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March 26, 2026 By Roxane Manley

Don’t miss the Henry Parkes Centre Open Day.

Henry Parkes Centre Open Day – Satur­day 11 April: Join the team on Saturday 11 April, 9am-3pm for a fantastic day of free museum entry, live music, a community BBQ, kids activities, local produce tastings and more. Bring the whole family and enjoy a great day out celebrating one of Parkes’ most iconic attractions!

Forbes Show: Did you know the Forbes Showground is privately owned and oper­ated by the Forbes PA&H Association? Un­like many showgrounds across NSW that are owned by local councils. This means the maintenance, improvements, and run­ning of the grounds rely heavily on volun­teers, fundraising, events, and the support of our local community. Every event held at the grounds, including the Forbes Show, markets, and community activities helps contribute to the upkeep and future of this important local facility. Thank you to every­one who supports the Forbes PA&H.

Trundle Bush Tucker Day: The national cooking competition is back, so dust off those camp ovens, dig through the fam­ily recipes, perfect your secret ingredients and get ready for the 39th National Bush Tucker Day Cook Off. To purchase early bird tickets and to book camping at Trundle Showground go to: https://linktr.ee/trundlebushtuckerday

Red Bend Catholic College: Red Bend Catholic College recently held thier annual Open Day, providing a fantastic opportunity to showcase the school grounds, classes, activities and students. Families travelled from all over NSW to participate. Enrol­ments for next year close 1 April, and you can find more information at www.redbend­cc.nsw.edu.au/enrolments

Generocity Church Parkes: It is not long now until the annual Easter Egg Hunt and Church Service at Cooke Park. This is one of the highlights of the year, so bring your family and friends along. Generos­ity Church Parkes are still collecting small Easter eggs for the day, so please consider purchasing a few to drop off, at church, on Sunday.

CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes: In this week of the autumn equinox, we’d like to take a moment to appreciate the beauty of our landscape, here in the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes. We are honoured to provide social services here. Our support: parents and children, mental health and wellbeing, families & relationships, home­lessness and domestic violence and finan­cial counselling. Call on 1800 067 067 to find out more.

We love our part of the world, and the people who call it home.

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