Local news for local people
Articles published in July 2024
It's the library's birthday It's been a year since the opening of Oberon's new Library and Community Centre, so it's probably a good time to look back at what happened during the lead up to the opening. |  |
 | A moment of science, please There's a new organisation in town, and its objective is to raise the profile and awareness of science. It's Oberon Citizen Science Network, and if you have any interest in science at all you need to have a look at what they are doing. |
Oberon's three schools just keep on going Making things, creating things, playing sports, travelling around and learning some science. If anyone thinks that school is boring they haven't looked recently. |  |
 | Oberon RSL Sub Branch gets to renovate the wall There has been some good news at the Oberon RSL Sub Branch. They have received a grant of $17,000 under the NSW Government Community Building Partnership program. A cheque presented by Member for Bathurst Paul Toole means that the War Memorial Wall out the front of the Oberon Military Museum in Oberon Street can receive a much-needed makeover. |
The cheque is in the mail for the bowlers Things are looking up for the bowlers at the Oberon RSL, with two grants delivered last week by Member for Bathurst, Paul Toole. |  |
 | The business awards are back The Oberon Business and Tourism Association (OBTA) have announced that the Business Awards are back for 2024. All businesses are eligible to enter the awards, not just members of the Oberon Business and Tourism Association. |
All the sport that's fit to print Sport for big people, sport for little people, and sport for people in between. A big win for the Tigers and a couple of future champions take to the golf course. |  |
 | What can be done with the Black Springs Recreation Reserve? Some people have been thinking about the future of Black Springs, with particular attention to how the Recreation Reserve could better serve the village and the tourists who pass through it. |
Book Review - "Deep Listening to Nature" by Andrew Skeoch You might expect a book about birds to have lots of photos, but this isn't a book about what birds look like, it's about what they sound like. The only picture of a bird is the one on the cover, the Southern Scrub-robin ... |  |
 | The weekend in sport Everyone enjoyed a day out getting some healthy exercise. There were some winners and some silver medallists but playing the game is what's important. |
It's school holidays but the work goes on The school holidays might be here but it's a time to look back over the term, think about the teaching job and splash a bit of paint about. |  |
 | Be part of a successful experiment Hiding on the corner of Raleigh and Oberon Streets you can find Corner Pocket Experiment. It's a sort of plant nursery, a sort of refuge from the busyness of life, a sort of place to relax and a sort of place to get good advice about what grows best in Oberon's climate. |
NAIDOC Art Exhibition It's time again for the annual NAIDOC Art Exhibition at the Oberon Community Centre. It's your opportunity to see (and buy) some wonderful artworks by local artists. There are artworks there to suit everyone's budget and your purchase will help to ensure that the region's artists can keep on doing what they do. |  |
 | July 2024 Oberon Council Meeting Several matters of public interest were discussed at the July Council meeting, including EV charging, Arts OutWest and renaming a street. |
Late, Late at the Malachi The Malachi Gilmore Hall turned on another excellent night out with a performance of the play "Late, Late at Night" starring Jackson Carroll as Rick Springfield in a dramatised version of Springfield's life. |  |
 | Another winter driving hazard to worry about Black ice isn't the only danger when driving in cold weather, however. There is another phenomenon called "freezing fog" that can be just as dangerous. This is when fog can cause a layer of ice to suddenly form on the windscreen. |
A quiet week in the school holidays When the school holidays are on there's usually not much happening in Oberon's schools. Teachers at St Joseph's Catholic School looked over Term 1. And some of the students wrote poetry. |  |
 | Sport in the freezing cold Oberon might not actually be the coldest town in Australia, but sometimes it feels like it. That doesn't stop the sportspeople from getting out there and having a go. |
Change is on its way At the end of August the Oberon Review will cease producing a printed version, with only a digital version available to paid subscribers from then onward. This will leave Oberon with no printed paper concentrating on things happening in the area. It was always the intention to eventually produce a free printed version of Oberon Matters, but the news above has changed the timetable and made the move to print more urgent. |
Burraga celebrates Christmas in July The day had been shockingly cold (even for Oberon), there was snow all over the roads at Black Springs, there was rain, there were winds trying to blow the car off the road, hailstones bounced off the windscreen, but despite all that Oberon Matters made it all the way out to Burraga for Christmas in July. |  |
 | Lunch time at the railway station When the weather outside was alternating between freezing wind, rain and snow flurries a perfect place to be was inside a carriage at Oberon railway station for the annual Winter Lunch in aid of the Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway. |
Back from the school holidays The schools are back with some sporting news and some teacher training. |  |
 | It's never too cold for a bit of sport On a day when sensible people had thoughts of drinking hot chocolate in front of roaring fires, Oberon's sports stars pulled on their shorts and faced the weather. |
Some news about those closed roads.
Media release - Restoring Jenolan Caves Road
July 25, 2024 in General News
There's still a lot of work to be done on the Hampton section of Jenolan Caves Road, with a new problem discovered while doing the planned work. There will be continuing road closures, but fortunately on fewer days than originally predicted.
See the media release here
Media release - Fixing Two Mile
July 25, 2024 in General News
Work will be commencing shortly to repair the currently closed section of Jenolan Caves Road known as "Two Mile" between Jenolan Caves and the intersection of Edith Road and Kanangra Walls Road.
See the media release here
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