


May 2018
What a way to start the day! Photo taken by Peter Welsh, guest from Singapore, May 2018 This beautiful photograph of sunrise at Balmoral taken from the window of The Oriana by one of our guests. In the photo you can see some of the regular contingent of early morning swimmers starting the day at dawn by taking
Vivid 2018 – Festival of Light, Music and Ideas
Sydney’s Vivid 2018 Festival of Light, Music and Ideas 25 May – 16 June 2018 May and June offer a number of unique experiences while staying at The Oriana. On the 25th May the sails on The Opera House will light up marking the start of Vivid 2018. This will be the 10th anniversary of Sydney’s spectacular Light
Lady Hopetoun visits Balmoral
The Lady Hopetoun visits Balmoral. Sydney last weekend was at its best. The weather was warm and family groups at Balmoral Beach were sunbaking and frolicking in the water when a ship’s whistle could be heard, sounding like an old steam train. Around Middle Head appeared the 116 year old steam launch, the Lady

The Oriana – Christmas New-Year Festivities to Enjoy
Christmas is a little under two weeks away. It is a wonderful time of year for everyone with numerous festive events, Christmas lights and decorations, carols and family get-togethers. Mosman kicked off last week at the Twilight Christmas Markets. Every year Mosman Council hosts a free community event

The Oriana Experiences: Taronga Zoo is a must see and do.
Visit Taronga Zoo, Mosman, while staying at The Oriana. With such a stunning background and over 4000 animals and 350 species, Taronga has been named as one of the best and certainly the most beautiful zoo in the world. Taronga is not just for children, although the little ones will certainly enjoy being close up and

Join the Oriana in Celebrating the Festival of Mosman 13th to 22nd October 2017
October is Festival of Mosman time! Our annual Festival of Mosman celebrates the wonderful natural beauty of Mosman – stunning Balmoral Beach, lookouts and many natural wonders with National Parks right on our doorstep. The Festival also features Mosman’s harbour lifestyle with fine dining, shopping and

Don’t Miss September’s Sydney Running Festival
Run for Fun Get your running shoes on, now that it is Spring, and Balmoral is the ideal place to train for marathon events or to just keep in shape. There are always a number of running events scheduled throughout the year in Sydney including the famous “Balmoral Burn” in late May and “City to Surf” in August, but

Great News for Balmoral
The people’s voice has been heard – even if it took years of fighting.
All of Mosman is rejoicing that the fight to stop the forced Council Amalgamations by the State Government has at last been won!
Our beloved Balmoral can keep its unique character as it now is protected from over development.