Registrations open for heavy vehicle breakfast

Registrations are open for this year's Central West NSW Heavy Vehicle Breakfast Forum, which will be held at the Forbes Inn on Thursday, 12 June. Local farmers, contract harvesters, couriers, truck drivers and transport company operators are invited to attend. Parkes, Forbes and Lachlan Shire Councils' Road Safety and Injury Prevention Officer, Melanie Suitor, who is organising the forum said this year's event will focus on higher productivity vehicles, safety, compliance and industry case studies and there will be a high productivity vehicle on display. "Since its inception in 2012, the breakfast forum has brought together the local freight industry to discuss issues affecting them," Ms Suitor said. "Come along to listen, learn and ask questions of industry experts from NHVR, Transport for NSW, Parkes Shire Council, NSW Police, Essential Energy, Midland and Healthy Heads in Trucks and Sheds," Ms Suitor added. You can register online with via https://forms.office.com/r/pkPN1Vt4Ji, or through the Councils' Facebook pages or call Ms Suitor on (02) 6861 2364. The forum will kick off at 6.30am with breakfast. The official program starts at 7am and the event will finish at 11.30am. The forum is free, but registration is required for catering purposes. If you are unable to make it on the day, the event is being recorded and the link to the video will be shared on the Councils’ Facebook pages and in follow-up media articles or contact Ms Suitor to register your interest in receiving the link.