Forbes Travel Guide

 balhannah Says:  On either side of Lake Forbes is a lovey lawned area for picnics and BBQ's. Toilets are located on both sides. You won't miss seeing the Vampire Jet sitting atop a pole. This is a single-seater fighter bomber introduced tot the RAAF in 1949, carried four 20mm cannons and... 

 balhannah Says:  St Andrew's Presbyterian Church was built 1877. The Church was built from local stone, a rather pretty Church with an impressive octagonal bell-tower and spire, a steeply-sloping slate roof and some fine stained-glass windows. It replaced an earlier wooden church which was... 

 balhannah Says:  Time to rest our legs, and where better than at Victoria Park, a lovely park within the old town square. This lovely park has a very nice fountain which was donated by Mayor William Thomas in 1891. Surrounding the Fountain, was a lot of Lavender which was just about to... 

 balhannah Says:  Forbes is a town with lots of beautiful buildings. So tourist's can see the best of these, a heritage trail brochure showing 18 sites through-out the CBD has been produced.Another brochure is the Walk or Drive - (2 Sites - 40 minutes to complete)This can be picked up at... 

 balhannah Says:  Built in 1879, the large Vandenberg Hotel looked to be in its original condition. I would love to see it given a coat of paint and the verandah lacework painted too, it would look great!. The Hotel was named after the first owner.It was a bit hard to imagine this Hotel in... 

 balhannah Says:  Building St John's Anglican gothic styled Church out of local quarried stone began in 1874.The nave was completed in 1877. The roof originally was made of shingle, now it has been replaced with slate tiles. If it is open, go inside, as there are 16 memorial stained glass... 

 balhannah Says:  The National Australia Bank [NAB] is another beautiful building. Built in 1884, this was one of the first substantial bank buildings in Forbes. As it stands today, it is nearly all original. 

 balhannah Says:  Another building on the National Trust list, is the beautiful Post Office completed in 1881. ThIs was the first of four post offices established in late 1861 under the name Black Ridge Post Office. In 1861, one Postmaster had to do all the work, quite a lot too, as there... 

 balhannah Says:  Since I last passed through Forbes, a new Motor Museum has been built. We couldn't miss seeing it, as its located on the Newell Highway on the outskirts of Forbes.We didn't go in, I just picked up a brochure from the info centre. It states that it's a collection of vehicles... 

 balhannah Says:  As I was about to enter Victoria Park in Forbes, I noticed a lot of plaques attached to the gate surrounds.It was wow! Forbes had won "The Australian Tidy Town Award' many times since it was launched in 1968 in Western Australia as an initiative of Keep Australia Beautiful.... 

 balhannah Says:  We travelled by car to Forbes. Where to park the car? Plenty of street parking, but take note, parking here is with the rear end of the car to the kerb and the nose pointing out, different to most other Australian towns when parking at a 45° angle.You will see other cars... 

 CandS Says:  The people in Forbes are mostly very friendly... If you walk along the streets in town almost everyone says hello to you... You will also tend to make new friends at pubs etc easily... It is a true country town... :) 

 CandS Says:  Parkes is about 30 minutes drive north of Forbes...on one trip I came across this big satellite dish...You can do tours at the Dish too if you're interested in that sort of thing...otherwise you can just look around on your own... :) 

 CandS Says:  The town of Forbes itself isn't huge so you will be able to find your way around the streets fairly easily without any troubles. It only takes a short drive or walk to find most things... Car parks are quite easy to find all over town too.