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Things that don't fit anywhere else.
An important advertisement
October 29, 2026 in Community
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and it is certainly something to be aware of. Breast cancer screening will be available in Oberon from Monday, November 23, to Tuesday, December 8. The van will be in the Tallys Lane car park and it will be difficult to miss - it's big and pink. You can book by ringing or by going to breastscreen.nsw.gov.au.
You would I hope be amazed to find that there are people so depraved that they object to attempts to reduce the incidence of breast cancer and would even suggest that screening can cause cancer. You can go here to be astounded and offended.
A reminder - don't get scammed
October 29, 2026 in General News
I've received two fake invoices in the last week wanting me to pay for renewal of a business name. One of the scammers had been trying for years, but the other one was new. As it looks like they are getting ready for the "get everything done before Christmas" season in many businesses a reminder is probably justified.
An old scam resurrected. And it's completely legal.
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Here's a bit of trivia If you remember a teacher mentioning Pythagoras at school you might also remember his theorem about right angled triangles. Even if you don't, we have just passed through a Pythagorean date. On October 24, 2026 it happened for the first and last times in our lifetimes. 102 + 242 = 262. The next occurrence will be in 2105, but there will be two - April 3 and March 4.
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 | A bit of administrivia The man behind the curtain has been busy this week, dealing with Facebook and blocking AI systems from stealing the content of the site. |
Remembering the goodest dog This week marks the tenth anniversary of the death of Cody, who was my best friend in the world when I moved to Oberon. This is something I wrote for the Oberon Writers' Workshop in 2019. |  |
 | First piles drilled in major milestone for Victoria Pass reinstatement Someone was whining on Facebook a few days ago, complaining that no work was being done to reopen Victoria Pass. He was wrong, of course, but attempts to educate him failed. Here is the latest report from Transport for NSW, with a video showing that a lot is really happening. |
They Say They're Saving a Forest. They're Really Saving Coal. There's that old saying: "Follow the money". Social commentator Frackman Project has done a bit of research into what is going on around Oberon. It's worth a read. |  |
 | Lower speed limits to deliver safer trips on Jenolan Caves Road New speed limits will apply along Jenolan Caves Road from September 23. When we can actually drive to Mount Victoria again we can observe the caution "adjust travel times accordingly". |
Helping Nepal after the flood Following on from last week's story about Nepal, here are two articles from The Conversation about what to do and not do to help the country recover. |  |
 | National Collaboration Resolves Insurance Concerns for Landholders living near Renewable Energy Projects A lot has been said about the liabilities of people living near renewable energy projects, much of it scaremongering and disinformation. This media release from the Australian Energy Infrastructure Commissioner (AEIC) should dispel most of the concerns. |
