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14 October 2025
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Women in the field: From Forbes depot to changing electricity industry
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Women in the field: From Forbes depot to changing electricity industry

Samantha Haynes began her career as the first female powerline worker apprentice at Essential Energy’s Forbes depot. Today, as Load Control Senior Specialist, she is driving innovation in smart metering and how customers interact with the...

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12 Oct 2025
New BP highway service centre open on Parkes bypass
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New BP highway service centre open on Parkes bypass

The new BP service centre on the Parkes Bypass is open and it will be accompanied by a McDonald’s restaurant by the end of the year. The former 24 hour BP Truckstop on the Forbes Road (near the rail line on the former highway) has since closed...

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12 Oct 2025
Cowal Gold celebrates 20 years
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Cowal Gold celebrates 20 years

Evolution Mining Limited’s (Evolution) Cowal Gold Operations (Cowal) has marked 20 years of operations. NSW Minister for Natural Resources, the Hon Courtney Houssos MLC, unveiled a plaque to mark the important milestone at an official ceremony at...

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05 Oct 2025
Cowal Gold celebrates 20 years
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Cowal Gold celebrates 20 years

Evolution Mining Limited’s (Evolution) Cowal Gold Operations (Cowal) has marked 20 years of operations. NSW Minister for Natural Resources, the Hon Courtney Houssos MLC, unveiled a plaque to mark the important milestone at an official ceremony at...

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05 Oct 2025
Club Forbes: What's coming up
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Club Forbes: What’s coming up

Spring and summer are shaping up to be busy at Club Forbes with a packed calendar of events, fresh improvements, and plenty for members to enjoy. Melbourne Cup lunchThe race that stops the nation is almost here, and Club Forbes will be celebrating in...

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28 Sep 2025
Café culture and heritage charm at The Van
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Café culture and heritage charm at The Van

The historic Vandenberg Hotel has long been a cornerstone of Forbes, filled with stories and memories that span generations. Its newest custodians, Sev and Dianna Weroomian, are delighted this week to reveal the renovations to the Courthouse Café -...

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21 Sep 2025
Find it in Forbes this Christmas
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Find it in Forbes this Christmas

Have you started thinking about Christmas shopping? Our Forbes Business Chamber members have - and with the support of Evolution Mining they’re once again launching Find it in Forbes this Christmas for our community. There will be $20,000 in Why...

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21 Sep 2025
Jessica's Essential Beauty turns 20
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Jessica’s Essential Beauty turns 20

Jessica’s Essential Beauty has marked a remarkable milestone – 20 years in business – with owner Jessica Quirk and her team surrounded by friends, clients, and supporters for a night of celebration and reflection. Jess’s journey began in...

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14 Sep 2025
From new wheels to big wins
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From new wheels to big wins

It’s full speed ahead at Club Forbes with a season of fresh upgrades, major prize draws, and member events you won’t want to miss. A brand-new courtesy bus is now on the road, fresh carpets are on their way, and our Suzuki Swift giveaway is...

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24 Aug 2025
Jessica's Essential Beauty turns 20
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Jessica’s Essential Beauty turns 20

Jessica’s Essential Beauty has marked a remarkable milestone – 20 years in business – with owner Jessica Quirk and her team surrounded by friends, clients, and supporters for a night of celebration and reflection. Jess’s journey began in...

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14 Sep 2025
From new wheels to big wins
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From new wheels to big wins

It’s full speed ahead at Club Forbes with a season of fresh upgrades, major prize draws, and member events you won’t want to miss. A brand-new courtesy bus is now on the road, fresh carpets are on their way, and our Suzuki Swift giveaway is...

Forbes Advocate  >  
24 Aug 2025
Meals on Wheels Forbes: Supporting independence and community wellbeing
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Meals on Wheels Forbes: Supporting independence and community wellbeing

Forbes & District Meals on Wheels continues to provide essential support to older residents and people living with disability throughout the region. The service delivers nutritious meals directly to clients’ homes, helping them maintain...

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24 Aug 2025
Chamber's big year and the next in planning
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Chamber’s big year and the next in planning

Connecting businesses, promoting Forbes to the region and running great events ... it’s all in a year’s work for our Forbes Business Chamber. The organisation’s recent AGM was an opportunity to reflect on the Chamber’s year, with outgoing president...

Renee Powell  >  
03 Aug 2025
Undercover Sleepwear and Lingerie on market
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Undercover Sleepwear and Lingerie on market

One of Forbes’ well established and unique businesses is on the market, offering an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for retail, fashion and community connection. Undercover Sleepwear and Lingerie, founded 24 years ago by local...

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03 Aug 2025
Big wins and new wheels at Club Forbes
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Big wins and new wheels at Club Forbes

Club Forbes is revving things up this winter with the launch of our biggest-ever member promotion - and it all kicks off this Sunday night, July 27, with our first Suzuki Swift draw at 7pm, straight after the Monster Kids Raffle. Thanks to strong...

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28 Jul 2025
Cowal recognises 50 years of NAIDOC
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Cowal recognises 50 years of NAIDOC

On Thursday 10 July, Evolution Mining’s Cowal Gold Operations recognised 50 years of NAIDOC Week with a whole of site celebration and the Wiradjuri Condobolin Corporation (WCC).This year’s theme, The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy...

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27 Jul 2025
Call out to businesses to connect
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Call out to businesses to connect

Forbes Business Chamber is connecting business and community in Forbes and this week’s upcoming AGM is an opportunity to be part of it. Long-term member and vice president Marg Duggan is encouraging more business people, particularly younger people...

Renee Powell  >  
20 Jul 2025
Win a car at Club Forbes
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Win a car at Club Forbes

120 draws. One winner. Our biggest promotion ever. Club Forbes has launched the most exciting promotion in its history. One lucky member will drive away in a brand-new Suzuki Swift, thanks to a 120-draw giveaway proudly supported by Tooheys and...

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06 Jul 2025
Frank Spice Enterprise on the market
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Frank Spice Enterprise on the market

Leading Sydney commercial real estate agency Next Commercial has proudly released the Frank Spice Enterprise portfolio to the market. These three regional investments delivering a high-performance return are located at Parkes and Forbes, in regional...

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06 Jul 2025
EOI for apartments now open
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EOI for apartments now open

In what will be an exciting new addition to the heart of the Forbes township, the Brisull Group is proud to announce the development coming to 82-88 Lachlan Street, Forbes. In recent years, co-founders of Brisull Industries Rob Britt and wife Karen...

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22 Jun 2025
Local compost for retail market with $500k grant
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Local compost for retail market with $500k grant

Topsoil Organics will be able to put their compost into 20kg bags for the retail market with $500,000 in funding from the Coles Nurture Fund. The central west nutrient return centre has shared in $3.5 million in grants supporting Australian producers...

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22 Jun 2025
Chamber gives back to SES
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Chamber gives back to SES

Forbes Business Chamber has extended a very practical thank you to our local State Emergency Services branch for their assistance. SES volunteers helped our business chamber with traffic control for the annual Christmas carnival last year, and...

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15 Jun 2025
Scholarships power next generation of engineers
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Scholarships power next generation of engineers

A Forbes engineering student is among recipients of a $20,000 Transgrid Scholarship. Transgrid has awarded 21 scholarships to students at Charles Sturt University as part of a program to skill up leaders of the renewable energy transition. Shayne...

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15 Jun 2025
Local business best in the west
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Local business best in the west

Forbes-based Topsoil Organics has been named Western NSW’s 2025 Business of the Year at a Gala event in Dubbo. This family-owned business launched the Central West Nutrient Return Centre to divert organic waste from landfill and turn it into...

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01 Jun 2025
Top five questions to ask when buying a business
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Top five questions to ask when buying a business

Buying a business can be a complicated and time-consuming process. RMB Matthews Williams Lawyers share answers to common questions clients ask when looking into buying a business.- Is it worth what they are asking?There is no set formula for valuing...

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25 May 2025
From waste to world class compost
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From waste to world class compost

Topsoil Organics has already diverted more than 100,000 tonnes of material from landfill and it’s only inspired them to press forward toward their goal of increasing resource recovery and reducing emissions. Dan and Lana Nicholson’s Forbes...

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18 May 2025
Making a difference key for Allwright Bourke
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Making a difference key for Allwright Bourke

A continuing passion for providing high quality legal services in the local area has found Allwright Bourke Lawyers and Conveyancing recognised as a finalist in the Business NSW Excellence in Small Business award in the western region. Allwright...

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04 May 2025
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