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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 Music

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

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.

The next raffle is now open. Find the Shed's volunteers outside of IGA every Friday. Purchase a ticket or two. $5 each or 4 for $10. It's worth the chance of winning.

Prizes for this raffle are:

1st Prize, voucher to spend at Mawhood's Mitre 10 valued at $500
2nd Prize, trailer of wood valued at $300
3rd prize, voucher to purchase groceries valued at $150
4th prize, honey hamper supplied by Bathurst Honey Bee valued at $50

Call over and chance your luck or have a chat and find out what the Shed is all about.

Note: The ticket in the picture was NOT a winner.

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

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

Cars and coffee
June 5, 2025 in Community

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.
See a 3 minute slideshow of the cars here. (Photos supplied.)

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

Finding missing people
May29, 2025 in Community and People

Duckmaloi resident Dan Pritchard has an unusual job - he locates missing people. What makes his work more unusual is that he is very specialised - he looks for and finds missing people who are in vehicles under water.
See Dan's story here

Click go the needles, click, click, click
May 29, 2025 in Community

Friday, May 23, saw the third installment of the project to produce rugs to warm up the laps of people going to events at the Malachi Gilmore Hall. The project has followed the entire process, from bales of wool to finished rugs.
See more about this here

Congratulations!
May 29, 2025 in Community and People

Congratulations to Felicity Webb on receiving her Oberon Rotary Scholarship, for the Bachelor of Agricultural Business Management at CSU Wagga Wagga. Thank you to Oberon Rotary for sponsoring and supporting education.

Check your smoke alarm
May 29, 2025 in Community

Fire and Rescue NSW is partnering with emergency services in NSW and around Australia for Smoke Alarm Action Day to take place on Sunday June 1, 2025. This is an annual nationwide day of action where the community is asked to take action and test their smoke alarms. Households can scan the QR code and request a free home fire safety visit where Firefighters will come to your home, check alarms, and install new ones if needed.

 A working smoke alarm halves the risk of fatality in a home fire, yet alarmingly, nearly half of the homes damaged or destroyed by fire in NSW do not have a working smoke alarm.
Click for the poster and QR code

The three "Rs" - Readin', 'Ritin' and the Rest of the things
May 29, 2025 in SChools

So much goes on in the schools around Oberon that it's hard to keep up.
See this week's excitement here

All the sport that fits
May 29, 2025 in Sport

Mixed results for Oberon's sportspersons over the weekend, with some winners, some (big) losers and everyone enjoying themselves anyway. The weather didn't help, but that's Oberon when winter is approaching.
See the scores here