Ormondville's Rail Preservation Group is about to go head-to-head with the country's best and brightest voluntary groups and organisations at the Trustpower National Community awards which begin tomorrow in Rotorua.
Joining the Ormondville Rail Preservation Group at the awards will be representatives from 24 other voluntary groups and organisations from around the country who were named supreme winners at their regional awards.
The Ormondville group will give an eight-minute presentation on what they have achieved and why they deserve the national title.
The Ormondville railway precinct, because of its completeness, has national heritage significance and the preservation group has managed to attract committee members from Ormondville, Dannevirke, Palmerston North, Napier, Wairarapa and Wellington.
"Because of national heritage significance we aimed for the highest heritage standards," committee member Paul Mahoney said.
"This has enabled us to recruit several heritage professionals as members.