Rotary Changeover
June 25, 2026 in Community

Saturday, June 20, saw the annual Changeover at the Rotary Club of Oberon, with outgoing President Neville Ross handing the Chain of Office over to Sharon Norris for the next year. The Club is quite small but has an effect in the community much greater than the size of the membership would suggest. Unfortunately there won't be a Shakespeare Festival in 2027, but one of the penalties of having few few members is that it can be a bit difficult to organise too many big events, and the Festival that has run for the last two years is certainly something big. The plan for 2026-27 is to concentrate on charity work, something for which Rotary is renowned, so keep your eye on the Club's Facebook page for the news about their activities.

Congratulations to Sharon and the rest of the hard-working committee.

The Club's membership is small, but it was increased on the day by the induction of new member Matthew Newton. If you have some spare time and would like to make a difference to the life of Oberon, joining Rotary might just be the thing you need to do. Again, the Club's Facebook page is the place to start. The Club meets every Tuesday at 6:30pm at the Oberon RSL and visitors are always welcome.

Grab your Grab Bag. They're great.
June 25, 2026 in Community

The Grab Bag, a new community health initiative aimed at improving emergency readiness for residents across the Oberon region was launched on June 19 outside the Oberon Council Administration Office. An initiative of the Oberon Health Council, the idea is to have all your medical information in one place if an emergency arises and you have to go to hospital.
See the details here

Finally, some mobile coverage in Black Springs
June 25, 2026 in Community

It's only taken ten years of waiting and complaining but finally there is now mobile phone coverage in parts of Black Springs. Thanks to a grant from The Pines Wind Farm, there are now Telstra Cel-Fi GO Repeaters at the tennis courts and the community hall. It's not a perfect solution like a tower would be but something is better than nothing and nothing was what was likely to happen before the generous grant came along to pay for it.

A year ago a petition was started to try to get coverage for the whole of the Black Springs area. The petition is still open, so go there and sign it.

June 16 2026 Oberon Council Meeting
June 25, 2026 in Community
Updated July 23, 2026

June Oberon Council Ordinary meeting.
See the report on the meeting here

This week's Moron Alert
June 18, 2026 in Community and Opinion

Perhaps I should make this a regular weekly feature like Sport and Schools, because it seems that there's no shortage of idiots around Oberon. This week it's someone with almost negative driving skills who decided that the new Sports Complex would be the place to try out driving a 4WD on dirt. There's that old saying about the inability to drive a nail into a piece of balsa, and it certainly applies here. And if the moron is offended that's a good thing.
See the damage and some thoughts about it here

Moron alert!
June 11, 2026 in Community

If you wander around Oberon you will see lots of those teardrop shaped flags at various locations. One of them offended an idiot so much that they had to go running to Council to complain that it was a danger to the public. Just one, not any of the others.
See the horrors of all the dangerous flags here

It's finally open
June 11, 2026 in Business and Community

Back in March this year, Oberon Matters visited the embryonic Crafters & Collectors @ 104, a new craft shop in the old rectory building at 104 Oberon Street. The place was just being set up and an official opening was still some time away. Well, now it's officially open for business.
See some photos of the wares on display here

Carriages congregate for cars and Coffee
June 11, 2026 in Community

It was the first Sunday in June so the fancy and not-so-fancy cars assembled on Oberon Street for the monthly Cars and Coffee meeting. Got a nice or unusual car? Bring it along next month.
See some pictures of cars here

Aussie Bird Count: Magpies on top
May 28, 2026 in Community and General News

The front page of this site on April 9 featured a photo of a magpie, Australia's best bird. According to BirdLife Australia it's the one that's most seen across the country. The white ibis bin chicken has become more visible this year and a pair was seen in Oberon in the last week. It's not known if they were travelling east to join the community in Hyde Park or going west to visit the relatives.
BirdLife Australia have issued a media release and you can read it here

A look at the Book Nook
May 28, 2026 in Community

You don't have to drive to another town to find an excellent and varied collection of books for sale. And all for sale for only $1 each. It's the Book Nook in the Robert Hooper Centre next to the Library. Look for the sign outside and bring your money with you.
See a bit more about this here

Firefighters flex their fitness
May 28, 2026 in Community and People

Fire and Rescue NSW Station 411 Oberon had this to say about fitness testing:

May 19 2026 Oberon Council Meeting, May 4 2026 Extraordinary Council Meeting
May 21, 2026 in Community
Updated June 18, 2026

May Oberon Council Ordinary and Extraordinary meetings.
See the reports on the meetings here

Victoria Pass update
May 21, 2026 in Community and General News

Transport for NSW have issued an update to what's being done to alleviate the problems associated with the closure of Victoria Pass.
You can see the update here

The bricks are back
May 14, 2026 in Community and Entertainment

It's been too long since Playwell Events brought their amazing LEGO® creations to Oberon, but they were back at the Malachi Gilmore Hall on May 9. 250,000 blocks assembled into things that most of us couldn't imagine, including some that moved!
See a lot of pictures from the day here

Burraga's ANZAC celebration
May 7, 2026 in Community

The village of Burraga held its ANZAC Day event on the weekend after the actual day. There are so many events of a similar nature that spreading them out makes sense.
See the pictures here

The Pines Wind Farm Reaches $100,000 Milestone
May 7, 2026 in Community

The Pines Wind Farm have issued a media release about the status of community grants.
Read the media release here

Waste 2 Art is on again for 2026
April 30, 2026 in Community and Schools

Students in the schools around Oberon have been busy turning things that would usually go into the bin into artworks.
See some photos of the creativity here (and get down to the library to see the real things)

ANZAC Day in Oberon
April 30, 2026 in Community

Oberon turned on perfect autumn weather for the 2026 ANZAC Day event, and the town turned out in larger numbers than have been seen for many years. The change from the RSL Club to having everything at the War Memorial was a great success.
See a video of the day's events here

Rededication of the Black Springs War Memorial
April 30, 2026 in Community

On the day after ANZAC Day, Black Springs got together for a rededication of the War Memorial in the Black Springs Recreation Reserve.
Catch the action at the event here

Council resolution following code of conduct investigation
April 23, 2026 in Community

Oberon Council has issued a media release about the conduct of a Councillor and the subsequent investigation and decisions about action.
You can read the release here