Opening and running a café, small bar or restaurant in Forbes just got easier!
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Supporting and growing our local business economy is a priority for Council. We are delighted to partner with Service NSW and the Office of the NSW Small Business Commissioner to launch Easy to do Business. Through one online portal you will receive step-by-step guidance and support across local, state and federal government requirements, to open and grow your business. Easy to do Business is free of charge and gives you peace of mind by letting you know upfront the time, fees and effort involved. For more information on the Easy to do Business initiative visit www.service.nsw.gov.au or call 13 77 88.
Maureen and I attended the Bowls tournament at the weekend at the Forbes Sport and Recreation Club. It was a very successful and well organised event by Leisa Burton and Brian & Annette Tisdall with great feedback from those in attendance. We had dinner recently with James Phillips grandson to Yvonne Shaw who was part of the crew from HMAS Warramunga, home after nine months in the Middle East. Since deploying last November, they’ve seized and destroyed narcotics from 16 vessels totalling approximately 31.8 tonnes of hashish and approximately two tonnes of heroin, valued at more than $2.17 billion.
On Tuesday the General Manager and I along with Hon. Mark Coulton MP Member for Parkes, the Hon. Michael McCormack MP Member for the Riverina and Deputy Prime Minister and Senator the Hon. Matthew Canavan, Minister for Resources and Northern Australia with Parkes Mayor Ken Keith and Mayor John Medcalf from Lachlan Shire visited the proposed mine site at Fifield as part of Clean TeQ Sunrise. This visit is give an update on the prosed mine at Fifield and benefits to the community. On Wednesday we welcomed the Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight the Hon Melinda Pavey MP and the Hon. Michael McCormack MP Member for the Riverina and Deputy Prime Minister to Forbes for the official opening of the upgrade works on Wirrinya Road.
Congratulations to Amy Shine and the team at the Forbes Preschool who received $20,000 in funding to teach Wiradjuri at the Preschool. In the July Business papers we have seen high investment in the Forbes Shire with over $53 million in DA approvals.
Mayor
Graeme Miller