How old are you? I’m 12 years old.

How long have you lived in or around Parkes and what do you like about living here? I have lived in Parkes since 2014. I like it because it is a very peaceful town.

Where do you go to school and what year are you in? I go to the best school ever, Parkes Christian School or for short, PCS and I am in Year 6.

What is your favourite after school activity? Going outside and playing soccer in my backyard.

What is your favourite food and movie? Enchiladas because they are super tasty. My favourite movie is Avengers Endgame.

What music do you listen to? My favourite artist is Guy Sebastian.

What do you want to do when you grow up? I want to become a famous soccer player.

If you could have a super power what would it be? If I could have any superpower it would be to fly.

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself. I like Ford cars so, sorry to all those other car lovers but I love Ford the most!

How old are you? I am 12.

How long have you lived in or around Parkes and what do you like about living here? I’ve lived in Parkes for two and a half years. I like the peace and quietness.

Where do you go to school and what year are you in? I go to Parkes Christian School and I am in Year 6.

What is your favourite after school activity? Some days I do tennis.

What is your favourite food and movie? My favourite food is mangoes and my favourite movie is Call of the Wild.

What music do you listen to? I listen to lots of types of music.

What do you want to do when you grow up? I want to be a physiotherapist for children.

If you could have a super power what would it be? If I could have any superpower it would be to stop time.

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself. I think in another language but answer in English.

How old are you? I am 12 years old.

How long have you lived in or around Parkes and what do you like about living here? I have lived here for 11 years and I like it because of all the friendly people around town.

Where do you go to school and what year are you in? I go to Middleton Public School and I am in Year 6.

What is your favourite after school activity? Mostly soccer as it is so much fun and it brightens my day.

What is your favourite food and movie? I really like the movie ‘Norbert’ and my favourite food would have to be pop tarts.

What music do you listen to? I listen to different music but I really like Bruno Mars.

What do you want to do when you grow up? When I grow up, I would like to be a firefighter.

If you could have a super power what would it be? My superpower would be to grant wishes to others.

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself. I play for the Western NSW Mariners (soccer).

How old are you? I am 12 years old.

How long have you lived in or around Parkes and what do you like about living here? What I like about Parkes is being able to make new friends.

Where do you go to school and what year are you in? I go to Middleton Public School and I am the School Captain. I have been there since Kindergarten. I am now in Year 6.

What is your favourite after school activity? I love to play touch footy with my friends.

What is your favourite food and movie? My favourite movie is ‘Pixels’ as it has Adam Sandler in it. My favourite food is spaghetti bolognaise as it’s normally the only thing I like.

What music do you listen to? I listen to any kind of music. To me it’s nice to try something new.

What do you want to do when you grow up? I want to be a world-famous actress like Emma Watson.

If you could have a super power what would it be? My superpower would be to be invisible so I can steal mum’s chocolate.

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself. I started acting with Parkes M&D in 2019. My first ever show was Shrek Jnr.

How old are you? I am 12.

How long have you lived in or around Parkes and what do you like about living here? I have lived in Parkes my whole life and I like Parkes because of its community.

Where do you go to school and what year are you in? I go to Parkes Christian School and I am in Year 6.

What is your favourite after school activity? I love to play sports and hang out with friends.

What is your favourite food and movie? My favourite food is pizza and my movie is Spiderman: Homecoming.

What music do you listen to? I listen to rock and rap.

What do you want to do when you grow up? I want to be a motorbike mechanic.

If you could have a super power what would it be? I would want to fly.

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself. I love to party!

How old are you? 12

How long have you lived in or around Parkes and what do you like about living here? I have lived in Parkes for three years, then moved to a house near Peak Hill on a farm. The people in Parkes are very friendly and the town isn’t too busy. I just wish there was a river where I could go fishing.

Where do you go to school and what year are you in? I go to Parkes Christian School and am in Year 6.

What is your favourite after school activity? It is tennis.

What is your favourite food and movie? I like spaghetti and meatballs, but my favourite ‘food’ are Tim Tams. My favourite movie is Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker IX.

What music do you listen to? I listen to mostly worship bands such as Hillsong Worship, Bethel Music, Planet Shakers and many more. I also like Imagine Dragons.

What do you want to do when you grow up? Be a marine biologist.

If you could have a super power what would it be? My superpower would be all the superpowers of Spiderman, so wall climbing, web shooting, spider sense and all the others, plus I would also want to be able to shrink and grow, like Ant-Man.

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself. I have had a near death experience. I was cray fishing with my dad and we went down to check a line that was being tugged on by a crayfish. We heard a terrifying cracking sound and turned around to see four giant branches crashing down from the tree we were just sitting under. If that crayfish didn’t tug on the line, we would most likely be dead! The crayfish saved our lives literally.

How old are you? 11

How long have you lived in or around Parkes and what do you like about living here? Since I was born. I like the different sports that you can play here.

Where do you go to school and what year are you in? Parkes Public School, Year 6.

What is your favourite after school activity? Football training, chatting with friends on social media and games.

What is your favourite food and movie? Tacos and Back to the Future.

What music do you listen to? Some rap and something with a good beat.

What do you want to do when you grow up? A famous NRL player.

If you could have a super power what would it be? To be able to fly because if I need to get somewhere quick, I can just get there.

How old are you? 11.

How long have you lived in or around Parkes and what do you like about living here? I have lived in Parkes my whole life. It has good schools and has good opportunities.

What year are you in? Year 6.

What is your favourite after school activity? Netball.

What is your favourite food and movie? Cookies and cream ice-cream and I like action movies.

What music do you listen to? 5 Seconds of Summer.

What do you want to do when you grow up? I want to be a doctor.

If you could have a super power what would it be? To be invisible.

Tell us an interesting fact about yourself. I have been to the Sydney Opera House to represent our school as part of the Choral Festival three times.

How long have you lived in Parkes and what do you like most about living here? We moved here in 1997, it really is a lovely big village. I walk slower now, time is less critical.

Where do you work or what do you do currently and what do you enjoy about it? I’m retired from paid employment, and assist with Anglican Church worship commitments and being part of the vibrant team of volunteers at Georgie’s Pantry.

What is your favourite thing to do when you have free time? Gardening is such great soothing therapy. I also love reading and going mad doing Sudokus.

What makes you proud? I’m thankful to God for such a great family of Sandra, our children and grandchildren, their Christian values and attitude to others. Very thankful for volunteers who assisted at the Pantry during this drought period.

If you could be an animal which one would you choose, and why? Probably a turtle (pull your head in Derrick), and swim whenever I liked – cool!

What is your all-time favourite movie, song and/or book, and why? Movie: To Kill a Mocking Bird; book: Long Walk To Freedom by Nelson Mandela; Song: Abraham, Martin & John sung by Dion.

Tell us about your best holiday. We have been to Ireland three times and in 2015 we also attended the Anzac Dawn service at the Villers Bretonneux Australian National Memorial on the Western front. The Irish humour knocks me out!

What is on your bucket list? I want to fly! I used to jump off the woodshed as a kid, and I still can’t get it right. Kangaroo Island when it’s open again would be great.

How long have you lived in Parkes and what do you like most about living here? I have lived in Parkes for almost 14 years. I love Parkes’ sense of community – people look out for each other.

Where do you work or what do you do currently and what do you enjoy about it? I work for Anglicare managing Georgie’s Boutique and Georgie’s Pantry. I am also a Priest at St George’s Anglican Church. I enjoy being able to help people live better lives. Sometimes even the smallest thing like a phone call or a loaf of bread can make a difference to someone’s day.

What is your favourite thing to do when you have free time? I confess that I love online window shopping. I get creative ideas for the Boutique, I can plan a virtual holiday or imagine my house renovations actually happening.

What makes you proud? Kindness and courage. I feel so proud of people, especially children, when I see them being kind to one another. I am also enormously proud of the courage that our community has shown over the last few years in finding ways to battle drought and now isolation.

If you could be an animal which one would you choose, and why? Maybe an owl. I like how content they appear. I imagine them knowing some great secret that gives them wisdom and inner peace.

What is your all-time favourite movie, song and/or book, and why? Luckily for me (being a priest) my favourite book is the one that I have to read almost every day – the Bible. I find reading my Bible a bit like chatting to a friend. It encourages me, gives me good advice, points out the truth about things and I find it entertaining.

Tell us about your best holiday. Japan in the winter time. It was like being in Narnia.

What is on your bucket list? Design and build my own home, go to New York, join an archaeological tour of Israel and the Middle East.