• Home
  • Articles
    • Front Page
    • General Interest
    • Special Interests
    • Snippets
    • Mayoral Notes
    • Letters to the Editor
  • Competitions
    • Sydney Royal Easter Show Giveaway
  • Our Community
    • Our People
    • Question of the Week
    • Jobs in the Central West
    • Be Seen
    • What’s On
  • Special Interests
    • Women In Business
    • Rural Round Up
    • My Place
    • Health & Wellbeing
    • Loving Local Living
    • Just a Short Drive
    • Real Estate
  • Sports
    • Bowls
    • Cricket
    • Equestrian
    • Footy Tips
    • Golf
    • Netball
    • Rugby League
    • Rugby Union
    • Soccer
    • Touch Football
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Page
    • Advertise with us
    • Testimonials
    • Submit an Article
    • Subscribe to the Parkes Phoenix

Parkes Phoenix

Mayoral Notes…

September 27, 2018 By Maggi Barnard

Council’s Road Safety and Injury Prevention Officer is reminding motorists that double demerits commence today, marking the start of a four-day blitz. Police will be targeting speed, seatbelts, mobile phone use and motorcyclists not wearing helmets over the October long weekend, with more police on the road throughout the Parkes Shire.

With school holidays commencing this afternoon, locals and visitors are being encouraged to ‘be out there’ in the Parkes Shire with plenty of affordable and memorable experiences for the whole family to enjoy within the region. Council has compiled a fantastic list of special offers for families to take advantage of via the Visit Parkes website, visitparkes.nsw.gov.au

Parkes Aquatic Centre opens its gate this weekend, with all Parkes Shire pool facilities offering free entry this swim season following a resolution made by Parkes Shire Council. Parents and carers are reminded to keep a close watch this swim season, with our lifeguards expecting the 2018/19 swim season to be their busiest to date. There will be a sign in register at the gate this year, to enable our staff to keep track of how many people are using the facilities.

A number of projects have wrapped up recently. The newest addition to the Parkes Shire Public Art Trail has been unveiled in Trundle. The Community Wall celebrates the cultural and artistic diversity within the community. The installation of tiered seating at the Parkes Little Theatre has also been completed this week. The project, funded by the NSW Government, has significantly enhanced the performance space. Council staff have also completed the kitchen replacement at the Peak Hill Leisure Centre for the community to utilise.

Next week marks the start of Small Business Month, with business owners and operators in the Parkes Shire encouraged to take part in a number of free localised events and workshops where they will gain valuable and innovative tools to take their business to the next level.

Have a safe and enjoyable weekend
Cr Ken Keith OAM
Mayor of Parkes Shire

Filed Under: Articles, Mayoral Notes

Latest Print Editions

Click here to download the recent issue (5) of The Forbes & Parkes Phoenix (2.8MB PDF) – 5th Aug 2022

STAY CONNECTED

The Parkes Phoenix would like to thank you, our Facebook friends, for your continued support and readership!

SEARCH THE PHOENIX

Recent Articles

  • Annual Harvest Field Day On 11th August August 5, 2022
  • Our Bloke – Peter Giles August 5, 2022
  • Allan Rees The Master August 5, 2022
  • Australian Poetry Month. August 5, 2022
  • Trees, Trees, Trees August 5, 2022

CONTACT THE PHOENIX

Address
7/113-127 Rankin Street, Forbes NSW 2871

Editorial Phone –  0403 080 085
 editor@parkesphoenix.com.au

Sales Phone – 0476 110 953
sales@parkesphoenix.com.au

View our Privacy Policy.
View our Conflict Resolution Process.
View our Ethics and Complaints Policy.
Want to advertise with us?
Information on our Community Promotions.

Submit an Article

We are always looking for new articles of interest to the local community.

Please feel free to submit an article for possible inclusion in a future issue.

To submit an article, click here to use our online article submission form.

Recieve the Phoenix via email

* indicates required

Copyright © 2022 · Website setup by WebSysMan