BAROSSA PHOTO DRIVE
www.subaru4wd.asn.au December 2019 [email protected] ABN 97484983112 SUBARU 4WD CLUB COMMITTEE 2019/20
PRESIDENT MATT CORBY VICE PRESIDENT PAUL SHINKS SECRETARY DEBBIE CLEMENTS MINUTES SECRETARY HELEN MANSON TREASURER MATT CORBY EDITOR BRUCE MITCHELL
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Theresa Shinks Belinda Teigesser Karl Teigesser
APPOINTED POSITIONS:
Advertising Liaison Debbie Clements Volunteer Coordinator Paul Shinks Membership Officer Marcia Tanner Technical Officer Paul Shinks Environment Officer Werner Kutsche Technical Officer Karl Teigesser Environment Officer Robert Tink 4WDSA Rep Karl Teigesser Insurance Officer Bruce Mitchell Trip Co-Ordinator Charlie Adam Properties Officer Helen Manson Public Officer Trevor Harris Social Media Coordinator Paul Shinks, Auditor Peter Arnold
SUBARU 4WD CLUB OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA INC www.subaru4wd.asn.au
Please direct all enquiries to: Email [email protected] Mail PO Box 310 Unley SA 5061
Telephone Enquiries 0457 569 817 or (08) 82635384
Meetings are normally held on the first Friday of each month unless otherwise stipulated ,at the Adelaide High School on the corner of West Terrace and Henley Beach Road. Limited parking is available off West Terrace in the front of the school.
NOTE ; No Meeting or Bullsheet In January
Next meeting will be held at 7:30pm on Friday 6 th of December 2019 (Have something interesting to share at a meeting? Contact a committee member.)
NOTE : WE WILL HAVE A BBQ AND SOFT DRINKS @ 6.30pm
Members please bring a plate of supper to share
To contact committee members, email [email protected] with as subject their role e.g. Editor Closing date for Bullsheet material The closing date for all entries and advertisements into the Bullsheet is the 20th of each month, to ensure that the magazine is collated and dispatched on time for your viewing prior to the next meeting. Your co-operation in this matter is greatly appreciated.
Email articles to [email protected] with subject: Editor
Published by the Subaru 4WD Club of South Australia Inc. Edited by Bruce Mitchell The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Editor or the Publisher. Copyright remains the responsibility of the author. 1
Spreading Bullsheet
Hello to all in Subaru land,
I Hope you are all doing well and getting ready for your Christ- mas holidays and planning for your long awaited trips. Yet again the Club has returned to Dutchman Stern in the flinders ranges and completed some amazing work to the Accommoda- tion buildings by installing new bench tops, oiling the decks and continuing to remove the box thorns and cactus. A big thankyou to our Volunteer coordinator and all the willing club members for their tireless efforts throughout the year to help our national park officers stay on top of the work. As we enter the New Year I am looking forward to clubs activi- ties and enjoying the great company of all the members and friends. So please arrange a trip and introduce as all to more amazing parts of this great state. If you are planning a trip this holiday season please make sure you take care on the roads and make time to explore areas on the way to your destination, I personally like comparing meat pies at all the bakeries along the way.
It is with great sadness that we have lost an amazing member of our club, with the passing of Sue Temple. She will be remem- bered by all as an amazing, loving person who will be greatly missed and our condolences to Richard and her family on their loss.
Merry Christmas
Matt Corby
The Location and Date of the next Committee meeting is at Debs on Friday 17th January 2020 Turn up to the meeting for a 7.30pm Start Please bring a plate of supper to share.
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Editors Report
Hi, Everyone,
Yes another year has passed. It has been a busy year for members, with some welcoming babies into their families, some have found new friends , moved house, pur- chased another vehicle or spent a fortune on the one they already have.
Sadly we have lost close family members and friends too.
Fortunately our 4wheel driving allows to escape into the wonderful world around us, be it a photo trip to the Barossa, the unique Flinders Ranges with their ever changing hues and colours or a peaceful relax- ing stay at places like Katarapko on the River Murray.
These places have different meanings to us all and I hope you are able to escape over the holiday break and enjoy the experience.
Our last Club Meeting for the Year is on Friday 6th December. Remember that we have our Christmas Raffle and the Tickets are ONE DOLLAR EACH.
Thanks to those who have contributed articles and helped me out this year with the magazine.
Seasons Greetings
SEND STUFF SO THAT YOU GET A STUFFED BULLSHEET
Bruce Mitchell, Editor
State Library of South Australia If you want to see the Bullsheet on the State Library catalogue go to: http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au/record=b3029672 Click ‘Latest Re- ceived” and on the next screen click the date of the issue you want.
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OBITUARY
Loretta Suzanne Temple
1953 - 2019
The Committee and members are saddened by the recent passing of Fellow Member, Sue Temple.
Sue was a wonderful happy person who had a positive effect on any Club event she was involved in. She enjoyed life and was a member of the Royal Australian Air Force, the EFS/ CFS, a competent swimmer and First Aid Instructor. Sue was very generous with her time volunteering with numerous organisations including Fifty Years of service to the Volunteer Fire Services where she was a Life Member, whilst also helping out with other organisations such as Meals on Wheels and First Aid training with St. John. Sue loved motorbikes, travelling overseas and in Australia and enjoyed camp- ing and 4WDriving with husband Richard, family and friends. Her favourite camping spot was Katarapto, near Berri where canoeing, social- ising , relaxing around the campfire and appreciating the location were some of the enjoyable activities which made Katarapto special. Sadly her illness prevented involvement in Club activities in recent years and she will be remembered with fond happy memories by all who knew her.
Our love and thoughts go out to Richard , Bernie, Kevin ,Evie ,Family and Friends
Katarapko, Murray River National Park ...subaru4wd.asn.au
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December 2019
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 Club Christmas Picnic 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rufus BBQ Salaman & Club Meeting 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Charlie Adam 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Merry Christmas Everyone 30 31
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January 2020
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2 3 4 5 Happy David New Year Nankivell Everyone
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Lorraine Hosking
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Pam Committee Fidler Meeting @ Debs
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Trevor Harris
27 28 29 30 31 Remember, February 7th is the next Club Meeting & February 9th is the Silver Sands Beach Day
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February 2020
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Claire Rosemary Gill Silver Coombe Shinks Thorncroft Sands BBQ & Club Beach Meeting Day 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Matthew Shinks
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Aiden Committee Helen McLean Meeting Adam T.B.A.
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COMING TRIPS
Drive Inn Movie Night
The Committee is looking for a suitable Movie.
Keep a watch out for an EMAIL over the break with ALL the Details
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COMING TRIPS Cont
Trip– Beach Day—Silver Sands
Date– Sunday 9th Feb 2020
Trip Leader— Helen Manson
Difficulty: Easy
Meet:— At Silver Sands on the beach from 10.00 am.
Cost: — Vehicle entry fee on to beach may be applicable,
Details — The usual fun day at the beach, bring bathers, games, sunshades and lunch.
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COMING TRIPS Cont
Trip: Ngarkat Conservation Park Border Track Working Bee
Dates: March 28th & 29th 2020
Trip Leader: Volunteer Please
Cost: Fuel, Food , Park Entry Free for Volunteers
Bring : B.Y.O. Everything including Gloves, Boots , Hats, Sun- screen , etc.
Notes: This Annual Border Track Inter Club maintenance event is typically held on the last weekend of the Summer Closure to prepare the track for the coming season.
With out this working bee the (S.A / Vic) Border Track could face closure , so it is important that we support this work to keep the track open. We usually camp south of Pinnaroo at Scorpion Springs Campground where there a long drop toilet. We work on the one way section of the track or where the Ranger has jobs
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COMING TRIPS Cont Trip: SIMPSON DESERT CROSSING ADVANCE NOTICE
Dates: July 2021 – School Holidays (2 weeks, approx)
Trip Leaders: Darren Hosking & Paul Kinnear
Cost: T.B.A.
Notes: This an advance notice for those who may be interested. The Subaru’s are more than capable of this trip however heavy-duty springs are required as a minimum. The running of this event will depend in the timing of the music concert on Big Red near Birdsville, which closes the sandhill, making the trip pointless.
Straddling three states, the Simpson Desert is the largest parallel sand dune desert in the world. More than 1,100 dunes, shaped into long red waves by westerly winds, roll from Birdsville in outback Queensland west towards Alice Springs across the top of South Aus- tralia. It was the last of the Australian deserts to be explored by Europeans – the first to cross its expanse was Ted Colson, on camel, in 1936; Reg Sprigg and family in the first vehicle in 1962. Now, it's top of the list for four-wheel drivers, and while thousands of peo- ple cross the Simpson each year, and satellite phones mean that help can be summoned if needed, it is still not a trip to be taken lightly.
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Barossa Photo Run
Organising the photo run involves bouts of nostalgia and a trip down memory lane to recall earlier days of driving or rallying on ‘roads less travelled’. We couple this with Google Maps and some reconnaissance drives, to check that the roads aren’t closed. The drives also provide the pretence to find interest- ing or lesser known places for imaginative photographic opportunities. Hope- fully the Barossa trip ticked some of these boxes for people attending and some fantastic photos to share at the December meeting. Our reconnaissance drives gave us the full gamut of weather. One day was 36 and another was cool and showery. We hoped for neither on the day! Lucki- ly, the early morning showers dissipated to a fine day by the time we headed off from One Tree Hill. The skies provided interest with a variety of clouds and the sun wasn’t too hot. It was good to see that Emmanuel, our newest member, doesn’t follow the rules, clearly believing in the same mantra that I do - life’s short, eat dessert first – alternatively, an ice cream for breakfast also fits the billJ! Debbie, too, informed us that she was prepared with half a kilo of mixed lollies for the day! Once PA gave his spiel, we headed off towards the Barossa Goldfields and Bowden’s cottage. I was hopeful of at least seeing a stumpy lizard for a fauna photo – we’d seen a number on earlier trips – but the cooler weather must have kept them in hiding. This interesting region, called Spike Gully was where gold was discovered in 1868. By 1870 there were over 4,000 people living in the immediate area and in the first 3 years £180,000 of gold was found. Bowden’s cottage, a two-roomed, stone house, wasn’t built until the 1930s when gold fossicking was revitalised by some peo- ple hoping to unearth that elusive nugget. The displays of mining equipment from the era provided several pho- to ops and even the long- drop dunny was photo- worthy, with its large oval mirror and vase of flowers.
Will we see your snap in December Helen? There are some hiking trails in the area which take walkers past old mine sites with disused mining equipment, mine shafts and tunnels.
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Reconvening to the cars, we heading off to other ‘roads less travelled’ via Gods Hill Road and the Promised Land. We stopped for some iconic Barossa scenery shots and then morning tea in Lyndoch where the bakery enticed several in our group. It was good to see that the apple of Matt’s eye, Molly, shares his love of the iconic Aussie staple - the sausage roll! Not to be outdone by her dad, she polished off a whole one! The cameras and phones were also snapping at Lyndoch’s show of red roses, all in full bloom. Hopefully we’ll get to see some great shots, particularly of that elusive bee in the centre of a bloom. Sharon and Helen should have some great ones! With full bellies and more photos taken, we headed up to Parsons Lookout and then along the Steingarten track. This involved opening and closing eight farm gates, which we all know come with individual quirks. No two gates or latches are the same. Some are hard to open, some won’t stay open and some you look at and wonder how on earth they came up with that idea as a gate latch! Pre- empting these difficulties, we had lollies on hand for our ‘tail’ as bribery for closing the gates. We all marvelled at the views of the Barossa and I’m sure all the way to the gulf. Steingarten , according to a walking brochure means ‘Garden of Stones’ and the dry-stone walls which were very impressive, will surely feature in some of the photos. We’re looking forward to seeing yours, Peter Strazds. Several keen shutterbugs took the opportunity to stop along the drive for that ‘one- of-kind’ shot that nobody else got. I know Werner informed us on several occasions that he’d stopped for a quick pic!
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Consequently, when we got the bottom and the final gate proved more than difficult, I opted to hold it open while everyone drove through. At least, as I watched our tail come down the hill, I thought we had everyone. A few minutes after heading off, we were reminded that there were in fact 9 cars and we had headed off with only 8! Oops, my bad! In my defence, Paul and Teresa had stopped and waited for a perfect shot without the cars in front bobbing along down the hill. Hopefully, the pic will make it to the meeting!
It was a short drive then to our wine tasting at Rockford Winery. We chose this winery more for its aesthetic photo opportunities, rather than any knowledge of their wines. Actually, we had no idea about the wine; but the old stone buildings, courtyard and scenery were quite photogenic. It turns out their wines weren’t too bad, either. We had a private room for the tast- ing, which about half our group took advantage of and we noticed that sev- eral people took bottles home for later. On the road again and after a short stop for photogenic stone and thatch ru- ins we headed into Tanunda for a free-for-all lunch. Everyone took advantage of the time to visit one of Tanunda’s many choice eateries and take in the main street. Werner, Sharon, Charlie and Inara en- joyed some bakery fare, Debbie and Helen finished their lunch with a hot beverage and was that a picnic basket I saw Matt’s dad with? Karl, Berlin- da, Paul and Teresa even pared their earlier wine with a pub snitty. Need- less to say, we were all perfectly satiated ready to hit the after-lunch trails. Well, mostly we were satiated. The chef making the unfinishable- sized snitties didn’t get the memo about our reconvene time. No worries! We had a plan B for just such an occurrence. A short meander up a winding dirt track we’d prepared earlier provided some different flora, fauna and scen- ery. We bundled into a small parking bay and took in some lovely valley views adjacent to the Kaiserstuhl Conservation Park before meeting up with our now very contented compatriots at the Barossa Valley Sculpture Park at Mengler’s Hill.
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A sculpture symposium for 9 sculptors, held in 1988, so the plaque in- formed us, led to their work being installed permanently at Mengler’s Hill. More granite monoliths were added to the collection in 2008. We took in the views and the artworks, some pictures were snapped and we surmised what the cromleches were supposed to represent. The what?? I hear you say; the stone sculptures. Thesaurus is a wonderful beast! We wandered around, marvelling at their inspiration. The eagles head was clear, two hands grasping, yes, a grey granite archway tall enough to walk through, maybe…a swirly, white granite number, not so much, and the dark grey granite column with a flatter grey granite boulder balancing on top or the shorter, squatter stone rectangle with another oddly carved lump on top of it – no idea! They do say art is in the eye of the beholder. How- ever, if curiosity gets you, there is a plaque which gives a brief synopsis of each of the pieces. Once we indulged our inner artist, it was back to the cars for the closing stages of the day. We drove a few short kilometres on the bitumen, then, at a 90° left bend we went straight on up a dirt track – one of the only ac- cessible “4WD” tracks that we could find for the day. In fact, we were so pleased that we’d found it, we included it twice! Our destination was the Seppelt’s Family mausoleum. Promotion for Sep- peltsfield calls it ‘an inspiring and touching tribute to the family who es- tablished one of Australia’s oldest wine estates’ and numerous family members are interred there. It certainly is an impressive structure and with architecture that you’d expect to see alongside Greece’s Parthenon or Acropolis! Built atop a hill and with views of the surrounding area, hiking up the rather imposing and very steep pathway to see the views took a toll on the calves and made us all wonder how they managed to carry the coffins up !
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While grapevines cover most of the landscape, date palms are also promi- nent along the roads in the area and line the pathway up to the mausoleum.
They provided some great photo opportunities. In fact, there are 5kms of date palms that were planted during the late 1920s. Their propagation, planting and nurturing helped to provide employment for Seppelt’s workers during the Great Depression and today, they prove a quite magnificent vista. After a short stop at some photo-worthy ruins and old farm equipment, we headed on to our final stop for the day, Greenock Brewers. A micro- brewery situated in a 100 year old wheat store, their claim-to-fame is that they use no preservatives or additives and produce their beer according to ‘the German Purity Law of 1516’, using only 5 ingredients and bottling by hand. Those finishing the day with a cold beverage chose the tasting option which gave you a small glass of each of their 4 brews. Ranging from light to progressively darker ales, Karl, Paul, Matt, PA and Charlie whet their whistle, the darker brews being the overwhelming favourite. The final chef d'oeuvre for the day, Helen’s shortbread, helped us finish our sojourn on a high. Thank you to everyone who came. We hope it was an enjoyable day on roads less travelled and with some sights at least, unseen. We’re looking forward to seeing all the photos at the December meeting.
Seppeltsfield Family Mausoleum, https://www.seppeltsfieldroad.com/discover-the- rich-barossa-history-encased-in-the-seppelt-family-mausoleum/
DAD JOKES ,
My dad worked on the roads. I never wanted to believe he'd steal from work. But when I got home all the signs were there.
My friend stole a calendar. He got 12 months.
Doctor, doctor, I keep imagining I'm a pair of curtains! Pull yourself to- gether man.
Did you hear about the restaurant on the moon? Food's great, but there's just no atmosphere.
The accountants have gone into battle, led by General Ledger.
Thanks to R.T.
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Hi Bruce
A voice from out of town here. We are in Robe together with two Adelaide friends plus two visiting ladies from Latvia. Our local friends are driving a Landcruiser 4.5 L petrol and we are in our Suby Forester. On the way down to Robe yesterday we crossed the Coorong sand dunes at 42 Mile Crossing onto the beach. 42Mile Crossing
Both our cars drove this at road pressure in the tyres. On the way out one hill was too much for the Suby and I had to deflate the tyres to about 18 psi.
Little Dip Conservation Park
Today we drove into Little Dip Conservation Park. The track skirted the eastern boundary of the park and along the shoreline of Lake Robe. This was a difficult and testing drive, being a mixture of sandy areas and large and small rocks, some sharp but others rounded but large. In places there were deep ruts across the road which was like being in a small boat on a rough big sea. After this we drove to Nora Creina and onto the beach-a piece of cake by comparison. All this with road pressure in the tyres. Tomorrow we move further south. We will be staying in Kalangadoo for two nights then home. I thought that this might be a short trip report for the Bullsheet. Sorry there are no more photos but I was too intent on the difficult driving. Cheers Peter Strazds. 18th November 2019
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Dutchman’s Stern Working Bee 22 to 24 November 2019 Paul Shinks
The landscape has changed from the dominating greens we are used to when we normally visit in the cooler and damper weather. Browns and reds highlights stood out as we drove up the dusty driveway to the boundary gate at Dutchman Stern Conservation Park.
Debbie had already arrived and had opened the accommodations windows, allowing the afternoon breeze to gently turn curtains into Flamenco dancers.
Paul, Theresa and Matt with Emmanuel and Zoe following arrived next, unpacking their cars, with Shinksy keen to install the replacement kitchen benchtop he had made. The benchtop is recycled from the top of a tattered old entertainment unit found at a second-hand shop. Cut to size, rubbed back, stained and clear coated. It slipped over the old bench and was glued in place, must say it looks great.
Debbie, Emmanuel and Zoe gave the deck a couple of coats of deck oil, that the sank quickly into the parched timber. The details on the can said it took 8 hours to be touch dry, more like 20 minutes!
New bench top
Bruce and Robert arrived next then Karl and Berlinda. Once everyone had unpacked and settled in, out came the cheese and nibbles, yep happy hour has begun. Theresa had pre-cooked the Shinks/Teigesser dinner of bolognaise, to have with baked potatoes, well that was the plan. Once happy hour was over (err did it?) the spuds went into the very slow cooking oven, sometime between 10 and 10:30 we ate a very tasty and needed meal. Saturday after a breakfast feast of bacon and eggs the team got back to work.
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Berlinda and Theresa gave the deck another coat of oil while the rest of the group removed the wire strands from an old dilapidated fence along the beginning of the Upper Eastern Track. Once under way Paul, Matt and Deb headed off to poison some wheel cactus and box thorn the Rangers had provided coordi- nates for, then re-joined the team to strip the fence.
After lunch we com- pleted some jobs around the houses, fixing the back door to the Shear- ers quarters and rolling over the wooden slats on the bench seat, plac- ing the bum piercing splinters to the under- side and the soothing smooth side to the top. Once this was done, we headed of into the park, hitting more wheel cactus and and box thorn, till it was time to head back.
Life continued around us in the dry landscape, glimpsing to see what we are doing, then not caring too much, just carried on, getting about with their day. Kangaroos were plenti- ful as we drove along the tracks, also around the accommodation, not too fussed by our presence. The local bird’s flit in and out of the trees, grabbing insects and what ever pollen sat at the base of the few remaining flowers. Cicadas, wasps, spiders scurried, buzzed and clicked and hid, while an uncountable number of small black ants filed up and down the large River Red Gum foraging for food. Saturday evening wasted away with more cheese and dip, plenty of laughs and chatter and a couple of drinks.
Sunday we explored the Valley track, which winds to the western side of the range then south, to the foot of the Southern lookout that we have named “Worlds End”, standing at 570 meters it provides a great viewing platform to the top of Spencers Gulf and along the Western face of the Flinders Ranges.
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After a quick walk to the top and lots of photos we head back to camp, to pack up,
say our goodbyes and head home. Bruce and Robert opted to stay on till Monday.
A massive thanks to our volunteers, without you this trip w0+. . ould not happen.
Poisoning Wheel Cactus
Trippers: Paul, Theresa and Matt Shinks- Mitsubishi Triton Karl and Berlinda Teigesser - Mitsubishi Triton Debbie Clements -Subaru Forester (at least there was one) Bruce Mitchel and Robert Tink- Mitsubishi Patrol Emmanuel Marshal and Zoe – Nissan Thingy
Looking down to the cars from on top of Worlds End
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Dutchmans Stern with the Homestead in the foreground
The Fence Wire Dancer
Fence Wire Coils
Dusk and The Stern at Night
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Bull bar protrusions in the spotlight in South Australia ByIsaac Bober•November 2, 2019 • 3 MINUTE READ
Bull bar protrusion laws aren’t new news, but a South Australia Police post on Face- book has caused a storm on social media with opinion getting in the way of facts. A Facebook post earlier this week by South Australia Police about bull bar protrusions has caused outrage on the Interweb but is opin- ion getting in the way of facts? See, all around the country the vari- ous road services have been updating their regulations around bull bars, so as the law of what your bull bar can look like on the front of your vehicle is largely the same between the States and Territories. But the SAPOL Facebook post which showed fishing rod holders attached to a bull bar and reminded vehicle owners that bull bar addi- tions deemed to be a “hazardous projection” will attract a potential $498 fine and a potential vehicle defect notice. But this isn’t new news. Laws around bull bar protrusions have been in force for some time and while some States and Territories are more lenient than others, like the Northern Territory which allows rod holders to be used but only while in operation. Meaning, when you’re driving to and from your fishing spot; once back home, they need to be removed.
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Let’s just clarify something. While SAPOL showed a photo of fishing rod holders, the law around attachments or protrusions means anything, like aerials or winches, or driving lights… anything that protrudes and is likely to present an additional danger to road users.
In NSW, the law allows for things like winches and aerials to be used, like the fishing rod holder rule in the Northern Territory, while their is an “operational need”.
Here’s a passage from the RMS on what is and isn’t allowed: Any attachment or protrusion projecting forward of bull bar or bumper bar which presents a danger to other road users
Note that any aerials or winches which cannot meet this re- quirement should be removed after the operational need is com- pleted. Emergency and rescue (State Rescue Board-accredited res- cue vehicles, mines rescue) vehicles may have a constant opera- tional need for this equipment and will not be rejected. Minor pro- trusions forward of the bull bar or bumper bar such as a spotlight, or fairleads required for the operation of a winch, where the mount- ing brackets do not protrude, are permitted providing the protrusion is the minimum necessary and is blunt or protected to minimise any risk of injury to vulnerable road users
Any sharp or ragged edge or corner on a bull bar which could cause injury to a person coming into contact with the bull bar Any bull bar or other attachment that does not allow the driver a view of the road and of the traffic to the front and side of the vehi- cle so that the driver can drive the vehicle safely.
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South Australia is not so liberal with its laws and basically issues a blanket statement saying anything that is sharp or has a ragged edge that’s likely to increase the risk of bodily harm to a pedestrian is illegal. So, rather than being angry about SAPOL reminding Facebook about legislation that’s been in place for years, perhaps Facebook should vent its anger over the lack of a reasonable legislation ex- planation, as per NSW.
The second point being raised by Facebook commenters is around the fact that a bull bar on its own is dangerous, so, how does a fish- ing rod holder increase the danger. Simple. It’s a catch point. All new bull bars have to adhere to strict new Australian Design Rules and are intended to offer as much protection to both the vehicle and pedestrians as possible. Obviously, it’s a fine line and there are arguments both for and against fitting bull bars but for touring four -wheel-drivers they’re a must…for Toorack Tractors, perhaps less so… The point here is that adding anything that can catch someone has the potential to cause more damage to them in a collision. Need to carry fishing rods on your bull bar? There are ways to do it so that you’re not creating a protrusion, some companies have created turn -table style holders that are mounted to the bull bar, but lay back towards the bonnet so that the rod holders/handles don’t protrude beyond the front of the bull bar. Others allow the rod holders to be released quickly via a locking pin, making it easier to load and un- load when you’re driving to and from your fishing spot. Depending on where you live in Australia, you’ll need to check the legalities around fishing rod holders on your vehicle because not all types, even adjustable ones, aren’t legal in all States or Territo- ries. A quick Google search on ‘bull bar protrusions law . In the next couple of weeks, we’ll show you some DIY fishing rod hold- ers you can make at home that won’t get you in trouble with the law. Stay tuned.
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Gallagher are the recommended 4WD Vehicle and Camping Insurance Providers for Four Wheel Drive Australia affiliated Clubs.
For more information email the Insurance Officer , Bruce Mitchell, at [email protected] or use Gallagher contact details above
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This book saves lives!
The Emergency Medical Information Book - contains all of your infor- mation and medical records which is needed if or when an ambulance is called and you need to be transported to a hospital.
When paramedics are called, a typical scenario is that distraught family members may be unable to give correct details of the patient’s condition, or the medication they may be on. The paramedics physically have to collect all the patients medication in the house, try and obtain a medical history and take it to the hospital with the patient.
This small book contains patient contacts, service or carer provider infor- mation, medications and any medical condition, so a paramedic is able to treat and ready a patient for transport to a hospital.
HAVE ONE ON THE FRIDGE Has a Magnetic plastic sleeve
It is recommended that Club Members carry an up to date copy in
their Vehicle Glove Boxes , Especially on Club Trips or Events.
Club Officials would only access Personal Information in an Emergency.
Available from the Treasurer for $2.00
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And, to end things off...
Can’t wait for my mid-arvo naps.
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MEMBERSHIP FEES FOR 2018-2019
METRO $60.00 COUNTRY $50.00 HALF YEAR $30.00 JOINING FEE $15.00 Memberships ARE DUE PROMPTLY on 1st July & are in default if not paid by 30th September. Membership cards will be issued at meetings. If you require your card to be posted out to you please contact the Membership Officer
Make sure you collect your new Club sticker when you pay your membership.
IMPORTANT NOTICE IF YOU ARE TAKING PART IN ANY CLUB EVENTS, YOU MUST PUT YOUR NAME ON THE TRIP SHEET TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE COVERED BY THE CLUB’S PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE. YOU CAN DO THIS AT A MEETING OR BY RINGING THE CLUB TRIP CO-ORDINATOR AFTER THE LAST CLUB MEETING BEFORE A TRIP, PLEASE INFORM THE TRIP LEADER OF ANY ADDITIONS OR CANCELLATIONS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE TRIP THIS IS FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION AND OURS! Did you know that it is in the Club Constitution that your car must be maintained in good roadworthy condition with a minimum of 3rd party property insurance? Do you have a fire extinguisher & RECOVERY KIT with you on club trips? It’s a club rule that you carry one of each. What about a first aid kit, the club has quite a good one to borrow at any time. All we ask is that you replace anything that gets used or removed from the kit.
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Club Apparel
You can also bring in an item to have the logo added. Add what you want to the trip sheet. We will endeavour to order as much as possible in one go. See Karl Teigesser for more information.
Polo tops $35 Rugby tops $40 Hoodies $40