Quarterly Meeting February 15th
Illawarra Yacht Club | 9.30 start | Lunch provided.
1 Northcliffe Dr, Warrawong NSW. Come along to keep up with what's happening and get involved. The club opens at 9am so our meeting will be a late start 9.30am. Lunch provided. See Jan 20 newsletter for menu options. Thank you to Oricom for their kind donation for our lucky door prize. ULTRA550, 5 Watt UHF CB radio. You may be the lucky winner of this great prize. See you there.
Helping communities after the fires.
4WD NSW/ACT is calling on our members to support BLAZE AID.
They have the structure, the organisational skills and the know-how to give assistance where it is needed. They need volunteers like us with chain saws, winches and 4wd vehicles and the training to use them. Following the link and find a camp near you to help.
The fires in NSW, ACT and QLD are affecting many of our members in these areas. We are contacting the clubs to offer our assistance. If you need help please contact your club. This is the true meaning of being a "clubbie", pulling together to get things done and help each other. Please stay safe and remember our thoughts are with you all at this time. Photo Credit NBN News. In QLD during a disaster, information about evacuation centres will be broadcast to the community via local ABC radio broadcasts and other media. In NSW please click the button below for a full list. A.C.T Info HERE
Black Diamond 4wd Club Adopts Nerriga NSW
Nerriga needs help after the fires
Nerriga is a small town in need. The fires are not over for them and they have already lost 20 homes. Black Diamond has a special bond with this town as they have a club property in the area.
Putting skills & equipment to good use
Chainsaw training comes in handy during emergencies. Members helping out the locals by clearing the access roads so residents could get into their properties safely.
Delivering much needed supplies
Nerriga required specific items to help them at this time. So club members and their friends donated what they asked for. Gas cooking equipment, crockery, cutlery & storage containers.
Casino 4wd Club helping the local community
Water the gift of life
Water is in short supply in this region. The members of Casino 4wd Club are helping the local community with donations of water and food.
A small club, doing their bit to help
Casino 4wd Club, a small club with a big heart, doing what they can to help. Members rallied together at short notice to make these deliveries.
Contributing when help is needed
The members of Casino 4wd Club with the financial support of our Association have been able to make a difference in the lives of people who need it.
Lismore District 4x4 Club helping out
Helping out when it's required
Lots of water and food distributed to the volunteers by Lismore 4x4 Club for those in need with the financial support of our Association.
Delivering not just water
Energy snacks and throat lozenges for those who are fighting on the fire front. Easy food to keep them fueled. A small thank you for all they do.
The Lismore Team
Lismore 4x4 Club doing their bit to help those that are hardest hit by these fires. A small club making a big difference in Lismore.
Homestead Restoration by Grafton & Districts 4wd Club
Cunglebung Homestead
Maintenance Day - March 31st 2019
The homestead was established around the 1850's, one of the first routes from Glen Innes to Grafton.
The Grafton & Districts 4wd Club has been working with National Parks and Wildlife Services for over 15 years to get this piece of Clarence Valley history to where it is today. Another cracker of a day to attend to Cunglebung Homestead.
Circa 1850
Twice a year club members attend to mowing, whipper snipping and tidying up around this homestead.
The Club has most members registered as NPW&S Volunteers, they give freely of their time and equipment to perform this task, this is also behind locked gates as are other huts that the club helps to maintain. The drought has gripped the area, many of the creeks & springs have run dry, the country is hurting.
After years of hardwork
These days are a great opportunity for our members to get out, especially after an extreme fire season that has prevented the club from traveling many of tracks and trails that we like to frequent.
Written by Jon Kenny, President of Grafton & District 4wd Club.
Thank you to the members of the Grafton & Districts 4wd Club for your time and your effort.
What the 4WD NSW & ACT Association does...
Whilst our main aim is to support our member clubs our actions actually reach further afield. With representation on the Australian Confederation of Motor Clubs table and working with the Roads & Maritime Services on vehicle standards we ensure that all four wheel drivers continue to enjoy their vehicles. We work proactively on management plans with Local and State government bodies to ensure that access to tracks is protected and managed to the benefit of all.
Do your club members need training ?
Contact the Driver Training Unit. The team is ready to help you organise a day or weekend training course. Contact us Here
Check out the Events Calendar
DTU Training Courses can be found on the calendar. Click Here to Keep Up To Date
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Regional Pages are full of local info for you and your club.
The Association has 7 Regional Areas in NSW, ACT and QLD. Most of these regions have their own Facebook page. It's a great way to find out what's happening in your region. Check out the Contact Us page for the names and numbers of your Regional Chairs or search the region name in Facebook. You can attend Region Meetings too. This way you are on the spot for news and info. Best of all you get to know people in other clubs. Meet new people and organise inter-club events. This is particularly good for small clubs. This way you get the best of both worlds. It's a great idea to join these pages if you are travelling. That way if you get stuck you can contact the people on these pages. We are all here to help each other get the best of 4wd and camping. The pages are strictly Club members of the association so you know you can count of them for help. The pages are also a great way to sell or buy gear for your car or camping. It's your own buy swap sell page for like minded people in your area.
Friends of 4WD NSW ACT.
Many large companies and sometimes small businesses spend their money supporting the 4wd community. Our Clubs benefit directly through The 4wd Adventure Handbook and Events Calendar, and the annual Jamboree. These businesses need your support in return. Like this page to stay up to date with offers, store openings, product launches and discounts. This is the place to find education videos too. It's a new page so it's just getting started. Stay tuned for big things to come. If you are a business that wants to support the 4wd community contact office@4wdnow.com to find out how.
Drought Aid Weekend - Lake Cargelligo
It is amazing how the stars sometimes align with the result being something special. So, it was with our Wagga Wagga Four Wheel Drive Club trip to Lake Cargelligo, (a town of about 1500 people in SW NSW) to do our bit to assist those doing it tough in the current drought that is tightening its grip.
As a Club we had been considering how we might give something back to the communities in our back yard – towns we often pass through on our way to somewhere else. This would be in addition to the drought relief events which other 4WD Clubs and the 4WD Association were planning in other parts of the State.
Coolah - A Huge Success
Adopt-a-Town Coolah 13-18 February 2019
What an awesome weekend at Coolah. We had 23 different clubs turn up over the weekend. Member's and their families started arriving on Wednesday the 13th to enjoy the town. On Friday the back gate that runs through private property in Coolah Tops National Park was opened for us. This back gate has not been opened for 10 years. This allowed us to do Coolah NP as a one-way loop. We had approx. 60-70 vehicles do this loop over the weekend and they all enjoyed the drive and the scenery. A big thank you to the land owners for allowing us to drive on their property.
"taking the family into the bush - there's true value in that"
- Robin, Aboriginal Elder, Coffs Harbour June 2019.
Quarterly Meeting | Illawarra Yacht Club February 15th | 9.30 start
1 Northcliffe Dr, Warrawong NSW. Come along to keep up with what's happening and get involved. The club opens at 9am so our meeting will be a late start 9.30am. Lunch will be provided. See Jan 20 newsetter for menu options.
Fundraising for a worthy cause
At the 2019 4WD and Adventure Show a generous $2000 was raised for the Cancer Council. A very worthy cause that is close to all our hearts.
Meetings Dates for 2020 - Venues TBA
Quarterly May 16th
Quarterly August 15th
Quarterly & AGM November 21st.