http://www.victorianoamaru.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.victorianoamaru.co.nz en-us Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:34:37 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.victorianoamaru.co.nz/blog/post/164015/the-harbour-herald-march-2026/ ... Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:03:18 +1200 http://www.victorianoamaru.co.nz/blog/#post164015 http://www.victorianoamaru.co.nz/blog/post/164009/first-chairmans-report-1990/ An interesting piece of Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust history - The first annual report, at the first AGM, 1990, by the Chairman, Mr J D Polson. ... Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:20:55 +1200 http://www.victorianoamaru.co.nz/blog/#post164009 http://www.victorianoamaru.co.nz/blog/post/163677/lodge-handed-over-to-owct-guardianship/ Article by Jules Chin, Oamaru Mail. Photograph by Jacob Barwick, OWCT.An official handover took place this week to gift the Masonic Lodge to the Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust.Dick Cleland, secretary of the Masonic Hall of Trustees, said lodge members were happy the trust was taking ownership of the Wansbeck St building.‘‘The trust are going to faithfully look after the building. They’ll virtually take it over, although we will continue to have our lodge meetings there.‘‘We’re looking... Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:26:01 +1200 http://www.victorianoamaru.co.nz/blog/#post163677 http://www.victorianoamaru.co.nz/blog/post/158810/31st-agm-presentation-by-george-berry-one-of-the-founding-members-of-the-trust-2020/ ... Thu, 15 Jan 2026 10:57:53 +1300 http://www.victorianoamaru.co.nz/blog/#post158810 http://www.victorianoamaru.co.nz/blog/post/158355/the-harbour-street-hearld--quarterly-newsletter/ ... Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:19:00 +1300 http://www.victorianoamaru.co.nz/blog/#post158355 http://www.victorianoamaru.co.nz/blog/post/154884/national-historic-landmark-status/ We would like to encourage all members and supporters of the Oamaru Whitestone Civic Trust to make a submission in support of the proposal to recognise the Ōamaru Historic Town Centre and Port as a National Historic Landmark.This designation comes with no added responsibilities or costs for building owners — it is simply a recognition of nearly 40 years of dedication to preserving and celebrating the unique heritage of the best wee town in New Zealand.Please take a moment to show your support... Mon, 27 Oct 2025 11:26:20 +1300 http://www.victorianoamaru.co.nz/blog/#post154884 http://www.victorianoamaru.co.nz/blog/post/153372/the-harbour-herald-september-2025/ ... Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:39:41 +1300 http://www.victorianoamaru.co.nz/blog/#post153372 http://www.victorianoamaru.co.nz/blog/post/153273/buildings-and-spaces-to-rent-or-hire/ Making it easier to see which OWCT buildings and spaces are available to rent or hire ... https://www.victorianoamaru.co.nz/lease-venue/... Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:58:21 +1300 http://www.victorianoamaru.co.nz/blog/#post153273