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S omet i mest her ol eofCl ubHi s t or i a ni sal otea s i ert ha not her s-t hi si soneoft hos et i mes .Bei ngpa r toft he10t h a nni v er s a r yha sgi v enmea noppor t uni t yt ohea rt hewonder f uls t or i esoft r i pspa s t . T her eha snev erbeenabet t er oppor t uni t yt or eec tont hepa s tt ha nnowa swec el ebr a t e60y ea r sof Vol k s wa geni nAus t r a l i a , 10y ea r ss i nc et he r s t Kennet tRi v era nd50y ea r ss i nc et hei nt r oduc t i ona ndpr oduc t i onof t heT y pe3( VW 1500) i nAus t r a l i a . Asy ouc a ns ee f r omt heol dphot osof t hi st r i pi n2003t her ewa sal otof ex c i t ementa tt hec l ubf orVol k s wa genc a mpi ngent hus i a s t s . 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Hes a wi ta sa ni dea l oppor t uni t yt ogetagoodbunc hofc l ubmember st oget herf ors ome c omr a des hi pa ndenj oy mentbyt a k i ngt hei rVol k s wa gendownt hebea ut i f ulc oa s t l i nea ndenj oy i ngev er y one’ s c ompa ny .T hi swoul dbees pec i a l l ys oi fy ouwer el uc k yt oha v egoodwea t hermi x edwi t hgoodf ooda ndl i qui d r ef r es hment s .Cher y lE r melputa nex c el l enteffor ti nt ot hec a t er i ngt oo.T hec l os epr ox i mi t yoft hebea c ha ndt he ex pl oi t sof t hes urngbr i ga dewi t hi nt hec l ubha v ebeenl egenda r y ! J ohnS t ev ensa ndAndr ewwer ea l s oi ns t r ument a l i nor ga ni z i ngoneoft hebes ts uppor t edc a mpi ngt r i psf ort hec l ubi nt hemoder na ge. T hi sr s tt r i pwa sf ul l yc a t er edf orbyt heVW Cl ubofVi c t or i aa ndqui c k l ybec a mev er ypopul a r , es pec i a l l ywi t ha l l t he Kombi Ca mperowner s . T het r i ps t a r t edouta sat woda yev entbutqui c k l yt ur nedi nt ot hr eeda y swi t hanumberof c l ubmember st a k i ngofft heF r i da yt oha v emor et i mea tKennet tRi v er . T he r s tt r i pdi dnotgowi t houti t sf a i rs ha r e ofdr a maa ndnea rt r a gedy ! Bi l l Ma l k out z i sbr oughthi sF or dwi t hCa r a v a ni nt owa ndmetev er y onea tt heS er v onea r Al t ona . Af t ermeet i ngev er y onet her e, Bi l l dec i dedt ol ea v eea r l ya ndgets omephot osof t hec l ubc a r shea di ngs out h f r oma nov er pa s snea r by . Unf or t una t el ya sher ej oi nedt hehi ghwa yhewa sc ol l ec t edbyaBDoubl eT r uc kwhi c hwr ot e offhi swhol er i ga ndl a ndedt hewhol ef a mi l yi nhos pi t a l . T her es toft heVWCVc a mper sa r r i v edi nKennet tRi v ers t i l l notk nowi ngwha tha ppenedt oBi l l unt i l Ki m Whi t t l esgotames s a get hr ougha boutt hea c c i dent . 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Al s o…… i n2003 J ohnHowa r dwa st hePr i meMi ni s t era ndS t ev eBr a c k st hePr emi erofVi c t or i a .E a r l yt ha ty ea r ,Aus t r a l i awa sj us t get t i ngov ert hef er oc i t yofbus hr esnor t hoft hebor der , wi t hf ourpeopl edy i ngi nt heCa nber r abus hr es . I nF ebr ua r yoft ha ty ea rt ensoft hous a ndsofAus t r a l i a npr ot es t or sj oi nmi l l i onsmor ei not herc i t i esa r oundt hewor l d i npr ot es t i ngt heI r a qWa r . T hes ea r et hebi gges ts t r eetpr ot es t ss eens i nc et heVi et na m Wa r , buton20Ma r c h–T he I r a qwa rbegi ns . Aus t r a l i as ends2000mi l i t a r yper s onnel t ot hec on i c t . 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