Selwyn Times: February 07, 2018

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Follow the journey of Canty water
A BUS tour has been organised
to show the journey of water
from Lake Coleridge through the
Malvern Foothills over the past
100 years.
The project is part of a Hororata
Community Trust heritage
project.
On the tour, people will
discover how the ingenuity and
engineering of pioneers who set
out to make a living on the land
in 1840 still influences the area
today.
The heritage of a rural water
scheme tour will be on March
11 and will take people through
spectacular high country scenery
onto private land.
“Water has always been a
controversial topic, without it we
would not be able to farm or live
on this land. This tour is about
showing the evolution of open
water races for farm and town
supply to the efficiency of piping
the water,” said organising committee
member Gavin King.
“It was really quite a feat how
the water races were built 100
years ago by hand; their ability to
get the fall just right so the water
flowed from the source at the
Dry Acheron to the end users is
impressive, Mr King said.
On the tour people will be
taken behind the scenes onto private
land so they can really get
to see and understand how this
water scheme developed, he said.
KNOWLEDGE: The heritage of a rural water scheme tour
committee at the Dry Acheron intake. ​
Starting at the Hororata Domain
the tour will go through
Glentunnel and up to Windwhistle
where the Snowdon Water
scheme originates.
Local guides will provide
information during the tour on
the historic water scheme and
farming operations.
The tour will take detours onto
private farms to see the historic
intake and siphon.
Lunch will be in the Coleridge
village with a tour of the historic
Coleridge Power Station.
A number of heritage properties
will be open on the day for
those who do not wish to do the
bus tour.
Properties open include Terrace
Station, Gunyah Estate,
Coton’s Cottage and Museum,
Glentunnel Museum. Properties
will charge an entry fee at their
gate.
The event will take place on
March 11, departing the Hororata
Domain at 9.30am returning
4.30pm.
Tickets are $450 per person,
lunch is included.
People need to pre-register, no
ticket sales on the day.
•Details can be found at
www.hororata.org.nz or
phone Karen Meares on
3186 959.
Perfect weather greeted athletes taking part in
Rolleston College’s athletics day. The event was
held on Monday.
STAMINA: Ella Jarvis competing in shot put.
SOAR: Kaylee
Hood attempts
to achieve her
best score in
the long jump.