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ISSN 2652-3795 21 August 20 THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB OF SYDNEY INC ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
r e i n v i t ed ! Yo u’ YOUR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING INFORMATION PACK In the following pages you will find all the goodies you need for this years’ AGM meeting! See you there! ● Notice Of Annual General Meeting ● Club Officer Descriptions ● Committee Nomination Form In September Magazine ● Profit & Loss July 2020 through June 2021 ● ● Balance Sheet June 2021 Minutes AGM held 14 October 2020 MONSTER In October Magazine RAFFLE ● Annual Reports From Committee Tickets are $5 for financial members only. Member must be present and can See you on the 19th October 2021 purchase 1 ticket only ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
EDITOR REPORT AUGUST IAN COTTERILL ARTICLES Hi Everyone, FEATURE TRIPS ● Killingworth Day Trip Welcome to the August issue. I hope you’re keeping well despite the ● Eyre Peninsula Pt2 situation we find ourselves in. Again. FEATURE ARTICLES Despite the lockdown, I have some content in the backlog with is great. This ● Understanding your month we have the Killingworth Day-trip report from Eddie Underwood, vehicle which I think might be his first ever trip report. It’s really well written, thanks Ed for submitting. Then we have a monster report (with many, many photos) OUR SPONSORS: from James and Melissa Telfer. I could have split this over two mags but Traction4/ARB decided to stick with all in one issue as we have part 3 coming next month. Battery Business Finally there is the Understanding your vehicle article too with content from Berrima Diesel Service Mike Burcher and John Hirt. Thanks all for suopplying as usual. GPSOZ I’d like to call on those members who have been nominated for trip reports to send them in where they haven’t done so yet. The trip reports for me, are This Month’s Cover photo: the foundation of the magazine’s content and without them there isn’t much Pildappa Rock’s version of ‘The I can put in here Wave’. Photo by Melissa Telfer Also included this month is the AGM materials. Yes, it’s close to that time of year again where you get to nominate your fellow members (or yourself) for a position and should they accept, they form part of the club committee. All being well, we will have a raffled but the we will see how this pans out with Covid in the coming months. Cheers, Ian, Editor Trip reports articles and photos can be sent to me by: Email: editor@awdc.com.au Or in person at the meetings. This magazine is printed solely for the benefit of our members and any article appearing may be wholly or partially fictitious. Therefore, nothing printed herein should be construed as a true interpretation of the Club, its members or their activities. Please support our Club sponsors, give them a chance to quote the best price. Where a discount is available it will be offered on production of your Membership card. Closing date for next month’s magazine: END OF CURRENT MONTH ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
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ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB OF SYDNEY INC. P.O. BOX 82 ROSEVILLE NSW 2069 | COMMITTEE@AWDC.COM.AU | WWW.AWDC.COM.AU ABN 45 4585 086 298 ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS President - president@awdc.com.au CLUB MEETINGS Joc Mannes | 0420 560 104 Are generally held at 7.30pm on the Vice President - vicepresident@awdc.com.au second Tuesday of every month at Club Irving Underwood | 0432 207 793 Belrose, 146 Forest Way, Belrose NSW Secretary - secretary@awdc.com.au 2085 Harold Zev | 0425 322 072 Note: Bistro meals are available VISITORS ARE MOST WELCOME! Treasurer - treasurer@awdc.com.au Paul Brennan | 0416 036 226 COMMITTEE MEETINGS Trip Co-ordinator - trips@awdc.com.au Are generally held on the fourth Katy Cox | 0421 921553 Wednesday of every month commencing Editor - editor@awdc.com.au at 7.30pm. Should Club members wish to Ian Cotterill | 0451 823 592 attend please contact the President or Membership Registrar - membership@awdc.com.au Secretary to confirm the date and venue. Alister Hayes | 0419 413 044 Training Officer - drivertraining@awdc.com.au ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Steve Cox | 0416 769 634 Is held in conjunction with the October Club General Meeting. Webmaster - webmaster@awdc.com.au Brian Sommerville | 0408 281 734 MEMBERSHIP FINANCIAL YEAR Social Committee Rep - social@awdc.com.au The Membership financial year is from Kathy Sewell | 0414 637 421 1 July to 30 June. GENERAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS NOMINATED CHARITY FY 2020/2021 Assistant Trip Co-ordinator - trips@awdc.com.au All funds raised by the Sergeant-at-Arms Ross Caston | 0438 554 427 for misdemeanours, real or imagined, will Assistant Editor - editor@awdc.com.au be donated to Fight on the Beaches Kirsten Sommerville | 0415 281 734 Assistant Training Officer - drivertraining@awdc.com.au David Knight | 0418 744 200 NSW-ACT 4WD Assn Rep - association@awdc.com.au Brian Sommerville | 0408 281 734 Purchasing Officer - shop@awdc.com.au Warwick Britton | 0478 140 413 Quartermaster - quartermaster@awdc.com.au Rob Cammell | 0459 817 405 Raffle Officer - raffle@awdc.com.au Jenny DeZwart | 0417 442 393 LIFE MEMBERS Sergeant-at-Arms - sergeant@awdc.com.au • Kevin Couter • Brian Mitchell Brad Paull | 0418 251 553 • Steve Dalli • Brian Sommerville Social Sub-committee rep - social@awdc.com.au • Sue Dutfield • Harold Zev Sandra Parkin | 0416 245 928 • Neil Follett Social Sub-committee rep - social@awdc.com.au • Steve Hedges Jenny DeZwart | 0417 442 393 ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
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PRESIDENT REPORT Joc Mannes Dear members! So here we are back in lockdown. It’s starting to feel a little too like it may be the new status quo. Let’s hope not! There are a lot of things we would all like to do that are off the table at the moment. When we get our freedoms back they will be all the more precious. Some of us will be “escaping” by planning the next big trip and/or spending to much money on the latest add-on for the truck. If breaking point (and/or liver damage) is on the horizon, a chat with with an AWDC buddy might be the solution. Thank goodness for the Olympics. I don’t know about other households but channel 7 has kept us entertained for a good few hours. Last night we stayed up till 11.00 (way past my bedtime) watching the Boomers. Well done team Australia! The commitment the participants have is inspiring. Kath and her crew on the social group are trying hard to keep some club activity alive. If you have ideas please go ahead and make them happen. Kath will get the word out and get attendees for you. As for trips hopefully we will be able to recommence at some point. It may only be August but it may be we need a plan B for the AGM and The Trophy. The Trophy, November 5/6/7, is the biggest item on the calendar. Hopefully it will run. However, Covid restrictions prior to and on the date may still be in effect. Further the low number of entries is also concerning. The fall back is that something will happen that weekend, if permitted. It may end up being a mishmash of social/4WD/camp/silly fun stuff. The important thing is not to plan that overseas trip that weekend. I am sure most of you will have received your Covid vaccine (of either sort) by now. If not it’s time for you to hit YouTube and watch Lara Bingle in the 2006 “Where the bloody hell are you?” advert. We might be in Australia but we can’t bloomin well go anywhere but work, Woolies and Dan Murphy’s. Until we all get the jab it won’t change. Just do it! Stay Safe and look after each other. Joc Mannes President@awdc.com.au Mob 0420560104 ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
WEBMASTER REPORT BRIAN SOMMERVILLE Hi All, Well with all the changes and updates and some extra free time you may have, how about exploring the AWDC web site? Check out the forums, latest trips or read the latest committee meeting minutes (oh really you say!) and even update your profile. Just login with your email and go for a wonder. Let me know if you see anything wrong or anything that needs an update. I have added some waitlist info, names and numbers, to those trips that are over subscribed. Two reasons, one, if you're not really planning to go on the trip but thought you would just put your name down, you might want to reconsider if there are other members waiting in the wings. Secondly if you’re considering putting your name down on the waitlist and spot somebody also on the waitlist, you may want to buddy up and run a second trip. Cheers Brian This months photo, “Dreaming” ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
MEMBERSHIP REGISTRAR REPORT Alister Hayes Hi everybody We now have 340 members. Thank you to all those that have renewed their memberships.We only have 40 to go.Please remember that to go on trips and take part in the AGM raffle you need to be up to date with your fees. I would like to welcome our newest members Emmett McMullen he drives a Ford Ranger and Bradley Asitis he drives a Mazda BT50. Cheers Alister Hayes ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
SECRETARY HAROLD ZEV As we all sit at home in lockdown once again, we take the opportunity to do all those pending DIY jobs around the house and plan future trips, in the hope that we will be able to get out and about in the not too distant future. In the meantime enjoy the Olympics, keep in touch by phone, WhatsApp, skype, zoom or whatever means you have at your disposal. Stay safe and we look forward to catching up at meetings and on trips. Mundi Mundi Bash postponed for 2022. Organisers of the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash have made the call to move the inaugural music festival to April 2022 due to the escalation of COVID-19 in NSW. ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
Trivia Night in Lockdown As we are unable to meet face to face this month, you are invited to an online Trivia Night via Zoom When: Tuesday 17th August 2021 at 7.30pm Where: In the comfort of your home What to bring: Drinks, nibbles, paper and pen Keep an eye out for your email invitation to participate in this fun Social event ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
All Wheel Drive Club of Sydney Inc. ABN 45 485 086 298 Correspondence to: PO Box 82, Roseville NSW 2069. Or secretary@awdc.com.au MINUTES OF A GENERAL MEETING OF MEMBERS Held Wednesday, 8th June 2021 MEETING OPENED at 7.35pm – Club Belrose, Belrose NSW CHAIR Joc Mannes, President MINUTES Harold Zev, Secretary ATTENDANCE BOOK The attendance book was made available for members and visitors to sign APOLOGIES: As per register VISITORS Joe Chia - D-Max Bruce Andrews – Sahara Adam Gadja (new member) – Nissan Patrol Y62 MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING: MOVED BY: Kathy Sewell SECONDED BY: Brad Paull PRESIDENT’S REPORT Joc Mannes - Welcomed all members and guests and advised that future meetings will be starting at 7.30pm - A casting company is looking for 3 – 4 vehicles to participate in a commercial @ $500 per vehicle VICE-PRESIDENT’S REPORT Irving Underwood Rod Blackwell gave a moving talk on Mental Health Gilles and Ali Russ gave a talk on their impending emigration back to Switzerland SECRETARY’S REPORT Harold Zev - Chainsaw training still has two spots available for 26th June 2021 TREASURER’S REPORT Paul Brennan (absent - Apology) There will be a 50% rebate on membership with a pro rata rebate for new members for 2021 - 2022 CLUB SHOP Warwick Britton Orders can be placed online and arrangements will be made for delivery of club gear Shop will remain open after the meeting MEMBERSHIP REGISTRAR’S REPORT Alister Hayes Current membership of club is 336 80 members have renewed to date for 2021 - 2022
All Wheel Drive Club of Sydney Inc. ABN 45 485 086 298 EDITOR’S REPORT: Ian Cotterill See magazine 4WD DRIVER TRAINING OFFICER’S REPORT Steve Cox New members to contact Steve for Driver Training TRIP CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORT Katy Cox Upcoming Trips: Chainsaw Training at a cost of $50 with two spots still available Zig Zag trip – Mark Kortink, 12 – 14 June 2021 Caves to Caves trip – Irving Underwood, 12 – 14 June 2021 Kakadu 2022 - Bruce Mann Trophy weekend on 6 -7 November 2021. Olympic Theme with 10 registered to date. SOCIAL COMMITTEE Kathy Sewell Kathy Sewell thanked members for attending the picnic social event at Davidson Park A survey has been distributed to members. Purpose of the Social Committee: o To organise events for members to meet in a social environment o Organise other than 4WD events o Organise fun filled and family / children friendly events o Include events on week days The Christmas party will be a local catered event to be held in November 2021. WEBMASTER Brian Sommerville As per magazine SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Brad Paull - Collected fines for this year’s charity, Fight on the Beaches. RAFFLE OFFICER Jenny DeZwart Prizes First prize won by Dave Knight Second prize won Sue Smith DRIVER OF THE MONTH AWARD • Not presented. Ricky Morales kept the trophy. MEETING CLOSED at 9.30pm NEXT MEETING The next meeting to be held Tuesday 13th July 2021 at Club Belrose
TREASURER REPORT PAUL BRENNAN Guess what, not too much happened this month - what a surprise ! We are all dreaming of that first weekend after lockdown when we can all go bush and sit around the campfire telling lockdown stories. We are officially in FY22 and the new financial year starts fresh. Financially, the club remains strong and following is an update of our position as of last month. ● Cash at bank $27,110 ● Term deposit $51,761 During the month, we received $2,562 in membership fees from 74 renewing members and 2 new members. Paid up members to the end of July was 262. There was very little in the way of outgoing cash during the month. As mentioned in my last report, your Committee is currently working on ways to utilise the Club’s excess cash. Current plans are: ● Monster raffle - to make up for missing out last year, we will have twice as many prizes with some fancy big value ones. If there is no physical meeting, then we may have an online raffle. ● Club nominated Charity - we will arrange to donate the current balance of $4,435 in August to the Charity where it will go towards much needed cancer research and local screening clinics. If there are any queries on the financials, please do not hesitate to contact me at treasurer@awdc.com.au Stay safe and until next month … Paul SWAGMAN 2015 TLOTY 2019 TREASURER 2020 TREASURER 2021 ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
DRIVER TRAINER REPORT Steve Cox Greetings, Another month goes by in lockdown but on the Facebook page is a great place to share these ideas. bright side it’s another month closer to getting out and enjoying the tracks and our trucks. Since having our car nicked, Ive been looking into some of the newer recovery gear. Soft shackle compatible Obviously we have had to cancel the August hitches, kinetic recovery rope, winch rings - all great for training weekend, so I’m sory to all those that were adding safety, reducing weight and freeing up some looking forward to putting their skills and nerve to space in the cab. the test. Once we get some certainty on the lifting of restrictions we will try to get the August group Lets see how we go at the end of the month, fingers through the training as quickly as possible. We may crossed I get to see some of you face to face again! run a few back to back weekends - we will let you know. One positive of this current lockdown has been having time to work on our rigs. Ive seen quite a few pictures from club members posting up their iso projects, learning new things and sharing new 23/24 Oct technology and tips. Keep them coming, the club NEXT (SCHEDULED) DRIVER TRAINING WEEKEND BOOKINGS: Please log onto the website, go the calendar and and book yourself in. There is a minimum of 4 vehicles to run driver training and a maximum of 8. A theory night is held on the Tuesday prior to the weekend at 7.30pm. Steve Cox 0416 769 634 ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
TRIP CO-ORDINATOR REPORT Katy Cox Unfortunately, there’s not much to report this month apart from the cancellation of various trips. Brian Sommerville offered to organise a couple more day trips to the Killingworth Loop but the 3 August one has now been pushed back to 7 September. Hopefully the two groups scheduled for 29 August can still go. More details to follow, once we hear from Gladys nearer to the time. The new members’ Kanangra-Boyd NP / Dingo Dell due to to take place on 4-5 September has now opened for bookings and there are a couple of places available. Keep your fingers crossed again! The Warrumbungles Star Gazing weekend on 24-26 September is still due to take place and has one spot left. The Canberra Beerfest remains on the calendar at this stage for 20-21 November. With regard to the Mike Bell Memorial Trophy 2021, we have still not received as many registrations as we had hoped for to make all the planning worthwhile. Also, lockdown has meant that it has been very difficult to recce for the events. Whether or not we are able to run the Trophy as a full weekend remains to be seen, but keep the date free anyway (5-7 Nov). We hope to run a social event with a few fun activities, even if it doesn’t turn out to be the full-blown Trophy. Plans for Gulf / Arnhem Land and / or Simpson trip (27 August - 3 October 2022) haven’t really progressed much this month, but please get in touch with me or Paul Brennan if you’re keen. ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
TRIP CALENDAR 2021 See Website for full details! Click on BOOK NOW to go to the live calendar! ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
SOCIAL COMMITTEE REPORT KATHY SEWELL Sad to say a lot of our planned activities have had to be shelved due to this latest Sydney lockdown. In lieu of physically getting together, we’ve got some activities planned to foster social contact with club members during these strange and restricted times. On Saturday 24th July, Sandra spearheaded “Saturday Night by Firelight” which had a lovely response with members sharing photos of themselves enjoying a bev and dinner by firelight at their homes (mostly outdoors (some great looking fire pits out there), some indoors and even a gas heater from Harold). The photos and banter were shared on the Club’s Facebook page and it was great to get together virtually. It was obviously such a hit that some people, unable to attend on the 24th, joined in a week later. The next planned activity is to share an international meal (virtually) to tie in with the Olympics closing ceremony. So on Sunday 8th August, brush off your international culinary skills and cook up something to show us. Apart from photos you may also like to share the recipe and/or any story around your choice of dish. And those who don’t cook or don’t have time to, can still join in with takeaway etc. This catch up will be held through Facebook again. We’ve got some ideas for more online activities to run as this lockdown continues and I’ll give you some hints. · What’s your first planned trip once borders are open? (pref not just a weekend away.) Have a think about the towns you might go through and/or the sights you might see. · Used lockdown to get more square-eyed? Anyway, here’s some photos from Saturday Night by Firelight. Thanks, Kathy. ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
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Notice of ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of Members To be Held Tuesday 19th October 2021 NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Members of the All Wheel Drive Club of Sydney Inc, will be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday 19th October 2021, location pending Covid restrictions. In accordance with the Articles of Incorporation, the business of the meeting will be: 1. Confirmation of the minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting held on 14th October 2020; 2. To receive from the Committee the Financial Statements of the All Wheel Drive Club of Sydney, Inc for the year ended 30th June 2021; 3. To vote on the following motion: i. “It is proposed by Joc Mannes (President) and seconded by Harold Zev (Secretary) that the Financial Statements of the All Wheel Drive Club of Sydney Inc for the year ended 30th June 2021 be accepted as being a true and correct record of the financial position of the Club.” 4. To elect the Executive Committee and Office Bearers as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation. 5. Any other business as notified to the Secretary no later than 14 days prior to the Annual General Meeting. Notes: No other business other than that listed above may be conducted at the meeting. Only members who have fully paid current year membership are entitled to speak or vote at the Annual General Meeting. Harold Zev Secretary ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
All Wheel Drive Club of Sydney Inc. ABN 45 485 086 298 Correspondence to: PO Box 82, Roseville NSW 2069, or secretary@awdc.com.au Committee Nomination Form I, ________________________________ of, ___________________________________________ (name) (address) Wish to nominate for the following position/s (as marked) for the 21/22 Club year. Nominee Signature: Proposed by: Signature: Seconded by: Signature: Notes: 1. All nominations must be received and accepted by the Secretary at least 14 days prior to the AGM, i.e. by 8pm on 05th October 2021 2. Nominations may be either mailed to PO Box 82, Roseville NSW 2069, or emailed to secretary@awdc.com.au to be received on or before the due date as above 3. Where a nomination is lodged via email the nomination form must be accompanied by emails from the nominator, seconder and nominee originating from their email addresses, as recorded on the Club Membership Register, at the date of receipt by the Secretary 4. The Secretary will acknowledge receipt and acceptance or rejection of all nominations within 24 hours of receipt 5. Nominations cannot be accepted from the floor during the AGM if a valid, written nomination has been received 6. Only financial members of the Club as at the night of the AGM, are eligible to be nominated, propose, second and vote, at the meeting ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
CLUB OFFICER DESCRIPTIONS All Club elected positions are declared vacant at the AGM held second Wednesday in October. At that meeting elections are held to fill all roles for the next Committee year (AGM to AGM). Nominations for all positions must be on the nomination form available from the Secretary. Nominations must be received, in writing, by the Secretary, 14 days prior to the scheduled meeting date. Nominations from the floor of the AGM can only be accepted when: 1. A written nomination for that position has not been received 14 days prior to the meeting. 2. The nominee is present at the meeting and indicates to the meeting that he/she is 3. prepared to let the nomination stand. PRESIDENT: TREASURER: ● Coordinate Club and Committee activities ● Act as Club Public Officer and hold the seal ● Act as a point of contact between AWDC and ● Maintain all AWDC financial records the public, as well as other organisations ● Maintain all bank accounts including organising signatories and internet authorities for AWDC ● Chair meetings bank accounts and reinvestment of short term deposits (where applicable) at best rate and VICE PRESIDENT: term ● Substitute for the President as necessary ● Provide a brief report on financial activities for ● Arrange guest speakers at Club meetings publishing in the monthly club magazine ● Responsible for management of Video Officer, ● Compile monthly Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet statements and a report on financial Raffle Officer and Sergeant at Arms activities for publishing in the club magazine on ● Organise social activities—especially, AGM a quarterly basis Raffle and Christmas Party ● Handle the banking of all membership fees and ● Contact potential advertisers payments (excluding those paid directly on credit card) and all cash collections for raffles SECRETARY: and charity donations each month ● Maintain correspondence in and out and ● Organise invoicing of club magazine advertisers distribute at the beginning of each calendar year and ● Correspondence to committee as required follow up collection of payments ● Keep minutes of monthly and committee ● Liaise with club insurer on Club insurance meetings matters including renewals and claim ● Maintain up to date By-Laws ● Obtain membership approval for expenses of ● Liaise with NSW ACT 4WD Association significance (excluding Insurance and Secretary as needed Association Fees) prior to expenditure ● Liaise with Treasurer and Membership ● Reimburse club expenses as appropriate to Registrar on membership matters members incurring expenses ● Liaise with Treasurer on Club insurance ● Monitor and manage Purchasing Officer's matters activities including reconciling and recording of ● Liaise with Webmaster re publication of stocktake, banking of receipts from sales and minutes and publications reimbursement of stock purchase costs ● Generate annual report ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
CLUB OFFICER DESCRIPTIONS Cont. TREASURER cont.: EDITOR: ● Compose magazine ready for publication ● Submit forms as required by various ● Liaise with Webmaster re distribution of government departments including lodging magazine to members and advertisers Year End financial statutory records and ● Liaise with Management Committee for input Change of Public Officer forms when into magazine applicable ● Canvas Club members for input into magazine ● Liaise with Treasurer to issue invoices for all MEMBERSHIP REGISTRAR advertising ● Communicate with potential club members on benefits of joining and explain club DRIVER TRAINING OFFICER: requirements. ● Responsible for introducing new members and ● Receive membership applications and drivers to the skills of 4 Wheel Driving coordinate Committee approval process ● Conduct theory workshops and practical ● Work with Treasurer to record and track training weekends membership payments ● Ensure Club training standards meet all NSW ● Issue membership badges and copies of Club ACT 4WD Association standards and By-laws requirements ● Maintain membership records (includes ● Issue certificates of competence to all attendance book) members who successfully meet all training ● Prepare statistics on membership and publish requirements in monthly magazine ● Liaise with Webmaster re sending of annual WEBMASTER: reminder notices ● Maintains AWDC website ● Manage memberships to AWDC social media ● Responsible for payment of all fees and platforms charges related to website management ● Liaise with Committee Members as required ● Recommends ISP relationships, software and versions etc TRIP COORDINATOR: ● Responsible for creation of email distribution ● Maintain club calendar for trips, meetings & lists driver training ● Responsible for controlling access to and ● Co-ordinate Driver Training and Trip Leader security of website Training with Driver Training Officer ● Liaise with all other committee members to ● Arrange Trip Leaders ensure accurate and timely content ● Ensure trip registration is completed by attendees Non-Management Committee ● Ensure trip leader feedback analysis is complete and review. Positions: ● Provide activity summary statements to These roles assist the Management Committee in management committee. specific areas associated with the administration of ● Optimise trip attendance by liaison with the Club. Attendance at monthly Management leaders. Committee meetings is not normally expected ● Identify potential new trips and leaders. unless requested. ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
CLUB OFFICER DESCRIPTIONS Cont. ASSISTANT TRIP COORDINATOR: RAFFLE OFFICER: (reports to Trip Coordinator) (reports to Vice President) ● Assist with the management of the trip ● Organizes monthly raffle prizes and ticket calendar sales ● Follow up on new and proposed trips 4WD ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVE: ASSISTANT EDITOR: (reports to President) (reports to Editor) ● Represents Club at appropriate ● Assists with the production of the magazine Association meetings ● Report on Association matters/meetings QUARTER MASTER: to the Management Committee and to (reports to Vice President) Club meetings ● Provides storage for Club equipment ● Maintains register of Club equipment PURCHASING OFFICER: (reports to Treasurer) ● Maintains stock of Committee approved merchandise for sale to members ● Keeps stock records and accounts to Treasurer for all financial matters relating to inventory and sales Receipts ● Recommends new items to Management Committee SERGEANT AT ARMS: (reports to Vice President) ● Issues fines for misdemeanours and indiscretions by members ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
Killingworth Day Trip 23 June, 2021 Attendees Brian Sommerville – LandCruiser 100, Doug Stewart – BT50 (Joint Trip Leaders), Eddie (Author) and Irving Underwood – Hilux, Bob and Di Robinson – Fortuner, Kevin Bauer – LandCruiser 200 Safe to say we just snuck in a trip right on the cusp the 100 series and myself and the old man in the of lockdown. A mid-week day trip to explore the likes Hilux. After a solid weekend of rain, we were of Killingworth took the definition of a ‘sick’ day to a welcoming a day of deep bog holes and large ruts, whole new level. With just a week’s notice, 5 some of which got the better of the mighty 200 four-wheel drives jumped on the idea to experience Series. The morning started at Oliver’s roadhouse a day on the tracks without the weekend warriors, in Wyong where Brian gave a brief summary of the 2-stroke hooligans, and the northern beaches day ahead and his past experiences with this mall-crawlers. We had Kevin in the mighty 200, Bob particular area (see below). and Di in the Fortuner, Doug in the BT50, Brian in ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
After a brief coffee we travelled about 40 minutes to the air down point passing through the sleepy hollow of Killingworth. The group morale was high and ready to roll and after airing down we slowly crept into an area must fourbies have seen before – the powerlines track. Finding the powerlines a good way to start the day and ease into the morning we were shortly stopped by Kev having other ideas. Kev obviously woke up wanting a challenge and a challenge he was met by - let’s just say the first hour was listening to the mighty V8 get in and out of dirt (‘in’ being more common). ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
After navigating through the various paths we could take and noticing the multiple broken snatch straps amplifying the carnage that this track had inflicted, we eventually stopped for a quick bite to eat. After lunch, the back end of the day saw a much different change in scenery and driving style. It turned into big puddles, slow crawling, tight corners and a fair few extra speed stripes. We managed to overcome a few technical routes that involved track building, spotters and concentration and finally reached the end of the road. Luckily, we were all aware that there was a possibility of hitting a dead-end so after a bit of tetris we managed to head back the way we came to find another exit. Overall, it was a great day with great company, lots of technical aspects and lots of fun bog holes (luckily with no damage along the way). All thanks goes to Brian for putting on the trip. His knowledge and direction made the day go by smoothly, I am sure most of us will be thinking of leading a Killingworth trip soon. Stay posted! ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
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Understanding Your Vehicle Course 22 May 21 Who was there: Hosts: Stuart Dunbar (Mona Vale Automotive), Scott Parkin (AWDC), Graham Parkes (AWDC), Brain Sommerville (AWDC) Students: Louise Greves Triton ShaneDonohoe & Robert Carson Still in the showroom Marc Englaro & Helen Reynolds Discovery 4 Harold Zev Prado 150 Ros Barnes Hilux Peter James Prado 150 Dan Egbert 100 Series Phillip Martyn & Julie Kerrigan Ranger 4X4 Paul Marnoch Ranger 4X4 John Kirt Patrol GU Matt Acheson Prado 150 Chris Smith Hilux Keely Wennink Range Rover Sport David Kalinin & Gail Patrol Y62 Mike Burcher & Sue 200 Series Eddie Underwood Hilux Ross Caston & Liz Wilkinson Ranger 4X4 What a great day! With two expert vehicle mechanics on hand, Stuart from MVA and Graham ex Toyota Dealership, the air was not only thick with diesel, grease and tall stories but questions and answers too. Twenty or so eager club members all wanting to know more, the day was set never to be long enough. Scott Parkin kicked off with a session on engine basics, why SSBB is so important and what can you do if it if there’s no B. Great information on why clean air and clean fuel are the ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
essence of a well running engine. Graham continued on with an explanation of drivelines, diffs - front, rear and centre, transfer case, breathers and a great guided tour of the underneath of a 200 series. Thanks to Mike for “donating” his 200 for the day. It certainly got poked and prodded. Next up was yours truly with session on suspension. What makes a spring spring and how to keep it under control when hopping along a series of corrugations. Choices of shocks, a quick discussion on GVM and then it was lunch. While Stuart was wielding the BBQ tools, he’s good on those too, we whipped as many vehicles up on the hoist as possible. More oo’s and ah’s, and why don't I have one of those, more picking and poking and general looking around. For others it was homework time or trying your hand at puting one of those worms into a “punctured” tyre. No discussion, campfire or otherwise is complete with a lively debate on 12 volts! ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
OK back to the podium and Scott was ready to go with his 12 volt chat. Being of RFS background, Scott had no better opportunity to bring in his hose analogy, pressure aka volts, volume aka amps. Better explained with a picture, a battery and light globe or two. From there is time to hoist up some more vehicles. Lots more discussion on low points, why is that leaking?, what should I do about this? Given by the lack desire to depart I would have to rate it as another great AWDC day. Colour is very important in choosing suspension components. Thanks for the photo Liz Thanks again to Stuart from Mona Vale Automotive and Scott and Graham for giving up their day. Cheers Brian In the normal style of who wants to do the trip reports, there always seems to be a step backwards, so I asked for some photos from the students. Here’s a few responses: Sorry Brian, I was too intent on the content of the day!!! Regards Mike Burcher ______________________________________________________________________ ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
Hi Brian, No photos but happy to share my thoughts. I thought the day was wonderful and I'm delighted to have had the opportunity to learn from people with valuable skills, knowledge and years of experience in and around 4wd vehicles and trips. The information covered was so practical that it could very well be considered a mandatory adjunct to the practical driver training. We not only had an opportunity to learn about our own vehicles but to see an array of different vehicles and technology up on the hoist, which was invaluable. You simply couldn't get that sort of experience other than working in a workshop. The day was a good mix of theory and practical. There were opportunities to practice puncture repair, and we walked away with enough knowledge to use the complimentary test light. The BBQ lunch and good company topped off a very successful day where the only difficulty was winding up the event due to the participants wanting to keep going. A massive thanks to the instructors and the club for running the training. You simply can't get this sort of knowledge so conveniently and quickly. I recommend the day for all members as there really is information covered that everyone can benefit from. Thanks again Brian for putting on such a worthwhile event. Sincerely, John Hirt ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
EYRE PENINSULA (Northern) Part 2 of 3 13 - 21 May 2021 Hiltaba Nature Reserve Our trusty trip leader – Doug Stewart with his skilful sidekick, Stephanie Groves - our navigator extraordinaire were to lead, guide, inform, assist and tolerate the same bunch from Trip 1 that saw us happily travel from Port Lincoln to Coffin Bay together in their Mazda BT50 Committed counterparts were – Benedict & Turid Chan – 150 Prado, Nick Paine – Ford Ranger, Thanasi (Arthur) & Vicki Papanicolaou – Ford Ranger and James & Melissa Telfer – Ford Ranger and Authors. During our briefing at out meeting point in the lovely Streaky Bay, Doug and Steph told us about their excitement for this trip as it met their personal and long-term commitment to their passion of supporting private nature reserves around Australia. In talking about our first point of call for the trip, Hiltaba Nature Reserve, Doug notes this is a special trip for he and Steph as they are Nature Foundation members, with a love of arid areas, and have been wanting to go to Hiltaba for a long time. ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
What a fabulous place Hiltaba Nature reserve is. Heading first to the homestead to collect our key and get an update on the park. Kevin, one of a horde of volunteers who manage and care for the reserve, warmly welcomed us, showed us through the homestead and gave us a rundown of the property with the drives and walks available. After setting up camp at Pretty Point campsite, we headed out on a late afternoon drive that allowed us to engage low range to deal with the rocky road up a hill to view the reserve from a lookout – yes very different type of scenery on this trip to the crystal-clear blue water of the Great Australian Bight in the previous trip, now surrounded by deep oranges, reds and crimsons of the soil and rocks contrasted by the blue bush and variety of greens. It is breath taking scenery. Hiltaba provided a variety of drives that kept us out each day exploring and discovery interesting things. We saw some rock holes. These are holes in the rocks from long ago. They are used by Aboriginal people, who would cover the holes with logs and rocks to protect the water from animals and maintain the water for long periods. Some low range driving was fun with a bit of spotting to guide through a few narrow bits. ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
On our way to more sights, the Great North wall, and Mount St Mungo. We stop at a viewing point on range before Mount St Mungo with the Mountain is in the distance. The North Wall Here Nick lets Ben think he has mobile phone reception (the consistent theme of Trip One and Trip Two) – But for Ben there is no reception – a big disappointment considering Ben “needs” reception all the time. A 30-minute walk to the top, and when we get there – It is a GREAT view. There is a cairn at the top - not sure what it is? It is a small group of rocks on top of a hill! ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
Doug would not let us go past any vintage equipment including this old grader used to clear roads, a shepherd’s hut, and anything else that caught his eye. Our campsite down below. Magical spot hey! ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
An Early Morning sunrise climb up the hill above our campsite before more driving and exploring for the day. There is a banksia which is only grown on Hiltaba. Driving the dusty tracks and discovering the west side of Hiltaba, we visit the North and South waterfalls. Short stop as there is no water here. We continue on and visit a couple of wells which also includes windmills. Most of the wells carried too much salinity and were not much good for use by human. We are aiming today to keep moving and /or limiting to the stops to our original timeframes. Remembering we have Ben who is always attempting to get reception. Along the way we continue to see Blue Bush Plains which we are seeing everywhere. It can be up to 3ft tall over the land, but it doesn’t seem to go up the hills. ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
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Doug advising us on where we are and where we are going in the Gawler Ranges. The Famous Organ pipes, Nick showing us the way. A short walk to the Organ Pipes. It’s a good walk and the pipes are great. Both sides of the gully have pipelike rocks. Quite tranquil. Steph looking regal and as if she’s from another time. Ben the happy photographer ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
An early start to the day and the coldest we have had. The canvas around the camp is frozen as we head off to our first stop for the day, Pildappa Rock. Pildappa has a wave rock, smaller than the one in WA but still impressive. We climbed to the top sharing the space with a couple kangaroos as they sought water captured in the holes in the massive rock. ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
We visit a couple of small towns to inject some money into their economies. I am sure Minnipa and Wundippa were pleased. Onward to the Sturt Track where we are faced with some sand driving, some of which was quite difficult and challenged some newbies to the game. Four attempts at a tricky hill and the mighty Tailgate Camper wove successfully up around some deep sandy bends. Well done, James. Good fun. I like to say that Doug runs a tight ship. He sets schedules for each day and was punctual to keep us moving. So as were to leave at a not too early 9:00am, some commotion came from the campsite of Doug and Steph. Not looking ready to move off as they had discovered a small visitor in their truck who had been feasting overnight. Doug in his wisdom gave the little bugger a flick to get it (a mouse, yes only one) out of his food supply and the mouse went flying into the tent when Steph had luckily left her bag of clothes open to provide a soft and safe landing place for the little critter. It then became a hunt to clear out the bag, then tent before the day tripping could commence. Very amusing and everything considered it was still a good leave at 9:15am. Another day exploring - Stone Dam, Old Paney Homestead and Policemans Point. ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
The rock formations in the Gawler Ranges known as the Organ pipes and the Pillars are truly spectacular. Here Nick is surrounded by the exposed rhyolite. Whilst sitting around the fire tonight we play the “Name Game”. This goes on for a couple of hours with everyone participating. Apparently, Clarence of the Overflow is a famous person and Vance Joy is not!! Gawler Ranges – Mt Ive Station So today we left Gawler Ranges National Park and headed towards Mt Ive Station our last campsite for the trip. On the way we observed Lake Gairdner from the west before heading into Mt Ive Station. The lake was the result of a meteor hitting the earth 500 million years ago. It would have been 300kms in diameter when it hit. But now it’s mostly empty with great landscaped mountains. Over 150kms long and 45 kms wide with salt as thick as 1.2 metres in some places. It is used annually for Dry Lake racing and there has been used for several land speed record attempts. ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
Turid keeping the enemy at bay as we arrive at Mt Ive Station. After we set up at Mt Ive Station we headed to Lake Gairdner for a sunset viewing, pre-dinner drinks and nibbles. The sun was hidden behind clouds although we enjoy our time on the salt lake. A great position to have a drink while watching the sunset. Quite surreal. Great spot. ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
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Today we are doing “The Flight Path” – about a 4 hour trip with some challenging driving that can test our resilience to been thrown around in our vehicles and allow us to enjoy some challenging tracks including more pipes! Ready to drive Our last night together was spent around a lovely fire where we celebrated Steph’s upcoming 60th birthday and the success of our wonderful holiday together. ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
Steph with her birthday cake We are now on way to Kimba. Our last stop. Morning tea at Buckleboo. Nothing here except a wheat silo. We have a coffee and onto Kimba. We are stopping at Eyre Lookout above Kimba – William Eyre. Kimba, the halfway point across Australia, between Sydney and Perth. Farewell lunch at Eileen’s Bakery in Kimba, where we all said our goodbyes and all so very much appreciated all of Doug’s hard work and sublime organisation along with Steph’s navigation allowing the rest of the group to relax and thoroughly enjoy such a wonderful trip. ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
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HOW TO... SUBMIT A TRIP REPORT 1) Write your report as you travel on one of the AWDC Club trips 2) Snap photos along the way… make sure you capture all the good bits! Ask other members to help you with this too and share them at the end. 3) When you get home, submit your report in two parts via email a) Part 1 - a word document or any form that can be easily copied and pasted. b) Part 2 - a folder of high res images c) Let the editor know which photo goes with which part of the report, by labelling the photos with names that match the report. Ie “Photo A to go here” with “Photo A.jpg” 4) Or.. check out the next page for other submission options available to you. Have a look at the club website https://awdc.com.au/writetriprpt If you need help or have a question let us know by emailing editor@awdc.com.au or chatting to Ian or Kirsten at the next meeting. SUBMISSIONS - editor@awdc.com.au ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
Submitting a trip report continued Submitting your photos Readers like to see what happens on trips. Pretty much any phone these days has the capability to take clear, sharp images of decent resolution but this can result in large file sizes, sometimes making sharing difficult. There are many cloud-based tools at your disposal to assist with sharing photos and content such as Google Drive, Google Photos, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, etc. These are all good ways to share an album of images with your fellow trip attendees or the Editor, to be able to piece them together into a trip report. A really useful free tool if you do not have a cloud service, is We Transfer - https://wetransfer.com/. This free utility lets you upload a folder of material from your computer (could be your Word report and your high-resolution images) and email it in one go. The utility does all the work for you, all you need to do is enter the recipient email (Editor), your email and upload the folder. Easy! What if I want to produce the whole report and just share it? We currently use Google Slides to complete the magazine. If you’re familiar with this, you can submit the report in that format or in Microsoft PowerPoint, which we can easily convert. Please reach out to the Editor so that they can share a PowerPoint or Google Slides template with you for completing your content within. These tools handle images far better than Microsoft Word, so there is no need to separate anything. You can simply add text boxes, images etc and the Editor can ‘clean it up’ once it’s been submitted as part of the magazine editing process. As ever, feel free to drop the Editor an email and ask any questions you may have: editor@awdc.com.au A note regarding image use Images collected are only used for the purposes of publishing in the magazine. They are not passed them on to anyone else without prior permission of the copyright owner. ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
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THE CLUB WEBSITE ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB Our website has a lot of information for the members, click on the links below: DRIVER TRAINING CLUB TRIP CALENDAR OF REQUIREMENTS GRADINGS TRIPS AWDC.COM.AU/drivertraining AWDC.COM.AU/CALENDAR/ AWDC.COM.AU/CALENDAR/ CLUB-TRIP-GRADINGS Log into the members area to see: TRIP BOOKING GUIDELINES FOR WRITING TRIP SYSTEM TRIP LEADERS REPORTS AWDC.COM.AU/CALENDAR/ http://awdc.com.au/tripleading AWDC.COM.AU/MEMBERS/ TRIP-BOOKING-SYSTEM WRITING-TRIP-REPORTS ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
MEMBERS’ FAVOURITE SMARTPHONE APPS Road Trip Live Traffic NSW ABC Keeps track of Live feed from NSW Keep up to date with vehicle expenses Traffic Cameras 10 secs news segments Jouni Weatherzone Flightradar 24 connects photos and Says it all really. Know Tracks and identifies locations with dates the conditions ahead Commercial flights around the world WikiCamps Fires Near Me NSW Send in your favourite app Great way to Gives live locations and to for the next Magazine! locate campsites maps of fires In NSW. editor@awdc.com.au ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
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Trivia Night in Lockdown As we are unable to meet face to face this month, you are invited to an online Trivia Night via Zoom When: Tuesday 17th August 2021 at 7.30pm Where: In the comfort of your home What to bring: Drinks, nibbles, paper and pen Keep an eye out for your email invitation to participate in this fun Social event ALL WHEEL DRIVE CLUB of SYDNEY INC
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