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Pieces about things happening in and around Oberon that involve or are of interest to the whole area.
 | Click go the needles, click, click, click Friday, May 23, saw the third installment of the project to produce rugs to keep the laps warm of people going to events at the Malachi Gilmore Hall. The project has followed the entire process, from bales of wool to finished rugs. |
Finding missing people Duckmaloi resident Dan Pritchard has an unusual job - he locates missing people. What makes his work more unusual is that he is very specialised - he looks for and finds missing people who are in vehicles under water. |  |
 | Congratulations! Congratulations to Felicity Webb on receiving her Oberon Rotary Scholarship, for the Bachelor of Agricultural Business Management at CSU Wagga Wagga. Thank you to Oberon Rotary for sponsoring and supporting education. |
Check your smoke alarm Fire and Rescue NSW is partnering with emergency services in NSW and around Australia for Smoke Alarm Action Day to take place on Sunday June 1, 2025. This is an annual nationwide day of action where the community is asked to take action and test their smoke alarms. Households can scan the QR code and request a free home fire safety visit where Firefighters will come to your home, check alarms, and install new ones if needed. A working smoke alarm halves the risk of fatality in a home fire, yet alarmingly, nearly half of the homes damaged or destroyed by fire in NSW do not have a working smoke alarm. |  |
 | May 2025 Oberon Council Meeting Following the swearing in of new Councillor Robert Lee, there were several matters of interest discussed by Councillors. |
Oberon Council Mayor's Column This week's column from Oberon Mayor Andrew McKibbin can be seen here. |  |
 | Public Notice - Water Meter Replacement Program Oberon Council will be replacing water meters that have reached the end of their useful life. |
Media release: Oberon's Heritage Hall Recognised at State Awards The Oberon area figured greatly in the 2025 NSW Heritage Awards, with the Malachi Gilmore Hall being a finalist. To add to the local content, architect (and bass player) Lian Wong from O'Connell was the lead architect on the winning entry, the Bega Hospital restoration. Congratulations to Lucy and Johnny East at the Malachi and Lian Wong on their success at the awards. |  |
 | Edith car boot sale The people of Edith picked the coldest day so far this year for their annual car boot sale, but the weather didn't stop people turning up. There was the usual variety of things on sale, some strange, some familiar from other sales ... |
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