Faulks is taking up a foreman role for former Waikouaiti trainer Bruce Negus at Burnham, ending a 20-year association with Waikouaiti which began when Paul Kerr offered him a job in the mid-1990s after the former Gore man had a stint working with Ross Payne in Mosgiel.
''It was a good opportunity at the right time,'' Faulks said.
''Bruce said he's going to have a real crack at it for the next five or so years and try and buy a few of those good ones like he has in the past - concentrate on those young ones.
''The property where I'm at now is going on the market and these opportunities don't come up all the time, so I thought I better take it while I could.''
Faulks has trained 93 winners in his 17-year training career, including 33 in partnership with Noel Creighton from 2002 to 2008. He is a chance of bringing up his 100 wins either before or after he leaves for Burnham, as he will continue training a ''handful of horses'' in his own colours.
''I'm going to work for him and train a few under my own name and see how it goes and we'll work it out. Whether we go into partnership or not remains to be seen.
''A couple of owners are umming and ahhing what to do, but I've got a couple of my own and four or five owners have said they're going to come.''
Faulks' colours of fawn with a red star were to the fore in the first ever Harness Jewels race at Ashburton in 2007 when GTH Aveross upset her rivals at odds of 81 to 1. It is a day which still remains a training highlight to date for Faulks, who was in partnership with Creighton at the time.
''It was awesome. It took a wee while to sink in really until you get the DVD and watch it,''
The 4yr-old mares poured on the pace throughout the race, giving GTH Aveross the perfect run on her biggest stage of all.
''That probably helped us a bit the fact they did go [quickly],'' he said.
''The race had to be run to suit her and most of the time they weren't. But it happened to be that day was the ideal run for her.
Faulks, wife Steph and three children Jorja (11), Josie (6) and AJ (2) will move just before Christmas although their departure will also leave a hole in the Otago Kidz Kartz community with Steph playing a major role in the organisation.
Other highlights for Faulks have included getting trotter Prince Harry through to open class, and the progress of Pattisun (seven wins) before he broke down.
Faulks describes his time in the Otago harness racing scene as 'pretty good'' and he will still be a regular visitor after the family moves north.
''We're bound to be. We'll come down to Waikouaiti and Forbury over the winter.''
