Take care when swimming near the groyne!

Hi, everyone – an important word of warning from one of our local swimmers: “Because it is sheltered from the wind and waves, the beach area near the groyne is becoming very popular with swimmers. Last evening, at low tide around 4pm I entered the water (waist deep) at the groyne and swam south parallel…

OBC AGM – Greg Sayers’ Council “Troublesome Trends” Table

It was a well attended and very constructive meeting today and we thank all those who attended, especially our guest speakers, Councillor Greg Sayers and Beth Houlbrooke. In his address, Greg referred to a table of information that he had recently posted to the Omaha Facebook page – see https://www.facebook.com/groups/omahabeach/posts/3147933608820279/ – and the table is…

News from the Omaha Shorebird Sanctuary

Further to the article from the Omaha Shorebird Protection Trust in the 2022 OBC Newsletter, here is more information about the Omaha Shorebird Sanctuary: Officially known as the Omaha North Reserve but usually called the Shorebird Sanctuary, this is a priceless asset of the Omaha community. We are indeed lucky to share the beautiful environment…

Filming at Omaha – 18th January 2022

We’ve been advised by Council that there will be a TV commercial being filmed in January! Location: Omaha Beach south end Taumata Road / board walk to beach / on beach / grass walkway to beach Preparation and clean up time required: No Shoot start: 18/01/2022 07:30 Shoot end: 18/01/2022 12:30 Number of Crew (Including Cast): 9 After…