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If you are interested in joining Promote Dunstan or you are interested in assisting with our activities or want further information contact: Phone 03 449 2119 |
Promote Dunstan is a small group of volunteers promoting the area from Earnscleugh and Clyde to the Manuherikia. It is a non-profit incorporated society with members developing and encouraging various activities and events which promote the area to the benefit of residents, businesses, and visitors.
Within the group’s area of interest are three of the most authentically preserved and significant gold rush settlements in New Zealand – Ophir, St Bathans and Clyde. The Group is becoming more involved in the identification and preservation of heritage sites and is working alongside other agencies to achieve this by promotion, fund-raising, purchase, and management before these sites are lost to future generations.
Promote Dunstan is responsible for organising the annual Wine and Food Harvest Festival in Clyde. It published a revised “Walk Around Clyde” brochure and has installed bronze plaques in pavement around the historic precinct to guide visitors. Similar “Walk Around” guides have been produced for St Bathans and Ophir. A brochure on the Manuherikia and Ida Valley is also available along with a Self-Drive brochure listing significant historical sites. A recent project, in conjunction with the CODC, has been the restoration of Clyde’s historic railway station, one of only three surviving in Central Otago. |