When too much sport is barely enough
May 16, 2024 in Sport

The back pages of the paper are full of sports stories despite the dreadful weekend weather.
See the stories and photos here

The schooling just keeps on coming
May 16, 2024 in Schools and Sport

Another full week at Oberon's schools, with sport playing a big part but with time out for some creativity and reading.
See the story here

How important is timber to Oberon?
May 16, 2024 in Community

It should come as no surprise that timber is big business in Oberon, but just how big? A report prepared for the Central West Forestry Hub by BDO EconSearch and the University of Canberra published at the end of 2023 indicates the size of the industry. Oberon LGA was selected as a case study, and the areas looked at were not just production (just less than a million cubic metres of timber) but also the economic, employment and social aspects of the industry.
You can read the full report here

Walk'nTalk in the wintery weather
May 16, 2024 in Community

Risking hypothermia, a small group assembled at the Oberon Common for the May Walk'n'Talk for Life to talk about suicide prevention. Guest speaker for the day was Tori Evans from Neami National Orange who talked about the programs at Neami to help people in distress or who might be heading for self harm and even suicide.
See a bit more about this here

What's been happening at the Oberon Golf Club?
May 9, 2024 in Sport

It wasn't all just hitting the ball around at the Golf Club. There was a charity golf day which raised a significant amount of money and the top players over the last couple of years were recognised at the awards night.
See more about this here

A cold day for Oberon Farmers' Market
May 9, 2024 in Community

Cold weather and drizzly rain didn't stop people turning out for the May Farmers' Market.
See some photos here

Book Review - "Material World" by Ed Conway
May 9, 2024 in Reviews

There are six substances that underpin our modern society - sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium - and which will be vital in the future, but as well as being essential they also pose problems of sustainability. Three years of research went into the writing of this book and it contains valuable lessons about where we came from and where we might be going in the future.
See the review here

O'Connell Recreation Ground moves a step closer
May 9, 2024 in Sport

There's been some action at the O'Connell rec ground, and soon there will be grass to make it look like a real cricket field.
See some photos of progress here

Awards Finalists
May 9, 2024 in Business

Two Oberon businesses are finalists in the 2024 Western NSW Business Awards. We wish them luck.
See the details here

The week in education
May 9, 2024 in Schools

Another week of learning, school spirit and sports at Oberon's three schools.
See the story here

First week back for Oberon's schools
May 2, 2024 in Schools

Oberon's three schools are back for the new term, but they took a day out of the holidays to participate in the ANZAC Day march and ceremonies.
See the stories and photos here

The week in (junior) sport
May 2, 2024 in Sport

This week the stories and pictures are about the juniors, the players we need for senior teams in the future or just to keep the sports going by having enough competitors. Keeping the kids fit and encouraging teamwork are also useful objectives.
See the photos here

The burgers are better at Brazen Burgers
May 2, 2024 in Business

A change of name, a change of direction, a change of menu. Brazen Burgers brings gourmet burgers to Oberon. And you can buy them for a lot more hours each day.
See the story here

A night out in Black Springs
May 2, 2024 in Community

Saturday, April 27, saw about 100 people gathered in the Black Springs Community Hall for a community dinner. This was a sort of experiment as it wasn't a concert or a bush dance - it was just a dinner where people could get together to socialise, have a drink and something to eat and meet and chat with neighbours.
See the pictures here