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No 44
November 21, 2024


Running around with kids can be so exhausting.

Teddy Bears' Picnic
November 21, 2024 in Community

Sunday, November 17, saw the Teddy Bears' Picnic descend on the Oberon Community Centre, part of the Oberon Outdoor Festival. The original plan was to have it at the Oberon Common, but predicted wet weather forced a change of venue.
See some photos from the day here

  

Golfers go great on the greens
November 21, 2024 in Sport

Another week of chasing a little white ball across green grass. And a random Hole in One!
See the scores here

  

New committee at OBTA
November 21, 2024 in Business

The Oberon Business and Tourism Association has a new committee to take the organisation forward for the next year. Members are:

  • President  Tatiana Coulter
  • Vice President  Diana Crabb
  • Secretary Chris Dutton
  • Treasurer  Sarah Faulds
  • Committee Members
    • Kelly Robinson
    • Warwick Mawhood
    • Pat Bird

Congratulations to the new committee.

 

Media release - Oberon childcare extension starts construction
November 21, 2024 in Community

Member for Bathurst, Paul Toole, has some very good news for Oberon's parents. Work has started on the extension to the Child Care Centre.
Read the release here

  

Book Review - "Living Treasures of Oberon" by Mick Joffe
November 21, 2024 in Reviews, People and Community

If you have walked through the Oberon Common lately you can't have failed to see the wall of Living Treasures. This book not only lets you see what the sketches in the plates on the wall are like, but includes a comprehensive story about each picture and the person featured. It is a wonderful example of the way that a community is made up of the people in it and their stories.
See more about the book here
  

This week's Minute with Mayor McKibbin
November 21, 2024 in Community

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

  

The world of schooling
November 21, 2024 in Schools

It was certainly a busy week for the schools around Oberon, with fetes, music, trips to embassies, universities and parliament, fitness, fun, and even some book learning.
See the stories here
  


Oberon Men's Shed meets every Tuesday at the Showground

A gala day of tennis
November 14, 2024 in Sport

Oberon Tennis Club was full of excitement as it hosted a highly successful School Gala Day on Thursday, November 7. Over 100 students from four local schools (Oberon Public School, O'Connell Public School, St Joseph's Catholic School and Hampton Public School) gathered for a fun-filled day of tennis, learning and friendly competition.
See more of the story here

  

A busy week for schools
November 14, 2024 in Schools

Remembrance Day was important for Oberon's schools this week. There was also tennis, art, poetry, dancing, science and learning things.
See all the action here

  

This week's Minute with Mayor McKibbin
November 14, 2024 in Community

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

  

O'Connell Artisans' Market
November 14, 2024 in Community

O'Connell was not short of things to do and watch on Sunday, November 3. There was the first cricket match at the new Recreation Ground and right next door was the annual Artisans' Market to raise funds for the restoration and preservation of St Thomas' Church and the surrounding buildings.
See some photos here

   

The Blue MUGS come to town
November 14, 2024 in Music

Friday and Saturday, November 8 and 9, saw the Blue Mountains Ukulele Group (The Blue MUGS) put on a free concert and workshop at the Oberon Showground, with local ukulele players invited to come along and join in.
You can see some of the fun here

  

A long walk with a putter
November 14, 2024 in Sport

Those were the words used by Greg Norman when defining happiness. Oberon's golfers were certainly happy with their long walks over the last week.
See the results here

  

2023/2024 Audited Financial Statements
November 14, 2024 in Community

Per Section 418 (3) of the Local Government Act, 1993, Oberon Council advises that the Ordinary Council Meeting held on Tuesday 12 November 2024 included the presentation of the audited Financial Statements and the Auditor's Reports for the year ending 30 June 2024.

In accordance with Section 420 of the Local Government Act, 1993 (NSW), the public are invited to make submissions on the Audited Financial Statements until 4.00pm on Thursday, 21 November 2024. All submissions received must be forwarded to Council's auditor.

  

A bit of bad news
November 14, 2024 in Business

The operators of The Hub pizza bar have announced a temporary closure of the shop until further notice. As this follows the closure of Brazen Burgers in the same location it looks very likely that Oberon has lost another business. Oberon Matters will be following this story with a little bit of optimism (but not too much)

  

A bit of change at the railway
November 14, 2024 in Community

The regular Open Days at the Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway are no more. The OTHR committee had this to say:

The Committee has decided, effective immediately, that as we push towards our goal of a heritage passenger service to Hazelgrove that our regular Open Days held on the 1st Saturday of each month will be suspended. There will be no Open Day tomorrow, November 2nd and onwards. This decision will free up volunteer time to facilitate the establishment of passenger operations.

Oberon Matters will miss dropping in for morning tea after the Farmers' Market, but anything that can hasten the reopening of the line must be welcomed.

  


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.

A night out at the flicks
November 7, 2024 in Community

On Saturday, November 2, a good sized crowd with a good mix of ages was treated to a free screening of the film "Despicable Me 4" at the Black Springs Community Hall.
See more about this here

  

All the things at all the schools
November 7, 2024 in Schools

It was another frenetic week at the schools in and around Oberon, with visits from sporting starts, excursions to Bathurst, making some robots, getting fit, dancing and even a billy cart race. Who said education can't be fun?
See more of the story here

  

Pink Skies of Oberon
November 7, 2024 in Community

We're thrilled to announce the winners of the Pink Skies of Oberon photo competition, which is part of the Pink Up Oberon events this October. Thank you to everyone who participated and supported the McGrath Foundation during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
See the winning photos here

  

Oberon Sports Complex construction moves along
November 7, 2024 in Sport and Community

Work keeps happening at the site of the new Sports Complex.
You can see what Oberon Council has to say about this here

  

Cricket comes back to O'Connell
November 7, 2024 in Sport

Cricket returned to O'Connell on Sunday, November 3, for the annual Fish River Cup match between O'Connell and Tarana. The match was the first to be played at the new Recreation Ground on the corner of Beaconsfield and O'Connell Roads.
See the rest of the story here

  

This week's Minute with Mayor McKibbin
November 7, 2024 in Community

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

  

Too much sport really is almost enough
November 7, 2024 in Sport

As if building a new Sports Complex and playing a cricket match at the new oval in O'Connell weren't enough, sport broke out all over the place. There was golf of course, a big announcement from the Tigers and a Pony Club gymkhana.
See the stories and photos here

  

Visitor statistics
November 7, 2024 in General News

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

MonthUnique visitorsMost read page in the month
August1519What's happening at (to?) the Oberon RSL Club?
September1469Meet the candidates
October1714Sad and sorry Sodwalls Road

"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.


Oberon Men's Shed meets every Tuesday at the Showground


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