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Geelong Meetings: 7.30pm the1st Tuesday of each month &2nd Tuesday each November atthe Supper Room, GeelongWest Town Hall, 153 PakingtonSt. 3218. (Mel. 451 J2)

ENQUIRIES: Membership & General to:The SecretaryToyota Land Cruiser ClubPO Box 363, HAWTHORN 3122

Website:http:www.tlccv.com.au

MEMBERSHIP DETAILSJoining Fee: $280.00Membership: $145.00

REINSTATEMENT OF PASTMEMBERSIf a member rejoins the Clubwithin 5 years, a joining fee isnot applicable.If a member rejoins the Clubafter 5 years, they are requiredto pay the joining fee and under-take the Club’s DriverAwareness course.

RECOGNISED CLUB RADIOCHANNEL: 15 UHF

YARCK PROPERTYOur property is a registeredLand for Wildlife property and no inference is drawn in thepublication that the sign or registration has any other meaning.

Life Members: Graeme Wilson,John Whitney (Dec), Don Honey,Bill Dower, Alan Winch, BarrieMcCarthy, Harold Ross, SandraTanner, Brian Stewart, CharlesNorman, Ashley (Dec) & JudithWilliams, John Turbill, GarryCooper, Jan Chivers & KenHildebrand Honorary Members: Ross McClure,Clive Blakely, Reece DeJong Club Auditor: Chris Rumble

The opinions expressed in the articlesappearing in this magazine are notnecessarily those of the Editor or theToyota Land Cruiser Club of Australia(Victoria) Inc. The Editor reserves theright to delete where necessary anysection of any article, which has beensent for publication in the magazine.Acceptance of advertisements does not necessarily imply endorsement ofproducts or associated companies orindividuals by the Toyota Land CruiserClub of Australia (Victoria) Inc.

Club Information 1

Committee 2013-2014 2

President’s Report 3

Calendar/Coming Events 5

Over the Next Hill 7

Davies High Plain Adventure 9

Hay Aid 18

High Country Australia Day Report 19

Kilmore Fire Clean-Up 20

Trading Post 20

Latest ARB Products 21

TLCC Association Conference 23

Executive position statements 24

TLCCV Business Directory 28

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MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTIONSAll articles, trip reports and other contributions are welcome for inclusion inthe magazine. They must be in thehands of the Editor by the first of themonth.Please send them to:The Editor, Overland Cruisering, PO Box 1778, Geelong 3220

or email: [email protected]

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

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES• Please submit articles as Worddocuments with no formatting.(No fancy formats as it will only have to beremoved in preparing for publication).In particular DO NOT embed pictures inyour documents

• Images (photos) should besupplied as seperate JPEG files.The higher resolution the better. As a guideimages should be of 300 pixel per inch withimage files around 1-5MB fine.• If you have multiple images, please burn toa 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 theauthor if a self-addressed envelope isprovided.

TRADING POST• Note: if selling a vehicle in the TradingPost it is a Motor Car Trader Regulation(1988-22(4) legal requirement that a cashprice, registration number or engine numberare supplied.

ADVERTISING A TRIP• Note: All trips must be approved by theTrip Convenor before they can be gazettedin Overland Cruisering.

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

ADVERTISERSPlease support those companies that adver-tise in our magazine. Let them know yousaw their advert in Overland Cruisering.

PresidentIan [email protected]

Vice PresidentEric Bishop [email protected]

SecretarySandra [email protected]

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CommitteeLiz Mills

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CommitteeRussell Edwards

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AdvertisingSandra Tanner

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Yarck Management Brian Stewart [email protected]

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P R E S I D E N T ’ S R E P O R TU P D AT E

Over the last month it has really beenall systems go. Our now famousCruiser-khana took place. On the

Saturday I made my way up to Yarck toattend. Although I did not have any listedroles over the weekend, it did not take longto find some way to help out. We werevery lucky to have two very specialrepresentatives from Toyota Australiaattending on the day also.Throughout the morning and into the after-noon, I met up with a lot of our members aswell as our guests from other Clubs. Witha little encouragement I was able to get aseat here and there in some of the vehiclesso that the people from Toyota were able togo through some of the events. From thelooks on their faces and their comments aswell, I know that they were having a greattime by choosing to stay and join us fordinner.I managed to make my way around tomany of the events and could see thetremendous efforts by our Club membersall helping to make the event very special.On the Saturday night we had a reallywonderful feed put on under the leadershipof Grace Azzam. It all seemed to run likeclockwork, but I know that everybody wasworking hard to make it appear that way.The next morning, everything was backon again but with different events. Thecanteen was doing a roaring trade evenusing the leftover roast from the nightbefore in their beef and gravy rolls – yum!The CFA attended to help fill up the boghole and then stuck around and put on ashow of their vehicles. We took the time toencourage them to do some fundraisingand they even participated in a number ofevents. Even one of the big tankers did thestaircase! They managed to raise a lotof money, thanks to the very generousdonations people made. Overall it was a

fabulous event. When all of the presenta-tions were completed, I was approachedby many members from other Clubs sayingwhat a great time they had, making it clearthat they would be back next year. Welldone sub committee and everybody elsethat helped out.With the bushfires earlier this year, therelief crew has been called back intoaction. I attended a property betweenLancefield and Kilmore that had lost almostall of their fencing, but was fortunateenough to have been able to save theirhouse and outbuildings. From what Iheard, the owner was a little skepticalabout having four-wheel drivers to help out,but I can guarantee without any doubt thatthose concerns were put to bed when ourcrew attended. With our trusty four-wheeldrives we took off over the burnt out pad-docks to start clearing the old fences.There were about 35 members there, agreat turnout and the many hands madelight work as we got stuck into it.Systems for pulling down the old fencingwere discovered and it was not long beforewe were making massive inroads. Some ofthe crew were also hard at work buildingnew fences. I had a really great day mixingwith good friends and fellow Clubmembers. At the end of the day the farmershowed his appreciation for the hugeamount of work that we completed byputting on some drinks and nibbles andalmost everybody stayed on for a drink ortwo. The day ended at a reasonable hourallowing us all to be able to get home in thedaylight. Well done Bruce.More recently I also assisted with the HayAid project organized by Sandra Tanner. Itwas so very moving to see the dramaticevents that are unfolding up North as aresult of the drought at the last meeting.As was pointed out it is not just the farms

and animals that are affected, but also theimpact that it is having on the people. Sadlymany families will never be the same.Sandra came up with the idea to helpthem, and I am absolutely delighted aboutthe way that the farmers and our membershave embraced this. I will let Sandra tellyou just how well it has all gone, but I amstaggered at the shear generosity shownby the farmers and our Club members.Again we were able to use our vehicles forwhat they were designed for to venture intothe farms to retrieve the hay bales anddeliver them to a holding farm. As the daywent by we had a convoy going and theloading and unloading was happeningswiftly all like clockwork. It is amazing whata little idea, determination and drive cando. Sandra has proven to us all that wecan all make a little difference somehow,you just have to believe in what you aredoing. Well done to all of the Clubmembers that helped out on the day, itreally was most humble, but we did have agood time.So, as you can see, it has been a very busybut most productive month for me andthe Club. I am so very proud of thecommunity efforts that we have been ableto assist in but at the same time we alsogot the chance to do a bit of off road workand have a really fun time as well.Easter is rapidly approaching as I writethis, so may you all be able to have a littletime to yourselves and maybe even a bit offour by four action.Happy Easter……………..Ian Ross (1409)PRESIDENT

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J O H N W H I T N E YP H O T O G R A P H I C C O M P E T I T I O N

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 [email protected]

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April 18th – 21st Sands of Wyperfeld & Vic/SA BorderTrack

April 18th Good Friday – EasterApril 26th & 27th DA Practical weekendApril 25th – 27th Avon River AdventureMay 2nd – 4th Visit to Wandarrah (Nissan FWD

Club property)May 13th Yarck Management and DA TheoryMay 17th Toolangi day trip (difficult)May 18th Wesburn day trip (difficult)May * RIOS Brazilian Theatre Restaurant,

Richmond – Expressions of InterestMay 24th & 25th Maintenance & Construction

weekendMay 30th & 31st DA Practical weekendJune 7th Noojee day trip (difficult)June 7th - 9th Jordan Valley Loop working BeeJune 10th Yarck Management and DA TheoryJune 14th Lower Plenty Hotel Pub NightJune 21st & 22nd Maintenance & Construction

weekend

June 28th & 29th DA Practical weekendJune 29th Neerim South day trip (difficult)July 8th Yarck Management and DA TheoryJuly 26th Christmas in July lunch atFergussons Winery, Yarra ValleyJuly 26th & 27th DA Practical weekendAugust 9th Chocolate Indulgence TourAugust 12th Yarck Management and DA TheoryAugust 30th & 31st DA Practical weekendSeptember 9th Yarck Management and DA TheorySeptember *Blues Train Evening – Expressions

of InterestSeptember 27th & 28th DA Practical weekendOctober 14th Yarck Management and DA TheoryOctober 25th Halloween Night at YarckNovember 1st & 2nd DA Practical weekendNovember 11th Yarck Management and DA TheoryNovember 15th Living Legends (home of retired

champion racehorses), GreenvalePicnic and Tour

November 29th & 30th DA Practical weekend

Prior to booking or setting any dates for an event, please check with the Activity Coordinator who will ensure that there areno clashes. Please email to the Activity Coordinator the proposed date, time, venue and overview of the event.

As the person responsible for recordingtickets sold and indeed, helping sell at theCruiserkhana, I would like to extend a spe-cial thank you to Jennifer Henderson forsitting with me all day Saturday and alsotaking books to the nearby “stalls” and sell-ing books to them as well. Her companyand assistance were greatly appreciated.I would also like to thank Kelvin Connorsfor helping me with raffle ticket sales aswell. He, like Jennifer has made it muchmore pleasurable and easier.Jennie Harvie (202)

MAY SHOW & TELLThis month the team from Cruiserkhana2014 are proud to show you a selection ofshots from this year’s great event. Enjoythe skills and spills of the different Clubs,teams and individuals who took part.

JUNE SHOW & TELLConfused about the tyres you should beusing for that High Country trip?Need to learn more about the tyre pressurerequired on sand or gibber?The guys from Junction Auto in Mentonewill fill you in with all the information to dowith types of tyres available, repairs, pres-sures, etc. They will endeavour to answer

any questions you may have. This will bean informative presentation, particularly tonewer members to four-wheel driving, sodon’t miss this month’s Show & Tell sec-tion.

L E T T E R S S H O W & T E L L

C R U I S E R K H A N A M E R C H A N D I S EAll Cruiserkhana merchandise will be on sale at General meetings or can be

purchased by arrangement.Classy breathable Polo shirts and T-shirts 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 getready for Cruiserkhana 2015.

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

ALSO

2014 CRUISERKHANAVIDEO

The official video of the 2013 Cruiserkhana canbe purchased (needs to be pre-ordered) for $10

and $15 if posted.Contact: [email protected]

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Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Toyota Land Cruiser Club of Australia (Victoria) Incorporated will be heldTuesday 15th July, 2014 commencing at 7:30 p.m.

NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICERS AND ORDINARY MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE

Nominations of members for election as Officers and Ordinary Members of Committee are to be in writing and signed by two members,together with the consent of the nominee.Nominations may be posted, delivered or handed to the Secretary (Sandra Tanner) but must be received by Tuesday 20th May, 2014.

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Member nominated : Signature

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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 [email protected]. All applications 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 AVON RIVER ADVENTURE - Trip full, waiting list onlyDate: Friday 25th - Sunday 27th April, 2014 (Anzac long weekend)Meeting Place: Huggetts Lane, near Heyfield.Time: Friday 8:30 amLimit: 8 vehiclesStandard: Medium to hard - depending on weather conditions.Fuel: Full tank from HeyfieldRadio: UHF (initially channel 15)Equipment: 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.Overnight: Bush camping - pit toilets Thursday night - no facilities on Friday & Saturday night.Details: 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 headingdown to camp on Macalister River. Sunday we climb up to Mt Useful before exiting near Walhalla.

Trip Leader: Laurie & Heidi Miles: Email: [email protected]

MAYDate:Meeting Place:Time:Limit:Standard:Fuel:Radio:Equipment:Overnight:Details:

Trip Leader:

VISIT TO WANDARRAH - (Nissan Club property approx 200 kms from Melbourne)Friday 2nd - Sunday 4th May, 2014BP Servo, cnr Sands Rd and Princes Freeway, Longwarry.Friday 2nd: 6:45 pm for 7:00 pm departure.10 vehiclesMedium - weather dependantFull tanks from home.15 UHFVehicle 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: [email protected]

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TOOLANGI DAY TRIPSaturday 17th May, 2014Toolangi9:00am6 vehiclesDifficultFull tank ex Melbourne15 UHFVehicle 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/AThis 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: [email protected]

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INFORMATION FOR TRIPLEADERS• Trip leaders please note thatunder the Constitution, membersmay not take part in any clubactivities involving four-wheeldriving unless they have com-pleted the Driver Awareness

Course (Theory & Practical) andhave filled in an Indemnity Form.• The Club Insurance Policystates that only Club Trips thatare gazetted in the ClubMagazine and the Club websiteare covered by the Club PublicLiability Policy.

• All Club Trips gazetted in theClub Magazine must include atelephone number (or mobile)and/or an email address for thepurpose of booking on a trip.• Members please note that tele-phone calls should not be madelater than 8:30 pm.

Club trips are for club membersonly. Non members are not afforded insurance coverage bythe club and may jeopardise ourcoverage. If you have anyqueries they may be raised withour Trip Coordinator, Tony Middleditch.

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MAYDate:Meeting Place:Time:Limit:Standard:Fuel:Radio:Equipment:

Overnight:Details:

Trip Leader:

WESBURN DAY TRIPSunday 18th May, 2014Wesburn9:00am6 vehiclesDifficultFull tank ex Melbourne15 UHFVehicle 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/AThis 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: [email protected]

JUNEDate:Meeting Place:Time:Limit:Standard:Fuel:Radio:Equipment:

Overnight:Details:

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NOOJEE DAY TRIPSaturday 7th June, 2014Noojee9:00am6 vehiclesDifficultFull tank ex Melbourne15 UHFVehicle 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/AThis 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: [email protected]

JUNEDate:Meeting Place:Time:Limit:Standard:Fuel:Radio:Equipment:Overnight:Details:

Trip Leader:

JORDAN VALLEY LOOP WORKING BEE - Queens Birthday weekendSaturday 7th - Monday 9th June, 2014Code’s Flat Camping Ground9:00 am Saturday 7th June for setup at camping ground. Working bee will begin after lunch.12 vehicles (6 places available)Easy to moderate depending on weather.Full tank from Moe or Mansfield15 UHFStandard recovery gear, good off road bias tyres, water crossing blind, food, drinks & supplies for the weekend. Code’s Flat Camping Ground at $15 per person per night, hot showers & flushing loos.This is a working bee to maintain all historical sites in our Region G - to name a few Chinaman’s Point, Jericho Tunnel & Jericho Cemetery. Note: Preference will be given to those with a steel bladed brush cutter to tackle Jericho Cemetery.Dulcie Watts: Email: [email protected]

JUNEDate:Meeting Place:Time:Limit:Standard:Fuel:Radio:Equipment:

Overnight:Details:

Trip Leader:

NEERIM SOUTH DAY TRIPSunday 29th June, 2014Noojee9:00am6 vehiclesDifficultFull tank ex Melbourne15 UHFVehicle 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/AThis 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: [email protected]

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March 2014Crossing the Murray River: After asleepless night due to rowdy campers atthe Colac Colac caravan park, the convoyheaded to Corryong to fuel up. Rev arriveda little late so earned the guernsey of tripreport writer for the day.After leaving Corryong, we crossed theMurray River into NSW throughKhancoban passing some Samba deergrazing beside the road. Soon we werepassing the Murray Power Station 2 intoKosciuszko National Park where three

gigantic white pipes ran down into MurrayPower station1.Turning onto the Major Clews Trail weaired down our tyres before followingthe fire track to Major Clews Hut. Westopped briefly to inspect the hut and themonument to “Major” Clews who was partof the survey team for the SnowyMountains Authority. We were nowtravelling south on Geehi Walls Trail, whichcrosses Swampy Plains River. Arrivingat Keebles Hut, it was time for a morningtea break while some of the convoy

enjoyed looking through the old hut.After crossing Swampy Plains River again,we passed Geehi Hut, and Geehi Flatswhere we entered the Alpine Way andturned south towards Tom Groggin. Itwasn’t long before we past the TomGroggin rest area where many peoplewere camping. Kangaroos lazing underthe trees took little notice of our 4WD’s.Our first big adventure was to cross theMurray River. This relatively easy crossingtook us back into Victoria.We turned right onto the Tom Groggintrack where three wild dog carcasses werehanging on the signpost. Our plan was tohead for Doggers Hut, but too manycampers were already camping there.Laurie headed our convoy back to aquieter location where we set up our campsite for the night. Lunch was also takenbefore setting out for a return trip to MtPinnabar.

Trip Leaders:Laurie & Heidi Miles Zebra 80 Series TD

Participants:Adrian & Rosalie Reville Rev 100 Series TDGordon Chessum Toxic Troopy DieselNeville & Sally Kidd Kiddsfree1 20 Series Prado TDEamonn & Libby King Redgum 100 Series DieselMichael Schuettke Michael 100 Series TDGeorge, Natalie & Zoe Vrsecky Iceman 80 Series Petrol

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As we ascended the mountain, we cameacross another convoy which had stoppedat a huge bog hole. They were slow to workup the courage to drive through, so wewatched as one by one they went throughthe middle. Michael and George alsocouldn’t resist the challenge and wentthrough the bog hole while the rest of theconvoy took the safe option around it.Further up the mountain, Rev dropped awheel into a huge rut and with only threewheels on the track and one in the air, Revwas spinning wheels and unable to move.A lengthy recovery ensued to get the vehi-cle out of the rut and back onto 4 wheels.Michael anchored his 4WD to a tree andstarted to winch Rev’s vehicle up the steepslope but this was unsuccessful soEamonn attached a snatch rope to theback of Rev and slowly pulled him back-wards while Michael slowly lowered it downwith his winch,With Michael’s winch cable almost at full

length, Neville’s Prado came to the rescueand hooked onto the opposite side frontand Rev was able to back out.After a 2 hour recovery, it was getting lateso it was decided to abandon the trip to thetop of Mount Pinnibar and return to ourovernight camp site where Heidi (who wasout MTBing up to Davies Hut) had returnedfrom her bike ride. After a lovely sunnyday, the weather changed quickly as athunderstorm rolled in. After about 30 min-utes of rain it started to clear however, therain didn’t dampen the spirits of the group.Rosalie & Adrian Reville (2067)Heading to Davies Plain: After a restfulnight’s sleep we awoke to clear skies andthe stir of fellow trip members preparingbreakfast and packing their camp sites upin preparation for an early start.After the rain of the previous evening therewas the uncertainty as to just how slipperythe tracks would be, however once the sunbroke over the surrounding ridge and

mountain peaks any residual moisture inthe tracks soon dried alleviating anyanxiety.The morning drive followed the undulatingDavies Plan track through the IndiWilderness Area weaving through theopen woodland gums and periodically dis-persed with open planes and includedcrossing the fast flowing Buckwong Creekand a number of other smaller creeks.

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The convoy’s conversation over the radiowas entertaining and informative coveringa diverse range of topics including satellitephones and the inability to dial 13 and1300 based numbers from overseasbased satellite phone service providers inparticular access to RACV total care.With the combination of the pleasant drivemeandering amongst the gum trees androcky outcrops along the Davies Plaintrack and the conversation on the radio, Ilost concept of time and we soon arrived atDavies Hut in no time. The stop provideda chance for more socializing, includingdiscussion on vehicle set up & the TLCCVFacebook page, plus the hut also present-ed us with an excellent photo opportunity.Returning to our vehicles we turned leftfrom Davies Hut along the Davies HighPlain track towards Charlie Creek.There was substantial evidence (in theform of horse manure) of the presence ofbrumbies, however a sighting proved

allusive. Sally was prompted to offer abounty of $5 for the first confirmed sightingof a brumby by an under 21 year old.The trip towards Charlie Creek coveredsections of track that had been bulldozedand realigned, creating a bumpy rockstrewn track that was devoid of the magicassociated with weaving amongst thegums of the open woodland. There was aclimb from the ford at Mac Creek followedby a descent to Dead Horse Creek andanother climb. We reached the highestpoint of the trip at 1760m near the inter-section with Kings Plain track and passedthrough a section of dry snow gum wood-land that had died and not regeneratedafter past bush fires. There was however adecent display of wildflowers.A comparatively steep descent to 1387mfound us arriving at Charlie Creek camp-ing ground where there was a relievedstop for some of our convoy.We continued along Davies Plain track

turning left onto McCarthy’s track, takingin the spectacular views of the Indi Valleybefore the steep descent down to thePoplars camping area on the Indi/Murrayriver. Being a great place to stop for lunch,Sally, Zoe and Natalie took the opportuni-ty of a long break to wade through theshallow water across the state border toNSW. Zoe demonstrated how adept shewas at skipping stones.After lunch we returned up McCarthy’strack past the helipad then turned left ontoLimestone Creek track. Limestone creektrack was lightly wooded providing apleasing drive as it meandered along thecreek valley. It also provided us with ourevening campsite. As it was relatively earlyin the afternoon we took our time in select-ing a suitable site. Our first attempt wasaborted after some of our convoy smeltthe remains of a dead brumby however alovely spot was found just a little furtherdown the track.

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After setting up everyone congregatedaround the campfire for happy hour and anevening of stimulating and often embar-rassing games devised by Sally and Zoe.Thanks to both of them for giving us greatfun and laughter before dinner.Later that evening whilst walking withshovel in hand, I was confronted with thethunder of brumbies galloping down theembankment towards me. I was initiallyfearful that they would not see me in thetwilight however a mare and her foalstopped about 10 metres short of me. Boththe brumbies and I stared at each other; Icould just make out the outline of ahorse further up the bank and could hearanother stirring beyond. Unfortunatelywhen I turned on my torch the brumbiestook flight ending what was truly a magicalmoment. Unfortunately I was both too oldand unable to corroborate my story toclaim the $5 bounty. Later that evening, thesoothing sound of the bubbling Limestonecreek soon caressed my weary eyes tosleep ending what was a very enjoyableday’s drive.Gordon Chessum (2644)Hells Gate to Swifts Creek: We awoke tothe sounds of native birds and a clear,sunny day. All packed and ready to go, weheaded back on Limestone Creek Trackwith a request from Sally for a brumbysighting and photo. Not long to wait but ittook off into the bush before she could geta photo. Heidi and Zoe saw it. Sally had setthe $5 challenge for a brumby sighting by a

person under 21 and also seen by asecond person, so everyone was on thelookout. Soon there were more sightingsbut no photo - yet.Laurie had phone reception and was ableto read the comments from the TLCCVFacebook page about the photos he hadposted of Rev’s recovery on Saturday.There were lots of kangaroo sightingsalong Nunniong Rd. Suddenly Zoeannounced to all excitedly: “Brumbies!”With two cameras ready Laurie and Sallygave chase and – YEAH -a photo wastaken successfully. Given the amount ofdroppings on the track, there are lots in thearea.The tracks the convoy were travelling onwere winding through areas that showedevidence of fires – old and recent. GarronsPoint Rd was overgrown in parts, logged inothers and showing regrowth too.Comment and discussion took place aboutthe amount of blackberry bushes and howthey came to be in Australia. We think itwas Gerhard Von Mueller who plantedthem as food for people in remote areas.Michael commented that it is predicted thatby 2050 the blackberry will be the mostprominent bush in the High Country.Down and down went the descent intoHells Hate Hole and Hells Gate, then ontothe Tambo River for morning tea. Those upfront got to see a snake on the track. Withthe sighting of a brumby by Zoe, Sallyexcitedly handed over $5 to Zoe at HellsGate.

After our break, we crossed the TamboRiver then climbed out of Hells Gate to begreeted by ruts, ruts and more ruts ofvarying degrees. Rev slipped into one andneeded some guidance from Laurie as tothe line to take to get himself out. All wasokay and we headed out again.The next obstacle was a large tree acrossthe track with no way around it. Thedecision was made to get out the chain-saws. Heidi and Nev were the trustyoperators. After putting a drag-chainaround it, cuts were made at either side ofthe track. Success and the cut portion wasmoved off the track for the convoy tocontinue on its way. We had been travellingon a mix of 4WD and 2WD tracks allmorning through some pretty groves oflogging regrowth. At this point the tripleaders decided we were running behindschedule so made a change to the plannedroute.

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We headed to the Washington Winch forlunch – the tree ferns were a change fromthe Aussie bush we’d travelled through.There was a sighting of Black Cockatoosby Sally and Libby managed to gain aleech as a passenger on her jeans (not forlong though).Lunch over, we headed towards TelephoneTrack which Rev and Michael had travelledon a recent trip with Laurie & Heidi. LowSaddle Track was pretty with lots of leaflitter covering the track and plenty of driedyellow flowers.Toxic radioed he had a rattle so the convoycame to a stop while he checked it out. Therattle was a stick caught under the side-step but while under the truck he noticed asignificant oil leak at the front diff. Eamonnproduced his spanners and advice. After aquick tighten and oil level check we weremoving again. Toxic has decided not to usethe same bush mechanic when the rear difflocker is installed - the gasket was not agenuine Toyota one.The final challenge of the weekend was theTVGC Track which has a very loose rocksection at the top. Each vehicle called thenext one through once they’d passed thissection. The view out over the valley on theway down was fantastic. Laurie askedRosalie if she remembered this track froma previous trip. She said ‘Yes’, but she pre-ferred driving down to driving up.The trip ended at the Old Bindi Rd inter-section north of Swifts Creek, where we allaired up and gave a big vote of thanks toHeidi and Laurie for a great trip. This tripallowed us to travel on all sorts of interest-ing tracks as well as working as a teamwhen circumstances need it.Libby King (105)

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I PT R I P S H AY A I DApril, 2014

Brian & Sandra TannerMatt & Ron McPheeKelvin ConnorsRussell & Lesley EdwardsMatt & Sarah LilleyJudith & Alison WilliamsIan Ross, Cameron & JamesMark Ker-David and JamesRobert CrickJames Laging and Kevin Perdriset

Saturday 6th April was the culminationof 6 weeks of intensive work bySandra Tanner in sourcing hay,

pellets and powdered calves milk fromfarmers and suppliers across the westernregion of Victoria. Hay Aid has been a veryhigh profile activity – highlighting TLCCV –but equally low level in actually needingmembers to assist with hay cartage.Sandra has worked the phone tirelesslyand the results have been nothing short of

spectacular. It just goes to show how few ittakes to make a difference. Prior to today,Hay Aid has seen 3 B-doubles and onesemi-trailer hit the road destined forOutback Queensland and NSW laden withhay – thanks to our efforts.None of these loads required additionalmember assistance, with Sandra cajolingfarmers and others to pick up and transportthe hay to storage points. Today’s effortwas the final pickup of hay in the Barwondistrict, south/west of Geelong, wherebywe needed to get hay from several farms toa storage point on a local property atMoriac. The hay needed to be assembled,as next weekend (12th & 13th April) truckswere arriving from interstate to transportthe hay northwards. This had always beenintended to be a short term, quick turn-around project requiring minimal input frommembers, the majority of the work beingcompleted by Geelong Branch members.Ten vehicles met at 9:00 am at Bunningscarpark at Waurn Ponds, with trailers

attached and enthusiastic members andfriends. We were extremely fortunatethroughout this project to have receivedexcellent sponsorship and today was nodifferent. Geelong Branch President, MattMcPhee had been successful in Kerr’sNorthside Hire donating a small tip truckand tandem trailer for the day – a fabulousgesture on their behalf. Matt also sourcedanother large tandem from Belgrove Hire,who also gave gladly to the cause. As wehad a couple of vehicles without trailers,Sandra took the initiative to put the word onBunnings for a loan of one of theircustomer hire trailers. They agreed, so we

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attached another tandem to Matt Lilley’sCruiser. Following quick repairs to somefaulty wiring, we hit the road. We started atthe further most point of our collectionbeing Colac. Sandra and I along withRussell & Lesley carried on to the ColacCo-Op where a pallet of powdered calvesmilk was loaded into Russell’s ute. At $90-$100 a bag, this company happily donatedsome $1,500-worth to our cause. Anothersterling effort from a local business.Meanwhile the remainder of the convoyhad met with a farmer who lived south ofColac who had 20 bales for us. As he onlywanted several vehicles to accompanyhim, we found the remainder still waiting forour return. The original plan was for all thevehicles to attack this pickup and spreadthe load. As this wasn’t to be we headedback towards Moriac where we visited afarm where 40 bales for waiting for us. Thefarmer was on hand with his tractor and wesoon had our vehicles loaded. As we wereonly 5 kms from our storage depot, we ledthe convoy to the Newling farm where theowner was waiting with his tractor and littlenephew Cooper to unload our trailers.Following this we adjourned to the localrecreation reserve where we had lunchand waited for the rest of the convoy toarrive back from Colac. They finallycrawled in with hay stacked two high. Thefarmer had under-estimated in thinkingthese few vehicles could carry all his hay.Notwithstanding, the guys did a fantasticjob, and after lunch they too were quicklyunloaded and we headed back to the sameproperty we visited prior to lunch. We soonhad a routine going where as the trailerswere filled, the vehicles returned to thedepot, where the farmer worked all after-noon, unloading and stacking our hay. Wesoon had the original 40 bales transported,when the farmer said there were a “fewmore over the hill” that we could take. Wefollowed his tractor and upon cresting thehill quickly counted in excess of 70 morebales that we spent the next couple ofhours collecting and transporting.This was a brilliant effort and work that

everyone enjoyed, especially as the haywas going to such an important cause.With all the hay collected around 4:00 pmwe did the final count and we had collectedsome 141 large hay bales in the day, plusanother 40 had arrived from another localfarmer that was assisting us in cartage.With in excess of 180 bales, we haveenough hay to probably fill two more B-doubles, which were scheduled to arrivethe following weekend. (By the time youread this report, the hay will have beendelivered and some starving stock will beas grateful as their owners for the help).Along with the powdered calves milkdonated by the Colac Co-Op, we alsoacknowledge the kind donation of pelletsfrom Don Lidgerwood Seeds – again adonation in excess of $1,000.Also a very special big thank you to thosemembers that assisted throughout the day.As an aside, it is unfortunate a very smallminority question why TLCCV need to beinvolved in projects such as Hay Aid,Emergency Response and presumably,Christmas tree deliveries and activitiesthey perceive not to be our core activity, i.efour-wheel driving. We are a big Club witha diversity of members, interests andopportunities. We are the Club of choicefor many four-wheel drivers, and offer arange of activities for members. No one isforced to attend any of these activities andthose that do, probably number less than15 percent of our members. That’s fine, butI can assure you that those that make thedecision to do something to help someoneelse are rewarded many times over withthanks and gratitude from the gratefulrecipients. Obviously it is not possiblefor everyone to participate in all Clubactivities, be it trips or public relationsthrough reasons including work commit-ments, fuel costs, family and kids sportcommitments, and that’s fine too. That iswhy as a large Club we can cover so manybases.As an energetic Club, we need toconstantly reinvigorate our membership,and this is best done through the influx of

new members that perceive us to be thebest (and correctly so) 4WD Club to join.From a marketing perspective we need toparticipate in public relations activities,which the Club has since 1975 when itparticipated in the Cape Shank cleanup.Hay Aid has resulted in excellent relation-ships being forged with Toyota CorporationAustralia, who donated the use of theToyota trailer at Cruiserkhana, supply ofmerchandise to Hay Aid for fundraisingpurposes and a joint present from Toyotaand Caltex of a limited number of fuelvouchers, which we have been able todistribute to members that participated inour hay collection.The many organizations that Sandraapproached are now aware of the TLCCVand along with press publicity has put ourClub in the spotlight. So much so that StJohn of God Health Services, the Nationalorganization that runs hospitals in Perthand across Victoria, along with numerousPathology Collection Centres approachedme, with no prompting offering to help.They were so impressed with our effortsthat they have placed collection tins in theirBlood Collection Centres across Victoria.The funds will be used to purchase morepowdered calves milk, which will beanother great result.I say to members, if you have the time andinterest, put your hand up and attend acommunity service activity run by the Club.Dulcie is looking for volunteers now to helpmaintain some historic sites in the HighCountry, providing the opportunity formembers to enjoy some four-wheel drivingaccess some tracks that are normallyclosed to us, plus participate in maintainingsome of Victoria’s history. A brilliantproject. Similarly, our EmergencyResponse group are still assisting in near-by fire ravaged areas. These people needall the help that we can give. The bottomline is TLCCV can make a big difference inmany lives. Why not be a part of it?Brian Tanner (607)


Not a bad day’s work - 241 bales ready for pick-up

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Around 30 members made a differencecleaning up nearly 27km of burnt fencing.The Club was assisted by 5 members fromthe Kynton 4WDC.Pictures by Mary Phillips

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This has not only simplified the use ofrecovery points out on the track, it hasincreased customer safety and reducedthe likelihood of vehicle damage throughmisuse or incorrect selection of associatedrecovery point equipment. In doing so, theengineers were able to create a standardacross all of the recovery points, with therecommended rated bow shackle for allARB recovery points being 4.75t, pairedwith an 8000kg rated snatch strap.Another important design requirement wasthe ability of these points to be rated in anangled direction of pull, and this has beenachieved for angles up to the maximumturn angle of the front wheels of thevehicle. With this requirement camequestions of how the snatch strap isattached to the point, and for this reasonARB recovery points have a long slot thatallows the bow of the shackle to be fedthrough and the strap then attached via thepin instead of the bow. This allows theshackle to pivot within the recovery pointsto avoid side loads on the pin.Coming with a two year warranty, ARB’srecovery point range is available from ARBstores and stockists across the country. Forfurther information, contact your neareststockist or visit www.arb.com.au.

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Attending the Bi-Annual TLCC NationalAssociation Conference

The Bi-Annual TLCC Conference wasthis year hosted by TLCC NSW andheld at the Gilmour Inn, Goulburn,

NSW on Friday 21st March, 2014.Many will be aware that the TLCC NationalAssociation was formed in 2007. It’sinauguration was an outstanding successwith talk fests, raffles, trips, making newfriends and having the opportunity to havethe presentation of the (then) new 200Series L/C all in the surrounding beauty ofRawnsley Park in the Flinders Ranges, SA.Delegates Bruce Fullard and SandraTanner attended the conference on behalfof TLCCV as unfortunately it was the sameweekend as our Cruiserkhana whichmeant that Ian Ross and Brian Tannercould not attend as well. The reason theconference was held on the Friday was dueto TLCC NSW holding their annualFunkana on the 22nd & 23rd March, andthey had invited all the TLCC visitors tostay for the weekend. Bruce and I did notstay on.Upon being greeted by President AndrewBoyd, SA, Qld, WA, NT and Victoriaintroduced themselves and their positionsin their respective clubs.Andrew Boyd advised that Toyota Australia

had kindly donated the use of a 200 Series,FJ Cruiser, 150 Prado, a trailer (which wasthe same as the one we were donated forour Cruiserkhana) and Toyota No. 1. Also,Toyota Australia had kindly presented eachstate with a bag which contained some“gifts”.Throughout the day various topics werepresented from the agenda which includedmembership profile and costs, insurance,training, advertising, marketing, social andcommunity projects or involvement. It wasvery interesting to hear how each state ranthe business of their club, particularly theirtraining and insurance requirements.Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea wereprovided, courtesy of TLCC NSW, and agroup photo shoot was held in the after-noon.It is pleasing to report that all states haveaccepted reciprocal rights and even hintedthat it would be interesting if TLCCmembers from each of the states could gettogether on trips.Interesting to note that some TLCC clubsallow new members to go on trips prior todoing their DA. I have to confess I foundthis a little unusual and questioned thisacceptance as one trip mentioned wasacross the Simpson Desert! Also, theinsurance aspect was of concern, but themember(s) was covered as they had in fact

joined the Club.Insurance with TCIS is the one favored byall states except Victoria, however asTLCCV have looked deeply into this issue,it was found to be almost the same. TLCCSA actually take out extra risk cover overand above the standard offered via TCISplus additional external cover for membersfor loss of income/injury/death.Executive positions vary from 8 – 12Executive positions but includeMembership, Social, DA, Marketing andTrips as Committee positions.As I was permitted to tape the meeting, Ihave advised our Executive that I will do amore detailed report for presentation at thenext Executive Committee meeting.Sandra Tanner (607)NATIONAL TLCC ASSOCIATION DELEGATE

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D U T I E S & R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S O F E X E C U T I V E C O M M I T T E E

PRESIDENT1. The incumbent is required to convene andrun orderly meetings according to theConstitution, Rules and By Laws of the Club.Meetings will be run according to standardmeeting procedure ensuring all members geta fair hearing.2. To be directly involved in the liaison with allother organised bodies that have any form ofimportant relationship with our Club,attending meetings and functions with thesebodies representing and expressing the poli-cies and views of the Club where necessaryand to act as the official spokesperson on allmatters relating to the Club.3. To liaise regularly with the Chairperson ofthe various Club sub Committees (either per-sonally or through delegation), and report thecurrent and projected activities of all of thosesub Committees to the Executive Committeeevery month. To support and coach otherCommittee members in the effective carryingout of their duties.VICE PRESIDENT1. The incumbent is required to attend allExecutive and General Meetings and toconvene and run orderly meetings accordingto the Constitution, Rules and By Laws of theClub when the President is absent.2. To organise, introduce and propose avote of thanks to guest speakers and beresponsible for providing the necessarysupport, assistance and fellowship to ensurethat their presentation is of the highestquality.3. To appoint a handful of members at eachmeeting to be responsible for administering a"buddy" system of fellowship so as tointegrate new members/potential newmembers into the Club.4. To liaise regularly with the chairperson ofthe sub Committees as required and to liaisewith the meeting venue provider and ensure acontinuity of venue.SECRETARY1. To collate and maintain a detailed record ofthe minutes of all meetings and all otheractivities of the Club2. To accept inwards correspondence andaction and initiate outward correspondenceexpeditiously as instructed by the Committeeand Officers of the Club.3. Promptly provide to the Editor of "OverlandCruisering", and the Webmaster all corre-spondence that should be communicated tothe membership via the magazine or emailmeans, the complete minutes of eachGeneral Meeting for publishing in themagazine and a summary of the minutes ofeach Committee Meeting for publishing in themagazine.4. Assist in all necessary aspects of adminis-tration of the Club.ASSISTANT SECRETARY1. To assist the Secretary in the performanceof their duties, particularly in relation toincoming and outgoing correspondence. TheAssistant Secretary should be able to performthe Secretary’s Duties when they are notavailable.2. There is expected to be some separation ofduties between the Secretary and AssistantSecretary,

TREASURER1. The incumbent is required to fulfil theposition of Public Officer for the Club.2.To effectively manage the financial affairs ofthe Club, and to maintain true and properrecords of those financial affairs. To acceptall income from the various sources andpromptly deposit that income into the relevantaccounts of the Club. The incumbent mustsupply a financial report on a monthly basis tothe general membership and submit adetailed transaction report to the ExecutiveCommittee on a monthly basis.3. To assist relevant individuals/sub commit-tees in the skills of budgeting to ensure thateffective budgets are achieved.4. Arrange for the appointment of an Auditorto audit the accounts of the Club as required.Assist in all necessary aspects of administra-tion of the Club and to maintain a register ofassets of the Club and, if necessary, sighteach of those assets annually, if required.ASSISTANT TREASURER1. To assist the Treasurer in the performanceof their duties. The incumbent must havefamiliarity with accounting packages usedand the Club’s detailed financial situation asrequired to assist the Treasurer when they arenot available.2. To have particular reference to magazineincome and invoicing and the Club Shop.COMMITTEE MEMBERS (two)1. Support of the Vice President in his/herendeavors to welcome new and potentialmembers to our Club, by the buddy system.2. To be responsible for preparation of themeeting venue and reinstatement of themeeting venue afterwards with assistancefrom membership.3. Provide assistance to the Officers of theClub, as required, to help them carry out theirduties in an effective manner.IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT1. This is an office bearer’s position andrequires the incumbent to attend all Generaland Executive Committee meetings andoccasionally other meetings. The incumbentbeing non-elected does not hold anyportfolios. The position has full voting rightssimilar to those of the elected Committeemembers.2. The incumbent is to be a source ofhistorical advice and information to the newlyelected Executive Committee. The incumbentholds the position for a maximum of twelve(12) months. If the incumbent President doesnot change then the Immediate PastPresident must stand aside.GEELONG BRANCH PRESIDENT1. The incumbent is to be a source of commu-nication between the Geelong members andthe Executive Committee and the Melbournebranch, both in terms of representation and aconduit for information. The position has fullvoting rights similar to those of the electedCommittee members.2. The incumbent should preside over the dayto day operations of the branch, includingrunning the monthly branch meeting in anorderly and enjoyable fashion.

THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS ARE NONEXECUTIVE POSITIONS WHICH ARE NOTON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.All positions need to supply an annualbudget, a stock take and Annual Report to theExecutive Committee each year.ADVERTISING COORDINATOR1. This position has the responsibility ofsourcing, negotiating and coordinating all ofthe day to day advertising income for the Clubmagazine. The incumbent is responsible forproviding efficient assistance for advertisers.2. The incumbent shall formulate advertisingrates annually, for approval by the ExecutiveCommittee. Recurrent advertisers shall beinvoiced at a date to be determined each yearand one off advertisers shall be invoicedimmediately. Overdue accounts to be followedup on a regular basis and in an efficientmanner.3. Advertising and/or sponsorship for specialevents from our advertisers should bedirected through the Advertising Coordinatorwhere that support is sought by existingadvertisers.CLUB ACTIVITY CO-ORDINATOR 1. The purpose of this position is to maintaina calendar of Club events, both to be held atYarck and other venues, to ensure that thereare no clashes of dates that may causeinconvenience to organisers and/orparticipants.2. The incumbent shall develop a protocol fornotification and noting of events by membersand clearly publicise.3. The incumbent shall publicise the Clubcalendar in the Club magazine on a monthlybasis, in each issue of the Weekend Wrapand on the Club website and keep all forms ofsuch calendar up to date.CLUB LIBRARIAN1. To provide an information service to themembership related to four-wheel driving,touring, photography and related fields,covering books, magazines, travel folders,maps, DVDs and videos. Items stockedshould reflect and foster members’ areas ofinterest. Such items to be made available atMelbourne and Geelong Branch meetings.The operation of this position involvesmaintaining comprehensive records of itemsborrowed, purchasing new items andmaintaining items in the Library,2. Maintain all Club historical records andmagazines from other Clubs and make themavailable to members as required but undersupervision.3. Involvement in organising Show and Tellactivities and promoting the Library at Clubmeetings and in the Club magazine4. By 14th May each year provide the ClubStatistician with a summary of the involve-ment of Club members in running the ClubLibrary for the 12 months ending 30th April.CLUB SHOP COORDINATOR1. The purpose of this position is to maintaina limited and marketable range of items thatfulfils the primary needs of our members,having obtained items at the best possibleprice, without compromising quality, ensuringthat purchase quantities are not excessive.2. To set retail pricing that does not bring usinto conflict with our corporate supporters.

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3. Club Shop should operate for a suitabletime before and after the monthly Generalmeetings, with a roster system of club mem-bers to assist.4. To review regularly and with the approval ofthe Committee "write down" obsolete non-performing stock.5. To organise and maintain branch ships aswell as a Driver Awareness Shop.6. To work in conjunction with the AssistantTreasurer to update the Treasurer on a regu-lar monthly basis as to items purchased andsold, as well as a physical stock take of allitems on 31st March and 30th Septembereach year.7. Stock control records are to be kept as wellas a limit of stock on hand at any time of nomore than $6,000.00 except with the expressapproval of the Committee in writing, toexceed this amount. Standard stock items areto be agreed with the Executive Committee.8. By 14th May each year provide the ClubStatistician with a summary of the involve-ment of Club members in running the ClubShop for the 12 months ending 30th April.CLUB STATISTICIAN1. The purpose of this position is to keep apermanent record of the involvement of theClub membership in the life of the Club, so asto assist the Club in monitoring the involve-ment of members in activities, particularlywith respect to annual awards. Skills arerequired in organisation and record keeping,rather than statistics.2. The incumbent should communicate theresults of their investigations to the ExecutiveCommittee in May each year.3. The Executive Committee shall have dueregard to the investigations of the Statistician,but shall not be bound by them in the processof making decisions about Awards.CRUISERKHANA COORDINATOR1. To run the Club’s annual competition eventat Yarck in an overall coordination role andwhich will include an annual review of theevent.2. The role coordinates volunteers, sponsor-ship/prizes, publicity, and catering andgeneral event organisation.3. By 14th May each year provide the ClubStatistician with a summary of the involve-ment of Club members in runningCruiserkhana for the 12 months ending 30thApril.DRIVER AWARENESS COORDINATOR1. The Driver Awareness Coordinator positionseeks to formulate and deliver a DriverAwareness program of the highest standard.The Executive Committee must authorise anychange to the content of the DriverAwareness program.2. The incumbent must at all times supplyexcellence in leadership, 4WD technicalskills, delegation, organizational skills, pres-entation and direction in all aspects of the car-rying out of this position. The DriverAwareness Coordinator must maintain exten-sive information on all 4WD vehicles so train-ers are able to deal with any technical issuesand questions about the function of vehicles.3. The incumbent must ensure that all newmembers attend the Driver Awareness pro-gram in a timely fashion.4. The Driver Awareness Coordinator shouldensure that advisors are trained to the higheststandard of competency and shall also main-tain a pool of Driver Awareness assistants in

training to be promoted to advisors whenrequired. This shall be at the discretion of theExecutive Committee. At least one or moreadvisors shall complete relevant 4WD VictoriaDriver Training courses.5. The Driver Awareness Coordinator shall beresponsible for maintaining a data base ofmembers who have completed DriverAwareness. The Driver AwarenessCoordinator shall be responsible for thepreparation and presentation of DriverAwareness certificates who have successful-ly completed their courses, at the next avail-able General Meeting. The incumbent shouldhave successfully completed a “Train theTrainer Course”, have presented six (6) theo-ry nights and practical weekends. The incum-bent should also have undertaken any othertraining courses as directed by the ExecutiveCommittee and ensure that advisors do like-wise.6. By 14th May eac year provide the ClubStatistician with a summary of the involve-ment of Club members in running the ClubDriver Training program for the 12 monthsending 30th April.EDUCATION OFFICER 1. The purpose of this position is to identifytraining needs in the Club and supervise theorganization of courses by either internalClub personnel or external providers.2. The type of courses to be run will relate tothe base charter of the Club and be allied tofour-wheel driving in some form.3. Popular courses need to be run on aregular basis - preferably every year but cer-tainly every two years.4. Approval for all courses must be obtainedfrom the Executive Committee before they arepublicised and a written submission must bemade by the organisers incorporating costing,venue and personnel detail.5. The courses must, where possible andrelevant, be run to the relevant competenciesand by accredited trainers.6. By 14th May each year provide the ClubStatistician with a summary of the involve-ment of Club members in running the ClubEducation program on a voluntary basis forthe 12 months ending 30th April.FWDV DELEGATE1. To attend all necessary meetings of FWDV2. To represent the Club’s views at suchmeetings and to further the Club’s bestinterests.3. To report back to the Executive Committeeand the membership regarding FWDV.MAGAZINE EDITOR1. To publish a monthly magazine, "OverlandCruisering", (11 issues February toDecember) for the membership containingreports of Club activities, trips, events and tripcalendar, sub Committee reports, news fromToyota and four-wheel drive informationpertaining to touring, 4WD technical issuesand member contributions.2. The Editor needs to be able to design themagazine layout, type and compile the maga-zine and edit (for good taste, spelling andlength) in a timely manner to be with thePrinter in enough time to be printed withoutundue rush. Editorial prerogative should beexercised in respect to the effect on four-wheel driving generally and the Club’sreputation.3. The Editor shall receive photographicimages (prints and digital) for publication and

such images shall become the property ofthe Club and may be used for other Club pur-poses, unless otherwise specified by thecopyright owner. The Editor shall supply theMedia Officer with all photographs, CDs orimages received not subject to copyright.MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTOR1. This position seeks to arrange for bulk sup-plies of the Club's printed magazine to bedelivered to the Club's meeting venue, on amonthly basis and distributed to Clubmembers after being recorded on a hard copydatabase. To expeditiously mail outmagazines to all Club members that do notattend Club meetings, together with anyenclosures required. Magazines are requiredto be plastic packed and address labelled.2. To organise extra copies of the magazinefor the Driver Awareness team to distribute toprospective members at the meeting and forthe Executive table at all General meetings.3. To liaise with the Membership Officer tohave an up to date membership list at alltimes and follow-up undeliverable addresses.MEDIA OFFICER1. The purpose of this position is to maintaina library of images (both digital and electron-ic) that can be used by the Club, for publicityand other purposes.2.The incumbent should encourage membersto submit such images and if necessary copyand return hard copies, particularly of trips.Where possible, the incumbent shouldorganise for the taking of photographs of Clubevents.3. Once submitted to the Media Officer suchimages become the property of the Club.MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR1. This position has the responsibility forattending to membership requests by newand potential members and processingrequests, including renewals by existingmembers.2. All requests need to be processed quicklyand effectively and bank subscription/membership Income should be depositedexpeditiously into the appropriate accounts.3. Maintain the latest and most comprehen-sive data base of the entire membership at alltimes. This needs to be supplied to theSecretary and Executive Committee on aregular basis. An analysis of membershipmovement activity, including a list ofapplications for membership must besupplied to the Secretary for the Committeeto formally approve each month.PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER1. This position seeks to promote the Club ina positive way in public forums, via personalappearances, audio, visual and the printmedia, under the direction of the ExecutiveCommittee.2. To proactively seek out opportunities to doso, particularly where public comment hasbeen made about facets of the Club'soperations in a public forum or the 4WDmovement in general.3. To create press releases, including useablephotographs, in coordination with and to bedelivered by the President of the Club.RAFFLES & SUPPER1.This position seeks to encourage socialinteraction during and after each Generalmeeting by maintaining effective supperrequirements, through either purchase orpreparation of biscuits, tea, coffee and coldwater by liaison with the managers of the

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meeting venue.2. To organise a raffle at each Generalmeeting, by selling tickets at the venue and topurchase prizes for such raffle.The raffle shallif possible not be run at a loss but desirablyrun at a profit to the Club.3. To draw the raffle, assisted by theSergeant-at-Arms or other member of theExecutive Committee.4. To supply a balancing document to theTreasurer after each function, showingincome and expenditure, with the netted cashvalue.RESPONSE COORDINATOR1. To coordinate a team of enthusiastic Clubmembers, available to assist at short notice inemergency situations such as bushfire andfloods, with a particular emphasis on thereinstatement of property such as fences andthe like.2. Ensure that all necessary OccupationalHealth and Safety Regulations andProcedures are followed and keep a listing ofvolunteers’ expertise and qualifications.3. In an emergency, liaise with the relevantgovernment departments or other agencies(e.g. Victorian Farmers Federation) as to thelocation of situations where the Club may beable to offer assistance. Liaise with landowners as to what is required and when theteam is able to attend.4. Liaise with the Club’s Publicity Officer interms of positive Public Relations that mayresult from such actions.5. By 14th May each year provide the ClubStatistician with a summary of the involve-ment of Club members in running the Club Response program for the 12 monthsending 30th April.SERGEANT-AT-ARMS1. The purpose of this position is both to raisemoney and create a positive atmosphere thatencourages those attending Club meetings tohave fun. The incumbent shall on a monthlybasis, fine members for alleged infringementsand indiscretions.2. A record of the names of people who arefined at each meeting should be kept by aperson appointed by the Sergeant to fulfil thatpurpose. If it is possible regular meetingattendees should be fined on a regular basis.3. Assistance should be actively sought froma group of "Corporals" to source and supplywell documented fines with the objective tospread the activity across the broadestspectrum of members as possible.SOCIAL SECRETARY1. The purpose of this position is toencourage members to mix socially, outsideClub meetings with the aim of encouragingfellowship that may have the result of moreClub trips and higher membership retentionrates. Social occasions may be at othervenues within Melbourne or may be operatedin tandem with trips or other special interestoccasions.2. The incumbent may be responsible forcatering Club functions as directed. Suchorganisation to include the purchase andpreparation of food, management of humanresources so that requirements for thefunction are fulfilled and obtaining supplies atthe best possible prices, convenience andquality. Suggested frequency is a minimum oftwo occa¬sions per year, such as, dances,nights out at dinners, shows, river or baycruises, sporting matches, children's events,

etc.3. Events in general to be self funding unlessexpenditure approved by Committee.SPECIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR1. The incumbent in this position is responsi-ble for liaison between the ExecutiveCommittee of the Club and the variousorganisers of the 4WD functions that TLCCVcan be part of to further the aims of the Cluband four-wheel driving generally.2. Organisational capacity is a necessaryrequirement of this position as it is vital tomuster the support of the mem¬bership tomount and man displays as a requisite tofurther the public profile of the Club. Someskills in construction and displays arerequired.3. By 14th May each year provide the ClubStatistician with a summary of the involve-ment of Club members in running the ClubSpecial Events program for the 12 monthsending 30th April.TECHNICAL OFFICER1. The Technical Officer is the individualcharged with the supplying and/or sourcinganswers of a technical nature that arerequested by the membership.2. On a regular basis, in arrangement with thePresident and Vice President, the TechnicalOfficer should address the General meetingfor an agreed amount of time on a "technicaltip" that is perhaps timely or newsworthy. TheTechnical Officer should activate this address,and a request for questions from the floorshould be answered on completion.3. On a regular basis (probably annually) theTechnical Officer should offer a day course onmechanical knowledge improvement for bothmen and women.TRIP CONVENOR1. This position is responsible for the coordi-nation of all Club trips which includes being acontact/liaison point for persons on the tripand those "at home."2. In particular the incumbent must ensurethat the nominated Trip Leader has completeda Trip Leaders course and participants havesuccessfully completed Driver Awareness.Once the Trip Convenor has ascertained thatthese details are satisfactory, he should for-ward the details of the trip to the magazineEditor for inclusion in at least two (2) issues of"Overland Cruisering".3. Forms as necessary shall be submitted toand approved by the Trip Convenor.4. By 14th May each year provide the ClubStatistician with a summary of the involve-ment of Club members in running the TripLeader Education courses for the 12 monthsending 30th April.VISITOR GREETERS1. This position seeks to be a first point ofcontact with new or potential members andrequires the incumbent to attend Generalmeetings at least 45 minutes beforecommencement time. The incumbent greetsvisitors, at the entrance to the venue, explainsa little about the Club and designated personsthat assist the visitor greeters at the Generalmeeting. They ensure that name tags areprovided and explain that visitors arerequested to exit the meeting for a short timeto be addressed by the Driver AwarenessCoordinator to explain more about the club.2.To convey signed visitors sheets prior to themeeting so that the President can welcomethem.

3. By 14th May each year the Vice Presidentshould provide the Club Statistician witha summary of the involvement of Clubmembers in running the Visitor Greeter and“buddy” programs for the 12 months ending30th April.YARCK MANAGEMENT COORDINATORThis position seeks to manage the forwardplanning, maintenance, usage and develop-ment of the Yarck property by employing asystem of consultation processes which willenable all members who have particular inter-ests in our property the opportunityto submit their views.The incumbent needs to:-1. Plan general track maintenance, building ofnew tracks and the closure of old tracks.2. Maintain a key register, issue new keys,arrange for the refund of deposits after thereturn of keys that are no longer required bymembers, and ensure that the keys arechanged on a regular basis.3. Plan, direct and carry out the erection ofnew structures, general building maintenanceand extensions to existing buildings. Thisincludes obtaining the appropriate permitsand liaison with relevant statutory authorities.4. Liaise with the Evergreen sub committee inregard to all aspects of flora and faunamanagement on the Yarck property regardingerosion management and re-vegetationprograms.5. Ensure current and future water supplyrequirements and maintenance needs aremet and upgrading and purchasing of newequipment as approved by the ExecutiveCommittee.6. By 14th May each year provide the ClubStatistician with a summary of the involve-ment of Club members in running the ClubYarck consultation (Yarck Management meet-ings) and practical tasks (working bees andother voluntary efforts) for the 12 monthsending 30th April.WEB MASTER.1. To be responsible for the graphicpresentation and maintenance of the Club’sweb site, its links to other web sites and emailaddresses.2. To be responsible for the compilation of theClub’s weekly on line newsletter “WeekendWrap”, with assistance from the Club’sPublicity Officer.

C A N Y O U H E L P ?Club Shop urgently requiressome members to assist withsales at the General Meetings

each month.If you can spare some time in

assisting, please do not hesitateto speak to Graham at the

General Meeting and offer someassistance.

It would be greatly appreciated.

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Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Toyota Landcruiser Club of Australia (Victoria) Incorporated will beheld Tuesday 15th July, 2014 commencing at 7:30 pm.

As per the Rules of the Constitution:“…appoint another member as his proxy by notice given to the Secretary no later than 24 hours before the time of the meetingin respect of which the proxy is appointed.”In practical terms with our meetings being held on Tuesday, proxies must be in the hand of the Secretary by 8:00 pm. on Monday14th July, 2014.

APPENDIX 1FORM OF APPOINTMENT OF PROXY

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being a member of the Toyota Landcruiser Club of Australia (Victoria) Incorporated

hereby appoint

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being a member of that incorporated Association, as my proxy to vote for me on my behalf at the Annual General meeting of theAssociation to be held on Tuesday 15th July, 2014 and at any adjournment of that meeting.

My proxy is authorised to vote in favour of / against (delete as appropriate) the resolution (insert details).

Signed Membership No.

Date

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Cruierkhana 2014 has again liftedthe bar, with more competitors,more spectators and more spon-

sors making this year’s event bigger andbetter than ever.It has rapidly become a “must attend”event, with Clubs determined to have acrack at the perpetual Trophy.We had a number of Club entrants vyingfor the Inter-Club trophy and many hadnot entered before!The Pajero Club took out the 2014 tro-phy from the TLCCV Yarck Yowies,LROCV came second and Pajero third.The Range Rover Club will have to enteragain to win that most prized of braggingrights, as will LROC now second placegetter two years in a row. Melton andDistrict were represented and one solemember from Nissan as well as someprivateers! TLCCV was ably representedwith a number of Club entries.There were some great TLCCV success-es with Gunther Scheffel, Slawko Kulyk,

Rebecca Sclossmacher, James Clark,Greg West, Simon Garraway and ourvery favourite Dulcie Watts doingextremely well. Wayne Jinks overall tookout the prestigious Bob Hollow Trophy forthe best TLCCV competitor, as well as2nd prize in the Best Performing Toyotaaward.

The event wouldn’t happen withoutsponsors and TLCCV very muchappreciated their donation of $18,000worth of prizes! A brilliant effort, and onethat competitors certqinly appreciated.Night DriveHighlights must include the new NightDrive - which was like an old fashionedcar rally in the dark. Almost everyone gotlost, sometimes more than once and youdefinitely had to have a sense of humourto take part! All who took part ravedabout it!!!!EventsMany of the events were as in previous

years but the order had been mixed up abit and the Presentation ceremony tookplace early on Sunday afternoon,Saturday night was purely a social nightand it was great to see all Clubs havinga fantastic time and enjoying them-selves!One of the highlights of the weekendwould have to be Matt Hunter fromTerrain Tamer tackling the Rock Climbbackwards! The Yarck CFA were a fantastic help overthe weekend assisting with filling up theBog Hole innumerable times and atanker, pumps and hoses were put togood use. They brought their truck onSunday and did a collection and rumourhas it that one big CFA truck tackled theWet Lap without a drop of water beingspilt! Huge kudos to them - it isrumoured that they had 3000 litres onboard! Their Hilux not deflated and thesecond time with reduced tyre pressurethe difference was obvious for all to see.

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Making it all happen!An event like Cruiserkhan cannot be runwithout a multitude of people working inthe background to ensure that all goeslike clockwork.

The CruiserKhana Sub-Committee ledby Co-ordinator Annie McGenniskenand supported by Andrew Bock (ChiefMarshal), Greg Edmunds (Secretary),Carol Edmunds (Entries), Angela DiLallo (Sponsorship), Neil Chambers(Yarck Liaison) and Ian McCartney(Logistics), Ellen McCartney (Marshalsand Sponsors) and Luis Jardim (Events)had been running around at a great rateof knots for weeks in anticipation of thisyear’s event. It would take a lot to top thefantastic 2013 CruiserKhana, whichupped the number of entrants and intro-duced new events .

Most of the Sub Committee was up atYarck on Thursday 19 March becausealthough the event didn’t start until lateon Friday, there was lots of preparationto be finalised - signs to be made anderected, show bags to be finalised,prizes to be allocated, and the kiosk tobe set up. Not to mention numerousgenerators and other equipment to bemade operational.

Friday dawned and it was another influxof Club members - the catering person-nel this time. Life wasn’t meant to beeasy and poor Slawko had to go all overMelbourne to locate a pre-orderedportable cool room, which eventuallyarrived in a dead heat with the hugemeat order from Savs Meats inDandenong. Friday there was also shut-tle service of four portable toilets fromfrom Alex. Derek went to Lilydale to pickup the extra oven and erected the soundsystem at the bus stop.

The hut turned into a commercial kitchenwith Grace Azzam and her dedicatedband of happy helpers making light workof catering for near 300 people for theSaturday night dinner. The feast neededto be seen to be believed! Last minutepurchases from the local area of ice,bread and vegies arrived - you name it,also arriving on the Friday!

Unless you have been involved inCruiserKhana you have no idea of thelogistics required and the event simplywouldn’t happen without a large coregroup of helpers that put in a hugeamount of work! That’s year after year!Thanks so much everyone.

By Friday night everyone was exhaustedand that’s when our visitors started arriv-ing. Sponsors reps included Lightforce,Airport Toyota, Terrain Tamer, HappyCamper, Freshield and High CountryParts 4X4 in Mansfield (ARB reps)- andof course how could we forget Rhys fromHastings Camping! Although BradSchaffer couldn’t make the event,Melody Schaffer flew the flag high for 12Volt On the Move. James Azzam wasonboard this year assisting with the pro-vision of first aid services, through hiscompany Revive & Survive, withParamedic Jen Henderson. A vastlyincreased number of sponsor stallsadded to the spectacle.

This year Brian Tanner had used hisextensive contacts to get 4 x 4 Australiaon board as sponsors and we also had acatering trailer lent by Toyota Australiaas well as two reps from the MelbourneOffice - Charlie and Haydn attend. Allthe guys had a ball!

A lot of work had taken place since the2013 debrief, and whilst the queues forsome events were still a problem, thenew traffic circulation worked as

planned. The second events area alsohelped lessen the congestion. Withsome fine tuning, hopefully furtherimprovements can take place for 2015.

There are simply too many people tothank for making the weekend the suc-cess it was - the helpers – every one ofthem, who gave so unselfishly to theClub, especially the Ladies in the Kiosk.The sponsors who gave prizes that sur-passed all our expectations. Also thesponsors who gave in kind - especiallyThompson Sound from Geelong (PAsystem at a bargain basement mprice),Australian Canvas (the kiosk marquee),Barkee Savahl (donated much of themeat for both the Dinner and the kiosk -thanks so much Barkee), UGFM andlocal newspapers for publicity. We can’tforget the irrepressible James Azzamwho did a wonderful last minute job onthe PA as well as his First Aid duties, TheYarck Management Sub-committee alsoneeds a huge thanks for having theproperty in such wonderful condition.

I must also thank the families of our hardworking sub-committee and volunteersfor putting up with all of us. EspeciallyDerek and Leigh who have partners thatbreath, eat and sleep CruiserKhana!Also the Exec Committee for having thefaith to let us run the event and to do itwell!

CruiserKhana is not only about the com-petition and the financials, it very muchshow cases the Club in the wider fourwheel drive community and much morethan that, allows Club and non Club par-ticipants to meet at a relaxing and funvenue!

Angela Di Lallo

On behalf of the CruiserKhana SubCommittee


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2014 Cruiserkhana sponsors

National Media Sponsor

Airport ToyotaHastings Camping &

OutdoorsKaymar 4WD Accessories

Battery WorldHappy Camper Gourmet

Australian Canvas Co.FreshieldDreamPot

Home ElthamUG FM

Terrain Tamer 4WDPowewrful 4x4 Accessories

Widetread TyresSouthern Cross Canvas

4x4 EquipOutback IdeasFaisel Gourmet Smallgoods

WestprintThe Yarck Hotel

Born to Stay AliveUfixit

Guest 4WD12Volt on the Move

Lightforce PerformanceLighting

SCS 4WD CentreAll Car Carpets

Giddy Goat CafeMaxtrax

Safety DaveArk


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