Author Archives: Ormiston House

Isn’t it amazing that Australia’s commercial sugar industry started here at Ormiston? This property is both beautiful and significant! Why not come along to our Resident Historian’s 2018 lecture and discover how Australia’s commercial sugar industry was started on the … Continue reading →

Historic Ormiston House will be CLOSED on Easter Sunday (1 April, 2018). We look forward to welcoming our Sunday afternoon guests again from 12 noon to 4.00 pm on Sunday 8 April, 2018. Wishing all our guests, supporters and volunteers … Continue reading →

What a spectacular day at Historic Ormiston House! Grey clouds didn’t dampen the spirits of the guests and the crafters, who all had a wonderful time! So much hard work had gone into all the craft items, it was impossible … Continue reading →

Historic Ormiston House is now on Instagram! Check out our page and share your favourite photos of the beautiful house and grounds with us. Don’t forget to follow our Instagram page for the latest pics from Historic Ormiston House! https://www.instagram.com/historicormistonhouse/ … Continue reading →

Have you heard about the fantastic Craft Expo coming to Historic Ormiston House? It is sure to be a wonderful afternoon! Some amazing displays and stalls are coming to the Expo! Come along to see and purchase some patchwork cushions, … Continue reading →

Are you looking for that extra little something for the history buff or heritage lover in your family this Christmas? Then look no further than the gift and souvenir range at Ormiston House! Browse the range here, and pop in … Continue reading →

All the volunteers at Historic Ormiston House have had a wonderful year welcoming our visitors and guests to the property. We hope you have all had a lovely time, however, our Christmas Closure is drawing near! Historic Ormiston House will … Continue reading →

Last weekend we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the formation of the restoration committee at Ormiston House. In addition to the 50th anniversary of the formation of the committee, we also celebrated all those who started restoring the House before … Continue reading →

From Sunday 18 June, every guest who comes through the gate on a Sunday at Historic Ormiston House will be given a loyalty card. Show your loyalty card each time you come to Ormiston House, and every third time you … Continue reading →

We have an exciting announcement to make! Historic Ormiston House now has eftpos facilities for ticket entry into the grounds and refreshments/souvenir purchases! We are very excited to embark on this six month trial of eftpos facilities, and are pleased … Continue reading →