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No 126 - August 27, 2026
The lake at Burraga
The Oberon taxi has new owners. $10 for trips anywhere
in Oberon on Sunday-Tuesday during August.
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to book your ride.
 | Black Springs finally gets some mobile phone coverage It's finally happened. After years of waiting and a lot of work by the Black Springs community, there is finally reliable mobile phone coverage in Black Springs. It's limited right now to areas around the Community Hall and the tennis courts at the Recreation Ground, but it's a start. |
A look around the Tarana Markets When the weather's fine, it's the fourth Sunday of the month and you have some time to fill in before you need to be somewhere, there's nowhere much better to be than the Tarana Markets. It was Sunday, the weather was lovely and Oberon Matters was on the way to somewhere, so it was a good opportunity to wander around pointing the camera at things. |  |
 | Your Federal Member's Community Update Your community update from the Federal Member for Calare, Andrew Gee MP, can be seen here. |
Editorial: Be careful what you wish for
August 27, 2026 in Opinion
Someone has come up with a very silly idea. What is even sillier is thinking that it might work.
See the editorial here
The bistro has arrived
There's no need to quote Arnie in Terminator 2. You know how it goes. |  |
There's another place to eat in Oberon. Yes, the bistro at Club Oberon is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week at the new Sports Complex and it was worth the wait. Oberon Matters put on the restaurant reviewer hat and had lunch there. It was only the second day of trading but no allowances needed to be made. The chosen dish was the Hawaiian Chicken Burger with cheese, pineapple, bacon and aioli dressing and a piece of chicken that was so big that it overlapped the bun in two directions. And the chips were delicious. Add a nicely chilled beer from the bar next door, look out over one of the nicest views from a dining table anywhere in town and only someone impossible to please could have any complaint. | August 2026 Oberon Council Meeting August Oberon Council meeting. |
Don't be a dropout Very good advice there from the great James Brown, but nobody's dropping out of the schools around Oberon. There's too much to do and learn there. |  |
 | Winners and losers - that's the way sport goes You can't win every time. That's why they make silver medals. But that doesn't take away the fun and the reason for playing sport. |
The RFS in Oberon is looking for more people. Click for more information.
Science Week comes to Oberon In 2026 it touched down in Oberon with a display and talks at the Malachi Gilmore Hall organised by the Oberon Citizen Science Network (OCSN). |  |
 | Book review: "Ensh*ttification" by Cory Doctorow Remember how good some things used to be and how they have decayed into sometimes unrecognisable piles of garbage? This book address the problem, identifies some culprits and suggests what we might do about it. If we can do anything al all. |
Older people's media literacy can be boosted in just 60 minutes - new study I know I keep harping on about the sewer pipe of mis- and disinformation that floods us every day from social media (and real media, too). Some new research published in The Conversation indicates that older people might be more susceptible to this while some (but not all or enough) young people are taught something about critical thinking at school. The research went on to look for ways to correct this deficiency, and the good news is that there is some evidence that the problem can be averted with a quite small amount of education and training, although this needs constant reinforcement. |  |
 | Oberon Council Mayor's Column This fortnight's column from Oberon Mayor Andrew McKibbin can be seen here. |
Hey, teacher, teach those kids some more Despite what you might hear in some popular songs, the students at the schools around Oberon aren't just bricks in the wall. They are too busy learning things and doing educational activities. There's music, there's sport, there's zoos to visit. And more. |  |
 | There's sport, and then there's SPORT! Golfers golfing, netballers netballing, footballers chasing footballs (of various shapes), polocrossers doing whatever they do, school kids rushing around. A full week of activity across the sporting spectrum. |
The Burraga Sheep Show is happening on August 29.
It is not to be missed.
Oberon Community Services Expo 2026 The annual Community Services Expo was held at the Community Centre on August 6, showcasing the wide range of services and community groups that make Oberon such a vibrant and helpful place to live. The Section 356 grants for 2026 were presented at the same event. |  |
 | Media release: Council response to OLG ruling on Cr Hayden Oberon Council have issued a statement about the ongoing situation with some controversial comments made earlier this year by Councillor Helen Hayden. |
Another winter driving hazard to worry about Now that winter is here, this is your annual reminder about freezing fog. This is a road hazard that rarely gets mentioned but which can be very serious (and frightening) when it happens. |  |
 | Cars and coffee continues in the cold Sunday, August 2, was a bit cold (but it is Oberon in winter) but that didn't stop the regular monthly Cars and Coffee gathering. This happens on the first Sunday of every month outside and across from Peter's Cafe. |
Local Government Week colouring competition Local Government Week in Oberon included a colouring competition, with the entries on display at the Community Services Expo. |  |
 | What did you learn today? Lots! Including caves and cranes. Another educational week (and it was Education Week) for the schools around Oberon. |
A whole world of sport Well, not really the whole world but the bit of it that matters to Oberon. The sportsfolk were at it again, winning some and just missing out in others. |  |
Helping people cope with mental health issues.
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