After some years in limbo the ANZAC commemorative ceremony returns to Glenorchy. It will be a simple ceremony to be held at the Memorial (in the GY Hall if wet). There will be several Glenorchy speakers, with the focus being on Glenorchy men who lost their lives in both world wars. Start time is 9.30am, with a cup of tea (and maybe some Anzac biscuits) to...

Vinyasa Flow Yoga with Kara-Leah is RESTARTING  next week on Wednesday May 1st Glenorchy Town Hall Wednesdays @ 7-8:15pm $15 drop-in or $75 for 6 weeks, payable on the first night by cash, cheque or bank transfer (email for details). Suitable for experienced to beginners. Please bring a mat and a towel. Some mats available for use. Contact Kara-Leah on 021...

The rest of the season events – check our GLENORCHY RIDING CLUB PAGE: THE GYRC AUTUMN SEASON 2013 SCHEDULE     WEDNESDAY 27th March 2013 – THE GYRC FUN DAY Riding for fun with the Easter Bunny… Get your Easter egg from the saddle! From 5pm at the Peninsula…   FRIDAY 5th April  2013 - JUMPING EVENING Another great...

Hi there, we have been offered a job in the area and this would involve relocating from our country home near Methven (Canterbury), we currently live in a small community on a farm. We have horses, chickens and 2 dogs so would need to rent a property with some land for these animals. do you know if anything of this nature exists in Glenorchy? Looking at your...

Another year of the Glenorchy Branch of NZ Rural Women HARVEST FESTIVAL was a great SUCCESS AGAIN! Many thanks to Pam Henderson for coordinating the Glenorchy First Response team and for their impartial and thoughtful judging. We really appreciate their taking on this role, it’s no easy task!  Thanks Pam for organizing them all. And thanks to Huss for...

We are very happy to announce the arrival of two new Falcon youngsters to the resident couple that have been nesting for years at Precipice Creek. These young beautiful birds provide our private National Geographic channel here – watching them training to fly with their aerobatics and taking food on the wing is one of our highlights of these...

Photo DVDs from the 150th Weekend are now available for sale. The DVDs contain nearly 800 photos taken by 5 different photographers in the community. They capture all of the main events, the costumes, all of the drama from the Friday night dance, to the arrival of the TSS Earnslaw, the Heritage Dinner, down to Monday’s tugs of war, and our once long...

The recent January storms saw an untimely end to the Rockburn (McIntyre) Hut, when a large beech tree fell through the roof destroying the hut. Because of its age and the scale of the damage, the hut cannot be rebuilt. Therefore DOC is seeking your opinions on what should be done at the site into the future. Your comments, ideas or suggestions would be greatly...