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No 58
April 3, 2025


What's that they say about a few 'roos loose in the top paddock?

It's election time again
April 3, 2025 in General News

With a federal election coming up on May 3 there are lots of things you need to know. There are things we all need to know about the candidates as well, and there's even an article about how we do elections better than anyone else.
Read all about it here

  

Council vacancy
April 3, 2025 in Community

Following the resignation of Michael Crye as an Oberon Councillor, a casual vacancy has arisen on Council. Filling the vacancy has to follow a fixed procedure.
See more about this here

  

Editorial - Council vacancies
April 3, 2025 in Opinion and Community

For the second time since the September, 2024, council elections, Oberon Council has lost one of the nine Councillors. This means another round of examining the September votes to find a replacement, with the additional cost and disruption to Council business that this entails. Here's hoping we've seen the last of this sort of thing.
See the opinion piece here

  

Western NSW Business Awards
April 3, 2025 in Business

Congratulations have to go to Oberon's finalists in the 2025 Western NSW Business Awards:

Good luck to all of the finalists.

  

Visitor statistics
April 3, 2024 in General News

Here is what has happened around this site over the last three months

MonthUnique visitorsMost read page in the month
January1163What's On Around Oberon
There was only one update to the site during January.
February1819What's On Around Oberon
March2388March 2025 Oberon Council Meeting

"Unique visitors" counts IP addresses that have connected to the site at least once during the month. It doesn't include search engines, but even if it did Google and Bing (who index the site at least once a week) would only be counted as one visitor each. It is the equivalent of "Circulation" for print media.

Busy times at the local schools
April 3, 2025 in Schools

Everyone was flat out as they wound down to the end of term next week. There was a lot of school sport (with the young folk showing their elders how it's done), some excursions to learn about life outside the school fence and even some arithmetic. And a caterpillar!!
See all the pictures here

  

The soccer season kicks off
April 3, 2025 in Sport

All the competitive grades in the Oberon United Football Club hit the field for the first round of the 2025 competition.
You can see lots of photos here

  

Out in the back of the paper
April 3, 2025 in Sport

The golf championships have been decided (and nobody complained about playing in the rain), but the big sports news is the way the youngsters are moving up to show the geriatrics a thing or two.
See the stories here.

  


Autumn Garden Showcase - April 12 and 13

Media release - Louder Inside, Quieter Outside - The Malachi's Soundproofing Upgrade
March 27, 2025 in Community and Music

Things are going to get even better at the Malachi Gilmore Hall with changes to the acoustics and soundproofing.
See the story here

  

Somewhere else where you should spend money
March 27, 2025 in BUsiness

After what seems like an eternity, there is a new occupant of the store next to Mumma Snow's in Tarana. It's the Butchers Hook, and it contains a wonderful collection of artifacts, souvenirs and things that will have you reaching for your wallet.
See some more here

  

Black Springs kicks up its heels
March 27, 2025 in Community

Saturday, March 22, was a big day in Black Springs. There were activities all day as part of Oberon's Field to Forest Festival, starting with mass at the Catholic church, a tour of St Alban's "tin shed" Anglican church, guided heritage tours around the area, a community lunch and finally an old-time dance at the Black Springs Community Hall.
See a bit about the dance here

  

Book review - "Am I Made of Stardust?" by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
March 27, 2025 in Reviews

This children's book has 111 answers to questions about space and is a perfect way to introduce children to how scientists think and what we really know about things.
Read the review here

  

Oberon Men's Shed latest raffle
March 27, 2025 in Community

Oberon Men's Shed latest raffle has been drawn, with some very worthy winners.
See the results here

  

You never stop learning, and here's where it starts
March 27, 2025 in Schools

Education keeps rolling on at the schools around Oberon. Something different to learn or experience every day.
See this week's stories here

  

Sport keeps on sporting
March 27, 2025 in Sport

The golf championships are well under way, and you sort of win Nearest to the Pin with a Hole In One. And the youngsters from O'Connell tried out their rugby skills.
See all the results here

  

Oberon Council Mayor's Column
March 27, 2025 in Community

This week's column from Oberon Mayor Andrew McKibbin can be seen here.

  


Oberon Citizen Science Network

2025 Oberon Shakespeare Festival
March 20, 2025 in Community

Something wonderful came to Oberon over the period of March 13-15, 2025 with the inaugural Oberon Shakespeare Festival, organised and promoted by the members of Oberon Rotary and featuring the acting skills of Come You Spirits.
See the pictures and stories here

  

March 2025 Oberon Council Meeting
March 20, 2025 in Community
Updated March 24, 2025

A new Councillor, progress with the NBN around Oberon, a problem with a particular home business, a conflict over what Councillors can say and do, who's who on some committees. And Oberon is set to get a new motor bike facility to bring in the tourists. A normal, eventful Council meeting.
See some more about the meeting here

  

Oberon's New Citizens
March 20, 2025 in Community

A Citizenship ceremony was held at the Oberon Council on Monday, March 17, welcoming six new Australian citizens.
See the details here

  

Can Assist Charity Golf Day
March 20, 2025 in Community and Sport

Oberon's favourite charity got another boost with a golf day at the Oberon Golf Club organised by Jesse Graham of JJG's Chill & Grill which raised over $8,000 to support people with cancer in the Oberon Area.
See some more about this here

  

St Joseph's Catholic School Fete
March 20, 2025 in Community and Schools
Updated March 27, 2025

Who doesn't love a school fete? Oberon turned on a lot better weather this year than last year when everything except the bouncy castle and the chook lotto had to be hastily moved indoors.
See some photos from the day here

  

Burrumbuttock Hay Runners Charity Ute Show
March 20, 2025 in Community

The weird and the wonderful, the noisy and the flag-drenched turned up at the O'Connell Hotel for a totally different sort of car show.
See the pictures here

  

The schooling goes on
March 20, 2025 in Schools

Another busy week for the schools around Oberon.
See the stories here

   

The back pages of the paper
March 20, 2025 in Sport

While ever there's a golf course there will be golfers. Over at the Leagues Club you can meet some new players.  And some congratulations.
See the stories here

  


Oberon Men's Shed meets every Tuesday at the Showground


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