Celebrating Local Government Week 2025

Published on 06 August 2025

This week (4–10 August 2025) marks Local Government Week 2025, an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the essential role councils play in shaping, supporting, and strengthening our communities.

At Oberon Council, we’re proud to serve our residents through a wide range of services and infrastructure, from roads, waste and water to parks, libraries, community engagement and beyond.

Local Government Week is also a chance to acknowledge the hardworking staff, Councillors and volunteers who work collaboratively and are dedicated to making Oberon a great place to live, work and visit. Every day, behind the scenes and on the ground, our team is working to deliver meaningful outcomes for our community, both now and into the future.

We’d like to thank our residents for your ongoing support, feedback and involvement. Whether you’re reporting a pothole, attending a Council meeting, taking part in a consultation or just enjoying the services and facilities on offer, you’re part of the story.

Happy Local Government Week!

Did you know that Councils across NSW:

Employ almost 50,000 people
Maintain more than 168,000km of roads and bridges
Recycle 1.75 million tonnes of waste
Manage an estimated four million tonnes of waste each year
Make kerbside waste collections for more than 3.1 million households
Operate more than 380 libraries that attract tens of millions of visits each year
Manage more than 1,800 community and public centres
Manage more than $220 billion of community assets
Spend more than $2.5 billion each year on caring for the environment
Spend more than $2.4 billion on culture and recreation.

Source: Local Government NSW - Councils celebrate vital role during Local Government Week | LGNSW