The 140 th SHEPPARTON AGRICULTURAL SHOW

1 The 140th SHEPPARTON AGRICULTURAL SHOW FRIDAY 7th OCTOBER 2016 Club members have been invited to join in the street parade that will start this year s Show. Participants must register prior to the Show, either online at Click on then or by ringing Top Gun Multi-Media on 5822 4860 or Kelly McPherson on 0431-699 205. Vehicles and people must assemble by 9:30am at one of these locations: Small vehicles and pedestrians at the Maude St Mall Large vehicles in Corio St Participants are encouraged to fly flags on their vehicles: the Australian flag Aboriginal flag the flag of the vehicle s country of origin, etc The parade will be opened with a smoking ceremony in the Mall at 9:45am. The parade will start at 10:30am from the Mall, travelling along Fryers St to the Showgrounds. In the parade: Vehicles must be appropriately registered and roadworthy Drivers must be appropriately licensed No giveaways to be thrown from vehicles Keep at least 5m from the vehicle in front Corio St vehicles will be merged into the parade by traffic controllers Follow any instructions from the traffic controllers on duty At the Showgrounds: Vehicle parking will be in Thompson St Participants will receive a free BBQ lunch Participants will receive free entry to the Show for the day.

2 September 2016 Page 7 SHEPPARTON SWAP MEET Sunday Sept 1 Sunday Sept 1 Sunday Sept 1 Sunday Sept 11111, 201, 201, 201, 2016666 SHEPPARTON SHOWGROUNDS, HIGH ST (MIDLAND HWY), SHEPPARTON 6m x 6m OUTDOOR SITES $20$20$20$20 ENTRY $5$5$5$5 (Probably sold out beforehand) ( Children under 14 free ) Gates open at for stall holders. General public No alcohol. No camping. No dogs allowed. Lunch and refreshments available. Parts pickup service available. For further information contact: Lloyd or Kristine Healey on 0438-294 351 **All hands on Deck!!! Information and volunteers for Saturday 10th (set up day) discussed at September **Saturday Social Day, Clubrooms 10am-2pm, 17th September 2016 The next Saturday activity for September 17th will be our birthday. A cake will be provided to have with our coffee after a BBQ lunch. Please bring a salad to share. Look forward to seeing you there.

3 Ross Nankivell Deniliquin Collectors Club 12th Annual Spring Rally 17th-18th September 2016 Edward River Memorial Park Deniliquin NSW. Featuring Pre-war vehicles and International. Collectables and stationary engines. Tractor Trek on Saturday, leaving at 9am. Show & Shine Sunday. **Week Day Club Run Wednesday 21st September 2016 Where: Murchison Bakery and Tea Rooms, Murchison. Time: 10am-12pm. Travel your own route. An ideal run for slower vehicles! Coming Up Some cars sit and mope all day Their owners keep them locked away It is not their wish to stay at home While other cars go out to roam Think of the cars that never rally How sad they never see a valley Nor motor up the distant hills Or joust in traffic for their thrills Tis sad to see them left in sheds How would you like to be kept in bed Let them out to have some fun Bring them along on our next run. Please Note: two asterisks ** identify a club organised run/rally.

4 Phil Podbury, Club Captain September 2016 Page 8 Maryborough Wings & Wheels 24th-25th September 2016 For all information and on-line registration visit: **The 18th Chev 4 Tour, SHEPPARTON district 25th-30th September 2016 The Chevrolet Historical Enthusiast Vehicle Society Inc (CHEVS) caters for all pre-war Chevrolets. They are proposing a rally to SHEPPARTON in late September for all 4-cylinder Chevrolets (built 1914-1928) visiting various local attractions and towns (Motor Museum, Merrigum, Kyabram and Fauna Park, Echuca-Moama, Murchison, Rushworth, Tatura and Mooroopna). Bay to Birdwood, Adelaide 25th September 2016 This year the run is for vehicles built before 1960. Details at Car Club Showcase Series at Federation Square 25th September 2016 Featuring the Brock Commodore Owners Association. From **Australian National Show & Shine, Seven Creeks Park, Euroa Sunday 2nd October 2016.

5 With more than 1,500 vehicles and 450 motorcycles participating (2014) the "Euroa Show & Shine" event draws more than 10,000 people who help to create a picnic atmosphere in a scenic setting on the banks of Seven Creeks Park. Gold coin donation. Just come along and enjoy the day. Trophies for most marques. Amazing displays. Unique and exceptional cars. Historic motorbikes. Trucks, tractors, motors. Trade stalls. Market stalls. Food Court. Jumping castle. Face painting. Depart Club Rooms: Route: SHEPPARTON By-Pass route. Kialla Central (Public Hall 2nd departure point ). Euroa. Alexandra Swap Meet and Historic Truck Muster 9th October 2016 At the Alexandra Showgrounds, 53 William St. Gates open 6am (traders), (buyers). Sites $26 (5m x 9m) includes 2 adults. Entry $5 adult, U/12 free. Enquiries David 0428-630 022 or Ron 0407-722 755 or email Mt Tarrengower Historic Hill Climb, Maldon 15th-16th October 2016 Run by the Bendigo Car Club under the rules set out by CAMS.

6 Practice on Saturday noon-5pm. Competition from 9am Sunday. The track is approximately 1500m long with a rise of about 200m. Details from Bendigo Car Club , PO Box 361, Bendigo 3552. The are hosting an afternoon tea for the above club. Meet & Greet on Tuesday 27th September from at our Grahamvale Club Rooms. All members are cordially invited to attend. Coming Up September 2016 Page 9 2016 School terms 28 Jan-24 Mar, 11 Apr-24 Jun, 11 Jul-16 Sep, 3 Oct-20 Dec. Easter Sunday was 27 March. Big Day Out in a Little Town , Katamatite 16th October 2016 The Katamatite Lions Club is running this event to raise funds for the area. There will be all sorts of family activities and displays sculptures by the creek, art and craft exhibit, market stalls, live music, yabbie races, machinery and vehicle displays, draught horses, shearing and whip-cracking demonstrations and animal rides.

7 From 9am-3pm at various town locations (Lions Park, Rec Reserve, Community Hall, etc). All Members are cordially invited to form a static display of their Club Vehicles! Enquiries to 0413-186 027 Motorclassica, Exhibition Buildings 21st-23rd October 2016 Motorclassica is Australia s premier display of classic cars and is always worth a visit. Celebrations this year are 130 years of Mercedes-Benz, 110 years of Rolls-Royce, 100 years of BMW and 90 years of Ducati and Touring Superleggera. Daily entry $35 adult, $20 aged 5-15, $30 pensioner. Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday 9am-9pm (auction 6pm), Sunday 9am-5pm. Merrigum Old Wares & Collectables Swap Sunday 23rd October 2016 More information in the October Drivers Journal. Geelong Revival and Speed Trials, Waterfront 25th-27th November 2016 Featuring quarter-mile sprints, a classic motor show, vintage caravans, vintage boats, a revival hill climb, National Vintage Fashion Awards and much more, all along the city s waterfront.

8 Details at **Club Christmas Breakup and Concours, Grahamvale Primary School 11th December 2016 Keep this date clear for the Club s Christmas get-together. Always a great day! **Proposed Touring Rallies for 2017 Going Round the Bend 2017 Where else? Departure date: Monday 27th March. Return Sunday 9thth April. 14 days/13nights. Route: visiting places of interest Albury. Lakes Entrance. Merimbula. Batemans Bay. Nowra. Gundagai. Albury. Suitable for Vintage, early and late Classic Vehicles. Approximate touring distance: 1700km. Committee: Rally Director: Phil Podbury. Treasurer: John Truman. Secretary: Anne Podbury. Public Relations: Pauline Truman. 1st Payment Due: July 2016. $800-00. 2nd Payment October $800. 3rd Payment January 2017 $800. 4th Payment March 2017 Balance. Please draw cheques payable to: To be received and receipted by Rally Treasurer John Truman.

9 Payment may also be made via Bendigo Bank to: Rally A/C No (1) BSB 633 000 A/C No 1376 45321. Please include your name. Are you considering running a touring rally next year? If so, bring your ideas to the next club meeting to get an idea of how many members would like to attend. You don t need to have much detail sorted out yet, just a general route and where you might stay overnight. Accommodation is usually the factor that limits how many can attend we normally have plenty of members that want to go! There may also be some other members that might want to help run your rally. Please Note: two asterisks ** identify a club organised run/rally. Phil Podbury, Club Captain 2017 School terms 31 Jan-31 Mar, 18 Apr-30 Jun, 17 Jul-22 Sep, 9 Oct-22 Dec. Easter Sunday is 16 April. September 2016 Page 25 2016 SEP 8 ** Monthly meeting Clubrooms 8pm 11 ** SHEPPARTON Swap Meet Showgrounds Lloyd and Kris Healey 0438-294 351 17 ** Saturday Social Day clubrooms 10am-2pm See details on 17 - 18 Annual Spring Rally Deniliquin See details on 18 Mooroopna Farmers Market Ferrari Park Enq.

10 0459-432 162 21 ** Weekday Club run - Murchison See details on 22 Club Committee meeting Clubrooms Supper David Morrison 24 - 25 Maryborough Wings and Wheels See details on 25 - 30 ** Chev 4 Tour SHEPPARTON See details on 25 Bay to Birdwood Run - Adelaide See details on 25 Car Club Showcase Federation Square See details on OCT 2 ** Euroa Show n Shine 8am-3pm. Clifton St. See details on 2 - 30 Trip to USA with Mal Church 0418-538 588. See details in November Journal. 9 Alexandra Swap Meet and Historic Truck Muster See details on 15 - 16 Mt Tarrengower Historic Hill Climb Maldon See details on 16 Big Day Out in a Little Town Katamatite See details on 21 ** Ladies Lunch to be determined See details in next Journal. 21 - 23 Motorclassica Exhibition Buildings 23 Old Wares and Collectables Swap Merrigum See details in next Journal.