Calling all Oratia Singers
Oratia Music Lovers we’ve received in our correspondence an open invitation for West Auckland Schools and Community singers to Sing with the APO at the Open Orchestra West performance. Details below or Link Here Open Orchestra West – Blockbuster Fun 1:30-4pm, Saturday 17 October Trusts Arena Waitakere FREE Tian-yi Lu CONDUCTOR Riki McDonnell EUPHONIUM Kevin Keys PRESENTER […]
Spring in Oratia
If you’ve got some spring photos to share of Oratia looking bloomin lovely, send them in to secretary@oratia.org.nz
First Aid Gardens
t’s spring, plants are growin’, weeds popping up and the summer entertaining season is on the horizon. If you need some help getting your garden looking beautiful then local Jodie Peach at First Aid Gardeners could help you with design, implementation and maintenance of your garden. First Aid Gardens. We Design, We Care. Jodie Peach […]
Accident at Notorious Parker Road Crash Spot
Oratia residents were without power for the morning after a car smashed into a power pole on Parker Rd at about 3.30am on Thursday morning. One of the five passengers had serious injuries and was taken to hospital, while the other four were treated at the scene. The notorious Parker Road S bend has been home […]
Spring in Oratia
Oratia is just coming into bloom. If you’ve got some spring photos of Oratia looking bloomin lovely that you’d like to share send them in to secretary@oratia.org.nz It would also be great to get some extra pictures for our hall booking page of the Settlers and Small Halls dressed up for a special event.
Asset Sales – 315 Glengarry Road
Waitakere local board agenda for Thursday 10 September includes a local property sale. 315A Glengarry Road (.4105 hectares recreational land, the long narrow poperty with the three trees) to the left of the white fence. 490 South Titirangi Road is also for sale which appears to be the Titirangi Toilets and Carpark opposite Lopdell House. Auckland Council GIS […]
Letter to the Editor: Burnt House
Dear Editor , I am concerned about the lack of action from Council in relation to the house on West Coast Road that burnt down approximately 2 1/2 years ago. The house was sold a year or so later to a developer, and yet the property remains a derelict mess. For 2 1/2 years the Oratia […]
BNZ Day for Good in Oratia
Thanks to Nick and Vaughn (who are both BNZ employees and Oratia locals) for spending their BNZ Day for Good volunteering at the Oratia Halls. Who got stuck in sanding back the timber tables at the hall, applying new tops and varnishing, and they even got a coat of paint on the chipped playground bollards. We even got […]
Seminar on Growing Herbs Commercially
Looking to make a bit of income on your lifestyle block. This could be interesting: Event Listing below comes from the Auckland Council Website here. “We are pleased to present Wayne Colman of Superb Herbs who will give an insight into growing herbs commercially. You will be surprised at the stringent requirements that are followed to […]
Council Jobs and Contracts
There’s some interesting council jobs based out West at the moment. Thanks to Piha Village Voice for sharing. They include an Arataki Visitor Centre Information Advisor (casual), Sustainable Catchments Programme Manager, Lifeguard at Westwave, Process Support Administrator (Henderson Based) . Council Jobs listings are here. The other place to look is GETS. This is where council and […]