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No 38 October 17, 2024 |
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 | October 2024 Oberon Council Meeting The major items on the agenda for the first meeting of Oberon Council after the election were the swearing in of the Councillors and the election of the new Mayor and Deputy Mayor. |
Pines Wind Farm releases the first draft The first draft has been released of possible locations for wind power turbines in the forests around Oberon. 250 locations have been identified (see the map here), although it seems unlikely that all will be used (or even useable). Pines Wind Farm will be holding information sessions at Oberon (2pm on Thursday, October 17, at the Community Centre), Black Springs (10am on Saturday, October 19, at the Black Springs Community Hall) and Burraga (6pm on Tuesday, October 22, at the Burraga Community Hall) and everyone is invited to go along and find out more. |  |
 | Let's talk about mental health October is Mental Health Month with the subset of Mental Health Week running from October 5 to 12. Oberon Matters had a look at some of the activities in the area which assist in supporting and maintaining mental health - Mr Perfect, Walk'nTalk for Life, Men's Shed and for something a little different, writing songs. |
It's almost school time again Schools are only just back from the holidays, but there's still some news. |  |
 | A bit of sport here, a bit of sport there Another week out on Oberon's magnificent golf course chasing those little balls around. And there's running around and across bridges. |
Media Release - Squash courts facelift completed
October 17, 2024 in Community and Sport
Squash players will now be playing on flash new courts at Oberon RSL as renovations are completed. The upgrades included some new flooring, painting and roof restorations.
See the rest of the media release here
Brazen Burgers closes the shop In a piece of very bad news, Brazen Burgers will close on October 20, 2024. The reasons are several but had nothing to do with the quality of the food or service. Sometimes family matters and logistics take precedence over the rest of life. Oberon Matters wishes Carson and Marlon all the best for the future. The closure of the cafe will not affect The Hub pizza bar, which will continue to operate from the same premises. |  |
 | Coming soon - The Great Schnitty Search The chicken schnitzel (with chips, of course) is a staple of pub and café menus. With so many places offering this delicacy around the area, Oberon Matters has embarked on a journey to try them all. So far, the offerings at Cafe Oberon, the Tarana Hotel and the Hampton Half Way House have been sampled (the view at Hampton would make up for any shortcomings in the food), and visits will be made to DJ's Cafe, the Royal Hotel, Oberon RSL, the O'Connell Hotel, Oberon Golf Club, the Cave Pizza and anywhere else that can be discovered as the budget and the GP's advice about diet permit. Never say we're short of places to eat around here. |
Visitor statistics
October 17, 2024 in General News
Here is what has happened around this site for the last three months
| Month | Unique visitors | Most read page in the month |
| July | 1121 | Late, Late at the Malachi |
| August | 1519 | What's happening at (to?) the Oberon RSL Club? |
| September | 1469 | Meet the candidates |
"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.
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Sad and sorry Sodwalls Road When Jenolan Caves Road at Hampton is closed for repairs, one alternative for getting out of Oberon is to go via Tarana and Sodwalls Road towards Lithgow. Nobody who has driven along Sodwalls Road will be unaware of the condition of the road surface. Oberon Matters went out for an inspection and recorded a video. |  |
 | Book Review - "From the pens of the Oberon Writers' Workshop" Everyone seems to want to become a writer but it can be a lonely trade, sitting at home producing words and hoping that someone somewhere will read them. In 2019 the members of the Oberon Writers' Workshop decided that the best way to get their work in front of readers was to collect a selection of works and publish an anthology. The anthology includes works by ten past and present members of the group, plus four invited authors. |
Golfers go for gold Big fields, big scores. And a Hole In One! |  |
 | What to do on a quiet Saturday? Sometimes there seems to be nothing to do in a quiet country town on a Saturday. But there usually is something to do if you have a look around. Oberon Matters had a look around on October 5. |
Book Review - "Humanity's Moment - A climate scientist's case for hope" A real scientist who actually knows what she is talking about presents arguments showing that the climate is changing and not for the better. This is a disturbing and depressing book, because it is written by an expert in climate science. It should be disturbing, though, to anyone who cares about the future of the planet and isn't prepared to reject science. There's also a short review of a climate change denial book, just for balance. |  |
 | Oberon Pharmacy among the best Massive congratulations have to everyone at Oberon Pharmacy for being declared a finalist in the 2024 Pharmacy of the Year competition. Everyone in town already knows how good they are and now that excellence has been recognised. Now on to the finals. |
The Oberon Military Museum is open every Wednesday and Friday from 12:30 to 4pm
and on Saturdays and public holidays from 10am to 4pm.
Oberon's new Council The votes are in and counted, and Oberon has a newish set of Councillors. Six members of the previous council stood and all were reelected, with three new members coming on board to guide Oberon for the next four years. Those elected were:
Oberon Matters congratulates all the Councillors. The first meeting of the new Council will be on October 15, when the only business will be to swear in the members and elect the Mayor. |  |
 | Kick the paint tin for the Malachi Everyone loves the Malachi, but even its greatest fans have to admit that the outside is looking a bit tired so there is a campaign running to raise the funds to repaint the building. Two fundraisers were held over the last few days - a sausage sizzle and a wonderful concert. More money is still needed for the project and you can find out how to do that in the article. |
Turning to the back page ... With all the sports seeming to wind down for the year, it was the time for annual presentations. Golf kept going, of course. |  |
 | The school year is winding down The end of Term 3 sees everything settling down for a break and the downhill run to the end of the year. |
Raffles! Raffles everywhere you look There always seems to be at least one raffle being sold somewhere along the Oberon Street shopping precinct, but there's one you should look out for every Friday outside IGA.
The Man's Shed has been through some difficulties lately and the proceeds of these raffles will help to ensure its future. Definitely a worthy cause. And you might even win something (unlike the ticket over there - Oberon Matters is still paying for groceries). |  |
It's the fundraiser for the Oberon Men's Shed, and the prizes are very worthwhile. There's a raffle for the traditional trailer load of wood and another for food, with prizes being shopping vouchers for up to $300 (so far from
 | First World Problems Oberon suffered a power failure on Saturday, September 28 affecting 1402 users, including everyone in a business along Oberon Street. Things could have been worse. And a local resident remembered that they were much worse a few years ago in Wentworth Falls. |
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