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Upcoming Club Events Overnight Run to Montville (Two Days) An overnight run is planned for 1st & 2nd July. BYO morning tea and BYO lunch on the Wednesday 1st and overnight stay in Montville. For further information refer to page 6 or contact David Willmott on 55932524 or 0408455249. Date: Wednesday 1st July and Thursday 2nd July Meet at: Arthur Earle Park Nerang Time: 8.30am for 9.00am departure Cost: $225 per double Christmas in July 2015 This year the Christmas in July Luncheon will be held at the Bungunyah Manor at Mount Tamborine on the 12th July. The luncheon will include mulled wine and canapes on arrival followed by a two course alternate drop main course and dessert. Also included will be tea or coffee with mince pies. Booking is essential! For more information refer to page 5 or contact Ray or Gwen Howlett on 5564 1114. Date: 12th July 2015 Meet at: Arthur Earle Park Nerang Time: 11.am for a 11.15 departure Cost: $40 per head – payment required at the latest by the June meeting

Lunch at Flutterbies Cottage Tyalgum on 3rd June Next Meeting The next meeting will be held on Monday 29th June 2015 at Sunshine Jaguar, 179 Nerang Road Southport starting at 7.30pm. All members and Guests are welcome. See Page 3

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Mid-Week Run to Tyalgum

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Members Please Note From July until November monthly meetings will be held at: Ashmore Tavern 161 Cotlew Street Ashmore (UBD Map 28 L20) The meeting time will remain as before – 7.30pm

MONTHLY MEETING JAGUAR DRIVERS’ CLUB OF QUEENSLAND INC. GOLD COAST REGISTER

HELD AT SUNSHINE JAGUAR SHOWROOM, SOUTHPORT QLD. 25th MAY 2015

The meeting was opened at 7.30pm by the Chairman, Ray Howlett, who warmly welcomed all

members. Our Guest is Ray Hodges from Brisbane.

Apologies:

Joan Gracie, Glyn Jones, Dick & Lorraine Kennedy, Robin & Junita Kup-Ferroth, Kurt & Ingrid

Lindener, John Mason & Larraine De Nett, Richard & Caroline Mercer, Derek McConnell, John &

Marilyn Porter, Tom & Irene Ross, Sandy Smith, Ruth Willmott.

Minutes of Previous Meeting: Taken as read.

Proposed by R Gaudion; Seconded by F Ritchie.

There was no business arising from the Minutes.

Treasurer’s Report:

Our Business Account has a current balance of $1858.15, which includes deposits for

raffles, Mother’s Day and Advertising, and withdrawals for printing & postage, balance of Mother’s

Day, and raffle prizes. The Web Savings Account has a balance of $15,293.71.

Proposed by S Dawson; Seconded by W. Evers.

Correspondence:

Cheque from Ross Finlayson for annual advertising, 2 x Brisbane Jaguar magazines.

Proposed by G Howlett; Seconded by I Ritchie.

Past Events:

David Willmott recalled a “ripper day”, where once again Ron Gaudion excelled himself with a

Mother’s Day luncheon at Hope Island Golf Club, complete with roses, a birthday cake for the

Chairman, and a boot sale and arts & crafts thrown in free! Well done, Ron. The mid-week run to

Kalbar was also a beautiful day, with Morning Tea at Wyaralong Dam (including a bonus

European Skinny Dipping Exhibition), and then a lovely lunch. Thanks, once again, to the

Coopers for a great day!

Future Events:

“Mid-Week Run” (3 June) – Meet at Bischoff Pioneer Park, Nerang, at 9.00am for a 9.30am start.

BYO morning tea in the Numinbah Valley, before lunch at Flutterbies Cottage Café at Tyalgum.

Lunch at own cost.

“Throw a Snag on the Barbie” (14 June) – Meet at Arthur Earle Park, Nerang, at 9.00am for a

9.30am start, for a BYO Morning Tea and BYO wood-fire BBQ on Mt. Tamborine. .

“Overnight Mid-Week Run” (1 July) – Meet at Arthur Earle Park, Nerang, at 8.30am for 9.00am

start. BYO morning tea at Peakes Crossing and lunch at Somerset Dam. Overnight at Mountain

Inn Resort, Montville. Bed & Dinner $225 per couple. Please pay $80 deposit per couple at

tonight’s meeting.

“Christmas in July” (12 July) – Lunch at Bungunyah Manor, Mt. Tamborine $40 per head. Further

details in May’s magazine.

“Chairman’s Weekend” (28-30 Aug) – A lovely two-night trip to Bellingen. Keep the date in your

diary – more details to follow next month.

“The Little Theatre Night” (24 Sept) – please note in your diary for Australia’s notorious wedding

comedy, “Dimboola”. Cost, including light supper, $22.50 per head.

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Cars and Parts:

2006 XK8, Red, 9,000kms - $55,000 ono, 1997 X300, Burgundy, 218,000kms- $16,000.

Contact Ron Gaudion for further details.

2 x S-Type R Wheels, factory MILANO, 5-spoke, Oyster colour, brand new (still in the box). New

price $2,500 – asking $400 each. Contact West Evers (via Secretary if necessary) for further

details.

Library/PR:

Ray Hodges (Queensland Librarian) listed books and a DVD for hire. Please contact him

for more details.

Editor:

As the Editor was absent, there was nothing to report.

Raffle:

Three bottles of wine, won by Stuart Dawson, Denise Hutchins and Ray Howlett.

Congratulations to all!

General Business:

Steve Duncan asked for a volunteer to hold the BBQ spot for 14 June. Ian and Fran Ritchie

very generously agreed.

The monthly “10-minute Profiler”, Richard Crawshay, spoke of his introduction, from a very early

age, to Jaguars, and his love of the cars from then on. His long association with the Jaguar

Drivers’ Club continues, and we welcome him to the Gold Coast Register. Thanks to Richard for

his most amusing anecdotes.

There being no further business to discuss, the Chairman then thanked Sunshine Jaguar for their

generosity in providing the venue and supper, and closed the meeting at 8.25pm.

Debbie Duncan

Secretary

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Christmas in July 2015

This year the Christmas in July Luncheon will be held at the Bungunyah Manor at Mount Tamborine on the 12th July. The luncheon will include mulled wine and canapes on arrival followed by a two course alternate drop main course and dessert. Also included will be tea or coffee with mince pies. Meet at Arthur Earle Park Nerang at 11.00am with departure time of 11.15am. Please note that booking is essential for those members attending. The cost is $40 per head with payment to be made at the latest by the June club meeting. For more information and please contact Ray or Gwen Howlett on 5564 1114. Club Event Payment

For members wishing to pay for club activities by Direct Deposit to the bank, the following details are below.

Please advise the Treasurer by email after making the payment.

Account Name: JDCQ Gold Coast Register

BSB 124 064 A/C No. 10224513

Disclaimer

The Gold Coast Register of the Jaguar Drivers Club of Queensland Inc. cannot accept any responsibility for any product or service statements made herein, and the opinions or comments from any contributor to the newsletter are not necessarily those of the club, its committee, its members or the Editor.

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Calendar of Events 2015 The following table provides a nominal list of events formulated by the Committee for 2015. The dates are essentially locked in but the details of the events may change as the year progresses. Further information will be provided in the monthly Torque magazines.

Month Date Event June Mon 29th Monthly Meeting

July Wed 1st & Thu 2nd Two Day Mid-week Run – Overnight Stay Sun 12th Christmas in July Luncheon Mon 27th Monthly Meeting

August Wed 5th Mid-week Run Weekend 28-30th Chairman’s Weekend Away Mon 31st Monthly Meeting

September Wed 2nd Mid-week Run Sun 13th Spring Affair Mon 28th Monthly Meeting

October Wed 7th Mid-week Run Sun 18th Country Run and Picnic Mon 26th Monthly Meeting

November Tues 3rd Mid-week/Melbourne Cup Day Event Sat 14th Theatre Night Mon 30th Monthly Meeting/AGM

December Wed 2nd Mid-week Run

Sat 5th Gold Coast Register Christmas Party

2015 Committee

Position Name Home Phone Mobile Email

Chairman Ray Howlett 5564 1114 0408 769118 rayhowlett@bigpond.com V/Chairman David Willmott 5593 2524 0408 455249 davidanthony56@hotmail.com Secretary Debbie Duncan 5526 5432 0413 181919 debduncan5@gmail.com Treasurer Di Cooper 5594 4688 0419 748507 terry.cooper5@bigpond.com.au

Editor Robin Kup-Ferroth 5576 2134 0412 590458 robink4@optusnet.com.au PR, Library Ron Gaudion 5579 9098 0432 918112 gaudfree@iprimus.com.au Committee Terry Cooper 5594 4688 0419 748507 terry.cooper5@bigpond.com.au

Derek McConnell 5579 9936 0419 632117 derekmcconnell@windsong.net.au Chris Miers 5564 7989 0404 274386 clmiers@bigpond.net.au John Porter 5533 2826 0411 119844 jm.porter@bigpond.com Tom Ross 5562 1260 0419 751823 tiross02@bigpond.com

Overnight Run to Montville (Two Days) Overnight Run to Montville (Two Days) Overnight Run to Montville (Two Days) Overnight Run to Montville (Two Days)

To vary our monthly mid-week events, an overnight run to Montville is planned for Wednesday 1st July and Thursday 2nd July. On Wednesday it is planned to have a BYO morning tea at Peakes Crossing followed by a BYO lunch at Somerset Dam. The overnight accommodation will be at the Mountain Inn Resort, Montville. Cost per double for a four course dinner on Wednesday evening and accommodation is $225. On Thursday morning an optional breakfast will be available at the resort at members cost. For single accommodation please contact David Willmott. A deposit of $80 is required by the June meeting. Meet at Arthur Earle park at 8.30am for a 9.00am departure on 1st July. For further information contact David Willmott on 07 55932524 or 0408455249.

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CH@IRM@N’S WEEKEND @W@Y ‘’THE BELLINGEN B@SH”

(R[y’s L[st Hoor[h)

This year the Gold Coast Chairman’s Weekend Away will be held in Bellingen, with accommodation at the Bellingen Valley Lodge over two nights

Friday, 28th to Sunday 30th August

The cost for the weekend will include: Two night’s accommodation;

Two Morning Teas; Two - 2 course Evening Meals; and

Two Full Breakfasts.

There will also be welcome drinks and nibbles on arrival

Full Bar facilities are available but NO BYO!

The cost is $590 for double or $420 single

(Out of pocket expenses include the cost for two lunches, drinks and fuel)

Numbers are limited so Book Early

Numbers and payment are required by the Gold Coast July meeting

Non Gold Coast members wishing to attend need to advise Ray of their intention to attend and make payment directly into the GC account by 31st July at the latest:

Account Name: JDCQ Gold Coast Register

BSB 124 064 A/C No. 10224513

Contact: Ray Howlett on 0408769118 or 07 55641114

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