Special Events

International Convention - January 6th to January 10th 2010. We expect to have 250 model engineers with 50 locomotives between them from New Zealand, Australia, UK & USA.

Regular Events
Train rides every Sunday and public holiday (Except Christmas Day and Good Friday) 1pm to 4pm, weather permitting.

Night runs - 16th April, 20th September 2007. 7:00pm start. The autumn one is the saturday after daylight saving ends. The spring one is the saturday before daylight saving starts. In other words early dark but not too cold. The September one this year is a week early to coincide with the Anniversary celebration.

General meetings 2nd Tuesday of the month, 7:30pm

Committee meetings 3rd Tuesday of the month, 7:30pm

Working parties 9:00 to 12:00 Wednesday and Saturday mornings. Maintenance and building work undertaken by club members.

Parties

Because of the large number of people who use our club facilities on open days, we need to set some rules for children's birthday parties.

The club is staffed by a limited number of volunteers. This can dictate whether the various train and boat rides are available on a particular day.

Safety is of great importance to us. We expect children at parties to be supervised by adults.

Please book in advance. See Contact page for phone numbers. With a number of outside tables available we can cope with several parties on one day, but would not like you to feel cramped.

Our hours of operation are Sundays, from 1pm to 4pm.

We do not operate on wet days. You are welcome to transfer to another date.

The cost per child is $4.00. They will receive a 6 clip ticket.

Make yourself known at the ticket office, for you to purchase tickets and for us to know your group is present.

Outside tables are available for you to set up your party. Sun umbrellas are available.

Hot water and limited kitchen facilities are available for your use.

We request that you leave the area you use clean and tidy. Please take all paper and food rubbish home with you.

Please do not feed the seagulls. They can become quite agressive around picnic tables and small children.

Like all the parties before you, we hope you have a good time.