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MEGA GALLERY: All the action at the Forbes Show (part two) MEGA GALLERY: All the action at the Forbes Show (part three) GALLERY: Forbes Pony Club fancy dress competition Shannen is our Showgirl

Forbes Showgirl runners-up Emily Pavey and Melissa Gaffney, 2014 Showgirl Shanen Toole and 2013 Showgirl Annabelle Green have fun on the dodgem cars.

Grace Sheen, Olivia Houghton and Georgia Fay from Red Bend handed out balloons and did face painting at the show.

The 2014 Forbes Show has once again been an enjoyable weekend for the young, old and everyone in between.

Swaye O'Leary enjoyed the pony rides with Tannara Edwards.

Monique Judd, Grace Carstairs and Benjamin Carstairs checked out the showbags.

Helen, Cameron, Danielle and Rose Madgwick bought showbags.

Destiny Bailey and Jessica Carpenter had fun on the dodgem cars.

Doreen and Keith Rawsthorne admire the fruit and veggies.

Sue Mayberry won at least five firsts for knitting and crocheting. 

Eileen Kennedy, Rona Pritchard, Lara Pritchard and Hannah Pritchard enjoyed the show.

Christine Colvin, Tina Colvin and Leelan Graham (front) check out the cooking section in the pavilion.

Monica Wren and Noel Hocking enjoyed catching up at the show.

Rex Taylor at one of the exhibits in the commercial section.

Mahlah Molloy at one of the exhibits in the commercial section.

Kylie Spice gives Showgirl entrant Emily Pavey a makeover with Mary Kay products.

Bobby, Teddy and Ava Mundy have fun on the jumping castle.

Chloe Bourke, Renee Cox and Tori-Lee Bourke had fun at the show.

Alan, Sarah, (front) Harry and Sophie Fearon enjoyed their day out.

Forbes PA and H Association president Pip Perry and vice president Tom Green.

Three generations of women enjoy the show; Isabel and Lucy Pearce and Joanne Cambourn.

Charles Dwyer at the Forbes High School display.

Sharon Sharkey, Rikki-Lee Campbell, Melanie Bornell and Mason Campbell (in pram) check out Forbes North Public School's display.

Dorothea Croker, Pam Toole, Allan Toole and Keith Croker at the Neighbourhood Watch exhibit.

Stardust and Gossamer from Fairy Dust Facepainting.

Thomas and Cassidy Ellis check out the Royal Flying Doctor Service simulator.

Jonathan Melrose-Ray and Nikki Jones from the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Buster Brown and Boogie the dog, who was sporting a pretty tutu. 

Kristy Hartwig and Sarah Davies at Forbes Shire Council's display.

(Back) Lorna Green, Clarissa Stewart, Sam Rath, (front) Francis Hopley and Norma Henderson enjoyed looking at the pavilion displays.

Susan Bennett came back to Forbes to go to the show.

<a href="http://bit.ly/WDwKl6">MEGA GALLERY: All the action at the Forbes Show (part two)</a><br>

<a href="http://bit.ly/1CHNlVS">MEGA GALLERY: All the action at the Forbes Show (part three)</a>

<a href="http://bit.ly/1xwvAc3">GALLERY: Forbes Pony Club fancy dress competition</a>

<a href="http://bit.ly/1tDY3Kf">Shannen is our Showgirl</a>

Vera Blue shone on stage in a very special homecoming at Frost and Fire 2024.

Homegrown talent shines as Frost and Fire lights up winter's night

The Forbes Arts Society's much-anticipated vision for the former ambulance station and (inset right) one of the images of work in progress in the most recent Forbes Shire Council project updates. Pictures supplied

Go-ahead for next works on future Arts and Cultural Centre

Facebook says it is ready to again ban users from posting links to locally produced news sites. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Banishing Australian news content from Facebook could devastate media outlets and disadvantage audiences, an inquiry into social media has heard.

Why Australian news could be banned from Facebook again

Eva Kolimar

Jeff Wang keeps an eye out for community champions. Picture by John Veage

What's Jeff Wang's secret for picking an Australian of the Year?

'Look beyond TikTok. Look for people who are changing lives'

Preston Thorpe had a great game against Trundle.

Eugowra Golden Eagles deliver Woodbridge Cup upset

Forbes Mayor Phyllis Miller OAM presents the portrait to Bruce Adams from Forbes Museum. Picture Forbes Shire Council

Forbes Historical Society to care for Queen's portrait