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1956 BSA Bantam Motorcycle Steve and Sarah Daldy G.V.M.V.D.C.INC. – P.O. BOX 704, SHEPPARTON, 3632. DATE OF ISSUE - SEP 2016 REGISTRATION NUMBER A 0001874 H 1956 BSA Bantam motorcycle Steve and Sarah Daldy 1932 CHEVROLET 1935 CHEVROLET 1954 CITROËN Confederate roadster Master roadster Big Six sedan Mick and Anna Newham Matt and Sandra King John and Jenny Grieve Club Member of the Year Neil Hammond THIS SPACE AVAILABLE. CONTACT BRENDAN WALSH FOR DETAILS. Cnr G.V. Highway & Saxton St., Ph 03-5862 3000 Numurkah 3636 Fax 03-5862 2088 www.peterhillhonda.com.au Ph 5821 7776 • Standard Exhausts • Sports Exhausts • Tow bars • Tube Bending 59 Mitchell St SHEPPARTON 3630 Some Bathurst Legends vehicles still on display 7717 Goulburn Valley Hwy, Kialla 5km south of Shepparton Motor Museum extension Ph 03-5823 5833 to open in October. Open 7 days a week 10am-4.30pm (closed Christmas Day and Good Friday) September 2016 Goulburn Valley Motor Vehicle Drivers Club Inc Statement of Purposes To foster recovery, restoration and preservation of all types of self propelled vehicles that fall within the broad meaning of the terms - Veteran (pre 31-12-1918) Vintage (1-1-1919 to 31-12-1930) Classic (1-1-1931 to vehicles older than 25 years) To conduct the sport of motor vehicle rally driving so as to promote and encourage that sport. To conduct such events and activities as the Committee considers appropriate to: (a) increase the members’ awareness of our motoring heritage, and (b) enable the exchange of information and vehicle parts between similar clubs and interested members of the public. Office Bearers and Committee for 2016 PRESIDENT Lindsay Drust (Heather) 5825 4553 0447 776 686 43 Homewood Dr, Mooroopna VICE PRESIDENT Bill Winters (Joy) 5825 2465 0437 762 520 10 Goulburn Cross, Mooroopna SECRETARY Lorraine Tainton 5827 1279 0409 956 074 10 Dean Dr, Kialla TREASURER Julie Tyrrell (Lynn) 5857 2810 3876 Midland Hwy, Stanhope COMMITTEE David Morrison (Tina) 5857 2970 0417 869 090 62 West Rd, Stanhope Gwyneth Trevaskis 5821 6281 71 Lincoln Dr, Shepparton CLUB CAPTAIN Phil Podbury (Anne) 5823 1445 0407 231 445 3 Tuckett Ln, Kialla West NEWSLETTER EDITOR Brendan Walsh (Melissa) 5821 7334 0418 103 739 114 Hayes St, Shepparton PROPERTY OFFICER Ken Cuthbert (Joy) 5822 2023 0409 415 741 2 Loddon Crt, Shepparton VEHICLE SAFETY OFFICERS Peter Vibert 5823 5865 0408 333 172 7 Cardinia Crt, Kialla Lakes and CLUB PERMIT REGISTRATION OFFICERS John Hammond (Elaine) 5821 5020 0409 352 952 34 Holland St, Shepparton FEDERATION DELEGATES Lloyd and Kris Healey 5829 9432 0458 299 466 3550 Katamatite Rd, Congupna A.O.M.C. DELEGATES Richard Murrell (Marcia) 5866 2556 4 Birch Crt, Nathalia Graeme Smith (Lorraine) 5866 2351 19 Scott Ave, Nathalia LIBRARIAN Neil Hammond 5826 2275 17 Robinson St, Murchison SUB-COMMITTEES CATERING PRESIDENT Anne Podbury (Phil) 5823 1445 0407 231 445 3 Tuckett Ln, Kialla West SECRETARY/TREASURER Sue Borthwick (Peter) 5823 5385 10 Illawarra Cres, Kialla COMMITTEE Evie Boschetti, Terry Brennan, Jenny Grieve, Kris Healey, Pat Lavis, Meryl Zanelli SWAP PRESIDENT Lloyd Healey (Kris) 5829 9432 0458 299 466 3550 Katamatite Rd, Congupna SECRETARY Bernie Hurren (Belinda) 0418 318 770 5 Konig Crt, Orrvale COMMITTEE Brian Boschetti, Glenn Braybon, Lindsay Braybon, Lindsay Drust, Kris Healey, Belinda Hurren BUILDING PRESIDENT Peter Borthwick (Sue) 5823 5385 10 Illawarra Cres, Kialla COMMITTEE Ken Cuthbert, Lloyd Healey, Alan Lavis, Greg Sutherland, Denis Zanelli SOCIAL GROUP John Chester (President) Ross Nankivell (Secretary) Lois Chester (Treasurer) COMMITTEE Colin Grace, Rod Pearce, Thurlie Pearce, Sandra Pozzobon CLUB CAR PHOTOS Hugh MacFadyen (Robyn) 5821 5192 0409 215 112 15 Varcoe St, Shepparton FRONT COVER - TROPHY WINNERS AT THE DECEMBER 2015 CONCOURS JOHN STEWART MEMORIAL TROPHY 1932 CHEVROLET Mick and Anna Newham FOR BEST PRESENTED VEHICLE Confederate roadster THE DUSTY SHAW TROPHY 1935 CHEVROLET Matt and Sandra King FOR BEST INDIVIDUAL EFFORT Master roadster BARRY COLLISON TROPHY 1954 CITROËN John and Jenny Grieve (PEOPLE’S CHOICE) Big Six sedan JOHN HILL TROPHY 1956 BSA Steve and Sarah Daldy FOR BEST PRESENTED MOTORCYCLE Bantam motorcycle CLUB MEMBER OF THE YEAR Neil Hammond Page 1 September 2016 ADDRESS ALL G.V.M.V.D.C.Inc., CORRESPONDENCE TO: P. O. BOX 704, SHEPPARTON. 3632. WEB-SITE: http://www.gvmvdc.com.au **note the new address** E-MAIL: [email protected] MONTHLY Held in the G.V.M.V.D.C.Inc. Clubrooms, 40 Grahamvale Rd, Grahamvale (northeastern MEETINGS outskirts of Shepparton) on the second Thursday of each month, starting at 8.00pm. New members and visitors are welcome to attend. COMMITTEE Meets in the Clubrooms on the fourth Thursday of each month except December. MEMBERSHIP Membership Fees for 2017 are $65.00 ($30 if joining after May) Fees for 2013 $65.00 Financial year is from the Annual General Meeting in November. Subs can be paid directly into the Club’s bank account GVMVDC Inc. at the Bendigo Bank. BSB 633 000 Acct No 1366 25076. Include your name and membership number as details. MONTHLY G.V.M.V.D.C.Inc. monthly rallies are run on the Sunday after the meeting each month, unless RALLIES otherwise arranged, starting at the Clubrooms at 10.00am. Slower vehicles may leave earlier if they wish. Members without a rally car can come modern or turn up and get a lift with somebody. Members are reminded to fill out the rally attendance sheet some time during the run. CLUB SHOP Lapel badges (members) $4.00 Wind jacket $50.00 (for non-members) $5.00 Windcheaters (depending on size) $20 - $30 Car Badges (members only) $16.00 T-shirts (depending on size/style) $15 - $25 Contact the club librarian. Caps $15.00 CD/DVD of past Journals (pdf) $2.00 Windscreen stickers $3.00 2016 Club calendars (A4 or A3) free Embroidered patch of club logo $3.00 Car details sheet (A4 laminated) $1.00 Contact Kris Healey on 5829 9432. Contact Brendan Walsh. You can contact these members at a monthly club meeting. RED PLATE When your Club Permit is due for renewal, you can: VEHICLE - bring the papers to a club meeting for signing, PERMIT - post them with a self-addressed envelope to G.V.M.V.D.C.Inc, P.O. Box 704, RENEWALS Shepparton 3632 and the Secretary will sign them and return them, or - post them to the Secretary with a cheque and an envelope addressed to VicRoads and the Secretary will sign them and send them on. See the Secretary for further details. If the Secretary is not available, you can contact Peter Vibert on 0408 333 172 or 5823 5865 to arrange a time. Peter lives at 7 Cardinia Court, Kialla Lakes. CLUB LIBRARY A full listing of the Club’s books, manuals and DVDs is available in the library at club meetings. CAR PHOTOS Each member is entitled to have one car photo on the wall at no cost. Give your 220x140mm photo to Hugh MacFadyen with your details and the car’s details. He will do the framing. Further photos can be done for $10 each. See Hugh for details. JOURNAL Contributions for the next Journal should be to the Editor by the end of this month. “I said, ‘I think I hear a funny noise’!” Sports Car World, November 1969 Page 2 September 2016 President’s Report Spring has finally arrived with the promise of some warmer weather after the chills of winter. September is now here and that means that our Swap Meet is almost here. The Swap Committee and our Catering Committee have been hard at work over the last couple of months ensuring that all arrangements are in place for a successful Swap Meet. Rosters have been printed in the last couple of club journals, for both gate duties and catering support. As this is our only fund raising event for the year, we request that you fill your spot on the rosters to ensure that we provide the best possible service for the swap patrons. If you haven’t been allocated a role for the day please contact Lloyd Healey or Anne Podbury as we can always do with additional hands. The funds raised from the swap meet allow the club to provide the facilities that we all enjoy and subsidise the club annual membership fees. Without these funds the membership fees may have to rise or we may need to reduce some of the club benefits. To help reduce the likelihood of any of these actions, please support the club with this event. Recommendations for our annual charity donations will be announced at the October general meeting for your support and consideration. It is not too late to forward a submission in support of a worthy organisation to the committee for inclusion in the list of possible recipients. If you know of an organisation that deserves some financial support, send the written details to the committee in time for the September committee meeting, which is on the 22nd September. Our Annual General Meeting is fast approaching with all positions being spilt, and nominations will be sought for all positions. If you have a desire to become involved with the club in any position and guide the direction of the club, this is your opportunity. Nomination forms will be included in the Journal which need to be completed and returned to the Secretary one week prior to the AGM, which is on 10th November. As I understand some of the current committee member will not be seeking re-election so we will be looking for some new faces to fill the seats. After three years in the Presidents role I will not be renominating, so we will be looking for a new president.
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