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Ballarat try 4WDriving weekend. Smythesdale. 23rd – 25th March 2018

This weekend was opened to anyone who wished to test their skills, gain confidence and learn how to drive their 4x4 correctly in a controlled environment. We arrived at the Ballarat 4x4 club’s training ground on Friday evening and set up our camp. On Saturday morning a Sausage sizzle was put on by the club. The ... More

Beachport – Easter 2018

Friday The trip started in Beachport and members made their own way down on Thursday, arriving at different times, some in the early hours of Friday morning. Friday morning we ran a half-day trip out on the beaches, heading towards Nora Creina. The first beach we hit Steve and Donna became bogged, quickly followed by ... More

Pizza Night – 16th February 2018

We had good support for our second pizza night. The pizzas were delicious and there were plenty to go around. This was another great night to make good use of our club rooms, get together with other members, have a laugh and just generally socialize. The children had fun on roller skates, playing on the swings, ... More

Recci to Kelly’s Hut & Beyond – 9th to 11th February 2018

This trip was to assess the works to be done on both McMichael’s and Kelly’s huts. (but also, to extend the trip onto Mansfield to make it interesting) Works that our club will be assisting Parks Victoria in, to maintain and preserve these two huts. FRIDAY We all met at the RV park in Heyfield on the Friday ... More

2018 Australia Day Weekend High Country Trip

Thursday We left Geelong on Thursday morning and headed for Mansfield. We had a brief stop in Yea and time to get a coffee. We arrived at Sheep Yard Flat around 1pm and set up camp. We even flew an Aussie flag to complete the Australia day celebrations. I was surprised at how few campers were there, although the other ... More

2017 Christmas Party

After an eventful lead up to the Christmas party (due to a storm that never eventuated!) the day went off without a hitch. The last minute change of venue to our clubrooms meant we could celebrate for as long as we wanted. We began the day with a pancake breakfast for those wanting to come in early. By mid-morning ... More

Anglesea Heath Day Trip

6 vehicles met at Bunnings for an easy/medium trip into Anglesea Heath. Before lunch we covered a number of well-known easy tracks. Richard directed us to a bog hole that he was familiar with and he had a bit of fun trying to get his car through. We stopped for a BBQ lunch at Paddy’s Swamp. After lunch we explored ... More

Snow Trip 2017

Friday Our group all met at the BP service station on the highway at Little river. We had 10 vehicles in total for this weekend away. We began our journey towards the high country, with a brief stop in Healesville to gather one of our group, and then made our way to Marysville. Here we all topped up with alpine fuel ... More

Moonambel Muster 2017

For Our muster to come together a lot of work goes on behind the scenes that ensures the event is successful and fun for everyone. The venue has to be booked and club invitations have to go out and there is a lot of work that needs to be done to get our sponsors on board to donate towards our always popular raffle. This ... More