas

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11 Feb 2025
Easy come, easy go art show
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Easy come, easy go art show

Take in the exhibition at Forbes Town Hall this week

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16 Jan 2025
Angus transforms his speed cubing talents into portrait of Elvis
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Angus transforms his speed cubing talents into portrait of Elvis

The Elvis portrait made from cubes by a local is on display this Elvis Festival

Christine Little  >  
16 Jan 2025
Melody's art a new feature for Cafe Aglio e Olio
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Melody’s art a new feature for Cafe Aglio e Olio

There’s an ongoing art exhibition at the Parkes Hotel

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16 Jan 2025
Lexi nominated for Best Youth Actress
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Lexi nominated for Best Youth Actress

Lexi Herden nominated for Best Youth Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

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06 Dec 2024
Enjoy the still or the film with new art at hospital
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Enjoy the still or the film with new art at hospital

It’s part of the Arts OutWest arts and health program

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01 Nov 2024
M and D's newest fun-packed pantomime
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M and D’s newest fun-packed pantomime

Parkes M and D presents Cinderella and the Crystal Slipper

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23 Oct 2024
Sonata: The bull and the child
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Sonata: The bull and the child

Sculptors share their vision

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20 Oct 2024
Wandering inspired by the landscape
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Wandering inspired by the landscape

David Ball talks about this immersive work

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20 Oct 2024
Brumbies Run at home among the gum trees
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Brumbies Run at home among the gum trees

Sculptor Mon Garling couldn’t have envisaged a better home for this work

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19 Oct 2024