MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS ARE NOW OVERDUE.

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1 Jayco Club of New South Wales P.O. Box 4503, Lake Haven 2263 August 2014 Newsletter MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS: MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS ARE NOW OVERDUE. Memberships for 2014/2015 are now overdue. Thank you to all the members who have already paid their membership. It is very convenient for the club to accept membership paid directly into The Jayco Club of NSW bank account. If you have not renewed your membership as yet, we value your membership and remind you that as per Club s constitution you cease to be a member at the end of August. However if you wish to remain a member and own a Jayco recreational vehicle then your membership may be renewed without the use of a new application fee. Liz Beesley Treasurer NOTE: Members who joined after the start of this calendar year are financial until began, lots of laughs and many games won with small chocolate bars and drink holders being the prizes (donated by WHERE WE VE BEEN Halliday Park). Anyone would have Rally report for Halliday s Point thought we were playing for sheep stations as the competition was vast with everyone willing their numbers to be called out. A big thank to Gea for her fashion parade showing the ladies her latest purchases, (a quilted black coat) which started a buying frenzy with some of the ladies heading to the store to purchase the same jacket, one person who will remain nameless even drove to Port Macquarie to buy one. Wendy s Wanderings Once again Happy Halliday s Holiday Park did not disappoint our members for this rally; van started arriving Wednesday with most of us on site by Thursday with one late arrival Friday evening. The usual morning teas/afternoon teas rolling into happy hour took place daily. We choose to have dinner in our vans Wednesday and Thursday evening. Friday after our committee meeting, Ron hosted our usual information session during afternoon tea; Bridie again served us one of her delicious creations this time a black forest cake. At 4.30 Friday afternoon we all took our seats and enjoyed a few hours of fun playing Bingo, after about 20 minutes explaining to our novice players how to play the fun Saturday night we all ventured out to the local Bowling Club where we enjoyed a delicious meal of roast pork and veg with sticky date pudding, of course all enjoyed with a few glasses of ale and a few wines. The rest of the time members visited the local sites, some tried their hand at fishing (but I think they had steak for dinner) most

2 of us just took advantage of the sun and enjoyed each other s company. A SAD STORY!! During our last trip we "lost" one of the arms of our Winegard TV Aerial somewhere between Coober Pedy and Yulara. I have noticed that a couple of the members have updated their aerial to the newer horizontal and vertical polarity model. They may be willing to sell me their old aerial head if it is now not wanted. The add to read "Wanted - Winegard TV Aerial Head to draw parts to repair my aerial. Contact Mike Stevenson on or " If you can help it would be appreciated. An Engineer Dies The engineer found himself at the pearly gates. St. Peter looked him up in the book, and found that he was destined for the other place. The engineer protested that this must be a mistake, and that he had lived a righteous life, going to church every week, being faithful to his wife etc. to no avail. About 6 weeks later God reviews the lists and realizes that the engineer has been sent to the wrong place. So he rings up Lucifer and demands that the engineer be sent up. Lucifer says "NO WAY. This guy was the best thing to ever happen here. He's got the AC working, we have running water and cable now too, and next week he thinks we will get internet access and an ice cream machine." God is pissed and yelling says "I'll sue". Lucifer says "ya okay, but where are you going to get a lawyer?" A young couple moved into a new neighbourhood. The next morning while they were eating breakfast, the young woman saw her neighbour hanging the wash outside. "That laundry is not very clean; she doesn't know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap." Her husband looked on, remaining silent. Every time her neighbour hung her wash to dry, the young woman made the same comments. A month later, the woman was surprised to see a nice clean wash on the line, and said to her husband: "Look, she's finally learned how to wash correctly. I wonder who taught her this? " The husband replied, "I got up early this morning and cleaned our windows." And so it is with life. What we see when watching others depends on the clarity of the window through which we look.

3 Wendy s Wanderings WHERE WE RE GOING One Mile Beach Rally June long weekend 2015: We have 15 sites reserved for his Rally next year with the sites being grouped together under the Jayco Club NSW. If you want a particular site at the park you must phone the park and reserve a site, as names have been allocated to any sites as per previous years, deposits are not payable until early next year. Our Next 3 Rallies plus our tag-a-long September 12 th 15 th Endevour Park (knows as) Gunning Showground Copeland Street Gunning All booking to Wendy ralliesjayconsw@hotmail.com Free to stay at showground Note: NO power but access to water. Large fireworks display, bands, market stalls, entertainment & many food stalls Fireworks Festival Gunning NOTE: Change of arrival date for Gunning is now Friday 12 th. As we will be sharing the allocated area for caravans with another group I would suggest that if you could arrive somewhere between 10.30am and 11.30am on Friday and wait outside the entrance gate in Copeland Street, access will be available from 12 noon. Hopefully we can all be in the same area. NOTE 2 SITES STILL AVAILABLE September Exhibition Park (EPIC) $30 per night 15 th 22 nd Canberra Cnr Flemington Road and Northbourne Ave Mitchell ACT Floriade Festival Host Robin & Dorothy Wells Power, water showers toilets available. Floriade Festival NOTE: Some sites may still be available please contact Robin for details In preparation for the club s visit to Canberra I wanted to let you know we currently have 17 caravans listed as coming. After talking with Tony McFadden we ve arranged a luncheon get together at mid-day on Thursday 18 September at Rose Cottage in Macarthur. Please note this date in your diaries. Tony & Lynn also hope to be able to catch up with us at EPIC during our Canberra stay. We have collected some information on various places you might like to visit while in Canberra and we will begin distributing that information to people who will be visiting Gunning before coming to Canberra. The Canberra Information Centre also has a lot of information about events & activities which can be viewed on-line at We look forward to seeing you in September. Regards

4 Robin & Dorothy Tag a-long Sep 23 rd to Oct 23 Canberra to Griffith For all information please contact Terry Bain Host is not required October 23 rd 27 th Griffith Griffith Caravan Village Mackay Ave Griffith PH: Terry & Lorraine Bain Festival of the Gardens Enjoy your Caravan, travel safe and I hope to see you at one of our Rallies very soon. Wendy Mudgee (Oct 30 Nov 6) Participants of this rally will be enjoying a bar-b-que, self supplied, on the Friday night, with a shared desert. On Saturday night a meal at the local RSL, which is within walking distance of the camp grounds, has been arranged. On Tuesday, Melbourne Cup Day, the Club has been arranged from 12 noon onwards for a viewing of the big event. Being such a prestigious event the hosts have requested that added to the normal elegant attire of the day men to wear a loud tie (to accompany their cheering) and ladies a Facinator to make them even more attractive. I believe a couple of sites may be available for anyone who has not yet booked. Terry

5 For Sale: A Choover ( I believe that's what it s called ) a converted 9 kg gas bottle, with 316 S/steel mesh grate in the bottom. $ cast iron gas ring with 2 controls & caravan leads 15 amp 10m $ mm hose & regulator $ m $ Wanted to Buy: Also I am interested in purchasing a set of 15 rims ( 5) to suit a Jayco or rims & tyres. If interested in any of the above items please contact Harry or Gea gea66har@bigpond.com Did you know we are open 7 days Our trading hours are: Monday Friday: 8.30am 5pm Saturday: 9am 4pm Sunday; 10am 3pm 1 Camfield Drive, Heatherbrae NSW Phone: Fax: info@newcastle caravans.com Web: Dealer lic: % Discount to Jayco Club of NSW members on caravan accessories under $500 per unit. Present Club Membership Card for discount. Not valid with any other discount or promotion.

6 Maria s Murmurings August 2014 Club News: Thank you to the members who have renewed their membership for another year. We look forward to seeing you at a forthcoming rally. Next month s newsletter I will include the updated Members List. Birthday s for August: Happy Birthday to our August babies. Bridie Scanes (6 th ); Christine Black (8 th ); Erin Batchelor (15 th ); Michael Robinson (20 th ); Michelle Batchelor (23 rd ); Lorraine Gardner (30 th ) Club Cruise 3 night cruise from 24 th January 2016 to 27 th January 2016 Yes it is 16 months away but as it is a limited cruise, cabins will go quickly. The itinerary is the ship will sail out of Sydney on the 24 th and stay out on the 25 th and will return to the Harbour on the 26 th so that those on board will have full view of the Australia Day festivities including the night time fireworks. Passengers will disembark on the morning of the 27 th. I have been advised by P&O that as this is a group booking, there will be some refund forthcoming and this will be distributed and shared according to your cabin choice. The cost I have quoted below is approximate. It depends upon the cabin and deck you choose. Interior room: $759 per person with $100 on board credits Ocean view $839 per person with $100 on board credits Balcony $1199 per person with $200 on board credits. You will need to quote the following when you book: Group Name: Jayco Club of NSW Cruise code P605 Group Code TNL Agency ID: Contact the reservation team on and ask to speak to group bookings operator. A deposit of $100 per person is required within 3 days of your booking. You can either do direct bank transfer or pay by visa over the phone. Banking details are: Account Name Carnival PLC BSB Account No An is required to be sent to caupayments@princesscruises.com if you choose to do bank transfer. Details in to include: Your name Booking number Amount paid Date paid Receipt number Reference number (what will show up on our bank statement) If you have any question you can me or phone me anytime. Maria Information Session Minutes held at Happy Halidays on 1 st August, 2014 The purpose of the information session: These were introduced for the sole purpose of passing information to the members by the committee. The committee meets prior to the information session, relevant and pertinent information is then passed on to the members. It is also an opportunity for members to voice their concerns. The aim is always to keep the transparencies between Committee and Members. Ron welcomed everyone to the information session and asked his committee to report on what was discussed at the earlier meeting: Secretary s Report (Maria): All the club s insurances have been paid and have received the Certificate Of Insurance for Public Liability and Certificate of Insurance for the Directors. A copy of both will be placed in the Attendance Sheet clip board. We have 42 financial members and a reminder has been sent to those who have forgotten to renew. Treasurer s report (Liz): Given Web report (Lorraine): Lorraine is asking for photos to be sent to be included on the web. Rally co-ordinator s report (Wendy): One Mile Beach Regular June Rally. Wendy asked if members were happy to rebook for next year. Members will be reminded as to when you need to book. Happy Hallidays will also be rebooked for next year for July. New Year s Eve nothing has been planned for this year. The consensus is that Cessnock has been done. This rally can be slotted in at any time. If anyone has suggestions, please let Wendy know. Stone the Crows festival in Wagga Wagga runs over the Easter Weekend for 3 nights. Will look into this. Tag-a-long: Terry advised that the caravan parks have now been told to cancel any sites that have

7 no name attached. Show grounds will be contacted later this month to check availability. Most of the rest areas picked will have plenty of room. Caring Officer (Bridie): Cards have been sent to Tony & Lyn McFadden, John Lak, Sue Bradshaw (for her shoulder operation) and Laurie is also doing well. Cards will be sent to Tricia and Anita. Neville moved the following motion which was seconded by Tony Battaglia. No pets be allowed in areas where food or drink was either being prepared, cooked or consumed. After much discussion the following motion was moved by Neville Henderson and seconded by Tony Battaglia In the interest of health and hygiene, no animals will be permitted to be present at morning tea, afternoon tea, happy hour or any other club communal gathering where food or drink is being consumed or prepared. The meeting was then opened to the membership: Gea Waalkens reported on a Loyalty Card that is being promoted by the Holiday Parks along the North Coast of NSW. There are 25 parks in the programme and a couple on the south coast. The idea is that the more you stay the more free nights you receive. More Club Merchandise The following endorsed merchandise is available through Lorraine Bain either by phone on or via at terry.bain@bigpond.com Monte Carlo Shirts (White /Navy) Biz $25.00 Cool (Summer National/State Rally) Ladies 8-24; Men s S 5XL Panel Polo Shirts (Winter National/State $25.00 Rally) Sizes: Mens S 3XL Ladies 8 18 Poly Fleece Jackets Navy $27.00 Magnetic Name Tags $10.00 Add your name $5.00 Note: Monte Carl Shirts have been discontinued and a new shirt as close as possible to the one deleted has been selected. information can be found at As there was no other business, the meeting was closed. Very Interesting, Oink, Oink... *If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee... *If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb... *The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 9 metres... *A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death... (Creepy) *The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. *Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people... *An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain... *A cat's urine glows under a black light... *Starfish have no brains... *Butterflies taste with their feet. *The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds. Club Committee: President: Ron Scanes: ronscanes@bigpond.com Vice President: Neville Henderson: hendosnj@bigpond.net.au Secretary: Maria Battaglia: maria.battaglia@bigpond.com Treasurer: Liz Beesley: liz.beesley47@gmail.com Rally Co-Coordinator Wendy Agius: ralliesjaycoclubnsw@gmail.com Newsletter Editor: Terry Bain: terry.bain@bigpond.com Committee Member: (Web Master) Lorraine Barrett: lorraine-barrett@hotmail.co Committee Member: Shaun Bowers: : lorraine-barrett@hotmail.co Committee Member: Sue Bradshaw: bradshaw_s@ymail.com Committee Member: Ernie Ross: cjross44@live.com.au