Can Oratia get some grapes over here, please?
Oratia Masterplan under threat
They giveth – they taketh away. We thought we were in the Annual Plan for $300k this year to do something nice with the domain. Just one central space for the community with a small coffee kiosk. We don’t really have a place that’s ours as a community. Unfortunately the $300k […]
April Local Board Minutes 10/4 Summary
Some bullet points summarising key issues affecting Oratia in our local board minutes $83,000 Leftover in Final Quarter of 2013/14 Budget. – Local Board redistributes it on our behalf through their own Local Board Community Response Fund. $60,ooo goes to weed control projects. $3000 to Friends of Arataki book, $500 to repair Titirangi R&R […]
Funding to Waitakere Ranges Local Board Area could be cut by 40% or an extra $73 tax on your rates
Auckland Council is reconsidering how to allocate funding across local boards and is looking at various funding models. According to these models, Waitakere Ranges are in for the biggest hit. If Auckland Council moves to a population based model (Model F) (link to document here), Waitakere Ranges Local Board with it’s more sparse and spread […]
Slow Food Waitakere hosts a High Tea to Raise Money for Oxfam – Best Cuppa you’ll have all year!
Slow Food Waitakere High Tea to raise money for Oxfam A Fair Trade Fortnight Celebration Sunday May 18th at 2pm The cost is a Koha for Oxfam An exclusive afternoon tea experience with four delicious stations Click through to the Waitakere Slow Food Site for Details, To RSVP and to make a donation to Oxfam. We want to raise […]
Local Oratia Businesswoman, Lacey Graham, in the NZ Herald
Local Businesswoman, Lacey Graham, interviewed in the Herald about her business experiences. Lacey Graham created a personalised estate clearance business, Twinset and Pearls. “Our mandate is to look after the best interests of the estate and to get as much return on items of value as we can, as well as working out what is worth […]
Big Ears and Squishy Toes – This Easter Saturday
ASTER SATURDAY AT ORATIA FARMERS MARKET 9am to 12 pmCome and join in the fun…. – Easter Bunny handing out chocolate eggs – Grape stomping to celebrate harvest time for Artisan Wines
Oratia R&R AGM May 27th Tuesday – All Welcome
All Oratia community members are invited to attend the Oratia R&R AGM. The date of the AGM is Tuesday May 27th, at the Oratia Settlers’ Hall, 569 West Coast Road – opposite the Oratia School. Doors open at 7.00pm for light refreshments, and the meeting starts at7.30pm sharp. Westie icon and long serving ex – Waitakere Mayor, Sir Bob Harvey is our […]
Mayor Brown Came to Town
As we discussed in The Apple, Mayor Brown sat in on our submission (Oratia Draft Annual Plan Submission) to the Local Board. WE requested investment in the Oratia LAP objectives, the Oratia Masterplan, Sewerage, and Rates relief for farmers. Well he must have thought it was pretty interesting, so on Friday 4 April, he popped out […]
Oratia R&R March Minutes are up.
Minutes Here.