Articles published in July 2025
Do some good in your spare time
July 3, 2025 in Community and Schools  In 2011 an amazing program was started in NSW schools designed to teach primary school students about right and wrong, about how to behave towards others, how to use evidence instead of guesswork and how to live a good life. Since then over 70,000 children have been through the program. It is staffed completely by trained volunteers who give up their time each week to sit in a classroom and encourage students to do better with their lives.
Oberon Public School is looking for more volunteers. You can find out about volunteering and training here, and for more information specific to Oberon please contact Melanie Lawson on
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Would you like to be a shopkeeper?
July 3, 2025 in Community and Business  The General Store in Burraga has been closed for some time, and it's time it was back in business. All it needs is someone with a bit of time to take over the operation and bring some life back into the town. It was always a magnet for the groups of motorcycle riders who go for runs at weekends and has the possibility of becoming the place that tourists will be looking for when they want a coffee or some chips before heading to their next stop on the itinerary. Or the place the locals will be looking for when then need to buy some milk or bread without a 100km round trip to Bathurst or Oberon.
Running the shop won't make you Frank Lowy at Westfield, but it would suit someone looking for a quiet lifestyle and a desire to help the local community. For more information, contact Michelle on
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Oberon Council Mayor's Column
July 3, 2025 in Community This fortnight's column from Oberon Mayor Andrew McKibbin can be seen here. Book review: "The Climate Book" edited by Greta Thunberg
July 3, 2025 in Reviews  If you want to read a book that addresses and refutes much of the mis- and disinformation coming from climate change deniers this is the one for you. With 84 articles written by over 100 people who know what they are talking about it's a comprehensive defence of the science and a warning about inaction.
Read the review here
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Legal Costs, Confusion, and a DA That Was Approved Anyway
July 3, 2025 in Opinion  Councillor Helen Hayden had some words to say about a waste of time and money at Oberon Council.
See what she had to say here
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Learning all the lessons
July 3, 2025 in Schools  With only a week to go until the school holidays, there was no slackening off of activity, with all sorts of things happening all the time.
See the week's stories here
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Reading the paper from the back
July 3, 2025 in Sport  The cold weather doesn't stop sportspersons from getting out there in shorts and t-shirts, although the rest of us might rug up to watch. There were two high-scoring senior league matches, but unfortunately the score went the wrong way in one game. Golfers can always keep warm in Plus-4s and Argyle sweaters, but the snow on Thursday made white balls hard to find.
See the results here
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2025 NAIDOC Art Exhibition
July 10, 2025 in Community  The Oberon Community Centre is again hosting the annual NAIDOC Art Exhibition from July 7 to 17, and you really need to go there to have a look. And buy artworks too, of course.
See some photos of what's there here
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The Allegri Singers are back in town
July 10, 2025 in
Entertainment  Saturday, July 5, saw a welcome return of the Allegri Singers to Oberon.
See the story here
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Oberon Business Awards
July 10, 2025 in Business  The nominations for the 2025 Oberon Business Awards have been announced by the Oberon Business and Tourism Association. The finalists and winners will be announced at the Oberon RSL Club on September 5. Pay particular attention to the nominations in the "Outstanding New Business" and "Excellence in Micro Business" categories.
See a slideshow of the nominations here
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That last week before the school holidays
July 10, 2025 in Schools  With the school holidays now upon us, the staff at all the schools are taking a break too. But there are still some things from last week to talk about.
See the attenuated school report here
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Sport - running, jumping and (not) standing still
July 10, 2025 in Sport  Life's never dull at the Oberon Matters sports desk as the eager staff put together the back pages of the paper. This week is no exception, and there's even a new sport that most people might be be surprised to find in Oberon.
See the results and pictures here
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The Long Arm Farm is back in Oberon
July 17, 2025 in Business  Just under two years ago, Kim and Joel Arnott closed the Long Arm Farm Café in Oberon St, but they are back with the Long Arm Corner Store at the other end of the street.
Pictures from around the store here
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Climbing for MND
July 17, 2025 in Community
Updated September 4, 2025  On Friday, August 29, a group of firefighters from Oberon Rural Fire Service will be climbing some steps to raise money for research into Motor Neurone Disease (MND). And it's not just the few steps to your front door, it's the 1.1 kilometre Furber Steps near Katoomba.
See more about this here, and make a donation to the cause
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The sports complex gets closer to reality
July 17, 2025 in Community and Sport  With the opening of the new Oberon Sports Complex getting closer every day, Hannah Booth had a tour of the facilities and was very impressed.
See Hannah's report here
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July 2025 Oberon Council Meeting
July 17, 2025 in Community
Updated July 26 and August 21, 2025  Another month, another Oberon Council meeting , although a briefer one than usual.
See a report on the meeting here
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Not a lot of schooling - it's holidays
July 17, 2025 in Schools  With all the schools having a rest for the holidays, about the only thing going on was a bit of sport in weather that felt like Oberon.
Get the story here
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Sport goes on, despite the weather
July 17, 2025 in Sport  The snow in Oberon during the week might have suited one sportsperson, but everyone else just had to put up with the weather.
See some results here
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Oberon Council Mayor's Column
July 17, 2025 in Community This fortnight's column from Oberon Mayor Andrew McKibbin can be seen here. Of Stars and Birds at the Malachi
July 24, 2025 in
Entertainment  Ensemble Offspring returned to the Malachi Gilmore Hall on Saturday, July 19, for a concert in the foyer. While this might seem a strange location it was actually perfect for this concert as it provided an intimacy between performers and audience that added to the effect.
Get the details here
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Another Black Springs film night
July 24, 2025 in Community  Ignore the sign! Children are certainly welcome at film nights at the Black Springs Community Hall, and the showing of "A Minecraft Movie" was no exception. Good films and cheap food. What more could you ask for?
See a bit about the night here
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Baringa takes out supreme White Suffolk win at Bendigo
July 24, 2025 in Business  Congratulations have to go to Oberon's Baringa Stud for taking out the top prize in the White Suffolk section of the Australian Sheep & Wool Show. Picture by Barry Murphy shows Baringa White Suffolk stud co-principals Brayden and Ian Gilmore, Oberon, NSW, with judge Graham Sidey, New Zealand (centre), and their supreme White Suffolk exhibit ram.
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A little bit of schooling does you good
July 24, 2025 in Schools  With the holidays still happening not much else was happening in Oberon's schools. But - there was enough to keep students occupied and interested. Back next week.
See some school news here
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Sport. It's the weather for it.
July 24, 2025 in Sport  Oberon turned on perfect weather over the weekend and sportspersons took full advantage of it. Not everyone was a winner, but that's what sport is all about and why you learn from mistakes and try harder next time.
See the results here
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Media release - 2025/26 Financial Year Ad Valorem Rates
July24, 2025 in Community
Updated July 28, 2025  Oberon Council have announced a small adjustment to the 2025/26 rate structure.
You can see the press release here
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Australia says US beef will soon be welcome here again. It's unlikely we'll buy much of it.
July 31, 2025 in Business  There's a lot of beef grown around Oberon. Here is an article from The Conversation about the likely impact of the relaxation of import restrictions from the USA.
Read the article here
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Three books about knowing things that just ain't so
July 31, 2025 in Reviews  Three books by three very different authors addressing the same problem - the spread and persistence of nonsensical beliefs in the face of facts and evidence.
Read the reviews here
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Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night
July 31, 2025 in Community  Herodotus might have been talking about the residents of Burraga in The Persian Wars. The evening of Saturday, July 26, was cold, windy, rainy and sleety and the roads were infested with wombats the size of small cars hiding around corners and just over crests, but that didn't stop a crowd assembling at the Burraga Sports & Recreation Club for Christmas in July.
See some photos here
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Sorting out the sporting
July 31, 2025 in Sport  On a weekend when the Antarctic bobsled team cancelled training because it was too cold, Oberon's sportspersons were out on the playing fields having fun. Well, they said it was fun.
See some results here
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