Monday 20/04/2015 – Balranald

We were greeted in Balranald with freezing cold weather and wind that nearly blew your socks off.  We all booked into the Balranald Van Park after individually arriving in the rain. We went to the pub for dinner on our first night so that introductions could be made. The next day all packed up and left the caravan park breaking into two groups so that the second team could visit Yanga Homestead and the woolsheds. Then rejoin the group at Wentworth for the rest of the trip along the Darling River. Continue reading Darling River Run Tour →

Friday April 3 to Monday April 6 2015

Trip leaders, Tony Clark and Faye Goodman                                                                            Also on the trip were:  Deirdre Mudge, Bev Fort, Jo Love,  Narrelle and Maria, Scott Horne, Jacky Cobbold, Trevor Banks, Glenn and Clarissa, Matt, Carole, Daniel and Lucy, Young George Cook (who was also known as Juicy George, the reason for this will be revealed later!)

The trip started on Good Friday, 9.30am in Gloucester Carpark, we were joined by Jo Love who has recently rejoined the club.

Tony gave a brief run-down of what we were going to do over the next four days.  Once we hit dirt we aired down and headed to Blue Knob lookout, unfortunately due to the bad weather there was no view at the lookout just lots of mist and imagination. Continue reading Styx and Stones Trip →

Participants:

Bev Fort  – Prado                                                                                                                             Brian Payne – Landcruiser 100 series                                                                                           Tony Clark and Faye Goodman – “Big Bill”                                                                             Elizabeth Rudd and Mark Furness- Troopy

The Manning Valley is a beautiful part of the World – and very underrated in my opinion.  On recent club trips we have been close to its headwaters up in the Barringtons and swum in its rapids at Woko.  But when it gets close to the coast, the Manning really gets serious about scenic beauty.  Farquhar Inlet is situated at the estuary of one of two branches of the Manning and its serenity is enhanced by the fact that it is only accessible by boat or four wheel drive along the beach.  It is inhabited by many seabirds including rare Little Terns, Pied Oystercatchers, Pelicans and as you will read later – giant bream. Continue reading Farquhar Inlet – 28-29 March, 2015 →

18-19th April 2015!

Hosted by TC and Faye!

Convoy                                                                           TC and Faye challenger                                             Bev prado                                                                     Grant and his mrs patrol                                           Mark and Liz troopie                                                 Glenn and Clarissa patrol                                     Lachlan and his mrs patrol                                       Chilly discovery

As we didn’t fancy waking up early we decided to stay at a B&B ten minutes away from Gloucester. To our understanding the meeting point was in the car park ( “the carpark in the centre of town!”) it just so happens that Gloucester has ” several car parks in the centre of town!” You do the math, we were late! Continue reading Cells River Trip →

We decided to head up on the Saturday morning for Maria’s training in the Stage 2 DTU.  Leaving home just before 6am, refueling both ourselves and the truck, we headed out to We-Leaser, Dungog.

The DTU Team consisted of Neale, Bob, Steve, Lachlan and Bev.  Like in past written reports, a big thanks goes out the team, who do share the responsiblity of training, but without the services of these individuals, each month for a period of 3 years, the club training and trips would not be possible.  So THANK YOU! Continue reading Driver Training-Stage 2 – again! 21st March 2015 →

22 February 2015

The weather was perfect for a wander through the Watagans. The day was warm with intermittent showers and sunshine. We all met at 8.30am on Sparks Rd, near the motorway interchange. We said our “Hello’s” and filled out our paperwork. Needless to say, I was the last to arrive, so here we go! Continue reading WATAGAN TO WOLLOMBI WANDER →

27th Feb 2015 – 1st Mar 2015

Another great 4WDing weekend – thanks to our trip leaders Tony and Faye. This is only our 2^nd organised trip with the club but was certainly enjoyable.

We enjoyed a weekend with a mixed bag of vehicles and company: Continue reading WOKO WEEKEND REPORT →

The day was damp and slippery, just the way that we like it.

Sunday 22 February saw a group of newcomers to CC4WD club at Cooranbong Community Centre to complete their Stage 1 driver training. The material covered was well presented and educational. Continue reading Stage One Driver Awareness report Mar 2015 →

After a long week at work, we packed up the truck and headed off for the We-Leaser to be ready for our driver training starting Saturday at 8.30 am.  Greeted by Bob and Monica and the fellow DTU guys, Neil, Steve, Troy and Simon. This team was bravely backed up by Bev, Tappy and Cheryl.  Accolades have to be given to these members who tirelessly give up their weekend to assist others in developing their skill and competency in developing their 4×4 driving and recovery techniques. Continue reading Driver Training-Stage 2 on 7-8th February →

Friday 13 Feb to Sunday 15 Feb 2015

The short version is – if you weren’t there, you should have been.  You missed a great trip to a beautiful location.

Friday was an early start for some (5.30am departure for us) to get to the Pt Macquarie Service Centre McDonalds.  A quick coffee heart starter then off to ARB for beach permits.  We were given dire warnings by ARB staff of fines for not displaying permit stickers before they promptly ran out of stickers to issue. Continue reading Point Plomer Beach Weekend →