VENUE OFFICER
Thanks for giving me the opportunity over the past 12 months to act as your venue officer. In this rewarding role I
was responsible for ensuring the venue was set up for each meeting including seating, front desk/entrance, magazine
distribution, raffle prizes, guest speakers and of course ensuring that you were provided with meals/refreshments at our
meetings.
A special thank you to Lael, Joy, Robyn & Gordon with various helpers in the kitchen. To Brian for monitoring the sign
in book, Colin for conducting the raffle with help from Robyn & others. To Doug & Brian for magazine distribution
and all others who helped ensure smooth meetings.
Prizes worth over $4000 in value were won by members over the year with any ‘profits’ used to provide suppers over
the year.
Thanks also to those who suggested various guest speakers over the year. Apart from some excellent trip reports
presented by members we also had a varied mix of guest speakers. These included – Aussie Disposals on 2 occasions,
the Rolls Royce Club, Safari 4WD equipment, David Tulloch with his epic 1950’s Birdsville track film and tales of horse
& buggies, Chadstone Mitsubishi, African Self Drive Adventures, Vic Pol air wing, Wildlife Victoria and of course
Father Christmas at our December meeting.
I’II be standing down as of July but we have a prospective new venue officer lined up in the wings to continue as Venue.
Thanks again to all for your support.
Venue Officer
Peter van Riel
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SHOP REPORT
After much consideration and endorsement by the committee the Pajero Shop in 2017 is entering a new way of providing
club clothing for members.
The club has arranged with EmbroidMe Kilsyth/Ringwood for the supplying club clothing.
Members will purchase directly from EmbroidMe on line.
Arranging special discount for 4x4 items, like the recent expander chair.
With large number of competitive suppliers of 4X4 gear in the market, the club will only now hold stock basic recovery
kits from ARB.
Gordon Ainslie 1664
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Vol 34 No. 5- June-July 2017