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26 July 25, 2024 |
Cold enough to freeze a photographer's clicking
finger, but the game goes on.
Change is on its way At the end of August the Oberon Review will cease producing a printed version, with only a digital version available to paid subscribers from then onward. This will leave Oberon with no printed paper concentrating on things happening in the area. It was always the intention to eventually produce a free printed version of Oberon Matters, but the news above has changed the timetable and made the move to print more urgent. |
Burraga celebrates Christmas in July The day had been shockingly cold (even for Oberon), there was snow all over the roads at Black Springs, there was rain, there were winds trying to blow the car off the road, hailstones bounced off the windscreen, but despite all that Oberon Matters made it all the way out to Burraga for Christmas in July. |  |
 | Lunch time at the railway station When the weather outside was alternating between freezing wind, rain and snow flurries a perfect place to be was inside a carriage at Oberon railway station for the annual Winter Lunch in aid of the Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway. |
Back from the school holidays The schools are back with some sporting news and some teacher training. |  |
 | It's never too cold for a bit of sport On a day when sensible people had thoughts of drinking hot chocolate in front of roaring fires, Oberon's sports stars pulled on their shorts and faced the weather. |
Some news about those closed roads.
Media release - Restoring Jenolan Caves Road
July 25, 2024 in General News
There's still a lot of work to be done on the Hampton section of Jenolan Caves Road, with a new problem discovered while doing the planned work. There will be continuing road closures, but fortunately on fewer days than originally predicted.
See the media release here
Media release - Fixing Two Mile
July 25, 2024 in General News
Work will be commencing shortly to repair the currently closed section of Jenolan Caves Road known as "Two Mile" between Jenolan Caves and the intersection of Edith Road and Kanangra Walls Road.
See the media release here
Oberon Museum - open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
July 2024 Oberon Council Meeting Several matters of public interest were discussed at the July Council meeting, including EV charging, Arts OutWest and renaming a street. |  |
Reminder if you plan to stand for Council at the election in September.
 | Do you want to be a Councillor? Local government elections will take place across NSW on Saturday, September 14 2024. If you are not happy with your current Councillors, feel you can do a better job or just want to get more involved in community affairs, you might like to think about standing as a candidate. Council elections are held every four years on the second Saturday in September. |
Late, Late at the Malachi The Malachi Gilmore Hall turned on another excellent night out with a performance of the play "Late, Late at Night" starring Jackson Carroll as Rick Springfield in a dramatised version of Springfield's life. |  |
 | Another winter driving hazard to worry about Black ice isn't the only danger when driving in cold weather, however. There is another phenomenon called "freezing fog" that can be just as dangerous. This is when fog can cause a layer of ice to suddenly form on the windscreen. |
A quiet week in the school holidays When the school holidays are on there's usually not much happening in Oberon's schools. Teachers at St Joseph's Catholic School looked over Term 1. And some of the students wrote poetry. |  |
 | Sport in the freezing cold Oberon might not actually be the coldest town in Australia, but sometimes it feels like it. That doesn't stop the sportspeople from getting out there and having a go. |
Suicide prevention - one step at a time
What can be done with the Black Springs Recreation Reserve? Some people have been thinking about the future of Black Springs, with particular attention to how the Recreation Reserve could better serve the village and the tourists who pass through it. |  |
 | Book Review - "Deep Listening to Nature" by Andrew Skeoch You might expect a book about birds to have lots of photos, but this isn't a book about what birds look like, it's about what they sound like. The only picture of a bird is the one on the cover, the Southern Scrub-robin ... |
The weekend in sport Everyone enjoyed a day out getting some healthy exercise. There were some winners and some silver medallists but playing the game is what's important. |  |
 | It's school holidays but the work goes on The school holidays might be here but it's a time to look back over the term, think about the teaching job and splash a bit of paint about. |
Be part of a successful experiment Hiding on the corner of Raleigh and Oberon Streets you can find Corner Pocket Experiment. It's a sort of plant nursery, a sort of refuge from the busyness of life, a sort of place to relax and a sort of place to get good advice about what grows best in Oberon's climate. |  |
 | NAIDOC Art Exhibition It's time again for the annual NAIDOC Art Exhibition at the Oberon Community Centre. It's your opportunity to see (and buy) some wonderful artworks by local artists. There are artworks there to suit everyone's budget and your purchase will help to ensure that the region's artists can keep on doing what they do. |
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