Club Forbes was the usual venue for the July meeting of Forbes Probus and chaired by President Mal Smith.

A good attendance considering the winter season with only six apologies.

Club member Bruce Adams introduced his son Paul, the guest speaker who is Director of Projects at Forbes Shire council, a wide-ranging portfolio managing current and future projects, amongst which are, Spooner Oval and the former Ambulance station redevelopment, north Forbes housing estates, essential services (water, power and drainage) on Bogan Gate Road and Edward street.

After schooling in Forbes, and university in Sydney Paul spent five years in the U K furthering his studies and realising a car journey from London to Paris and return of a weekend was a lesser distance than a trip to Melbourne from Forbes.

Everything in Europe is so close together.

His mother was of course from Derbyshire that beautiful part of England where this author has enjoyed walking.

On return, with his own company, involved in a major project in the removal of obsolete underground fuel tanks an associated contaminated soil at a Queensland RAAF base.

Biosecurity being one of his areas of expertise.

Paul explained what takes place after we put out our household and garden refuse.

Contents of the yellow-topped bin are taken to Orange; green to Blayney and composted and red to Forbes Shire depot where certain items are recovered for recycling.

At the conclusion of the meeting Robert Bryson gave a vote of thanks.