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Locals step up to Uncomfortable Challenge

Three Forbes locals are getting ready to test their limits as part of Nedd’s Uncomfortable Challenge, a nationwide effort encouraging people to get “comfortable with being uncomfortable” and help tackle homelessness. The Uncomfortable Challenge...

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4 hours ago

News

Simple gestures, big impact

Every morning lake walker said “good morning” and it matters

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13 Oct 2025

Community

Generations gather to celebrate Hodges family story

This year marks 148 years since William and Harriet Hodges, with their 12 children, made the long journey in two covered wagonettes from Wyagdon near Bathurst to make their home at Grudgery near Bedgerabong. Now a book celebrates their legacy, and...

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12 Oct 2025

News

Flying high for rural health

A team of central west pilots have raised more than $42,000 towards a million-dollar effort for the Royal Flying Doctor service. Forbes’ flying pharmacist Jack Buckley, Grenfell farmer John Johnson and Cowra farmer Brad Shephard completed the 13-day...

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12 Oct 2025

Council

Roylance returned to deputy role, uncontested

Chris Roylance has been returned as Deputy Mayor for another year, uncontested. Forbes shire councillors have the opportunity to elect a deputy mayor every 12 months and the role came up for reelected at the September council meeting. One completed...

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12 Oct 2025

Community

Street Dreams transforms park with light

Street Dreams transformed Forbes’ heritage precinct into a wonderland of colour and light, with families flocking to explore Victoria Park on Saturday night. Children were looking for bugs glowing in the grass, dancing along the light-up floor...

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05 Oct 2025

Emergency Services

Honouring courage, sacrifice and service

Police, emergency services colleagues and community have gathered in Forbes to honour police who have lost their lives in duty, or died while serving their communities. Monday 29 September was National Police Remembrance Day, and Forbes’ St Laurence...

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05 Oct 2025

Events

Forbes Motor Show returns

Roll up, rollup it’s returning: the Forbes Motor Show will be back on Sunday 5 October. South Circle Oval will once again be the venue for the 15th annual long weekend show. It’s open to cars and motorbike, trucks and tractors, vintage machinery and...

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05 Oct 2025

Arts and Entertainment

Sculpture brings Eugowra’s last locomotive back to life

A brand new competition launched at Eugowra Show on the weekend, and bearing a championship ribbon at day’s end was a very special project from local Judd McKenna. The feature sculpture train was a weldart tribute to the 3026 – the last steam...

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28 Sep 2025

Events

All the fun of the Forbes Show in photos

Show day Saturday was glorious and there were people admiring the many entries right through the pavilions, from the birds to the fleece. Forbes North was judged to have the best indoor exhibit and O’Connors the best outdoor exhibit

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28 Sep 2025