The Magazine of the Nissan Patrol 4WD Club of NSW & ACT Inc
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ON PATROL No 8. The Magazine of the Nissan Patrol 4WD Club of NSW & ACT Inc. April 2015 1 Nissan Patrol 4WD Club General Meetings 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Veteran Car Club 134 Queens Road Five Dock NSW 2046 Club mail can be sent to: Nissan Patrol 4WD Club PO Box 249 FIVE DOCK NSW 2046 The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the Nissan Patrol 4WD Club of NSW & ACT Inc. The Club and its officers do not expect nor invite any person to act or rely on any statement, opinion or advice. The Nissan Patrol 4WD Club website, www.nissanpatrolclub.org includes a "members only" area with access to details of upcoming trips and other news/information not meant for public consumption. To be issued a user name and password to access the website, please send an e-mail with your name and home phone number to [email protected]. Put "password required" in the subject area of the e-mail. After we have verified your details, you will receive an e-mail with your log-in information. C O N T E N T S About the Club 3 Convoy Procedure 25 Committee Members 4 4WD'ing Tips for Dummies - Part 7 26 Editorial 5 TR1 - Victorian High Country 27 Club Awards 7 TR2 - One Epic Day Trip - Part 1 33 New Members 9 Special Feature 35 Birthdays 10 History of the Nissan Patrol - Part 4 Get to Know ... 11 Nature Lover - Sturt's Desert Rose 36 The Scoreboard 13 Down the Track - Gibb River Road 37 Special Report Up the Creek -Illaroo Campground 39 15 Drop Bears A-Z of NSW National Parks - C 41 Driver Training & Working Bees 16 Top Tip: Spider Repellent 42 Club Calendar 17 Club Noticeboard 43 Leaders, New Trips & Bookings 23 Camping Checklist 45 Trip Classification & Radio Channels 24 Front Cover: Steve A going over the rock steps at February Driver Training. 2 NISSAN PATROL 4WD CLUB OF NSW & ACT INC. About the Club The Nissan Patrol 4WD Club was established in 1976 by a group of four-wheel drive enthusiasts from other clubs interested in pursuing common interests and activities in 4WD'ing, and also aiming to give the Nissan Patrol its own identity. Although named for the Nissan Patrol, the Club welcomes all types of four-wheel drives capable of completing our driver training course. In 2002, the Club fulfilled a long-held dream and purchased its own property of 94 hectares in the Windellama region near Goulburn. The land is used for Club activities such as bush camping, driver training and social activities. There is also a dam on the property which provides a reliable source of water for bush fire fighting. In May 2006, our initial idea of a large shelter/shed came into fruition and was finally completed. The shed acts as our bush classroom which allows us to easily host our Driver Training Courses. It is also the place where we have our Xmas In July, Easter and Club Anniversary weekends, and is available for free camping by members at any time. Front View Back View The club atmosphere is, and always has been, to have fun and develop long lasting friendships from a wide variety of people from all over Sydney and the countryside. The club holds regular driver training days for all members, trips from one day to several weeks' duration (such as outback trips) and a variety of social activities. Club trips are graded depending on the degree of difficulty to cater for all levels of four-wheel driving. On trips, the traditional “happy hour” and campfire provide a wonderful setting for swapping yarns, having a quiet drink and building solid friendships. We are strongly committed to “Access for All” (except ratbags) in our National Parks and State Forests, protecting the environment through responsible four-wheel driving and helping to 'Clean- Up Australia' by cleaning up our bushland. Since 1980, the Club has been hosting varying types of events for the general public to enjoy in their 4WD’s. In past years there were the annual Nissan Trials, which saw inter-club challenges testing the driving skills of both individuals and teams. In line with current community expectation and demand, the Club is running the Son of Trials at River Island on the first weekend of November. These events offer standard road registered vehicle owners, from learner drivers through to experienced 4WD’ers, to participate in a number of challenging courses to fine tune their skills and the chance to win some fantastic prizes. For further information about the Club, please go to our website at www.nissanpatrolclub.org 3 NISSAN PATROL 4WD CLUB OF NSW & ACT INC. PO Box 249 FIVE DOCK NSW 2046 Club website: www.nissanpatrolclub.org ISSN 1446-0718 2015-2016 COMMITTEE MEMBERS & OFFICE BEARERS COMMITTEE President POSITION VACANT Vice President Rollanda R Secretary Christopher B Treasurer Anne K Membership Secretary Steven R Trip Organiser Murray R Training Co-Ordinator Chris C Land Manager Kenneth I Communications/Editor Tania S Social Convener (Harry) OFFICE BEARERS Trials Co-Ordinator POSITION VACANT Assist Trials Co-ordinator POSITION VACANT Trials Secretary POSITION VACANT Publicity Officer Glen S Webmaster Brett M Purchasing Officer Christopher B & (Harry) Technical Officer Stephen S Equipment Officer Ross C Librarian Iro S Sergeant-at-Arms Darren G Assistant Membership POSITION VACANT Assist Training Co-Ordinator Christiaan J Assistant Land Manager Ray V Assistant Editor Fiona Sc Assist Social Convener Colleen Ib Auditor/s POSITION VACANT Please contact the Vice President if you would like to join the Committee and have a part in the running of YOUR Club. 4 From the Editors Well, here I am again for another year, but with a new assistant. Actually, she has been more help in the past year than the "official" assistant. You may know Fiona as the occasional Driver Training Team Demonstrator, but also for the past couple of years, she has helped with reading through articles, page design, picking front cover photos, etc. She is a tremendous help when it comes to making a final decision, and more recently when my email account was hacked, some emails were diverted through to hers. So as of the AGM, Fiona is now the Editorial Assistant. We will start off this new Club year with a couple of new pages in the magazine that will be a regular feature. The first is "Down the Track" - a look at the amazing 4WD tracks of Australia. The second is "Up the Creek" - information on some great camp sites by our beautiful waterways. We hope these new pages give you the urge to get out and see this wonderful country of ours, and maybe even take a few other club members with you. We are always open to new ideas and articles for the magazine, so please contact us and we can discuss it further. Keep On Patrolling! Tania & Fiona & Ruby Next magazine due 1 July 2015 All articles for the next magazine MUST be sent in a Microsoft Word format and forwarded to [email protected] or mailed to The Editor, NPC, PO Box 249, Five Dock NSW 2046 by 25 June 2015. Advertising Charges: If you would like to advertise your business Full Page $400 p/a in this magazine, please contact Tania at Half Page $250 p/a [email protected] Quarter Page $100 p/a Business Card $50 p/a 5 6 CLUB AWARDS 2014 Presented by Vice President Scott Dr on 11 February 2015 PRESIDENT'S AWARD Christopher B COMMITTEE MEMBER of the YEAR CLUB MEMBER OF THE YEAR Marcel C Jonathon D TRIP REPORTER'S OF THE YEAR John S Steven R 7 TRIP LEADER OF THE YEAR $$ WORN OUT WALLET $$ Clarence the Cruiser Geoff G Accepting the Award on behalf of Clarence is his owner, Steven R APPRECIATION CERTIFICATES Trevor & Eve W Mark C Scott & Wendy D Stephen B Christiaan J Ruth C Stuart D The S Family Fiona S accepting the Certificate on behalf of the S Family 8 The Club would like to acknowledge and Welcome the following New Members who have joined us over the last 3 months. Steve & Karen A Stephane B & Elise A Nigel, Kellie H, Finn & Lara D Michael B & Bonnie D Greg & Cheryl C Jacques, Agnes, Celine, Marianne, Jacqueline, Jacques Jr & William E Phillip & Lyn L Chaz, Cody & Sarah P Richard & Peta R Glen, Michelle, Jasmine & Jordan S We hope you have an enjoyable, friendly and fulfilling time with the Club and stay with us well into the future. THAT MOMENT WHEN YOU HAVE A NEW IDEA FOR YOUR TRUCK 9 H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y We wish the following Club Members a very Happy Birthday. APRIL 30 Laszlo B 29 Joseph S 1 Stuart D ? Emily O 30 Sally R 2 Karine C ? Jessee W 30 Greg W 5 Glenn R ? Spencer E 6 Finn D MAY 6 Anthony Sc 1 Ruth C JUNE 9 Charles B 1 Robert H 1 Anton El 9 Beau T 3 Ge Yun W 2 Tim P 11 Stephane B 3 Sophie W 3 Jasmine B 12 Josiane H 4 Abigail O 3 Jacques E 13 Michael L 5 Nigel D 3 Graham R 14 Jasmine M 6 Leah D 4 Steve L 14 Corey T 6 Chris R 6 Jean-Pierre H 15 Jacqueline E 8 Cheryl A 6 Colleen I 17 Phillipe C 9 Leigh H 7 Rebecca F 17 Bonnie D 9 Claire M 8 John F 17 Mitch E 9 Jason T 9 Michael A 17 Ben Ro 10 Elise A 9 Alex C 18 Rachel G 10 Dave C 10 Amanda D 18 Lyn L 10 Rick H 10 Christiaan J 18 Judah P 11 Trevor A 11 Byron Sc 19 Roslyn D 11 Peter P 11 Jeanette V 19 Julien I 12 Robert D 13 Cyrille C 20 Tony A 12 Kathryn W 13 Kevin K 20 Dawn S 17 Daryl R 13 Dale T 21 Margaret B 20 Brenda D 14 Martin S 21 Neil E 20 Garth P 17 Ally D 21 Ken J 22 Scott S 17 Lance M 22 Jennifer B 23 Andrew M 19 Neil C 22 Jack C 24 Kellie H 19 Jessica S 22 Zane P 24 Caelum M 21 Sam H 24 Glenn B 24 Rollanda R 21 Brett R 25 Chris C 25 Antonio F 25 Jason B 26 Geoff G 26 Rowena T 27 Greg C 27 Jacques E Jr 27 Darren G 29 Steve H 28 Chris W 28 Ian O 30 John M 29 Cheryl C 28 Reshma W 30 Veronica K 29 Christopher H If your birthday is not on this list, please contact Tania at [email protected] 10 GET TO KNOW ..