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Central West Car Club news: FB stays in the Kennedy family

This FB Holden has had a long life in the one family and by the way it looks it’s destined to stay there. I spoke to the owners, Jamie and Kelly Kennedy from Forbes to find out the back story. “It’s a 1960 FB Holden Special sedan that originally...

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27 Aug 2024

Rural

Matters of State with MP Philip Donato

BEDGERABONG SHOWI had a lovely time attending Bedgerabong’s 68th annual show on Saturday. Bedgerabong is a wonderfully tight-knit and welcoming community, and it was terrific to see this event so well supported. A big congratulations to Maddie Kemp...

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26 Aug 2024

Community

Donations wrapped with love from Eugowra

The generous craftswomen of Eugowra’s Wrap with Love group have bundled up another beautiful delivery for those in need. On August 1, Daphne Thompson and Mavis Cross exhibited the rugs in ‘Michaels As Time Goes By’ gift shop and the group would like...

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23 Aug 2024

Sport

Foxes secure minor premiership, set their sights on grand final

Forbes Foxes have secured the Lachlan Amateur Soccer Association minor premiership and they’ve got their sights set firmly on the finals as the regular season wraps up. Finishing runners up in 2023 has seen the side inspired for this year’s campaign...

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22 Aug 2024

Community

‘You could hear a pin drop’ as actors brought road crash reality to local high schools

The demonstration concluded with recorded victim impact statements on what life has been like for the driver, her surviving passengers and their families nine months on.

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22 Aug 2024

Rural

From the mayor’s desk: Council has 15 traineeships to offer in 2025

Today Forbes Shire Council has launched it 2025 Traineeship campaign - we are offering 15 trainee positions to work at Council in a range of roles, including outdoors, civil construction, agriculture, town planning, surveying and drone operation...

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22 Aug 2024

News

What’s on with Forbes Garden Club: upcoming meetings, friendship day trips

On July 23 our Forbes Garden Club held their social meeting at the Forbes Men’s shed with 34 in attendance. After the opening of the meeting by President Margaret, Elvy read a very well received poem “Planting your Spring Garden”.The Garden Club has...

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22 Aug 2024

Rural

Council to join stand against rubbish levy that would double costs

A landfill levy could effectively double the cost of rubbish disposal, costing our shire another $2.4 million a year, our councillors have heard. Forbes Shire Council will join NetWaste in opposing the expansion of the NSW Waste Levy to any of the 25...

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20 Aug 2024

Events

Judges raise a glass to NSW wines with 20 gold medals awarded on day one of Forbes show

The spotlight is on quality NSW wines this week as judges gather in Forbes to consider entries in the 2024 NSW Small Winemakers Wine Show. Twenty gold medals were awarded on day one of judging, with 13 judges from all over the State here to taste...

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20 Aug 2024

Community

Last drinks at Gooly pub for owners

Historic pub for sale after a decade

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20 Aug 2024