Articles published in March 2026
Diversity Day
March 5, 2026 in Community  Well, the weather wasn't great and the event had to compete with the Rodeo across the road for customers but Oberon's first Diversity Day was a success, highlighting the differences across the town that bring us all together and unite us.
Read more and see some pictures here
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I'm a drowning prevention researcher - my kid's school swimming carnival shocked me
March 5, 2026 in Schools and General News  It's swimming carnival season at all the schools around Oberon. This article from The Conversation looks at what kids are learning and what they should be learning. The author is a Co-founder of the UNSW Beach Safety Research Group so she is someone who should be listened to.
See the article here
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Oberon Council Mayor's Column
March 5, 2026 in Community This fortnight's column from Oberon Mayor Andrew McKibbin can be seen here. The report card - everyone gets an A
March 5, 2026 in Schools  There's no slacking at Oberon's schools, but there's sport, learning, winning prizes, art, reading, ... And shearing sheep!
Go here for the news
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O'Connell's ANZAC Memorial Avenue Celebrates Its Centennial Anniversary
March 5, 2026 in Community  March 15 is a date that has to go in your diary, because that's the day that the Centenary of the O'Connell ANZAC Memorial Avenue will be celebrated.
See the full story about the day's activities here
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That sporting life
March 5, 2026 in Sport  The rodeo might have been the big news over the weekend but that's not all that went on in the sporting sphere.
See some stories here
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International Women's Day
March 12, 2026 in Community  March 8 each year is International Women's Day, and this year Oberon celebrated with an afternoon tea at the Community Centre instead of the traditional formal dinner.
See more about the day here
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Words fail me, like a 195 year old bridge
March 12, 2026 in Opinion  We are a quarter of the way into the 21st century and we have discovered that road transport to the western half of the state depends on the integrity of a causeway built by convicts in the 1830s. Mitchell Causeway (the "Convict Bridge") on Victoria Pass has cracks and the road is closed in both directions until ... . Well, until we don't know when. Lets just drive b-doubles through the middle of Lithgow until someone works out what to do.
See a rant about this here
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Media Release: The Pines Wind Farm to deliver long-term affordable housing for Oberon
March 12, 2026 in Community  One legitimate concern raised about the proposed wind farm near Oberon is the effect on housing when construction starts. There is already a shortage which affects employment at local businesses and an influx of a large number of workers for several years could put a severe strain on the market (and rental prices).
See a proposal to address this problem here (and comments from the Clean Energy Council and the Australian Energy Infrastructure Commissioner)
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Have Your Say - 2026 Community Survey Now Open
March 12, 2026 in Community Council's 2026 Community Survey is now live and we want to hear from you. Your feedback helps us understand what matters most to our community, what we're doing well, and where we can improve. The results will help guide Council's priorities and inform the development of the 2026/27 Operational Plan. The survey takes around eight minutes to complete and is open until midnight on Friday, 10 April 2026. Whether it's parks, roads, facilities, events, or services, your input helps shape the future of our community. Complete the survey here: https://haveyoursay.oberon.nsw.gov.au/community-survey-2026 The craft shop moves and having moved, sells on
March 12, 2026 in Business and Community
Updated May 21, 2026  There's been a shop selling local crafts and produce in a space now taken over by the Saddlery store. This has never been a perfect situation, and the crafts have now moved to a new home (and a new name - Crafters & Collectors @ 104) in the old Anglican Rectory at 104 Oberon Street.
See a preview of the range here
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Some thoughts about Oberon's weather
March 12, 2026 in General News Local weather here is really a mystery. 
Thank you, Nathan W Pyle
Fire safety fun for the young ones
March 12, 2026 in Community  On Wednesday, March 4, Oberon Emergency Services were invited to Circle Early Learning Oberon for "Local Heroes Morning Tea". It was a fantastic chance to answer some questions, help with arts and crafts and play some games. Everyone is looking forward to May for the Junior FireEd presentations for 2026.
Circle Early Leaning had this to say: Thank you Fire and Rescue NSW Station 411 Oberon for attending our "Local Hero's Morning Tea" We truly appreciate your team taking the time to visit our service. The children loved asking questions, getting involved with the arts and crafts, and playing games with our real-life heroes! | | |
Lots of things to learn about
March 12, 2026 in Schools  A trip to Parliament, some sporting achievements, finding out how work works and universities teach, the play's the thing and kids get rhythm. Who could ask for anything more?
Go hear for all the school news
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The world turns. Sport goes on.
March 12, 2026 in Sport  A very quiet week for sports fans. There was some fundraising for the Pony Club and some golf (of course) but it was up to the schools to make the news.
Go here for the sports news
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Oberon Council Mayor's Column
March 19, 2026 in Community This fortnight's column from Oberon Mayor Andrew McKibbin can be seen here. Centennial Ceremony of the ANZAC Memorial Avenue of Trees at O'Connell
March 26, 2026 in Community  The biggest local story of the week was the centennial of the ANZAC Memorial Avenue of Trees at O'Connell. A large crowd turned out in perfect weather for the ceremony.
See the story here
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2026 Oberon Shakespeare Festival - The Festival Fringe
March 26, 2026 in Community  The 2026 Rotary Oberon Shakespeare Festival was about more than just a play performance and the Festival Feast. Part of the objective was to explain Shakespeare to the wider residents of Oberon.
See the results here
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The schools spring into autumn
March 26, 2026 in Schools  It's moving towards the school holidays but the last two weeks have been very busy at the schools around Oberon. And being busy is good.
See some of the action here
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The golfers keep on golfing
March 26, 2026 in Sport  When almost all sports take a break you can be assured that golfers just keep turning up and hitting little balls around some lovely scenery.
See the last two week's results here
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Oberon Council Mayor's Column
March 26, 2026 in Community This fortnight's column from Oberon Mayor Andrew McKibbin can be seen here.
There were 8,268 unique visitors to the site during March, 2026.
The most read page was Words fail me, like a 195 year old bridge.
I'm as surprised as you are by the incredible increase in traffic during March. There are several ways to measure web site traffic and all of them are in basic agreement with the number above (they use different algorithms to do the counting). In fact the recorded "unique visitors" was much higher (10,234), but two outlier days showed such high traffic (for no apparent reason) that the final number has been reduced by using the average daily traffic for both those days.
"Unique visitors" counts IP addresses that have connected to the site at least once during the month. It doesn't include search engines, but even if it did Google and Bing (who index the site at least once a week) would only be counted as one visitor each. Put another way, it is the lowest estimate of the number of visits to the site during the month.
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