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No 33 September 12, 2024 |
2024 Oberon Business Awards Oberon's "Night of Nights" happened on Friday, September 6, when the town assembled at the Oberon RSL for the 2024 Oberon Business Awards, presented by the Oberon Business and Tourist Association (OBTA). Everyone is hoping that the Awards can become an annual event to celebrate Oberon's commercial life. |  |
 | The Malachi puts some "country" into the country Saturday, September 7, saw another great concert at the Malachi Gilmore Hall, this time to celebrate the release of Chloe Swannell's first EP record. The opening act was Oak & Oranje who were an excellent warm-up for the main event of the night. The main act was Oberon's own Chloe Swannell, and featured Chloe's song writing ability as well as her talents with voice and guitar. |
Busy times at Oberon's schools There's dancing, making things, gold medals. And sheep. It's all happening at Oberon's schools. |  |
 | Opinion - Pine forests Deborah Hoolihan has something to say about pine plantations, where they should be and what they should be used for. |
Winners everywhere you look The picture says it all about the Oberon Tigers Under 12s in the Group 10 Junior League Championship Grand Final, and the Grade 3 women soccer players are on their way to the Grand Final. And there's some golf results too. |  |
Men's Shed - every Tuesday at the Showground
 | Meet the candidates On August 29, the Oberon Business and Tourism Association hosted a public meeting at the Oberon RSL so that candidates for Oberon Council at the September 14 election could introduce themselves to the residents. There are 18 candidates - six current Councillors, three Independents and nine in the Oberon First group backed by Oberon Against Wind Towers. Nine Councillors will be elected. |
Go! Learn things! Fathers' Day brought a lot of dads to school, but there was also some fun with drinks, exercise, sport and just learning things. And recognition of years of service. |  |
 | Winners and grinners - it's sports time Some of the sport seasons are winding down, but there's still some news. |
And the winner is...... Tracey Whalan with ticket 229 Oberon Men's Shed wood raffle has been drawn. The barrel girl Jess, co-owner of Oberon Newsagency, graciously drew the winning ticket. Congratulations Tracey! |  |
 | 63rd Burraga Sheep Show and Country Fair Almost everyone in Burraga and even people from other places had a great day out at the Sheep Show and Fair. Numbers were down a little this year, but there could be any number of reasons for that and it didn't stop anyone from enjoying the day. |
O'Connell Artisans car boot sale On a perfect day for the start of Spring there was a car boot sale at the O'Connell Hotel to raise money for the restoration of the rectory at St Thomas's Church at O'Connell. Oberon Matters went along to marvel at the sorts of things that people have in their sheds and garages, and to walk around pointing the camera at things. |  |
A great big "Thank you"
September 5, 2024 in General News
It would be a waste of time maintaining this site if nobody came to look at it, so it is encouraging to see the growth in visitors over the last few months. The site has only been operating for seven months, and here is what the last three months have looked like.
| Month | Unique visitors | Most read page in the month |
| June | 884 | What's On Around Oberon |
| July | 1121 | Late, Late at the Malachi |
| August | 1519 | What's happening at (to?) the Oberon RSL Club? |
"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 Matters would like to thank everyone who comes to the site and reads what's here. If you like it, tell a friend. If you don't, tell us - there's an email link on every page.
Oberon Museum - open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
 | After sixty years of service, Peter Ryan hangs up his helmet On Sunday, August 25, Oberon turned out for Peter Ryan's last day as a fireman. Attended by local dignitaries, senior officials from Fire and Rescue NSW and the Union, the FRNSW Band, representatives of the other emergency services and a large number of well-wishers, the event was a fitting send off for someone who has devoted his life to serving the people of Oberon. |
Climate symposium Over the weekend of August 24 and 25 three sessions of a symposium on climate change were held at Lake Oberon Estate. As a lot of issues were raised over a short period of time (see here), a full report will have to wait until some research has been done. Also, a review of speaker Professor Ian Plimer's book Green Murder will appear after the time needed to read and digest the almost 600 pages. It will be paired with a review of Humanity's Moment, the latest book from climate scientist Joëlle Gergis. |  |
 | The Three Rs - reading, running and revegetation Lots of athletic sports, celebrating Book Week, a bit of gardening, an excursion into the wilderness and even some normal schoolwork. It's been a busy week for the schools around Oberon. |
An excellent afternoon tea On Saturday, August 24, the Oberon Community Centre was the venue for an afternoon tea to raise money for the Oberon branch of Inner Wheel, with the main fundraising activity being a "paper bag auction" where people bid for things without knowing what they might get! |  |
 | Scams Awareness Week It's Scams Awareness Week from August 26 to 30, but you need to be aware of the problem for the other 51 weeks of the year as well. |
If they were horses, they would win at a canter It was a week when the women blitzed the opposition, with the "soccer mums" finishing the season undefeated and heading to the semis and Jenn Capel showing the men how to swing a golf club. |  |
 | Let's acknowledge the sponsors Oberon is noted for its generosity, and one way that this is shown is by the level of support for things happening around the area. The Oberon Business and Tourism Association Inc is very grateful to the businesses of Oberon which generously sponsored the 2024 Oberon Business Awards. |
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