Around 350 people, including school groups, visited the exhibition at the Robert Hooper Community Centre. Winning artworks from Oberon have left for the Regional Exhibition in Orange. Regional winners will be announced at opening night on July 8 at the Orange Regional Gallery.

The exhibition will run until August 6, where you can view a skilled and stylish collection of upcycled artworks and functional items from over 20 council areas in western NSW.

Full results: 1st Place  - M Slattery and A Lord 12/14yrs with Bird in a Cage, Reace Vavasour 17 yrs with The Truly Final Frontier, H  Dusselaar, B  Armstrong and M Gudgeon 16yrs with Café Style Setting, Oberon Men's Shed with I've got a bike. Equal 1st - Brooke Stanton 15 yrs with Saddle Rider and Jim Hawkes with Whirly the Weather Vane. Highly Commended - Mandy Henby with Shower Time. 1st Place Bron Ingersole with Enigma. Best Plastic Packaging Adult Mikaela Piper with Carousel. 1st Place Nicole O' Regan with More Than Once. Creative Recycling Schools - Brook Stanton with Heart of Wood. Creative Recycling Adult - Mikaela Piper with Huga Bear Chair. 1st Place - Joc Armstrong with Stand. Equal 1st Best Scrap Metal- Connor Vavasour 13 yrs with Airies the Destroyer and Malcom Voweroerman with Oil Seat. Best Plastic Packaging Adult - Mikaela Piper with Carousel. Best Plastic Packaging Schools - B Hotham, L Lefaoseu, K Hotham, St Joseph’s with 2 Hearts, 1 Love. Creative Recycling Adult - Mikaela Piper with Huga Bear Chair. Creative Recycling Schools - Brooke Stanton with Heart of Wood. Best Group Entry Schools - Oberon Public 1/2W with Snail. Junior Woodwork Award - Brooke Stanton with Woodwork entries. Best Plastic Problems Entry - Josie Craig, O'Connell Public with Duck.

Highly Commended - Jack Nunan with Fresh Water Crocodile, Hannah Parsons with Dragonfly, Bridget Robinson with Swan, Josie Craig with Duck, Zara McAllan with Glaucus Atlanticus, Molly Adamson with Jellyfish, Emily Butler with Penguin, Jessie Nunan with Turtle, Year 1/2W Oberon Public with Snail, Chontuah Ham with Fashion of the Fashionista, B Moran, L Stack, T Harris with Cat on a Mat with a Baseball Bat, Emily Hill with Flowers in the Garden, Julia Hill with Love at First Sight, Black Springs Public with Hand Fan, James Cole with Chair Fit for a King, Abbey Mills with Pet Lady Bug, H Cutting, James Roberts with Goat Pencil Holder, Brooke Stanton with Tree Garden, Connor Vavasour with Aries the Destroyer, Malcolm Voerman with Oil Seat, K McGill and H Letherbarrow with Flower Basket, Wendy Stanton with Bear all Bags, Sally Buckland with Splash of Colour Cushions, Mandy Henby with Shower Time, Mikaela Piper with Carousel, Brooke Stanton with Heart of Wood, Mikaela Piper with Huga Bear Chair.