Coming in first in Division 1 was Katie Graham with -1. Second was Wilma Artery with -3 on a countback from Robyn Stapleton. Nearest the pin was also Katie.

The winner in Division 2 was Barbara Coleman with +1. Second was Colleen Saul with -6 on a countback from Marjorie Webb. Nearest the pin was Elizabeth Mawhood. It was very nice to see Elizabeth playing at Oberon.

Next week will be the ladies’ closing day and Monthly Medal playoff. 

The ladies’ Open Day was held last Monday with a good field nominating. Results will be in next week’s paper.

OBERON Touch Football has a new mascot - a mighty blue falcon.

The falcon was inspired by the artwork put forward by Oscar O’Donnell as part of a long-running campaign and competition to find a mascot for Oberon Touch Football.

Touch club president, Suniti Rodwell said: “We wanted to find a way to help promote the Oberon Touch brand and settled on the idea of having a mascot.

“We wanted to engage with local children, who are the future of Oberon Touch Football.

“We received over 20 entries and were spoilt for choice. It was a very close call when the committee decided on the final design.

“There were many fantastic entries. The artistic skill of the children of the Oberon community is phenomenal.”

Oscar O’Donnell said he chose to draw the falcon because “falcons are able to fly at high speed and change direction rapidly, which is pretty important when playing touch football”.

Oscar received a new branded Oberon Touch Football hoodie as his prize.

Oberon Touch Football will soon be taking orders for hoodies. To see colour and size options go to www.facebook.com/OberonTouchAssociationInc.  

ON October 31 eight players were bowling at Burraga and the team competition winners on the night was skip Armando Giovannetti, Jenny Press, Adam Smith and Dino.

Runners-up team players were skip Tony Press, Barbara Pearce, Gary Fisher and Shane Stapleton.

Rester went to Jenny Press with two and Adam Smith with one. Dino won the Burraga raffle.

On November 7 Burraga had nine players and the winning team bowlers were skip Armando Giovannetti and Barbara Pearce.

Team runners-up players were skip Adam Smith and Gary Fisher.

Resters on the night went to Warrick Fisher with one and Gary Fisher with two.

The Burraga raffle was won by Barbara Pearce.

On November 14 there were seven resters scored and they went to Adam Smith with two and Armando Giovannetti, Warrick Fisher, Tony Press, Gary Fisher and Shane Stapleton with one each.

The winning team was skip Adam Smith and Shane Stapleton. The team runners-up players were skip Warrick Fisher and Tony Press. 

There were eight players bowling on the night.

Well done bowlers.

YOU can now pick up a registration form for the swim-a-thon from the Oberon Pool.

Simply work out the number of laps you think you and your team can swim in two hours and the team closest to their target wins.

The date is November 25 commencing at 11am.

Great prizes to be won, not only will you improve your own fitness but all proceeds will go to Diabetes Australia.

THE Bathurst 1000 event has provided a substantial boost to the National Motor Racing Museum’s annual income.

Figures from Bathurst Regional Council show that there was an 11 per cent increase in museum visitation from the previous year, with 5458 people coming through the doors between September 30 and October 8.

Their patronage led to a total income of $102,104, from admissions and sales. Since 2016, the number of visitors has increased by 35 per cent and led to a 14 per cent  increase in income.

Leading up to the Bathurst 1000, both Supercars and council expected a huge crowd at Mount  Panorama.

This was not only because the race itself is hugely popular, but because 2018 has been a huge year for motor sport. Earlier in the year, veteran racer Craig Lowndes announced he would retire from full-time driving at the end of the 2018 season, making his Bathurst drive particularly special. He won the race with co-driver Steven Richards.

This year also marked the 50th anniversary of Holden’s first win at Mount Panorama, while it  was also the last appearance of the Ford Falcon at the Bathurst 1000, with the car being replaced by the Ford Mustang from the 2019 Supercars season. In his report of activity at the museum, council’s director of Cultural and Community Services, Alan Cattermole, said there was a focus on these milestones.

“For the 2018 event, a special exhibition focusing on the 50th anniversary of Holden’s first Bathurst win in 1968 was assembled, and this project was intended to complement the Supercars ‘Falcon Farewell’ display in the paddock area,” he said.

“Significant promotion of the Holden exhibition through various social media channels was complemented by specialist media coverage, with great response to the exhibition content.”

The Holden exhibition will remain at the museum until December.

The motor racing museum also kept race fans engaged with car displays on Super Wednesday, a Mini Cooper displayed at Bathurst Library, media appearances, and participation in the parade lap and Bob Jane tribute.