- Location: St Enochs Church Lounge, 12 Centennial Ave, Alexandra
- Start Date: Friday 13th Nov, 2026.
- End Date: Friday 13th Nov, 2026.
- Time: 10.00am - 12.00pm.
- 1 Weeks.
- 2 hours per week.
U3A Alexandra: Session 1 - Heritage in Central Otago
Speaker: Marco Creemers
Topic: Earnscleugh Castle
Marco Creemers - BBS Property (Massey), Dip Hort (lincoln). Owner and Director of Earnscleugh Castle Ltd, currently responsible for renovating Earnscleugh Station Homestead, a Category 1 listed Historic Property, now known as Earnscleugh Castle in Earnscleugh, Alexandra. Over the past 35 years he has been responsible for the instigation and completion of many property investments for Samson, winning multiple architectural awards nationally and internationally. He also runs his own commercial property investment company, V3 Property Ltd, advises in the running of the award-winning company Haka Tourism Group and is a on the Board of the Central Otago Heritage Trust.
Marco will talk about the the journey of the renovation of Earnscleugh Castle. He will cover a brief history of the property, the heritage issues and their effect on the renovation and a overview of dealing with Heritage New Zealand and Central Otago District Council.
