MINUTES OF THE PAJERO 4WD CLUB GENERAL MEETING HELD AT GWBC WED 15th February 2017
MEETING MINUTES
MINUTES OF THE PAJERO 4WD CLUB GENERAL MEETING HELD AT GWBC WED 15th February 2017
Opened :
7.30pm
President Ralph Longley
• Welcome members and guests .
• See Gordon , shirts on special .
• Show appreciation for kitchen helpers .
• Peter Van Riel advised on initial car boot sale . Great bargains .
• If you know of any apologies please fill in sheet .
• Introduced Toni Hunter-Miller as the new co-editor .
• Thanked Paul Hicks from Chadstone Mitsubishi for the door prizes .
• Commended Jim Kennedy and his crew from the Black Spur Inn for hosting the strategy meeting .
• Challenge sponsorship in place and 22 entrants . Lael working hard in finalizing everything . Representative from Mitsubishi should attend March meeting to comment .
• Thanked Cha for his article on tow ball weights .
• Check your standing on the POTY running sheet and you can earn points in numerous ways .
• Trips reports . Neil has submitted two reports , one for his trip and the other held by Paul Hicks . Editor Toni asked that trip leaders who have yet to submit reports to do so and these reports need to be submitted to the editor by 1st of each month .
Apologies : Simon & Liz Garroway , Tony Saul , Graham Halliburton .
Representation of Iron Bark Award Presented award to Frank Amato as he was not present at December meeting . Frank humbly accepted the award .
Minutes of the Previous Meeting :
Accepted by : Peter Clarke . Seconded by : Brian McCarthy
Presentation 1 : Self Drive Adventures - Linda Schlencker
Peter Van Riel introduced Linda who was warmly welcomed . Linda introduced herself and gave a run down on their business . A trip was held for 49 days in Africa with a couple of members of the Yarra Valley FWDC . Peter , the founder , started this as a retirement but has developed into a full time business and is based in Botswana . Dave walked some 1800 klms as a protest against rhino poaching . Over 250 Aussies have enjoyed their trip . Gave a rundown in the safety of travel in the area . Camping near animals is safe as the are habituated to humans . Common sense prevails . Children need to be of an age where they understand . Botswana and Namibia are the destinations . Ran a video of the self drive adventure . Barry , check you connection ! Best time is April to August in the dry season . Busiest time is July-August . Highlighted on a nap the best places to travel . Vehicles are Ford Rangers / land cruisers hired through Avis which are completely set-up . Driving conditions vary significantly . Driving on the left like Australia . All fully catered . Campsites are varied and unfenced with animals wandering through foraging for food . Food and drink is similar to what you get here . Whilst not as many stores , catering is not a problem .
Alcohol is cheap . Fuel is included . No visas required . Zimbabwe visa is US $ 35 . Tour cost is between $ 7k to $ 7.5k . Minimum 5 cars required . 31 day tour is the most popular and costs $ 11k per person . Books out 12 months in advance . Peter from the Yarra Valley FWDC did a 40 + day trip and guava rundown on their journey . Commented that the monkeys cause the most grief . Tour organizers were great and could not have been happier . Only 4 nights where amenities were not available . These are spread out . Water is not an issue . Internet access was available say two nights per week . Cabling is probably more advanced in their bush than our outback .
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