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1 NISSAN NEWS This Issue: New committee Walhalla Trip report Fire danger period October 2018 Regd. No Print Post Approved No

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3 Nissan News is the official magazine of The Nissan Four Wheel Drive Club of Victoria Inc. ( the Club ) which is a member of Four Wheel Drive Victoria. Articles, trip reports, social and technical reports etc are welcomed for inclusion in Nissan News. General Meetings: Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month (except January) at the Keysborough Senior Citizens Club, 352 Cheltenham Road, Keysborough. (Melways Map Ref 89 D9 ). General and Committee Meetings commence at 7.45 PM Sharp. Correspondence: All correspondence (except articles for Nissan News) should be addressed to: The Secretary Nissan 4WD Club of Victoria Inc. PO Box 351 Springvale 3171 Website: The Editor reserves the right to reject articles submitted for publication. The views and or opinions expressed in Nissan News are not necessarily the views, opinions or policies of the Editor or of the Nissan Four Wheel Drive Club Inc. Acceptance of advertising does not necessarily imply endorsement of products or associated companies or individuals by the Nissan Four Wheel Drive Club Inc. In this issue... 3 Calender of Events 4 Trips and Events 14 Walhalla Trip Report 17 Tree pruning at Wandarrah 19 Minutes: August General 20 Minutes: August Committee 22 Minutes: September General 23 Minutes: September Committee CLOSING DATE FOR MAGAZINE 2nd Friday monthly Advertising Rates Full Page: $670 (colour) / $460 (black & white) Half Page: $380 (colour) / $260 (black & white) Eighth Page: $110 (colour) / $75 (black & white) CLUB LIFE MEMBERS Steve Trickey Clive Garaway John Barnes Paul Warner Peter Simpson John Tomlinson Gary Lister Trevor Heale Alan McCabe From the Editor One off page advertising (introductions, special promotions etc) per page $100 (colour) / $70 (B&W) For items marked on "For Sale" pages members can list items for sale at no charge for 3 months. Non-members $10 (conditions apply, contact Editor for details). Membership CLUB BANK DETAILS BSB: A/C No: A/C Name: Nissan 4X4 Club of Victoria Remember to include your name in the reference details. A new member joins the Club as an Associate Member. Once the following attainments are achieved the member can apply for Full Membership: Full membership form is available in the members pack or request from Membership Secretary or download from web site. Once a Full Member you are eligible for a key to the club property. Been an Associate Member for 6 months. Completed Driver Training. Attended 2 club trips. Participated in a Club working bee and/or kitchen roster at a general meeting. Attended at least 4 general meetings. Membership Fee's as at 1st June 2018 Once off joining Fee of $110 ( this includes driver training ). Annual Subscription of $150. Therefore a new members cost would be $260 for the first year. Pro-rata is calculated for the second years membership fee. If you have any questions about membership please contact the membership secretary or approach any of the Committee members at the next General Meeting. Hi all, Welcome back to everyone that went on those big trips. I am sure they had a great adventure but sorry to be back in the cold weather again. I will be waiting for those trip reports. :) I am in need for articles and trip reports so if there is anyone out there with something please let me know. Cheers Heath Glass. Nissan 4x4 Club of Victoria Editor Cover: Monomak Photo by: Heath Glass The Club wish to sincerely thank the NOBLE PARK FOOTBALL CLUB for the use of their club rooms for committee meetings. NISSAN NEWS OCTOBER

4 Meet the Committee Committee members for the year Executive Committee President Gary Lyons Secretary Leigh Williams General Committee Membership Secretary Linda Vella Editor Heath Glass Publicity Officer Neil Brydson Sales Officer Adam Webb Trips Coordinator Michael Melenhorst Ordinary Committee Ordinary #1 (Key Master) Non-Elected Positions Librarian Glynn Deane Steve Nugent FWDV Delegate Neil Chalmers Vice President Ian Geddes Treasurer Brian Rollins Driver Education Garry Single Land Coordinator Dean Walker Sergeant at Arms Michael Dingli Social Coordinator Josh Doble Webmaster Alex Glover Ordinary #2 Mike Hale Post Master Wanda McLauchlan Regional Representitive John Tomlinson FWDV Delegate Neil Brydson FWDV Delegate Gary Lyons Committee meetings are held every third Wednesday of the month (except December) as shown in the calendar of events. The committee welcomes members to attend committee meetings as well as table items for the agenda. To advise of attendance or items for the agenda, please contact the secretary two weeks before the meeting to ensure appropriate time can be provided. 2 OCTOBER 2018 NISSAN NEWS

5 Calendar of Events OCTOBER Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun GM Working Bee Trip Leader Train CM CruiserKhana Billy Goats and Blue Rag NOVEMBER Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Wandarrah Wandering - Melb Cup GM Store P CM Club Chrismas Party DECEMBER Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun GM CM Deni Xmas Camp JANUARY 2019 Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun GM Deni Xmas Camp CM FEBRUARY 2019 Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun GM CM MARCH 2019 Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun GM CM General Meeting Committee Meeting Driver Training Working Bee School Holidays Public Holidays Club Social Event Show Club Trip NISSAN NEWS OCTOBER

6 Club Trips and Events Below is a list of trips and events for club members to attend. For full details look on the Club Forum. If you wish to attend a trip then register via the web site and contact the trip leader if it's required. Notice on attending trips: Please make sure that your vehicle is registered, driver has a current drivers licence and your membership subscription is up to date. 6th - 7th Oct Coordinator: Dean Walker Wandarrah Working Bee As with previous working bees, morning tea and BBQ lunch will be provided. We will also continue the tradition of the Camp oven cook off on Saturday night. So please register on the web site if you wish to attend so we know the attendance for catering Your help will be appreciated. 19th - 21st Oct Coordinator: Heath Glass CruiserKhana 2018 CruiserKhana is an exciting technical challenge made up of 8 challenges & 3 optional events. Each event is carefully designed to test your skill without using speed and damage to your 4WD. Each vehicle requires a driver & a navigator, with each person in the 4WD having their own responsibilities to ensure you earn high points for each event. There are over $10K of sponsors prizes available for participants to win. 26th - 28th Oct Coordinator: Adam Webb Billy Goat Bluff & Blue Rag Range This is a trip from Wandarrah to Billy Goats Bluff track via Licola. Second day is frmo Dargo to Blue Rag Range via Dargo High Plains Rd. With a visit to Mayford old town site. 3rd - 6th Nov Trip Leader(s): Heath, Sarah and Rosie Wandarrah Wandering - 4x4, Kayak and Fishing Melbourne Cup Weekend The plan is to have a fun weekend over the Melbourne Cup long weekend. Some 4x4ing, Kayaking and Fishing will be involved. Just hoping the weather is kind. 17th Nov Trip Leader(s): Heath and Sarah Store Point Hut Walking Trail Maintenance Project Store Point Hut Walking trail is a place where general public can visit and walk the trail. We as a club have been assigned this place to keep clean so it can be walked in a safe manor. 4 OCTOBER 2018 NISSAN NEWS

7 23rd - 25th Nov Coordinator: Josh Doble Club Christmas Wandarrah Mark it in your diary, it s not just for the kids it s our last get together for the year so come and socialise drink, sing and be Merry. Once again we will be having a Spit Roast dinner catered for by the Maffra Spit Roast company followed by dessert. 26th Dec - 2nd Jan 2019 Trip Leaders: Darren & Sharon Jones Deni Xmas Camp Trip We will be staying at Deniliquin Riverside Caravan Park. This is an easy trip with no limit to numbers. Activities include relaxing, Floating down the Edward River, fishing, sightseeing etc. Dogs and Caravans welcome. Annual Christmas Party 23rd - 25th of November Mark it in your diary. Socialise, drink, sing and be merry. Register on the web site or let the Social Coordinator know so you can be registered. PLEASE NOTE: It's a club rule that NO DOGS ARE PERMITTED on this weekend at Wandarrah Any enquires address them to the social Coordinator NISSAN NEWS OCTOBER

8 *10% off to all club members * Excludes Fridges Products Bull Bars Fridge/Freezers Winches Communications Hike-Lite Food 4WD Accessories Camp Furniture Tent & Awning Accessories Camping Essentials Coolers Lighting Camp Cooking 4WD Recovery Gear RV Accessories sales@werevr4x4.com.au web: Address: P.O. Box 4164 Carrum Downs Vic OCTOBER 2018 NISSAN NEWS

9 President's Report Gary Lyons The 2018/19 Committee is well progressed on its formation and is focusing on managing the Club on behalf of Members. I would like to acknowledge the contribution of former president, Sarah and her team and on its good work. Their contribution has continued as they have assisted the new Committee with its transition. A key focus for Committee is to strengthen engagement with Members and to encourage broader participation by Members in Club activities. The Business Plan will be refreshed, the key pillars of which are Membership, Trips and Wandarrah. Members will be asked to review a draft of the refreshed plan and provide feedback to the Committee. I am pleased to again be contributing to Club management and I thank you for this opportunity. I would like to acknowledge the assistance given to me by the retiring Committee and many Club Members who have shared with me their observations of issues and of matters that require the Committee s attention. Regards Gary Lyons President Message from the President Fire Danger Period Declared for Wandarrah The Country Fire Authority (CFA) has declared a Fire Danger Period for the East Gippsland and the Wellington municipalities for the period 10 Sep 18 through to 01 May 19. Fire restrictions are now in force in these two municipalities, the effect of which is that you cannot light a fire in the open air unless you have a permit or comply with certain requirements. Our Club property, Wandarrah is located in the Wellington municipality. Fire restrictions apply to Wandarrah during the declared Fire Danger Period. Please make yourself familiar with the restrictions and ensure that all activities at Wandarrah are compliant with the restrictions during the Fire Danger Period. Regards, Gary Lyons President NISSAN NEWS OCTOBER

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11 DOOR PRIZE PROUDLY SPONSORED BY Werevr 4x4 The Nissan 4WD Club of Victoria Inc acknowledges this sponsorship with thanks. The members of the Nissan 4x4 Club would like to welcome the following to the club: Linden and Simone Pereira Charlie and Frankie Szabo Simon Murphy and Anna Ellis Scott and Tanja Vincent Oscar Zarate Congratulate the following members for reaching their membership milestone and contribution to the club: 10 Years Uwe Klietz 20 Years Mark and Linda Vella The committee is also proud to present Life Membership to John Fowler for his work and dedication to the club. Know Your By-Laws CLUB ACTIVITIES 3.7 Rubbish Members will remove their personal rubbish from campsites and lunch areas etc., or dispose of rubbish in receptacles as provided by the relevant authorities. Members are encouraged to clear up the general areas that the Club has used. All fires are to be COMPLETELY extinguished prior to departure. NISSAN NEWS OCTOBER

12 Ringwood Nissan Yarra Valley Nissan-Lilydale Would Like To Offer Staff Level Discounts To All Members of Nissan 4WD Club of Victoria The Full Range Of Nissan Genuine Parts, Lubricants and Accessories Range Of Aftermarket Parts also available though Nissan automate program Special Service Rates For Service And Repairs New Car Deals At Fleet Pricing Dealer Contacts Maddison Flannigan - New Car Fleet Sales maddisonf@ringwoodnissan.com.au David Rowe - Parts & Accessories davidr@ringwoodnissan.com.au Stuart Gruchy - Service Dept stuartg@ringwoodnissan.com.au PARTS DIRECT OCTOBER 2018 NISSAN NEWS

13 Alhambra Thackeray Matlock Harpers Creek All Nations Woods Point Gooleys Creek Brown's Lone Grave Walk Watson's Reward Walk Watson's Reward Shanty Shanty Shanty The Aberfeldy Tracks Project The West Gippsland Relic, Mining and Heritage Protection Inc are maintenance managers of the Aberfeldy Tracks Project. The Nissan 4x4 Club of Victoria have two regular working bee dates each year for club member volunteers to help maintain the Store Point Discovery Walk and Concord Gully area sign. These areas are a very important part of Victorias gold mining history. The trip dates and more details are on the club web site and in the trips and events section of magazine. The next event will be on th 17th November. If you wish to know more about the West Gippsland Relic, Mining and Heritage Protection Inc. then visit their web site: Map Showing location of Nissan 4x4 Club clean up area REGION G (Toyota Landcruiser of Vic) REGION F (Wanderin' 4 Wheelers) REGION E (Victorian 4x4) REGION B (Yarra Valley 4x4) REGION T (Land Rover Owners Club of Gippsland) Earth 4x4 (O'Tooles) REGION D (Idlers) REGION C (Low Range Offroad) REGION S (Nissan 4 x4 Club) REGION A (Amarok Club of Vic) Some of the clubs that volunteer their time NISSAN NEWS OCTOBER

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15 How to Run a Club Trip All trips MUST be accepted by the Trip Coordinator before being advertised in the Club Magazine or forum. Send an to the Trip Coordinator which details your trip. Once the Trip Coordinator has approved the trip it is posted in the Trips section of the Club Forum. Once posted on the Club Forum, please ensure that you keep the trip entry up to date with attendees and review it regularly for comments or questions from members. To comply with our insurance requirements it is essential to complete the required paperwork. Members can use the online digital trip participant form to quickly and easily submit the required details. Alternatively a printable version of the form can be downloaded from the club website ( or Four Wheel Drive Vic. website ( org.au). All other forms for trip leaders and guests can be downloaded from the club website ( or FWDV website ( If you have any ideas about a trip and/or questions speak with the Trip Coordinator (trips@nissan4x4vic.com.au) or any of the committee members. Submitting a Trip Report I have recently had members ask me how to write a trip report. As trip reports are a fundamental part of the magazine, it s great when members want to share their interesting experiences with the club community. The general rule of thumb when submitting a report is to provide as much relevant infvormation as possible. For example: Specify whether it's Club or Personal Trip. Trip name and date. Participants on Trip. Photos. Trip report text. Selfie or avatar if you perfer. When I receive your details I will create a proof of your report and send it to you for changes or approval. When you write your report, do it from your perspective, how you experienced the trip from start to finish. I find it helpful to look at the map or GPS file as well as photos to jog those memories. When I receive your draft I will create a proof and send it to back to you to make changes if necessary. Hope this helps to get those reports in. Cheers. Heath. Truck Manufacturers Represented in the Club NISSAN NEWS OCTOBER

16 Trip Report Walhalla Day Trip 26th May 2018 Report By: Andrea Trovo Participants Andrea Trovo (TL) Chris, Brooke, Abigail, David, Ethan & Annika Veldwyk Lachie, Jeanne, Taya, India, Lennix & Smith Adam, Ivy & Abby Webb and Michael Raas Barry Gibson David Anderson & Julian Briede GU Patrol GU Patrol GQ Patrol GU Patrol Pathfinder GU Patrol Clay Howard & Andrew Mitchell (TEC) Ranger It was a cold and chili morning but the day started off with an amazing sunrise after several days of extreme Melbourne rain. The excitement was felt all around with all members arriving on time. Once the admin was out of the way the trip leader proceeded with a thorough briefing of what s to come for the day and the usual housekeeping rules of convoy procedures. We set off, starting from the local McDonalds at Moe heading to Walhalla via C446 Moe-Walhalla Road with only 20 min into the trip the whole convoy needed to come to a stop. Sadly there was a flat tyre to replace! All members were ready to chip-in with help. There was ample of moral support and plenty of chiefs to direct the operation, as the saying goes how many people does it take to change a... Once the job was completed we were off again for a beautiful sunny day in the bush. First leg of the trip is a spot of sight seeing at Horse Shoe Bend Tunnel. It was a good opportunity to stretch the legs and learn more about the local mining history of the region. The history of the tunnel began in the early 20th century. It was a man-made diversion, designed for easier extraction of gold. The diversion enabled the river to flow through a tunnel, leaving the dry river bed to be sluiced for alluvial gold. A leisurely stroll down the pathway from the car park to the river's banks, gives the whole group a great view of 18th century engineering, a chance to drink and taste of ice cold water for those who dared to venture up close and personal. As one of the members can confirm, it was excellent drinking water! After a climb back to the carpark, we take a few happy snaps for the magazine and let the tyre pressure down in preparation for the next part of the trip. It wasn't long before we had to turn off onto our first track for the day, Britannica Track, a light easy track, a great way to warm up but by the end of the track our tyres where full of mud and some of us even got it on the paint work. We then proceeded to find our next track names the plane track which proved to be a 14 OCTOBER 2018 NISSAN NEWS

17 good one with ample of step decents, mud, rocks, and fortunately the spoon drains helped to slow down each vehicle. At the bottom of the valley we came across our first river crossing with water levels been low enough to cross yet high enough to rinse off our muddy tyres. The fearless trip leader forged across the river first. It turned out to be the first & only winch recovery of the day with the trip leader needing a bit of extra help to get up the banks of the river! To his great surprise no other vehicle needed a hand as they all made it up river bank with no trouble. Way to go troopers! After our climb out of the valley we finally reach the Thompson Dam picnic grounds where we stopped and enjoyed a relaxing lunch break under beautiful clear sunny skies and impressive open views of the water reservoir. After lunch, we head off across the Thompson Dam with a quick stop for more happy snaps, continuing along the road we pull off into our next challenge for the day Fulton track, with a sharp left turn into a very steep descent into the valley again for the second river crossing. With everyone across safely we commence the steady climb up with challenging steep rocky sections giving our engines a good workout and drivers plenty to negotiate with care. Once at the very top we all lined up our vehicles for more group photos before heading into town. Finally, we arrive at Walhalla township where we all say our goodbyes for the day and pressure up our tyres again in readiness to drive home. Overall the day was fun and exciting with plenty of variety for the whole family, no vehicle was damaged or scarred - but the same can t be said about certain drivers! Regards, Andrea Trovo NISSAN NEWS OCTOBER

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19 Tree Pruning at Wandarrah 7th September 2018 Report By: Dean Walker (Land Coordinartor) We set of on Friday 7th September for Wandarrah for the removal of dangerous limbs in trees around the camp area. We arrived about 5pm. I would like to thank Brad Bloxidge who picked up the cherry picker from Morwell and arrived about 6pm. Roger Mckee had arrived earlier. We had an early start Saturday morning with the first limb removed from a tree near driver training. We then moved down the driveway to remove the tree that had come down over the driveway. Wanda and Gary arrived to help as we were clearing this tree. We cleared a couple more tree limbs from the driveway area and then had morning tea. After that it was a few limbs around upper Wandarrah camp area and then lunch. After lunch we made our way down to Lower Wandarrah to remove more limbs and then more from near the toilet block. We finished for the day at about 4pm and Wanda and Gary left not long after. Sunday was not quite as early start. Evan Wellard arrived at about 9am to help. Brad started the day replacing the old guttering on the hut with new guttering. This took most of the morning. Every one else clearing and cutting wood from the previous day and cleaning the gutters on the toilet block roof. After lunch the last couple of trees, near the playground had their dangerous limbs removed. We then called it quits for the weekend. I would like to thank Brian Rollins for lending his pole saw and everyone else for helping to make this a successful weekend. Cheers Dean Participants Dean Walker Paula Wood Brad Bloxidge Roger Mckee Wanda McLauchlan Gary Moloney Evan Wellard NISSAN NEWS OCTOBER

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21 General Meeting - MINUTES Nissan 4x4 Club of Victoria Inc. 1945hrs Wednesday 1 st August Cheltenham Road, Keysborough The Meeting opened at 07:50p.m. with President Sarah Bounden in the chair. Welcome and Introduction Apologies : Gary Lyons, Mike Hale, Lynda & Andy Reid, Brian & Trish Rollins, Roger McGrath, Darryl Rabbit, Paul Verbeek, Andrew Brown, David Hughes, Ian and Genny Knight. Visitors: No guests Acceptance of previous Club meeting minutes Prior to accepting the minutes Lisa Brydson spoke about the personal attacks mentioned in said minutes. She spoke at length about the efforts of the volunteer Committee members who spend considerable time and effort managing our club ensuring good governance including meeting its legal requirements. She was disgusted at the attitude of some members, in particular at the personal attacks towards Committee member(s). After the comments were made the minutes as published in the August Nissan News and online beforehand, were moved for acceptance by Stephen Bloomer and seconded by Josh Doble and accepted. Reports: President: Sarah Bounden - NTR Vice President: Kyle Baxter - NTR Secretary: Leigh Williams Magazine in from RRCV. Commbank Term deposit instructions for rollover. Treasurer: John Farlow NTR Membership Secretary: Heath Membership stands at 195 with a handful of renewals still to come. Land Co-ordinator: Dean Walker Warning tape around 15 potentially dangerous trees; be careful where you camp. These trees will be removed once our members Tree Felling certificates have been approved. Around 2 weeks for this. Roof gutter needs to be replaced Driver Training: Stephen Bloomer- Certificates handed out to last driver training course held 19/21 st July. Sales: Richard Hall Thanks to committee and members for the last 12 months. Looking for someone to take over Social Committee: Kim Taylor Next event is the awards day 16 th September at Jells Park; you will need to register online. Looking for someone to take over the role. Editor: Heath Glass This year s stickers from FWDV are in. September magazine done. Minutes printed separately. Publicity Officer: Neil Brydson National 4x4 show coming up, has 8 people to assist, Neil will be there on the Thursday to setup. Will be in contact with volunteers to work out a schedule. Need some more volunteers. Has new banners etc for marquee. Trip Co-ordinator: Josh Doble Trip going up for Rainbow off road racing event. Store point hut trip going up. Looking for volunteers. In Oct Nov Library: Mick Melenhorst - NTR Webmaster: Caretaker Heath - NTR Sgt at Arms: Michael Dingli Yarra Valley Nissan looking to supply prizes. GENERAL BUSINESS Toyota LC club doing Cruiserkhana again in October. We need to look to get a team together. Shane Bacon spoke of this as well as Heath. Darren Jones Thanked the committee for their efforts on behalf of the Members There being no further discussion the meeting concluded at 2030hrs Next meeting 5 th September 2018 NISSAN NEWS OCTOBER

22 Nissan 4x4 Club of Victoria Inc. MINUTES - Committee Meeting hrs Wednesday 15 th August 2018 Moodemere St, Noble Park The Meeting: opened at 7:30 p.m. with the President Gary Lyons in the chair. Welcome and Introduction Present: Gary Lyons, Leigh Williams, Glynn Deane, Michael Dingli, Josh Doble, Neil Brydson, Alex Glover, Mick Melenhorst, Linda Vella, Stephen Bloomer Apologies: Ian Geddes, Brian Rollins, Mike Hale, Heath Glass, Garry Single, Dean Walker, Adam Webb Visitor: Mark Vella, Steve & Debbie Nugent, Amy Jones, Alan McCabe Quorum Yes Acceptance of previous Club meeting minutes The July 2018 Committee meeting as published in the August Nissan News were put forward for acceptance. Moved by StephenB but no one to second? To go on agenda for next meeting. Reports: President: Gary Lyons Explained the role of the committee and how it is our role to provide good governance according to the Rules and Bylaws. It is important to remove personalities from the roles and conduct the meetings and decisions based on what it is best for the club. Gary is standing in as temporary treasurer for Brian until he returns from holidays. Because of Brian and Ian s absence we are unable to set them up as signatories. Gary cannot be authorised until the others return and they are all done at once. Given all payments must be signed by two approved signatories; Gary will approve payments, John Farlow as retiring Treasurer and authorised signatory, will sign off on them and Leigh, as the other remaining authorised signatory will do the final sign off. Gary expressed his delight at being back on the Committee. He is in talks with Ian about running with a new/updated business plans. Gary asked if anyone have anything to get off their chests before the meeting proper. No takers Vice President: Ian Geddes an apology Treasurer: Brian Rollins an apology Secretary: Leigh Williams Mail in: magazines from LROCV and ARB, Invitation to participate in Camp Quality fundraising event - will put in the Campfire Forum seeking expressions of interest. Still haven t received certificates from RTO for tree felling. Will chase up next week. September magazine will not have minutes from August meetings. I will put them online before I go on holidays. FWDV s Trackwatch have invited us to put in a Eulogy for Andrew Rodrick. Neil Brydson will put some words and image together and discuss with Andrews wife Sharon. Leigh to find out deadline. Agenda to be published beforehand in future Membership Secretary: Linda Vella Not up to speed yet, need to review documentation with Heath and get Printer from Heath. Land Co-ordinator: An apology Ok to hire cherry picker put forward by Stephen B, seconded by Leigh carried, but Gary to discuss with Dean before he proceeds. Leigh raised the subject of whether we should discuss with Dean the need to resurrect the Land Committee. Gary will also talk to Dean about this before the next GM so that we can seek volunteers asap. A discussion re Oh Shit Hill and whether it should ever have been reopened was had, given it could be argued that it may never be used. This needs to be discussed at next meeting. Glynn has new chain for Wandarrah s front gate. He will give to Dean in time for next working bee. Black lock currently on the gate to be returned to Glynn. Heath and Leigh now working on signage at Wandarrah. Hopefully we will provide a sample sign by next CM. Driver Training: Stephen Bloomer. Stephen will stand in for Garry Single until he returns from holidays. Stephen and Garry will share the workload over the next year but Garry to be the official committee member. Leigh asked if the Driver Training track needed any attention at the moment. The response was no. Sales: Adam Webb An apology Social Committee: Josh Doble Only current activity is the Awards day in September, needs to finalise numbers in order to arrange food etc. Editor: Heath Glass an apology But has advised that the Sept. magazine is a cut down version, due to Heaths holidays. Minutes for August meetings will not be in it. They will need to be distributed separately. Publicity Officer: Neil Brydson 4x4 show this weekend. He has 10 volunteers and a schedule setup. Asked if we could receive payment 20 OCTOBER 2018 NISSAN NEWS

23 directly into our CommBank account via BSB and Account number. This was agreed to. Trip Co-ordinator: Mick Melenhorst NTR as yet. Working his way through the handover. Webmaster: Alex Glover Waiting for handover from Heath when he returns. Sgt at Arms: Michael Dingli There is some confusion about who is managing the relationship with Lilydale/Ringwood Nissan. The deal was they would provide prizes in lieu of advertising fees. We have also been approached by Preston Nissan with a view to having a relationship with them. Is this a conflict of interest? Michael to liaise with Kyle and Heath to put this to bed. Keymaster Glynn Deane Key Situation Leigh and Glynn to work on sorting out the key situation, particularly in terms of who has black keys and who should have them. Also tidy up and stocktake the general keys to understand and remove any security risk associates with reusing old keys over and over again, as well as members retaining keys and getting new ones. Also need to determine whether we need to replace all keys and locks progressively. Business arising from previous meeting. Expense reimbursement Based on the results of the recent poll and discussions with the Committee and members, Gary will draft a policy for review/approval at the next Committee meeting. Due to some confusion it was agreed that tickets for this month s 4x4 stand to be paid for by the club for entrance only, for members who man the stand for a minimum of ½ day. Attendees must also be registered with Neil. If 2 members of one membership attend then we pay two tickets. This policy may change for future shows as determined by the expense policy review mentioned above. It was suggested from the floor at a recent GM that the Committee should get 3 quotes for any expenditure over $500 with a maximum Committee spend figure by the Committee without GM approval of $1500. Gary suggested that it is not necessary to get GM approval for expenditure. The Committee undertakes to provide better communication and transparency for major one off/asset expenditures. The Secretary will ensure that where possible the cost estimates will be in the minutes prior to expense occurring. There was no objection to this so issue closed. There was a request from the floor at a recent GM, that printed financials be handed out at GM s. This was rejected as the previous Committee made a conscious choice to not do this, but publish on the web site. The GM will no longer be required to approve the financials. This is already done at a Committee level. Another discussion was held re cutting of the trees at Wandarrah. I.e. do we do it or get a contractor. No outcome was determined; as we are still waiting for the Certificates to be approved this was held over until next GM. Secretary notes that this was approved by the previous Committee upon meeting the requirements of our insurer. Leigh to re-submit documentation to Committee for perusal prior to next meeting. GENERAL BUSINESS Safety of Childrens playground at Wandarrah. This was brought up by the Secretary as the next thing we should be reviewing in order to keep all our members and families safe at Wandarrah. Initially he suggested that two parents who will be at Wandarrah soon, inspect the equipment and area with a view to advising if they thought it was safe for their children to play under supervision and if safe without supervision. They should also make some initial recommendations as to what needs to be done if anything, to make this area safe. Depending on the outcome of this what action we take next. There being no further discussion the meeting concluded at 2200hrs Next Meeting 19 th September 2018 NISSAN NEWS OCTOBER

24 General Meeting - MINUTES Nissan 4x4 Club of Victoria Inc. 1945hrs Wednesday 5 th September Cheltenham Road, Keysborough The Meeting opened at 07:45p.m. with President Gary Lyons in the chair. Welcome and Introduction Apologies : Helen Doyle, Brian and Trish Rollins, Mike Hale, Gary Single, Darren Jones, Sarah Bounden, Heath Glass, Andy and Sarah Harding, Dean Watson, Charlie Darlow & Leigh Williams Visitors There were 3 visitors, here as a result of the: Web Site x 2 4WD Show, Melb. X 1 Acceptance of previous Club meeting minutes as published in the Sept. Nissan News were accepted. Moved by Neil Brydson seconded by John Milane Reports: President: Gary Lyons The new committee met 3 weeks ago. Several new members are away on trips so are still transitioning to their new roles. John Farlow is still processing club invoices with sign off from Leigh Williams and Gary Lyons Steve Bloomer is acting as driver trainer until Gary Single returns. The Club has been approached by Nissan Australia to arrange a meeting to explore any ways we can establish a mutually beneficial relationship. This meeting is scheduled for Tuesday the 11 th of September. 4WD Victoria's Education Day has been postponed due to lack of availability of the presenter. To be rescheduled. 4WD Victoria is holding an information day in Tatura at 10am on Saturday the 15 th of Sept located at 297 Craven Road Tatura East. Vice President: Ian Geddes Ian will be working with individual committee members on implementing the club business plan. Secretary: Leigh Williams An apology Treasurer: Brian Rollins An apology Membership Secretary: Linda Vella Linda thanked Heath for preparing a comprehensive set of procedures for the Membership role. The club has 199 paid up Members Land Co-ordinator: Dean Walker The Club is still having issues with firewood being used and not replaced. This is a recurring problem. Members using the Wandarrah facility are asked to ensure that any firewood used is replaced. Members are also requested to ensure the firewood trailer is clean and returned to it's shelter after use. Driver Training: Garry Single Stephen Bloomer standing in and advises the next training is on the 19 th of October with the final session for the year to be scheduled for late November. There is a Trip Leader's course to be held on the 13 th of October. Sales: Adam Webb Just taking over. Nothing to report. Social Committee: Josh Doble The Awards day will be held at Jells Park on Sunday the 16 th of September. Please finalise your attendance by Sunday the 9 th of September so catering can be arranged. You are still able to attend if you decide to come along but you will need to self cater if you haven't let Josh know by the due date. Editor: Heath Glass An apology Publicity Officer: Neil Brydson 4WD Show stand went well. Approx. 50 application forms handed out and prospective new members. It would be good if volunteers from the pool of experienced club members would consider assisting more in the future at these events. 95 hours volunteered and 1022 kms travelled for this event. Stats have been provided to 4WD Victoria. The next event is the Victoria 4WD Show on Sun the 17 th of Feb 2019 at Lardner Park. We will require at least 6 volunteers to man the stand. Trip Co-ordinator: Mick Melenhorst 2 new trips posted last month. See website for details. Cruiserkana is on again from the 19 th to the 21 st of October at Yarck. Cost $195 single driver, $50 for a spectator attendee (including meal) Sgt at Arms: Michael Dingli Raffles: 2 x Wine Holders : Winner Paula, 2 x shackles and tow pack : Winner Ian Crouch GENERAL BUSINESS 1. Tree Felling Course The issue with correct certificates is not yet resolved. A meeting with the training provider is being organised for next week. In the interim we cannot assume valid training has been completed. Hopefully this will be favourably resolved at this meeting. 2. Keys - The process for tracking and maintaining the keys is being reviewed by the committee this month. The current Key is Green and will remain valid until further notice. Those Full Members with any other colour key are advised to contact Glynn or a member of the committee to arrange a swap. There being no further discussion the meeting concluded at 2100hrs Next meeting is October 3 rd OCTOBER 2018 NISSAN NEWS

25 Nissan 4x4 Club of Victoria Inc. Committee Meeting MINUTES 1930hrs Wednesday 19 th Sept Moodemere St, Noble Park The Meeting: opened at 07:30 p.m. with the President Gary Lyons in the chair Welcome and Introduction Present: Gary Lyons, Leigh Williams, Glynn Deane, Michael Dingli, Dean Walker, Adam Webb, Neil Brydson, Alex Glover, Mick Melenhorst, Linda Vella, Ian Geddes, Heath Glass, Stephen Bloomer Visitors: Paula Wood, Mark Vella, Steve Nugent, Alan McCabe Apologies: Josh Doble, Brian Rollins, Mike Hale, Quorum Yes Acceptance of previous Club meeting minutes The Aug Committee meeting minutes as published in the Aug. Nissan News were put forward for acceptance. Moved by Heath and seconded by Stephen Bloomer. The July minutes (not previously accepted) were also proposed by Linda and seconded by Michael Dingli. Reports President: Gary Lyons Bills are being paid by John Farlow in Brian s absence but no financial report as yet. In looking after the club and looking after individuals, Leigh has published documents which will be recirculated that outline proposed safety measures at Wandarrah in particular and Tree Felling specifically. Gary asked all to review and report back for workability by next meeting. FWDV info. day at Tatura. o Highlight was recognition of Andrew Rodrick and his interaction with FWDV. o Nothing much else of interest from the meeting except a discussion re the use of the bush with other users such as shooters etc. This is a balancing act between all interested parties to ensure submissions by FWDV to govt. bodies are successful. Met with Nissan Aust to discuss any relationship we may have in future. Not attending a general meeting at this point but their Marketing department is interested in talking to us. Approached by Amarok club to see what sort of relationship they can have with us. Add to the agenda for next meeting. Notice re Fire season sent out for member info. Please read. Need to educate all members on what is acceptable in terms of fire size. Heath to put reminder in next available magazine. Vice President: Ian Geddes Ian Geddes talked about business plan and reasons to come to meetings. Treasurer: Brian Rollins - An apology Secretary: Leigh Williams Usual mail in. Invoice from Neo Printing and magazines. Membership Secretary: Linda Vella 4 new applications, 3 have paid, Scott and Tanja Vincent, Simon Murphy/ Anna Ellis, and Oscar Zarate. No payment received from Nathan/Carley Tranter. All 3 accepted as Assoc Members. 9 people to present badges to at next GM. Suggested that we take photo of newbie s getting their badges. A 20 years badge for Linda and Mark. Land Co-ordinator: Dean Walker Brad Bloxidge donated some treated pine posts. Post hold digger for Working Bee available. Has asked for a budget to undertake repairs, at this point $250 plus some more donated posts from Neil Brydson. Approved to go ahead. Will get quotes from McAllister Earth moving to remove 2 dangerous trees and for a truck load of crushed rock. Cleared up fallen trees and removed some widow makers. Sub Committee to be formed, suggest max of 5 members. Signs to be allocated to Sub Committee to resolve Firewood still an issue, how do we solve this? Stop stacking firewood in bins, pile wood in various spots, last on the list for working bees, appeal to members still. Put up Working Bees in advance in the magazine. What can we do for remembrance at Wandarrah for Andrew Rodrick? Put on agenda for CM. Driver Training: Stephen Bloomer 6 trainees scheduled for Oct. will see if can rustle up some new members. Need 8 to make it worthwhile. Not enough subscribed to Trip Leader training at this point. Neil has suggested we conduct Trip Leader course closer to home, will discuss directly with Stephen. Sales: Adam Webb Some new ideas but no handover from Richard Hall at this point. Doesn t have suppliers details etc. Wants to reduce price on some items to clear stock. Will provide more info on what, why and cost. Stickers window stickers now available via Heath. Social Committee: Josh Doble An apology Editor: Heath Glass Updating committee page and photos. August minutes in October magazine. Need some trip reports. Publicity Officer: Neil Brydson Gearing up for show in February 15/18 at Lardner Park. Paid deposit. Doing presentation himself on Googs track Liaise with Michael re displaying banner at club meetings. Trip Co-ordinator: Mick Melenhorst Pretty quiet. What can we do to overcome this?> Sub Committee suggested for Trips., Heath, Leigh and Mike at this stage, to meet asap Linda suggested that we have Committee Weekends at Wandarrah, meaning members come along to meet the committee and do some tracks with them. Webmaster: Alex Glover Handover not finalised. Looking at how we can better utilise the website. Will have something for next month. He was asked to review his outstanding s Sgt at Arms: Michael Dingli Caught up with Ringwood Nissan, Dave is very supportive. Got a $200 voucher for service. Still some confusion re advertising costs vs. providing prizes. Need to decide on how to use voucher. Ordinary member #1 Glynn suggested we proceed with Leigh s idea to have 200 existing keys recut and locks adjusted accordingly. Cost of $1/key plus $15 to reset locks, plus cost of any new locks if necessary. This was accepted. Glynn to provide Leigh with one set of coloured locks and keys asap. Black keys/locks to be recut/reset. Ordinary member #2 Mike Hale An apology Business arising from previous meeting. Gary - Expense Reimbursement policy to be submitted next month, not yet completed more complex than anticipated. John Fowler was nominated for life membership, this was accepted. Alan & Gary to liaise with John/Maureen to arrange presentation of badge. Linda to write a story about his achievements. GENERAL BUSINESS Leigh - Oh shit hill track status To be referred to the land Sub Committee. Gary has suggested it be closed unless a convincing argument can presented to the contrary. Leigh - Steve & Debbie Nugent will do a review of Wandarrah playground over Grand final weekend. MickM - Privacy in magazine, Heath to remove individual details when requested. Leigh to contact Insurer to get quote only to add Personal Injury insurance to our existing Wandarrah Public Liability policy. Linda - Etiquette for meetings. Meetings to be seen to be in a positive light, particularly contributions by Committee members. There should be no bickering or fighting at general meetings. We need to lead by example. Speak positively at meetings, bring a joke. Suggested we adopt the motto Come as guest go home as friends. There being no further discussion the meeting concluded at 2220hrs Next meeting 17 th October 2018 NISSAN NEWS OCTOBER

26 Are you looking for a 4x4 Club? Do you enjoy 4 wheel driving? Do you enjoy the outdoors? Are you looking to join a fun, family friendly club? Take a look at the advantages of becoming a member. About Us: The Nissan club was formed in 1976 to engage in and promote four wheel driving for recreation. From those beginnings of some friends with G60 Patrols, we have grown into a well organised and inclusive group of over 200 members. There is a mixture of 4WDs within the club such as: Patrol, Pathfinder, Navara, Maverick, Landcruiser, Hilux, Prado, Wrangler, Pajero, Ranger, Defender, Discovery, Amarok, BT-50 and some SUV which meet specific trip requirements. Club Trips: Club trips are run through out the year. Trips cover the whole of Australia, so wherever you plan to go for your next trip we can certainly help. Club members have a wide range of experiences and are always keen to assist with suggestions, hints and information for your trip planning. The Trip Coordinator ensures there is a good variety of trips available, from the Victorian High Country to the deserts of Central Australia - we have a lot to offer. Trips have varying levels of difficulty from Novice (Easy) through to Expert (Very difficult). Trips range from half a day, one day, mid-week and weekend or several weeks depending on where you want to go. Some of the trips this year have included: Portland Sand Dunes Rubicon Valley Border Track Victorian Mallee Wyperfield NP Victorian High Country Helping the Community: We participate in events which help the community. We are associated with a number of organisations and help out with: - Clean up the bush - Restoration of historic land marks - Charity Events - BlazeAid Social Events: The club also has a social committee which organises social events such as dinners, Chrismas parties and fun sporting events. Driver Education: As part of your membership we have a qualified driver training team that holds driver education programs to assist drivers in 4WD techniques and the safe and responsible use of 4WD equipment. Club Property: We are saving the best for last! The club has its own 80 acre property, two hours east of Melbourne, in picturesque East Gippsland. Club members can enjoy the facilities at their leisure, with plenty of sites for tents, camper trailers or caravans, there are also hot showers and flushing toilets. The extensive fire place area for camp cooking or relaxing with other members at happy hour is a popular spot. There are well maintained 4WD tracks on the property, as well as the tracks in the beautiful area of the State Forest which borders the property. So what are you waiting for? Join now and enjoy the experiences of a life time. Don t forget to check out the web site for more details. 24 OCTOBER 2018 NISSAN NEWS

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