Camps: Fairlie Camp
3-7/11/2003 Fairlie Camp.
Waipori Gorge, Milton Poleline track, Horseshoe Ridge, Shaw Road.
No. 54 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Waipori Gorge Horseshoe Ridge Year Round”
Patmos Avenue, Maxwelton Road, Pine Hill Road, Cowans Road, Bridal Trail, (Pigeon Flat,) Sullivans Dam, Leith Valley Road, Malvern Street.
No. 64 on old hardcopy list of 113 club tramps. “Patmos Ave – Leith Valley – Bridle Track. Year Round”
Cars park Patmos Avenue.
Combined alternatives. Do either clockwise or anticlockwise.
3 km to Bridle trail.
10.3 km O’Connel Road to Patmos Avenue
Total distance: 17.1 km.
(Hikers: turn off Bridal Trail down to Gun Club nr Sullivans Dam.)
Annual Report 21/8/2003
It is my pleasure to present to you the 16th annual report of the Taieri Recreational Club.
Throughout the 2002/2003 year we have had some very enjoyable Wednesday tramps with the weather being particularly kind, resulting in only one cancellation as I recollect.
I want to acknowledge especially the track committee who meet twice year to allocate 100 tramps for our two major walking groups, assigning leaders, indicating degree of difficulty and anticipating seasonal and lambing conditions. Some other groups have to plan for only 25 tramps for the year.
I want too to acknowledge the responsibility of tramp leaders in willingly accepting their role, faithfully doing the recces, considerately seeing permission from land owners and courteously phoning the club’s thanks after tramp.
Over the last year Trampers & Hikers each averaged 12 turning out per Wednesday, the Ramblers averaged 3 & an average of 29 turned out for Combined walks.
Financial membership. 82? including 4 Life Members. (Resignations: Elaine Day, Mairie Jenkins, Mary Lawlor, Evelyn Miller.)
Our end of year and mid-winter lunches provided fitting ways to mark the occasions, with a wonderful number at the midwinter lunch, even if only a few stumped out for the St Clair street-walk of the day, of which a considerable proportion were some sterling Ramblers.
We had a week-day camp at Timaru in November with Claude & Lesley planning an excellent variety of walks to suit everyone. We came away knowing a great deal more about Timaru and its surrounds.
The highlight of a weekend camp at Tautuku Outdoor Education Centre Camp, with walks ably led by Lex was a circumperambulation of Tautuku Peninsula with sights of magnificent coastal rock formations to reward us. On the return trip with the majority fording across the Tautuku stream bar, the boat ferry was made a bit redundant but some of us had to return it!
A bus trip to Middlemarch to visit the Redan Crater and Sutton Salt Lake resulted in a comfortably full bus, with trampers of varying ability walking within their comfort zones. The journey began wet but the walking was dry if very windy. Thanks to Bob for his leadership.
The highlight of the year has to go to the Club’s 15th Birthday Celebration in February. I can only repeat the appreciation we expressed then to Colleen for the excellent arrangements that made the occasion the success it was. The number of former members attending was a lovely surprise. The photo album is marvellous, thank to Bill. (Hands up those who haven’t seen through it yet).
Lastly I express thanks to the Committee who have shared in the responsibility of guiding the club through the year. We sadly farewelled Claude off the committee in February. I refrain from thanking Nelson at this point as we wish to thank him more suitably later in the agenda. – Ian Fleming
Annual General Meeting Minutes 21/8/2003
President: I Fleming. Proposed A Heenan. 2nd R Heenan. CARRIED.
November Camp —- Borland 26th – 31st January 2004. The President asked for a show of interest for this camp. There being only 4 people interested it was agreed the Secty advise the Borland Lodge that we wished to cancel our booking.
Protected: Financial Statement 21/8/2003
Burns-Rustler track-crossing original signs

Rustlers Ridge, Burns Track, Swampy Spur, Transmitter Tower – Information and Trips Library


Former Foot-bridge over Silverstream. Also Swing-bridge


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Garden Bush. Trig 1080: HH (hill), Waikouaiti.
Directions. At Waikouaiti, turn left from SH1 onto McGrath Road, left onto Ramrock Road, left onto Garden Bush Road. Hill on south side of road. 68 km from car park. 1 hr 20 min driving time.
Waikouaiti, Hawkesbury Lagoon, Matanaka – Information and Trips Library
1. 1/6/2003: Garden Bush.
Tautuku Outdoor Adventure Trust Camp
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Fifteenth Anniversary Photos
Camp: Timaru
Street Walk: Demolitions, Steam and Train
Boulder Hill from Salisbury off Mt Allen Road. Tasman Forest
Contact:
Seek permissions
Wenita. Require 6 weeks notice but less from us
Park cars at sales yard. Cross over gate at left and follow road past the site of demolished shed.
Keep following road up hill past double shed, old farm gate.
Keep climbing to top at water reserve on right.
Keep going straight down the hill. About half-way down turn right at pink marker.
Follow track around the forest up and down until meeting up with the main track. Pink marker.
Head down hill to cars.





