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There are Community News stories in the archives.
Pieces about things happening in and around Oberon that involve or are of interest to the whole area.
Oberon Council Mayor's Column This fortnight's column from Oberon Mayor Andrew McKibbin can be seen here. |  |
 | Still waiting for the Leagues Club Oberon Leagues Club still hasn't moved to its new home at the Sports Complex for reasons which puzzle everyone outside the negotiating process. |
O'Connell Avenue of Trees Formally Protected as Local Heritage Item This has been talked about for some time but it's finally happened. |  |
 | A busy Saturday morning It was a Saturday, so after buying the paper Oberon Matters decided to act like a tourist and see what there was to see around the town. There was a lot more, but the Oberon Markets, the Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway and the Oberon & District Museum filled in the morning nicely. |
The Burraga Easter Egg Hunt Burraga might be a tiny village but nobody could deny the community spirit there. On Easter Saturday the Burraga Sports & Recreation Club hosted an Easter Egg hunt for the local kids. |  |
 | 2026 Oberon Shakespeare Festival - The Festival Feast What's a festival without a feast, and Oberon got a magical feast as part of the 2026 Rotary Oberon Shakespeare Festival. There was food, of course, and snippets of some of Shakespeare's plays. And dancing. And fun for everyone. |
Oberon Council Mayor's Column This fortnight's column from Oberon Mayor Andrew McKibbin can be seen here. | |
 | Centennial Ceremony of the ANZAC Memorial Avenue of Trees at O'Connell The biggest local story of the week was the centennial of the ANZAC Memorial Avenue of Trees at O'Connell. A large crowd turned out in perfect weather for the ceremony. |
2026 Oberon Shakespeare Festival - The Festival Fringe The 2026 Rotary Oberon Shakespeare Festival was about more than just a play performance and the Festival Feast. Part of the objective was to explain Shakespeare to the wider residents of Oberon. |  |
 | March 2026 Oberon Council Meeting March Oberon Council meeting. |
