subaru 4wd club of victoria - january 2016 magazine online version
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The monthly magazine of the Subaru 4WD Club of Victoria Inc., online version for January 2016TRANSCRIPT
January 2016
(Issue 421)
Subaru 4WD Club of Victoria Inc.
Reg. No. A – 0006149J / FWDV Member
PO BOX 2456
Mount Waverley VIC 3149
www.subaru4wdvic.com.au
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Volks-Baru Subaru and Volkswagen Specialist
Parts and Service Centre
We will smooth out your motoring costs with extremely
competitive prices, offering trade discounts to all Subaru 4WD Club
of Victoria members on all parts and repairs.
John Bailey
1362 Heatherton Rd
Dandenong North 3175
Phone: (03) 9793 5655
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CONTENTS
Intro 4
Committee 5
From The President 6
Upcoming 7
Next Meeting - Tuesday January 26th 7
March Meeting 8
Photo Competition 8
Trips and Social Events 9
Long Term Future Planning 13
Trip and Recovery Gear 14
Trip Reports 15
Jamie’s Mystery Pre-trip 15
Christmas Trip 18
Buy and Sell 23
Club Resources 23
Member Items for Sale 23
Minutes 25
Club Meeting Minutes 25
General Meeting Minutes 27
Editor Notes 31
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INTRO
The Subaru 4WD Club of Victoria Inc. was originally formed over 30 years ago by an enthusiastic
group of Subaru owners. Today the club has expanded to include all Subaru 4WD and AWD
vehicles, as well as all other makes of AWD, light 4WD and crossover/soft-roader type vehicles.
The club aims to participate in the exploration of the Australian countryside without damage to the
environment, vehicle or individual. Visitors are most welcome to attend the club’s General
Meetings and contact committee members regarding participation in club activities.
The club relies on membership fees to offset its running costs, including insurance. Membership
fees are payable each year, due on 31 May. Fees for the 2015/16 year were agreed at the general
meeting in April 2015 and are as follows:
Member rates:
Single: $120 (Seniors card - $110)
Joint/family: $140 - (Seniors card - $125).
One off joining fee of $10 ($20 for Joint/Family) also applies
All annual fees include FWDV affiliation and trip insurance: $47
Non-member trip fee:
A trip fee of $15 per adult non-member applies (for insurance purposes)
Please contact the membership officer for further enquiries.
Email: [email protected]
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COMMITTEE
Stephen Whittaker
(President)
Dale Rebgetz
(Vice President)
Peter Bellis
(Secretary)
Bob Marshall
(Treasurer)
Duncan McCrae
(OM: General Committee)
Dan Conlon
(OM: Editor)
Jean Bellis (OM:
Social Coordinator )
Jamie Scott (OM:
Trips Coordinator)
Meredith Dale
(OM: Venue
Coordinator)
Mike Dale
(OM: Website/
Magazine Content)
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
President’s Report: January 2016
Happy New Year!! Welcome to the January Subaru 4WD Club
magazine… and the first magazine for 2016. I hope you and
your family enjoyed a special Christmas and New Year. What a
year 2015 was… and here’s to a ripper 2016!
This year is a particularly significant year for this club. It marks
our 40th year! That’s right; the Subaru 4WD Club of Victoria
turns 40 this year. Forty years exploring Australia in Subarus!
Incredible. We will celebrate this occasion later in the year. It’s
all in the planning – details are coming up soon, so look out in the next magazine for
a date to save in the calendar.
In the past couple of months, we’ve had a few activities. Firstly, a very successful
Christmas Party was enjoyed by all at the Sugarloaf Reservoir in the Christmas Hills.
A sincere thank you to everyone who made the day enjoyable, including Meredith and
Edith for scouting out the location and securing it early on the morning, Jamie, Mike
Dunn, Martin and David Hewitt for cooking the meat perfectly and everyone who
whipped up yummy salads and desserts for all. Santa even paid us a visit and looked
after those who had been good over the past year! It was a fitting celebration of 2015
for all of us in late November.
Our annual Christmas Trip was run and thoroughly enjoyed between Christmas and
New Year. Thanks to David for an, as usual, very well organised and very fun trip!
Instead of the usual moving trip, Dave opted for an easier, more relaxing standing
camp, based at Wheelers Creek Hut. From there, day trips out to Mt Pinnibar,
Dartmouth, Gibsons Hut and many other sites were run with some excellent four
wheel driving in between. You’ll have to look out for the trip report for more details.
Safe to say it was relatively uneventful… except for a couple of small incidents, which
you will, no doubt, hear about during ‘Fines and Fun’ at the January meeting.
On a personal note, in mid-December, my brother, Jason, and I undertook a trip
which included climbing Mt Kosciuszko and then visiting Tom Groggin, Mt Pinnibar,
Davies Plain Track, the Poplars, Omeo, Dinner Plain, Mt Hotham and then down to
Bright and back to Melbourne via Tolmie, Stringybark Creek and Mansfield. We had
spectacular weather and the sights were magnificent. Mt Kosciuszko was a particular
highlight. While we had climbed it before, it gets better and better every time. There
are two ways up – the easy, shorter way and the hard, longer way; we chose the
hard, long way. If you haven’t done it yet, I highly recommend it – add it to the list!
Don’t forget that I mentioned late last year that Four Wheel Drive Victoria (FWDV)
have invited us to develop a Subaru 4WD Club Touring Route! This would involve us:
- Developing a route, with start and end points, and directions along the way
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- Listing 5 or so points of interest – like we’re giving a virtual ‘tour’
- Classifying the difficulty of the route (easy, medium, difficult, very difficult)
- Determining trip length and an approximate time to complete
- Mapping the route
Once we’ve provided the content, Parks Victoria and the Department of Environment,
Water, Land and Planning (DEWLP) will create a ‘forest notes’ or an ‘iconic drive’ and
promote the Subaru 4WD Club as a result! So, be sure to continue thinking about
where we’d like to showcase.
On the cards this year is our all-important club training. We are conscious of the fact
that this training has taken some time to get off the ground. But it is now close to
coming to fruition and we will in the very near future have a weekend dedicated to
training new (and even older, more experienced) members in the theory and practical
components of four wheel driving. Looking forward to this soon.
If you were monitoring our club Facebook page or website over the Christmas/New
Year period, you will have noticed the ‘2015 – What A Year!’ video which was added
celebrating and highlighting what we got up to in 2015. If you haven’t seen it yet, be
sure to head there and watch it.
Our traditional ‘Welcome Back!’ BBQ will be on from 6:30pm on 26 January prior to
our meeting. Looking forward to your company then where you can catch up on the
latest club news, hear trip reports and mingle with other members. In the meantime,
enjoy the January magazine and I’ll see you at the meeting and/or out on the tracks
– wherever we may be heading!
Stephen Whittaker President
UPCOMING
Next Meeting - Tuesday January 26th
To start the New Year the club has their annual Welcome Back BBQ. Starting at 6:30pm (prior to the meeting at 8:00pm).
When: 26th of January 2016 (note this is Australia Day)
Where: in the park next to the Camberwell Tennis Club
Sausages $1
Hamburgers $2 Vegie Burgers $2 Soft Drink $1.50
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BYO chairs
For catering purposes please let us know if you are coming and a rough idea what you would like to order.
Please advise Jean via email [email protected] by Jan 20th
Venue Coordinator
Meredith Dale
March Meeting
The March Meeting (29th March) will be held at Berwick Subaru (1 Prestige Place, Narre Warren), there will be chance to test drive vehicles from 6.30pm and the meeting itself will then be held there at the usual time of 8pm. Venue Coordinator
Meredith Dale
Photo Competition
Our photo competition will once again held at our February meeting (February 23rd).
Categories:
Best Portrait (photo of a person) Best group photo Best landscape/nature scene Best close-up nature shot (Flower,
animal, etc.) Best Subaru action shot Funniest photo
We request all entries to be in by February 16th (1 week prior to the February
meeting) to ensure we can collate the presentation.
All photos must be entered electronically so please email them to
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All photographs submitted must have been taken within the last two years, taken by
the person entering the photo, and taken at a club event. There is a limit of one
photo per person, per category. Any photographs that have won a prize previously
are NOT ELIGIBLE.
So rifle through your photographs of club events from the last two years and send
them to us. When you send in your photos, please include a brief description of the
trip on which they were taken, the category the photo is for and a title for the photo.
Members in attendance at the February meeting will be able to vote for the best
photos.
Venue Coordinator
Meredith Dale
Trips and Social Events
We already have some great trips planned for 2016 and others that are started to be
planned. So it looks like we are going to have another great year with the club.
This year we will again run most trips with a convoy limit. So if a trip fills quickly
there is the opportunity for someone to run another trip on the same weekend.
If you have an idea for a trip or event during 2016 please let Jamie and Jean know.
If you don’t want to lead it someone else may.
If you want to run your first trip or event, again talk with Jamie or Jean. We will
provide you with a mentor who can give you advice or can be a co leader with you.
We have a Trip Leader pack that includes a check list and other helpful items to assist
you.
We have started planning for 2016 and have the following trips:
Twilight Cinema
Due to the projector used for the outdoor Cinema having broken down they have revised their programming and there is no longer a film on February 6th.
Indoor cinema programming for that week will not be known till February 4th.
Trip Leaders: Jan and Dale Rebgetz – [email protected]
When: To Be Advised
Location: Belgrave
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Meal: 6pm at the Reel Café.
Movie: Movie and time to be advised. (Program not released till 4th Feb)
Trip Standard: Social
Please let Jan and Dale know you are interested if you have not already done so and they will contact you when they know final details.
Mt Alexander (near Castlemaine)
When: Friday 22nd to Tuesday 26th January 2016 (For some this may be a Long Weekend with Australia Day on the Tuesday)
Where: Leanganook Camp Ground, Joseph Young Drive, Mount Alexander. This will be a standing camp with room to bring Campers. There are flushing toilets
Trip leaders: Mike and Meredith Dale – [email protected]
Trip Standard: Easy ● to Medium ■
Convoy Limit 14
Activities will include a trip to Maldon and Mount Tarrengower, Chocolate Mill (near Daylesford) via medium 4WD tracks, a visit to a winery, the giant slide at Vaughan Springs, old gold digging site and an old welsh village using a variety of tracks to access these places.
Welcome Back BBQ (First meeting for 2016)
To start the New Year the club has their annual Welcome Back BBQ. Starting at 6:30pm (prior to the meeting at 8:00pm).
When: 26th of January 2016 (note this is Australia Day)
Where: in the park next to the Camberwell Tennis Club
Sausages $1 Hamburgers $2 Vegie Burgers $2 Soft Drink $1.50
BYO chairs
For catering purposes please let us know if you are coming and a rough idea what you would like to order.
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Please advise Jean via email [email protected] by Jan 20th
Yarra Glen to Whittlesea
When: Sunday 14th February
Trip Leaders: Edith and Peter Fullalove - [email protected]
Trip Standard: Easy ●
It will start from McKenzie Reserve, Yarra Glen at 10.00 am. Finish at Yan Yean
Reserve (not sure what time we will get back yet, but it's not a really long trip around 58 kms with lunch). Stopping at Frank Thompson Reserve (possible lunch stop and views) and St Andrews Memorial.
Tonimbuk Weekend
Date: Friday 26th – Monday 29th February 2016
Trip leader: Jamie Scott - [email protected]
Trip Standard: Easy ● to Medium ■ to Difficult with chicken tracks or
alternatives.
Location: Tonimbuk with camping on Private Property. Suitable for Campers and tents. We need to bring our own water.
Weekend will include day and night trips and a social afternoon with a Pizza lunch at a winery. (Jamie needs numbers to book a table)
If there is a serve fire risk/high temperatures this trip will not take place.
Lake Cobbler
When: Saturday 12 – Monday 14 March (Labour Day Long Weekend)
Trip Rating: Medium ■ (to be confirmed)
Convoy Limit: 8 vehicles (potentially 10, TBC)
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Trip Leader: Stephen Whittaker, 0438 441 916 or
The Labour Day Long Weekend will be a fantastic weekend for all involved –
a fun, social, interesting and scenic trip. This moving trip will commence at
Mansfield, where we will meet in the main street mid-morning. After
fuelling (via the servo and the bakery!), we will head for:
Tolmie,
Powers Lookout,
Whitfield,
Paradise Falls,
Lake Cobbler,
The Staircase,
King River,
Huts: King Hut, Mt No. 3 Hut and Tomahawk Hut
Likely camp for the first night is Lake Cobbler and for the second night
Tomahawk Hut or a trackside camp depending on how busy it is out on the
tracks.
More details to come in the lead up to the trip.
Buckland Valley
When: 12th – 14th March 2016
Trip standard is medium ■ to difficult ♦.
Organised by 4WD Victoria. Based in the Buckland Valley at Beveridge’s Station Day trips of various standards Evening entertainment and catered Dinner on Saturday.
Further details: see Track Watch December 2015 p 20-21
Disputed Border
This Trip has reached Convoy Limit.
Trip Standard: Medium ■
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Trip Leaders: Jean and Peter Bellis - [email protected]
The Full length of VIC/SA border) Friday 25 March to Sunday 3rd April 2016 (Easter 25-28th March)
Further details will be emailed out to those attending this trip.
Jean and Peter Bellis [email protected]
Simpson Desert
When: 17th July 2016 for 3 weeks
Trip Leader: Dale Rebgetz - [email protected]
11th Australian 4WD Gathering
When: 19th – 22nd August 2016
Where: Barmera, South Australia (2 hours west of Mildura) Loveday 4x4 Park.
40th Anniversary Celebrations
Subaru 4WD Club of Victoria will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary during 2016.
Stay tuned for some special events during the year.
Long Term Future Planning
2017 Central Australia
Kangaroo Island?
Fraser Island
2018 Cape York
2019 Canning Stock Route Simpson Desert – re-enactment of the 40th anniversary of the
Club’s 1974 crossing from Macumba Station to Purine Bore
Trip and Social Contacts
• Trip Coordinator: Jamie Scott
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• Social Coordinator : Jean Bellis • [email protected]
TRIP AND RECOVERY GEAR
The aim of all Subaru 4WD Club of Victoria Inc. trips is to have an enjoyable
experience in the bush, increasing 4WD’ing skills and experience, whilst maintaining
the highest regard for the safety of individuals, the vehicle and the environment. As a
driver you have ultimate responsibility for the safety of your passengers and vehicle.
It is the responsibility of any participating driver to contact individual trip leaders for
clarification of individual trip requirements and standards.
Financial members are encouraged to participate in as many trips as possible to
increase confidence and experience. Visitors are welcome subject to the payment of
the appropriate levy to cover insurance, but after two visits, should consider
membership. Non-financial members are not covered by insurance and may not
participate until payment is received.
Individual drivers with concerns or queries regarding their vehicle and the trip
standard should contact relevant trip leaders. The Subaru 4WD Club of Victoria Inc.
recommends that each vehicle carry the following items or equipment on every trip:
1. Personal details form as
specified by FWDV, copy to
Trip Leader
2. Two rated D- Shackles
(minimum 3.2t)
3. Rated snatch strap
4. Recovery Points, Front &
Rear; plus optional bridle
strap, according to vehicle
design;
5. AM (27Mhz) Channel 5 or
UHF (477Mhz) Channel 16 CB
Radio. Ideally in car but hand
held are ok provided
sufficient battery(s) to last
the trip.
6. Fire Extinguisher, accessible
to the driver
7. Spare Tyre (full size)
8. Jack and wheel Brace, or
equivalent
9. Emergency Supplies
(matches, food, water and
clothing)
10. Sufficient Fuel, Oil and Water
for the trip and delays
11. A Tyre Pressure Gauge;
Compressor (according to the
trip)
12. An Axe, Bow or Chain saw;
13. A Sturdy Shovel (collapsible
shovels are no good)
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14. Spare Parts (appropriate to
the nature of the trip)
15. A Tool Kit
16. Personal First Aid Kit
17. The Vehicle Manual
Any vehicle not carrying at least the first five (5) items of equipment should contact
the individual Trip Leader before leaving. Any Club member unsure about any of the
items of equipment listed above are advised to contact the Trip and Social
Coordinator or the Trip Leader concerned.
All Trip Leaders carry a complete First Aid Kit in case of emergency. All non-
emergency medical needs are expected to be meet by individuals own medical
supplies.
TRIP REPORTS
Jamie’s Mystery Pre-trip
Sunday the 13 December
Most people arrived on time a quick visit to the bakery away it was we headed south
of Gembrook and turned into the dirt and then it was just a mystery voyage from
there on.
Trip attended by:
Jamie & Les
Duncan & Lee
Rick & Josh
Peter & Katie
This was a pre-trip so l hope to run a trip soon thanks for coming along
Jamie
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TRIPS SUMMARY
Trip Date Leader(s) Standard
Twilight Cinema February 2016
(TBA)
Jan and Dale Rebgetz–
au
Mt Alexander
(near
Castlemaine)
Friday 22nd to
Tuesday 26th
January 2016 (For
some this may be
a Long Weekend
with Australia Day
on the Tuesday)
Mike and Meredith
Dale –
venue@subaru4wdvic.
com.au
Easy ● to
Medium ■
Welcome Back
BBQ (First
meeting for
2016)
26th of January
2016 (note this is
Australia Day)
Please advise Jean
via email by Jan 20th
if you’re attending
and what you’ll eat
events@subaru4wdvic.
com.au
Yarra Glen to
Whittlesea
Sunday 14th
February
Edith and Peter
Fullalove –
events@subaru4wdvic.
com.au
Easy ●
Tonimbuk
Weekend
Friday 26th –
Monday 29th
February
Jamie Scott
au
Easy ● to
Medium ■
to Difficult
with
chicken
tracks or
alternatives
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Lake Cobbler
Saturday 12 –
Monday 14 March
(Labour Day Long
Weekend)
Stephen Whittaker -
president@subaru4wdv
ic.com.au
Medium ■
(to be
confirmed)
Buckland Valley 12th – 14th March
2016
Further details, see
Track Watch December
2015 p 20-21
Medium ■
to difficult ♦
Disputed Border
This Trip has
reached Convoy
Limit.
Friday 25 March to
Sunday 3rd April
2016 (Easter 25-
28th March)
Jean and Peter Bellis -
events@subaru4wdvic.
com.au
Medium ■
Simpson Desert 17th July 2016 for
3 weeks
Dale Rebgetz- vice-
president@subaru4wdv
ic.com.au
Medium ■
11th Australian
4WD Gathering
19th – 22nd
August 2016 See you there
40th Anniversary
Celebrations Stay tuned See you there
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Christmas Trip
Photo report
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BUY AND SELL
Club Resources
We have plenty of resources to sell. We may have many, some or none of the
following items so if you are interested in any of these then please come along to the
club meeting and I will be very happy to sell them to you. Correct change will be
much appreciated.
Short sleeve blue chambray shirt w/logo (Size 14) - $30.00
Long sleeve blue chambray shirt w/logo (Size M) - $60.00
New Style Red Polo Shirts (M, L, XL, 2XL) - $30.00
Hat Oiled Skin size 55 - $20.00
Hat Safari size 59 - $20.00
New Style Vest - $60.00
New Style Jacket - $70.00
Blue Polo Shirt - $15.00
Large Sew on Badges - $3.50
Small Sew on Badges - $2.00
Fuel Filter Plastic x 45deg. - $5.00
Fuel Filter Plastic x 90deg. - $5.00
Fuel Filter Plastic x Straight - $5.00
eFlare HZ510 Red with Base - $55.00
Wheel Nuts [Set of 4] - $1.60
CV Boot Clamps Large & Small - $3.00
CV Joint Grease - $4.00
MSP Engine Formulation (oil additive) - $50.00
For substantial discounts on all general automotive spare parts, oils, filters, shocks,
etc., please see me for details.
Resources Officer: Dale Rebgetz
Email: [email protected]
Member Items for Sale
Item: Forester Aluminium Bash Plates
Details: made from 6.0mm construction grade aluminium
Cost: $300 for club members, $330 for non-members. Fitting can be arranged.
Contact: David Wilson, [email protected]
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Item: Set of 4 alloy rims from Outback 1997 model
Cost: $120.00 ONO
Contact: David Wilson, [email protected]
Item: Roof console to hold CB and lights and switches for Outback
Cost: $100.00
Contact: David Wilson, [email protected]
Want to sell something Subaru/off-road related? Contact
The club makes this space available free of charge to members wishing to buy or sell
items. Please note that the Motor Car Trader Regulations 1998-22(4) require that
vehicles for sale advertisements must contain: (a) the cash price of the vehicle and;
(b) the registration number if registered or the engine/chassis numbers if
unregistered.
Contact Jamie for any questions: [email protected]
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MINUTES
Club Meeting
Minutes
Minutes of the meeting of the committee of
the Subaru 4WD Club of Victoria Inc held on
Tuesday 1st December 2015 at the home of
Duncan McCrae starting at 7:41pm.
1. Present
Duncan McCrae, Jamie Scott, Meredith
Dale, Michael Dale, Bob Marshall, Peter
Bellis, Stephen Whittaker, Dale
Rebgetz.
2. Apologies
Jean Bellis, Dan Conlon
3. Quorum
A quorum was achieved with 8
committee members present.
4. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
4.1. Minutes of the November 2015
were accepted without
amendment. 4.2. Business Arising from the
Minutes and Outstanding Actions
4.2.1. Bank account
signatories.
4.2.2. Club’s cupboard. Have
problems finding a
locksmith who can
access the blank
(evidently these are
kept in the USA). 4.2.3. Ongoing 4WD Education
/ Awareness.
4.2.4. Membership renewal
form.
4.2.5. New member pack –
Jean recirculated
updated list to
committee members
for feedback.
5. Correspondence
5.1. In
4WD Victoria – “Clean up
the bush” in Nerrina State
Forest near Ballarat. Oxfam – seeking more
drivers for deliveries of
Christmas trees.
Magazine from the Land
Rover Owners Club of
Victoria.
All Drive Subaroo –
regarding advertising in the
club’s magazine.
David Wilson – regarding club awards and club’s 40th
birthday.
Bendigo 4WD Club –
wanting to share an
electronic version of club’s
magazine.
Subaru and Recreational
4WD Club of NSW –
wanting to share an electronic version of the
club’s magazine.
5.2. Out
None.
6. Reports 6.1. Resources
Nothing to report.
6.2. Trip and Social
Details of future trip and
social events elsewhere in
the magazine.
May, June and July don’t yet
have organised trips.
The club’s Christmas social event was a great success.
There was plenty of food,
with some left over.
Seeking another trip for the
Easter weekend, plus trips
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for the ANZAC Day and
Queen’s Birthday weekends.
Need to start looking at
some of the other longer
trips (Canning Stock route, Fraser Island, etc).
6.3. Venue
Details of future general
meetings elsewhere in the
magazine.
Future meeting suggestions
– CB etiquette, sand
driving, and Robert Pepper.
Members have also
requested map/navigation training – possibly as a day
course on a weekend trip.
Have a “how does a vehicle
work” presentation night
co-ordinated by Dale and
assisted by Rick.
Also, a basic vehicle
maintenance presentation
(ie. where is the dip stick?). 6.4. Membership
Nothing to report.
6.5. Editor
No report submitted.
6.6. Treasurer
As submitted.
Current account balance is
$8,511.46.
Major payments included
engraving of club trophies, printing of the club’s
magazine, and supplies for
the Christmas party.
6.7. Secretary
Club’s annual registration –
recently informed that it is
now all done online. Need
to follow this up.
6.8. Vice-President Nothing to report.
6.9. President
The club’s Christmas party
was very successful with 46
members present. Moving
the annual awards to the
Christmas party proved to
be a successful move.
7. Sub-Committees
7.1. Communications
No report submitted.
7.2. Community Involvement
The club is again involved
with the Oxfam Christmas
Tree delivery.
Club is investigating options
for community work in 2016.
7.3. Constitution Review
No recent progress.
7.4. Education / Training Nothing to report.
Need to get up-to-date
records of members’
qualifications.
8. Club’s Iconic Drive for 4WD Victoria
Something suitable, maybe of a
medium rating, for unmodified
Subarus.
Will become part of 4WD
Victoria’s pack of iconic drives.
Will trial the suitability of the
Castlemaine trip for being one.
9. Annual Awards Review
Various members have submitted
suggestions for additional awards
for club members. Some of the
suggestions include:
Quill / Scribe award – editor
nominated award for best trip report submitted during
the year.
Trip Leader award –
excellence in trip leadership.
Nominations made by
members and decided by the
committee. Have a
perpetual trophy.
The WTF award – most memorable incident on a
club trip or event.
Nominations made by
members and decided by the
committee.
The existing Burnt billy and Silver
Socket awards will be maintained
by adding new bases to allow the
addition of future name plaques.
10. Club’s 40th Birthday
A number of options are currently
being evaluated. These included:
A formal night based
somewhere in or near
Melbourne. Afternoon/dinner at Old
Gippsland Town at Moe.
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Yarra River cruise and
dinner.
Rail ride to Walhalla
with catered meal in
Walhalla. Puffing Billy ride and
lunch - $95 per head.
Melbourne Aquarium -
$100 per head, fully
catered with finger
food.
Puffing Billy ride and
lunch - $95 per head.
A camping weekend
somewhere out of Melbourne on the Melbourne Cup
weekend.
Murray River cruise at
Echuca with
accommodation at
Morning Glory caravan
park (not available on
Melbourne Cup
weekend) Murray River cruise at
Swan Hill with dinner at
the Pioneer Settlement
park.
Fully catered dinner at
Woodside under the
club’s marquee with
local camping.
Afternoon/dinner at Old
Gippsland Town at Moe. Yarra River cruise and
dinner.
Rail ride to Walhalla
with catered meal in
Walhalla.
Melbourne Aquarium -
$100 per head, fully
catered with finger
food. Suggested that we not use a
long weekend for any “out of
Melbourne” event as we
have very few long
weekends for four wheel
driving.
No member should not be
involved in the catering –
otherwise miss the fun of
the event. Committee agreed that the club
should have:
A formal meal (lunch or
dinner) at a Melbourne
location fully catered for on
a Saturday in early October
(8th or 15th) – Aquarium or
similar.
Organise for 100 people.
Club subsidy would be
restricted to current club members.
11. General Business
Various matters were discussed.
12. Next Meeting will be held on Tuesday
2nd February 2016 at 7:30pm at the
home of Jean Bellis.
13. Meeting closed at 10:17pm.
General Meeting
Minutes
The general meeting of the Subaru 4WD
Club of Victoria Inc was held on Tuesday,
24th November 2015 at the South
Camberwell Tennis Club starting at 8:05pm.
1. Present
Jamie Scott, Kerry Gill, Graham Gill,
Peter Fullalove, Edith Fullalove, Jean
Bellis, Peter Bellis, Paul Saleeba,
Duncan McCrae, Lee Wagner,
Stephen Whittaker, Michael Dale,
Meredith Dale, Dale Rebgetz, Jan
Rebgetz, Peter Devine, Anthony
Saunders, Bev Davison, Les Scott,
Bob Marshall, Mike Dunn, Damian
Scott, Katie Mynard, Martin Foot,
Dave Denver, Matt Chaplin, Rick
Koster, David Wilson.
2. Apologies
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Tim Folliard, Jessica Walsh, Andrew
Jantke, Lisa Jantke, Dan Conlon,
Phil Milkins, Elaine Milkins, Cynthia
Rennolds, Ruth Marshall, Peter
Mynard, Andrew Santuccione.
3. Visitors
John Turbill (Freshield), Richard
Saleeba.
4. Welcome
A welcome was extended to all
members and visitors.
5. Minutes of the Previous General Meeting 5.1. The minutes of the October
2015 General Meeting were accepted without amendment after being moved by Katie Mynard and seconded by Edith Fullalove.
5.2. There was no business arising from the minutes.
6. Correspondence 6.1. In
4WD Victoria “Clean up the Bush”
– Nerrina State Forest (near Ballarat)
e-News Cancellation of first
aid course Confirmation of club
4WD driving instructors
“Iconic” 4WD trips based on clubs’ favourites and capabilities. Interest has been flagged with the Association.
6.2. Out
4WD Victoria
7. Reports 7.1. Resources
Nothing to report. 7.2. Editor
Nothing to report. Thanks to Michael Dale
for excellent articles on CB radios.
7 . 3 . T R I P A N D S O C I A L Details of future trip and
social events are elsewhere in the magazine.
7.4. Venue Details of future general
meetings are elsewhere in the magazine.
Will have a raffle tonight. 7.5. Membership.
Nothing to report. 7.6. Treasurer
Current account balance is $8,844.43.
7.7. Secretary Next committee meeting
is at Duncan’s place. Duncan was appointed to
the committee at the last committee meeting and offered to take on the co-ordination of training and education.
7.8. Vice-President Nothing to report.
7.9. President Congratulations to Damian
for the way that 4WD Victoria is being run, and how the last AGM was run.
8. General Business 8.1. Jamie heard of an incident
on the New Calendonia Stream track in which a person got burnt by an overheated gas bottle when its pressure relief valve let go.
8.2. Matt Chaplin was presented with his member’s nametag.
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8.3. Les reminded members of the battery recycling fundraising program. So, bring along your old car batteries.
8.4. 4WD Victoria – club member benefit card has finally been agreed to by 4WD Australia at their recent member.
8.5. Damian was able to source some more Brumby “Matchbox” toys and duly presented them to Les and Jamie.
8.6. Martin – will soon have a SubaXtreme bullbar suitable for a Forest series 2 (03-05).
8.7. Michael D – exhaust jacks do not work on dual exhaust vehicles.
8.8. Richard S – many thanks for being allowed to participate on the recent Border Track trip. Also brought some surplus magazine from a nearby news agent.
9. Fines and Fun 9.1. Nametags
Les Scott, 9.2. Last to Meeting
David Wilson 9.3. Trips
9.3.1. Frog Hollow Jessica –
managed to find out where her new tent leaks.
Bev – for getting Jamie and Les to set up her van.
Bev – for getting Jamie and Les to pack up her van.
Jamie – missed the half-boat sitting in the bush.
9.3.2. Border Track
Jean and Peter – for arriving late in Rainbow.
Dan – for arriving at 2am Saturday.
Peter C – for arriving at 2am Saturday.
Michael H – for getting bogged three times in 40 minutes with highway tyre pressure.
Graham G – for getting bogged.
Peter B – getting bogged.
Dot Grieveson – wondering why there was a red light on on the dashboard and being told to check her handbrake.
Lee – three attempts to get up the first sand dune.
Michael H – taking pleasure in running over a tumble weed.
Peter L – for getting bogged.
Meredith and Edith – for cooling off under the sprinklers at Underbool.
Jean, Stephen and Dan – ditto.
Peter and Edith – forgetting to turn on the CB radio Sunday morning.
Everyone fined for getting bogged or taking a second go at a dune.
Paul – starting his car at 6:30am whilst
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everyone else was still in bed.
Peter B – for losing his sun glasses.
Peter and Edith – for getting bogged and being pulled out by a Subaru.
Michael and Meredith – for losing their sandflag.
Michael H – for leaving the trip early.
Dot – for bringing along a very addictive card game.
Dan – for getting a flat tyre on the night drive.
Duncan – for getting bogged due to high tyre pressures.
Peter L – for getting airborne heading up the large sand dune.
Michael D – for believing Dan that the ruts were not too bad.
9.4. Total fines collected - $17.90.
10. Guest Speaker / Presentation John Turbill gave a very
informative presentation on the Freshield vacuum sealing system.
John also presented on the 11th Australian 4WD Gathering in South Australia near Renmark on 19th – 22nd August 2016. Cost is $185 per adult.
11. The Lucky door prize was won by Anthony Saunders.
12. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 26th January 2016 commencing at 8pm, and preceded by a barbeque tea at 6:30pm in the next-door park.
13. Meeting closed at 9:50pm and was followed by supper.
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EDITOR NOTES
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