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The Otago Central Rail Trail Trust sincerely thanks businesses, individuals, organisations, community groups and government departments that through funding or other initiatives and activities have contributed to the Otago Central Rail Trail Trust objective of enhancing the Rail Trail experience.
To publicly acknowledge this assistance, the Trust has created two logos using the native falcon to symbolise direct and indirect financial support and the gecko for initiatives and activities by individuals, organizations and community groups.
Maybe the list below will provide you with some suggestions of ways you may be able to help!
If you or someone you know should be included in this section of the Official Rail Trail website please don't hesitate contacting Trust Chairperson, Daphne Hull...
dhull@es.co.nz The Trust appreciates all support volunteered.
Friend of the Trail
Financial Support
Luxury Rail Trail Tours
Purchasing at full price the Official Otago Central Rail Trail Passport to give away to each of their Rail Trail clients.
Off the Rails
Purchasing at full price the Official Otago Central Rail Trail Passport to give away to each of their Rail Trail clients.
Central Lakes Trust and Community Trust of Otago
For provided $225,000 funding for resurfacing sections of the trail between Waipiata and Clyde. The project was managed by the Department of Conservation.
Ministry of Social Development
For funding support through Enterprising Communities grants for a number of projects including the Official Otago Central Rail Trail Website upgrade and 2008 economic impact report.
Milton Rotary Club
For the donation of $10 per person to participate in a number of annual Rail Trail adventures organised by the Milton Rotary Club's trampers to raise funds for their club projects as well as the Otago Youth Adventure Trust.
Friend of the Trail
Initiatives and activities by individuals, organizations and community groups.
Matthew Sole
Formerly with the Department of Conservation, Matthew's enthusiasm for the Trail now extends into his private life. His knowledge and hours volunteered were invaluable for Trust projects such as the Official Rail Trail Passport and Gangers' Shed information panels. The Trust also owes Matthew a debt of gratitude for his photographic talents. Many of the photographs used on the gangers’ shed information panels and this Official Rail Trail website were donated by Matthew.
Dave Murphy
Since his retirement as Department of Conservation Central Otago Area Manager, Dave has volunteered help to the Trust at a number of levels.
Martin Cameron
For volunteering information and family photographs for the Tiroiti Ganger's Shed information panel.
Richard Emerson
Kindly allowed photographs taken by his father, the late G.W. Emerson to be reproduced in the Official Rail Trail Passport.
Bill Gowen and Grant Craig
Provided station information now on pages of the Official Rail Trail Passport.
Anne Tamati
Donating additional time for design and artwork preparation of Gangers’ Shed information panels.
Cargill Enterprises, Dunedin
Donating materials and labour to build the red replica railways telephone boxes at station sites housing Official Rail Trail Passport self-inking stamps.
Southern Colour Print, Dunedin
Donating first run pre-press and printing of the Official Rail Trail Passport
John Swan & Company, Dunedin
Donating self-inking stamps for the launch of the Otago Central Rail Trail Passport and continuing to supply replacement stamps and replacement ink pads at discounted prices
Williams Signs, Dunedin
Donating time and staff to complete and deliver gangers' shed information panels
Alexandra
Keep Alexandra & Clyde Beautiful for landscaping the station site.
Middlemarch
Community initiative has achieved a much-needed parking and assembly area at the start point of the Rail Trail
Oturehua
Community initiative means Rail Trail users now have flush toilets across the road directly opposite the station site.
Ranfurly School
Initiating a planting programme around the Raggedy Gangers’ Shed on the Maniototo Plains.
Maniototo Information
For holding a spare Ranfurly Passport stamp
Holding spare Official Passport stamps
The following not only hold spare Passport Stamps for stations sites near to them, they willingly stamp the Passports of those who ask.
- Trail Journeys (Clyde, Alexandra, Galloway Passport stamps)
- Altitude Bikes (Clyde, Alexandra, Galloway Passport stamps )
- Chatto Creek Tavern (Galloway, Omakau, Alexandra Passport stamps)
- Omakau Commercial Hotel (Omakau Passport stamps)
- Lauder Hotel (Lauder, Auripo, Ida Valley Passport stamps)
- Oturehua Hotel (Oturehua, Ida Valley, Auripo Passport stamps)
- Wedderburn Tavern (Wedderburn, Ranfurly Passport stamps)
- Wedderburn Lodge (Wedderburn, Ranfurly Passport stamps)
- Ranfurly Lion Hotel (Ranfurly Passport stamps)
- Maniototo Information (Ranfurly Passport stamps)
- Waipiata Hotel (Waipiata, Kokonga, Tiroiti Passport stamps)
- Otago Central Hotel (Hyde, Tiroiti, Rock and Pillar, Ngapuna Passport stamps)
- Strath Taieri Hotel (Middlemarch, Ngapuna, Rock and Pillar Passport stamps)
- Cycle Surgery / Rail Trail Services (Middlmarch, Ngapuna, Rock and Pillar Passport stamps)
Special mention
Department of Conservation, Otago Conservancy
For on-going financial and manpower support of the Trust’s ideals and values for the Otago Central Rail Trail.
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