Omakau businessman Colin Stevenson is the new Otago Rail Trail Trust manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trust chairwoman Kate Wilson said Mr Stevenson would replace Tania Murphy, who was stepping back after a 26-year association with the trust, including 17 years as manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Stevenson had a long association with the rail trail through his community involvement and as a business owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also had a passion for community development and was keen to work with schools to develop opportunities for them to experience the rail trail adventure, Mrs Wilson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The trust was formed in 1994 to establish and develop the 150km trail from Middlemarch to Clyde, which opened in 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recognising the potential of the empty rail corridor, the Department of Conservation purchased it in 1993. Local communities were approached and the idea of a rail trail modelled on overseas rails to trails projects was launched.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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