This is a professionally organised, and properly documented, display spread over six buildings in grounds which cover over an acre. There are all manner of steam turbines, hot-bulb engines, internal combustion engines, diesel engines etc. The museum is open every weekend and all public holidays. The highlight is probably the firing up of the steam engines which occurs on the first weekend of each month and every public holiday. There are picnic areas, a kiosk serving hot food and toilets.
Groups are welcome.
Members are also engaged in a project of restoring an old radio telescope for use in the near future. Once a year, usually in autumn, the Society invites astronomers to their observatory to participate in their South Pacific Star Party which provides the chance to meet other amateur and professional astronomers, and observe the southern skies under superb seeing conditions, through all types and sizes of telescopes. The next will be held over the weekend of 23 March to 26 March 2001. Hot Food is available on-site all day. The Star Party typically includes formal daytime workshops, as well as formal and informal lectures, while evening events include observing, socialising, and sky tours for those in search of obscure objects or those not familiar with the astronomical layout of the night sky.