March 2014 tlccv magazine

Overland Cruisering Toyota Land Cruiser Club of Australia (Victoria) Inc.

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Hay Aid: The Toyota Land Cruiser Club Emergency Response Group has been busy running Hay Convoys to help fire ravaged farmers. There is still much more to be done.

Can you assist?

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TLCCV Response Group swings into action Swifts Creek Explorer Trip Report High Country Australia Day Trip Report North-East Victoria Trip Report Rock ‘n Roll Night at Yarck

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Guest 4WD service centre has been established since 1961 with extensive expe operating 4WD tours to some of Australia’s roughest and remotest areas. As well as general servicing and vehicle modifications, we pride ourselves on pre-trip preparation and suspension modifications to ensure customers have a trouble free 4WD adventure.

Extensive showroom

With decades and millions of kilometres of 4WD experience, we only stock the best quality accessories in our new showroom - at the best prices.

Services • 4WD service and tuning • Pre-trip inspection and advice • Suspension modification and kits • Transmission and diff repair • Pre-purchase inspection • Clutch and brake repair • 4WD tyres and wheel alignment • Dual and triple battery kits • Turbo & intercooler kits Products • Engel & Waeco 12 volt fridge freezers • Piranha off road distributors • ARB accessories • TJM accessories • Kaymar step bars and wheel carriers • Black widow storage systems • Cooper and BF Goodrich Tyres • Roof Racks • Rhino Racks • Long range fuel tanks • Electronic parking aids • Tyre repair kits • T-Van Camper trailer hire • Air compressors • 4WD maps and books • Shower units - hot and cold • Optima batteries • Lightforce, IPF, Cibie & Hella lights • HID head and drive lights • Recovery kits • 4WD tours • Safari snorkels • GME UHF radio and antennae • GPS and EPIRB • In car TV/DVD and Sat navigation

194 Grange Rd, Fairfield, Victoria 3078 Ph: (03) 9497 3899 Fax: (03) 9497 3155 email: info@guest4wd.com.au website: www.guest4wd.com.au

TOYOTA LAND CRUISER CLUB OF AUSTRALIA (VICTORIA) INC. A0005442C ABN87301244383

MARCH CONTENTS

2014

VOLUME 42

No.6

Club Information

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Committee 2013-2014

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President’s Report

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Calendar/Coming Events

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Over the Next Hill

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Yarck Bushfire Plan

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Project Hay Aid

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Hay Runs

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High Country Australia Day Report

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Terrain Tamer Visit

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North East Victoria Trip Report

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Swifts Creek Explorer Trip Report

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March Driver Awareness Report

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Rock ‘n Roll Night

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Latest ARB Products

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TLCCV Business Directory

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Overland Cruisering Toyota Land Cruiser Club of Australia (Victoria) Inc.

General Meetings: 7:30pm on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Mulgrave Country Club Wellington Road (corner Jells Road), Wheelers Hill Melways Ref 80 H1 Geelong Meetings: 7.30pm the 1st Tuesday of each month & 2nd Tuesday each November at the Supper Room, Geelong West Town Hall, 153 Pakington St. 3218. (Mel. 451 J2) ENQUIRIES: Membership & General to: The Secretary Toyota Land Cruiser Club PO Box 363, HAWTHORN 3122

Website: http:www.tlccv.com.au MEMBERSHIP DETAILS Joining Fee: $280.00 Membership: $145.00 REINSTATEMENT OF PAST MEMBERS If a member rejoins the Club within 5 years, a joining fee is not applicable.

If a member rejoins the Club after 5 years, they are required to pay the joining fee and undertake the Club’s Driver Awareness course.

RECOGNISED CLUB RADIO CHANNEL: 15 UHF

YARCK PROPERTY Our property is a registered Land for Wildlife property and no inference is drawn in the publication that the sign or registration has any other meaning.

Life Members: Graeme Wilson, John Whitney (Dec), Don Honey, Bill Dower, Alan Winch, Barrie McCarthy, Harold Ross, Sandra Tanner, Brian Stewart, Charles Norman, Ashley (Dec) & Judith Williams, John Turbill, Garry Cooper, Jan Chivers & Ken Hildebrand Honorary Members: Ross McClure, Clive Blakely, Reece DeJong Club Auditor: Chris Rumble

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Hay Aid: The Toyota Land Cruiser Club Emergency Response Group has been busy running Hay Convoys to help fire ravaged farmers. There is still much more to be done.

Can you assist?

INSIDE > > > > >

TLCCV Response Group swings into action Swifts Creek Explorer Trip Report High Country Australia Day Trip Report North-East Victoria Trip Report Rock ‘n Roll Night at Yarck

Registered by Australia Post Publication No. PP339119/00013 $5.00

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Main photo: Club members have moved more than 400 bales of hay over the past few weeks.

The opinions expressed in the articles appearing in this magazine are not necessarily those of the Editor or the Toyota Land Cruiser Club of Australia (Victoria) Inc. The Editor reserves the right to delete where necessary any section of any article, which has been sent for publication in the magazine.

Acceptance of advertisements does not necessarily imply endorsement of products or associated companies or individuals by the Toyota Land Cruiser Club of Australia (Victoria) Inc.

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COMMITTEE

2013 - 2014

President Ian Ross president1@tlccv.com.au

Driver Training John MIlls: driverawareness@tlccv.com.au * Driver Training Course bookings * Awareness Course certificates

Vice President Eric Bishop president2@tlccv.com.au

Yarck Management yarckmanage@tlccv.com.au Brian Stewart

Secretary Sandra Tanner secretary1@tlccv.com.au

Assistant Secretary Alan McMeekin secretary2@tlccv.com.au

Treasurer Matt Parrott

Raffles & Supper Gabi & Grace Azzam Karen Wade

Trip Convenor trips@tlccv.com.au Tony Middleditch * Register a Member’s trip * Assistance in trip preparation

Club Shop Graham Cahill

Technical Brett Dyson

committee1@tlccv.com.au Committee Russell Edwards committee2@tlccv.com.au Magazine Editor Sandra Tanner: Advertising Sandra Tanner

editor1@tlccv.com.au

advertising@tlccv.com.au

clubshop@tlccv.com.au

Sergeant-At-Arms Russell Edwards finerprint@bigpond.com

technical@tlccv.com.au

Training Eric Bishop training@tlccv.com.au • Club training courses co-ordinator Special Events

Committee Liz Mills

Emergency Response Coordinator Bruce Fullard tlccrg@tlccv.com.au

Magazine Distribution Russell & Lesley Edwards finerprint@bigpond.com

treasurer1@tlccv.com.au Assistant Treasurer Adriano Denni treasurer2@tlccv.com.au

Marketing/Public Relations Coordinator Brian Tanner marketing@tlccv.com.au

Social Coordinator Helen & Rebecca social@tlccv.com.au * Book for participation in social events Visitor Greeters Carol & Greg Edmunds

events@tlccv.com.au • Shows & special event co-ordinator

Cruiserkhana

Membership Barbara Bryant membership@tlccv.com.au * Membership renewals, name badges, contact detail changes

GEELONG BRANCH

Librarian library@tlccv.com.au * Borrow DVDs & books * Contributions to the Library FWDV Delegate Tony Bryant fwdvdelegate@tlccv.com.au Webmaster Laurie Miles

webmaster@tlccv.com.au

tlccv@cruiserkhana.com.au

President Matt McPhee

geelong@tlccv.com.au

Vice President Matt Lilley Secretary Jennie Harvie

secretary1@tlccv.com.au

Social Judith Williams

Excursion Visits Coordinator excursions@tlccv.com.au

Activities Coordinator Ian Ross activities@tlccv.com.au

MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTIONS

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

TRADING POST

All articles, trip reports and other contributions are welcome for inclusion in the magazine. They must be in the hands of the Editor by the first of the month.

Please send them to: The Editor, Overland Cruisering, PO Box 1778, Geelong 3220

• Please submit articles as Word documents with no formatting.

(No fancy formats as it will only have to be removed in preparing for publication).

In particular DO NOT embed pictures in your documents • Images (photos) should be supplied as seperate JPEG files.

The higher resolution the better. As a guide images should be of 300 pixel per inch with image files around 1-5MB fine.

• If you have multiple images, please burn to a 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 the author if a self-addressed envelope is provided.

• Note: if selling a vehicle in the Trading Post it is a Motor Car Trader Regulation (1988-22(4) legal requirement that a cash price, registration number or engine number are supplied.

or email: editor1@tlccv.com.au

Members’ name and membership number must accompany all articles and/or contributions.

ADVERTISING A TRIP • Note: All trips must be approved by the Trip Convenor before they can be gazetted in Overland Cruisering.

All contributions MUST BE received by the 1st of the month.

ADVERTISERS Please support those companies that advertise in our magazine. Let them know you saw their advert in Overland Cruisering.

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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U P D AT E

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

y goodness, no sooner do we start a year and now we are looking ahead to Easter. The weather has been cooler so I hope that many of you have had the chance to get out and about.

There is a lot going on in the Club, but then again when isn’t there? Time is approaching again when we need to review our strategic plan. Remembering of course if you don’t plan for success you plan for failure. The date of the next planning day will be Sunday 13th April. This is just before Easter so Committee and subcommittee members please keep the date free.

Adriano has been pushing forward with the Yarck vision plan. There has been a lot of feedback – please keep it up. So far we have not had a lot of luck with gaining any sponsorship for the plan but if you may be able to assist or know somebody who might, please bring it to the Committee.

Over the last few months there continues to be much activity on Facebook in relation to last minute trips. Just a reminder to all members, just because a trip is on Facebook does not mean that it is defined as a Club activity. There is a procedure and routine that must be followed before

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trips are defined as Club trips. Last minute trips may not have gone through the required approval process, so before you raise your hand and ask to go on one of these trips, make sure it is a defined Club trip otherwise it will be considered as a private trip and not covered by Club insurance.

There has been a lot going on at FWDV. Wayne Hevey has been appointed as General Manager following the departure of Russell Sturzaker. Recently we have been able to work well with them on some activities. The most significant has been in the area of Emergency Relief in getting fodder to the people that need it. Soon we are likely to be again involved in fencing works. If you are able to assist at all, please contact Bruce Fullard.

We are still looking for volunteers to run Special Events and Club Software.

Please, if you can help let us know. Also don’t forget that you can also support Club Shop by assisting in its smooth running.

Get involved as many hands make light work.

Cruiserkhana is now well under way and promises to be big and exciting. The National meeting of TLCC Australia is to be

CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR 2014

JOHN WHITNEY PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION Members are NOW invited to submit entries for the Annual John Whitney Photographic Award DIGITAL IMAGES are requested so there is NO excuse for not submitting an entry.

ENTRY • • • • • •

REQUIREMENTS You must have taken the photo Advise where the photo(s) have been taken The picture should be taken on a Club trip or activity Images should be submitted as digital JPEGs Each image must not exceed 5MB in size Limit of 5 images per member

Please email your digital entries to whitneycomp@tlccv.com.au

ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE 3 1 S T M A Y, 2 0 1 4 W I T H Y U R N A M E A N D MEMBERSHIP NUMBER

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held shortly. Unfortunately I will be unable to attend, however I know that our delegates Sandra and Bruce will represent us well.

The Club’s financials are tracking well at the moment due to the work of many people including our Treasurers. Eric Bishop is coordinating a general training roster that will be rolled out shortly. There has also been some progress on the Club’s new data base and membership system.

The sub-committee would like to hear from people that might be able to assist with web design, etc.

The Committee recently sought advice from the insurers for FWDV about how we may streamline the temporary member process. We hope that it may be possible to remove some of the red tape, but more importantly speed up the process. We will report further in due course.

Well, that’s all for this month. Stay safe and start planning for those Easter trips.

Ian Ross (1409) PRESIDENT

CAN YOU HELP? Club Shop urgently requires some members to assist with sales at the General Meetings each month.

If you can spare some time in assisting, please do not hesitate to speak to Graham at the General Meeting and offer some assistance.

It would be greatly appreciated.

APRIL SHOW & TELL At the April general meeting there will be a DVD of a member’s trip taken in Mungo NP and the Mallee.

A beautiful area, and one which you are sure to enjoy.

CRUISERKHANA MERCHANDISE All Cruiserkhana merchandise will be on sale at General meetings or can be purchased by arrangement.

Classy breathable Polo shirts and Tshirts at $35 each ($30 for kids sizes), hats at $18 and fantastic jackets at $50.

Limited stocks ready to sell. Now is the time to get ready for Cruiserkhana 2014.

Special: A discount of $5 off per item if you put your name down as a marshal.

ALSO The official video of the 2013 Cruiserkhana can be purchased (needs to be pre-ordered) for $10 and $15 if posted.

Contact: Angela at tlccv@cruiserkhana.com.au

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CALENDAR

COMING TRIPS

Prior to booking or setting any dates for an event, please check with the Activity Coordinator who will ensure that there are no clashes. Please email to the Activity Coordinator the proposed date, time, venue and overview of the event.

March 22nd & 23rd March 28th – 30th April 3rd – 6th April 8th April 14th – May 4th April 18th – 21st April 18th April 26th & 27th April 25th – 27th May 2nd – 4th May 13th May 17th May 18th May May 24th & 25th May 30th & 31st June 7th June 10th June 14th

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Cruiserkhana 2014 DA Practical weekend Jamieson area base camping trip (medium) Yarck Management and DA Theory 10th Australian 4WD Gathering trip Sands of Wyperfeld & Vic/SA Border Track Good Friday – Easter DA Practical weekend Avon River Adventure Visit to Wandarrah (Nissan FWD Club property) Yarck Management and DA Theory Toolangi day trip (difficult) Wesburn day trip (difficult) * RIOS Brazilian Theatre Restaurant, Richmond – Expressions of Interest Maintenance & Construction weekend DA Practical weekend Noojee day trip (difficult) Yarck Management and DA Theory Lower Plenty Hotel Pub Night

June 21st & 22nd June 28th & 29th June 29th July 8th July 26th July 26th & 27th August 9th August 12th August 30th & 31st September 9th September September 27th & 28th October 14th October 25th November 1st & 2nd November 11th November 15th

November 29th & 30th

Maintenance & Construction weekend DA Practical weekend Neerim South day trip (difficult) Yarck Management and DA Theory Christmas in July lunch at Fergussons Winery, Yarra Valley DA Practical weekend Chocolate Indulgence Tour Yarck Management and DA Theory DA Practical weekend Yarck Management and DA Theory *Blues Train Evening – Expressions of Interest DA Practical weekend Yarck Management and DA Theory Halloween Night at Yarck DA Practical weekend Yarck Management and DA Theory Living Legends (home of retired champion racehorses), Greenvale Picnic and Tour DA Practical weekend

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

CLOSE TUESDAY 18TH MARCH, 2014 FOR THE FOLLOWING EVENTS 1. RIOS BRAZILIAN THEATRE RESTAURANT, RICHMOND – MAY 2014 RIOS is a Brazilian carnival restaurant with an exciting evening of food, entertainment and dancing. Cost is $67 per person – a deposit of $20 per person is required at the time of booking.

When definite numbers are known, a booking will be made for a Saturday evening in May 2014. For further information see: www.riosmelbourne.com.

NEWS

2. BLUES TRAIN EVENING – SEPTEMBER 2014 Blues Train Evening consists of a meal at the historic Queenscliff Railway Station followed by a musical journey on a moving steam train. Full payment is required at time of booking. When definite numbers are known, a booking will be made for a Saturday evening in September 2014.

Discounts apply for group bookings of 20 or more. For further information see: www.thebluestrain.com.au

We need sufficient numbers to make these events happen. Please register your interest as soon as possible by contacting in person at Club meeting in March

T L C C V E M E R G E N C Y RI P ELIEF RESPONSE

Our Club has an impressive record of putting its hand up and helping, in times of need.

Over the last 18 months our Club has undertaken 100s of hours community service helping with both flood and fire relief.

Once again, your time, energy and skills are needed to help on a number of fronts.

Currently we are transporting hay to Lancefield to provide fodder for farms that were burnt out.

So far we have run five trips/convoys to Lancefield, from as far afield as Forrest, Winchelsea, Launching Place, Gisborne and Castlemaine.

We still have hay to be collected and transported.

On an even bigger stage, we are embarking on Project Hay Aid. A short term, hardhitting project that hopefully will result in several double B semis loaded with hay heading north to help Outback farmers.

We enjoy their company and friendship while travelling through their remote areas when on holidays, so lets give something back to these true blue Aussies.

Details of this Project are found in this magazine.

there are many that can make themselves available for a weekend.

Helping others provides a fabulous feeling of satisfaction, and actually working at these activities are a lot of fun. The local community acknowledge our help and can not show their appreciation enough.

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Finally, we already have a number of properties seeking our help in removing burnt fencing.

We realise that not all members can assist for a number of reasons, but equally so,

Once again we need you to assist on these projects. Please register your interest with Bruce Fullard (TLCCV Emergency Response Coordinator). You can then be emailed directly with updates of coming projects. Also check Weekend Wrap for Response project updates.

To register your help email tlccrg@tlccv.com.au

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CALENDAR

INFORMATION FOR TRIP LEADERS • Trip leaders please note that under the Constitution, members may not take part in any club activities involving four-wheel driving unless they have completed the Driver Awareness

COMING TRIPS

Course (Theory & Practical) and have filled in an Indemnity Form.

• The Club Insurance Policy states that only Club Trips that are gazetted in the Club Magazine and the Club website are covered by the Club Public Liability Policy.

• All Club Trips gazetted in the Club Magazine must include a telephone number (or mobile) and/or an email address for the purpose of booking on a trip.

• Members please note that telephone calls should not be made later than 8:30 pm.

Club trips are for club members only. Non members are not afforded insurance coverage by the club and may jeopardise our coverage. If you have any queries they may be raised with our Trip Coordinator, Tony Middleditch.

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, Tony Middleditch at trips@tlccv.com.au. All applica-tions 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 www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1process_content.cfm?main=9&page=2.

APRIL Date: Meeting Place: Time: Limit: Standard: Fuel: Radio: Equipment: Overnight: Details: Trip Leaders: APRIL Date: Meeting Place: Time: Limit: Standard: Fuel: Radio: Equipment: Overnight: Details:

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JAMIESON AREA BASE CAMPING TRIP Saturday 5th - Tuesday 8th April, 2014 Jamieson 9:00am Thursday 3rd 8 vehicles Medium Full tanks ex Mansfield 15 UHF Good quality off road tyres, recovery equipment, compressor, tyre gauge, camping equipment, water & supplies.

No trailers, pets or firearms. Basic tool kit & vehicle spares required.

Bush camping with no facilities.

A relaxed base camping trip during the school holidays. A family friendly trip to camp on a river, relax, work on your campfire skills, fish &maybe a few half day 4WD trips if people want to explore the area.

Adam & Olivia Takacs: Email: adam@insightproperty.com.au SANDS OF WYPERFELD & VIC/SA BORDER TRACK - Trip full, waiting list only Friday 18th - Monday 21st April, 2014 (Easter weekend) Lake Hindmarsh Friday 8:30 am 8 vehicles Medium - depending on weather conditions.

145Lt capacity - full tank from Horsham - refueling at Pinnaroo if required.

UHF (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.

Thursday - Lake Hindmarsh CP (fees apply) - bush camping Friday, Saturday & Sunday night.

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 & headingn down the Vic/SA Border Track.

We will experience the border sand dunes & some interesting bog holes before finishing in Nhill.

Note: No trailers, no dogs, no cats, no firearms permitted on this trip.

Laurie & Heidi Miles. Email : trips@zebra400.com AVON RIVER ADVENTURE Friday 25th - Sunday 27th April, 2014 (Anzac long weekend) Huggetts Lane, near Heyfield.

Friday 8:30 am 8 vehicles Medium to hard - depending on weather conditions.

Full tank from Heyfield UHF (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.

Bush camping - pit toilets Thursday night - no facilities on Friday & Saturday night.

4WD the Avon River to the edge of the Avon Wilderness, camping on the river’s edge. For those that wish to MTB with Heidi some interesting riding on Friday morning. The Avon River will be refreshing at the end of the day.

Saturday we will head west to take in the spectacular views from Ben Cruachan & McMillans Lookout then heading down to camp on Macalister River. Sunday we climb up to Mt Useful before exiting near Walhalla.

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CALENDAR

MAY Date: Meeting Place: Time: Limit: Standard: Fuel: Radio: Equipment: Overnight: Details:

Trip Leader: MAY Date: Meeting Place: Time: Limit: Standard: Fuel: Radio: Equipment:

Overnight: Details: Trip Leader: MAY Date: Meeting Place: Time: Limit: Standard: Fuel: Radio: Equipment:

Overnight: Details: Trip Leader: JUNE Date: Meeting Place: Time: Limit: Standard: Fuel: Radio: Equipment:

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VISIT TO WANDARRAH - (Nissan Club property approx 200 kms from Melbourne) Friday 2nd - Sunday 4th May, 2014 BP Servo, cnr Sands Rd and Princes Freeway, Longwarry.

Friday 2nd: 6:45 pm for 7:00 pm departure.

10 vehicles Medium - weather dependant Full tanks from home.

15 UHF Vehicle in sound mechanical condition. Basic recovery gear.

Camping at the Nissan Club property for two nigthts, which can accommodate tents, camper trailers, caravans.

Leave the BP servo under the guidance of a Nissan Club leader, arrive Wandarrah & settle in. Day trip for Saturday, lunch on the track, arriving back for happy hour. Sunday: short trip, lunch on the track, return to Wandarrah for pack-up and early afternoon leave for home. All members need to bring own food and drink for the weekend.

Wandarrah has hot showers & toilets, but NO DRINKING WATER. Garry Cooper Email: gac001@bigpond.com TOOLANGI DAY TRIP Saturday 17th May, 2014 Toolangi 9:00am 6 vehicles Difficult Full tank ex Melbourne 15 UHF Vehicle in sound mechanical condition, raised suspension, rear diff lock (or traction control) & 33” mud terrain tyres with minimum 50% tread required, basic tool kit & vehicle spares required, full recovery equipment (with winch recommended), compressor & tyre gauge, lunch.

N/A This day trip will explore the more challenging tracks in Toolangi SF that we missed on the last trip. A chance to get out & 4WD for the day close to Melbourne.

Adam Takacs Email: adam@insightproperty.com.au WESBURN DAY TRIP Sunday 18th May, 2014 Wesburn 9:00am 6 vehicles Difficult Full tank ex Melbourne 15 UHF Vehicle in sound mechanical condition, raised suspension, rear diff lock (or traction control) & 33” mud terrain tyres with minimum 50% tread required, basic tool kit & vehicle spares required, full recovery equipment, comprfessorf & tyre gauge, lunch. Must have winch (& in good working condition).

N/A This day trip will be exploring the tracks around Wesburn, & Ellis Track will be the first and maybe last track of the day. A challenging trip if it’s wet or damp.

Adam Takacs Email: adam@insightproperty.com.au NOOJEE DAY TRIP Saturday 7th June, 2014 Noojee 9:00am 6 vehicles Difficult Full tank ex Melbourne 15 UHF Vehicle in sound mechanical condition, raised suspension, rear diff lock (or traction control) & 33” mud terrain tyres with minimum 50% tread required, full recovery equipment, compressor & tyre gauge, lunch, basic tool kit & vehicle spares required. Must have winch (& in good working condition).

N/A This day trip will be exploring the tracks around Noojee which can be steep, slippery & very muddy. A challenging trip if it’s wet or damp.

Adam Takacs Email: adam@insightproperty.com.au

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CALENDAR

JUNE Date: Meeting Place: Time: Limit: Standard: Fuel: Radio: Equipment:

Overnight: Details: Trip Leader:

NEERIM SOUTH DAY TRIP Sunday 29th June, 2014 Noojee 9:00am 6 vehicles Difficult Full tank ex Melbourne 15 UHF Vehicle in sound mechanical condition, raised suspension, rear diff lock (or traction control) & 33” mud terrain tyres with minimum 50% tread r3equired, full recovery equipment, compressor & tyre gauge, lunch, basic tool kit & vehicle spares required. Must have winch (& in good working condition).

N/A This day trip will be exploring the tracks around Neerim South which can be steep, slippery & very muddy.

A challenging trip if it’s wet or damp.

Adam Takacs Email: adam@insightproperty.com.au

YA R C K

BUSHFIRE PLAN

The Toyota Land Cruiser Club does not recommend a “Stay and Defend” plan.

Infrastructure on the property can be replaced.

FIRE DANGER PERIOD [November – May] It is members’ responsibility to listen to radio news reports each evening during the Fire Danger Period for advice on the possibility of fires. Also be up to date with any declaration of Total Fire Ban Days.

Yarck is in the NORTH CENTRAL FIRE BAN DISTRICT - 149 Rennies Lane, GOBUR It is recommended that members leave the property the day before a declared Total Fire Ban day or very early in the morning of a Total Fire Ban day Members should not go to the property during any Total Fire Ban day.

EVACUATION • Those present will select one person from their number to take charge, • The issue of evacuation during an emergency must be addressed early in the planning.

• Evacuation can be extremely dangerous unless it takes place well in advance of the fire hazard entering the general area of the camp. Roads may be blocked with fallen timber and visibility reduced by thick smoke.

• Increased pressures on emergency services may make it difficult for them to render assistance.

• Evacuation should only be done via the main access track to Rennies Lane and the Gobur –Yarck Road.

REFUGE • There are NO bushfire proof shelters on the property.

• If a fire incident occurs and members cannot leave the property, then the Hut could possibly be used as a “safer place” to provide protection from radiant heat. It 4 Overland Cruisering

should be made as fire safe as is practical.

• Wet towels to be placed under doors to prevent embers entering.

• There is running water inside; there are knapsacks and fire extinguishers.

Other equipment to have on hand should include.

• A battery operated am/fm radio and P2 filter masks.

• UHF radios left on – mobile phones – torches – first aid kits – drinking fluids.

• Clothing - it is advisable to have long trousers, long sleeved shirt and sturdy footwear. Gloves and hat are also useful.

The wearing of shorts, dresses, thongs or any synthetic fabrics is totally unsuitable.

• Be prepared for smoke and embers that may enter the building. After the fire front has passed check outside and extinguish any burning embers or fires around the hut.

• All vehicles should be parked on bare ground, facing towards the exit with all doors and windows closed and keys in the ignition. DO NOT BLOCK OFF ANY ACCESS TRACKS. ALARM. A distinctive alarm signal should be used, a simple manual device such as the triangle hanging in the tree outside the hut or the electronic device near the radios in the hut.

PANIC. This is something that can well be done without. Anyone showing signs of panic should be kept under some form of supervision, and provided with reassurance and prevented from doing anything rash.

COMMUNICATION and CONTACTS Phone: 1800 240 667 for Bushfire information.

000 only to report a fire.

Alexandra Fire Station Phone 0357721855 Yarck Fire Captain Phone 0357734334.

Mobile: 0439 656 913.

ABC radio AM band 774 Local Radio Station (Alexandra) UGFM 106.9 (an official emergency broadcaster) GPS coordinates of the Yarck Hilton are: Lat Long Lat = South – 37 deg 2 min 54 sec Long = East – 145 deg 35 min 11 sec UTM Zone 55H Easting – 374295 Northing - 5898825 Websites www.abc.net.au\emergency www.cfa.vic.gov.au A Bushfire Survival Kit is located on the notice board behind the hut door.

It is available for members to read and return it.

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PROJECT HAY AID

SPECIAL

H AY A I D

PROJECT HAY AID

A PROJECT OF THE TOYOTA LAND CRUISER CLUB OF VICTORIA SUPPORTED BY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VICTORIA

April 11 - 13th, 2014 Project ‘HAY AID’ is an opportunity for TLCCV members to contribute to an essential cause that will not only bring immediate relief to drought ravaged farmers in Outback NSW and Queensland, but will leave you with an intense level of pride and well-being to have helped in time of need.

It will also reflect extremely positively on the 4WD movement and in particular our Club.

THE PROJECT TLCCV is taking a lead role in this project - having originated it - and briefly we want to collect as much hay as possible from farmers in parts of Victoria that have enjoyed a really good year, and transport a convoy of hay to northern farms.

IMMEDIACY For those that may have watched the ‘Sunday Night’ show on Channel 7 on 2/3/14 you will have had a brief insight into the problems of farmers. Accumulation of massive debt, slaughter of starving stock, emotional and physical stress and a feeling of helplessness.

We - like other Australians - need to let these people know that they are not alone and while we can only provide a little assistance - it will make a massive difference to their lives.

Accordingly we would like to get this project up and running, with the convoy on the road the weekend of 12-13th April. A big ask, but one I’m sure our large club can ‘bite the bullet on’ and make happen.

PARTNERS We cannot do this alone and are seeking assistance from other 4WD Clubs in different regions of Victoria, eg. south west, central, north west, etc.

Similarly we have the support of Four Wheel Drive Victoria, who can also provide some logistical support. We will also be asking TLCC Clubs in SA, NSW and Queensland to come on board.

As far as transporting the hay, we are working with ‘Aussie Helpers’ a brilliant organisation that helps farmers, and who assure us they can get the trucks to make the long haul north.

We need to establish temporary hay storage depots in each region, and the clubs transport the hay to them.

Through Bruce Fullard and the Emergency Response Group we are also working with the Farmers Federation to source hay.

In the Western Region we are simply going to door knock farmers where we see a paddock full of baled hay and ask if they could spare 4 or 5 or 6 bales to our cause. If every farm could give a token donation, we would soon be able to fill a semi trailer.

TLCCV MEMBERS We are asking for your support over this weekend. Basically we need trailers - preferably tandem - to collect and move large hay bales to depots that will be established in different areas in the State. (These are yet to be confirmed, but there will certainly be one just south of Geelong/Winchelsea). Even if you don’t have a trailer - or a mate you can borrow one from - we will appreciate your manpower.

We need your help ASAP. We need to start collecting hay now.

If you can help - just for one weekend - please register by emailing Bruce Fulard - tlccrg@tlccv.com.au or Sandra Tanner - secretary1@tlccv.com.au Details will then be emailed to you and posted on Weekend Wrap as we get this project under way.

We have the support of the Farmers Federation of Victoria, Aussie Helpers Organisation, Four Wheel Drive Victoria and Toyota Australia.

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Sunday 15th February TLCCV Participants: Bruce Fullard Brian & Sandra Tanner Kelvin Connors Alison & Judith Williams Gabi Azzam Ken Hildebrand Shayne Goodall Matt & Sarah Lilley Robert Crick Craig Bradbury Geelong FWDC: David Parr Andrew Smith David Purdy Julian Di Rocco

t was an early start, with most members meeting at Bunnings at Waurn Ponds (southside of Geelong) around 8am.

From there we travelled via Moriac where Brian and Sandra and the Geelong FWD Club members joined our long convoy.

We journeyed into the Otway Ranges to a farm outside of Forrest where Di and Hugo Standish had kindly donated 200 bales of hay. Many hands made light work and we soon had numerous trailers loaded and hay secured for the trip to Lancefield.

We made good time, stopping at the Mt Moriac Recreation reserve, where we were supposed to be met by a Geelong Advertiser photographer. Unfortunately she never fronted and we missed out on a front page story. (Instead we had to settle on a small article inside the paper).

Geelong President, Dave Parr’s Prado started to leak oil and Dave had to pull out of the convoy at Geelong.

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His trailer was transferred to Andrew Smith’s Patrol and the convoy continued on to the ring road, stopping at the BP Service Centre for fuel and (some) for Maccas.

We made good time travelling through the hills north of Bacchus Marsh, on to Gisborne and our final destination at a hay depot just outside Lancefield. Here Lions Club members had been manning the station for many days accepting donations that arrived throughout the day.

We unloaded our trailers, with the hay gratefully received. A couple of the Geelong boys had to get back to town quickly and left promptly.

It was a great effort at short notice, and a positive experience to be working with the Geelong Club and some keen members.

Hopefully we can do it together again in the near future.

Brian Tanner (607)

Our convoy ready to roll at Mt Moriac

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22 February, 2014 Participants Bruce Fullard Brian and Sandra Tanner Alison and Judith Williams Linton and Meg Mary Phillips ollowing on from the previous weekend’s hay run, another farmer near Winchelsea came forward after seeing publicity in the local newspaper about our activities.

Again at very short notice we were able to mobilise enough transport to carry some 180 hay bales to Lancefield.

We located the farm turnoff next to the Princes Highway to Colac and waited out the front for the rest of our convoy to arrive.

Linton and Meg arrived with a massive tandem trailer behind their 200 Series.

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We were able to get over 70 bales onto this trailer, yet the 200 still towed it effortlessly.

Mary arrived with a horse float into which we were able to pack more than 30 bales.

The remainder filling Alison and Bruce’s trailers.

For the second weekend running we stopped at the BP Service Centre for fuel and MacDonalds, before heading off to Lancefield. Upon arrival we were greeted shortly after by a massive convoy of utes that had travelled up from Gippsland. With Australian flags flying, a dog in many passenger seats, this group’s arrival was handy as they helped us unload.

Again, another great effort by TLCCV members, and we hope more can assist as we look at a massive hay collection before Easter.

Brian Tanner (607)

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e left home at 8:00am and our first load of 6 round bales was taken from Launching Place direct to a farm at Wallan and our second load was taken from a property at Bullengarook to the fodder storage area at Lancefield.

We traveled through huge areas of burnt paddocks and scorched trees. Many properties displayed large signs thanking the CFA Volunteers for their work. From what we could see, no houses were destroyed.

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Ken with a load of round bales

It was 6:15pm by the time we left the fodder storage area, and as we had not eaten since breakfast and still a long drive home, we decided fish ‘n chips in Lancefield was a good idea.

The truck we borrowed did a great job – people are very generous.

Got home at 9:30pm and happy knowing that some cattle will have tea tonight.

Jan Chivers & Ken Hildebrand (603)

Monday 24th February Also on Monday, as Ken and Jan were heading east, Garry Cooper was making his way to Castlemaine where he picked up another large consignment of hay bales.

In excess of 100 bales were collected and delivered to Lancefield.

Another terrific job, well done.

Our first hay convoy

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he crew met at the Licola caravan park Friday night ready for departure on Saturday morning. After a quick trip briefing we ‘saddled’ up and headed towards the Pinnacles fire lookout where we had morning tea and a walk out to the fire lookout. While it wasn’t a clear morning, we did get to enjoy the view out across the ranges. It’s a great spot to get an idea of how extensive the High Country and the four-wheel driving and camping opportunities are in this state.

Cars went into low range and we started the Billy Goat track descent. Thankfully we passed the Pajero Club completing their ascent a few minutes into our descent as they had 20 cars!

As the morning progressed the skies cleared and we enjoyed the fabulous views along Billy Goat track stopping to take photos along the way.

We reached the bottom about lunchtime and decided to look for a campsite. Given it was a long weekend we expected it to be busy so the first priority was to find a site.

We followed the river and explored a few tracks leading down to the river. It wasn’t long before we found a great flat open site with easy access to a wide section of the river. We still had a fair distance from where we were heading the next day, but it was lunchtime, the campsite was fantastic and we assumed some of the better campsites would already be taken on this

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We spent a leisurely afternoon either reading for some, siesta for others or a swim in what was a great section of the river. We later organized the fire and settled in for the evening.

A leisurely start Sunday morning, we headed out for what was a full day’s drive to Blue Rag. It was all very easy driving as all of the area had been recently bulldozed – including what used to be an interesting last section to the top of Blue Rag. No real challenges, no issues, just great views along the way.

We reached the top of Blue Rag at lunchtime meeting with another group who had heard that the dead end at the river had been pushed through, so we continued on to explore the track. After about 30 minutes we had dropped down to the river

and after a quick explore it was clear that the track hadn’t gone through. We stopped for lunch by the river in the shade then returned to the top of Blue Rag and headed back down the mountain. With a fair bit of traffic, it was slow progress until the group in front turned off and headed towards Hotham.

We followed the Crooked River track on the way back and made numerous river crossings. It was all very simple, but for one river exit, which was very steep and had a severe lean over into the bank. The 2 Prados made it up with lots of momentum and front wheels in the air. The other 2 cars were snatched up.

We returned to camp after a long day and settled in for a leisurely evening around the campfire.

After packing up on Monday morning, we headed out with the plan to again follow the Crooked River track back into Dargo for lunch. We reached the same river exit that required snatching on the Sunday and Steve gently lowered the nose of the Prado down until the rear wheels were in the air and the car threatened to roll over into the river bank, coming to rest on the snorkel.

At this point he called a halt and Garry set up a winch from behind and Bill put a snatch on the side step to make sure the car stayed level. While all of this was taking place, Sara discovered a chicken track which was a very simple entry into the river. (If only we had thought to look for a chicken track before). The angle and the flying mud played havoc with the brakes and electronics of the Prado lighting up the dashboard and strange noises came from the brakes so the decision was made to take the easy road out to Dargo just in case a bigger problem developed.

We reached Dargo in time for lunch and the group enjoyed the fantastic burgers from the General Store before saying their goodbyes and heading for home.

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January, 2014 Trip Leaders: Laurie & Heidi Miles Participants: Adrian & Rosalie Reville Ray & Joan Wells Michael Schuettke Bryan McGlade & Jeanette Cummings

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ushfires change our trip: 4 Land Cruisers and 1 Land Rover – there should have been more but 4 other vehicles couldn’t make it due to personal reasons or possibly the change in destination due to bushfires burning through Errinundra NP and the Snowy River NP. This trip originally was called Tantalising Tingaringy, but with bushfires raging in Errinundra NP, the decision was made to stay west of the Snowy river to avoid the fires and smoke, thus our trip was renamed North East Victoria.

Given the dire bushfire situation in east Victoria and other parts of the state, this trip was uneventful on the large scale – i.e. no rollovers, no fires and no accidents. On the smaller scale it was always going to be eventful. It shows yet again why it’s always better to be on a trip rather than staying at home over a long weekend.

Being members of the Land Rover Club, it was a proving trip for us. The Disco engine head had just been taken off and a new gasket inserted and we wanted to see if we could ‘trust’ the Disco again.

Other less eventful things that are possibly worth mentioning are: on our way to the starting point we were diverted to the Emergency Ward at Traralgon Hospital. Due to the late departure from hospital (after being given the all clear from the doctors at 2:00 am), it was our first time in 14 years we had to sleep in our 4WD overnight.

We finally caught up with Laurie & Heidi whom we hadn’t seen for about a year. It was also good to meet up with other TLCCV members Michael, Ray & Joan and Adrian & Rosalie, who we had not met before.

The plan for the trip was to meet at Bruthen, then to drive north to the NSW border – 4WD across Macfarlane Flat to Mt Cobberas and Limestone Creek and then emerge at Omeo on Monday around lunchtime for the trip home. Nothing too hard, but still some good use of low range and some expectation of spectacular views and good campsites. The expectations were well and truly met.

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Just getting to Bruthen: As I mentioned, our trials began on the way to Bruthen.

Upon receiving an important phone call from our Doctor near Sale, we were required to drive directly to hospital for some urgent tests. At 2:00am or so we were given the all clear, but we were both starving as we missed dinner. It’s not often we are in a servo at 2:30am microwaving 2 chicken rolls and chatting with the late night operator who was quite happy to tell us his life story and the lives of his 14 (or was it 18?) children! Finally, Bruthen at 4:30am – more than 12 hours after leaving Melbourne.

This posed a question for us. What to do now? It’s too early to start the trip – it’s too late to be setting up a tent – a motel manager would probably glare at us if we banged on his door at 4:30 for a room!

This pretty much left us with only one option of taking a nap in the car and was as miserable as I had thought it would be. No place to recline properly, no real space to stretch out our legs. Horrible.

At 6:30am the sun was shining in our eyes and we were awake.

The Bruthen servo and the hot bread shop were open. After a bit of fiddling around it was 7:15am so we drove to the campground.

WOW! Bruthen Caravan Park has changed a lot since I was last there. It has an unusual, eccentric character.

Everything is neat and tidy. Things you would not expect to find in a multi-star hotel were provided. It was more like coming home, rather than being in a Caravan Park.

Toasters, jugs, flowers, decorations, personal items like books, nic-nacs – it looked great. The whole place has been decorated with a distinct “hippie” flavor. The kitchen and shower were great. The green grass under the tents was fantastic. The campground operator was very friendly.

Laurie gives the trip briefing The only down side was $25 for an unpowered site, which seemed a little steep. We hastily had some much needed breakfast, a quick shower and filled the thermos.

However the Park Manager took some pity on us, and didn’t charge us for using the showers. We were now ready to go.

Trip Highlights: First: The drive across Macfarlanes Flat was truly magical. The views from the top of the range looking north across to the Kosciuszko NP in NSW and the Vic High Country to the south were spectacular, plus the drive down through the Ingeegoodbee River was exciting – watching Laurie walk the cold flowing river with Heidi giving commentary was quite comical.

Second: Sunday night’s camping spot on Buckwong Creek was great – almost ideal.

The trees were not native (which is unusual) and the grass was very green and soft.

It was like it had been recently mowed.

Buckwong Creek meandered its way through the camping area which we pretty

much had to ourselves. It was a great quiet, spacious spot and well worth going back to.

Third: Finding the fault with our fearless trip leader’s 80 Series was unexpected but eventful. As a Land Rover owner I always have plenty of time to use the spanners nothing unusual there. But it was a thrill to be able to help the 80 Series. Heidi had been trying to track down a clunking noise for a day or so. We had checked everything we could. It was made harder as the sound only happened under certain circumstances. Other faults were found and fixed but they were not the culprit. Finally, when Heidi was away riding her MTB through Cowombat Flat, Laurie found that the rear driver bottom shock mount was worn out.

Why couldn’t we find this yesterday? It was certainly very obvious now. Amazingly Laurie & Heidi had a spare bush and a bottom bolt for the shock. With a bit of WD40 to ease the bush in we soon had the shock fixed and as good as new.

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Fourth: (Not surprisingly) the Disco had some issues with its centre diff lock mechanism on the first day. Not having used it for a while may have been an issue.

Pushing the button and nothing happening was very off-putting. It’s quite dangerous driving up steep hills without this item engaged, so I was concerned. Fortunately there is a manual mechanism that can be used when the electrics fail. This was done (which meant lying on the ground and turning a very tiny wheel for what seemed like forever). Once turned the CDL was engaged and safety was returned. At lunch closer inspection showed the cigarette lighter and compass mirror were also not functioning. This allowed the location of a faulty fuse. Once changed full functionality was restored. Phew. I didn’t want to spend the weekend jumping in and out of my Disco operating this little wheel.

Fifth: On the final day as we headed along the Mt Misery Trail, we came across a single wild Brumby. It was very frightened and skittish. It didn’t want to be near us so ran away as quickly as it could. However horses are not all that bright, so instead of running away from the road, it ran along the road. This meant we had a pretty good look at it as it ran for many kilometres. I can really see why people like them. About 10 minutes later it finally sorted itself out and disappeared over a ridge as the road took a right hand turn away from it. This particular part of Victoria must have thousands of wild Brumbies. Over the weekend there were signs of them everywhere.

There was so much “poo” around that walk-

ing barefoot was definitely not recommended.

Summary: Lots of great views, good low range work, tremendous company, many little creeks and rivers to cross and hardly another person to be seen all weekend.

What more could you ask for on a long weekend?

Monday saw us in Omeo for lunch. We

said our goodbyes and headed off slowly for home reflecting on another enjoyable 4WD trip.

Thanks everyone for having us along. I can’t wait for the next one!

Bryan McGlade – LROC 667 Note: Thanks to Bryan & Jeanette from LROC for making up the numbers on this trip and for also writing the trip report.

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TRIPS Trip Leaders: Laurie & Heidi Miles Participants: Adrian & Rosalie Reville Greg & Carol Edmunds Rick & Lisa Ellerton Mary Phillips Harold & Glenda Ross Chris Smith Trajco Villarov Laurie & Linda Wilson

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Rev Coota Elly Bertha Marshall Chris Trajco Wilson

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Climbing the exciting TVGC track: It was with trepidation that we headed towards Swifts Creek for our first Club trip.

Having cut through Melbourne peak hour traffic, forecasted storms, bushfires, smoke haze and road closures, we finally arrived safely in Swifts Creek, a little tired and exhausted from the long drive.

Although Laurie and Heidi had confirmed that an emergency plan was in place, we were a little unsure of what we were in for, this being our first Club trip.

We arrived late Friday night and settled into camp at the caravan park beside a bubbling brook and slept soundly for an early Saturday morning briefing.

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The next day, Laurie and Heidi arrived to greet us all but Laurie was looking a little off colour as he hadn’t been well leading up to the trip (due to a bout of gastro). We were fortunate, however, that he didn’t cancel and being the trooper he is, he continued on.

After meeting and greeting one another we all jumped into our 4WDs and headed north. Once out of town we pulled over to air down. We were really keen to adopt the skills we learnt on our recent DA weekend and couldn’t wait to hit the tracks.

One by one using convoy procedure we climbed the steep gradient of the TVGC

Track whilst taking in the views of the Tambo Valley Golf Course below. The overnight rain seemed to have dampened the track to assist in traction, although those towards the end of the convoy may not have thought so. A couple of vehicles needed a few attempts to climb the last rocky section. Diff lockers would have been helpful, however we managed without them.

Once we all arrived at the top, we headed along the Stawell Track towards Commins Track for morning tea. We all broke out the billy and some chocolate cake (thanks Coota) while having a yarn amongst our new 4WD traveling comrades.

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After a refreshing cuppa and Laurie looking a little perkier, the conversations continued over the airways. We travelled on to various tracks including Hammond Break, Ridge Road, McKenzies Track, which offered beautiful scenic views. At the bottom of McKenzies Track, we crossed Little River a couple of times. These two little creek crossings were a bit of fun.

We headed along the Upper Little River Track, then the Telegraph Track towards Mt Nungong, where the terrain became a lot rockier. Something to talk about during lunch at Mt Nugong fire tower, just as well because the clouds rolled in taking away the views.

After lunch the convoy attempted to head down to South Escarpment Track but unfortunately fallen logs prevented Zebra from going any further so we all needed to turn around and head back to our lunch spot while Heidi and Laurie winched themselves

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out of trouble. Once we got back in the vehicle we realized that we had another passenger – a leach! – the little sucker.

Time was getting on so we then diverted down Nugong Road and left into Nuninog Road to the Old Washington ruins for photos of the old steam driven winch.

It was now time to head back to base camp at Swifts Creek stopping to pick up some firewood along the way.

Back at camp we all met at the fire for happy hour. Some of us restored to “Happy Camper” meals because the conversation was so good we didn’t leave the fire. Eventually we all headed off to bed eagerly looking forward to another day of four-wheel driving.

Rick & Lisa Ellerton (2652) Exploring Mt Shaw & Mt Stawell: An overcast sky with some threatening clouds greeted us on Sunday morning, but little or no rain was forecast, so we prepared our-

selves for the day’s events. As departure time approached, members gathered and trip leader, Laurie, arrived and gave us a briefing on the plans for the day. Still feeling quite ill with his gastro, Laurie continued on. We expected to be back at camp by 3:00pm, which would allow members to get back home at a reasonable hour.

We left camp and headed north along the Omeo Rd and it was just out of town that I remembered the radio had to be switched on, perhaps a little late I thought, and this was confirmed soon after when the TL asked if I was on channel yet? We turned into Bindi Rd and it wasn’t long before we turned left onto Lees Track. We selected low range for the climb ahead which was steepish for the first section, and climbed up the ridge to the gentler slopes of the hill tops. We turned into Spring Hill Track, heading for Mt Shaw.

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With some low cloud about, a rabbit jumped onto the track in front of us and behind Trajco. We followed him for about 100 metres before he again disappeared into the undergrowth. And it wasn’t a white rabbit in case you’re thinking otherwise.

We noted around this general area there were lots of white Shiny Cassinia (Cassinia longifolia) and more generally the bright blue seeds of the Tasman Flax-lily (Dianella tasmanica), the colour of which is used in decorating desserts in higher class restaurants.

Proceeding downhill we were warned about a couple of branches protruding onto the track but Bertha got a little close to one and managed to stake the front tyre.

Changing the wheel proved to be a little more challenging though, as the wheel studs were tighter than expected. Her vehicle had to be moved slightly forward so the jack could lift the wheel high enough to change it.

After Bertha’s tyre was replaced, we were advised to wait while Laurie checked out a fork in the track, which looked like a bypass. There was a tree across the track, which could be moved then further on there was another tree across the track, which was too big to move. “Turn around,” was the order, “we’ll have to go back.” By this time Zebra was between the 2 trees and couldn’t get back the way he had got there, so we had to move the first tree.

Heidi expertly cut through the smaller end of the tree. With the aid of a winch from

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Chris, the tree was pulled to the side of the track then manhandled over the embankment by some helpful convoy members.

As a result of our turnaround, Laurie informed us he was going to Plan B to get us back to camp on time (Mt Shaw would have to be left for another day).

We returned to Lees Track and back to a flat area overlooking the Tambo Valley for a late morning tea. Well at least we were told it was overlooking the Tambo Valley, but the white mist hid everything from view and a cool 12 degrees made us rug up. Here we found a Grass Trigg-plant (Stylidium graminifolium) still in flower after seeing many plants that had finished. Other flowers we noted over the weekend were three species of the Daisy family although they were in poor condition. A bit late in the season for most flowers.

Now was the time to invoke Plan C and everyone agreed we’d have a late lunch back at camp at 2:00pm from where we could make our way home. We retraced our steps down Lees Track to Bindi Rd then along Nunniong Rd to turn sharp right onto Telephone Track. Everyone was careful as

it was at the start of this track that Big John rolled his Troopy on the same trip last year.

Select low range again and for me, a 3 point turn. If you drive a 70 Series, you get very adept at doing 3 point turns. The track quickly turns left after you leave the road and crosses a water runoff hump that is raised diagonally across the track and is somewhere to get your vehicle’s opposite point wheels in the air. I refrained from doing that, not pleasant when you are climbing (plus this is where Big John’s Troopy struck troubles last year).

We turned into Low Saddle Track, Commins Track, Mt Stawell Track then down the TVGC Track, certainly easier going downhill than coming up the day before. With spectacular views whilst descending we made it safely back down on the Bindi Road and then back to camp.

After a de-brief, everyone agreed it was a relaxed and very enjoyable weekend and thanked Laurie and Heidi for arranging it all. It was our first weekend Club trip for many years, and we had a great time, thanks everyone for making it happen.

Harold & Glenda Ross (913)

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DRIVER AWARENESS COURSE PRACTICAL WEEKEND 1st & 2nd March, 2014 aving just completed the practical weekend of our Driver Awareness training with TLCC, we are now even more excited to be a part of this Club.

We arrived at Yarck on Friday night, set up camp and met the rest of our group (10 in total), as well as our 5 instructors. Was really quite impressed with the set up of the property, and was relieved to find toilet and shower blocks with hot running water!

Saturday morning began at 8am in the Hilton where we ran through some basics whilst our vehicles were checked over. We also watched a demonstration of winching which was very informative, using both a manual and automatic winch.

Once tyre pressures were adjusted for 4WD tracks, we set off to Whoopsy Do, where we were them taught how to drive through the brakes reversing down slopes as well as driving downhill. There were some very scary looking hills at Whoopsy, however with brilliant and patient instructors we all managed to safely manoeuvre through.

The day continued with us learning how to drive in convoy around the property. We

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learnt how to use recovery equipment when bogged in the bog hole and all the necessary safety techniques involved when using recovery equipment.

We travelled in convoy around nearly every track on the TLCCV Yarck property, and on Sunday even got stuck in the sand trap so we all had a turn at being towed out as well as towing another vehicle out.

A very enjoyable weekend, very informative and entertaining and I am sure the rest of this group would agree with me when I say we all feel a lot more confident to drive off road now.

A big thank you to John, Simon, Michael, Tony and Jeff. You guys ensured we had fun whilst also learning the basics. A great weekend had by all.

Jill Montague & Mark Johnston

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SOCIAL

R O C K ‘ N R OILPL N I G H T

Rock ‘N Roll Night at the Hilton on the Hill, Yarck Saturday 22nd February, 2014 hat a fantastic night this turned out to be. The Hilton on the Hill was transformed into a hall reminiscent of the 50’s and 60’s with themed balloons, tablecloths, popcorn boxes for table balloon displays, jukebox poster on the front door and the stage backdrop with Rock ‘N Roll memorabilia.

Guests began to arrive and were given a hot pink wristband to wear. Most came in beautiful themed attire that was the norm for that era. We even had an Elvis Presley look-alike complete with black wig, leather jacket and shoes – very impressive Garry Cooper!

Platters of delicious warm treats were delivered to each table and these were especially well received by those good folk who had been toiling outdoors preparing the property for the Cruiserkhana competition next month.

Attention then turned to the Trivia Quiz.

Question sheets were handed around and our minds were taken back to events which had occurred during the 1950’s and 60’s. A total of 25 questions were read out, one by one, by Quiz Master Nicole who gave the participants sufficient time to jot down the answer before moving on to the next question. Sheets were then swapped and answers read out. Peter and Thea McLean were on equal highest points and were requested to answer a further question before being awarded a bottle of French Champagne beautifully wrapped in hot pink cellophane.

Next up were our very own dance champions, Russell and Lesley Edwards who gave a demonstration of a Rock “n Roll dance. They moved around the dance floor effortlessly and received a resounding applause from the audience. By now everyone’s feet were tapping and our DJ – James Azzam did not have to ask twice if

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• You stop and look at any old rusty heap thinking, “parts vehicle…”

• The weather man says: “Stay inside it’s dangerous,” and you think: “Time to go 4WDing.”

• A military convoy passes by and you only look at the axles, tyres and antennas.

• You take your other half out to look at new home construction sites so you can drive on the unfinished roads and sand piles.

• You have enough straps, chains, rope, etc in your rig to keep the HMAS ANZAC docked during a cyclone.

• You can break down on the road, fix the problem and get back on the road without calling the RACV. The RACV guy breaks down, you can stop 4 Overland Cruisering

anyone wanted to join Russell and Lesley on the floor. James kept them going with all the hits including Rock Around the Clock and The Twist till dinner was ready.

MC – Eric Bishop called on one table at a time to take their plates to The Diner where they received a hamburger, sausage, some salad, a potato in foil and some coleslaw.

Those diners who had room for more were encouraged to return for an additional serve as our Master Chef – Grace Azzam had done an amazing job of bringing all these items together.

Before dancing resumed, our Fashions on the Field judge, Maria Denni, presented prizes for the Best Dressed Lady, Melanie Hansen, Best Dressed Man, Barry Gardner and Best Dressed Couple, Kay Lyfield and Peter Poulson.

Back in front of the microphone, Eric Bishop called on ‘Elvis’ to draw out the door prize and whose ticket did he extract?

Gabi Azzam’s. Eric then concluded his speaking engagements by inviting to the stage those people that had put this event

together – Grace, Gabi and James Azzam, Slawko Kulyk, Rebecca and Helen Foley.

A rapturous round of applause then ensued. A big thank you also to Barry Gardner for bringing up two powerful generators, which supplied the Hilton on the Hill with all its power needs for the entire weekend – no simple task.

Then DJ James let rip with his entertainment system and showed us what it could do. In no time everyone in the Hilton was up on the dance floor rocking ‘n rolling to the best hits of the 50’s and 60’s and then some contemporary hits such as the popular Korean hit ‘Gangnam Style,’ even the dishwasher got involved in this one! The decibels belting out from the big speakers could be heard as far away as the Bus Stop where Dulcie thought she could escape and get some sleep!

The entertainment could have gone on all night judging by the number of people on the dance floor as opposed to those seated but the time came when James announced he would play one more track and then it would be time for Elvis to leave the building! If you enjoyed this event, then you should put Saturday 25th October in your diaries for Halloween Night.

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and fix his problem and get back on the road.

• You have a brand new set of tyres, but you keep looking at the tyre ads anyway.

• You’ll drive 2 days at 1000 kilometres a day so you can spend 2 more days driving at 5 kilometres per day.

• You get really “bleeped” off because you spent over an hour to go 10 kilometres home on Friday but are grinning from ear to ear because you spent 6 hours going 4 kilometres on your favourite track on Saturday.

• You spend three hours mowing the lawn contemplating how your ride on mower would look and handle with a 3” lifted, 5 link coil over suspension, Swampers, having

the engine turboed, inter cooled and blueprinted…does Safari make a kit for Briggs and Stratton?

• You crawl underneath the front suspension of someone else’s car in the car park to see how he got that extra inch of ground clearance over you.

• Instead of taking a playboy to the dunny, you take a copy of 4WD Monthly.

• You wash your pride and joy just so you can see how good it looks dirty.

• When you don’t need to tint the inside of your vehicle’s windows because the outside is already covered with stickers from the places you’ve visited.

(Written by an unknown philosopher!)

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PUBLICITY

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Recent press coverage of our activities in the Colac Herald (above) and Geelong Advertiser.

We also received publicity in the Weekly Times and Kilmore Free Press newspapers.

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O L D M A N E M U E S C C O M PAT I B I L I T Y T E S T I N G Safety, predictability and reliability are at the heart of each development project undertaken by ARB’s Old Man Emu engineering team. It goes without saying then, that ensuring compatibility with modern vehicle safety features is of paramount importance.

With electronic stability control (ESC) now a mandatory fitment to all new passenger vehicles sold in Australia, it is vitally important that during development, Old Man Emu (OME) engineers ensure the fitment of OME suspension components does not negatively influence the performance of this important safety feature.

As part of each new development project, Preparing the outriggers for testing

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OME engineers perform a number of tests using both computer modelling and real world driving to assess the impact of aftermarket suspension components, raised ride heights and additional weight, on ESC. Not prepared to rest on their laurels, however, ARB has recently invested significantly in extensive computer aided testing with Bosch, Australia’s experts in ESC, at the Australian Automotive Research Centre (AARC) in Anglesea.

Testing aimed to assess the effects of aftermarket modifications on Sine with Dwell manoeuvres, the compatibility of OME suspension components with ESC in accordance with Australian Design Rule

(ADR) 35-03, and to validate the in-house OME development and testing procedures.

Testing was undertaken over 3 days and involved three different vehicle configurations, each with differing levels of applied load and accessory fitment. Using a combination of Bosch’s specialised in-house measurement equipment and a VBOX SL3 GPS data logger, Bosch engineers measured a number of vehicle parameters during controlled manoeuvring exercises including: • FL, FR, RL, RR wheel speeds • Lateral and longitudinal vehicle acceleration • Vehicle yaw rate • Steering wheel angle • Vehicle roll angle • Vehicle speed • Side slip angle Results from the testing confirmed that the Sine with Dwell performance in each of the three vehicle configurations complied with the relevant requirements described within ADR 35-03.

Testing also revealed an increase in performance, particularly on heavily loaded vehicles.

After receiving the test results, Old Man Emu engineers performed extensive work to further validate ARB’s in-house development procedures to ensure an ongoing compatibility between OME suspension, ARB accessories and ESC. Customers can take comfort in the knowledge that ARB remains committed to extensive research and development in order to ensure that our products continue to provide the industry leading levels of innovation, reliability and safety for which the company is known.

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