March – Council Weed Bins
Auckland Council , provide free Weed Bins . They will be out for March for getting rid of your noxious pest weeds. Oratia Bin is on Kauri Loop Road (near 734 West Coast Road) . So time to remove that Ginger and Morning Glory. If you’re new to weeding details here on weedbusters. Or […]
Dallies in the Valley at Artisan Wines
Another Date for your Oratia Diary: Sunday 8 March 2015 12:00pm – 6:00pm Book Tickets Here A celebration of the Dallie community in West Auckland with great wine, food, dance and music. Local and organic wines and Hawkes Bay Independant Breweries. Traditional Lamb on the spit and many more traditional Mediterranean Dallie delicacies. Keeping in tradition […]
22 Feb – Jazz in the Vines at Oratia Marketplace
Come and enjoy live music, delicious food and wine at the delightful Oratia Marketplace. A charity fundraiser for Hospice, proudly sponsored by Davis Funerals. Delicious food and snacks available to purchase onsite, or bring your own picnic. An onsite bar will be provided by Artisan Wines for all beer and wine purchases – strictly no […]
Put this in your Diary: Oratia Country Fair
World famous in West Auckland, Oratia District School’s biennial Country Fair returns on Sunday 22 March 2015 – bigger and better than ever. Put the Oratia Country Fair in your Diary and like us on facebook to support our wonderful school fundraiser. All funds raised will go to some new soft fall for the Junior Playground. Planning is […]
Misleading Consultation – Oratia Was Not in the Budget (2015-18)
Oratia is not funded in the next three years despite local board declaring it as a top initiative. Before Christmas, Waitakere household’s were sent a consultation questionnaire about the Local Boards Draft 3 year budget (Draft Plan 2014 Budget 15/18) asking – Do you support the boards three key local board initiatives: Environment, Improving Glen […]
Karekare Beach Races
Heritage Grant Enables Ceiling Restoration
The Small Hall, our treasured Category II heritage building – a gift to Oratia from the Catholic Church, has had some much needed restoration work to its interior. The mould on the ceiling has been treated and its had a fresh lick of paint over the summer. It was a joint effort with Oratia R&R […]
West Auckland Yoga at the Oratia Settler’s Hall
WE ARE BACK! Look forward to seeing you on the mat. Tuesday 6.30pm. Wednesday 9.30am. Friday 9.30am. Make a commitment to yourself – love that body you were born with and get yourself to YOGA. Click to visit their facebook site.
Oratia United Soccer Junior and Youth Registrations 2015 -THIS SUNDAY
Junior and Youth Registrations open Sunday 1st February, you can register online at www.oratiaunited.co.nz or come down to the clubrooms between 1-5pm on the 1st and 8th February.
New Sign for the Oraita Hall and a Bit of a Garden Tidy up
The Oratia R&R got busy before Christmas, smartening up the public space. We received permission as the leaseholders to put in a new sign. The new sign reflects the heritage of the original building with the name signwritten on the building in an arch over the door. And because we wanted to finish off the entrance area , […]