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Forbes is a large town situated on the banks of the Lachlan River and on the Newell Highway in central western New South Wales.

Gold mining was the town's original industry, but once operations ceased, the area was opened up to agricultural interests despite the early explorers believing otherwise. The town itself is quite attractive - several well kept parks abut the Lachlan River and the town's main street is colourful, busy and consists of a number of historical icons such as the post office, town hall, banks, police station and churches.

The town was named after Francis Forbes, a former chief justice of NSW.

• Population: 7035 1
• Postcode: 2871
• Location: 378 km west of Sydney
• Main Roads: Newell Hwy A39
• Radio Stations: FM: ABC Classic (102.7 MHz), ABC News on Radio (91.9 MHz), ABC Riverina (89.9 MHz), ABC RN (104.3 MHz), The Rok (95.5 MHz), Triple J (101.9 MHz), Valley FM (97.9 MHz) and Vision Christian Radio (87.6 MHz). AM: 2PK (1404 kHz) and ABC Central West (549 kHz)

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	Forbes Town Centre: Corner of Lachlan St and Webb St, Forbes, January 2014. Click here for a photo of this location by Michael Greenslade from January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Forbes Town Centre: Corner of Lachlan St and Templar St, Forbes, January 2014. Click here for a photo of this location by Michael Greenslade from January 2004. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Forbes Town Centre: Corner of Lachlan St and Templar St, Forbes, January 2014. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Forbes Town Centre: Corner of Lachlan St and Templar St, Forbes, January 2014. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Forbes Town Centre: Lower Rankin St in Forbes, January 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Forbes Town Centre: Court St in Forbes, January 2003. This view has changed significantly since this photo was captured. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Lake Forbes: Timber bridge carrying Lachlan St over Lake Forbes in Forbes, January 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Lake Forbes: Newell Hwy (A39) crossing Lake Forbes at Forbes, January 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Lake Forbes: Birdge St crossing Lake Forbes at Forbes, January 2003. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Apex Park: View of Apex Park and Lake Forbes at Forbes, January 2014. The aeroplane on display is a WWII RAAF jet is a de Havilland Vampire. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Apex Park: View of Apex Park and Lake Forbes at Forbes, January 2014. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Apex Park: View of Apex Park and Lake Forbes at Forbes, January 2014. Image © Michael Greenslade

1 Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016 Census QuickStats

Last updated: 27-Oct-2021 13:49

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