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INSIDE>> Little Desert Trip> Simpson Desert Trip> Warrnambool and Whales> Nissan Club visit to Yarck Registered by Australia Post Publication
No. PP339119/00013 $5.00 November 2014
Toyota Land Cruiser Club of Australia (Victoria) Inc. A0005442cToyota Land Cruiser Club of Australia (Victoria) Inc. A0005442c
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TOYOTA LAND CRUISER CLUB OF AUSTRALIA(VICTORIA) INC. A0005442CABN87301244383
N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 4N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 4
General Meetings: 7:30pm onthe 3rd Tuesday of each month at Mulgrave Country ClubWellington Road (corner JellsRoad), Wheelers HillMelways Ref 80 H1
Geelong Meetings: 7.30pm the1st Tuesday of each month &2nd Tuesday each November atthe Supper Room, GeelongWest Town Hall, 153 PakingtonSt. 3218. (Mel. 451 J2)
ENQUIRIES: Membership & General to:The SecretaryToyota Land Cruiser ClubPO Box 363, HAWTHORN 3122
Website:http:www.tlccv.com.au
MEMBERSHIP DETAILSJoining Fee: $280.00Membership: $145.00
REINSTATEMENT OF PASTMEMBERSIf a member rejoins the Clubwithin 5 years, a joining fee isnot applicable.If a member rejoins the Clubafter 5 years, they are requiredto pay the joining fee and under-take the Club’s DriverAwareness course.
RECOGNISED CLUB RADIOCHANNEL: 15 UHF
YARCK PROPERTYOur property is a registeredLand for Wildlife property and no inference is drawn in thepublication that the sign or registration has any other meaning.
Life Members: Graeme Wilson,John Whitney (Dec), Don Honey,Bill Dower, Alan Winch, BarrieMcCarthy, Harold Ross, SandraTanner, Brian Stewart, CharlesNorman, Ashley (Dec) & JudithWilliams, John Turbill, GarryCooper, Jan Chivers & KenHildebrand Honorary Members: Ross McClure,Clive Blakely, Reece DeJong Club Auditor: Chris Rumble
Main photo by Brian TannerThe opinions expressed in the articlesappearing in this magazine are notnecessarily those of the Editor or theToyota Land Cruiser Club of Australia(Victoria) Inc. The Editor reserves theright to delete where necessary anysection of any article, which has beensent for publication in the magazine.Acceptance of advertisements does not necessarily imply endorsement ofproducts or associated companies orindividuals by the Toyota Land CruiserClub of Australia (Victoria) Inc.
Club Information 1
Committee 2013-2014 2
President’s Report 3
Over the Next Hill 7
Yarck Bushfire Plan 13
Calendar/Coming Events 13
Simpson Desert Trip 17
Blues Train Social night 21
Nissan Club Visit to Yarck 23
Little Desert Trip 24
Warrnambool Whale watch Trip 25
Yarck Maintenance Weekend 26
News from ARB 27
2014 Member Directory 28
INSIDE>> Little Desert Trip
> Simpson Desert Trip
> Warrnambool and Whales
> Nissan Club visit to YarckRegistered by Australia Post Publication
No. PP339119/00013 $5.00 November 2014
Toyota Land Cruiser Club of Australia (Victoria) Inc. A0005442cToyota Land Cruiser Club of Australia (Victoria) Inc. A0005442c
Overland CruiseringOverland Cruisering
www.tlccv.com.au
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MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTIONSAll articles, trip reports and other contributions are welcome for inclusion inthe magazine. They must be in thehands of the Editor by the first of themonth.Please send them to:The Editor, Overland Cruisering, PO Box 1778, Geelong 3220
or email: [email protected]
Members’ name and membership number must accompany all articlesand/or contributions.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES• Please submit articles as Worddocuments with no formatting.(No fancy formats as it will only have to beremoved in preparing for publication).In particular DO NOT embed pictures inyour documents
• Images (photos) should besupplied as seperate JPEG files.The higher resolution the better. As a guideimages should be of 300 pixel per inch withimage files around 1-5MB fine.• If you have multiple images, please burn toa CD and post to Editor rather than trying to email numerous images.• Articles can be posted with normal photos.They will be scanned and returned to theauthor if a self-addressed envelope isprovided.
TRADING POST• Note: if selling a vehicle in the TradingPost it is a Motor Car Trader Regulation(1988-22(4) legal requirement that a cashprice, registration number or engine numberare supplied.
ADVERTISING A TRIP• Note: All trips must be approved by theTrip Convenor before they can be gazettedin Overland Cruisering.
All contributions MUST BE received bythe 1st of the month.
ADVERTISERSPlease support those companies that adver-tise in our magazine. Let them know yousaw their advert in Overland Cruisering.
PresidentIan [email protected]
Vice PresidentAdriano [email protected]
SecretarySandra [email protected]
Assistant Secretary Ian [email protected]
TreasurerAlan [email protected]
Assistant Treasurer Steve de [email protected]
CommitteeRussell Edwards [email protected]
CommitteeAdam [email protected]
Magazine EditorSandra Tanner:
AdvertisingSandra Tanner
Activities CoordinatorIan Ross
Driver TrainingJohn MIlls: [email protected]* Driver Training Course bookings* Awareness Course certificates
Yarck ManagementBrian Stewart [email protected]
Magazine DistributionRussell & Lesley Edwards
Trip ConvenorScott Hamilton
* Register a Member’s trip* Assistance in trip preparation
TechnicalBrett Dyson
• Club training courses co-ordinator
Special [email protected]
• Shows & special event co-ordinator
MembershipBarbara Bryant [email protected]* Membership renewals, name badges,contact detail changes
LibrarianWendy Wilson [email protected]* Borrow DVDs & books* Contributions to the Library
FWDV DelegateTony Bryant
Webmaster
[email protected] Miles
Excursion Visits CoordinatorRussell Edwards
Marketing/Public Relations CoordinatorBrian Tanner
Emergency Response CoordinatorBruce Fullard
Raffles & SupperGabi & Grace AzzamKaren Wade
Club ShopGraham Cahill [email protected]
Sergeant-At-ArmsRussell Edwards [email protected]
Social CoordinatorHelen & Rebecca [email protected]* Book for participation in social events
Visitor GreetersCarol & Greg Edmunds
GEELONG BRANCHPresidentMatt McPhee [email protected]
Vice PresidentMatt Lilley
SecretaryJennie Harvie
SocialJudith Williams
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A R E Y O U R M E M B E R S H I P D E TA I L S C U R R E N T ?If you have recently moved, please notify Barbara Bryant – Membership Officer – and provide your new address, telephone number(s) and (if altered) your email
address as soon as possible. Please also remember to remove the Club sticker if you change or sell your four-wheel drive.
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P R E S I D E N T ’ S R E P O R TU P D AT E
When one takes on any voluntaryposition in any Club, it is impor-tant to remember that you are
required to act in the best interests of themembers. The recent decision made bythe committee that the printed version ofthe magazine should be phased out wasnot a decision made lightly by theCommittee, rather at the time we thoughtthat we were acting in the members’ bestinterests. In saying all that, the power ofthe membership is that they always havethe power to disagree with the decisions ofthe committee.At the last General Meeting the membersdid exactly that. The main concernexpressed was in relation to the process.Sure, the Committee could decide to digits toes in and fight it, but in truth thatopposes the very nature of the way inwhich they were elected. As a result of theconcerns of the members, we theCommittee, felt that we had to demon-strate to the members that we haveclearly heard the membership. Hence atthe last Committee meeting theCommittee passed a resolution effectivelysaying that the magazine will continue tobe printed as it is now until the membersresolve otherwise.This now means that any prior decisionsmade have been overturned.The members did however ask that theybe provided with some factual informationin order that they may review the situationand make an informed decision. I ampleased to say that the Committee willassist in this process and, as I write thisreport, details are being prepared forpresentation to the members. Options willalso be included in that process. As aCommittee we are clear that any next stepre the magazine will come from the mem-bers. I sincerely hope that all present cantruly appreciate just how tough it was forme to chair the last general meeting. I triedas best I could but after a while it simplygot too much. I apologise if anybody wasoffended by my decision at the time toleave.On a more positive note, I learnt a lot more
about tyres after attending the evening atHighway Tyres. Having done this trip some14-15 years ago, I was stunned to see thattheir 24 hour retreading facility is all butgone. Apparently it is another victim ofcheap tyre imports from Asia. They still dosome retreading but only to make BurnOut tyres. These are tyres that people canuse to make different coloured smoke indrag events etc. This is not a tyre thatwould be fit to any four wheel drive, butinteresting none the less. The Club reallyappreciates the work put in by Russell andLeslie in arranging the night and thespecial Club offers made by HighwayTyres to Club members.We are still looking for a SocialCoordinator and if you can help out pleaselet us know. There is also the MonsterWorking Bee on the 22nd and 23rdNovember. Please make sure that you letBrian Stewart know that you will be attend-ing. Thanks again also to Grace & GabiAzzam who will be organising the BBQ onthe Saturday night.Don't forget the Club’s Children'sChristmas Party on Sunday 7th Decemberat Nortons Park, Wantirna South. There isfurther information in the magazine as wellas a registration form.I have just returned from a Club trip toRobe, SA. This is a trip that is runannually by Sandra and Brian Tanner. Forthe last 15 years I have seen this tripadvertised and said to myself that I wouldlike to do it. I can't for the life of me explainwhy it is that I have never put my hand upfor it, perhaps the timing wasn't right. A fewdays before the trip Sandra mentioned thatthere had been a cancellation. I mentionedthat I had always wanted to do the trip.Again things just didn't look like they wouldwork out but Sandra’s persistence andencouragement got me across the linethus that two days later I was packing togo.Taking the caravan over worked well asthe roads are all pretty good. My eldestson was a little miffed that he was notallowed to share the driving as ‘L’ platerscan't tow anything. Anyway the trip over
was easy, but a little long. The weatherwas nothing short of perfect. We were allpretty much in the one group at theLakeside caravan park.I have never driven on the beach or duneslike this before. I have to say that I found itvery challenging at first. Maybe because Idid not have my centre diff lock engaged!Somehow I found without it on, my vehiclerefused to turn on the dunes, and I foundmyself in a situation of having to turn mywheels further in the direction I wanted togo with the subsequent effect of sappingthe momentum required.After the second day Brad stated that thecentre diff lock should be engaged. Well Itell you what, it seemed to make a hugedifference on the third day’s drive. I ampleased to say though that I never oncehad to be extracted. I did have to help twoothers, and that made me feel good. Ilearnt a few other things on the trip that Ithoroughly enjoyed, eg. always wear yourseat belt when performing a snatch!Overall it was a fantastic trip, and the visitto the sink holes around Mt Gambier veryinteresting. The trip was interesting,challenging, fun and educational. My chil-dren loved it and are still talking about it!Thank you to Sandra and Brian for runningsuch a great trip that I shared with adelightful group of Club members.Fantastic!Ian Ross (1409)PRESIDENT
L E T T E R T O T H E E D I T O RL E T T E R S
Thank you Dwyer Peter
I would sincerely like to thank theTLCCV committee & those memberswho showed their expression ofsympathy on the sudden loss of Peter.Your support came in many ways,which I greatly appreciated, theflowers, phone calls, cards, food & tothose who attended his funeral, a bigthank you.
Sadly 5 weeks after my Peter died myfather passed away. I would like toagain thank everyone concerned fortheir sympathy and support.Wherever you are in this world, alwayscherish the ones that are dear to youas they can be gone in a flash.Please accept this as my personalthank you Marion Harvey (396)
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A N N U A L “ M O N S T E R ”
YA R C K M A I N T E N A N C E
& C O N S T R U C T I O N
W O R K I N G B E E W E E K E N D
Hut:Re-paint front wooden doorStain/paint cupboard behind the front door, (newspaper cupboard)Shelves for cast iron pans & jaffles (or large hooks)Clean up storage cornerSand and paint verandah posts and beamsDust/clean and wash floor – awkward as floor cannot be walked onwhen wetReplace outdoor table – front of hut near triangle gong. Measure andget materialsCheck and service all taps and cisterns (including Bus Stop)Service gas hot water unitsInstall generator lockerGrass cutting and brush cutting around hut (BYO ride on mower wouldbe very handy)Camping Areas:General camping, Whoopsy, Bachelor Pad, Caravan Park and Garvey’sGullyClean up fallen timber – stack or removeEvergreen:Clean up around plants – re-staking, pruning, remove unwanted stakes,etc.Memorial garden clean-upTidy up storage tank for garden equipment & remove garden equip-ment from breezeway e.g rolls of plastic tree guardsMow around trees in competition area (in preparation for tractor slashing)Remove black wattle (cut and poison) from Grevillea and CallistemongardensSpray thistle areas
Bush Hut: Finish gable ends. Roofing ironGeneral:Clean out contour drains in car park and under access trackFirewoodCut back ti tree around 2nd gate. Remove stumpsMove ash piles from burn-off areas, Bachelor’s Pad and Garvey’sFencing – check boundary and repair damageBridge nuts & bolts require tightening and a clean-up of fallen timberLengthen trailer shelter to protect trailer couplings\Log seating near kiosk in competition areaRelocate tank in Caravan ParkExit gate (near Bog Hole)Pick up fallen timber and small branches from gassed areas to betractor slashedPaint signsAll the fire extinguishers will be serviced by the CFACruiserkhana Events: The events need to be brought up to scratch asvery little has been done since C/khanaSaturday evening there will be a BBQ provided so Gabi & Grace need toknow numbers so that they can cater for this – email to YarckManagement.This can also be a wine tasting evening so bring along your favoritebottle or 2 of wine and cheese to make this a memorable event. This is your last chance to say: “I have been to a Maintenance andConstruction weekend this year.”Come along and support the Yarck Management team.
Brian Stewart (340)YARCK MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR
2 2 n d & 2 3 r d N o v e m b e r, 2 0 1 4To be held at Yarck, a “Monster” working bee is being organized for members to assist in preparing
our beautiful property for the summer months and the ensuing Cruiserkhana
We need as many members as possible to come for the weekend, or even for a day. There are ahost of tasks that require our attention for the safety of our members
and the property.
BYO tools, trailers, safety gear and the usual food and liquid requirements.
Saturday night a BBQ will be provided.For catering purposes, please advise of your attendance by emailing
Brian Stewart at [email protected] or at a meeting
PROPOSED ITEMS TO BE CARRIED OUT
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Members Please Note: All guests attending TLCCV trips must take out Temporary Membership. This includes children of members 18 years of age and older. If you have any queries contact our Trip Convenor, Scott Hamilton at [email protected]. All applications and payments for Temporary Membership MUST be received by the Membership Officer NO LATER than 14 days prior to the trip.Facebook: Any trips advertised on Facebook that have not been approved by the Trip Convenor will not be recognised as an official Club trip and therefore not be covered by the Club insurance.Seasonal Road Closures: Contact Parks Victoria on http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/safety/fire,-flood-and-other-closures/seasonal-road-closures2.
NOVEMBER THE MYSTICAL HAUNTED STREAMDate: Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd November, 2014Trip Leaders: Laurie & Heidi Miles: Email: [email protected]
DECEMBERSaturday 6thSunday 7thLimit:Equipment:Details:
Trip Leader:
OXFAM CHRISTMAS TREE DELIVERY FOR 2014For delivery to the South and Eastern suburbs of MelbourneFor delivery to the North and Western suburbs of MelbourneNo limit - would like as many as possibleTrailer/Ute to carry at least 20 trees, rope, Santa hat if you have one, Melways and a navigatorSaturday: Pick up your trees at Heatherwood School, 370-380 Springvale Road, Donvale.Sunday: Pick up your trees at Princes Hill Primary School, Wilson St. Nth Carlton (Mel. Ref: 29 J11).Pick up time is before 10:00am each morning (the earlier the better as it can be a bun fight later & you get the best trees). Trees are already paid for, you don’t handle any money. Delivery time is 2-3 hours. This is a great way to start off your Christmas by delivering Christmas trees to the kids of Melbourne & at the same time helping a worthwhile cause. If you can help send an email to the Trip Leader with your suburb, phone number & method of delivery (trailer, ute station wagon etc) ASAP.Garry Cooper: Email: [email protected]
DECEMBER GRAMPIANS MVOsDate: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December, 2014Meeting Place: TBATime: Saturday 8:30amLimit: 8 vehiclesStandard: Easy to medium (some sections may be difficult if wet)Fuel: Full tank from StawellRadio: UHF (initially channel 15)Equipment: Basic recovery gear including snatch strap, closed recovery points on front & back, shovel, air compressor for tyre
inflation, genuine off road tyres with at least 50% tread including spare tyre.Overnight: Bush camping on Saturday night.Details: We will explore some exciting tracks in the Grampians, plus some of the MVOs.Trip Leaders: Laurie & Heidi Miles: Email: [email protected]
DECEMBER REGION G - JORDAN VALLEY LOOP WORKING BEEDate: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th December, 2015Meeting Place: Top of Victor Spur Track off Woods Point, Walhalla RoadTime: 9:00am Saturday morningLimit: No limit.Standard: Easy and medium tracksFuel: Fuel at Warburton or MoeRadio: 15 UHFEquipment: All terrain tyres required. Appropriate front & rear recovery points, basic recovery gear (snatch strap, 2 rated
shackles & gloves), driver awareness training required.Overnight: Bush camping opposite Victor Spur track off Woods Point, Wallhalla RoadDetails: Working bee to maintain the West Gippsland Relic, Mining & Heritage Protection Inc., Region G part of the Jordan
Valley Loop. Attendees will need to bring gardening equipment - a more detailed list will follow. We will be diggingsteps into the road embankment to access the Father & Son Lone Grave. Also resume clearing the Jericho Cemetery, Diversion Tunnel, Oak Tree & Chinaman’s Point, etc.
Trip Leader: Dulcie Watts. Email: [email protected]
C O M I N G T R I P SC A L E N D A R
INFORMATION FOR TRIPLEADERS• Trip leaders please note thatunder the Constitution, membersmay not take part in any clubactivities involving four-wheeldriving unless they have com-pleted the Driver Awareness
Course (Theory & Practical) andhave filled in an Indemnity Form.• The Club Insurance Policystates that only Club Trips thatare gazetted in the ClubMagazine and the Club websiteare covered by the Club PublicLiability Policy.
• All Club Trips gazetted in theClub Magazine must include atelephone number (or mobile)and/or an email address for thepurpose of booking on a trip.• Members please note that tele-phone calls should not be madelater than 8:30 pm.
Club trips are for club membersonly. Non members are not afforded insurance coverage bythe club and may jeopardise ourcoverage. If you have anyqueries they may be raised withour Trip Coordinator, Tony Middleditch.
DECEMBER ABERFELDY ADVENTUREDate: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st December, 2014Meeting Place: TBATime: Saturday 8:30amLimit: 8 vehiclesStandard: Medium to difficultFuel: Full tank from Moe.Radio: UHF (initially channel 15)Equipment: Basic recovery gear including snatch strap, closed recovery points on front & back, shovel, air compressor for tyre
inflation, genuine off road tyres with at least 50% tread including spare tyre. Room to carry your MTB if riding.Overnight: Bush camping on Saturday night.Details: Explore the exciting 4WD tracks near the Aberfeldy River, including a visit to O’Tooles Flat, plus take in the views
as we descend the famous 12 switchbacks on Trigg Track, just north of the old mining town of Walhalla. Heidi willbe out MTBing early Saturday morning. Anyone wanting to join her on the ride is most welcome. You will need adriver as we will pick up Heidi en route. No trailers, no dogs, no cats, no firearms permitted on this trip.
Trip Leaders: Laurie & Heidi Miles: Email: [email protected]
DEC/JAN 2015 NYE IN THE HIGH COUNTRYDate: Tuesday 30th December - Friday 2nd January, 2015Meeting Place: Blue Duck Inn, Anglers Rest (28km from Omeo)Time: 11:00amLimit: 8 vehiclesStandard; EasyFuel: Full tank ex OmeoRadio: 15 UHFEquipment: Vehicle in sound mechanical condition. Off road tyres with minimum 50% tread (road biased tyres not acceptable),
full recovery equipment, compressor & tyre gauge, camping equipment, water & supplies. No trailers, pets orfirearms.
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NYE in the High Country continued:Overnight: Bush camping with no facilities.Details: A relaxed family friendly trip over the new years period. It’s a busy time of the year, so we will be base camping by
Trip Leaders:
a river, with time to fish, practice your camp fire skills, swim, read a book & maybe have a few half day 4WD adventures. Camping along the Mitta Mitta river upstream of the Blue Duck, communal camp oven meal for NYE. Adam & Olivia Takacs. Email: [email protected]
JANUARY TANTALISING TINGARINGY - Australia Day weekend)Date: Saturday 24th - Monday 26th January, 2015Meeting Place: Orbost Caravan ParkTime: Saturday 8:30amLimit: 8 vehiclesStandard: Medium to hard - depending on weather conditionsFuel: Full tank from OrbostRadio: UHF (initially channel 15)Equipment: Basic recovery gear including snatch strap, closed recovery points on front & back, shovel, air compressor for tyre
inflation, genuine off road tyres with at least 50% tread including spare tyre.Overnight: Orbost Caravan Park on first night - bush camping on Saturday & Sunday night.Details: Head north from Orbost to Mt Tingaringy, driving to the summit on the NSW border. Take in the views as we head
down to McKillops Bridge via the Laurie Track. On Monday we will visit the Little River Gorge before heading home.No trailers, no dogs, no cats, no firearms permitted on this trip.
Trip Leaders: Laurie & Heidi Miles: Email: [email protected]
EBRUARY MIRIMBAR MAGIC - 4WD, MTB & OziExplorer all in oneDate: Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th February, 2015Meeting Place: Mirimbah (30km east of Mansfield)Time: Saturday 9:00amLimit: 8 vehiclesStandard: Easy to mediumFuel: Full tank from MansfieldRadio: UHF (initially channel 15)Equipment: Basic recovery gear including snatch strap, closed recovery points on front & back, shovel, air compressor for tyre
inflation, genuine off road tyres. Room to carry your MTB if riding. Plus bring your laptop or android tablet if youwant to play around with OziExplorer.
Overnight: Bush camping on Saturday night.Details: Come & enjoy a weekend with some great 4WDing & some MTBing for those fit members. We will be base camping
at Mirimbah (at the base of Mt Buller). Some of you may wish to sit around the campfire & listen to Laurie talk about the famous mapping software “OziExplorer.” We will be hitting the 4WD tracks as well, taking in the greatclimb up to Mt Stirling after visiting Howqua Gap hut plus some others. Heidi will also be heading off on her MTB toexplore the amazing MTB trails around Mt Buller. On Sunday we will 4WD to Lake William Hovell & return viaPineapple Flat. No dogs, no cats, no firearms. Trailers are welcome at our base camp at Mirimbah.
Trip Leaders: Laurie & Heidi Miles: Email: [email protected]
FEBRUARY Date:Meeting Place:Time:Limit:Standard:Fuel:Radio:Equipment:
Overnight:Details:
Trip Leader:
MT SUNDAY - AGAIN!Thursday 12th - Sunday 15th February, 2015Licola area9:00am6 vehiclesDifficult to very difficultFull tanks ex Mansfield15 UHFRaised suspension, winch, good quality 33+ inch off road tyres, front & rear diff locks required. Full recovery equipment, compressor & tyre gauge, camping equipment, water & supplies. No trailers, pets or firearms.Bush camping with no facilities.Take an extended weekend break to explore the more challenging & scenic tracks in the High Country. Mt Sunday, Barkly River Jeep Tk, the Macalister & Caledonia rivers & other areas are on the itinerary. Finishing around Licola. Track & weather conditions will determine final route.Adam Takacs. Email: [email protected]
FEBRUARY SWIFTS CREEK EXPLORERDate: Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd February, 2015Meeting Place: Swifts Creek Caravan ParkTime: Saturday 8:30amLimit: 8 vehiclesStandard: Medium to hard - depending on weather conditions
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Swifts Creek Explorer continued:Fuel: Full tank from BruthenRadio: UHF (initially channel 15)Equipment: Basic recovery gear including snatch strap, closed recovery points on front & back, shovel, air compressor for tyre
inflation, genuine off road tyres with at least 50% tread including spare tyre.Overnight: Swifts Creek Caravan Park - fees apply.Details: Explore the exciting 4WD tracks around Swifts Creek including the famous TVGC track. No dogs, no cats, no
firearms permitted on this trip. Trailers are most welcome at our base camp at Swifts Creek Caravan Park.Trip Leaders: Laurie & Heidi Miles: Email: [email protected]
MARCHDate:Meeting Place:Time:Limit:Standard:Fuel:Radio:Equipment:
Overnight:Details:
Trip Leaders:
MacFARLANE FLAT ADVENTURE - (Labour Day weekend)Saturday 7th - Monday 9th March, 2015Bruthen Caravan ParkSaturday 8:30am8 vehiclesMedium to hard - depending on weather conditionsFull tank from OrbostUHF (initially channel 15)Basic recovery gear including snatch strap, closed recovery points on front & back, shovel, air compressor for tyre inflation, genuine off road tyres with at least 50% tread including spare tyre.Caravan Park on Friday night (fees apply). Saturday & Sunday night bush camping.From Bruthen, we will head up to the NSW border & 4WD across the Ingeegoodbee Track & MacFarlanes Flat. After camping overnight on MacFarlanes Flat, we will 4WD to The Playgrounds at the base of Mt Cobberas No. 1. A short walk to the summit of Mt Cobberas No. 1 is possible. Overnight camping is possible at Native Dog Flat or Native Cat Flat. Monday will take us down through Hells Gate, exiting out of the 4WD tracks at Swifts Creek. No trailers, no dogs, no cats, no firearms permitted on this trip.Laurie & Heidi Miles: Email: [email protected]
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APRIL Vic / SA BORDER TRACK - Easter weekendDate: Friday 3rd - Monday 6th April, 2015Meeting Place: Lake HindmarshTime: Friday 8:30amLimit: 8 vehiclesStandard: Medium - depending on weather conditionsFuel: 145Lt capacity - full tank from Horsham - refueling at Pinnaroo if required.Radio: UHF (initially channel 15)Equipment: Basic recovery gear including snatch strap, closed recovery points on front & back, shovel, air compressor for tyre
inflation, genuine off road tyres with at least 50% tread including spare tyre.Overnight: Thurs. - Lake Hindmarsh CP (fees apply). Bush camping Friday, Saturday & Sunday nights.Details: Travel through the sandy Wyperfeld National Park via Lake Albacutya, circling the Big Desert via Ross Springs. We
will then travel through the ‘Disputed Country’ before crossing into SA & heading down the Vic/SA Border Track. Wewill experience the border sand dunes & some interesting bog holes, before finishing in Nhill. No trailers, no dogs,no cats, no firearms permitted on this trip.
Trip Leaders: Laurie & Heidi Miles: Email: [email protected]
JUNE SANDY WYPERFELD TRAILER TRIP - Queens Birthday weekend)Date: Friday 6th - Monday 8th June, 2015Meeting Place: Lake HindmarshTime: Saturday 8:30amLimit: 6 vehiclesStandard: Medium - depending on weather conditionsFuel: 145Lt capacity - full tank from Horsham/RainbowRadio: UHF (initially channel 15)Equipment: Basic recovery gear including snatch strap, closed recovery points on front & back, shovel, air compressor for tyre
inflation, genuine off road tyres with at least 50% tread including spare tyre.Overnight: Friday - Lake Hindmarsh CP (fees apply) - bush camping Saturday & Sunday nights.Details: Travel through the sandy Wyperfeld National Park via Lake Albacutya. No dogs, no cats, no firearms permitted on
this trip. Trailers welcome on this trip.Trip Leaders: Laurie & Heidi Miles: Email: [email protected]
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B U S H F I R E P L A NYA R C K
The Toyota Land Cruiser Club does notrecommend a “Stay and Defend” plan.Infrastructure on the property can bereplaced.FIRE DANGER PERIOD[November – May]It is members’ responsibility to listen toradio news reports each evening duringthe Fire Danger Period for advice on thepossibility of fires. Also be up to date withany declaration of Total Fire Ban Days.Yarck is in the NORTH CENTRAL FIREBAN DISTRICT - 149 Rennies Lane,GOBURIt is recommended that members leave theproperty the day before a declared TotalFire Ban day or very early in the morningof a Total Fire Ban dayMembers should not go to the propertyduring any Total Fire Ban day.
EVACUATIONThose present will select one person fromtheir number to take charge,The issue of evacuation during an emer-gency must be addressed early in theplanning.Evacuation can be extremely dangerous
unless it takes place well in advance of thefire hazard entering the general area of thecamp. Roads may be blocked with fallentimber and visibility reduced by thicksmoke.Increased pressures on emergency serv-ices may make it difficult for them to renderassistance.
Evacuation should only be done via themain access track to Rennies Lane andthe Gobur –Yarck Road.
REFUGEThere are NO bushfire proof shelters onthe property.If a fire incident occurs and members can-not leave the property, then the Hut couldpossibly be used as a “safer place” to pro-vide protection from radiant heat. It shouldbe made as fire safe as is practical.Wet towels to be placed under doors toprevent embers entering.There is running water inside; there areknapsacks and fire extinguishers.Other equipment to have on hand shouldinclude.A battery operated am/fm radio and P2 fil-ter masks.UHF radios left on – mobile phones –torches – first aid kits – drinking fluids.Clothing - it is advisable to have longtrousers, long sleeved shirt and sturdyfootwear. Gloves and hat are also useful.The wearing of shorts, dresses, thongs orany synthetic fabrics is totally unsuitable.Be prepared for smoke and embers thatmay enter the building. After the fire fronthas passed check outside and extinguishany burning embers or fires around thehut.All vehicles should be parked on bareground, facing towards the exit with alldoors and windows closed and keys in theignition. DO NOT BLOCK OFF ANY
ACCESS TRACKS.Alarm, A distinctive alarm signal shouldbe used, a simple manual device such asthe triangle hanging in the tree outside thehut or the electronic device near the radiosin the hut.Panic. This is something that can well bedone without. Anyone showing signs ofpanic should be kept under some form ofsupervision, and provided with reassur-ance and prevented from doing anythingrash.
COMMUNICATION and CONTACTS• Phone: 1800 240 667 for Bushfireinformation.• 000 only to report a fire.• Alexandra Fire StationPhone 0357721855• Yarck Fire Captain Phone 0357734334.Mobile: 0439 656 913.• ABC radio AM band 774• Local Radio Station (Alexandra) UGFM106.9 (an official emergency broadcaster)• GPS coordinates (six figure grid) of theHilton.• Websites www.abc.net.au\emergency
www.cfa.vic.gov.au
A Bushfire Survival Kit is located on thenotice board behind the hut door.It is available for members to read andreturn it.
Prior to booking or setting any dates for an event, please check with theActivity Coordinator who will ensure that there are no clashes. Please emailto the Activity Coordinator the proposed date, time, venue and overview ofthe event.
C O M I N G T R I P SC A L E N D A R
November 22nd & 23rd Annual Monster Maintenance & Construction weekend
November 22nd & 23rd The Mystical Haunted StreamNovember 29th & 30th DA Practical weekendDecember 6th & 7th Jordan Valley Loop Working BeeDecember 6th & 7th Oxfam Christmas Tree Delivery for
2014December 6th & 7th Grampians MVO’sDecember 9th Yarck Management meetingDecember 20th & 21st Aberfeldy AdventureJanuary 13th, 2015 Yarck Management January 24th – 26th Tantalising Tingaringy (Australia Day
w/end)Jan. 31st & Feb. 1st DA Practical weekendFebruary 8th & 9th Mirimbar Magic – 4WD, MTB &
OziExplorer all in oneFebruary 10th Yarck Management and DA TheoryFebruary 21st & 22nd Swifts Creek ExplorerFeb. 28th & March 1st DA Practical weekendMarch 7th – 9th MacFarlane Flat AdventureMarch 10th Yarck Management and DA TheoryMarch 28th & 29th DA Practical weekendApril 3rd – 6th Vic/SA Border Track (Easter w/end)April 14th Yarck Management and DA TheoryMay 2nd & 3rd DA Practical weekend
May 12th Yarck Management and DA TheoryMay 30th & 31st DA Practical weekendJune 6th – 8th Sandy Wyperfeld Trailer trip (Queens
B/day w/end)June 9th Yarck Management and DA TheoryJune 27th & 28th DA Practical weekendJuly 14th Yarck Management and DA TheoryAugust 1st & 2nd DA Practical weekendAugust 11th Yarck Management and DA TheoryAugust 29th & 30th DA Practical weekendSeptember 8th Yarck Management and DA TheorySeptember 26th & 27th DA Practical weekendOctober 13th Yarck Management and DA TheoryNovember 7th & 8th DA Practical weekendNovember 10th Yarck Management and DA TheoryNovember 28th & 29th DA Practical weekend
CONDOLENCESThe Executive and members extend their sincere sympathy to
Brad and Melody and family on the recent passing of hismother. RIP
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and Multi-Terrain Select system. Make the short trek to your local Toyota dealer and test drive a Prado with either the 3.0L Turbo diesel or 4.0L Petrol engine (not available on GX models) today.
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T R I P S S I M P S O N D E S E R T T R I P
Day 1. Monday 22nd - As most of the trip participants hadenjoyed a meal together the night before in Coober Pedy, itwas a quick chat then straight off towards Oodnadattashortly after 8:00am on the Monday morning. That was foreveryone except James Clark, who had vehicle problems sohad to stay in Coober Pedy until it was fixed. The road wasin great condition, and in just over two hours we met up withthe two remaining vehicles who had stayed overnight in thearea. After a chat, morning tea and refuel ($2.20l) for someat the Pink Roadhouse, it was off towards DalhousieSprings.Good weather and track conditions made the trip up toHamilton Station easy, where lunch was taken under theshade of some gums in a creek bed. After a stop at theDalhousie Ruins and a close by lookout, it was into theDalhousie Springs campsite around 2.30pm for an earlycamp, and most importantly a dip in the water. Nibbling fishwere a highlight for some, but not others!With no fires being allowed, and an impressive display fromthe local mosquitoes for an hour or so around dusk, it wasan early night for most.Adam Takacs (2450)Day 2. Tuesday 23rd - Some early morning risers went foranother dip/bath in the Dalhousie Springs which were at 38deg.We left camp leisurely about 9:00am with all our sand flagsflapping in the breeze. (So glad to get away from themozzies/midges). The road was quite corrugated and dusty,and the weather was warm with a gusty wind.At 10:10 we stopped for morning tea so Adam could get thelatest update on James (still in Coober Pedy) and his alter-nator problems. Soon after another Toyota convoy of 6 vehi-cles (going in the opposite direction) met up with us. Theywere also from TLCCV and were on a private trip prior toDon Bryant’s “Great Australian Bight” trip so we had morn-ing tea and a chat with them. At 11.20 we parted companyand our convoy headed off for lunch at Purni Bore.Purni Bore is at the start of the French Line and is locatedin Witjira National Park. The Bore was drilled by the FrenchPetroleum Company in 1963 during oil exploration years ofthe Simpson Desert. The bore ended up corroding andleaks caused a substantial amount of hot water (85o C) tosurface and develop into a sizeable lake. The lake has driedup and the bore flow has now been restricted, but still allowssome water to be released to sustain wildlife.The highlight of lunch was the sighting of a mangy dingoskulking through the bushes.We left Purni Bore at 1.30. Blue sky, 34 deg and a hot gustywind, poached egg daisy was flowering and the road justgoes on & on & on. Found a campsite and watched a bril-liant sunset from the top of a nearby dune while waiting forJames. Great campfire with James and Matthew joining usabout 7:30. A pleasant day’s travelling of 91 km.John and Judy Roeszler (2674)Day 3 Wednesday 24th - After a windy night listening to thetent flapping, the wind had fortunately abated by the morn-ing to a light breeze, but the wretched flies had returned.
22nd – 30th September, 2014
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Alan and Gail McMeekinJohn & Judy RoeszlerRosalie & Adrian RevilleMichael SchuettkePeter, Karen and Sasha Crump
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With Alan as our “trainee leader,” the con-voy continued driving along the FrenchLine to the intersection of the Rig Road.Spinifex bordered the track, a few wild flow-ers, (mostly white) and a golden grevilleaadded interest to the never ending redsand and dunes. Dingoes had been activeduring the night as evidenced by the foot-prints in the loose sand on the middle ofthe track. We turned onto the ColsonTrack. Soon after starting off on the WAAtrack John & Judy in their short wheelbasePrado, now nicknamed “Shortie,” put it tothe test again. Some of the group felt theyneeded a challenge so tried going up oneof the dunes from the east. Some made itand I won’t say who tried three times buthad to admit defeat.At this stage in the trip, James was the onlyone who hadn’t had to reverse back on adune and start again.By 3.55pm after traversing many sanddunes, Alan selected a flat campsite with asand dune for a backdrop and retired asleader after a very good day at the helm.Peter found he had a flat tyre.Day 4. Thursday 25th - Another daydawned with clear skies and a light breezeas we continued heading east on the WAAtrack. Pale lemon wattles covered in blos-som, along with golden wattles, providedrelief to the seemingly endless sanddunes. Once again we saw evidence ofdingoes being active during the night bytheir footprints in the loose sand. Someparts of the track were lined with hard whiterock, which we found out to be gypsum.After crossing two salt lakes, we turnedonto Knolls track and then onto Rig Roadto see a corkwood tree where there was anabandoned eagle’s nest.We then went to see the Lone Gum, aCoolabah tree, where we met other trav-ellers. We got back on the WAA track toErabana track and then the French Lineheading towards Poeppel’s Corner.Shortly afterwards we stopped for the nightafter travelling 100+ kms over many sanddunes.Rosalie & Adrian Reville (2067)Day 5. Friday 26th - Morning saw theusual packing up routine, and we set off fora pleasant morning's driving and climbingsand dunes along the French line - somequite challenging. Morning tea was had atThe Knolls, an interesting feature of thelandscape and a great spot for views.Lunch saw a collection of bodies under themiddle of Peter and Karen's car to investi-gate a suspicious knocking noise. It was an
intermittent noise, only audible from out-side the car at idle and only occasionally.Adam pronounced a problem, but Peterdecided to drive on as long as the car keptrunning.We continued to Poeppels Corner, runninginto the Geelong 4WD Club on the salt lakejust before the corner. Photos were takenof the kids sitting in all 3 states at the sametime. Poeppels Corner is the junction of theNT, SA and Qld. From there we continuedalong the QAA Line, which provided somequite different driving in places, includingone fast salt pan where 5th high was evenengaged.
Adam found a lovely camping spot andAlan and Gail decided to try a camp ovenchocolate cake to celebrate Gail's birthday,but without success, though they made upfor this with a beautiful cake a couple ofdays later.Day 6. Saturday 27th -The next day sawsome fun and quite tricky dunes, some withsignificant scalloping, which provided avery bouncy ride for occupants. Eventuallywe reached Big Red, the biggest and mostfamous dune on the Simpson.Adam immediately climbed the middletrack on Big Red but it proved too difficultfor James, Peter and Michael. Jamesmade a number of attempts trying differentgears, but no luck. John and Judy howevermade a spirited attempt on the left handclimb, the hardest one, and climbed it in theshort wheel base Prado very effectively,with Judy repeating the effort as driver.Adam and Alan also attempted the lefthand track successfully as well.Everyone made it to the top however, usingone track or another, and photos weretaken and phone reception taken advan-tage of before heading into Birdsville wheresome of us made a beeline for the pub towatch the Grand Final. Showers weregratefully had at the caravan park wherewe camped for the night.
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Birdsville was very welcome to Alan andGail, with only 9 litres of fuel left in the tankwhen they arrived.Dinner was taken outdoors at the pub andwe were surprised to find the Deputy PrimeMinister walking past us, apparently for ameeting held at the pub, so after muchinsistence from Sasha, Peter sidled up tohim after dinner and asked if he would begood enough to have his photo taken withSasha, which he did. A quite unexpectedend to a good day, and a wonderful cross-ing of the Simpson, but certainly not theend of the trip.The Crumps (2254)Day 7. Sunday 28th - Birdsville toInnamincka (approx 350 kms)We had a 10:30am late start, after morningtea at the local Birdsville Bakery wherecamel pies were very popular. EarlierJames and Matthew were privileged tohave breakfast with Warren Truss, theDeputy PM. It was a balmy 25 degrees aswe headed east over the Diamantina Riverand turned right onto the Outside Track.Passing through rolling sand dunes withthe occasional cattle grid launching us, weeventually turned left onto Walker'sCrossing.The countryside was very arid and we allwondered how the cows managed to sur-vive out there. We had an early lunch whilePeter changed a flat tyre in the heat of theday. Passing two Brolgas, the tracknarrowed in places, becoming quite sandyas we approached Innamincka. Therewere many private roads as we were pass-ing through the oil and gas wells of thebasin. Adam was kept on his toes navigat-ing. A nice camping spot at Policeman’scampsite on the Cooper Creek just outsidethe town was found where we enjoyed abeautiful sunset.Around the campfire that night, discussioncentered on our fuel usage across theSimpson from Oodnadatta to Birdsville -about 470 kms. Adam's petrol 105 series
used 197 litres, James’ D4D V8 79 seriesused 97 litres and Peter's 6 cylinder diesel80 series used 95 litres. John's D4Dshorty Prado used 135 litres and Alan'sGXL D4D Prado used 141 litres. Veryinteresting comparisons in fuel consump-tion in soft, sandy conditions.Day 8. Monday 29th - BirdsvilleWe had a beautiful campsite beside theCooper Creek with lots of wildlife, birds,tortoise, and fish to entertain us at break-fast. A free day. Adrian and Rosalie left toget back early to Melbourne, the rest of usdecided to visit the local sites such as theDig Tree, Burke’s Grave and CullyamoreWaterhole. The temperature reached 37degrees. It emphasised the conditionsBurke, Wills and party had to endure walk-ing across Australia - very brave. Theafternoon was spent relaxing under theRiver Red gums watching the flycatchershave a drink in the river and the tortoises
sunning themselves on a log.Alan & Gail McMeekin (2519)Day 9. Tuesday 30th - Breaking camp justbefore 9:00am, we all headed back intoInnaminka and crossed the Cooper Creekwhere we headed north to KudriemitchieOutstation for a pleasant morning teabeside the north branch of the Cooper Ck.After a quick poke around the campground,it was north and a short hop to CoongieLakes where a great campsite was foundon a headland jutting into the lake. Withvery hot weather almost everyone spentthe afternoon relaxing and swimming. Theturtles and fresh water mussels providedamusement for the kids.Adam Takacs.Day 10. Wednesday 1st - The convoy leftCoongie Lakes at 8:30am with the expec-tation of a full day of driving. The local flockof crows would descend on to eachcampsite, as we packed up, to pick it clean.We first back tracked to Innamincka wherewe had come from the previous day. Hereeveryone refueled and had morning tea.We then headed south on the OldStrzelecki Track only stopping to check outa large lizard on the road near Merty Merty.We then turned onto the road to Cameron’sCorner and had lunch shortly after besidethe road.The road to Cameron’s Corner is one ofthose love/hate type roads in that it crosses
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hundreds of sand dunes that run north-south. The road itself is a smooth gravel. Itall comes down to how fast you drive andwhether or not you suffer from motion sick-ness! After an ice cream at Cameron’sCorner, I was feeling a lot better! Afterpassing through the Dingo Fence, weentered NSW and turned off the main roadto Tibooburra and proceeded southwardson secondary roads. We made a bushcamp at 4:00pm near Lake StewartStation. Alan and Gail impressed all bycooking chocolate cake in their camp oven.Day 11.Thursday 2nd - It was sunny but acooler morning as we departed at 8:30am.We continued southwards on a series ofroads that follow the NSW/SA border. Atone stage we followed the Dingo Fence,and we stopped for morning tea beside it.These roads all service the farms in thisarea as such there were many gates to beopened or shut. Not a great day to be tailend Charlie! Eventually we pulled in toEldee Station. The plan was to bush campon their property and check out some ofthe trails that they have opened for fourwheel drivers. Unfortunately they haverestricted camping to a very small campingarea alongside the farmhouse and no fires.After many spread out bush camps andnightly fires, we decided that this was notsatisfactory, so we headed off to a nearby
bush reserve to camp the night. Feeling alittle bit outdone by Alan and Gail the nightbefore, John and Judy prepared sconesand jam in the camp oven, which wasenjoyed by all.Day 12. Friday 3rd - The following morningall rose and broke camp early. We had ashort run into Silverton where everyone
said their formal goodbyes, and most start-ed the long run back to Melbourne. Onceagain thanks to Adam for organizing andrunning this fantastic trip through the SouthAustralian Outback. I’m sure all involvedwill be back again! James Clark (2475)
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Saturday 4th October, 2014
The Happy Travellers: Janet & RogerBrydon, Jaqui & Paul Keyte, Carol & GregEdmunds, Helen Foley & Nicole Yap, John& Jade Lapham, Slawko Kulyk & Rebecca,Wayne Lee and Maggie, Lesley Weber andIan.What a fantastic night this turned out to be!The week leading up to the event had beencool and overcast but those who attendedwere rewarded with warm conditions with alight breeze – just perfect for train travel.After the platform of 200 wanabe travellerswere welcomed by the founder, HugoArmstrong, dinner was served in the wait-ing area of the historic Queenscliff RailwayStation. The meal consisted of roast beefand turkey, fresh salads and hot veggiesfrom the buffet bar. Tables had been set up
for us in Carriage D and when everyonehad finished their dinner, the tables wereremoved to make room for dancing.By the time this four-car steam train slowlypulled away from the station at 8:00pm, ourcarriage had come alive with foot-tappingmusic. Guests were encouraged to get upand dance to the lively tunes of Bluesmusic belted out by The Liars Club band.Jaqui and Maggie were on their feet enjoy-ing the music to the max for the entire timeand again in the other carriages wheneverthere was a chance to dance.There were three intervals for rest andrefreshment, each a half-hour apart, whenwe all moved to a different carriage to seeanother musical act.Carriage A comprised the Chris Wilsonduo, one a drummer and the other anacoustic guitarist/mouth organist located in
the centre. In car B we were entertained bythe soulful music of guitarist JohnMcNamara. A trio of young musicians withGerman accents, known as the JohnnyRieger Band, continued the blues themefor the last half hour of our journey whenthe train returned the revelers safely toQueenscliff Station shortly after 11:15pm.Some of our group lingered on the platformfor a while exchanging their experiences ofthe night having been intoxicated by themusic. Others meandered slowly to theirhotel room while the rest made their wayhome as soon as possible in order to be atthe TLCCV stand at Leisurefest by10:00am. Daylight saving had kicked inovernight, which made this commitmenteven more of a feat!Helen and RebeccaTLCCV SOCIAL COORDINATORS
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J A N U A R Y S H O W & T E L LROBE, 2013
Enjoy some fun as we face the challenges of soft sand andever moving sand dunes on South Australia’s magnificentbeaches. This member DVD will spur you on to join afuture Club trip.Liz MillsShow & Tell Coordinator
GET WELL WISHES FROM THE EXECUTIVE AND MEMBERS
To all those members that know Theo Plousi (1130), we arehappy to report, one week after a quadruple heart bypass he
is now home recuperating.We wish him a speedy recovery and look forward to his return
to Robe as tail end charlie.
Likewise we extend our best wishes to Helen Foley (2098) fora speedy recovery after serious surgery. Get well soon.
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As you can see from the above list,we had a great turnout from bothClubs.
The original plan was to form a convoy ofall the Nissan members at Yarra Glen andtravel up to Yarck from there. As it turnedout only six Nissan members were in theconvoy, the rest travelled up earlier in theday – no doubt to pick the best campsitesand leave the poor convoy people to find aspot and set-up in the dark.The convoy arrived at Yarck at 8:15pm, andbefore long everyone was settled in anddown at the Hilton ready for a great week-end. The first thing on the agenda was togive a warm welcome to our Nissan friendsand to point out where and how thingswork at Yarck. Two trips outside theproperty had been planned for Saturdayaround Eildon, one run by GuntherScheffel and the other by Robert Karkut,with eight spots on each. Most people wereenthusiastic about going until they heardthe leaving times would be around 7:30 –8:00am in the morning. The result of all thiswas that six Nissan members voted to stayat the property and the rest went on thetrips with instructions not to be noisy whenthey leave in the morning.
After a koala disturbed night, Saturdaydawned bright and sunny with the eagerpeople away on their trips on time, leavingthe rest of us to have a peaceful breakfastand make plans for the day ahead. With agood mix of Nissan and TLCCV members,we headed off to the competition area for alook and to try out some of the obstaclesbuilt there. All had fun on the CrossCountry, Stair Case (up and down), TimberChallenge and Sand Pit. Back to the Hiltonfor a leisurely lunch, which was followed bya drive around the property ably lead byJohn Mills.Back to the Hilton to enjoy the rest of theafternoon with afternoon tea and to get toknow the Nissan Club a little better. Thetwo trips arrived back at camp around 5:00pm with no mishaps and no one lost. Greateffort Gunther and Robert. On the agendafor Saturday night was a night convoy drivearound the property with a twist – no radiocommunications, just indicators. I hadasked John Mills about this earlier. Wasthis brave or stupid? John said a bit of bothbut give it a go. This adventure was put tothe group, but after being in the saddle fornearly eight hours that day it was given thethumbs down. A much better idea was to
settle into a comfy couch, drink liquids ofred, white and amber, and get ready for thecommunal dinner cooked and eaten in theHilton. With dinner eaten, the liquids againflowed freely with good banter amongst thegroup. Groups gathered around camp fireslit in the camping area and it was reportedthat Gary Lyons (Nissan Prez) washijacked by one of these groups and madeto sit and drink until at least 2.00am.Needless to say that Sunday morningstarted off pretty slow. So slow in fact thatthe planned 9:00am event for the morning– a GPS based treasure hunt around theproperty (for the first time), was given thethumbs down too. Apparently no one couldget their brains into gear let alone theircars. This treasure hunt had been in themaking for approximately five years,according to Tracks Hawdon, who hadhanded me the manual for the running of itjust a few days before the weekend. Looksas though someone else will have to give ita test. What did happen though was a daydrive around the property starting at10:30am. Most people by then had hadtheir breakfast and woken up. This drivetook in most of the tracks that are traversedduring TLCCV’s Driver Awareness courseincluding the steep side of Whoopsy Doo,Ups N Downs Track, Gunbarrel, BridgeTrack, Butch’s Track, Garvey’s Gully,Boghole Link Track, (by the way it wasabout here that the resident red belliedblack snake was spotted, which caused adeal of consternation) past the Bus Stopand to finish off, the option of a drivethrough the water crossing of which I thinkfive vehicles tackled. This then finished offthe planned events for the weekend, andall retired to the Hilton for lunch and then topack up and head for home.Official closing of the weekend was underthe front veranda of the Hilton with GaryLyons expressing his thanks for a greattime and suggesting that these weekendsbetween the two Clubs should be madeinto a regular occurrence. All agreed withthis.In closing this report, I need to say a bigthank you to all the TLCCV members thathelped to make this a great and positiveweekend, without your help it would nothave been the success that it was.Garry Cooper (349)
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3rd – 5th October, 2014.Nissan Members TLCCV MembersGary Lyons Garry Cooper and Ann Pinney Brian and Trish Rollins Gunter and Amina ScheffelMike and Jane Carbis Robert Karkut and Andrea HoldenSteve and Debbie Nugent David and Phillipa ManzDarren and Deb Hanna Neville & Sally KiddOwen Power Adrian and Wendy FroggattSharon and Max Williams John and Liz MillsAndy and Sarah Harding Neil ChambersDean Walker and Paula Wood Gabi and Grace AzzamDavid and Mary Ballantine Michael MartinKeith and Geert Klijnsma John, Karen Wade and Ebony
NazloomianNeil and Lisa Brydson Gary HoltAndrew Rodrick Andrew and Jenny PoonAngelo Loculano Bill and Jan Black
Tracjo VilarovColin LowEamon King
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Wednesday 8th: Everybody gatheredopposite the Frances Hotel at 10:00am (SAtime) for a quick brief on the day’s trip. Thetiny village of Frances in South Australia'ssouth-east is a mixed farming district with acommunity of about 300 almost directly onthe Victorian border and approx. 50kmsouth of Bordertown. Frances has becomeknown for the Folk Gathering held inFebruary every year when it opens itsheart to visiting folkies for a fun-filled week-end of music, merriment, dance, competi-tions, concerts and workshops.We left Frances about 10:20 with a fewominous storm clouds and occasionalpatches of sun and only 14 degrees. Weheaded for Horsham on the blacktop withlush green grass either side and lots ofsheep. After turning onto a gravel road, weproceeded into the National Park headingfor Mt. Moffat. Not long after we werestopped by a fallen tree, which the fellasvery deftly removed. Turning right onto theBorder Track, we noticed an amazingamount of Banksias and Pink Heath, and asmall white flower. There was a heap offallen wood and a small yellow daisy andEgg & Bacon plants colouring up the road-side. We continued on the sandy trackfollowing the SA/ Vic border and saw yellowBroomes and Wattles, a pink floweringGum and lots of very old and large grasstrees, some of which were in flower withcreamy flower spikes.After lots of left and right turns and zig-zag-ging across the western side of the desertand some helpful navigation through somedeep bog holes, we arrived at Mt. Moffat at12:40 for lunch. A leisurely stroll to the topof Mt. Moffat (really just a sand dune) gaveus an uninterrupted 360o view over the lowtree line with the Bordertown towers in thedistance. After lunch we travelled along theEast West Track and the McDonald Trackwith some quite deep sandy areas, and
consequently one of us got stuck, so a bitof digging the sand away from the wheelsand we were back on the move again. Wearrived at Broughton Waterhole (actuallyhad some water) which was to be ourcampsite for the night.We set up our campsites then relaxedaround the fire chatting, drinking andeating nibbles until our dinner was cooked.About 8:15 we were able to see the start ofthe total lunar eclipse, which occurredbecause the earth was between the sunand the moon, casting a shadow acrossthe moon. The total eclipse lasted for agesand photographs were taken of the variousstages and as the moon darkened incolour. A pleasant day’s travel of just over100km.Judy Roeszler (2674)Thursday 9th: Oh how cold it was lastnight, camped at Broughton's Waterhole inthe Little Desert! Today is the second dayof our tour in this National Park, and after abriefing from leader Ian Wells we were offat 8:45 to see and experience the easternsection.We had several stops along the way, whichwere all a good break from the constantjiggling we were experiencing driving overthe sand. The first stop was at MountTurner where we went for a short clamberover rocks to the lookout. Photos weretaken and amazement was evident at theflatness of the land. We also stoppedbriefly at the Salt Lake for another photoopportunity, and of course there were themorning tea and lunch stops - one being inthe only shade visible anywhere, and theother out in the heat of the sun. Throughoutthe park track names showed evidence ofGerman influence in the area.The experience of travelling over bumpy,sandy tracks was amazing. The easternsection of the park seems to be sandierthan the west, and in my opinion rougher.
A driver could not take their eyes off theroad as conditions changed quickly andeach required a different driving technique.It was total concentration the whole 6-7hours behind the wheel. The ride wasrelentlessly unsettling; the car and vanbounced around like a dinghy on a choppysea. Occasionally we encountered corru-gations. Ian looked after us all very well,passing on through radio, warnings andhazards. The word we heard most of allfrom him was "momentum" to make surewe got through the deep sand withoutgetting stuck. Marion, aka Charlie, wasequally helpful to the group, ensuring we allheard any messages over our radios.We were a little early (or was it late?) for afull wildflower display, but the flowers thatwe did see - mostly the white ti tree shrubs- were lovely in their subtlety. There was aconspicuous general absence of the grasstrees Xanthorrheoa, so prolific in the west,and the undergrowth differed also as wellas being considerably denser. Severalareas affected by bush fires came into viewas we bounced along. Blackened twistedshrubs holding banksia cones like sinisterXmas tree baubles; promises of newbeginnings below spindly and burnt treetrunks.At last the Grampians came into view andvery soon we left the sea of sand. We werenow gently rolling along on the black topbeside bright canola fields. The exit wasreached at 3:30pm and the job of inflatingtyres now lay ahead of everyone. Thesewere an exciting two days in which welearnt the importance of momentum,particularly if towing a trailer.Brigette Shaw (2648)
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8th & 9th October, 2014
Trip Leader: Ian Wells 200 SeriesParticipants Peter and Brigitte Shaw 100 Series
John & Judy Roeszler PradoMichael and Lyn Johannessen 200 SeriesMarion Tapper 100 SeriesLogan Driver 80 Series
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Saturday morning dawned with myalarm ringing at 5:30am. Up to boilthe kettle for the flasks, butter the
rolls, dress and leave by 5:55am. Gooddrive down to Geelong where I picked upKelvin and his Mum, Yvonne and wasnavigated down to the Bunnings car parkat Waurn Ponds where we were to meeteveryone.We set off on time following our fearlessleader, Alison, in cars and 4WDs as thiswas an activity not a trip. Somewhere neartheir home base at Moriac, the Tannersjoined the convoy as tail end Charlie. Justpast Colac we turned northwards towardsAlvie and wound our way down into avolcanically created depression and out-wards and up to Red Rock 230 metresabove sea level. Not so high, but from theviewing platform you can see volcaniccones, craters and crater lakes (orcalderas) created from eruptions begin-ning some 12,000 years ago and continu-ing until about 6,000 years ago. Red Rockis one of the youngest volcanoes inAustralia and from it you can see one ofthe world’s largest volcanic plains.Leaving Red Rock we headed back to thePrinces Highway and towardsWarrnambool. Just short of Warrnamboolwe stopped at the Hopkins Falls. For me,it was the first time I’d seen so much watercascading over the stones. I normally visitin January when there is but a trickle. Abeautiful view of what I imagine is goodfarming land can be seen from the top ofthe falls.Our next stop was Logans Beach forwhales. Waited and watched, but saw nowhales. We were told they were there the
day before and after our return home wewere told they were there the next day, butnot the day we wanted.On our way to the Twelve Apostles (orshould they be called the seven dwarvesnow!) we called in to the Robert UllmanGallery. Magnificent views from theGallery sitting atop a hill looking over theSouthern Ocean and some magnificentpaintings too. Some very life-like depic-tions of birds and plants, but out of myprice range.The last two places visited were theApostle Whey Cheese shop and theGorge Chocolates shop. Unfortunately thecheese tastings were off by the time wegot there, but that didn’t stop us buying totry at our leisure. The pickles and honey(both purchased by me) were pretty alrighttoo. Gorge Chocolates, which we couldtaste, did pretty well out of us as well.
Then it was time to head home after awonderful day. A long day, but great com-pany, good fun, super weather and goodleadership. Thanks Judith and Alison.Most of us stuck together on the wayhome. Some peeled off to different desti-nations and we – Kelvin, his Mum and I –peeled off at Winchelsea and headed forInverleigh where we dined. I droppedKelvin & Yvonne off at 9:15pm and headedon home reaching there at 11:30pm.Jennie Harvie (202)
Saturday 6th September, 2014
Trip Leaders: Alison and Judith WilliamsParticipants: Sandra & Brian Tanner
Jennie Harvie, Kelvin & Yvonne ConnorsScott & Susan FabbianMark, Kerry & James Ker-DavidIan, James & Cameron RossRobert, Lynell, Ken & Chantel DunganGreg & Margaret FleetGraham Cahill & StellaMatt Lilley
Searching for the elusive whales
Hopkins Falls
Descending from Red Rock lookout
25th & 26th October, 2014
Great Yarck weather once again andthe following members enjoyedbeing out there in it:
Ted Gray, Peter Burchall, Bill Motschal,Eamonn King, Neil Chambers, JanChivers, Ken Hildebrand, PaulLangenberg, Trajco Vilarov, Colin Low,Garry Cooper, Brian Stewart.Friday evening and 9 members are there tosample some wine, cook tea and engagein conversation, some serious but mostlylight hearted. It was a late night and quitewarm.Up bright and early Saturday morningenjoying breakfast as more troops arrive,jobs sorted and into it.Battens and shade cloth to go on the bushhut.Spouting on the toilet block and the Hiltonwas cleared.Equipment maintenance that includedpumping flat tyres, repairing BBQ wheelsand removing a wheel from the slasher sothat the bearing can be replaced. Thechainsaw was cleaned and serviced afteruse.Trees removed from the 40 acre dam walland a large number of thistles were dealt
with in various areas.Trees that had fallen across tracks wereremoved. Wildlife camera was checkedand information recorded.Toilets were cleaned and paper refilled andtoilet roll holder replaced in the Garvey’sGully toilet.Water was pumped and a 1000 litre tankplaced at the top of the triangle garden sothe plants can be watered.The old table there was removed and willbe replaced - a project for next month.Material was also collected for sleeperseats in the kiosk area - another project fornext month.Materials rounded up for emergency gate.Rock to deep ruts in lower section ofLatimer’s.A check on campsites to see what needsdoing prior to Cruiserkhana.Equipment was checked against theAssets Register.A very warm day ending in a pre-happyhour that ran into the planned happy hour -well deserved after a great day’s work.Sunday morning was a slower start beforerounding up all the gear that was used.Then it was pack up and a casual lunchbefore heading home.This was another great team effort. Be
part of that team on 22nd & 23rdNovember for our final Maintenance &Construction weekend for the year. Bookin so that everyone is catered for.Brian Stewart (340)YARCK MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR
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