It was good to hear the announcement from our Local Member Paul Toole last week in relation to an extra Bathurst Bullet Service to commence in 2020. It was even better to hear that the Bullet Mark 2 will stop at Tarana. This is something that Oberon residents have had on their wish list for many years. Several campaigns have been undertaken to lobby various ministers, it is great to see a decision being made on the issue.
The Oberon Youth Council is busy planning the Lifeskills Workshop, facilitated by Glen Stewart and Oberon Rotary Club. The workshop is scheduled for April 2019. The workshop is called “How to Adult” and consist of 4 sessions based on money & budgeting; car maintenance; food and lifestyle choices; and wellbeing. The workshop is sponsored by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the Oberon Youth Council.
I heartily congratulate the Oberon Show Committee for the amazing event last Saturday, the weather was perfect and both the Oberon and wider community turned out in droves to enjoy what was a great day. The Show was opened by Deputy Mayor Kerry Gibbons who took us back to shows of old.
On Tuesday Council received a visit from Beau Riley, State Candidate for Bathurst, Federal Candidate for Calare, Councillor Jess Jennings along with Senator Kristina Keneally to discuss issues of importance to Oberon. Councillors sought the Labour policy position on issues such as unrateable land, connectivity across the Blue Mountains, water security, small business incentives, weeds, pests and biosecurity funding.
Council has three adorable black kittens for sale (2 x Female and I x Male).
They will be ready to adopt and go to a good home in three weeks time. Sale price is $60.00 which includes registration of $57.00 plus micro-chipping and vaccinations a total cost of $117.00.
I have taken on-board comments from our community that this column can sometimes be difficult to read because of print size. I will see what I can do about this.
The annual International Women’s Day Mayoral Lunch will take on a different feel in 2019. I thought this year it would be great to give Oberon women who would normally be at work the opportunity to join us; hence the event will be held on Saturday March 9 at the Robert Hooper Community Centre commencing at 12.30pm.