2012-11

November 2012

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

Rotary Hall, 55 Sandgate St., South Perth

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

SUBARU 4WD CLUB NEWS

2012 COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT: Tony Richards 9386-7705 [email protected] SECRETARY: Phillip Read 0438926274 [email protected] TREASURER: Adrian Longwood 9279-8993 [email protected] SOCIAL ORGANISER: Keith Wilcox 9344-6830 TRIPS CO-ORDINATOR: David Peck 0402177886 EDITOR: Tom Minto 9382-4678 [email protected] COMMITTEE MEMBERS: John Cahill 9368-4513 Keith Low 9459-3358 Ian Johnson 9448-5419 Travis Maskey MERCHANDISE: Tony Richards 9386-7705 WEB MASTER: Karl Boeing/ 9341-5087 Rob Griffiths 0411249933 [email protected] 4WD ASSOC DELEGATE: David Peck/ 0402177886 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 2011: David Peck

LIFE MEMBERS

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

Ian Johnson, Peter Andruszkiw and Ron Caunce.

NOTICE OF MEETING NOTICE is hereby given that the 33red Annual General meeting of The Subaru 4WD Club of Western Australia Inc. will be held at 8.30pm (at the conclusion of the November general meeting) on Tuesday 13 November 2012, at Rotary Hall, 55 Sandgate Street, South Perth. Please bring a plate !

SUBARU 4WD CLUB of W.A. INC

PRESIDENT’S REPORT November 2012

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Fellow Members,

End of Term – Well, this is it, my last President’s report. My 2 year term expires at the November AGM and another Club President will need to be elected.

I have enjoyed my term as President, working with the rest of the Com-mittee to ensure the Club runs smoothly and there is always a full pro-gramme of trips and socials from which members can choose. Seeing members enjoy themselves on those trips and socials is a significant reward.

My sincere thanks to the Committee for all their efforts and hard work during the year and for their support. Running a Club is very much a team effort and I was honoured to have served with a great team.

I would also like to thank all Club members, Subaru Australia, Subaru Osborne Park and Subaru Wangara for their support of the Club.

Quiz Night – My thanks to Ray and Joanne for hosting the Quiz Night, which all attendees enjoyed. It went off without a hitch, due no doubt to the significant amount of preparation that went into organising the event. Thanks also to Subaru Osborne Park for sponsoring the event. I am looking forward to the next one!

Annual Dinner – I am also looking forward to the Annual Dinner. It promises to be another great evening at Yanchep. My congratulations in advance to the winners of Club Member of the Year and other Club Awards.

AGM/Committee – The Club Annual General Meeting and Club elec-tions will be held immediately after the November General Meeting.

At the AGM, all Committee positions become vacant, so please think hard about putting your hand up to join the Committee. Other than for office bearers who have served in that position for 2 years – myself as President and Dave Peck as Trips Co-ordinator, all other Committee members are eligible to be re-elected to their current position.

Please bring a plate for supper at the conclusion of the AGM.

Membership Renewal – The Club year ended on 30 September. Please renew your membership. Only financial members can vote at the AGM.

Vale – on behalf of the Club, I would like to express our sincere condo-lences to Ian Johnson on the recent death of his brother, Colin.

Tony Richards.


TRIP CO-ORDINATORS REPORT November 2012

This will be my last trip coordinators report. I will have served my two year term and it will be someone else’s turn next month.

Thanks for all the help and ideas you have given me. Keep the ideas coming in as it is your club and we want to run trips to the places that you want to go to. If you have any places you would like to see but you are unsure about leading a trip just ask one of the committee and we will see what we can do. Recently, I have had people ask to do the Captain Fawcett Track again and another request was to look at the possibility of a trip to the Pilbara next year taking in Mt Augustus. Any others?

Also, thanks to the people who have been leading trips recently. There have been some good ones recently to some new places which makes it interesting for everyone.

October was a bit quieter, with only the “Metro in the country” trip tak-ing us to a couple of interesting places close to Perth, thanks John.

Cheers , David


10 Berriman Drive Wangara

PO Box 1701170117011701, Wangara WA 6947

Ph: (08) 9309 7888 FaxFaxFaxFax: (08) 9309 2261 DL17103

[email protected] *Membership must be mentioned at time of booking


Club Annual Dinner Saturday 3rd

November, 2012 Yanchep Inn, Yanchep National Park, Yanchep, WA The historic Yanchep Inn within the surroundings of Yanchep Na-tional Park is a pretty, historical venue, perfect for our Annual Din-ner. Combining first class cuisine and service with the serene and tranquil surroundings of the Park, located just 45 minutes from Perth. It is the second time the Club has visited here for the Annual Dinner.

The dinner will be buffet style, at a cost of $39.50 per person. The menu is as follows:

Entrée – Leek & Potato soup.

Main: Continental Meat Platter (including various cured meats, cheeses & continental variety) plus:

Leg of Pork with crackling & apple sauce;

Baked Barramundi Fillets with lemon & herbs;

Lasagne; and

South-West Beef slowly braised with onions, button mushrooms & red wine.

Potato Selection: Jacket potatoes.

Vegetable dishes: Mixed seasonal greens and Baked Pumpkin.

Salad Dishes: Greek and Pasta.

Dessert: Apple & Blueberry Crumble.

We should be able to cater for any vegetarians

TRIP PROMOTIONS/INFORMATION


Accommodation at the Inn is available at various tariffs, depending on whether you choose to stay at upmarket motel units or in the his-toric old Inn itself. The old hotel rooms are $105 a night for room plus buffet breakfast included the next day. The rooms are clean and open onto private verandahs overlooking parklands. There are some 21 rooms available in the old Inn itself, some with extra beds for fam-ily groups. Members wishing to stay should contact the Inn direct on 9561 1001.

Other accommodation options include units with spas and modern facilities. Members should contact the Inn for details, or if camping, the Capricorn resort, nearby is an option. The Inn is clean and com-fortable but basic, with bathrooms at both ends. With open fires, weather permitting, and the charm of leadlight windows, the beautiful Banquet Room overlooking the gardens should be a lovely place to spend some time together. Put your name on the trip list online with any special dietary requirements.

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4 WD Show

November 9-11

This is an annual event. We need members to "man the stand" for

the 3 days. Come along and enjoy the company, the people, the

4WDs and what's on offer. There are 6 "shifts" and I am looking

for 2-3 members per shift:

· Shift 1 is Friday 9.00 to 1.30;

· Shift 2 is Friday 1.30 to 6.00;

· Shift 3 is Saturday 9.00 to 1.30;

· Shift 4 is Saturday 1.30 to 6.00;

· Shift 5 is Sunday 9.00 to 1.00; and

· Shift 6 is Sunday 1.00 to 5.00.

If you can help man the stand, please contact me on 9386 7705

Thanks, Tony Richards.


LANCELIN SAND DUNES

SUN 18TH NOVEMBER

Peter A. will again be leading our an-nual, excellent day out at the 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 problems 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 al-

ready been replaced with a sump

guard. Prospective, 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, progressing to something more challenging. It is a fun day in a safe area with experienced members who will give you advice on all fac-ets of driving on sand including tyre pressures, choosing the right gear ratios and how to get out after getting stuck in the sand.

Bring: Full tank of fuel, lunch, drinks, snacks, tyre pump, tyre pressure gauge, hat, sunscreen and camera.

Contact Peter on 0419854671

or put your name down on the website.


XMAS PARTYXMAS PARTYXMAS PARTYXMAS PARTY

Saturday 8 December

Venue: Robert & Wendy’s place

We’ll be making the usual collection on behalf of the Royal Flying Doctor Service – so bring some gold coins.

Time: From 6pm – Lights start around 8pm.

Bring: All your BBQ meats, deserts & drinks.

Rob & Wendy will provide Nibbles & Salads


CLUB CALENDAR

November 2012012

S M T W T F S Sat 3: Annual Dinner Yanchep p 8

Tue 6th: Committee Meeting

Fri 9th-Sun 11th: 4 WD Show p 9

Tue 13th: General Meeting/ AGM

Sun 18th: Lancelin p 10

Mon 26th: magazine articles deadline

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18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30

December 2012 2011

S M T W T F S Tue 4th: Committee Meeting

Sat 8th: Christmas Function p 11

Tue 11th: General Meeting

Fri 21: magazine articles deadline

(Please note early deadline)

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

January 2013May 2012

S M T W T F S Tue 8th General Meeting

Sun 13th: Beach Trip p 12

Sat 19th: Super Golf Social p 13

Wed 23rd: magazine articles deadline

Sat 26th-Mon 28th: Barrabup

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6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

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27 28 29 30 31


SCHOOL AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

School Holidays: Dec 19– Feb 3, April 20-May 5

Public holidays: Dec 25-26, Jan 1, Jan 26, Mar 30, April 1

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.

February 2013June 2012

S M T W T F S Tue 5th: Committee Meeting

Sun 10th: Social Breakfast Burns- Beach

Tue 12th: General Meeting

Sun 17th: Powerlines/Lake Leschenaultia

Wed 27th: magazine articles deadline

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March 2013June 2012

S M T W T F S Sat 2nd-Mon 4th: Coastal Cottage

Tue 5th: Committee Meeting

Tue 12th: General meeting

Sun 17th: Brunch Social

Mon 25th: magazine articles deadline

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ANNUAL BEACH RUN

SUNDAY JAN. 13

Our annual beach run is on

again second Sunday in Janu-

ary. Again it will be in the area

between Tims Thicket and

Myalup. We will decide closer

to the day as to whether we go

North or South North. This is always an excellent day to experience

a lot of beach driving. Suitable for everyone. If you have just joined

the Club please come along. Weather permitting you will get a

chance to have a swim at the lunch break.

Contact Peter A – 0419 854 671 (M)

or log into the website to join this trip.

Meeting point will be as in past years at the service station com-

plex Baldivis Rd exit of the freeway at 8.30am.


BREAKFAST

AND SUPA

GOLF

SATURDAY JANUARY 19

Supa golf is a different take on golf. The balls are bigger, so are the

clubs and the course is shorter. So, combine that with a good brekky

and all that the Swan Valley has to offer, and it looks to be a good

day.

I found a fantastic cafe close by: Jude Taylor cafe and gallery, where

we start with breakfast. Meet at 8 to be finished by 9.30. The food is

great and the meals are between 7 and 25 dollars.

Supa golf will take about 2 hours and cost about $15. The course

should be easy, and fun.

The cafe is at 510 Great Northern Hwy. Supa Golf is at 10250 West

Swan Rd.

I need to close the trip on the 4th so I can give various people final

numbers.

If you want further information, call Travis 0433 424 659 or email

[email protected].


WESTWAYS WILDFLOWER FARM – Day 2 – Sunday 12 /8

The night had been quiet, although Bella (Jon and Val’s dog) had apparently growled at something at about 4.00am. Later, I won-dered whether it might have been a fox, as Clive Tonkin (the owner) had told me that there were a few of them around.

Thankfully, although there had been a very light shower of rain in the early morning, it was not raining when I got up. However, it was

overcast and the possibility of rain existed. So, after breakfast, I de-cided better to pack up sooner rather than later, even though it was to be a slow start to the morning, with an expected 10.00 departure.

As it turned out, everyone was ready to go at 9.30. Our first stop was Stop 1 on the self-drive 4WD loop, the only stop we had not seen. We had done the rest of the loop the previous afternoon, but had bypassed this stop as we went straight to camp which was Stop 2. The instructions we had for Stop 1 were “Blackbutt Trees, look under these to find Orchids”. Unfortunately however, we did not find any orchids. It was just a bit early in the season, even though we did see some the day before. Nonetheless, there were plenty of other native shrubs and wildflowers to see, including an abundance of Banksias.

After that stop, we continued on to the homestead, as Clive had indi-cated that he would show us where/how the wildflowers were proc-essed. Clive (and his wife) Mau-reen showed us a number of differ-ent processed wildflowers. Some Banksias were drying on a rack after they had been dipped in a glycol solution to preserve them.

TRIP & SOCIAL REPORTS


They also showed us a number of other wildflowers that had been dried and/or preserved, including some that had been dyed.

After thanking Clive and Maureen for their time, we headed on to Jingemia Cave, which is in Watheroo National Park. It was once a local source of phosphate fertilis-ers for surrounding farmland (owing to the now inconspicuous bats). We arrived there at about 11.00 and had morning tea. We then proceeded down the short track into the cave, which might otherwise be described as a big hole in the ground. Nonetheless, it was pretty interesting and we were able to walk down into the cave to get a better view. After plenty of pictures were taken we headed back to the cars.

We stopped at Moora for lunch. There were some interesting mili-tary memorabilia at the park where we stopped, including an artillery piece built by the Ger-mans for the Turks and a metal soldier, which I think was called “Ironman”! There was also a plaque to commemorate the fact that 16 soldiers had died while they were closely examining a mortar and it had exploded. Very sad!

After lunch, we went on to the bakery in Bindoon for afternoon tea, where most of us enjoyed a cake or coffee or both! . By the time we left Bindoon, it was raining steadily with heavy showers on the way home.

My thanks to Keith for organising the weekend.____Tony Richards.


MOORE RIVER CRUISADE

( 9/9 Cruise with Adrian) Adrian asked if I would give his sister Allison a lift to the meeting

spot as he taken advantage of the good weather and spent the night

camping at Wilbinga. On the way he phoned and said he had some

trouble with his car and asked if we would lead the convoy up to

Guilderton. Waiting for us was Wendy and Matt who were both down

for the trip as well as Tony H who decided to come along for a drive

and have a look at some of the tracks in the area.

Tony had to stop at the service station and pick up some batteries

for his handheld radio and was going to catch up with us.

On the way we tried to contact Adrian and intermittently heard him

when we were on top of a hill so we assumed he was in front of us.

Getting to Guilderton Mark was there waiting for us as he spent the

night before at the caravan park, but no sign of Adrian. I backtracked

down the road to the top of the hill and tried calling him again and he

said that Tony was helping him change a wheel and they would be

along shortly. When they arrived it had proved timely that Tony was

behind the convoy as Adrian was having trouble with one of his

tyres. This was rubbing after the suspension strut housing took a

knock. They put Tony’s spare tyre on as it wasn’t as wide as

Adrian’s and didn’t rub.

Whilst they were waiting,

Mark had been trying the

fishing and Wendy paddled

up to have a look at the river

mouth as it was open and

flowing into the ocean.

The rest of us got out on the

water and headed off up-

stream. We continued at a leisurely pace for those of us with longer

kayaks. Matt and Mark did a great job paddling the shorter ones.


We passed the sand dune that is on the waters edge and being a

warm 29 degrees there were some people sand boarding down the

dune into the river. There were also a number of people fishing and

we saw some of them catch small bream. Mark didn’t have any luck

(but that may have been the pink fishing rod).

We pulled up on the bank for a picnic lunch. After a while we

headed back downstream into the sea breeze which made the pad-

dle a bit harder.

When we returned to town it was packed with many people having

come up for the day and having a picnic.

The original idea had been to spend the afternoon and possibly

have a BBQ but Adrian was keen to get back home and see what

needed to be done to his car and a couple of others had to get back

early so we left at 3:00 for the drive home.

David

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TRIP REPORT PARKERVILLE HIKE 16/9

The weather, Sunday afternoon was beautiful, sunny and warm.

There were 11 of us altogether including two visitors, Simon and

Meagan. We departed at 2 pm at a casual pace into John Forrest

National Park. There was plenty of time to talk, catch up and solve

the problems of the world. Notably absent was discussion about the

Aussie Rules Football results.

We all stopped at the disused Hovea railway station to read the

plaques and also at Hovea Falls. Wendy Griffiths spent time at the

Falls enjoying a respite from warm afternoon sun by dipping her feet

in the cool flowing water. Meanwhile Dave Peck, Phil Read and Ray

Dobson successfully found a geocache, leaving behind a Subaru

Club geocaching card.

Tim Read complained at certain points on the track about the poor

suspension in his pram (ie. none). It was even worse than Adrian's

car if that could be believed.


The afternoon tea at John Forest National Park was true to the Su-

baru Club. Home made muffins, camembert cheese, quince paste

and biscuits. Jelly babies from Sticky Fingers in Mundaring and

fresh brewed tea and coffee. The return walk was very pleasant with

lots of other people also enjoying the cool afternoon. Ray Dobson

met someone whose dogs were cousins to their dog, bought from

the same breeder.

I would like to thank everyone for making it a great event.

Phil.

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NOSING AROUND NINGHAN

DAY 1 SAT 29-10-12

A party of 9 cars (8 Foresters & 1 Outback) set off up the Great

Northern Highway, including visiting vets Veronica (daughter of trip

leader David) and Amos. Several oversized loads had to be negoti-

ated along the way. There were lovely displays of blue Leschenaul-

tia and purple Native Hi-

biscus (Alyogyne) flow-

ers along the roadside.

We stopped at Walebing

for morning tea. Plenty of

coffee, fuel and liquor

available, but no toilets !

During a quick fuel stop

in Wubin, I dashed over

the railway tracks to the

Visitor’s Centre where a

very helpful lady gave

me directions to find a

good display of the fa-Wreath Leschenaultia


mous Wreath Flower (Leschenaultia macrantha) which I particularly

wanted to see this trip. On the road north of Wubin, the orange

Flame Grevillea

(Grevillea excelsior) ap-

peared along with the red-

flowered Emu Tree

(Hakea francisiana). We

paused at Jibberding Re-

serve where about a mil-

lion bush flies joined us

for a lunch break.

Then it was serious wild-

flower hunting with a di-

version down Sanderson

Road. Jenni had a good

wildflower book (Corrick &

Fuhrer), and I had Wajon,

Part 1, which is very user-

friendly, so between us we

could name some of the specimens we found along the way. The

Wreath Flowers here proved to be disappointingly tiny with few flow-

Cotton Bush

Tinsel Flower Popflower


ers, however there were splendid displays on the roadside of the

bright yellow Common Popflower (Glischrocaryon aureum), the oc-

casional bush of purple Lance-leaved Tinsel Flower (Cyanostegia

lanceolata) and one bush of white-flowered Pituri (Duboisia hop-

woodii), which is used by Aborigines as an animal poison and nar-

cotic. Back on the highway, we went further northwards and turned

left into the Perenjori-Wanarra Road opposite the impressive works

of the Asia-Iron minesite. The helpful lady at Wubin had said that

the Wreath Flowers occurred 1 to 5 km along the road and had

asked that we park well off the road as it was frequented by mine

trucks. Sure enough, at about

3.5 km along the road extensive

tracts of very large (50 cm di-

ameter) wreaths appeared and

we all heaved to and leapt out of

the cars with cameras at the

ready. What a magnificent dis-

play! Not only masses of

wreaths with circlets of huge

pink and cream flowers, but also

numerous other wildflowers:

pink Pityrodia, blue Keraudre-

nia, yellow Goodenia and many

others that we had no idea what

they were. The lady was right

about the mine trucks which

roared past at fre-

quent intervals.

Eventually we had

to bid the Wreath

Flowers farewell

and head up to

Ninghan Station.

Emu encounters

became frequent


and we saw a family of several chicks plus Dad on the road into the

station. The Station manager proved to be an entertaining character

engendering an instant desire to become gold prospectors in the

Lee kids with his stories of gold nuggets. He was helpful with direc-

tions to a campsite at Warrdagga Hill. David led the convoy along

the somewhat corrugated station tracks lined with faded yellow Pom

Pom everlastings (Cephalipterum drummondii), until we came in

sight of the impressive speckled surface of the Warrdagga monad-

nock. It looked a bit like a giant leopard loaf from the bakery. Pass-

ing a windmill with concrete tank and two long-drops (labelled His &

Hers), we stopped briefly at a campsite occupied by a family of

regular visitors to the station, then carried on further into the bush at

the foot of the rock. Here the everlastings gave way to Cotton Bush

(Ptilotus obovatus) shrubs with round fluffy pink & white flowers.

There were plenty of flat, sandy campsites under shady Mulga

(Acacia aneura) trees and the group was soon busy erecting tents.

David dug a big hole and set up the Subaloo: the thunderbox inside

a shower tent complete with toilet roll holder, anti-bac hand wipe

and Jim’s solar light. Firewood was plentiful and a roaring campfire

saw us through the coolish night under a full moon until we all re-

tired, weary but happy. Thanks to David for arranging the trip to

such a great venue.

Joy

THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS MAGAZINE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE HELD BY

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

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