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Drive safely, double demerits apply this long weekend
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Drive safely, double demerits apply this long weekend

Motorists are being reminded that double demerit points will be in place over the October long weekend with police targeting speed, seatbelts, illegal mobile phone use and motorcyclists not wearing helmets. Double demerit points will be in force for...

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05 Oct 2025
Honouring courage, sacrifice and service
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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
Rescue ready: SES volunteers train on Wyangala
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Rescue ready: SES volunteers train on Wyangala

A large-scale flood rescue training exercise has seen NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers hone their skills on Wyangala Dam to ensure they remain ready to respond when the community calls. More than 30 volunteers from Cowra, Forbes, Parkes...

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21 Sep 2025
Rescue ready: SES volunteers train on Wyangala
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Rescue ready: SES volunteers train on Wyangala

A large-scale flood rescue training exercise has seen NSW State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers hone their skills on Wyangala Dam to ensure they remain ready to respond when the community calls. More than 30 volunteers from Cowra, Forbes, Parkes...

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21 Sep 2025
Call to honour Eugowra flood responders
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Call to honour Eugowra flood responders

“When will our community heroes get the recognition they deserve?”MP Andrew Gee has asked for those who served in the Eugowra and central west floods of 2022 to be eligible for the National Emergency Medal – as thsoe emergency responders...

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14 Sep 2025
Firefighters test their skills
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Firefighters test their skills

Some 100 firefighters from 22 teams have competed in a highly successful regional firefighter championship over two big days in Forbes. Across 10 big events firefighters scaled ladders, rolled out hoses, donned breathing apparatus and much more all...

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17 Aug 2025
Highway tragedy after vehicles crash, catch fire
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Highway tragedy after vehicles crash, catch fire

A man has died after two cars and a truck collided on the Newell Highway south of Parkes - two catching fire that spread to nearby grassland. Emergency services responded to reports of a multi-vehicle crash at Daroobalgie, between Ashburnham Road...

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03 Aug 2025
Woman dies after her car hits tree
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Woman dies after her car hits tree

A woman has died in hospital after her car hit a tree on the Lachlan Valley Way at Forbes on Wednesday night. Emergency services were called to Lachlan Valley Way following reports of a crash about 9.40pm, a NSW Police statement issued to medi...

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06 Jul 2025
Man dies after car hits tree on Henry Parkes Way
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Man dies after car hits tree on Henry Parkes Way

A man has died after the car he was travelling in hit a tree 30km outside of Parkes this long weekend. Two others, including a child, have also been hospitalised. Just after 1pm on Saturday emergency services were called to Henry Parkes Way about...

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15 Jun 2025
Woman dies after her car hits tree
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Woman dies after her car hits tree

A woman has died in hospital after her car hit a tree on the Lachlan Valley Way at Forbes on Wednesday night. Emergency services were called to Lachlan Valley Way following reports of a crash about 9.40pm, a NSW Police statement issued to medi...

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06 Jul 2025
Man dies after car hits tree on Henry Parkes Way
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Man dies after car hits tree on Henry Parkes Way

A man has died after the car he was travelling in hit a tree 30km outside of Parkes this long weekend. Two others, including a child, have also been hospitalised. Just after 1pm on Saturday emergency services were called to Henry Parkes Way about...

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15 Jun 2025
SES to rescue of horse trapped in muddy river
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SES to rescue of horse trapped in muddy river

State Emergency Service volunteers have come to the rescue of a horse trapped in mud in the river on a freezing morning. On Thursday, with temperatures dropping below zero, the team was called to a property near Forbes where the horse had become...

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15 Jun 2025
Plea for SES volunteers during national week
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Plea for SES volunteers during national week

TO mark National Volunteer Week (19-25 May), the NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) is encouraging people living in regional and rural communities to consider volunteering. With more than 11,000 volunteers across the state, the NSW SES plays an...

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01 Jun 2025
Eugowra's emergency siren restored
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Eugowra’s emergency siren restored

Eugowra has taken a step closer to restoring its flood siren as a local emergency warning system, with the successful sounding at 11am on Saturday 3 May. The NSW State Emergency Services Commissioner was among those to gather on the ground for the...

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01 Jun 2025
Govt calls for feedback on communication in disaster
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Govt calls for feedback on communication in disaster

Communities who have lost mobile and internet connectivity during natural disasters are being encouraged to share their stories, as the NSW Government launches the first of its new Community Connectivity Kits. The Community Connectivity Project is...

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18 May 2025
Crash course: SES volunteers shine in rescue challenge
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Crash course: SES volunteers shine in rescue challenge

Forbes’ State Emergency Service volunteers put their road crash rescue skills to the test at the State Road Crash Rescue Challenge. Six members of our local unit participated in the three-day event, racing the clock to rescue people trapped in...

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18 May 2025
Two motor vehicle accidents over weekend
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Two motor vehicle accidents over weekend

Forbes Fire and Rescue NSW responded to two separate motor vehicle accidents over the weekend. On Saturday at 5.14pm firefighters responded to a Triple Zero call for a single vehicle crash north of Forbes on the Calarie Road. On arrival they were met...

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27 Apr 2025
Five months in, flood assistance assessments continue
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Five months in, flood assistance assessments continue

One home buyback has been offered and 66 home assessments completed in the five months since the $40 million Central West Resilient Homes package opened for applications. It’s now two-and-a-half years since the devastating 2022 floods, and the...

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27 Apr 2025
SES volunteers go north to support flood response
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SES volunteers go north to support flood response

The team is experienced from our own region

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10 Feb 2025
Macky Den honoured for flood bravery
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Macky Den honoured for flood bravery

NSW SES presented the honours on Saturday

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12 Nov 2024
Eugowra SES takes delivery of rescue boat, storm trailer
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Eugowra SES takes delivery of rescue boat, storm trailer

Eugowra’s State Emergency Service unit is newly equipped

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05 Nov 2024
SES enhances skills with vertical rescue training
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SES enhances skills with vertical rescue training

Members of Parkes, Forbes and Grenfell SES enhanced their skills with vertical rescue training

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09 Oct 2024