Monday,
19 May 2025
Friday 50 years since PM opened “splendid” Vintage Village

“Certainly the people of Forbes and all Australians can be proud of this splendid and imaginative project.”

They were the words of then Prime Minister Gough Whitlam on 17 May 1975 as he officially opened the Lachlan Vintage Village.

Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the occasion, which launched years of the thriving tourist attraction – and education resource – for Forbes.

The Village pr...

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