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How a group of mates turned an outback adventure into $250k for charity

It’s no easy feat travelling the backroads of Australia, let alone on 70-year-old Fergie tractors, but it sure is worth every second when you raise more than a quarter of a million dollars for Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. This is exactly...

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4 hours ago

Sport

Schools team up for Friday fitness

Forbes Public and Forbes North have been teaming up for 5 weeks encouraging physical activity

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13 Oct 2025

Events

Follow the road to Trundle for a weekend of celebration

There isn’t a Trundle ABBA Festival this year but local businesses and community groups have stepped up to ensure there’s still a reason to visit the town this October. From 17 to 19 October, Trundle will come alive with All Roads Lead to Trundle...

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12 Oct 2025

Horse Racing

Another Sweet victory for Lexy, family legacy comes full circle

Eugowra’s annual day of racing, fashion and celebration was capped off by a historic win in the Kriden Farms 2025 Canola Cup by locally owned three-year-old Sweet On Lexy. Owned by Forbes’ Lex Crosby, who was Eugowra Harness Racing Club president...

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12 Oct 2025

Events

Canola Cup fashions

All the glamorous fashion from this year’s Canola Cup Fashions on the Field on Monday in Eugowra. Elizabeth Paterson from Griffith was sashed as this year’s Canola Queen making it her third year in a row to take out the title. Kim Bermingham won...

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12 Oct 2025

Events

A first class Canola Cup

A huge crowd descended on Eugowra for the annual Canola Cup Family Picnic Day where fashions met top quality racing on the Monday of the October long weekend. Eugowra Harness Racing Club secretary, Jodie Greenhalgh was pleased with the number of...

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12 Oct 2025

Sport

Bogan Gate Bunnies rule the court

For three years teams of ladies from Bogan Gate, Trundle, Tullamore and Tottenham have been coming together to play netball. The four teams make up the Western Netball Competition which was first sparked by an idea from Tullamore’s Adrian...

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05 Oct 2025

Events

Friday at the Forbes Show

Friday was all about junior judging and dairy cattle at the Forbes Showground as the finishing touches were being made for Saturday’s big day. Forbes High School and Red Bend Catholic College students threw their hands up to participate in junior...

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28 Sep 2025

Education

Lifelong love for science sends Leah to Switzerland

Leah Van Der Merwe is set to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Switzerland this October where she will attend the prestigious CERN-Solvay student camp. The year 12 Red Bend Catholic College student, who is passionate about English, music and...

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07 Sep 2025

Community

Mental health fundraiser soars past $25k

An emotional day for the Woodhouse family has made a difference in many lives across Forbes and surrounding communities with their fundraising reaching more than $25,000 to support mental health services including Kids Helpline and...

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31 Aug 2025