This week's Minute with Mayor McKibbin

September 11, 2025

Published on September 11.

Oberon Council held its Works Working Party meeting on Tuesday 2nd September to review its major projects, including roads, to ascertain how those projects were progressing against schedule and budget. This was followed by a Waste Working Party to consider any initial issues with the new weighbridge at the Oberon Waste Facility and to look at required activities needed to comply with recycling legislation into the future.

Oberon Business and Tourism Association (OBTA) held its Annual Business lAwards night on Friday Sth September at the Oberon RSL Club. The evening iwas a sell out with a record number of businesses being nominated for awards.

The successful recipients were:

Employer of Choice - Oberon Pharmacy
Outstanding Visitor Experience - Redground Australia
Outstanding Community Organisation - Oberon Against Wind Towers
Excellence in Large Business - Elders Emms Mooney
Excellence in Small Business - Oberon Vet Hospital
Excellence in Micro Business - Essington Park & Shearers Quarters
Outstanding New Business - Active Living OT
People's Choice - Favourite Tradie - Wayne Barker
People's Choice - Favourite hospitality venue -The Milbrey Kitchen & Store (second year in a row)
People's Choice - Service with a Smile - Donna Taggart (from Mawhoods IGA)
Outstanding Contribution to Community - Brian Dellow

The event was sponsored by Commonwealth Bank, AKD, Borg Panels, Elders Emms Mooney, Mayﬁeld Gardens, Mawhoods IGA + Liquor, Oberon Lifestyle Properties, Findex, Mawhoods Mitre 10, National Australia Bank and Oberon RSL.

See also: Oberon's night of nights

Stromlo/TAG will be providing their quarterly presentation to Council on Tuesday 9 September on The Pines Windfarm in three Forestry Corporation Softwood plantations in the Oberon Council area. Councillors will receive a project update with a report on progress of the State Signiﬁcant Planning Process. Councillors have submitted over 20 questions to Stromlo/TAG prior to the meeting.

The Council communications Working Party will be meeting on Wednesday 10th September. The Working Party will continue its discussions on how Council can better communicate with those sections of the community, mainly elderly, that do not access information online frequently or at all and have previously relied on newspapers. The Village Voice will be involved with those discussions.

It's a pity that the local media won't be "involved with those discussions".

The Burraga Community will be a hosting a Plaque Dedication ceremony on Saturday 13th September at 11am for Bill Klower. Bill was a mainstay of the district and was responsible for many community initiatives. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Burraga Sports and Recreation Club and established the water supply to the Village.

Andrew McKibbin
Mayor