Local news for local people
|
Welcome to the Oberon Matters web site |
No 58 April 3, 2025 |
What's that they say about a few 'roos loose in
the top paddock?
 | It's election time again 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. |
Council vacancy 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. |  |
 | Editorial - Council vacancies 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. |
Western NSW Business Awards 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
| Month | Unique visitors | Most read page in the month |
| January | 1163 | What's On Around Oberon There was only one update to the site during January. |
| February | 1819 | What's On Around Oberon |
| March | 2388 | March 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 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!! |
The soccer season kicks off All the competitive grades in the Oberon United Football Club hit the field for the first round of the 2025 competition. |  |
 | Out in the back of the paper 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. |
Autumn Garden Showcase - April 12 and 13
 | Media release - Louder Inside, Quieter Outside - The Malachi's Soundproofing Upgrade Things are going to get even better at the Malachi Gilmore Hall with changes to the acoustics and soundproofing. |
Somewhere else where you should spend money 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. |  |
 | Black Springs kicks up its heels 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. |
Book review - "Am I Made of Stardust?" by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock 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. |  |
 | Oberon Men's Shed latest raffle Oberon Men's Shed latest raffle has been drawn, with some very worthy winners. |
You never stop learning, and here's where it starts Education keeps rolling on at the schools around Oberon. Something different to learn or experience every day. |  |
 | Sport keeps on sporting 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. |
Oberon Council Mayor's Column This week's column from Oberon Mayor Andrew McKibbin can be seen here. |  |
Oberon Citizen Science Network
2025 Oberon Shakespeare Festival 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. |  |
 | March 2025 Oberon Council Meeting 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. |
Oberon's New Citizens A Citizenship ceremony was held at the Oberon Council on Monday, March 17, welcoming six new Australian citizens. |  |
 | Can Assist Charity Golf Day 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. |
St Joseph's Catholic School Fete 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. |  |
 | Burrumbuttock Hay Runners Charity Ute Show 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. |
The schooling goes on Another busy week for the schools
around Oberon. |
 |
 | The back pages of the paper 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. |
Stories and articles for the most recent three weeks appear on the front page.
For earlier stories
see the Site History page.
We would like to acknowledge the Wiradjuri, Gundungurra and Dharug nations as the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work and we pay our respect to Elders past, present and future
Site last updated on April 02, 2025
Find us on Facebook