Overview

The Club is a family oriented organisation and endeavours to promote four wheel driving as a responsible and legitimate recreation.

Members are encouraged to become involved in social as well as various outdoor activities.

By an involvement with the Club, we hope that members will gain proficiency in vehicle handling and valuable information for the maintenance and general care of their vehicle, and an environmental awareness.

What the Club can offer you

• Accredited driver training--Cherry Gardens
• Trips local and interstate (fishing, bird watching, camping, sight seing etc)
• Social club events (movies, dining, camping)
• Radio training and information
• Environment participation and information
• Map and trip logs library
• G.P.S information
• Book and video library
• Community involvement
• Working bees (national parks, heritage buildings etc)
• Guest speakers at general club meetings
• Discount purchasing
• Technical information, question and answer
• Friendship with other people with the same interests
• Camp cooking weekends--Towita

In part, the aims of the Club are as follows:

1. To provide a common meeting place for people with similar interests.
2. To encourage and promote family oriented recreational activities. To organise Club trips including activities such as touring, camping, bushwalking, photography, birdwatching, fossiking, fishing, study of the flora, fauna and history etc.
3. To educate members on issues involving conservation and the responsible use of vehicles in the outback.
4. To actively support the conservation of the natural environment and to liaise with the controlling authorities.
5. To conduct meetings and educational classes whereby members may gain knowledge of vehicle handling, equipment suitable for their vehicle, navigation and other forms of bushcraft, travel safety, self sufficiency and general care and maintenance of their vehicles and equipment.
6. To defend the opportunity to have access to roads and tracks to places of public interest in the outback lands and to campaign to maintain this privilege.

More details

Although we take some pride in the vehicles which we use, many of the Club activities are not vehicle oriented. Vehicles provide a safe, practical and reliable means of transportation for our families through sometimes harsh conditions common to Australia to places where we may enjoy our varied outdoor pursuits.

Many new members join our Club because they have an interest in travelling to the Australian outback. One of the first things to learn is how to do this as part of the Club's activities. If members are unsure of what may be required to prepare for a Club trip, they are encouraged to ask as many questions as needed. The Club exists and grows because Members care and are willing to share their experiences and knowledge.

The Club Committee is there to help guide members in the right direction. The Club Library has many books and videos which will give members valuable information in the way of camping expertise, vehicle maintenance and vehicle handling in differing terrain. The Club also has numerous maps and trip logs covering vast areas of Australia which are for members' use.

By far the easiest way to learn is to go on a short day/weekend Club trip and observe what others carry, how they pack their vehicles and how they use what they carry. Club trips are advertised in the monthly Newsletter which are sent to members (in the mail or via email) and are also discussed at monthly Club Meetings. On Club trips each member must be self sufficient and a thorough pre-trip vehicle maintenance check is essential.

Other information can be found on these pages:

• Types of vehicles and models...
• Membership, Joining, Fees...
• Club Bylaws and Rules for Club Activities...