Participants at the recent Field Day during a load restraint activity.
The recent “Be Road Ready for Harvest Field Day” held at the Forbes Central WestLivestock Exchange was a massive success with a record-breaking 90 people attending.
Attendees were a mixture of farmers, contract harvesters, transport companies, agricultural machinery retailers, grain receival sites, government agencies, council staff and relevant associations.
The event was supported by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, Transport for NSW, the Grain Transport Safety Network, NSW Police, NSW Rural Fire Service, Pacific National, Essential Energy, local agricultural machinery retailers, NSW Farmers and the Australian Custom Harvesters Association.
Parkes, Forbes and Lachlan Shire Councils’ Road Safety and Injury Prevention Officer, Melanie Suitor, said anecdotal feedback from attendees on the day was very positive.
“Rules and regulations do change and events like this are important to ensure people are up to date on what’s required before the upcoming harvest period.
“Thank you to Forbes Machinery Centre, Hutcheon and Pearce, O’Connors, Bob Wythes, Luke Magill, Greg Dunn and Richard Nixon who were very generous in loaning us the equipment for the displays.”
If you missed out on attending the field day, a free satellite event covering the same content will be held in Tullibigeal, Jemalong and Alectown in the coming weeks (with dinner/breakfast provided). Details are as follows: Monday 25 August from 3pm – 6pm at the Tullibigeal Community Hall, Tuesday 26 August from 7.30am – 10.30am at the Jemalong RFS Shed, Wednesday 27 August from 7.30am – 10.30am at the Alectown Memorial Hall.
Registration is free but spaces are limited, so you need to get in quick. Register via the Parkes, Forbes or Lachlan Shire Councils’ Facebook pages or this link: https://forms.office.com/r/MmMPU3D2Y1