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> North-East Victoria Trip Report

> Rock ‘n Roll Night at Yarck

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Hay Aid: The Toyota Land Cruiser Club Emergency ResponseGroup has been busy running Hay Convoys to help fire ravaged

farmers. There is still much more to be done.Can you assist?

Hay Aid: The Toyota Land Cruiser Club Emergency ResponseGroup has been busy running Hay Convoys to help fire ravaged

farmers. There is still much more to be done.Can you assist?

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TOYOTA LAND CRUISER CLUB OF AUSTRALIA(VICTORIA) INC. A0005442CABN87301244383

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General Meetings: 7:30pm onthe 3rd Tuesday of each month at Mulgrave Country ClubWellington Road (corner JellsRoad), Wheelers HillMelways Ref 80 H1

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

Yarck Bushfire Plan 9

Project Hay Aid 11

Hay Runs 12

High Country Australia Day Report 19

Terrain Tamer Visit 21

North East Victoria Trip Report 22

Swifts Creek Explorer Trip Report 25

March Driver Awareness Report 28

Rock ‘n Roll Night 29

Latest ARB Products 31

TLCCV Business Directory 32

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INSIDE> TLCCV Response Group swings into action

> Swifts Creek Explorer Trip Report

> High Country Australia Day Trip Report

> North-East Victoria Trip Report

> Rock ‘n Roll Night at Yarck

Registered by Australia Post Publication

No. PP339119/00013 $5.00April 2014

Toyota Land Cruiser Club of Australia (Victoria) Inc. A0005442c

Hay Aid: The Toyota Land Cruiser Club Emergency Response

Group has been busy running Hay Convoys to help fire ravaged

farmers. There is still much more to be done.

Can you assist?

Hay Aid: The Toyota Land Cruiser Club Emergency Response

Group has been busy running Hay Convoys to help fire ravaged

farmers. There is still much more to be done.

Can you assist?

Main photo: Club members havemoved more than 400 bales ofhay over the past few weeks.

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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 Tanner [email protected]

Assistant Secretary Alan McMeekin [email protected]

TreasurerMatt Parrott

[email protected]

Assistant Treasurer Adriano Denni [email protected]

CommitteeLiz Mills

[email protected]

CommitteeRussell Edwards

[email protected]

Magazine EditorSandra Tanner:

[email protected]

AdvertisingSandra Tanner

[email protected]

Activities CoordinatorIan Ross [email protected]

Driver TrainingJohn MIlls: [email protected]* Driver Training Course bookings* Awareness Course certificates

Yarck Management Brian Stewart [email protected]

Magazine DistributionRussell & Lesley Edwards

[email protected]

Trip ConvenorTony Middleditch

[email protected]

* Register a Member’s trip* Assistance in trip preparation

TechnicalBrett Dyson

[email protected]

TrainingEric Bishop [email protected]• Club training courses co-ordinator

Special [email protected]

• Shows & special event co-ordinator

Membership Barbara Bryant [email protected]* Membership renewals, name badges,contact detail changes

Librarian [email protected]* Borrow DVDs & books* Contributions to the Library

FWDV DelegateTony Bryant

Webmaster

[email protected]

Laurie Miles

Excursion Visits [email protected]

Marketing/Public Relations CoordinatorBrian Tanner [email protected]

Emergency Response CoordinatorBruce Fullard [email protected]

Raffles & SupperGabi & Grace AzzamKaren Wade

Club ShopGraham Cahill [email protected]

Sergeant-At-ArmsRussell Edwards [email protected]

Social CoordinatorHelen & Rebecca [email protected]* Book for participation in social events

Visitor GreetersCarol & Greg Edmunds

[email protected]

GEELONG BRANCHPresidentMatt McPhee [email protected]

Vice PresidentMatt Lilley

SecretaryJennie Harvie [email protected]

SocialJudith Williams

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A R E Y O U R M E M B E R S H I P D E TA I L S C U R R E N T ?If you have recently moved, please notify Barbara Bryant – Membership Officer – and provide your new address, telephone number(s) and (if altered) your email

address as soon as possible. Please also remember to remove the Club sticker if you change or sell your four-wheel drive.

[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

My goodness, no sooner do we starta year and now we are lookingahead to Easter. The weather has

been cooler so I hope that many of youhave had the chance to get out and about.There is a lot going on in the Club, but thenagain when isn’t there? Time is approach-ing again when we need to review ourstrategic plan. Remembering of course ifyou don’t plan for success you plan forfailure. The date of the next planning daywill be Sunday 13th April. This is justbefore Easter so Committee and sub-committee members please keep the datefree.Adriano has been pushing forward with theYarck vision plan. There has been a lot offeedback – please keep it up. So far wehave not had a lot of luck with gaining anysponsorship for the plan but if you may beable to assist or know somebody whomight, please bring it to the Committee.Over the last few months there continuesto be much activity on Facebook in relationto last minute trips. Just a reminder to allmembers, just because a trip is onFacebook does not mean that it is definedas a Club activity. There is a procedureand routine that must be followed before

trips are defined as Club trips. Last minutetrips may not have gone through therequired approval process, so before youraise your hand and ask to go on one ofthese trips, make sure it is a defined Clubtrip otherwise it will be considered as aprivate trip and not covered by Clubinsurance.There has been a lot going on at FWDV.Wayne Hevey has been appointed asGeneral Manager following the departureof Russell Sturzaker. Recently we havebeen able to work well with them on someactivities. The most significant has been inthe area of Emergency Relief in gettingfodder to the people that need it. Soon weare likely to be again involved in fencingworks. If you are able to assist at all,please contact Bruce Fullard.We are still looking for volunteers to runSpecial Events and Club Software.Please, if you can help let us know. Alsodon’t forget that you can also support ClubShop by assisting in its smooth running.Get involved as many hands make lightwork.Cruiserkhana is now well under way andpromises to be big and exciting. TheNational meeting of TLCC Australia is to be

held shortly. Unfortunately I will be unableto attend, however I know that ourdelegates Sandra and Bruce will representus well.The Club’s financials are tracking well atthe moment due to the work of manypeople including our Treasurers. EricBishop is coordinating a general trainingroster that will be rolled out shortly. Therehas also been some progress on the Club’snew data base and membership system.The sub-committee would like to hear frompeople that might be able to assist withweb design, etc.The Committee recently sought advicefrom the insurers for FWDV about how wemay streamline the temporary memberprocess. We hope that it may be possibleto remove some of the red tape, but moreimportantly speed up the process. We willreport further in due course.Well, that’s all for this month. Stay safe andstart planning for those Easter trips.Ian Ross (1409)PRESIDENT

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J O H N W H I T N E Y P 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 theAnnual 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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C A N Y O U H E L P ?Club Shop urgently requires somemembers to assist with sales at the

General Meetings each month.If you can spare some time in assisting,

please do not hesitate to speak toGraham at the General Meeting and

offer some assistance.It would be greatly appreciated.

A P R I L S H O W & T E L LAt the April general meeting there willbe a DVD of a member’s trip taken in

Mungo NP and the Mallee.A beautiful area, and one which

you are sure to enjoy.

C R U I S E R K H A N AM E R C H A N D I S E

All Cruiserkhana merchandise will be onsale 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 thetime to get ready for Cruiserkhana 2014.Special: A discount of $5 off per item ifyou put your name down as a marshal.

ALSOThe official video of the 2013

Cruiserkhana can be purchased (needs to be pre-ordered) for $10 and $15 if posted.

Contact: Angela at [email protected]

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E X P R E S S I O N S O F I N T E R E S TS O C I A L

March 22nd & 23rd Cruiserkhana 2014March 28th – 30th DA Practical weekendApril 3rd – 6th Jamieson area base camping trip

(medium)April 8th Yarck Management and DA TheoryApril 14th – May 4th 10th Australian 4WD Gathering tripApril 18th – 21st Sands of Wyperfeld & Vic/SA Border

TrackApril 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 10th Yarck Management and DA TheoryJune 14th Lower Plenty Hotel Pub Night

June 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 at

Fergussons 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.

1. RIOS BRAZILIAN THEATRERESTAURANT, RICHMOND – MAY 2014RIOS is a Brazilian carnival restaurantwith an exciting evening of food, entertain-ment and dancing. Cost is $67 per per-son – a deposit of $20 per person isrequired at the time of booking.When definite numbers are known, abooking will be made for a Saturdayevening in May 2014. For further informa-tion see: www.riosmelbourne.com.

2. BLUES TRAIN EVENING –SEPTEMBER 2014

Blues Train Evening consists of a meal atthe historic Queenscliff Railway Stationfollowed by a musical journey on a movingsteam train. Full payment is required attime of booking. When definite numbersare known, a booking will be made for aSaturday evening in September 2014.Discounts apply for group bookings of 20or more. For further information see:www.thebluestrain.com.au

We need sufficient numbers to makethese events happen. Please registeryour interest as soon as possible bycontacting in person at Club meetingin March

CLOSE TUESDAY 18TH MARCH, 2014 FOR THE FOLLOWING EVENTS

I PN E W S T L C C V E M E R G E N C Y R E L I E F R E S P O N S E

Our Club has an impressive record ofputting its hand up and helping, in times ofneed.Over the last 18 months our Club hasundertaken 100s of hours communityservice helping with both flood and firerelief.Once again, your time, energy and skillsare needed to help on a number of fronts.Currently we are transporting hay toLancefield to provide fodder for farms thatwere burnt out.So far we have run five trips/convoys toLancefield, from as far afield as Forrest,Winchelsea, Launching Place, Gisborneand Castlemaine.We still have hay to be collected andtransported.

On an even bigger stage, we are embark-ing on Project Hay Aid. A short term, hard-hitting project that hopefully will result inseveral double B semis loaded with hayheading north to help Outback farmers.We enjoy their company and friendshipwhile travelling through their remote areaswhen on holidays, so lets give somethingback to these true blue Aussies.Details of this Project are found in thismagazine.

Finally, we already have a number ofproperties seeking our help in removingburnt fencing.

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

there are many that can make themselvesavailable for a weekend.Helping others provides a fabulous feelingof satisfaction, and actually working atthese activities are a lot of fun. The localcommunity acknowledge our help and cannot show their appreciation enough.

Once again we need you to assist on theseprojects. Please register your interest withBruce Fullard (TLCCV EmergencyResponse Coordinator). You can then beemailed directly with updates of comingprojects. Also check Weekend Wrap forResponse project updates.

To register your help [email protected]


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 applica-tions and payments for Temporary Membership MUST be received by the Membership Officer NO LATER than 14 days prior to the trip. Facebook: Any trips advertised on Facebook that have not been approved by the Trip Convenor will not be recognised as an official Club trip and therefore not be covered by the Club insurance.Seasonal Road Closures: Contact Parks Victoria on www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1process_content.cfm?main=9&page=2.

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

Overnight:Details:

Trip Leaders:

JAMIESON AREA BASE CAMPING TRIPSaturday 5th - Tuesday 8th April, 2014Jamieson9:00am Thursday 3rd8 vehiclesMediumFull tanks ex Mansfield15 UHFGood quality off road tyres, recovery equipment, compressor, tyre gauge, camping equipment, water & supplies. No trailers, pets or firearms. Basic tool kit & vehicle spares required.Bush camping with no facilities.A relaxed base camping trip during the school holidays. A family friendly trip to camp on a river, relax, work on your campfire skills, fish &maybe a few half day 4WD trips if people want to explore the area.Adam & Olivia Takacs: Email: [email protected]

APRIL SANDS OF WYPERFELD & VIC/SA BORDER TRACK - Trip full, waiting list onlyDate: Friday 18th - Monday 21st April, 2014 (Easter weekend)Meeting Place: Lake HindmarshTime: Friday 8:30 amLimit: 8 vehiclesStandard: Medium - depending on weather conditions.Fuel: 145Lt capacity - full tank from Horsham - refueling at Pinnaroo if required.Radio: 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: Thursday - Lake Hindmarsh CP (fees apply) - bush camping Friday, Saturday & Sunday night.Details: Travel through the sandy Wyperfeld National Park via Lake Albacutya, circling the Big Desert via Ross Springs. We

will then travel through the ‘Disputed Country’ before crossing into SA & headingn down the Vic/SA Border Track.We will experience the border sand dunes & some interesting bog holes before finishing in Nhill.Note: No trailers, no dogs, no cats, no firearms permitted on this trip.

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

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

Overnight:Details:

Trip Leader:

AVON RIVER ADVENTURE Friday 25th - Sunday 27th April, 2014 (Anzac long weekend)Huggetts Lane, near Heyfield.Friday 8:30 am8 vehiclesMedium to hard - depending on weather conditions.Full tank from HeyfieldUHF (initially channel 15)Basic recovery gear including snatch strap, closed recovery points on front & back, shovel, air compressor for tyre inflation, genuine off road tyres with at least 50% tread including spare tyre.Bush camping - pit toilets Thursday night - no facilities on Friday & Saturday night.4WD the Avon River to the edge of the Avon Wilderness, camping on the river’s edge. For those that wish to MTB with Heidi some interesting riding on Friday morning. The Avon River will be refreshing at the end of the day. Saturday we will head west to take in the spectacular views from Ben Cruachan & McMillans Lookout then heading down to camp on Macalister River. Sunday we climb up to Mt Useful before exiting near Walhalla.Laurie & Heidi Miles: 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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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]

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

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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]

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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]


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

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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]

The Toyota Land Cruiser Club does notrecommend a “Stay and Defend” plan.Infrastructure on the property can bereplaced.FIRE DANGER PERIOD [November –May]It is members’ responsibility to listen toradio news reports each evening during theFire Danger Period for advice on the possi-bility of fires. Also be up to date with anydeclaration of Total Fire Ban Days.Yarck is in the NORTH CENTRAL FIREBAN DISTRICT - 149 Rennies Lane,GOBURIt is recommended that members leave theproperty the day before a declared TotalFire Ban day or very early in the morning ofa Total Fire Ban dayMembers should not go to the propertyduring any Total Fire Ban day.EVACUATION• Those present will select one person fromtheir number to take charge,• The issue of evacuation during anemergency must be addressed early in theplanning.• Evacuation can be extremely dangerousunless it takes place well in advance of thefire hazard entering the general area of thecamp. Roads may be blocked with fallentimber and visibility reduced by thicksmoke.• Increased pressures on emergency serv-ices may make it difficult for them to renderassistance.• Evacuation should only be done via themain access track to Rennies Lane and theGobur –Yarck Road.REFUGE• There are NO bushfire proof shelters onthe property.• If a fire incident occurs and memberscannot leave the property, then the Hutcould possibly be used as a “safer place” toprovide protection from radiant heat. It

should be made as fire safe as is practical.• Wet towels to be placed under doors toprevent embers entering.• There is running water inside; there areknapsacks and fire extinguishers.Other equipment to have on hand shouldinclude.• A battery operated am/fm radio and P2filter masks.• UHF radios left on – mobile phones –torches – first aid kits – drinking fluids.• Clothing - it is advisable to have longtrousers, long sleeved shirt and sturdyfootwear. Gloves and hat are also useful.The wearing of shorts, dresses, thongs orany synthetic fabrics is totally unsuitable.• Be prepared for smoke and embers thatmay enter the building. After the fire fronthas passed check outside and extinguishany burning embers or fires around the hut.• All vehicles should be parked on bareground, facing towards the exit with alldoors and windows closed and keys in theignition. DO NOT BLOCK OFF ANYACCESS TRACKS.ALARM. A distinctive alarm signal shouldbe used, a simple manual device such asthe triangle hanging in the tree outside thehut or the electronic device near the radiosin the hut.PANIC. This is something that can well bedone without. Anyone showing signs ofpanic should be kept under some form ofsupervision, and provided with reassur-ance and prevented from doing anythingrash.COMMUNICATION and CONTACTSPhone: 1800 240 667 for Bushfireinformation.000 only to report a fire.Alexandra Fire Station

Phone 0357721855Yarck Fire Captain

Phone 0357734334.Mobile: 0439 656 913.

ABC radio AM band 774Local Radio Station (Alexandra) UGFM106.9 (an official emergency broadcaster)GPS coordinates of the Yarck Hilton are:Lat LongLat = South – 37 deg 2 min 54 secLong = East – 145 deg 35 min 11 secUTMZone 55HEasting – 374295Northing - 5898825Websites www.abc.net.au\emergency

www.cfa.vic.gov.au

A Bushfire Survival Kit is located on thenotice board behind the hut door.It is available for members to read andreturn it.

B U S H F I R E P L A NYA R C K


Project ‘HAY AID’ is an opportunity for TLCCV members to contribute to anessential cause that will not only bring immediate relief to drought ravaged farmersin Outback NSW and Queensland, but will leave you with an intense level of prideand well-being to have helped in time of need.It will also reflect extremely positively on the 4WD movement and in particular ourClub.

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

IMMEDIACYFor those that may have watched the ‘Sunday Night’ show on Channel 7 on 2/3/14 you will have had abrief insight into the problems of farmers. Accumulation of massive debt, slaughter of starving stock,emotional and physical stress and a feeling of helplessness.We - like other Australians - need to let these people know that they are not alone and while we can onlyprovide a little assistance - it will make a massive difference to their lives.Accordingly we would like to get this project up and running, with the convoy on the road the weekendof 12-13th April. A big ask, but one I’m sure our large club can ‘bite the bullet on’ and make happen.

PARTNERSWe cannot do this alone and are seeking assistance from other 4WD Clubs in different regions ofVictoria, eg. south west, central, north west, etc.Similarly we have the support of Four Wheel Drive Victoria, who can also provide some logisticalsupport. We will also be asking TLCC Clubs in SA, NSW and Queensland to come on board.

As far as transporting the hay, we are working with ‘Aussie Helpers’ a brilliant organisation that helpsfarmers, and who assure us they can get the trucks to make the long haul north.We need to establish temporary hay storage depots in each region, and the clubs transport the hay tothem.Through Bruce Fullard and the Emergency Response Group we are also working with the FarmersFederation to source hay.In the Western Region we are simply going to door knock farmers where we see a paddock full of baledhay and ask if they could spare 4 or 5 or 6 bales to our cause. If every farm could give a token donation,we would soon be able to fill a semi trailer.

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

We need your help ASAP. We need to start collecting hay now.If you can help - just for one weekend - please register by emailing

Bruce Fulard - [email protected] Sandra Tanner - [email protected]

Details will then be emailed to you and posted on Weekend Wrap as we get this project under way.

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

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Sunday 15th FebruaryTLCCV Participants:

Bruce FullardBrian & Sandra TannerKelvin ConnorsAlison & Judith WilliamsGabi AzzamKen HildebrandShayne GoodallMatt & Sarah LilleyRobert CrickCraig Bradbury

Geelong FWDC:David ParrAndrew SmithDavid PurdyJulian Di Rocco

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

From there we travelled via Moriac whereBrian and Sandra and the Geelong FWDClub members joined our long convoy.We journeyed into the Otway Ranges to afarm outside of Forrest where Di and HugoStandish had kindly donated 200 bales ofhay. Many hands made light work and wesoon had numerous trailers loaded andhay secured for the trip to Lancefield.We made good time, stopping at the MtMoriac Recreation reserve, where we weresupposed to be met by a GeelongAdvertiser photographer. Unfortunately shenever fronted and we missed out on a frontpage story. (Instead we had to settle on asmall article inside the paper).Geelong President, Dave Parr’s Pradostarted to leak oil and Dave had to pull outof the convoy at Geelong.

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His trailer was transferred to AndrewSmith’s Patrol and the convoy continued onto the ring road, stopping at the BP ServiceCentre for fuel and (some) for Maccas.We made good time travelling through thehills north of Bacchus Marsh, on toGisborne and our final destination at a haydepot just outside Lancefield. Here LionsClub members had been manning thestation for many days accepting donationsthat arrived throughout the day.We unloaded our trailers, with thehay gratefully received. A couple of the Geelong boys had to get back to townquickly and left promptly.

It was a great effort at short notice, and apositive experience to be working with theGeelong Club and some keen members.Hopefully we can do it together again inthe near future.Brian Tanner (607)

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22 February, 2014Participants

Bruce FullardBrian and Sandra TannerAlison and Judith WilliamsLinton and MegMary Phillips

Following on from the previous week-end’s hay run, another farmer nearWinchelsea came forward after see-

ing publicity in the local newspaper aboutour activities.Again at very short notice we were able tomobilise enough transport to carry some180 hay bales to Lancefield.We located the farm turnoff next to thePrinces Highway to Colac and waited outthe front for the rest of our convoy to arrive.Linton and Meg arrived with a massivetandem trailer behind their 200 Series.

We were able to get over 70 bales onto thistrailer, yet the 200 still towed it effortlessly.Mary arrived with a horse float into whichwe were able to pack more than 30 bales.The remainder filling Alison and Bruce’strailers.For the second weekend running westopped at the BP Service Centre for fueland MacDonalds, before heading offto Lancefield. Upon arrival we weregreeted shortly after by a massive convoyof utes that had travelled up fromGippsland. With Australian flags flying, adog in many passenger seats, thisgroup’s arrival was handy as they helpedus unload.Again, another great effort by TLCCVmembers, and we hope more can assist aswe look at a massive hay collection beforeEaster.Brian Tanner (607)

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We left home at 8:00am and ourfirst load of 6 round bales wastaken from Launching Place

direct to a farm at Wallan and our secondload was taken from a property atBullengarook to the fodder storage area atLancefield.We traveled through huge areas of burntpaddocks and scorched trees. Many prop-erties displayed large signs thanking theCFA Volunteers for their work. From whatwe could see, no houses were destroyed.

It was 6:15pm by the time we left the fod-der storage area, and as we had not eatensince breakfast and still a long drive home,we decided fish ‘n chips in Lancefield wasa good idea.The truck we borrowed did a great job –people are very generous.Got home at 9:30pm and happy knowingthat some cattle will have tea tonight.Jan Chivers & Ken Hildebrand (603)

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Trip Leader: Siobhan McKenna, Steve & Tom de Mamiel Prado 120Participants: Garry & Sara Sonnberger 79 Series

Aaron Hester and Ian McCormick Prado 150Bill & Anne Potter 80 Series

The crew met at the Licola car-avan park Friday night readyfor departure on Saturdaymorning. After a quick tripbriefing we ‘saddled’ up andheaded towards the Pinnacles

fire lookout where we had morning tea anda walk out to the fire lookout. While it was-n’t a clear morning, we did get to enjoy theview out across the ranges. It’s a greatspot to get an idea of how extensive theHigh Country and the four-wheel drivingand camping opportunities are in this state.Cars went into low range and we startedthe Billy Goat track descent. Thankfully wepassed the Pajero Club completing theirascent a few minutes into our descent asthey had 20 cars! As the morning progressed the skiescleared and we enjoyed the fabulous viewsalong Billy Goat track stopping to takephotos along the way.We reached the bottom about lunchtimeand decided to look for a campsite. Givenit was a long weekend we expected it to bebusy so the first priority was to find a site.We followed the river and explored a fewtracks leading down to the river. It wasn’tlong before we found a great flat open sitewith easy access to a wide section of theriver. We still had a fair distance fromwhere we were heading the next day, but itwas lunchtime, the campsite was fantasticand we assumed some of the better camp-sites would already be taken on this

Australia Day weekend.We spent a leisurely afternoon eitherreading for some, siesta for others or aswim in what was a great section of theriver. We later organized the fire andsettled in for the evening.A leisurely start Sunday morning, we head-ed out for what was a full day’s drive toBlue Rag. It was all very easy driving as allof the area had been recently bulldozed –including what used to be an interestinglast section to the top of Blue Rag. No realchallenges, no issues, just great viewsalong the way.We reached the top of Blue Rag atlunchtime meeting with another group whohad heard that the dead end at the riverhad been pushed through, so we contin-ued on to explore the track. After about 30minutes we had dropped down to the river

and after a quick explore it was clear thatthe track hadn’t gone through. We stoppedfor lunch by the river in the shade thenreturned to the top of Blue Rag and head-ed back down the mountain. With a fair bitof traffic, it was slow progress until thegroup in front turned off and headedtowards Hotham.We followed the Crooked River track onthe way back and made numerous rivercrossings. It was all very simple, but forone river exit, which was very steep andhad a severe lean over into the bank. The2 Prados made it up with lots of momentumand front wheels in the air. The other 2cars were snatched up.We returned to camp after a long day andsettled in for a leisurely evening around thecampfire.After packing up on Monday morning, weheaded out with the plan to again follow theCrooked River track back into Dargo forlunch. We reached the same river exit thatrequired snatching on the Sunday andSteve gently lowered the nose of the Pradodown until the rear wheels were in the airand the car threatened to roll over into theriver bank, coming to rest on the snorkel.At this point he called a halt and Garry setup a winch from behind and Bill put asnatch on the side step to make sure thecar stayed level. While all of this was tak-ing place, Sara discovered a chicken trackwhich was a very simple entry into theriver. (If only we had thought to look for achicken track before). The angle and theflying mud played havoc with the brakesand electronics of the Prado lighting up thedashboard and strange noises came fromthe brakes so the decision was made totake the easy road out to Dargo just in casea bigger problem developed.We reached Dargo in time for lunch andthe group enjoyed the fantastic burgersfrom the General Store before saying theirgoodbyes and heading for home.

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I PT R I P S N O R T H E A S T V I C T O R I A

January, 2014

Trip Leaders:Laurie & Heidi Miles Zebra 80 Series TDParticipants:Adrian & Rosalie Reville Rev 100 Series TDRay & Joan Wells Allwell Prado TDMichael Schuettke Michael 100 Series TDBryan McGlade & Jeanette Cummings Bryan Discovery Series 2 TD

Bushfires change our trip:4 Land Cruisers and 1Land Rover – there shouldhave been more but 4 othervehicles couldn’t make itdue to personal reasons or

possibly the change in destination due tobushfires burning through Errinundra NPand the Snowy River NP.This trip originally was called TantalisingTingaringy, but with bushfires raging inErrinundra NP, the decision was made tostay west of the Snowy river to avoid thefires and smoke, thus our trip wasrenamed North East Victoria.Given the dire bushfire situation in eastVictoria and other parts of the state, thistrip was uneventful on the large scale –i.e. no rollovers, no fires and no acci-dents. On the smaller scale it was alwaysgoing to be eventful. It shows yet againwhy it’s always better to be on a triprather than staying at home over a longweekend.Being members of the Land Rover Club,it was a proving trip for us. The Discoengine head had just been taken off anda new gasket inserted and we wanted tosee if we could ‘trust’ the Disco again.Other less eventful things that arepossibly worth mentioning are: on ourway to the starting point we werediverted to the Emergency Ward atTraralgon Hospital. Due to the latedeparture from hospital (after being giventhe all clear from the doctors at 2:00 am),it was our first time in 14 years we had tosleep in our 4WD overnight.We finally caught up with Laurie & Heidiwhom we hadn’t seen for about a year. Itwas also good to meet up with otherTLCCV members Michael, Ray & Joanand Adrian & Rosalie, who we had notmet before.The plan for the trip was to meet atBruthen, then to drive north to the NSWborder – 4WD across Macfarlane Flat toMt Cobberas and Limestone Creek andthen emerge at Omeo on Monday aroundlunchtime for the trip home. Nothingtoo hard, but still some good use of lowrange and some expectation of spectac-ular views and good campsites. Theexpectations were well and truly met.

Just getting to Bruthen: As I mentioned,our trials began on the way to Bruthen.Upon receiving an important phone callfrom our Doctor near Sale, we wererequired to drive directly to hospital forsome urgent tests. At 2:00am or so wewere given the all clear, but we were bothstarving as we missed dinner. It’s not oftenwe are in a servo at 2:30am microwaving 2chicken rolls and chatting with the latenight operator who was quite happy to tellus his life story and the lives of his 14 (orwas it 18?) children! Finally, Bruthen at4:30am – more than 12 hours after leavingMelbourne.This posed a question for us. What to donow? It’s too early to start the trip – it’s toolate to be setting up a tent – a motel man-ager would probably glare at us if webanged on his door at 4:30 for a room!This pretty much left us with only oneoption of taking a nap in the car and was asmiserable as I had thought it would be. Noplace to recline properly, no real space tostretch out our legs. Horrible.At 6:30am the sun was shining in our eyesand we were awake.The Bruthen servo and the hot bread shopwere open. After a bit of fiddling around itwas 7:15am so we drove to the camp-ground.WOW! Bruthen Caravan Park haschanged a lot since I was last there. It hasan unusual, eccentric character.Everything is neat and tidy. Things youwould not expect to find in a multi-star hotelwere provided. It was more like cominghome, rather than being in a Caravan Park.Toasters, jugs, flowers, decorations, per-sonal items like books, nic-nacs – it lookedgreat. The whole place has been decorat-ed with a distinct “hippie” flavor. Thekitchen and shower were great. The greengrass under the tents was fantastic. Thecampground operator was very friendly.

The only down side was $25 for an unpow-ered site, which seemed a little steep. Wehastily had some much needed breakfast,a quick shower and filled the thermos.However the Park Manager took some pityon us, and didn’t charge us for using theshowers. We were now ready to go.Trip Highlights:First: The drive across Macfarlanes Flatwas truly magical. The views from the topof the range looking north across to theKosciuszko NP in NSW and the Vic HighCountry to the south were spectacular,plus the drive down through theIngeegoodbee River was exciting – watch-ing Laurie walk the cold flowing river withHeidi giving commentary was quite comi-cal.Second: Sunday night’s camping spot onBuckwong Creek was great – almost ideal.The trees were not native (which is unusu-al) and the grass was very green and soft.It was like it had been recently mowed.Buckwong Creek meandered its waythrough the camping area which we pretty

much had to ourselves. It was a greatquiet, spacious spot and well worth goingback to.Third: Finding the fault with our fearlesstrip leader’s 80 Series was unexpected buteventful. As a Land Rover owner I alwayshave plenty of time to use the spanners -nothing unusual there. But it was a thrill tobe able to help the 80 Series. Heidi hadbeen trying to track down a clunking noisefor a day or so. We had checked everythingwe could. It was made harder as the soundonly happened under certain circum-stances. Other faults were found and fixedbut they were not the culprit. Finally, whenHeidi was away riding her MTB throughCowombat Flat, Laurie found that the reardriver bottom shock mount was worn out.Why couldn’t we find this yesterday? Itwas certainly very obvious now. AmazinglyLaurie & Heidi had a spare bush and abottom bolt for the shock. With a bit ofWD40 to ease the bush in we soon had theshock fixed and as good as new.

Laurie gives the trip briefing



Fourth: (Not surprisingly) the Disco hadsome issues with its centre diff lock mech-anism on the first day. Not having used itfor a while may have been an issue.Pushing the button and nothing happeningwas very off-putting. It’s quite dangerousdriving up steep hills without this itemengaged, so I was concerned. Fortunatelythere is a manual mechanism that can beused when the electrics fail. This was done(which meant lying on the ground and turn-ing a very tiny wheel for what seemed likeforever). Once turned the CDL wasengaged and safety was returned. Atlunch closer inspection showed the ciga-rette lighter and compass mirror were alsonot functioning. This allowed the locationof a faulty fuse. Once changed full func-tionality was restored. Phew. I didn’t wantto spend the weekend jumping in and outof my Disco operating this little wheel.Fifth: On the final day as we headed alongthe Mt Misery Trail, we came across a sin-gle wild Brumby. It was very frightened andskittish. It didn’t want to be near us so ranaway as quickly as it could. However hors-es are not all that bright, so instead of run-ning away from the road, it ran along theroad. This meant we had a pretty goodlook at it as it ran for many kilometres. Ican really see why people like them. About10 minutes later it finally sorted itself outand disappeared over a ridge as the roadtook a right hand turn away from it. Thisparticular part of Victoria must have thou-sands of wild Brumbies. Over the weekendthere were signs of them everywhere.There was so much “poo” around that walk-

ing barefoot was definitely not recommend-ed.Summary: Lots of great views, good lowrange work, tremendous company, manylittle creeks and rivers to cross and hardlyanother person to be seen all weekend.What more could you ask for on a longweekend?Monday saw us in Omeo for lunch. We

said our goodbyes and headed off slowlyfor home reflecting on another enjoyable4WD trip.Thanks everyone for having us along. Ican’t wait for the next one!Bryan McGlade – LROC 667Note: Thanks to Bryan & Jeanette fromLROC for making up the numbers on thistrip and for also writing the trip report.

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Trip Leaders:Laurie & Heidi Miles Zebra 80 Series TDParticipants:Adrian & Rosalie Reville Rev 100 Series TDGreg & Carol Edmunds Coota Prado 150 Series TDRick & Lisa Ellerton Elly HiLux DieselMary Phillips Bertha 200 Series TDHarold & Glenda Ross Marshall 70 Series TDChris Smith Chris 100 Series TDTrajco Villarov Trajco 200 Series TDLaurie & Linda Wilson Wilson HiLux Diesel

Climbing the exciting TVGC track: Itwas with trepidation that we headedtowards Swifts Creek for our first Club trip.Having cut through Melbourne peak hourtraffic, forecasted storms, bushfires,smoke haze and road closures, we finallyarrived safely in Swifts Creek, a little tiredand exhausted from the long drive.Although Laurie and Heidi had confirmedthat an emergency plan was in place, wewere a little unsure of what we were in for,this being our first Club trip.We arrived late Friday night and settledinto camp at the caravan park beside abubbling brook and slept soundly for anearly Saturday morning briefing.

The next day, Laurie and Heidi arrived togreet us all but Laurie was looking a littleoff colour as he hadn’t been well leadingup to the trip (due to a bout of gastro). Wewere fortunate, however, that he didn’tcancel and being the trooper he is, hecontinued on.After meeting and greeting one anotherwe all jumped into our 4WDs and headednorth. Once out of town we pulled over toair down. We were really keen to adoptthe skills we learnt on our recent DAweekend and couldn’t wait to hit thetracks.One by one using convoy procedure weclimbed the steep gradient of the TVGC

Track whilst taking in the views of theTambo Valley Golf Course below. Theovernight rain seemed to have dampenedthe track to assist in traction, althoughthose towards the end of the convoy maynot have thought so. A couple of vehiclesneeded a few attempts to climb the lastrocky section. Diff lockers would havebeen helpful, however we managed with-out them.Once we all arrived at the top, we headedalong the Stawell Track towards ComminsTrack for morning tea. We all broke out thebilly and some chocolate cake (thanksCoota) while having a yarn amongst ournew 4WD traveling comrades.


After a refreshing cuppa and Laurie lookinga little perkier, the conversations continuedover the airways. We travelled on to vari-ous tracks including Hammond Break,Ridge Road, McKenzies Track, whichoffered beautiful scenic views. At the bot-tom of McKenzies Track, we crossed LittleRiver a couple of times. These two littlecreek crossings were a bit of fun.We headed along the Upper Little RiverTrack, then the Telegraph Track towards MtNungong, where the terrain became a lotrockier. Something to talk about duringlunch at Mt Nugong fire tower, just as wellbecause the clouds rolled in taking awaythe views.After lunch the convoy attempted to headdown to South Escarpment Track but unfor-tunately fallen logs prevented Zebra fromgoing any further so we all needed to turnaround and head back to our lunch spotwhile Heidi and Laurie winched themselves

out of trouble. Once we got back in thevehicle we realized that we had anotherpassenger – a leach! – the little sucker.Time was getting on so we then diverteddown Nugong Road and left into NuninogRoad to the Old Washington ruins for pho-tos of the old steam driven winch.It was now time to head back to base campat Swifts Creek stopping to pick up somefirewood along the way.Back at camp we all met at the fire forhappy hour. Some of us restored to“Happy Camper” meals because the con-versation was so good we didn’t leave thefire. Eventually we all headed off to bedeagerly looking forward to another day offour-wheel driving.Rick & Lisa Ellerton (2652)Exploring Mt Shaw & Mt Stawell: Anovercast sky with some threatening cloudsgreeted us on Sunday morning, but little orno rain was forecast, so we prepared our-

selves for the day’s events. As departuretime approached, members gathered andtrip leader, Laurie, arrived and gave us abriefing on the plans for the day. Stillfeeling quite ill with his gastro, Lauriecontinued on. We expected to be back atcamp by 3:00pm, which would allow mem-bers to get back home at a reasonablehour.We left camp and headed north along theOmeo Rd and it was just out of town that Iremembered the radio had to be switchedon, perhaps a little late I thought, and thiswas confirmed soon after when the TLasked if I was on channel yet? We turnedinto Bindi Rd and it wasn’t long before weturned left onto Lees Track. We selectedlow range for the climb ahead which wassteepish for the first section, and climbedup the ridge to the gentler slopes of the hilltops. We turned into Spring Hill Track,heading for Mt Shaw.


With some low cloud about, a rabbitjumped onto the track in front of us andbehind Trajco. We followed him for about100 metres before he again disappearedinto the undergrowth. And it wasn’t a whiterabbit in case you’re thinking otherwise.We noted around this general area therewere lots of white Shiny Cassinia (Cassinialongifolia) and more generally the brightblue seeds of the Tasman Flax-lily(Dianella tasmanica), the colour of which isused in decorating desserts in higher classrestaurants.Proceeding downhill we were warnedabout a couple of branches protruding ontothe track but Bertha got a little close to oneand managed to stake the front tyre.Changing the wheel proved to be a littlemore challenging though, as the wheelstuds were tighter than expected. Hervehicle had to be moved slightly forward sothe jack could lift the wheel high enough tochange it.After Bertha’s tyre was replaced, we wereadvised to wait while Laurie checked out afork in the track, which looked like abypass. There was a tree across the track,which could be moved then further onthere was another tree across the track,which was too big to move. “Turn around,”was the order, “we’ll have to go back.” Bythis time Zebra was between the 2 treesand couldn’t get back the way he had gotthere, so we had to move the first tree.Heidi expertly cut through the smaller endof the tree. With the aid of a winch from

Chris, the tree was pulled to the side of thetrack then manhandled over the embank-ment by some helpful convoy members.As a result of our turnaround, Laurieinformed us he was going to Plan B to getus back to camp on time (Mt Shaw wouldhave to be left for another day).We returned to Lees Track and back to aflat area overlooking the Tambo Valley for alate morning tea. Well at least we were toldit was overlooking the Tambo Valley, but thewhite mist hid everything from view and acool 12 degrees made us rug up. Here wefound a Grass Trigg-plant (Stylidiumgraminifolium) still in flower after seeingmany plants that had finished. Other flow-ers we noted over the weekend were threespecies of the Daisy family although theywere in poor condition. A bit late in theseason for most flowers.Now was the time to invoke Plan C andeveryone agreed we’d have a late lunchback at camp at 2:00pm from where wecould make our way home. We retracedour steps down Lees Track to Bindi Rd thenalong Nunniong Rd to turn sharp right ontoTelephone Track. Everyone was careful as

it was at the start of this track that Big Johnrolled his Troopy on the same trip last year.Select low range again and for me, a 3point turn. If you drive a 70 Series, you getvery adept at doing 3 point turns. The trackquickly turns left after you leave the roadand crosses a water runoff hump that israised diagonally across the track and issomewhere to get your vehicle’s oppositepoint wheels in the air. I refrained fromdoing that, not pleasant when you areclimbing (plus this is where Big John’sTroopy struck troubles last year).We turned into Low Saddle Track,Commins Track, Mt Stawell Track thendown the TVGC Track, certainly easiergoing downhill than coming up the daybefore. With spectacular views whilstdescending we made it safely back downon the Bindi Road and then back to camp.After a de-brief, everyone agreed it was arelaxed and very enjoyable weekend andthanked Laurie and Heidi for arranging itall. It was our first weekend Club trip formany years, and we had a great time,thanks everyone for making it happen.Harold & Glenda Ross (913)

DRIVER AWARENESS COURSE PRAC-TICAL WEEKEND1st & 2nd March, 2014

Having just completed the practicalweekend of our Driver Awarenesstraining with TLCC, we are now even

more excited to be a part of this Club.We arrived at Yarck on Friday night, set upcamp and met the rest of our group (10 intotal), as well as our 5 instructors. Wasreally quite impressed with the set up of theproperty, and was relieved to find toilet andshower blocks with hot running water!Saturday morning began at 8am in theHilton where we ran through some basicswhilst our vehicles were checked over. Wealso watched a demonstration of winchingwhich was very informative, using both amanual and automatic winch.Once tyre pressures were adjusted for4WD tracks, we set off to Whoopsy Do,where we were them taught how to drivethrough the brakes reversing down slopesas well as driving downhill. There weresome very scary looking hills at Whoopsy,however with brilliant and patient instruc-tors we all managed to safely manoeuvrethrough.The day continued with us learning how todrive in convoy around the property. We

learnt how to use recovery equipmentwhen bogged in the bog hole and all thenecessary safety techniques involvedwhen using recovery equipment.We travelled in convoy around nearly everytrack on the TLCCV Yarck property, and onSunday even got stuck in the sand trap sowe all had a turn at being towed out as wellas towing another vehicle out.A very enjoyable weekend, very informa-tive and entertaining and I am sure the restof this group would agree with me when Isay we all feel a lot more confident to driveoff road now.A big thank you to John, Simon, Michael,Tony and Jeff. You guys ensured we hadfun whilst also learning the basics. A greatweekend had by all.Jill Montague & Mark Johnston

FOR SALE• 160 litre LRA brand sub replacement fueltank for a 100 Series Land Cruiser GXLT/D. This requires your spare wheel to berelocated and is not compatible with theToyota tow bar PZQ64-60050, completewith heavy duty springs and shocks, alllightly used, installed & then removed byGuests 4WD. The lot for $600.00.• One only as new Dunlop AT20 GrandTrek 225/70R17 fitted on a 6 stud steelwheel to suit early model Prado, has runapprox. 100 kms. $75.00.All the above in Brighton, Melbourne.Contact: Peter Oakley (1752)

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I PO F I N T E R E S T Y O U K N O W Y O U A R E A 4 X 4 D R I V E R W H E N . . .

Rock ‘N Roll Night at the Hilton on theHill, YarckSaturday 22nd February, 2014

What a fantastic night this turnedout to be. The Hilton on the Hillwas transformed into a hall remi-

niscent of the 50’s and 60’s with themedballoons, tablecloths, popcorn boxes fortable balloon displays, jukebox poster onthe front door and the stage backdrop withRock ‘N Roll memorabilia.Guests began to arrive and were given ahot pink wristband to wear. Most came inbeautiful themed attire that was the normfor that era. We even had an Elvis Presleylook-alike complete with black wig, leatherjacket and shoes – very impressive GarryCooper!Platters of delicious warm treats weredelivered to each table and these wereespecially well received by those good folkwho had been toiling outdoors preparingthe property for the Cruiserkhana competi-tion next month.Attention then turned to the Trivia Quiz.Question sheets were handed around andour minds were taken back to events whichhad occurred during the 1950’s and 60’s. Atotal of 25 questions were read out, one byone, by Quiz Master Nicole who gave theparticipants sufficient time to jot down theanswer before moving on to the next ques-tion. Sheets were then swapped andanswers read out. Peter and Thea McLeanwere on equal highest points and wererequested to answer a further questionbefore being awarded a bottle of French Champagne beautifully wrapped in hotpink cellophane.Next up were our very own dance champi-ons, Russell and Lesley Edwards whogave a demonstration of a Rock “n Rolldance. They moved around the dance flooreffortlessly and received a resoundingapplause from the audience. By noweveryone’s feet were tapping and our DJ –James Azzam did not have to ask twice if

anyone wanted to join Russell and Lesleyon the floor. James kept them going withall the hits including Rock Around the Clockand The Twist till dinner was ready.MC – Eric Bishop called on one table at atime to take their plates to The Diner wherethey received a hamburger, sausage, somesalad, a potato in foil and some coleslaw.Those diners who had room for more wereencouraged to return for an additionalserve as our Master Chef – Grace Azzamhad done an amazing job of bringing allthese items together.Before dancing resumed, our Fashions onthe Field judge, Maria Denni, presentedprizes for the Best Dressed Lady, MelanieHansen, Best Dressed Man, BarryGardner and Best Dressed Couple, KayLyfield and Peter Poulson.Back in front of the microphone, EricBishop called on ‘Elvis’ to draw out the doorprize and whose ticket did he extract?Gabi Azzam’s. Eric then concluded hisspeaking engagements by inviting to thestage those people that had put this event

together – Grace, Gabi and James Azzam,Slawko Kulyk, Rebecca and Helen Foley.A rapturous round of applause thenensued. A big thank you also to BarryGardner for bringing up two powerful gen-erators, which supplied the Hilton on theHill with all its power needs for the entireweekend – no simple task.Then DJ James let rip with his entertain-ment system and showed us what it coulddo. In no time everyone in the Hilton wasup on the dance floor rocking ‘n rolling tothe best hits of the 50’s and 60’s and thensome contemporary hits such as the popu-lar Korean hit ‘Gangnam Style,’ even thedishwasher got involved in this one! Thedecibels belting out from the big speakerscould be heard as far away as the Bus Stopwhere Dulcie thought she could escapeand get some sleep!The entertainment could have gone on allnight judging by the number of people onthe dance floor as opposed to those seat-ed but the time came when Jamesannounced he would play one more trackand then it would be time for Elvis to leavethe building! If you enjoyed this event, thenyou should put Saturday 25th October inyour diaries for Halloween Night.Helen and RebeccaTLCCV SOCIAL COORDINATORS

• You stop and look at any old rusty heapthinking, “parts vehicle…”• The weather man says: “Stay inside it’sdangerous,” and you think: “Time to go4WDing.”• A military convoy passes by and you onlylook at the axles, tyres and antennas.• You take your other half out to look at newhome construction sites so you can driveon the unfinished roads and sand piles.• You have enough straps, chains, rope, etcin your rig to keep the HMAS ANZACdocked during a cyclone.• You can break down on the road, fix theproblem and get back on the road withoutcalling the RACV.The RACV guy breaks down, you can stop

and fix his problem and get back on theroad.• You have a brand new set of tyres, but youkeep looking at the tyre ads anyway.• You’ll drive 2 days at 1000 kilometres aday so you can spend 2 more days drivingat 5 kilometres per day.• You get really “bleeped” off because youspent over an hour to go 10 kilometreshome on Friday but are grinning from ear toear because you spent 6 hours going 4kilometres on your favourite track onSaturday.• You spend three hours mowing the lawncontemplating how your ride on mowerwould look and handle with a 3” lifted, 5 linkcoil over suspension, Swampers, having

the engine turboed, inter cooled and blue-printed…does Safari make a kit for Briggsand Stratton?• You crawl underneath the front suspen-sion of someone else’s car in the car parkto see how he got that extra inch of groundclearance over you.• Instead of taking a playboy to the dunny,you take a copy of 4WD Monthly.• You wash your pride and joy just so youcan see how good it looks dirty.• When you don’t need to tint the inside ofyour vehicle’s windows because the out-side is already covered with stickers fromthe places you’ve visited.

(Written by an unknown philosopher!)


Recent press coverage of ouractivities in the Colac Herald(above) and GeelongAdvertiser.

We also received publicity inthe Weekly Times and KilmoreFree Press newspapers.

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OME engineers perform a number of testsusing both computer modelling and realworld driving to assess the impact of after-market suspension components, raisedride heights and additional weight, on ESC.Not prepared to rest on their laurels, how-ever, ARB has recently invested signifi-cantly in extensive computer aided testingwith Bosch, Australia’s experts in ESC, atthe Australian Automotive ResearchCentre (AARC) in Anglesea.Testing aimed to assess the effects ofaftermarket modifications on Sine withDwell manoeuvres, the compatibility ofOME suspension components with ESC inaccordance with Australian Design Rule

(ADR) 35-03, and to validate the in-houseOME development and testing procedures.Testing was undertaken over 3 days andinvolved three different vehicle configura-tions, each with differing levels of appliedload and accessory fitment. Using a combi-nation of Bosch’s specialised in-housemeasurement equipment and a VBOX SL3GPS data logger, Bosch engineersmeasured a number of vehicle parametersduring controlled manoeuvring exercisesincluding:• FL, FR, RL, RR wheel speeds• Lateral and longitudinal vehicle

acceleration• Vehicle yaw rate• Steering wheel angle• Vehicle roll angle• Vehicle speed• Side slip angleResults from the testing confirmed that theSine with Dwell performance in each of thethree vehicle configurations complied withthe relevant requirements described withinADR 35-03.Testing also revealed an increase inperformance, particularly on heavilyloaded vehicles.After receiving the test results, Old ManEmu engineers performed extensive workto further validate ARB’s in-house develop-ment procedures to ensure an ongoingcompatibility between OME suspension,ARB accessories and ESC.Customers can take comfort in the knowl-edge that ARB remains committed toextensive research and development inorder to ensure that our products continueto provide the industry leading levels ofinnovation, reliability and safety for whichthe company is known.

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