2010-09

September 2010

SUBARU 4WD NEWS

Meetings of

THE SUBARU 4WD CLUB of WESTERN AUSTRALIA INC.

are normally held at

7.30pm on the second Tuesday of each month at the

Wembley Community Centre (Joan Watters Building) 40 Alexander Street, WEMBLEY W.A.

Subaru 4WD Web Site: http://www.subaru4wdclubwa.asn.au

SUBARU 4WD CLUB of WESTERN AUSTRALIA INC

P.O. BOX 434, SOUTH PERTH, W.A. 6951

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SUBARU 4WD CLUB NEWS

2010 COMMITTEE

(Home Phone)

PRESIDENT: John Cahill 0439 922 338

[email protected]

SECRETARY: Tony Richards( Acting) 9386-7705 [email protected]

TREASURER: Keith Wilcox 9344-6830 [email protected]

SOCIAL ORGANISER: Tom Minto 9382-4678

TRIPS CO-ORDINATOR: Josan Moss 9341-1446

EDITOR: Joy Unno 0429473709 [email protected]

COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Jim Wilcox 9306-8222

Keith Low 9459-3358

Tony Richards 9386-7705

Ian Johnson 9448-5419

MERCHANDISE: Tony Richards 9386-7705

WEB MASTER: Karl Boeing 9341-5087 [email protected]

4WD ASSOC DELEGATE: Tony Richards 9386-7705

M’SHIP CO-ORDINATOR: Keith Low 9459-3358 [email protected]

PROPERTY OFFICER: Peter Andruszkiw/Simon Newton

Club member of the year 2009: Tony Richards

LIFE MEMBERS

Fred Offer, Keith Anderson, Jonel Householder, Ray Stewart,

Ian Johnson, Peter Andruszkiw and Ron Caunce.

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SUBARU 4WD CLUB of W.A. INC

The Swan Valley Tour courtesy of our inimitable, newly sexagenarian, Simon who once again gave us all a magical crawl tour through the wineries, chocolate factories’, plonk port outlets and distillery, all ably organised by our social coordinator extraordinaire Tom, was once again an excellent day. The weather was perfect, the fare fantastic and the company very enjoyable. In the process, we also celebrated Simons 60th Birthday at one of the wineries with suitably rich and delicious birthday cakes.

To top that off our “never say never” Simon has once again said yes to assailing “The Bight” once again over the Christmas break. See the new promo “Three Amigos” later in the magazine. We have had numerous attempts at Easter to do this trip, all suffereing defeat at the hands of the elements. This time we are going to try the Christmas break instead!

This month, thanks to the significant efforts of Rob Griffiths, we should be all be receiving logins to the new website he has developed. The emails will identify how to login with your own personal passwords. Once all the planned trips are loaded we will be able to register for the trips on line and will be able to be kept up to date with developments as they go along. It will also make it easy to keep track of any trip reports that that we have promised to do and will enable easy sharing of the many pictures take on the trips. So watch you inbox!

As with the Annual dinner, the Annual General Meeting is also fast approaching. We will have three office bearer positions waiting to be filled: President, Secretary and Trips Coordinator plus committee members. So start thinking about how you might be able to contribute to the effective running of the club we take so much fun from participating in.

Also at this months General Meeting we are going to receive a presentation “all things Tyres” from the largest independent tyre distributor “Midvale Tyres”. So if you have any questions about tyres for your vehicle, or just curious about what is now available, come along and hear what they have to say.

Cheers, John Cahill

PRESIDENT’S REPORT September

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TRIP CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORT September

Hi Folks The Club has enjoyed some great events of late, and one of them was the Swan Valley social which for me rates as one of the highlights of the year. The only way to describe it would be pure self indulgency of the taste buds! Thank you to Simon for donating his time to drive us around, and to Tom for coordinating the event. I think we managed to make it a memorable 60th birthday for Simon.

Talking of buds, Spring has finally sprung and in keeping with this time of year the trip calendar allows good opportunity to get our cars out in to the bush for some good wildflower viewing. Had good reports of the Mt Lesueur trip which, as a unique and very special area for wildflowers never disappoints; it even has its own Mt Lesueur Grevillea. So if you haven’t already, tis time to get the cameras and binoculars out, and dust the winter away!

As mentioned last month, if anyone is planning a Christmas/new year trip and would like to open it up to fellow club members as an informal invitation, let us know. “Informal” meaning no trip leading or itinerary requirements etc, just name the venue and turn up if you wish kind of trip.

LWE Sept 25th-27th Stirling Ranges, Nina McLaren

Sun 10th Oct Day Trip – Tony Richards

Sat 23rd Oct – ANNUAL DINNER

Sun 31st Oct – FIDDLES AND NIBBLES – Jim Wilcox

Sun 7th Nov – Mundaring Meander – Tom Minto

12th -14th Nov 4WD SHOW

Sat 20th Nov – Bush Dance – see promo

Sun 28th Nov – Lancelin Dunes – Peter Andruszkiw

Sat 4th Dec – XMAS PARTY! –venue to be confirmed

Sun Jan 9th – Beach Run – Peter Andruszkiw

See you out there….Josan

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TRIP PROMOTIONS / INFORMATION

TONY’S TOODYAY TRIP – SUNDAY 10/10/10

The plan is to wander through the north side of Avon Valley National Park (DEC fees apply - $11.00), with a possible diversion through Julimar Conservation Park, before finishing at Toodyay with (time permitting) an 8km (16km return) drive down Cobbler Pool Road alongside the Avon.

The Avon Valley National Park is an almost 4,800 hectare reserve which lies on the transition between the jarrah forest of the south, and the drier north country. The upland in the park is forested with jarrah, marri and powderbark, and the valleys with wandoo. The Avon River, named Gol-guler by the Nyoongar people of the Darling Range, is fringed with flooded gum. It runs through the centre of the park and becomes a turbu-lent flood in winter, rushing down to join the Swan River in Walyunga Na-tional Park. Avon Valley National Park was declared in 1970.

In the early days, the area was known for the hide-out of Joseph Bolitho Johns (alias Moondyne Joe), WA’s most infamous bush ranger, whose exploits began after his first escape from the Toodyay lockup in 1861. His cave and corral were located in the north of what is now the park, but have been all but destroyed by successive bushfires.

Julimar Conservation Park, which lies between Toodyay and Bindoon, comprises a 28,317 hectare tract of bushland. It is managed by DEC. It is a hot spot for reintroduced native fauna. Species reintroduced in the last decade and now breeding prolifically include chuditch, woylies, quen-das and brush-tailed possums.

The 4WD’ing is expected to be easy.

Meet: Gingers Roadhouse (Gull Service Station), Great Northern Highway, Upper Swan.

Time: 9.15 for 9.30am start.

Bring: a full tank of petrol, food for lunch, water etc.

Contact: Tony Richards - Ph: 9386 7705(H) or 9415 5616(W)

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THREE AMIGOS, THREE BIGHTS! Join us on our third attempt to travel the section of The Great Aus-tralian Bight from Caiguna to Esperance following the old Overland Telegraph Line. This time we will run with 3 Trip Leaders, something I don’t think we have done before so between us we have plenty of experience to throw at it! Fantastic Scenery along the cliff tops and beachs, this is a remote area camping trip where we take what we need, not what we want and we must be totally self sufficient. Once we leave Caiguna we will travel on limestone caprock and sand al-most to Esperance.

When. 26th Dec 2010 to 3rd Jan 2011 9 days.

With a maximum of 10 cars this trip is expected to fill fast so do not delay in contacting any of the 3 Amigos,

Keith Wilcox

93446830

[email protected]

Tony Richards

93867705

[email protected]

Simon Newton

94505950

[email protected]

Or put down your name on the trip sheet at the meeting.

If you wish to go but not in your car let us know as you may be able to join as a passenger.

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MUNDARING

MEANDER Sunday November 7th

This Social Event is centred round the consumption of food and drink in good company. If you are expecting anything re-motely like Peter’s epic Power-line trips because of the word “Mundaring”- you will definitely be disappointed. However, if the notion of a laid back day in the Perth Hills appeals this could be for you.

The concept is to firstly meet at an excellent patisserie and coffee shop in Gooseberry Hill at around 10.30 am. You can enjoy an hour or so of chat over coffee with fellow club members. If you wish to, you can have your coffee or chocolat from a drinking bowl in the French style. The pas-tries and cakes are so visually appealing it almost seems wrong to de-molish them. Those wishing to wipe the crumbs from their faces and leave at that point can move on to home or other commitments.

The rest of us will travel along the scenic Mundaring Weir Road from Kalamunda towards Mundaring. The Hills should be beautiful at this point in early Summer with wildflowers still present. The plan is to stop off at South Ledge which overlooks the Weir and water catchment. A 300 me-tre walk through the bush from the parking area takes you to the “Golden View” viewing platform. Then it’s off to the pub (once you get back to your vehicle).

The nearby Mundaring Weir Hotel is renowned as a great place to gather on Summer Sundays. There are a range of food options at the Hotel as well as live music. A spit roast is available from around 3 pm for the real stayers.

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STIRLING RANGE LONG WEEKEND 25, 26 and 27 September

Although this trip is now fully booked, you can put your name on a wait-ing list in case there is a last minute cancellation.

Queries: Nina McLaren 9448-5419 or 0427936566

None of the elements of the day require advance booking so there is complete flexibility. You can attend for the coffee only, lunch and/or a drink at the pub only, or indulge yourself with it all.

When: Sunday November 7th

Meet at: “Le Croissant Du Moulin”

Gooseberry Hill Village Centre, 169 Railway Rd ( opposite Lenori Road) 10.30 am to around 11.30 am.

OR

Mundaring Weir Hotel from 12.30ish

Any questions? Call Tom Minto on 9382 4678

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ANNUAL DINNER Saturday 23 October 2010

The venue picked for this year is the Greenhills Inn, just off the Quairad-ing York Road east of York.

There is limited accommodation of 9 rooms at the Inn but when it is booked out York is not too far away. Rooms at the Inn are $85.00 per room per night, with a $40.00 non refundable deposit payable 7 days before arrival.

Rooms are: 5 rooms with queen size beds, 4 rooms with queen size beds + single beds. 4 of the rooms have balcony access. There are 3 bathrooms and 3 toilets are at the end of the hall.

Caravans camper trailers & tents are welcome at a cost of $5.00 per person for usage of camp showers (camping area is not powered).

Ring Pauline at the Inn on 96414095 to see if there are any rooms left or book your own accommodation.

Menu will be $38/head. Breakfast will be available from $7.00 to $15.00 pp.


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THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS MAGAZINE ARE NOT

NECESSARILY THOSE HELD BY

THE SUBARU 4WD CLUB OF W.A. INC.

Please send articles to the Editor by the Thursday before the end of the month (earlier is better). Email: [email protected] in Word format or plain text;

Subaru 4WD Club WA Website: http://www.subaru4wdclubwa.asn.au

Fiddles and Nibbles Sunday 31st October

Are there any jobs that you would like to do on your car and maybe need a bit of guidance to achieve them?

Well this is the idea of the day. It allows you to get in there and tackle projects that you otherwise may not do.

I have a fairly well equipped workshop with a hoist which will allow the tackling of most jobs.

If you will require quite a bit of help, or a large project, please organise this beforehand so that I have an idea of what resources are required.

No jobs? just come for lunch or a chat.

B.Y.O. everything, BBQ supplied if required to cook on.

Time: 9am on

Address: 218 Lakelands Drive, Gnangara (corner Sydney Road)

Call Jim: 0419040969

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ARMADALE 4WD CLUB (INC) EVENT

INCORPORATING

WA 4WD ASSOCIATION (INC) MEMBER CLUBS

2010 BUSH DANCE TO BE HELD AT THE

BODDINGTON RODEO GROUND

(HAKEA TERRACE BODDINGTON)

WEEKEND of 20-21 ST NOVEMBER 2010

“NUMGUTS BUSHDANCE BAND”

Tickets: $25 per person ( Kids under 15 Free )

Loads of Camping Available…

Sausage Sizzle breakfast $3 - Sunday Morning from 8 – 10am

Gates Open: 12:00pm Saturday

Entertainment From: 7:00pm

Tea, coffee, Cold-drinks for sale all weekend…

Door Prize $100

(Donated by Above & Beyond Camping)

$200 Major prize- Gift Voucher

(Donated By Ranger Camping Kelmscott)

BUSH DANCE PORT FOR SALE

PLUS 10 NUMBERED COLLECTORS BOTTLES FOR AUCTION

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CLUB CALENDAR

September 2010

S M T W T F S Tue 7th: Committee Meeting

Tue 14th: General Meeting

Sat 25th– Mon 27th LWE Stirling Ranges

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30

October 2010



Sun 10th: Toodyay Trip –page 5

Sat 23rd: Annual Dinner –page 10

Sun 31st: Fiddles & Nibbles-page 11

31 1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

November 2010

S M T W T F S Tue 2nd Committee Meeting

Sun 7th: Mundaring Meander-page 8

Tue 9th General Meeting

Fri 12th-Sun14th: 4WD Show

Sat 20th: Bush Dance-page 12

Sun 28th: Lancelin Dunes-page 16

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30

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Potential members are most welcome to come along on any Club activities before joining. Please phone the Trip Leader for further information.

Register with the trip leader if you are wanting to join a trip or social. Also contact the trip leader if you have to cancel, as we don’t want to wait for someone who does not turn up!

Some trips are ideas only and may be subject to change. Some of the later trips need trip leaders – volunteers please.

SCHOOL AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

School Holidays: Sept 25-Oct 11, Dec18—Feb 2, 2011

Public holidays: Sept 27, Dec 27, 28, Jan 26

December 2010

S M T W T F S Sat 4th Dec: Xmas Party- tba

Tue 7th: Committee Meeting


1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30 31

January 2011


Sun 9th: Beach Run

Tues 11: General Meeting

30 31 1

22 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

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LANCELIN DUNES

This is a trip for all members in all model 4WD Subarus (except unlifted Libertys or Imprezas). Outbacks have had a few front clearance prob-lems in the past, so if these owners have any concerns please contact the trip leader. Also it pays to remove the plastic splash tray under the engine if it has not already been replaced with a sump guard. Prospec-tive, new and existing members are all invited to learn the capabilities of their vehicle and their driving ability.

We split into groups depending on experience and start off easy, pro-gressing to something more challenging. It is a fun day in a safe area with experienced members who will give you advice on all facets of driv-ing on sand including tyre pressures, choosing the right gear ratios and how to get out after getting stuck in the sand.

Date: Sunday 28th November.

Trip leader: Peter Andruszkiw – 9440 4075 (H)

Time: 8.15am for an 8.30am departure. Do not be late.

Where to meet: Light horse memorial trail car park on Wanneroo Road, approx 4km north of Joondalup Drive intersec-tion.

Bring: Lunch, drinks, snacks, tyre pump, tyre pressure gauge, hat, sunscreen and camera.

Fuel: Full tank

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Toodyay Gymkhana Sunday 25th July

After a very cold night, the coals of the campfire were kicked back into life the next morning. The day was turning out to be perfect in the low 20s with-

out a cloud in the sky. Breakfast was had , which may have included leftovers from the big cookout

and there was quite a lot of leftovers.

A few more cars turned up in time to join in the days activities. Once every-one was present the group was split into half, with one group doing the gym-

khana and the other for some offroading. The gymkhana was held in the paddock next to the campsite and after doing

the rounds collecting old milk cartons and pvc pipes the course was laid out

with orange witches hats. The proceedings were very professionally managed by long-standing club member Ray Russell with the assistance of Richard le

Serve Groans were heard from some when told there would be reversing involved,

and it was the undoing of many.

A few different courses were run throughout the session, and the paddock was gradually getting more and more chewed up. Then it was time for lunch

for about 30 minutes before the groups swapped activities.

Peter and his trusty dog Deefer (which stands for D for dog) led the group on an offroad tour around his property. There were a few challenging gullies

which gave the stock height Subies some scrapes with the steep approach

angles but everyone made it through ok. After several more gullies and hills the group arrived at a little 'playground' with large puddles and mounds to

drive around on. Once playtime was over it was time to head back to the campsite through more gullies and steep hills. The only casualty for the day

was John losing a side skirt from his Forester.

When we arrived back it was time to pack up and everyone made their own

way home. A very enjoyable weekend with excellent weather and company. Thanks to

John, Ray Russell and everyone else who organised and participated in this gymkhana event.

Phil Tiang

TRIP & SOCIAL REPORTS

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Mt Lesueur and Sandy Point – Day 1 (14th August)

We met as planned at the 10th Light Horse Trail early on what was a cool, grey morning. There were seven cars includ-ing prospective members Nor-dine and Delanie, recently in Perth from San Diego and keen to see some of WA in their Outback. The initial plan had been to use the new southern section of Indian

Ocean Drive to head north but, as it was not yet completed we took some of the back roads, via Orange Springs, to the Brand Highway be-fore stopping at Cataby for a break. The initially bleak weather was breaking up and the forecast for a fine weekend was starting to look ac-curate.

After morning tea at Cataby we headed up the highway past Badgin-garra before turning west toward Jurien Bay and then up to Mt Lesueur. At the entrance to the National Park we met up with Adrian and Matt, who were on their way back home to Perth after their big trip up the coast, and then spent a fair while looking at the superb display of wild-flowers right at the entry station. Jo and I had been to Lesueur in the spring on a number of occasions previously and had never seen it this good.

Next stop was the day use area at the start of the walk trail to Mt Lesueur, where we had an early lunch before most of us took off on the walk. Dawn decided to do the short version, but even that provided a feast of colour and variety. By this stage the weather was quite nice and we were able to enjoy all the flowers and shrubs on


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the walk up onto the flat-topped mountain. There were some superb grevillias, hibbertias, cats paws, gastrolobiums, wat-tles, banksias, smokebush, pimelias and a myriad of others we didn’t know the names of. About the only things we missed were orchids, which seemed a while away yet, and the black kangaroo paws up on the mountain which also weren’t out. The track wasn’t too diffi-cult at all, although the section across the top of the mountain, though flat, was very rough and care was needed. We saw a lovely little dragon lizard half-way up and got a couple of photos before he headed for cover.

On return to the car park, we said our goodbyes to Keith Wilcox who had just come up for a day trip and was heading home. Then we moved on slowly along the one way scenic drive, still enjoying the displays of col-our. Just past the Cockleshell Gully picnic area, we came across an echidna on the side of the road and stopped to check it out. Nordine and Delanie had not seen one before so its classic attempt to ‘dig in’ was rather rudely, but carefully, interrupted so that some photos could be taken. Then we left it to get back to its lovely meal of ants that it had un-covered under a disturbed stick.

The convoy then completed the scenic drive and headed into Jurien Bay to refuel – both the cars at the servo and ourselves at the bakery – be-fore driving the relatively short distance north to the lovely campsite at Sandy Point. It was only mid-afternoon when we got there so we didn’t have any trouble getting good spots in proximity to one another.

After setting up camp, it was time to hit the beach. Jo and I had been here in early January when it was warm but very windy. In contrast, this time it was cooler but almost still, and quite idyllic. Jo even had a swim.

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A few of the others tried their luck with fishing, including Adrian who took to the bay on his pedal-power kayak. None of them had much luck catching dinner but it was a great way to enjoy the magnificent sur-rounds.

As the sun began to set, we returned to camp for nibbles and then din-ner. Those of us who finished first then sat around watching the later efforts as we gathered under the lights in the absence of a fire, which we were not allowed to have. Still, being relatively calm, the cool night air didn’t bite too much, and it was a small price to pay for being able to en-joy such lovely spot after a great day. Many thanks to John for his or-ganisation and leadership.

Keith Low

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15 August 2010 Camp Sandy Point

The sun raised at 7:00 no clouds on the sky and most of all us were ready up at 8:00 for breakfast. It was a beautiful morning and there was sufficient time to dry the tents and stuffing all our gear back into the car. John and Thea went early fishing but unfortu-nately they didn't catch any fishes. We left the camp on time at 9:30 and headed to North Head on a sandy track. (Access to this area is by 4WD only.) North Head is a spectacular headland lo-cated north of Jurien Bay. (The club has visited North Head on the Green Head Trip some time ago at the end of February 2009.)

We were looking for Sea Lions as they are a major attrac-

tion in the Jurien Bay Marine Park. Unfortunately we

couldn't see any.

We saw two concrete bunkers and weren't sure about their signifi-cance. Research offered the following information: "During World War II, it was rumoured that Japanese submarines were using the sheltered waters of Jurien Bay to surface and recharge. The

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Australian Army constructed a road into Jurien and stationed soldiers in concrete bunkers near North Head, at the northern extremity of the Bay."

The bunkers served as shelters for the Royal Australian Air Force. The station was set up in the early 1940s by the RAAF to detect the presence of any Japanese invaders along this very vulnerable strip of coastline.

At the highest point is a memorial erected in memory of the late Robert Murray Bartle an active member of the skin-diving fraternity, who was killed by a shark in the vicinity.

From here, looking north, we saw many beautiful rocky bays and beaches. This coastline invites you to swimming and snorkelling. However, most of us thought the temperature of the water was not suited to swim; but Jo couldn't resist going for a swim.

No matter where you drive there is an abundance of interesting plants to see in this area.

So what to do next? John suggested two options: 1 Stockyard Gully or 2 Drovers Cave.

The Stockyard Gully NP (1500 ha) is east of Leeman and bit fur-ther away than Drovers Cave NP (2600 ha), which located six kilo-metres north east of Jurien.

The group set off to Drovers cave as some of us had already been to the Stockyard Gully.

The cave was well known to early explorers and stock-men. Its proximity to the Canning Stock Route meant that it was visited by drovers and hence the name.

We took a track off Jurien Road and followed a narrow dense and overgrown track.

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The track seems to be rarely used and varied from narrow dense to very soft sand and some fairly hard rock. It's only suitable for drivers who don't worry about scratches on the vehicles.

We came to the end of the track which ended at Drovers Cave. Swarms of bees were hovering above the cave entry and some of us were scared getting attacked by bees.

John, not worrying, was the first to decent into the cave. Soon other followed. It was completely dark and we needed to wait until some came down with proper torches.

There was no water in the cave but a watermark was clearly visi-ble. We walked quite a distance until we had to crawl to get further. None of us were keen to move further

When everybody finished the cave exploration we had lunch. A lit-tle effort was required to turn all vehicles back in the opposite di-rection and off we drove to Jurien.

The Drovers Cave National Park is unsuitable for picnicking. Walk-ing is limited as vegetation under story is very thick in areas.

Here is a link to the website: Cave Destruction through Manage-ment

http://wasg.iinet.net.au/drovers.html

A short stop at Jurien's foreshore for another group photo and then back on the Indian Ocean Drive to Perth. Unfortunately the road was closed and it seems work on the Lancelin to Cervantes section of Indian Ocean Drive is not yet finished. John suggested to De-lanie and Nordine to take the opportunity to visit the Pinnacles. We headed back to the Brand Hwy and all arrive safely in Perth

We finished a wonderful day and thanks to John for a well organ-ised trip

Karl

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GENERAL MEETING MINUTES

The Subaru 4WD Club of Western Australia Inc.

Minutes of the General Meeting held on Tuesday 10 August 2010

Venue: Joan Watters Community Centre, Wembley

Meeting Opened: 7:35pm.

Chair: John Cahill (President)

Present: 19 members and 2 visitors, as per attendance book.

Apologies: Joy Unno, Ros Carey and Rob & Wendy Griffiths.

Acting Secretary: Tony Richards reported that Robert Hurst had ad-vised that, for personal reasons, neither he nor Alex would be able to at-tend either the Committee or General meetings for the foreseeable future and were resigning their positions on the Committee. Tony had been co-opted by the Committee to act as Secretary.

Previous Minutes: Tony reported that the July general meeting minutes printed in the mag were incorrectly headed June and referred to June meeting attendees instead of July. Corrected minutes of the July meet-ing had been circulated to the Committee. John Cahill tabled a copy of the corrected minutes for review. Acceptance of the minutes proposed by Phil Read and seconded by Keith Low. Agreed.

Business Arising: None.

Correspondence in:

Invoice from Uniquely Suited for $95.92 for 2 jackets.

Town of Cambridge Invoice for room hire June $50.00. Expo Statement.

Expo Invoice July mag.

Returned mag – Subi (Aust) Private Bag 38 Smithfield NSW.

Subaru 4WD Club of Victoria mag.

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Suba News from Subaru 4WD Club of Queensland.

Hot Cotton flyer for uniforms and promotional items.

Bull Sheet - Subaru 4WD Club of South Australia mag.

Expo invoice for the membership flyers (2,000 for $210.10). Expo invoice for the August mag - $141.90.

Westpac Bank statement number 80.

Town of Cambridge invoice for room hire for July - $52.00.

Hard Rover flyer. WA 4WD Association emails (various).

Emails in and out between John Cahill:

and Subaru Osborne Park, concerning participation on a Club trip (coming to Lancelin);

concerning the membership flyer order (delivered to Subi (Aust) WA to-day); and

and Midvale Tyres’ concerning their proposed presentation to the Sep-tember general meeting.

There was a discussion about the ACMA’s decision (email circulated by the Association) to split the current 40 UHF channels into 80 “narrower” channels.

Correspondence out: Nil

Business Arising: Nil

Treasurers Report:

Actual bank balance = $5,276.91

2 unpresented cheques Reconciled balance = $5,036.99

Business Arising: Nil.

Membership:

51 ordinary and 2 social memberships and 7 life members = 60 member-ships in total. Merchandise: Cost to Club of recently ordered jackets was $48.00 each

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GENERAL MEETING MINUTES

(now including freight) and cost to members (paid) was $50.00. Tony to look at alternative source for jackets.

4WD Association:

WA 4WD Association – Tony Richards attended the July meeting:

AGM in August – any takers for a committee position?

Financial statements with auditor for approval.

Big lagoon in Francis Perron NP is now open.

Dirk Hartog Island closed 4-11 August for a goat cull.

Mitsubishi complimented on de-fib article in Saturday’s West. PR – Mark in Canberra – no report.

Mark Skeels – bull bar issue – Mark has circulated a letter for all member clubs to write to their minister.

Perth 4WD Show happening again – the Club is attending.

Caravan & Camping report – government response now out – want more

dump pits.

Trackcare – not much happened last month – trying to put together “adopt a station”.

General Business – Association looking to buy an EPIRB and Sat Phone for use by Clubs – will look at prices – discussed.

Trips and Social:

Past trips – members reported on their experiences at the Toodyay Gymkhana trip.

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Bush Dance, the flyer didn’t reproduce properly in the mag– tony will send the latest version to Joy.

Christmas Party-Josan to enquire of the Association (Jan Harkinson) when Kaarakin is available.

Josan is interested to hear whether anyone is doing a trip during the Xmas-New Year period.

March LWE-possibility of a Subi rogaine.

General Business:

Discussion on the proposal to spit the 40 UHF bands into 80.

John reported that Subaru was producing a new Forrester XT “S” later this year that may have the new WRX motor which has an extra 30kw.

Subaru Osborne Park will be attending the Lancelin trip in November.

Keith Low will look at the DEC management plan for Fitzgerald River.

Peter Andruszkiw has Subi rear cargo bin to give away to a good home.

Greg Kitson of DEC has responded to an email from Jim Wilcox about “adopting” another station – possibly Warriedar, as Barnong will have someone on it until 2015.

Website – John Cahill talked about the link on the existing Club website

to the new website and what the new website can do.

Meeting Closed: at 21.28pm, followed by Keith’s slides of Darwin and Kakadu.

2010-09

Documents

wd club news

wd club of western australia

trips coordinator

trips coordinator

wd news meetings

wd web site

committee members

keith low