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NISSAN NEWS AUGUST 2019 1 www.nissan4x4vic.com.au

Cover: Donnelly Creek Track

Photo by: Heath Glass

From the Editor

Hi all,

Who would have thought it's been over 3 years since I started doing the magazine. How time fly's.

It's been a great privilege producing the magazine for the club (mistakes and all) and I am also proud of myself for learning many new things to get this important club role completed.

I would also like to thank everyone that helped me long the way. With your support it has made the role easier.

Now it's time for some new blood to inject new ideas into this great magazine we have.

CheersHeath Glass. Nissan 4x4 Club of Victoria Editor

The Club wish to sincerely thank the NOBLE PARK FOOTBALL CLUB for the use of their club rooms for committee meetings.

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CLUB LIFE MEMBERS

Steve Trickey Clive GarawayJohn Barnes Paul WarnerPeter Simpson John TomlinsonGary Lister Trevor HealeAlan McCabe John Fowler

In this issue.... 3 Calender of Events 4 Trips and Events 10 Trip Report - Limestone Coast 15 Photo Competition 18 Minutes 2018 AGM 21 Wandarrah - Storage of Vehicles 22 Minutes: July 2019 General 23 Minutes: July 2019 Committee

CLOSING DATE FOR MAGAZINE

2nd Friday monthly

CLUB BANK DETAILSBSB: 083-237 A/C No: 36-519-5031A/C Name: Nissan 4X4 Club of Victoria Inc

Remember to include your name in the reference details.

MembershipA new member joins the Club as an Associate Member. Once the following attainments are achieved the member can apply for Full Membership:

Full membership form is available in the members pack or request from Membership Secretary or download from web site. Once a Full Member you are eligible for a key to the club property.

Membership Fee's as at 1st June 2019

Once off joining Fee of $110 ( this includes driver training ).

Annual Subscription of $150.

Therefore a new members cost would be $260 for the first year. Pro-rata is calculated for the second years membership fee.

If you have any questions about membership please contact the membership secretary or approach any of the Committee members at the next General Meeting.

• Been an Associate Member for 6 months.• Completed Driver Training.• Attended 2 club trips.

• Participated in a Club working bee and/or kitchen roster at a general meeting.

• Attended at least 4 general meetings.

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Executive CommitteePresident

Gary Lyons 0411 077 255

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Vice President

Ian Geddes

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Secretary

Leigh Williams

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Treasurer

Brian Rollins 0414 418 446

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General CommitteeMembership SecretaryHeath Glass

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Driver EducationGarry Single 0427 680 084

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Editor

Heath Glass 0433 123 143

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Land Coordinator

Dean Walker 0401 394 847

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Publicity Officer

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Sergeant at ArmsMichael Dingli 0419 327 063

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Sales Officer

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Social CoordinatorJosh Doble 0422 644 180

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Trips Coordinator

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WebmasterAlex Glover 0425 124 539

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Ordinary CommitteeOrdinary #1 (Key Master)Glynn Deane 0423 244 907

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Ordinary #2Mike Hale 0418 351 758

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Non-Elected PositionsLibrarian

Steve Nugent 0401 677 059

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Post MasterWanda McLauchlan

FWDV DelegateNeil Chalmers

Regional RepresentitiveJohn Tomlinson 9557 5182

FWDV DelegateNeil Brydson 0413 737 724

FWDV DelegateGary Lyons 0411 077 255

Committee members for the year 2018-2019

Committee meetings are held every third Wednesday of the month (except December) as shown in the calendar of events.

The committee welcomes members to attend committee meetings as well as table items for the agenda. To advise of attendance or items for the agenda, please contact the secretary two weeks before the meeting to ensure appropriate time can be provided.

Meet the Committee


AUGUSTMon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun

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5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18GM Wand Weekender

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CM Wand Weekender30

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Calendar of Events


Below is a list of trips and events for club members to attend. For full details look on the Club Forum. If you wish to attend a trip then register via the web site and contact the trip leader if it's required.

Notice on attending trips: Please make sure that your vehicle is registered, driver has a current drivers licence and your membership subscription is up to date.

16th - 18th AugCoordinator: Neil Brydson

National 4x4 Outdoors Show

The club requires members to assist with our club stand at the upcoming National 4×4 Outdoors Show. This is an opportunity for all club members to give a little back and show how proud and committed you are to our club. This is an important event to fly the club flag and integral in the recruitment of new members for the club.

24th - 25th AugTrip Leader(s): Glenn and Clarissa McCreadie

Trains, Trestles and Trickles

The trip starts at Longwarry and from there we’ll work our way up through the eastern side of Bunyip State Park and then on to the Ada river and eventually Noojee. We’ll camp for the night at one of the camp site close to Noojee. Head to Warburton in the morning. From Warburton Gembrook and Belgrave for some more steam engine action

15th SepCoordinator: Josh Doble

Family Club Awards DayPresentations

Bring the family for fun day out at the park and enjoy a BBQ lunch while acknowledging the great work that members have put into the club for us all to enjoy. It would be nice if EVERYONE could come.

Where: Jells Park, Wheelers Hill, Yabby hill playscape.

Jul - AugTrip Leader: Required

Mount Matlock Snow #3

This is a nice family fun day trip to the snow at Mount Matlock, stopping at a couple of places along the way.

18th - 20th OctTrip Leader: Heath Glass

CruiserKhana 2019

After last year’s success The Toyota Land Cruiser Club are running CruiserKhana again. We had a number of members representing our club last year all had an amazing time.To add icing to the cake we also walked away with a number of prizes.

Club Trips and Events


Wandarrah WeekendersWandarrah Weekenders has been established by the trips sub-committee to open up Wandarrah to all members of the club on the 3rd weekend of most months of the year. If you are interested in attending Wandarrah on one of these weekends please register on the web site as you would with any other trip.

Host members on weekends for the year 2019:

20th July 17th August

Neil Brydson Neil Brydson

21st September 19th October

Gary Lyons Mick Melenhorst

16th November 21st December

Linda Vella Leigh Williams

21st Oct - 9th NovTrip Leader: Neil Brydson

Googs Track

This trips main event is the driving of Googs track. But there will be a lot more places visited like Gawler Ranges, Davenport Creek, Point Westall, Coffin Bay, Port Lincoln...

1st July - 8th Aug 2020Trip Leader: Brian and Trish Rollins

Central Australia and the Simpson

The current plan is venturing to Uluru and then onto the Lambert Centre and across The Simpson Desert. Watch this space for more details to come. Dates given at tentitive.


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The members of the Nissan 4x4 Club would like to welcome the following to the club:Peter Matthews

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Congratulate the following members for attaining Full Membership:Gerald and Doreen Madeley

Justin BesimGarry and Maria Cook

Dean Butterworth

Congratulate the following members for reaching their membership milestone andcontribution to the club:

10 YearsNeil and Lisa Brydson

Family Day and Awards Presentations.

Sunday 15th September 12 Noon

Jells Park, Wheelers Hill, Yabby hill playscape.Bring the family for a fun day out at the park and enjoy a BBQ lunch while

acknowledging the great work that members have put into the club for us all to enjoy.

Its a great time to catch up with everyone in the club.

BBQ lunch, Soft Drink and Water ProvidedBYO Alcohol

Please register on the web site so numbers are known for catering.

Any questions contact the social coordinator


19th April 2019

Jorgen Skogstad (TL)Ray and Justin BesimOscar ZarateNick and Amanda RedwoodMaddy, Sudha, Sitanshu, Sirisha Krishnan

Participants:

Trip Report Limestone Coast

Report By: Maddy Kris - Part 1

Day – 1: Welcoming, ice-breaking and arrival: ~ 460km

Most of us gathered and started our convoy from 7 Eleven Ardeer North. Oscar joined the convoy in Hamilton where we had lunch. Excitedly drove, stopped in Mount Gambier information centre and reached our first campsite “Cape Banks Campground by the Canunda National Park” just before it got dark.

Secluded campsite just on the foot of Cape bank Lighthouse and continuous soothing beach sound provided further more rhythm to our ears. Total of 6 campgrounds were pre-booked out of which we used 5. All prepared to open our tent, roof top and swag. Jorgen wanted to check where the entry point to the park was and went exploring after making camp. He came back 2 hours later with lot of sweat and gasping breath. Later, came to know that he got bogged and recovered himself with maxtrax and shovel. An ominous start to the trip! No campfire permitted as Parks South Australia does not permit that until start of May across most of their parks in this region, however we had a great chat and discussed about next day’s programme.

Day - 2: Excitement, thrilling and learning ~70 km

Took some drone shots of early stunning and vibrant sunrise with Cape bank lighthouse. Tyre pressure was down to 18 psi and others to 16 psi. Started by 9:30 and we all headed towards fun-filled Canunda beach drive.

Canunda National park (40 km) is the second largest coastal park in south east of South Australia stretching along limestone coast between sea and Lake Bonney. Park offers spectacular view on its shore and over the dunes. We are lucky that weather was on our side where the blue sky with tiny clouds added more depth to scene.

We all were playing with different gears in 4H drive and bit anxious and thrilled with soft sand. Great successful attempt to drive up to one of the high dunes in Canunda and bit of challenge to take 3 point turn on top to drive down. On top of dune, we a beautiful 360-degree unobstructed view of windmills, sand dunes, sea and the shore waited. Stopped for lunch in random shore spot “Number two rocks” in Canunda

2 of us got bogged on the first day and recovered the vehicles followed by great team work with shovel, maxtrax and snatch strap. Surprised and thrilled to look at upside down abandoned Ford Discovery on the shore with recovery ropes.

Challenging drive on the soft sand and successfully crossed complete stretch (40kms) of Canunda National Park beach drive from Cape bank lighthouse to Southend and further extended our drive to inland from Southend to Beachport (29 km). Noticed crowded and fully packed caravan park in Beachport and we were glad we were not going to be cramped in there.

Reached 2nd pre-booked campsite “3 Mile Bend Campground” in Beachport conservation park just outside Beachport and, though booked 6


campsites which were widely spread out, so Ray came up with the great idea to use one of the bigger campsites. No campfire on the second day too.

Campsite: Total of 7 campsites nestled under paper bark tea-trees near the shore of Lake George, offering good shade and wind protection. Drizzled at night and distinctive birds sound through the night made us to feel and sense the nature and its life.

Day - 3: Fun-filled bumpy ride ~160kms

Packed and started by 9:45 after breakfast in campsite. We did not explore around campground as we are prepared for another long drive through the beach and inland. After few kilometres out of Beachport, exited from bitumen to a fun-filled beach drive. Hugged the coast wherever we could and made it through to Nora Creina, which is a quaint little seaside village. Traversed the little dip conservation park and reached Robe where we topped up fuel, stocked up on supplies and beverages to get ready for tonight’s campfire – which we were determined to have regardless (naughty!).

Followed by last night rain, shore seems bit harder and compact which made it easy to drive along with lot more stability and control. However, it was much fun with bumpy rides across dunes. Most of our cars started to get stripes on the sides when we went through bush (battle scars!!). Plenty of time to capture some pics through our lens.

Noticeable increase in confidence amongst all parties in the group and started to enjoy the ride. Crossed through Kingston and surprised to see the big lobster on the roadside – photo time!. Based on Oscar’s recommendation, searched for Cray fish restaurant, however we couldn’t find any.

None of us got bogged today and Oscar tried his level best to voluntarily to get bogged where he couldn’t succeed. Reached campsite in the dark and this time we all camped in one big campsite and best part is today’s campfire and the obligatory discussions on the day’s events and escapades!

Campsite: “28-mile crossing” in southern end of Coorong National park. All the campsites

were levelled grass ground. Bright Full Moon complemented and pleasantly lightened our campsite.

Started to warm up with campfire and beverages. Few of our photographers tried to capture moon and milky way. Great discussion about today’s bumpy ride and upcoming Coorong national park drive which could further challenge our fun.

Part 2 of report in next edition........


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Andrew Rodrick Memorial/Remembrance Photo Competition

The photo competition is back!!!!!!!!!!

As Andrew was a committed member to the club and this photo competition I decided to do it in his honour.

It will be run over a period of 3 months from the 15th May through to the 15th of August.

The competition is open to any financial member/spouse or child of the club.

Junior (u'18) entrants will be judged seperatley and receive their own prizes.

The competition has three categories

1. Photos of Nissan Vehicles

2. Photos of Landscape or Scenery

3. Other

The competition will be judged by two completely independent professional photographers with no association to club members.

Trophies will be awarded on the club awards presentation day.

Entries to be submitted via email to the competition email address shown below. They must be of the highest resolution possible so they can be used for publication.

By submitting your photos you are authorising the Nissan 4x4 Club of Victoria to use these photos in any club publicity.

A maximum of 20 photos per person is allowed.

Please send correspondence and photos to:

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All trips MUST be accepted by the Trip Coordinator before being advertised in the Club Magazine or forum. Send an email to the Trip Coordinator which details your trip.

Once the Trip Coordinator has approved the trip it is posted in the Trips section of the Club Forum. Once posted on the Club Forum, please ensure that you keep the trip entry up to date with attendees and review it regularly for comments or questions from members.

To comply with our insurance requirements it is essential to complete the required paperwork. Members can use the online digital trip participant form to quickly and easily submit the required details. Alternatively a printable version of the form can be downloaded from the club website (http://www.nissan4x4vic.com.au) or Four Wheel Drive Vic. website (http://www.fwdvictoria.org.au).

All other forms for trip leaders and guests can be downloaded from the club website (http://www.nissan4x4vic.com.au) or FWDV website (http://www.fwdvictoria.org.au).

If you have any ideas about a trip and/or questions speak with the Trip Coordinator ([email protected]) or any of the committee members.

I have recently had members ask me how to write a trip report. As trip reports are a fundamental part of the magazine, it’s great when members want to share their interesting experiences with the club community.

The general rule of thumb when submitting a report is to provide as much relevant infvormation as possible. For example:

When I receive your details I will create a proof of your report and send it to you for changes or approval.

When you write your report, do it from your perspective, how you experienced the trip from start to finish. I find it helpful to look at the map or GPS file as well as photos to jog those memories.

When I receive your draft I will create a proof and send it to back to you to make changes if necessary.

Hope this helps to get those reports in.

Cheers. Heath.

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Annual General Meeting – MINUTES Nissan 4x4 Club of Victoria Inc.

2025hrs Wednesday 1st August 2018 352 Cheltenham Road, Keysborough

The Meeting opened at 2045 hrs with Club President Sarah Bounden in the chair. Apologies: Gary Lyons, Mike Hale, Lynda & Andy Reid, Brian & Trish Rollins, Roger McGrath, Darryl Rabbit, Paul Verbeek, Andrew Brown, David Hughes, Ian and Jenny Knight. Proxies received prior to the meeting from: Neil Taylor, Tudor Owen, David Mills, Ian Geddes, Ken McKeon, Michael Iliffe, Mike Hale, Jim Muir, Clive Garaway, John Nicholls (invalid), and Steve Nichol (invalid) No Proxies were received from the floor. Quorum – Yes 38 full financial members present.

2017 Nissan Club AGM minutes as published in the August Nissan News and online beforehand were presented. Moved by Josh and seconded by StephenB. Motion carried for the acceptance of the 2017 AGM Minutes. Business arising from last meeting Nothing held over from last AGM Treasurer’s Report: John Farlow Has been published for 4 weeks. Deficit $3000, last year $4000 up, due to extraordinary Wandarrah expenditure. Advertising up, well done Heath. Membership money up. If we took these out, we would have a $6000 surplus. We have $71k in the bank. Books sent to Auditor in June but not finished yet. Moved they be accepted by Darren Jones. Carried. Presidents Report: Sarah Bounden Presented her annual report. Full details in addendum to these minutes.

*************************** The President advised that as per the Rules of the club all committee positions are now stood down and declared vacant. The Sergeant at Arms was asked to take over the meeting. The nomination for the position of President was declared and as there was only one nomination, Gary Lyons as the President of the Nissan Four Wheel Drive Club of Vic was carried in absentia. In the absence of the new President, the Sergeant at Arms called for a volunteer member from the floor to chair the meeting. Leigh Williams nominated Sarah Bounden, as a general member, to chair the rest of the meeting in the absence of the President. This was accepted and the meeting continued. The remaining prior nominations for committee positions were accepted by the quorum of members present at the meeting, per table below, marked with a single asterisk. Those positions that had no nominations were presented to the membership for late nomination from the floor. All other positions except for Sales were filled.

New committee is as follows:

# Position Elected # Position Elected

1 President Gary Lyons* 9 Publicity Neil Brydson* 2 Vice President. Ian Geddes 10 Sergeant at Arms Michal Dingli 3 Treasurer Brian Rollins* 11 Sales Not filled 4 Secretary Leigh Williams 12 Social Josh Doble 5 Driver Education. Garry Single 13 Land Coordinator Dean Walker** 6 Editor Heath Glass 14 Webmaster Alexander Glover 7 Trip Co-ordinator Mike Melenhorst 15 Ordinary Member Mike Hale* 8 Membership Secretary Linda Vella 16 Ordinary Member Glynn Dean

Librarian – Steve Nugent volunteered to take over Librarian from Mick Melenhorst. *Nominated prior to AGM with no other nominations therefore automatically elected ** A vote was held for this position with Dean winning the count. With the acceptance of the new committee for the 2017-2018 financial year, the meeting was called to a close.

NOTE: - After the meeting Adam Webb volunteered to take on the role of Sales Officer. As the meeting was closed, Adam will need to be appointed by the Committee on the 15th August.


Addendum 1

The Presidents Report: It is my duty as the president of the club to present an end of year report of the committee for the 2017-2018 Financial year.

Before I begin with this, I would just like to take a moment to reflect on the sad passing of one of our members Andrew J Rodrick. Andrew passed away on 25/7/18 after a long battle with kidney and liver disease. Andrew has been a member of the club since 05/10/09 and as member number 100 he demonstrated this by giving 100%. Andrew has been presented with the Club man award in both 2012 and 2013 and with the President’s award in 2014 and has been a staunch supporter of our store point track maintenance work and our photography competition. I am sure we all hold memories of Andrew close to our hearts and he will be remembered in the club.

Andrews’s family are holding a thanksgiving service at 1:30 on 3 August at the Mt Evelyn Christian Reformed Church in Birmingham Rd Mt Evelyn. Anyone from the club who would like to attend would be most welcome.

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I have held the role of President of the Nissan Club with pride over my period and I am pleased to provide you with information about the great activities that have occurred.

Over the past year we have called our attention to several areas of the business plans that we have had endorsed over previous years and have been able to see some of these activities completed.

Over the past year we have not been able to fill all of our committee positions and in some circumstances have had a single membership filling a number of positions. This is not a positive way to ensure that the committee is able to best meet the needs of the membership. However, we have tried our best to make certain that key roles are filled to ensure that member access to the club is maintained in the most appropriate way.

In this instance I would like to personally thank all of those members of the 2017-2018 committee for your work and support of the club. Without these members taking on these roles, we would not have been able to undertake the key activities

Social Events and Trips

Over the past year we have held a total of 48 trips and events with over 330 people participating in these.

These have included day trips of varying locations, activities and skill requirements.

o Weekend Trips where members have been able to have a base at Wandarrah and participate in short drives from the property.

o Weekend trips that have seen us travel to locations that were opened again for use such as haunted stream

o And longer trips where members have the capacity to travel to other states to see the wonderful tracks we have open to us.

o All of our volunteer work has totalled 88 hours with 1820 km’s travelled using $395 worth of fuel,

Our Social events held over the past 12 months have included Xmas in July, our awards day bbq and presentations which sees the awards go out to our outstanding club man, club women and our most outstanding new member, our annual Xmas event which sees Santa’s attendance, Puffing Billy and the support that we receive each and every general meeting for the provision of supper for the members and guests.

Driver Training.

Over the past year we have held a total of 6 Driver training weekends along with a trip leader course. During this time we have had a total of 66 members including both new associate and full members attending the courses to improvement their skills, knowledge and confidence.

Wandarrah

Over the past year we have held 4 full working bees and 2 mini working bees prior to a Wandarrah weekend social event. It is at these times where members provide support, time and energy to ensure that we are able to get all of those activities completed that make sure we keep Wandarrah in a state that is as usable as possible for our membership.

Of note during this period have been the activities to maintain our tracks within the property for the use of the members, the support of the driver trainer tracks to ensure that we can provide a good driver training experience, we have repaired those areas of the property that have been identified as requiring attention such as our cooking area table, the children’s playground and our campsite areas.

We continue to be cognisant of the water storage and usage at the property and encourage members attending the property to be a conservative with water usage as possible.

We also continue to be cognisant of the ongoing collection, storage and usage of firewood at the property and again remind all members to replace wood that has been used over the weekend through the use of the property trailer and the identified wood stores around the tracks.


In line with comments made by our previous president in the 2017 AGM minutes, we have continued to enact aspects of the business plan. We have been able to complete the arborist's report, an item on the business plan for several years, which will allow us to maintain the property and the safety of the members in fully supportive and professionally educated manner.

Our biggest expense has been for the maintenance of our tracks that allow entrance into the property for all members regardless of vehicle and accommodation type. The improvements on the main and chicken tracks have allowed easier access for all and a significantly easier access into the property by another of our other emergency services partners.

Sales

Over the past year we have been able to manage the upkeep of our merchandise sales for our members, both associate and full, to purchase items of clothing, and safety equipment. This has allowed members to show their membership through the wearing of branded clothing and other items.

Sergeant at Arms

Over the past year, our Sergeant at Arms has made sure that when we attend the meetings at the great central location, our setup is ready to go for members and guests and that we have clear guidelines about how to take down and pack away the chairs to make certain we are meeting the requirements of the venue. They have also managed our monthly raffles and fines and made certain that all of our mistakes one trips are brought to the attention of all. In a fun way of course.

Key Master

Over the past year, our key master has made certain that all financial full members have the appropriate key to access the property and that all keys are returned when they are no longer a financial member. This is to ensure the ongoing safety of the property as only financial members are covered by our insurance at the property and on trips.

Publicity Officer

Over the past year, our publicity officer has brought us several educational and informative presenters and has made certain we have a key presence at the key four wheel drive shows,

Editor

Over the past year, our monthly magazine has been completed and provided to our membership, both Associate and Full, information on publicised trips, our community supporters and any items we have for sale as a member. I think we would all agree that this is a key part to keeping those of our members that are unable to attend club meetings, informed about what is happening.

Webmaster and Membership Secretary

Over the past year both of these positions have been vacant and as a result of no interest, these positions have been held in a caretaker mode by our editor. Our website is our key front face to the public and our membership and more recently we have been able to allow those interested in the club, to apply for membership from this location. The ongoing attraction and enrolment of new members and the provision of information to members via the website has been demonstrated over recent months. The membership position is key in making certain that all new applications are presented to the committee at the earliest possible time, and that those members accepted by the committee are identified and updated with FWDV to ensure they are covered by our insurance.

Without the support of our caretaker in these two se activities were would not have been able to recruit the 32 new members this past financial year and the current membership we maintain during the process of the new year membership payments.

I would also like to thank those people behind the scenes that make certain that all members of the club are aware of the business. For many years, this has been held by Mike and Jane Carbis and I would like to thank them for their dedication to this role.

The post mistress role and front desk host has been handed over to Wanda McLaughlin with the support in the host role by Brian, and again would like to pay thanks to these two people who support the introduction of new members to the meeting and the provision of the magazine to those members unable to attend.

Executive Committee

I would also like to pay thanks to the executive committee who have supported me in this role. A female president of the club has been a first for the club and has posed significant challenges and cultural changes. The support I have been provided by our secretary, treasurer and vice president has been outstanding and I thank you for this.

However, it has become apparent over recent meetings that the membership does not fully support the committee and as President, I have to take responsibility for this. It is as a result of this position of the membership that I see no other option than to stand down and not nominate for re-election, but to allow the club to select a committee that better suits their needs and that will allow the membership to again build up a level of trust in its elected committee with how the club is managed.

I wish the new committee the best of luck and hope that 2018-2019 is a positive year for both the committee and the membership.

Thank You and have a wonderful and safe 2018-19 Sarah Bounden President 2017-2018


Addendum 2

Attendance for the General and AGM.

David Anderson Shane Bacon Kyle Baxter Stephen Bloomer Brad Bloxidge Neil and Lisa Brydson Mike and Jane Carbis Steve Colwill Robert Daley Glynn Deane Michael Dingli Josh Doble and Kim Taylor John and Lorraine Farlow Andrew and Tui Gall Heath Glass and Sarah Bounden Rod Golding Damian Guastella and Frances Foster Andy and Sarah Harding Clive Hinson Jane Howard Geoffrey and Jan Hunter Angelo Ioculano Jerome Jacobs Alexander Glover

Darren Jones Peter Lonsdale Jaime Lopez Edward and Merise Luisetto Michael and Annette Melenhorst Wanda McLauchlan Steven Moon Keith Morris Steve and Debbie Nugent James Perry and Kylie Craik Graham Phillips Owen Power Paul Reid and Carolyn Darby Fawaz and Jo Sahabdeen garry and Shiralee Single Brian and Rosemarie Smith Jason Tilden Marcel Van Der Geer Chris and Brooke Veldwyk Mark and Linda Vella Danniel Watson Adam Webb Leigh & Lynne Williams Robert Zsiga

Etiquette at Wandarrah - the Storage of Vehicles (Cars, Campers and Vans, as well as camp site setup). There are some unwritten rules/etiquette governing this.

There are occasions where members might wish to stay at Wandarrah for consecutive weekends and would rather not pack up camp, tow vehicles home and return the following weekend. Or where Anzac day weekend might be close to Easter for instance.

It is quite acceptable for members to do this at their own risk – remember the property is unattended during the week most of the time.

If doing this, you should make a note in the Sign in book to this effect, noting when you will return.

If it is likely to be longer than a couple of weeks, particularly in the event of a vehicle breakdown, where possible the vehicle/camper etc should be moved away from ‘Prime Sites’, typically those close to the hut/fire area.

On another matter – their has been a Kayak left at Wandarrah for a long time now. Could the owner of this please contact the Land Coordinator.

The Committee

Wandarrah Storage of Vehicles


General Meeting - MINUTES Nissan 4x4 Club of Victoria Inc.

1945hrs 3rd July 2019 352 Cheltenham Road, Keysborough

The Meeting opened at 07:45p.m. with President Gary Lyons in the chair. Welcome and Introduction Apologies: Garry Single, Ian Geddes Visitors: There were 2 visitors Acceptance of previous Club meeting minutes As published in the July Nissan News were accepted. Moved by Heath seconded by Neville W - carried Reports: President: Gary Lyons

• AGM one month away where we need to elect a new Committee as some will stand down and some will have to stand down per our Rules.

• Driver Training is a key item for the committee. Special Committee meeting held in May where it was determined that in-house Driver Training is highly regarded and should be continued. Some members have put their names forward and we are looking for more. There will be a selection process due to limited numbers that can be trained at any one time. This was explained in some detail.

• Expense reimbursement policy, no progress to date, but will be discussed at next CM.

• Discussed relationship between 4WDVic and the State Government.

• 4WDVic as an RTO are revising their courses to meet certain standards and obligations.

• 4WDVic is in a sound position has financial security for the next couple of years in conjunction with government funding.

Vice President: Ian Geddes - an apology Secretary: Leigh Williams

• Nomination for Committee roles for the next year must be in within 20 days of the AGM. This is the last meeting to hand them in personally or they can be scanned and emailed.

Treasurer: Brian Rollins • We are in a good financial position at the moment

with the majority of fees being paid. Membership Secretary: Heath Glass

• 182 members paid up. Chasing up slow payers. • Badges presented to new members.

Land Co-ordinator: Dean Walker • Nothing to report. He will have to stand down at

the AGM, but will schedule a couple of working bees between now and Xmas.

Driver Training: Garry Single – An apology. Steve Bloomer standing in.

• Next DT 13/15 September, fully booked.

Sales: Adam Webb • Last night tonight, so farewell to Adam. Thanks for

your efforts in this role, in particular getting EFTPOS up and running.

Social Committee: Josh Doble • Xmas in July this weekend but Dean/Paula are

running this. Editor: Heath Glass

• Highlighted larger magazine to contain all the AGM documentation including proxy and nomination forms.

Publicity Officer: Neil Brydson • Annual 4x4 show in August. Need some assistance

but most places now filled • Weekend at Wandarrah in - Neil unable to attend

his schedule one. Looking for someone to replace him.

Trip Co-ordinator: Mick Melenhorst an apology but Heath standing in.

• Snow trips are up. • Store Point next week for the day. • Ran a Bunyip Trip to assist ‘Parks’ along with other

clubs. Main task was to pull out all old fencing exposed by recent fires. Photos up on our Facebook page. Building a relationship with the park managers so we can have an ongoing volunteer support.

Webmaster: Alex Glover More content for the Facebook page required. Standing down and will help. Sgt at Arms: Michael Dingli

• Raffles conducted • Fines

GENERAL BUSINESS Amy Jones - photography competition, has a lot of photos submitted. With categories of: Nissan Vehicles, Landscape/Scenery and Other. There is also a Junior competition. There being no further discussion the meeting concluded at 2040hrs Next meeting 7th August 2014 which is also the AGM.


Nissan 4x4 Club of Victoria Inc. Committee Meeting - 1930hrs Wednesday 17th

July 2019 - Moodemere St, Noble Park The Meeting: opened at 07:30 p.m. with the President Gary Lyons in the chair Welcome and Introduction Present: Gary Lyons, Leigh Williams, Glynn Deane, Dean Walker, Alex Glover, Ian Geddes, Brian Rollins, Mike Hale, Heath Glass, Garry Single, Neil Brydson, Michael Dingli

Apologies: Adam Webb, Mick Melenhorst Absent: Josh Doble Visitors : - Paula Wood, Stephen Bloomer, Trish Rollins Quorum Y Acceptance of previous Club meeting minutes The June 2019 Committee meeting minutes as published in the July Nissan News were put forward for acceptance. Moved by Heath and seconded by Trish Reports President: Gary Lyons Talked about 4WD Vic Vice President: Ian Geddes Operation plan waiting for comment from the Exec. and will put up on website. Feedback was provided at the meeting that plan is good to go. Gary suggested the new committee reviews document and clarifies some of the ‘statements’ made, e.g. the ‘throw away comments”. Treasurer: Brian Rollins F19 Income $37876 exp $35000k, an apparent gain of $2871, but be aware there was a change from an accrual accounting method to cash method so these figures are not directly comparable. It will be made clearly when year is finalised. Question arose as to who should do this year’s audit due to high cost of such. A discussion was had but it was decided to remain with current auditor as cost wasn’t really that high. Secretary: Leigh Williams NTR, Mail to be collected tomorrow. Membership Secretary: Heath − 185 renewed. Still 25 to pay. 16 members officially

resigned. All non-payers have been chased up extensively. No further follow up to occur.

− Chasing up Wandarrah Key details from Glynn to enter into database.

− Paul Raike returning from requested absence and will be reactivated once fees are paid.

− New membership applications - Peter Matthews, Mark De Santis and Dana Detraux, Nathan Culleton

− New full memberships applications - Gerald and Doreen Madeley, Justin Besim, Garry and Maria Cook

Land Co-ordinator: Dean Walker − Proposal to get 4t excavator to fix up camp sites. To be

put in to new Committee. − A member has reported a dangerous tree over the

main access track, because it is prior to the chicken track there is no way to access the property for

inexperience members. Because of the urgency the Committee approved the felling of the tree immediately as long as due process is followed. Leigh to forward paperwork to Heath who will act as Site Supervisor. Garry Single to be first aid officer. Property will be closed this weekend to allow for the felling. Leigh to email all members accordingly. Thanks to Dean, Heath and Garry for undertaking this work.

Driver Training: Garry Single − Next DT in September. − Explained the process to become a Driver Trainer Sales: Adam Webb – An apology Social Committee: Josh Doble – Absent Comment was made that the Awards day and Driver Training clashed this weekend, but decision made to leave as it. Editor: Heath Glass Advertising renewals sent out, two cancelled, 4 renewed so far. Publicity Officer: Neil Brydson Melb. 4x4 show - everything being sorted including marque hire etc. Trip Co-ordinator: Mick Melenhorst – An apology Heath advises Wandarrah weekenders are moving along nicely, mostly last-minute bookings, this weekend had to be cancelled due to closure of Wandarrah. Not a lot of trips up at the moment. Webmaster: Alex Glover Has done some housekeeping. Sgt at Arms: Michael Dingli Prizes – Discussed how we would have a continuous supply of prizes rather than ad hoc process. No firm outcome. GENERAL BUSINESS − Brian advised of feed-back that Campers/Caravans left

have been left at Wandarrah unattended. Turns out that there were two there, both in need of mechanical repair. It was agreed that a formal process to manage this was unnecessary and a reminder of the etiquette around this would be written by Leigh and published in the next Nissan News.

− Awards 2019 – discussed and decided. − Life members badges will be presented at the AGM − Gary has introduced a reimbursement discussion paper

to be presented to the membership for a final decision. − Leigh to send Email to the membership re nominations

for Committee positions. − The August GM will be an expedited on so we can

proceed to the AGM and will include the Life awards − Leigh to send the 2018 AGM minutes out in advance. − Mike Hale suggest we fit simple depth gauges on the

Wandarrah water tanks - Approved. − Webmaster to get Membership Points from now on. − Handover to new Committee - We need to make

ourselves available to ensure a smooth transition. There being no further discussion the meeting concluded at 10.25hrs. Next Meeting 21st August 2019


Are you looking for a 4x4 Club?Do you enjoy 4 wheel driving?Do you enjoy the outdoors?Are you looking to join a fun, family friendly club?

Take a look at the advantages of becoming a member.

About Us:The Nissan club was formed in 1976 to engage in and promote four wheel driving for recreation. From those beginnings of some friends with G60 Patrols, we have grown into a well organised and inclusive group of over 200 members.

There is a mixture of 4WDs within the club such as: Patrol, Pathfinder, Navara, Maverick, Landcruiser, Hilux, Prado, Wrangler, Pajero, Ranger, Defender, Discovery, Amarok, BT-50 and some SUV which meet specific trip requirements.

Club Trips:Club trips are run through out the year. Trips cover the whole of Australia, so wherever you plan to go for your next trip we can certainly help. Club members have a wide range of experiences and are always keen to assist with suggestions, hints and information for your trip planning. The Trip Coordinator ensures there is a good variety of trips available, from the Victorian High Country to the deserts of Central Australia - we have a lot to offer.

Trips have varying levels of difficulty from Novice (Easy) through to Expert (Very difficult). Trips range from half a day, one day, mid-week and weekend or several weeks depending on where you want to go.

Some of the trips this year have included:Portland Sand Dunes Rubicon Valley Border TrackVictorian Mallee Wyperfield NP Victorian High Country

Helping the Community:We participate in events which help the community. We are associated with a number of organisations and help out with:- Clean up the bush - Restoration of historic land marks - Charity Events - BlazeAid

Social Events:The club also has a social committee which organises social events such as dinners, Chrismas parties and fun sporting events.

Driver Education:As part of your membership we have a qualified driver training team that holds driver education programs to assist drivers in 4WD techniques and the safe and responsible use of 4WD equipment.

Club Property:We are saving the best for last! The club has its own 80 acre property, two hours east of Melbourne, in picturesque East Gippsland.Club members can enjoy the facilities at their leisure, with plenty of sites for tents, camper trailers or caravans, there are also hot showers and flushing toilets. The extensive fire place area for camp cooking or relaxing with other members at happy hour is a popular spot.There are well maintained 4WD tracks on the property, as well as the tracks in the beautiful area of the State Forest which borders the property.

So what are you waiting for?Join now and enjoy the experiences of a life time.

Don’t forget to check out the web site for more details.


RV Storage Systems

Drive Lights & Light bars

Auxiliary battery kits

Hannibal Rooftop Tents

Documents

NISSAN NEWS · 4 AUGUST 2019 NISSAN NEWS Below is a list of trips and events for club members to attend. For full details look on the Club Forum. If you wish to attend a trip then