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Sunshine Showdown Tropical North Vs South East Queensland SEPTEMBER 2010 www.aant.com.au TREAD CAREFULLY Advice on purchasing tyres TEST DRIVE Suzuki Kizashi and Subaru Liberty Exiga OUTBACK BOUND 10 of the best outback drives sunshine showdown Tropical North vs South East Queensland Automobile Association of the Northern Territory Inc. september 2010 President Robert Bradley Council Members Helen Galton (Vice-President), Tropical North Queensland – 20 David Booth, Daryl Manzie, Doug Phillips, Brian Measey, John Mitchell, Barry Thomas, Mark Sweet, Graeme Buckley. Operations Manager Edon Bell Office 79–81 Smith Street DARWIN NT 0800 Postal Address GPO BOX 2584 DARWIN NT 0801 Phone (08) 8925 5901 services directory services Fax (08) 8925 5902 Web www.aant.com.au Email [email protected] 24hr Emergency Road/Battery Service aant Phone 13 11 11 Queensland. Image © Tourism SMS Service for Hearing and Speech Impaired SMS 0427 131 110 Technical Advisory Service Phone 1300 661 466 AANT Membership Phone (08) 8925 5901 Email [email protected] FEATURES REGULARS AANT Touring 06 What to look for when buying 04 Welcome Phone (08) 8925 5901 new tyres AANT Insurance 04 In brief 08 The dangers of railway level crossings Phone (08) 8925 5901 05 Insight Email [email protected] 16 New car reviews: Suzuki Kizashi and 09 Motor news AANT Accommodation Subaru Liberty Exiga 10 Shopping Phone (08) 8925 5901 18 Used car review: Mazda2 12 Show Your Card & Save ntmotor 20 Tropical North Queensland vs South Editor East Queensland 15 Approved repairers Kim Willmer Email [email protected] 22 10 of the best outback drives 19 Travel shorts Advertising HWR Media & Communications Phone (08) 8379 9522 Design COMPETITIONS Patrycja Jachimowska 05 Win a model Chrysler AP6 Valiant Regal Printer 21 Win a Garmin eTrex Handheld GPS Lane Print & Post COVER IMAGE ntmotor is printed on environmentally responsible paper, manufactured under the environmental Choose between Tropical North Queensland reef and rainforests Management System ISO 14001 using elemental chlorine-free (ECF) pulp sourced from sustainable, or the sun, sand and sea of the South East – page 20. well-managed forests. ntmotor is printed using vegetable-based inks from renewable sources and Snorkellers at Fitzroy Reef Lagoon, Great Barrier Reef. low-energy perfecting print processes. ntmotor is Disclaimer - No responsibility is accepted by the AANT for the accuracy of information contained in mailed in totally degradable plastic (TDPATM). 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To find out more visit www.pneb.com.au www.aant.com.au 3 welcome inbrief insight BY KIM WILLMER BY ROBERT BRADLEY EDITOR AANT PRESIDENT Part and parcel of living in the At the time of writing this column, two Northern Territory is that the rough people in the territory have already and tumble environment means our been killed in a single-vehicle accident, vehicles chew through their tyres at where they’ve run off the road and a much faster pace. Consequently, collided with a culvert. While culverts are a visit to the local tyre centre a necessary part of road construction, comes around more frequently. But with proven protective measures available they need not be potential what should you be considering NOTICE OF AANT FINANCIAL REPORTS death traps. We could argue that these when making this grudge buy: were preventable fatalities. performance, noise, durability? On ANNUAL GENERAL In accordance with section 44 of the page 6 we give out some helpful MEETING Northern Territory of Australia Associations Minimising roadside hazards is a key advice on what to look for when Act, the audited statement of accounts of the component to reducing our road toll. Notice is hereby given that the Forty-Seventh AANT Inc. will be available for inspection purchasing a new set of tyres. Governments should pay for road safety Annual General Meeting of the Automobile by members at: with dollars not lives. In other motoring news, the ntmotor Association of Northern Territory Incorporated AANT, 79–81 Smith Street, Darwin, from Recommendation 12 of the 2006 team also joined AANT’s Technical will be held at the Mantra Esplanade, Darwin, 4 October 2010. Road Safety Task Force, which in Manager out on the road putting on Tuesday, 19 October 2010 at 6 pm. NEW INSURANCE ERA November 2006 the government made two new vehicles on the market a commitment to implement, involved through their paces, both on the VOTING AT THE ANNUAL A new agreement with TIO, effective 1 August 2010, means AANT staff will no longer be issuing BUSINESS the introduction of a comprehensive road and in our workshop. Read his GENERAL MEETING general insurance policies as an agent for TIO. 1. To confirm the minutes of the Annual Graduated Licensing Scheme that full assessment on the Suzuki Kizashi So what does this mean for AANT members? You’ll still be eligible for a discount when General Meeting held 20 October 2009. In accordance with Rule 15 of the Rules of would see: and Subaru Liberty Exiga on the Association, only financial full and life contacting TIO directly, saving 10 per cent on home, motor and boat insurance premiums. 2. To receive the Annual Report and Audited a minimum learner licence period page 16. members of the Association are entitled to For those members already receiving a member discount on existing business, a 10 per cent Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2010. discount will apply on renewal of that policy. of 12 months, including motorcycle For 4WD enthusiasts, page 22 is well vote at meetings of the Association. 3. To elect three members to the Council There are several benefits for AANT members being referred directly to TIO: licences, for all drivers under the age worth the read, as we’ve highlighted If you are unable to attend the AANT in accordance with Rule 17 of the As an AANT member you’ll receive a 10 per cent discount on eligible home, car and of 25, and six months for drivers 25 10 of Australia’s best outback drives, Annual General Meeting at 6 pm on Tuesday, Rules of the Association. boat insurance. years or older from the legendary Birdsville Track, 19 October 2010 and you would like another The following nominations for election to You’ll be dealing with a trusted, locally owned company with over 28 years of experience of a provisional licence period of two to the unforgiving Simpson Crossing. person (your proxy) to attend and vote on the Council have been received, with three your behalf, you can choose any person who providing insurance in the Northern Territory. years or 12 months for drivers 25 Unfortunately, we can only feature candidates to be elected: is a member of the AANT as your proxy or you You can talk to a TIO consultant via a dedicated phone number or at one of their years or older. 10 tracks and we’re not necessarily Mr Doug Philips may choose the Chair of the Meeting to act conveniently located branch offices. The report also recommended that saying they are the best, just 10 of Mr David Booth on your behalf. Proxy forms are available from If you are not already receiving a discount on your insurance, call TIO now on 8946 2400 and coordination be undertaken territory- the best. So if you have a gem of a Mr Graeme Buckley AANT, 79–81 Smith Street, Darwin, or from take advantage of this exclusive member offer. wide by a senior-level group comprised drive that wasn’t mentioned, 4. To alter the Rules of the Association, Rule www.aant.com.au Disclosure: AANT will receive a fee equal to five per cent of the insurance premium on policy of key government agencies, TIO, write to the ntmotor Editor at 32(a) from: ‘seven (7) days’ to ‘at least inception or renewal. AANT, and an acknowledged road [email protected] and share fourteen (14) days before any general NOTE: The appointment of a proxy relates safety expert. your experiences. meeting and twenty-one (21) days before solely to any vote taken at the Annual General a special general meeting’, consistent with Meeting (AGM) or any adjournment of As this coordination group has not Or please the whole family these sections 44 and 37 of the Associations Act. that meeting. convened in over 12 months and the school holidays and head east to A MODEL CHRYSLER AP6 VALIANT REGAL 5. To alter the Rules of the Association, Rule The completed proxy form should be mailed win Graduated Licensing Scheme has not Queensland. The question is: to the 30(c) to include: ‘Voting at a Special General to AANT and addressed: been implemented, the AANT has to South East or the Tropical North? Meeting will be the same as per section 47 question the government’s commitment AGM Proxy, ‘Every year Valiant gets better’ was Chrysler’s catchcry in 1965 and, with Chrysler unable On page 20 we help you decide of the Rules of the Association’, consistent to improving road safety in the Operations Manager, AANT Inc. to keep up with demand, it seemed the Australian buying public agreed. The AP6 was between the reef and rainforests of with section 37 of the Associations Act.
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