Removal of a climbing wall or other flood-obstructing equipment from the planned Ninja Park will be added to the pre-flood to-do list for council staff.

In pictures: Forbes' 2020 NAIDOC celebrations a success

Irrigators have their say: The NSW Parliament hosts an inquiry into the raising of the Wyangala dam wall, and the voice of irrigators is heard.

Lachlan Valley Water executive officer Mary Ewing told the parliamentary inquiry that a majority of group's members support raising the wall at Wyangala Dam - pending the release of the business case, addressing both the value of improved water reliability and the benefits from improved flood mitigation capability.

Professor Jamie Pittock from the Fenner School of Environment & Society at Australian National University told the inquiry the proposal to raise the wall was 'puzzling'.

Water NSW said normal approval processes for the project were being followed.

Sculpture trail grows: Forbes' giant goanna has already clocked up 16,000 visitors as the Forbes Arts Society reveals the newest addition to the sculpture trail.

Tower stands 33km west of Forbes on the stock route at Wilbertroy Lane, the 10.5m tall structure made of silvertop stringybark and blue gum is a symbol of the old water towers.

Sculptor Stephen King visited Forbes for the official opening and said it was inspired by the water tower, almost redundant now, but it's a part of our history.

New residential estate: Goldridge Estate is the preferred name for a new residential estate being progressed for Edward Street.

Council staff set up online voting on names for the subdivision, as well as up pop up consultation stations in the central business district and by Lake Forbes.

Golden Fields Estate received 33 votes, Blackridge Estate 24 votes and Sunset Estate and Wiradjuri Estate eight votes each. The name was chosen by councillors.

Free preschool for 2021: The NSW Government announced it would fund 15 hours of free preschool per child each week through community preschools for three to five-year-olds.

Forbes Preschool welcomed the announcement, and said it was excellent news for families.

Boost for Eugowra: The expansion of the Eugowra museum and bushranger centre allowed for the addition of a new exhibition - a Birdsell seed thresher used for decades on the Herbert family farm.

Visitors were also treated to the first view of a unique windmill that's being re-built on site.

Federal member for Cabonne Andrew Gee said the museum's incredible display of memorabilia and local stories was a real boost to the community and tourism.

He highlighted a renewed interest in travel to regional Australia, and an awakening of interest in our history.

Inland Rail is coming our way: Forbes Shire Council hears that the first Inland Rail works around Forbes could go out to tender within 12 months.

Project director for the Stockinbingal to Parkes section of the project, Melvyn Maylin, said the team is progressing with plans to fix the "pinch points" on the 173km of rain line between Stockinbingal and Parkes so that it will be able to take trains with double-stacked containers.

That includes introducing a 2.2km loop at Daroobalgie and lowering the track under the bridge at Wyndham Avenue to give the required 7.1m clearance.

Harvest time: The region's croppers have witnessed an incredible turn around on three years of drought, and now headers are racing the weather.

GrainCorp's Red Bend site is receiving up to 11,000 tonnes of grain per day - well on the way to filling the site.

There were two silo bins and two bunkers full of canola, doubling the expected yield, while other grain continued to come in.

Nose-in parking in Templar Street: The first stages of the makeover that's part of the CBD masterplan are unveiled.

The major change for motorists is to nose-in parking, with parking bays marked out between Lachlan and Rankin streets.

Heritage trail to go digital: Forbes' popular heritage trail will get an online boost with the addition of QR codes linking to online video tours through history.

The council plans to investigate funding sources for the project, and commits $10,000 a year to it.

Vale 'champion of the bush': Former State member for Lachlan, Ian Armstrong, passes away aged 83.

Tributes flow from all levels of politics.