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Articles published in May 2024
 | First week back for Oberon's schools Oberon's three schools are back for the new term, but they took a day out of the holidays to participate in the ANZAC Day march and ceremonies. |
The week in (junior) sport This week the stories and pictures are about the juniors, the players we need for senior teams in the future or just to keep the sports going by having enough competitors. Keeping the kids fit and encouraging teamwork are also useful objectives. |  |
 | The burgers are better at Brazen Burgers A change of name, a change of direction, a change of menu. Brazen Burgers brings gourmet burgers to Oberon. And you can buy them for a lot more hours each day. |
A night out in Black Springs Saturday, April 27, saw about 100 people gathered in the Black Springs Community Hall for a community dinner. This was a sort of experiment as it wasn't a concert or a bush dance - it was just a dinner where people could get together to socialise, have a drink and something to eat and meet and chat with neighbours. |  |
Letter - NAB bank closure Oberon resident and NAB customer Dave McMurray expresses his opinion about the closure of the Oberon NAB branch. |
 | What's been happening at the Oberon Golf Club? It wasn't all just hitting the ball around at the Golf Club. There was a charity golf day which raised a significant amount of money and the top players over the last couple of years were recognised at the awards night. |
A cold day for Oberon Farmers' Market Cold weather and drizzly rain didn't stop people turning out for the May Farmers' Market. |  |
 | Book Review
- "Material World" by Ed Conway There are six substances that underpin our modern society - sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium - and which will be vital in the future, but as well as being essential they also pose problems of sustainability. Three years of research went into the writing of this book and it contains valuable lessons about where we came from and where we might be going in the future. |
O'Connell Recreation Ground moves a step closer There's been some action at the O'Connell rec ground, and soon there will be grass to make it look like a real cricket field. |  |
 | Awards Finalists Two Oberon businesses are finalists in the 2024 Western NSW Business Awards. We wish them luck. |
The week in education Another week of learning, school spirit and sports at Oberon's three schools. |  |
 | Open day at Oberon 411 Fire Station Standing in the rain watching a group of firefighters tear a car apart was both entertaining and educational. It's the sort of service you hope you will never need, but it's reassuring to know it's there and people are trained for the job. And free smoke alarms! |
When too much sport is barely enough The back pages of the paper are full of sports stories despite the dreadful weekend weather. |  |
 | The schooling just keeps on coming Another full week at Oberon's schools, with sport playing a big part but with time out for some creativity and reading. |
How important is timber to Oberon? It should come as no surprise that timber is big business in Oberon, but just how big? A report prepared for the Central West Forestry Hub by BDO EconSearch and the University of Canberra published at the end of 2023 indicates the size of the industry. Oberon LGA was selected as a case study, and the areas looked at were not just production (just less than a million cubic metres of timber) but also the economic, employment and social aspects of the industry. |  |
 | Walk'nTalk in the wintery weather Risking hypothermia, a small group assembled at the Oberon Common for the May Walk'n'Talk for Life to talk about suicide prevention. Guest speaker for the day was Tori Evans from Neami National Orange who talked about the programs at Neami to help people in distress or who might be heading for self harm and even suicide. |
80 years of doing wonderful work Oberon got together on Saturday, May 18, to celebrate the 80th birthday of the Oberon Hospital Auxilliary. The Hospital Auxilliary is a very important part of Oberon's community and the current and past committee members must be thanked and congratulated for the excellent work they have done over the past 80 years. That work goes on today under the current committee and hopefully will continue for decades to come. |  |
 | Author talk - Susan Ackroyd On Friday, May 17, Susan Ackroyd gave a presentation at Oberon Library about her book "Rhyme and Reason", subtitled "English history through nursery rhymes". The talk was organised by the Friends of Oberon Library (FOOLs). The accompanying slide show took the audience through the history of some of the nursery rhymes that everyone had known since childhood. |
The three Rs - running, reading and recipes Books, sport, fun running, car washing and turning up. And some very nice Year 6 shirts and jumpers |  |
 | May 2024 Oberon Council Meeting Lots of action at the May Council meeting, with presentations about the importance of the timber industry to Oberon and the imminent danger to the O'Connell Avenue of Trees caused by the transport of wind turbine components. There was also discussion of possible locations for electric vehicle chargers and the state of some of the area's playgrounds. |
The wind tower conversation heats up Nobody around Oberon could be unaware of the signs around the town opposing the location and construction of wind power turbines in the Oberon area. A particular issue with the proposals is that the turbine parts will have to be transported through O'Connell and the very wide and long loads will require that the trees in the ANZAC Memorial Avenue be cut back. |  |
 | Media Release - Forestry Corporation Wind Towers Oberon Council have issued the following media release: Today the Forestry Corporation has announced that they have issued forest permits to investigate wind farms in the four areas where NSW State Government Legislation permits wind towers in State Forests. These are Oberon, Orange, Sunny Corner and Bondo. Within the Oberon Local Government Area, the defined locations for the Investigation Permit are within the Gurnang, Mt David and Southern Vulcan State Forests. |
Book review - "Rhyme and Reason" by Susan Ackroyd We all grew up with nursery rhymes, those cheerful little ditties that our mothers said or sang to us to get us to go to sleep. But what do these short poems mean and where did they come from? This book, subtitled "English history through nursery rhymes", answers some of those questions. It's the result of a lot of research into the last few hundred years of English history and produces a few surprises that suggest that hidden meanings could require some sensitive explanation if the young recipients start asking too many questions. |  |
 | And the sport goes on ... Golf, hockey, league, soccer and riding around on horses. Another week of sport around Oberon. |
Raising money for a really good cause Oberon's generosity was on display on Saturday, May 25, when about 150 people gathered to raise money at a trivia charity night at Oberon Showground. The event was organised by the volunteers of Oberon Inner Wheel, an organisation for women which complements the community service work of Rotary. Money raised on the night went to the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics. |  |
 | Words about the Wolves There were mixed resuilts for the Oberon United Football Club teams over the May 25-26 weekend. The Under 13s went down 0-2 to Bathurst 75 FC Under 13s but the All Age Women 3rd Grade team reversed that by beating Bathurst 2-0. Oberon Matters went to the Under 13s match to take some photos. |
A week of all sorts of sports Lots of sport happening around town - golf, senior and junior league, bowls, hockey, ... Something for everyone. |  |
 | School reports Celebrating Reconciliation Week and Sorry Day, a trip to the zoo to see all those animals, gardening, what bees do and reading books. And more. It's what school is all about. |
A Sunday drive Is there a better way to spend a lazy Sunday than driving around looking at what the local area offers? A Farmers' Market, a visit to winery and lunch with music is hard to beat. |  |
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