NEW SOUTH WALES’ PREMIER HERITAGE FAIR
11TH FEBRUARY-13TH FEBRUARY 2011
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Unusual Chain Saw collection at the Fair
Londonderry's Phil Cassels will be presenting and demonstrating his collection of chain saws and cross cut saws at the Highlands Steam & Vintage Fair.
These chain saws and cross cut saws are quite rare and Phil will be skilfully showing just how practical these fine old tools were.
See Phil's woodcarving demonstrations at various time during the Fair
Rare Rally Badges available
The management team of the Highlands Steam & Vintage Fair have minted a few very rare rally badges for the 2010 event.
The badges were sought after and had been sold before we could advertise them.
Circumstances have made two of those badges available. Numbers 1 of 5 and 2 of 5 are for sale at $50.00 each.
Each comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and is substantially different to our rally badges and the limited edition version.
If you collect badges and want something that's different and an extremely limited minting, then these are definitely for you.
Contact the Rally Organiser for further information.
Rotary Club of Oberon to cater Community BBQ
What's a Fair without a Community BBQ?
The Rotary Club of Oberon will be catering the Community BBQ at the rally grounds from 5.00PM on Friday 19th February 2010.
The BBQ will celebrate the start of the Oberon & Villages Summer Festival. Come and learn a little more about Oberon's six weeks of fun!
Entrants and visitors as well as Oberon locals will be welcomed with a hearty sausage sizzle and a cooling ale can be obtained from the Leagues Club adjacent.
This is a fund raising activity by Rotary and the funds support the projects for which Rotary is reknowned. Come along and support the BBQ and meet the locals; you won't be disappointed.
Rotary will also be providing breakfast at the grounds on Saturday and Sunday mornings for entrants and early starters.
Additional Judging Class announced for Bathurst Toyota Show'N'Shine
To add more interest to the Bathurst Toyota Show'N'Shine, the management team of the Fair has decided to add a new section to the judging.
The class will be for "Best Combination"
That means that you can display a combination of any type of machinery for judging that are attached to each other.
For example, truck and tractor or car and caravan or tractor and farm machinery, in fact any thing at all that might be an interesting combination.
It still means that the individual pieces will also be judged individually in their respective classes so your combination can be a mixture of original ( unrestored or as found) and restored.
Please note your entries that you would like to be judged in this class as well as individually when forwarding them to the team.
The idea is a late inclusion and has been added at the request of a couple of entrants.
As with all the classes the judging will be based on what catches the judges eye and is not meant to be concours judging.
Think about entering this new class for fun!
Radio 107.9 FM Lithgow to broadcast directly from the Highlands Steam & Vintage Fair
Radio 107.9 FM Lithgow will be broadcasting directly from the Highlands Steam & Vintage Fair on Saturday 20th February.
Radio 107.9 features music from the 90's to today along with featured presenters such as Hamish & Andy, and up to date news, weather and sport for the information minded. Along with sister station 2LT Lithgow, the stations broadcast to over 80,000 listeners from Bathurst to Rylstone, Lithgow, Oberon and across the Blue Mountains
The outside broadcast will feature interviews with entrants to the Highlands Steam & Vintage Fair as well as members of other organisations participating in the heritage weekend 19th 20th 21st February 2010.
The outside broadcast by Radio 107.9 FM was made possible with the co-operation of Oberon's local community radio Hightop FM.
Highlands Pipe Bands a feature of the Grand Rally and Fair.
The Highlands Steam & Vintage Fair features two Highlands Pipe and Drum Bands in 2010.
Come along to the Rally Grounds at Oberon Rugby Sports and Recreation Club in Lowes Mount Road Oberon after the Grand Rally on Saturday 20th February and watch these great pipe bands perform traditional Scottish tunes.
Feature bands in 2010 are the award winning bands of The Scots School Bathurst and the Canoblas Highland Pipe Band.
The bands are a highlight of the Highlands Steam & Vintage Fair and should not be missed.
See the Grand Rally on Saturday 20th February from 10.00 AM
You haven't seen a parade until you've seen the Highlands Steam & Vintage Fair Grand Rally in Oberon's main street.
The Rally gets underway around 10.00 AM on Saturday morning 20th February 2010 and proceeds along Oberon Street.
See a quaint country town transformed back in time to the middle of the last century when we were all kids and times were good.
Just imagine the fire and steam issuing from a grand old traction engine passing within feet of your vantage point; or seeing a vehicle similar to the one in which you learned to drive.
What about a classic farm tractor pulling a piece of machinery that your Grandfather may have used on the family farm.
How about classic trucks or does the rally of military vehicles grab your attention
Or does the sound of not one, but two Highland Pipe Bands raise the hairs on your neck with great renditions of traditional Scottish tunes as they pass you by during the Rally.
Simply pick a spot anywhere along Oberon's main street and watch the Rally unfold.
For colour, excitement, spectacle and fun, nothing beats Oberon's Grand Rally.
Be There!
Swing a nine iron at the Fair?
Oberon Golf Club is now in its forty-second year.
It boasts an interesting and challenging course with a spectacular district outlook. It is 18 holes and is a grass green course.
Ray Ross, Secretary of the Club, has just concluded an offer to all golfers amongst entrants and visitors to the Highlands Steam & Vintage Fair.
The club is staging an 18 hole competition on Saturday 20th February especially for visitors to the Highlands Steam & Vintage Fair and locals.
For those of you who may not have the time to participate in the event, a 9 hole round can be organised.
To get to the Oberon Golf Course, simply hop on the "Summer Festival" bus and that takes you directly to the clubhouse.
To organise a start in the competition or to arrange a start in the 9 hole round, call the club on 6336-0262 or Ray Ross direct on 6336-5180.
Golfers, this is an activity especially for you; participate in a simple pleasure and challenge a local!
Bathurst Toyota New Car Deals
Don't forget to talk to BATHURST TOYOTA'S Scott Weddup about your new vehicle at the Highlands Steam & Vintage Fair.
BATHURST TOYOTA will be presenting a fine line up of new Toyotas to suit every budget in their Fair marquee.
To make a deal even better BATHURST TOYOTA is offering $500.00 free fuel * with every sale. This offer is exclusive to the Highlands Steam & Vintage Fair.
The offer will be available from 19th February 2010 and will end on 31st May 2010
To claim your $500 fuel, simply mention your association with the Fair and present the fuel voucher when talking with the Toyota blokes.
It's certainly worth an enquiry.
*conditions apply
"Tent City" will not now be available to Visitors
Unfortunately, our offer of "Tent City" style of luxury accomodation has lapsed . The management team was unable to attract sufficient campers to meet the minimum requirement.
Should you find that accommodation of the type that suits your budget is fully booked in Oberon, then we suggest you book in either Bathurst or Lithgow, NSW.
Both cities offer a wide range of accommodation and both are within a short drive of Oberon.
However, before doing so, please consult www.oberonaustralia.com.au to ensure you have checked the full range of accommodation options available here in Oberon.