2024 - Community News - Page 1
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that involve or are of interest to the whole area.
Gingerbread winners
December 19, 2024 in Community  The massive display of over 300 gingerbread figures across O'Connell included a competition between schools to make a house. Schools from even a long way away entered, and the winners were announced by Member for Bathurst Paul Toole at Bunnings in Kelso on December 17.
See the full story here
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A day out at the Tarana Farmers' Market
December 19, 2024 in Community  It was almost perfect weather for the Tarana Farmers' Market so it was an easy choice to spend the morning there and wave the camera about.
See the pictures here
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2024 Fish River Festival
December 12, 2024 in Community and Music  Things were looking really bad with disastrous weather on the day before the Fish River Festival was to happen at the O'Connell Hotel, but everything came together on the day with excellent weather and excellent performances by all the artists.
You can see the story of the day here
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A wonderful new place to buy things
December 12, 2024 in Community and Business  There's a brand new store in the rectory at St Thomas' Anglican Church in O'Connell and it's full of things that you will fall in love with even though you didn't know you needed them until you saw them.
See more about the store here
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Gingerbread village update
December 12, 2024 in Community  With an amazing over 300 gingerbread cutouts spread out along O'Connell Road nobody could suggest that the project wasn't a success and didn't need to take place. All the local politicians (plus one aspirant) turned up at the Fish River Festival to offer congratulations.
See a bit more about this here
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This week's Minute with Mayor McKibbin
December 5, 2024 in Community This week's column from Oberon Mayor Andrew McKibbin can be seen here.
The first paragraph is particularly disconcerting for Oberon Matters. A statement about this will be released shortly. And here's the statement: There were plans to produce a printed newspaper reflecting the content of the web site. It was hoped that the first printed paper would come out early in 2025, and work was done on costing and other concerns. Unfortunately, a print competitor surfaced in late 2024 offering an inferior product (three pages of Oberon news a fortnight against a proposed 8-12 pages a week for Oberon Matters) but with a significant financial advantage. As the competitor would be adding Oberon coverage to a quite large already existing circulation, someone with experience in estimating printing costs suggested that the cost for the competitor to enter the Oberon market would be about one sixth of what Oberon Matters would have to pay for printing and distribution. They will also soak up advertising revenue as apparently they can afford to pay someone to sell space. Disappointingly, the competitor has the support and backing of Oberon Council. Plans for a print edition have been put on hold. One day, maybe. | | |
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6th Annual "Skoberon" Art Exhibition
December 5, 2024 in Community  Ever since the Skoda & Tatra Museum opened in Oberon in 2019 there has been an annual art competition showing works related to the two marques. The artworks are displayed along with Skoda and Tatra memorabilia.
See some more about the competition and the collection here.
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Oberon Show Young Woman of the Year
December 5, 2024 in Community  Congratulations to all the entrants in the 2025 Oberon Show Society Young Woman of the Year - Clare Mawhood, Claudia Humphries, Paige Corby and Summer O'Connell. Claudia was announced as the winner on November 30. Be there at the show on February 8 to celebrate with her.
Thank you to the award sponsors - Oberon Pharmacy, Elders Emms Mooney, Oberon Council, Mayfield Garden and Oberon Nerwsagency
Click here for a larger picture and a list of sponsors.
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Burraga Sport & Recreation Club
December 5, 2024 in Community  The BS&RC held its Annual General Meeting on November 28 and the following officials were elected:
Sec/Manager/Licensee: Michelle Williams.
President: Rod Williams.
Vice President: Andrew Fawns.
Treasurer: Lee Fawns.
Directors: Jenny Press, Barb Pierce, Marilyn Clayton, Neil Francis, Leon Booth.
Congratulations to the new committee. | | |
November 2024 Oberon Council Meeting
November 28, 2024 in Community  The November meeting was the first real Council meeting following the elections (the previous meeting had been mainly to swear in Councillors and elect the Mayor and Deputy Mayor).
You can see more about the meeting here
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The gingerbread people are back!
November 28, 2024 in Community  When you drive through O'Connell these days you will see lots of gingerbread people and houses attached to fences and posts. This is a project to raise money for the O'Connell Public School's P&C.
See lots of photos here
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Media release - a grant for Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway
November 28, 2024 in Community  Andrew Gee MP tells us that the Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway Inc has been successful in receiving a grant from the Veolia Mulwaree Trust.
See the release and details here
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Media release - Things to do during the holidays
November 28, 2024 in Community  Oberon Council is delighted to announce it has secured funding under the NSW Holiday Break Program, allowing us to offer a wide range of free activities for young people aged 12 to 24 during the upcoming school holidays. This grant will provide our community's youth with exciting opportunities to stay active, social, and engaged throughout the year.
See the details here
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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. | | |
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
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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
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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
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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
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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 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. | | |
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
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