About Us
About Forrest
Setting up a residents group for the suburb of Forrest was first discussed publicly at a meeting of residents held at the Italian Cultural Centre on Tuesday the 30th of August 2016.
At that time a Steering Committee was elected to establish guidelines, propose membership arrangements and draft rules for the formal establishment and the ongoing operation of a Forrest Residents Group (FRG).
Forrest (Postcode, 2603) is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Forrest is named after Sir John Forrest, an explorer, legislator, federalist, premier of Western Australia, and one of the fathers of the Australian Constitution. Streets in Forrest are named after explorers and governors. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics Forrest is the second most Socio-Economic advantaged location in Australia after the neighbouring suburb of Barton. Forrest is one of the few suburbs in Canberra built to the original Canberra plans. It contains many circular and geometric patterns in its streets. The original residents of Forrest were mostly senior public servants who were moved from Melbourne. (Wikipedia)
Our Committee
Chair Elizabeth Goodbody
Deputy Chair Clive Williams
& Press Officer
Minutes Secretary, & Sue Parr
Coordinator, Repair of
Historic Street Signs
Secretary & Moira Smythe
Communications Officer
Treasurer Tui Davidson
IT Officer Neville Smythe
Coordinator, Tree Margaret Atcherley
Wellbeing