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Pony Club gears up for weekend

Forbes Pony Club riders will put their skills on display during a massive weekend of riding at the annual Charlie O’Connor Jumping Day and Gymkhana. The annual Charlie O’Connor Showjumping and Dressage event is Saturday 24 May, with the gymkhana to...

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01 Jun 2025

Community

Promoting seniors mental health in Bogan Gate

Have you heard the laughter and chatter echoing from inside the Bogan Gate Community Memorial Hall recently?If you have you will find it was coming from the many friendly locals who come together to participate in seniors workshops. The Bogan Gate...

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01 Jun 2025

Community

Skateboarding fun this holidays

Forbes Skatepark was a buzz of activity with young Forbes kids learning how to skate these school holidays. Totem Skateboarding hosted a free learn how to skate workshop fully funded by Forbes Shire Council. The workshop was part of a range of...

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25 May 2025

Community

Creativity on show during holidays

Forbes Youth Action Team have once again hosted a fun school holidays and youth week program filled with activities for all to enjoy. On Tuesday and Thursday painting workshops were held in the Youth and Community Centre which are always a popular...

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25 May 2025

Sport

Australian title for team Outlaw

‘A fairytale ending’ is how Justin Roylance described placing equal first in the Australian V8 Superboats Championship with New Zealand mate, Ollie Silverton. After a season long battle for the title between Justin and Ollie it all came down to the...

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25 May 2025

Rural

Extra heavyweights and trade weight lambs $5-$10 better

CATTLE SALE Monday, 12 May Yarding 1216 (down 1087)Numbers halved this sale with agents yarding 1216 head. Quality was very mixed with a large percentage of lighter plainer cattle penned along with the few better finished grain fed types. Not all the...

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25 May 2025

Community

ANZAC Day commemorations mark 110 years

ANZAC Day commemorations marked 110 years since the Australian and New Zealand soldiers landed on the Turkish coastline at Gallipoli. In Forbes thousands gathered to mark the day on Friday at the mid-morning march and service at the Cenotaph in...

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11 May 2025

Golf

Strong competition in Grenfell for our golfers

VETS GOLFGrenfell played host to Lachlan Valley veteran golfers last Thursday where most left happy with hospitality shown while some where not so due to the challenge of playing sand greens on a sloping and testing course. President of Forbes and...

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04 May 2025

Sport

Eyes on Australian title

Justin Roylance already has one Australian V8 Superboats Championship title to his name and he is looking to make that two this weekend. At Temora the finals of the Australian V8 Superboats Championship will be held on Saturday, 26 April. Justin with...

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04 May 2025

Arts and Entertainment

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