Coming Up. **Monthly Club Meeting, Clubrooms 9 th August 2018 This month s guest speaker will be Steve Watts from Country Health Care.

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While they don t have the Bald Archies this year, the Swanpool Community have taken the initiative and developed their own art prize who knows; it may become the Archibald Prize of Recycled Art!

Sunday 12 th August: 10.30 am - meet at the Benalla Art Gallery Café for coffee to get into the right frame of mind. I will leave from the Shepparton East Store at 9.

1 Coming Up **Monthly Club Meeting, Clubrooms 9 th August 2018 This month s guest speaker will be Steve Watts from Country Health Care. **Swanpool SCRAP Art Festival Sunday 12 th August and Wednesday 15 th August 2018 That s right, two dates; one for the workers and one for the coffee addicts. While they don t have the Bald Archies this year, the Swanpool Community have taken the initiative and developed their own art prize who knows; it may become the Archibald Prize of Recycled Art! Let s support them and have a good day out. More details about meals at the meeting. While we have the August meeting before then, we will need to book meals before the end of this month. Sunday 12 th August: am - meet at the Benalla Art Gallery Café for coffee to get into the right frame of mind. I will leave from the Shepparton East Store at 9.30 am if you prefer to travel in company midday Swanpool Cinema for the SCRAP exhibition and lunch. Please complete your lunch order at the meeting, if you haven t already. Lunch you have a choice of: Light lunch, $12 vegetable soup, country sausage roll or loaded baked potato, OR Full lunch, $17 Beef burgundy casserole, Chicken and leek pot pie or Winter frittata. Wednesday 15 th August: am - meet at the Swanpool Cinema for morning tea. I will leave from the Shepparton East Store at 9.30 am if you prefer to travel in company. Morning tea, $6 ($8 for barista coffee), including slices or scones. After morning tea and viewing the SCRAP exhibition, we leave at pm for the Tatong Tavern for lunch. Tatong is perhaps 15 min away. I need numbers and lunch preferences at the meeting. 12 th Cobram Swap Meet and Shannons All Wheels Show Sunday 12 th August 2018 Hosted by the Rotary Club of Cobram and held at the Cobram Showgrounds. Lots of entertainment and market stalls. Entry $5 from 7am, U/17 free. Information from Adrian **Saturday Social Day, Clubrooms 18 th August 2018 Our next Saturday Social Day will be held on 18 th August, 2018 at the clubrooms. Could everyone bring a casserole to share please. Look forward to seeing everyone attend. ALL MEMBERS & FRIENDS WELCOME. Sandra Pozzobon Rob Roy Hill Climb, Smiths Gully Sunday 19 th August 2018 This event is run by the Vintage Sports Car Club at Clintons Rd, Christmas Hills, about 10km west from Yarra Glen. Practice runs start at 10am and competition starts at 11:30am. There is full catering by the VSCC and entry is $15/car. Details at Page 6

Federation Picnic, Marong 26 th August 2018 Organised by the Federation of Veteran, Vintage & Classic Vehicle Clubs Inc.

) and have to stay until 2.30pm, as part of the Federation s insurance requirements. Take your Journal with you, to confirm that you are a member of the Federation (or you won t get your car in!). For those wishing to travel from Shepparton in company, we will depart from Midland Hwy Mooroopna, just past the O Brien Street lights (the first lights coming from Shepparton), at 8.

30 onwards. Come along and enjoy a friendly fun day with other car club ladies. Please call me on 0407 848 014 by Wednesday 29 th August if you would like to attend.

lovers of Veteran cars. Each day s run will be about 45km so shouldn t be too stressful for the vehicles. Hopefully it becomes an annual event. More details from Greg Smith at schacht09@bigpond.

Heritage Rally and Market Day, Emerald Bank Sunday 2 nd September 2018 Our club always has a good attendance at this event, and it s always a good show.

2 Federation Picnic, Marong 26 th August 2018 Organised by the Federation of Veteran, Vintage & Classic Vehicle Clubs Inc. This event showcases over 700 vehicles ranging from veteran to late classic; plenty of entertainment; always a great day out! Note: We need to be there by 10.00am (or we won t be allowed in!) and have to stay until 2.30pm, as part of the Federation s insurance requirements. Take your Journal with you, to confirm that you are a member of the Federation (or you won t get your car in!). For those wishing to travel from Shepparton in company, we will depart from Midland Hwy Mooroopna, just past the O Brien Street lights (the first lights coming from Shepparton), at 8.00am. People travelling from Kyabram may wish to meet up with us at Elmore at the rest area/miniature railway at about 9.00am. **Ladies Lunch, Shepparton Friday 31 st August 2018 Our next lunch will be held on 31 st August at the RSL Club from onwards. Come along and enjoy a friendly fun day with other car club ladies. Please call me on by Wednesday 29 th August if you would like to attend. Cheers, Mary Apostol Veteran Car Club Pre-1905 Pioneers Rally, Ballarat 1 st -2 nd September 2018 This is the first rally run specifically for these very old cars and should be a real treat for lovers of Veteran cars. Each day s run will be about 45km so shouldn t be too stressful for the vehicles. Hopefully it becomes an annual event. More details from Greg Smith at schacht09@bigpond.com or or from Heritage Rally and Market Day, Emerald Bank Sunday 2 nd September 2018 Our club always has a good attendance at this event, and it s always a good show. On show will be classic cars of all sorts (up to 1960), trucks, tractors, motorcycles, modified cars and other machinery. There s also an antique aircraft fly-in at the aerodrome, with a shuttle bus to take you there and back. **Monthly Club Meeting, Clubrooms 6 th September 2018 The September meeting will be held a week early, so that it is before the Swap Meet. Guest speakers will be Ms Rebecca McAllister and Mrs Tracy Russell from the Hume Regional Integrated Cancer Service (Hume RICS). The ladies will speak on : Available services and resources, helpful tips at different stages, how and where to find reliable information. Particularly interesting to our ladies. Shepparton Motor Museum Gala Dinner 7 pm Friday 7 th September 2018 This is at The Woolshed at Emerald Bank black tie, $125. This will get us into the mood for the Swap weekend. It would be good to have a table from the Club? **Shepparton Swap Meet, Showgrounds 9 th September 2018 VACC Centennial Cavalcade, to Bendigo 22 nd September 2018 The Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce is holding a Centennial Cavalcade from Melbourne to Bendigo (where VACC started) on 22 nd September They will feature 100 special vehicles, one from each year 1918 to Do we have any vehicles that might be suitable? Details available at Page 7

Wangaratta VVCV Club Spring Rally, Chiltern 22 nd -23 rd September 2018 This the Wangaratta Club s annual rally. Registration is at the Vine Hotel (Wangaratta) on Friday night or Saturday morning.

**Big Day Out in a Little Town, Katamatite 23 rd September 2018 A great family day with lots to see and do. Vintage cars, tractors, motorbikes, market stalls, art and craft exhibits, kids activities.

Being relatively close, it is a good chance to get some of the oldies out the vintage and veterans. OK, it is a while since I had the Model A out, so I had better set an example?

3 Wangaratta VVCV Club Spring Rally, Chiltern 22 nd -23 rd September 2018 This the Wangaratta Club s annual rally. Registration is at the Vine Hotel (Wangaratta) on Friday night or Saturday morning. They travel to Chiltern via Beechworth to visit Gordon Stevens Motor Museum, and then the Vine Hotel in Chiltern. Dinner is at the Vine Hotel. It sounds good see me for details. **Big Day Out in a Little Town, Katamatite 23 rd September 2018 A great family day with lots to see and do. Vintage cars, tractors, motorbikes, market stalls, art and craft exhibits, kids activities. 9am-4pm at the Recreation Reserve. Details Rob Two weeks after the Swap, we might be ready for a run? Being relatively close, it is a good chance to get some of the oldies out the vintage and veterans. OK, it is a while since I had the Model A out, so I had better set an example? Details at the September meeting. Bay to Birdwood Run, Adelaide Sunday 30 th September 2018 This year s run is open to all vehicles manufactured prior to 1960 and is limited to 1750 vehicles. The run starts at Glenelg and winds through the city to end up at the National Motor Museum at Birdwood. This year there is a second starting point to give slower vehicles a shorter distance to travel, but who d want to start anywhere else? All the details are at Euroa Show and Shine Sunday 7 th October 2018 This is arguably the best one-day show in the country. Lock it in your diary now. Motorclassica, Melbourne Exhibition Buildings 12 th -14 th October 2018 Australia s premier concours délegance is on again this year and our members can purchase tickets on-line for a reduced price. Go to and enter the promo code 6Y4RB2 to pay $9 less off a regular adult ticket price. It will be worth it! Edward River Rally, Deniliquin 12 th -14 th October 2018 This is Deniliquin District VVCC annual rally. It is based in Deni, visiting several venues in the town and Conargo and Mathoura. It sounds good I have details. Federation Tour, Yarram 13 th -20 th October 2018 This open rally will tour the beautiful countryside including the Tarra / Bulga National Park. Also visiting the Maffra Car Museum, East Sale RAAF Base and many other points of interest. Details are available at Numurkah Show Wednesday 24 th October 2018 Another regular feature in our calendar put it in your diary. East Gippsland Gallop, Bairnsdale 2 nd -6 th November (Melbourne Cup) 2018 This year it s East Gippsland s turn at what we call the Rally of the Valley. Entry forms will be in the Journal when we receive them. But put it in your diary now. Accommodation will be hard to find, so get in early. Register your interest with the Rally Director, PO Box 964, Bairnsdale **Trydell Museum, Upper Beaconsfield 17 th -18 th November 2018 We have a booking as a Club to attend this excellent museum (boy s car stuff and girl s stuff!) on Sunday 18 th November the earliest booking available. We need to have up to three hours there, and it takes three hours drive each way to get there. So we need to do it as an overnight trip down on Saturday, back Sunday afternoon. Pencil it in now. I will be asking for an indication of who will be going at the meeting. Federation Golden Oldies Tour 31 st March-7 th April 2019 Starting at the Wunghnu Picnic, visiting Beechworth, Bright and places in between, finishing in Wangaratta. Details are available at Contact John and Margaret Davis on or or jpd.eng@activ8.net.au. Entries close 1 st February. Page 8 Coming Up cont.

**Touring Rallies for 2019 **Annual Rally Tassie Trek Departing Monday April 1 st returning Monday April 15 th 2019.

Discover Tasmania where the unexpected and the extraordinary are anything but. Tasmania awaits us. This rally will be suitable for all Vintage and early to late Classic Vehicles.

4 **Touring Rallies for 2019 **Annual Rally Tassie Trek Departing Monday April 1 st returning Monday April 15 th We are going to discover Tassie together with 15 fun-filled days and 14 Tassie cuisine delight nights, we will be visiting many well known places. Discover Tasmania where the unexpected and the extraordinary are anything but. Tasmania awaits us. This rally will be suitable for all Vintage and early to late Classic Vehicles. We look forward to your company. 1 st instalment $995 due July GM 2 nd instalment $995 due Sep GM 3 rd instalment $995 due Nov GM 4 th instalment $995 due Jan GM 5 th instalment to be advised (due March GM). Direct deposit into Bendigo Bank GVMVDC.Inc. Rally 2 account making sure you use your name as a reference. BSB Account number Committee: Leigh & Lynne Johnston, Lynn & Julie Tyrrell. NOTE: We are currently exploring potential subsidy options for the ferry trip but no guarantees. This will be an added bonus if we are successful. We have vacancies so please call Leigh on or Julie on **Annual Rally Blue Mountains 2019 Departing Monday 1 st April Home: Saturday 13 th April (12 nights). Enjoy 13 days of fellowship as you meander through the rich sheep and diverse cropping/irrigation country of Southern N.S.W. before heading in an easterly direction towards the World Heritage-listed region of the Blue Mountains. (Katoomba/Blackheath 4/5 nights). Returning to Shepparton via the most interesting and challenging route!!! Suitable for Vintage, early & late Classic Vehicles. Approximate touring distance: 1600km. Committee: Rally Director: Phil Podbury. Treasurer: John Truman. Secretary: Anne Podbury. Public Relations: Pauline Truman. Please register your interest with either Phil Pod or John Truman! 1 st Payment: July GM $ nd Payment October GM 3 rd Payment January 2019 GM 4 th Payment March 2019 GM (Balance). Please draw cheques payable to: G.V.M.V.D.C.Inc. To be received and receipted by Rally Treasurer John Truman. Payment may also be made via Bendigo Bank to: G.V.M.V.D.C.Inc. Rally A/C N0 (1) BSB A/C N0: Please include your name! If interested in above Rally; please contact one of the Rally Committee! **Annual Rally to Adelaide Tentative date: Departing Sunday 21 st September, taking in the Bay to Birdwood run on 29 th September. For the 2019 Bay to Birdwood run, cars from 1956 to 1981 are eligible. Hughie and Robyn MacFadyen have proposed this rally, with assistance from Peter and Jan Braham for the Adelaide end. Contact Hugh or Robyn MacFadyen on or if you re interested in this rally. Page 9

5 Driver s Calendar 2018 AUG 9 ** Monthly meeting Clubrooms 8pm Guest speaker Steve Watts, Country Health Care 12 & 15 ** Swanpool SCRAP Art Festival 12 Cobram Swap Meet - Showgrounds 18 ** Saturday Social Day Clubrooms 19 Mooroopna Farmers Market & Craft Fair Ferrari Park 8.30am-1pm. Enq Rob Roy Hill Climb Smiths Gully 23 Club Committee meeting Clubrooms 7.30pm Supper Lorraine Tainton 26 Federation Picnic Marong 31 ** Ladies Lunch Shepparton SEP 1-2 Veteran Car Club Pre-1905 Pioneers Rally Ballarat 2 Heritage Rally and Market Day Emerald Bank 6 ** Monthly meeting Clubrooms 8pm **Note earlier date** Guest speakers from Hume RICS 9 ** Shepparton Swap Meet Showgrounds See details on 22 VACC Centennial Cavalcade Melbourne to Bendigo Wangaratta Club Spring Rally Chiltern 23 Big Day Out in a Little Town Katamatite OCT Federation Tour Yarram See details on p.8 or NOV 2-6 East Gippsland Gallop ** Club trip to Trydell Museum, Upper Beaconsfield Bendigo Swap Meet Prince of Wales Showgrounds Enquiries MAR 31-7APR Federation Golden Oldies Tour Wunghnu to Wangaratta APR 1-15 ** Tassie Trek 1-13 ** Blue Mountains Rally SEP ** Adelaide SA (including Bay to Birdwood) tentative dates 18 M T W T F S S A U G S E P O C T N O V D E C J A N F E B M A R A P R M A Y J U N J U L The 3 rostered ladies are requested to each bring 2 loaves of bread in sandwiches, which will be reimbursed to about $20 each. The Club s Catering Committee will provide milk and packets of sweet biscuits to supplement the sandwiches. Thank you to the ladies who provide the supper each month - the club members do appreciate it. Please note that you or your spouse can pick up the containers at the Club meeting the month before. If you can t make it to your rostered meeting, please contact another rostered member and swap nights. Contact Kris Healey for further help. Please Note: two asterisks ** identify a club organised run/rally. Alan Lavis, Club Captain SUPPER ROSTER AUG SEP OCT PIE NIGHT Peta McKenzie Robyn Nind Kerry Barnes Marie Harris Caroline King Anne O Connor Anne Smith Lynne Johnston Page 21

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March Coming Up. Page 6 Coming p **Monthly Club Meeting, Clubrooms 14 th This month we will have guest speakers on two separate topics at the meeting, Trevor Franklin and Shaun Lennard. It should be very interesting. Veteran