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Articles published in March 2025
So Much Myself On Sunday, March 2, the audience at the Malachi Gilmore Hall were treated to an amazing and totally different musical performance. Performed by pianist Sonya Lifschitz with music composed by Robert Davidson, the show "Creative Women/So Much Myself: Piano Portraits" featured stories, comments and words by women ... |  |
 | Playgroup is back in Oberon The new and revitalised Forest Friends Playgroup had their first meeting of the year at Oberon Public School on March 3 and Oberon Matters went along for a look. |
Council vacancy Following the resignation of Jill O'Grady from Oberon Council, Michael Crye has been elected to fill the vacancy. This was done under the normal countback procedures adopted by the NSW Electoral Commission. |  |
 | Remember the days of the old school yard Whatever else is going on around town, the work of the schools keeps going, and this week is no exception. |
Book review: "A Short History of Stupid" by Bernard Keane and Helen Razer So you think the world's a sane place dominated by rational thought and actions? Wrong! This book looks at things that should make you go "Umm, what?" while wondering how we survive as a species. |  |
 | Autumn Garden Showcase The Oberon Garden Club is hosting a weekend in April of Autumn Colour with eight cold climate gardens on show. These rarely seen gardens located throughout the Oberon district ranging from smaller in town gardens to historic estates and working farms. |
Media release: Work set to start on Victoria Pass slope repairs on the Great Western Highway It's a bit outside Oberon but it certainly affects us. Some good news from Transport for NSW. |  |
 | Local Woman of the Year With International Women's Day coming up, massive congratulations have to go to Kathy Sajowitz for being declared Local Woman of the Year. It's hard to think of a better recipient of the honour. |
When too much sport is still not enough Excellent results for young hockey players. Same thing for young pony riders. And golf, of course. |  |
 | International Women's Day Dinner Saturday March 8 saw a good crowd get together at the Oberon Community Centre for the annual International Women's Day dinner, hosted by Oberon Council. |
Wellness morning tea On Thursday, March 6, a presentation about maintaining mental health was given at Oberon Library. It was promoted as an event associated with International Women's Day. |  |
 | Seniors Festival lunch As part of the NSW Government's Seniors Festival a lunch was held at the Burraga Sports & Recreation Club on Saturday, March 8, organised by Burraga Ag Bureau. |
Oberon Hospital gets a new flag Flags get worn out with all that waving in the wind so sometimes they need to be replaced. Oberon MPS has a new Australian flag to fly proudly on the flagpole outside. |  |
 | 2025 Field to Forest Festival No story. No pictures. Just this (Warning - explicit language). |
Who ever said school was dull? Maths, statistics, physics of music, nature conservation. Plus running, jumping, throwing things and banging drums. Even a bit of Shakespeare. |  |
 | The game's the thing Golfers of course, plus in cricket the Fish River Cup stays in O'Connell. |
Oberon Council Mayor's Column This week's column from Oberon Mayor Andrew McKibbin can be seen here. |  |
2025 Oberon Shakespeare Festival Something wonderful came to Oberon over the period of March 13-15, 2025 with the inaugural Oberon Shakespeare Festival, organised and promoted by the members of Oberon Rotary and featuring the acting skills of Come You Spirits. |  |
 | March 2025 Oberon Council Meeting A new Councillor, progress with the NBN around Oberon, a problem with a particular home business, a conflict over what Councillors can say and do, who's who on some committees. And Oberon is set to get a new motor bike facility to bring in the tourists. A normal, eventful Council meeting. |
Oberon's New Citizens A Citizenship ceremony was held at the Oberon Council on Monday, March 17, welcoming six new Australian citizens. |  |
 | Can Assist Charity Golf Day Oberon's favourite charity got another boost with a golf day at the Oberon Golf Club organised by Jesse Graham of JJG's Chill & Grill which raised over $8,000 to support people with cancer in the Oberon Area. |
St Joseph's Catholic School Fete Who doesn't love a school fete? Oberon turned on a lot better weather this year than last year when everything except the bouncy castle and the chook lotto had to be hastily moved indoors. |  |
 | Burrumbuttock Hay Runners Charity Ute Show The weird and the wonderful, the noisy and the flag-drenched turned up at the O'Connell Hotel for a totally different sort of car show. |
The schooling goes on Another busy week for the schools
around Oberon. |
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 | The back pages of the paper While ever there's a golf course there will be golfers. Over at the Leagues Club you can meet some new players. And some congratulations. |
Media release - Louder Inside, Quieter Outside - The Malachi's Soundproofing Upgrade Things are going to get even better at the Malachi Gilmore Hall with changes to the acoustics and soundproofing. |  |
 | Somewhere else where you should spend money After what seems like an eternity, there is a new occupant of the store next to Mumma Snow's in Tarana. It's the Butchers Hook, and it contains a wonderful collection of artifacts, souvenirs and things that will have you reaching for your wallet. |
Black Springs kicks up its heels Saturday, March 22, was a big day in Black Springs. There were activities all day as part of Oberon's Field to Forest Festival, starting with mass at the Catholic church, a tour of St Alban's "tin shed" Anglican church, guided heritage tours around the area, a community lunch and finally an old-time dance at the Black Springs Community Hall. |  |
 | Book review - "Am I Made of Stardust?" by Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock This children's book has 111 answers to questions about space and is a perfect way to introduce children to how scientists think and what we really know about things. |
Oberon Men's Shed latest raffle Oberon Men's Shed latest raffle has been drawn, with some very worthy winners. |  |
 | You never stop learning, and here's where it starts Education keeps rolling on at the schools around Oberon. Something different to learn or experience every day. |
Sport keeps on sporting The golf championships are well under way, and you sort of win Nearest to the Pin with a Hole In One. And the youngsters from O'Connell tried out their rugby skills. |  |
| Oberon Council Mayor's Column This week's column from Oberon Mayor Andrew McKibbin can be seen here. |
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