Articles published in June 2025
Book review: "Gold" by Matt Murphy
June 5, 2025 in Reviews
 There are two things that everyone knows about the discovery of gold in Australia - the location of the first gold discovery and that Edward Hargraves was the discoverer. Wrong ...
See the rest of the review here | | |
The colours of Autumn
June 5, 2025 in Community
 It's that time of year when Autumn turns to Winter, so here's a collection of pictures of what Autumn means around Oberon to remind us of the last few months.
See the pictures here | | |
Another winter driving hazard to worry about
June 5, 2025 in General News
 Now that winter is here, this is your annual reminder about freezing fog. This is a road hazard that rarely gets mentioned but which can be very serious (and frightening) when it happens.
See more about this here | | |
Let's learn lots
June5, 2025 in Schools
 Everyone was keeping busy in the schools around Oberon over the week, with lots of things going on. A normal week, really.
See some of the activity here | | |
Reading the paper from the back
June 5, 2025 in Sport
 Football with variously shaped balls, horses with an enormous soccer ball. And even golf, with little white balls. Sports for all ages and ball shapes.
See some results and pictures here | | |
Remember when it really snowed?
June 12, 2025 in Community
 The promised heavy snow falls over the long weekend didn't happen. There was some snow but nothing like what the inevitably optimistic tourists were told before they loaded up the 4WDs and headed west across the Blue Mountains. So here's a nostalgic look back to some days when there was actually some snow around.
See the pictures here | | |
Disappointment
June 12, 2025 in Community
 The sad news is that Springfest planned for September this year has been cancelled. The decision was made because not enough support could be raised around town, and something like this needs a significant amount of money guaranteed to come in before the event to enable it to go ahead - insurance, performer fees for bands etc, government charge for closing the street, ... . Oberon has had some very successful festival events in the past, like the long-running Daffodil Festival, the End of Year Spectaculars in 2022 and 2023 which brought out the biggest crowds seen in town for years and the Oberon and Villages Summer Festival. It was hoped that Springfest could repeat the success and enthusiasm of these past events, but it was not to be. Jacqui Harman from Kenzell Farm must be congratulated and thanked for the work she put in to try to revive the festival spirit in Oberon. One day, maybe, we will all be able to get together to celebrate the town and surrounding area. | | |
The Allegri Singers come back to Oberon
June 12, 2025 in
Entertainment
 Bathurst's Allegri Singers will be back in Oberon on July 5, with a performance at the Uniting Church. If they are only half as good as they were at a concert at the Malachi last year (and nobody expects they will be) they will still put on a fantastic show.
See the details here | | |
The Peter Clyne Memorial Lecture.
June 12, 2025 in General News
 Everyone hates paying tax, so with the end of June fast approaching here is some good advice about how to make sure that you pay the minimum amount of tax for this financial year.
See the expert advice here | | |
Oberon Council Mayor's Column
June 12, 2025 in Community This fortnight's column from Oberon Mayor Andrew McKibbin can be seen here. We have winners!!
June 12, 2025 in Community  Oberon Men's Shed's latest raffle has been drawn and the results are:
1st Prize, de Longhi Coffee Maker valued at $700, Darren.
2nd Prize, trailer of firewood valued at $300, Chad
3rd prize, voucher to purchase groceries at Mawhood's IGA valued at $150, Renee
4th prize, honey hamper supplied by Bathurst Honey Bee valued at $50, Kylie. Congratulations to all winners. | | |
Whole lotta learnin' goin' on
June 12, 2025 in Schools
 The excitement and learning never stops at the schools around Oberon. Well, these things might stop during the holidays, but that's not now.
See what's been happening here | | |
When the only sport is golf ...
June 12, 2025 in Sport
 All the various types of footballers took the long weekend off, leaving the golfers the only sporstpersons having a go.
See the results here | | |
June 2025 Oberon Council Meeting
June 19, 2025 in Community
Updated July 17, 2025
 Another month, another Oberon Council meeting (with a full complement of Councillors, because nobody has resigned this month). Opposition to wind farms showed its face, but some of it was deferred to a later date. And the Councillors voted themselves a pay rise of 0%!!
See a report on the meeting here | | |
2025 Waste to Art competition
June 19, 2025 in Community
 The Annual Sims Metal/NetWaste Waste to Art competition is on again and you can see Oberon's entries at the Library. This year's theme is "The Year of Toys", where ideas abut creating art works from old or discarded toys are encouraged.
See Oberon's entries here | | |
Black Springs needs mobile coverage
June 19, 2025 in Community
 The quest to get adequate mobile phone coverage in Black Springs has now been going on for nine years. That's nine years during which the residents of the town have been asking for something that the majority of the population of Australia take for granted. There have been plans, grants, arguments about where to put the tower, submissions to all levels of government, ... But you still can't call the NRMA if your car breaks down, ring the family to say you will be late home, call 000 when you need the police or an ambulance, use Google Maps when you get lost in the forest, or any of the other countless ways we've come to rely on those magic rectangles we all carry. There's a petition asking for action. It might not make a difference, but the more people who sign it, the more likely they will be listened to.
See the petition here | | |
Progress on the sports fields
June 19, 2025 in Sport
 The Oberon Sports Complex and the O'Connell Recreation Ground are both progressing nicely to provide the community with much needed sporting facilities. The scales of the projects are obviously vastly different, but both will allow local sporting teams to play in much better conditions.
See some progress photos here | | |
It's time for schooling again
June 19, 2025 in Schools
 Lots of activities and learning at the schools around Oberon this week.
See the stories here | | |
All the sport, all the time
June 19, 2025 in Sport
 Everyone was back after the long weekend break. As usual there were winners and losers, although they give you a medal in the Olympics for coming second.
See the results here | | |
Oberon Council Mayor's Column
June 19, 2025 in Community This fortnight's column from Oberon Mayor Andrew McKibbin can be seen here. Firemen focus on fitness
June 26, 2025 in Community
 On Sunday, June 22, firefighters from Fire and Rescue NSW Station 411 Oberon completed their annual fitness test at the Oberon Recreation Ground.
See some photos of the day here | | |
Book review - "The Doctor Who Fooled The World" by Brian Deer
June 26, 2025 in Reviews
 A paper was published in The Lancet in 1998 which strongly suggested that the MMR vaccine caused autism. It was a total work of fiction. It was fraud. This book chronicles the history of the paper and the people who were involved in its production.
Read the review here | | |
A new record. $69,000!!!
June 26, 2025 in Community and Sport
 This year's Can Assist auction put on by Oberon's league teams raised a record $69,000 for the charity that provides help for local people with cancer and their families.
See some pictures from the night here | | |
A modest proposal
June 26, 2025 in Community
Updated October 9, 2025 Oberon seems to be running out of street festivals, but a suggestion has been made for something that doesn't require the closing of any roads. The idea is to have a busking festival, with musicians performing in front of the shops on Oberon Street. These events happen all over NSW, so why not here too? It's early days in the planning and there's a lot of work to be done before a date can be announced (some time in October seems likely). There will be costs associated (payments to performers, Council fees, ...) so we will be looking for sponsors. If you think such a festival is a good idea (or even a bad idea) or would like to help or be a sponsor, please
with your comments. Update: Unfortunately bureaucracy, red tape and lack of time thwarted the idea. Maybe next year. | | |
School days are great days
June 26, 2025 in Schools
 More things happening than you can throw a blackboard duster at. Nobody could ever say that life is dull or uninteresting at any of Oberon's schools.
See the action here | | |
Sport? Who said something about sport?
June 26, 2025 in Sport
 The big news for the weekend was all the Can Assist league games followed by the auction, but everyone else was out there enjoying the solstice.
See the results here | | |
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It was the first Sunday in the month, so cars came from all around the place to gather in Oberon for the monthly Cars'n'Coffee gathering.