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No 61 April 24, 2025 |
Mr Cockie says that Oberon needs a donut shop.
It's too far to fly to Bathurst for a snack.
Easter around Oberon Last year there was so much going on around Oberon over the Easter weekend that it was a bit hard to keep up, but things were a bit more relaxed in 2025. Oberon Matters had a look at some of the events and happenings over the four days. |  |
 | A fun day in the park It's school holidays but that doesn't mean that there's nothing to do. Creative Community Concepts were back in town on Tuesday, April 22, with an afternoon of fun at the Oberon Recreation Ground. |
The Mervin Wipple Trio are back There's no better way to spend a sunny Sunday afternoon than listening to good music in a pub beer garden with a suitable beverage in hand. Sunday, April 20, was just such a day and the Mervin Wipple Trio provided the music in the beer garden of the Tarana Hotel. |  |
 | April 2025 Oberon Council Meeting Much of the April Council meeting was taken up with suggested modifications and additions to Council policies, with many things going out for public comment. |
Not much happening, but ... Schools are all on holidays for a couple of weeks, so there's not much going on. Something happened at some of the schools, though. |  |
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Golfers get going on the greens All the other sports might have
taken a break over Easter, but a little matter like some public holidays
just meant more days for golfing. |
Oberon Citizen Science Network
Autumn Garden Showcase The weekend of April 12 and 13 saw hundreds of people visiting some of Oberon's wonderful gardens. And they didn't all come from around here - many visitors travelled a long way because they were aware of the town's reputation for having nice things to look at. And with perfect weather there was absolutely no disappointment. |  |
 | Questions for election candidates We asked the election candidates some questions about what they would do if elected. The response was ... |
An author at the library Thursday, April 10, saw about twenty people gather at the Oberon Library for a talk by Orange author Leesa Ronald. Leesa has just had her first novel, "Special Delivery", published and she was there as part of a very busy promotion tour to tell us how the book came about. |  |
 | Now we know who we're voting for A bit more information is available about the coming federal election, like who the candidates are, where you can go to cast a vote before polling day and where the polling places will be on May 3. |
Editorial - The use of AI There's lots being said about artificial intelligence and its effect on journalism and the arts. |  |
 | That's it for Term 1 Term, 1 has ended and everyone is off for a week's holiday, returning to school after the ANZAC day weekend. Lots happened in the last week of term |
News from the paddock All the sport, all over the place. |  |
Your local fire station still needs more people
 | Book review - "Facts and other lies" by Ed Coper Who knows what to believe any more? With people getting their "news" from Facebook, YouTube and other social media sites where the content is virtually uncensored or unchecked it means that telling the truth from the opposite can be a real challenge. This book is about that challenge. |
Latin Music and Drumming On Friday, March 28, local drummers and a group of students from St Joseph's Catholic School had a chance try out their drumming skills at a workshop conducted by members of Sydney bands Caribé and ALLY at the Malachi Gilmore Hall. |  |
 | Cars and Coffee Over 40 cars turned up at Oberon Common on the morning of Sunday, April 6, for the monthly Cars and Coffee meeting. |
Oberon Council Mayor's Column This week's column from Oberon Mayor Andrew McKibbin can be seen here. |  |
 | Looking forward to the school holidays Just a normal week in the schools around Oberon, with so much happening that it's hard to keep up. There's cooking, counting, cross country running. And all the other sports. |
When all the sport happens all at once A big winner in the golf with a Hole in One, set backs for both the men and the women in both soccer and league, learning something about riding ponies and some good news on the school sport front. |  |
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