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Mt Mee Night run April 2015

18/4/2015

Well at first I stopped to get some food as did some of the others, as we rocked up to the Kallangur Fair shopping centre I just went to get some fuel and the police rocked up with the sirens going and had no idea what was going on, so we just got back to our meeting and signed in. So we headed to Dayboro to catch up with an old member of the club (Nathan Oldfield) and headed up to Mt Mee to air down the tyres. After that we headed up the mountain into A Break
Road, which gave us a bit of a tester for a start and all went well from there to the Lookout, where we had a drink and a bite to eat and then off for a bit more driving. All the tracks were in good to fair shape, climbing up and down here and there, the ranger did a good job of all the tracks there. On the way around the tracks we saw a snake & a frog mouth owl which was nice to see. We ended up at the old mill park thanks to Gary - I had no idea where the hell we are at all times. At the we all did you know what and a drink and headed back down the mountain to air up at the IGA store in Dayboro. Peter Bowen’s Cruiser had some trouble so he shot through so he could get home [good old Cruiser]. It was a good night had by all and we didn’t see a jeep at all (sorry Brent). Thanks to all that went on the trip and PS to all the others in the club that
have JEEPs - I’m sure they are all good.
Richard O’Shea ; ]

Bunderberg - Easter

3/4/2015

We started off at 730 in the morning with 6 cars, meeting up with the seventh in Gympie. From there we started the bulk of the drive to Bunderberg with Tiny randomly springing us with fatigue management quizzes. As we got closer to Bunderberg we had the great debate of, is that a macadamia farm or what? When we finally got to Bunderberg, after many questions of ‘Are we there yet?’, we stopped for fuel and a much needed toilet break. After everyone was fuelled up, Evan had a smart idea to jump the gutter and managed to sever his brake light cable. After fixing it and copping flack from pretty much everyone, we were on our way to meet Gavin from Rum City Offroaders. From there he led us out to the property, another 45 minute drive and we finally hit the dirt and the property. A short drive through some little rivers and streams, and worries about water in camper trailers and beers being over shaken we made it to the camp site. Not seeing any rain on the drive spirits were high for a great weekend, but about 30 minutes into setting up a down pour dampened our spirits for a little bit. However this not lasting long, we were hopeful for a clear weekend. After setting up, coldies were cracked and drinks were had by some. Gavin decided to take some of us on a little drive around the property, giving us a taste of the excitement that was bound to be had over the coming weekend. During this drive we spotted a pair of “goat” twins, that were super cute! After a little 45 minute drive around the area we came back to find a nice camp fire waiting for us. Waking up the next day the Rum City guys had planned a nice day trip out, seeing Baffle Creek, Agnes Waters and 1770. However the day wasn’t a completely seamless day, the high tide at Baffle Creek beach not allowing us a nice drive up the beach. The high tide also affected the drive through to Agnes Waters, affecting the already flooded crossing that was way to high to attempt. So after turning around and back tracking a little, we took a different way to Agnes. When we arrived we did a little drive, looking at the beaches and also trying to find a pub that wasn’t to busy. After a pretty nice feed, we were taken to a very nice look out and got to appreciate that beautiful scenery. After seeking some fuel and much needed supplies we headed back to the property and got to relax with a few drinks around the fire, as it was ‘Happy Hour’. Sunday was the day we finally got to explore the property, finally got to have a crack at the harder aspects of what the property had to offer. The first real challenge that was faced was Hilux Hill, only Richard and Evan managed this hill of impossibilities. The rest of the day was filled with many challenges, especially for the Jeep. As the day turned out to be pretty hot, most of us were pretty excited to finally reach the “waterfall” for a much needed swim! However as we got there the sky’s opened up and it poured down almost the entire time until
we were about to get out and head back to the camp site, typical! Once back to the 26camp came a sudden realisation that a fantastic weekend was almost over, however that was pushed aside easily with some cold drinks. The final day, pack up day, was of course as always the best day of the whole trip! Once everyone was packed up and ready to make a start on the drive back to Brisbane. The total distance for the trip was 1047kms. It was a great trip over the long weekend. A great time was had by all involved and will definitely consider this trip next year! If you didn’t come or couldn’t make it you missed out on a fantastic weekend!!
- Dave Mohr

President's Report

1/4/2015

Welcome to another edition of the club magazine. By the time you read this the club will have completed the Explore Australia Promotional event, and there were also a number of other trips in March: Scenic Rim Adventure Park, Glasshouse Mountains, Belthorpe and Imbil. I look forward to reading the reports from these trips. Easter is coming when we have the interclub trip with the Rum City Off-road Club to Bunderberg - should be fun! There has been a rather big debate about an article published by one of the Sunshine Coast Daily columnists. The report complained about people parking their 4WD’s in public car park and thus obscuring the view of other drivers whose cars were not as large as the 4WD’s. 4WD Queensland issued the following statement in response: “The Four Wheel Drive Queensland Association (4WD QLD) finds it disturbing and offensive that media outlets such as the Sunshine Coast Daily support and publish narrow minded articles and opinions that falsely portray 4WD vehicles and their owners as dangerous and irresponsible menaces to society and further suggest separate shopping centre parking as preposterous. The unnecessary and targeted discrimination of 4WD vehicles by media outlets, completely undermines the good work that 4WD QLD, our affiliated member clubs, and many social media based organisations do within the community. “ The article sparked off a lively debate and the conclusion of the poll attached to the article was that the columnist should learn to drive rather than criticising people for their choice of vehicle. The poll results are below. The question was:
Do we need a special area for vans and 4WD’s in car parks?
The choice of responses is listed below:
Yes! Would make it so much easier.
No, why are they special?
No, how hard is it to park?
The current Results are:
Yes! Would make it so much easier. - 20%
No, why are they special? - 7%
No, how hard is it to park? - 72%
Personally I think the article was designed purely to spark up the debate and had more to do with publicising the paper than it had to do with driving, road safety or vehicle choice.
Have a safe and happy Easter.

Ivan Proctor
president@mdorc.org.au

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