Thread: Does LROC (Sydney Branch) still exist?

Originally Posted by RoverOne

I know I said that was it from me...but!

Very,very few members that go on "my" trips are retired...one out of 50 I would say, thats why mine are for three to four weeks, to cover the normal scope of holiday periods.

I thought taking and going with family would have been a key issue of who you take with you on holidays...unless the "wife/family" hate off roading, dust & no toilets for a little part of their life.

I was lucky we've been doing it since the oldest now 35 was 6 months old & the other two that came along both girls, right up until it wasn't cool to go away with mum & dad & had their own lives.

Even in their twenty's we all piled in for a big trip to WA back in the nineties. One year a daughter flew to Darwin to continue from there to Sydney as she could only get two week lengths off from work.

I've got 12 cars going to Cape York in June for 28 days 2008 (started out 14 & still hoping for some to drop out[I can't say no]), some with kids, I'm the only one retired

That was asumption unfortunetly I fall in the gap of having 3 year old that hates travel there always the old man to drag along

Originally Posted by Bushwanderer

Hi All,
Perhaps somewhat "off-topic", but seeing as the committee has still to accept Incisor's offer:
Can anyone tell me who is organising the Dingo Dell working bees, what's involved & who the bees are?

Many Thanks,

We are some of the Bees involved in the Dingo Dell working bees.

Baz.

Originally Posted by RoverOne

I hate to let you in on a secret but the LROC do run trips every month sometime three a month now for at least the last 12 years that I've been a member, there is not one month go's by that I do not go 4x4 driving with members of the club, some are for weeks on end...it's about commitment...putting your hand up (I've only been retired for 2 years incase you ask).

Why were these trips not advertised on the trip calendar? My dissatisfaction is based on the fact that the only trips that seem to get advertised on the calendar are the monthly tuff trips (which my Disco probably wouldn't cope with), the 'big' trips to Cape York, Simpson Desert etc, and the occassional other trips members ran every so often.

The current list of events on the 2008 is looking quite good but the trip calender on the website never looked that busy in the 2007 - if it did I certainly wouldn't have made my prevous comments.

The Sunday Social trips look particulary promising and I will be making the effort to come out on those.

For the record, I did offer to help out with a trip recce when I first joined but my help was (albeit politely) declined.

Don't take Bryce's 3 trips x 12 mths x 12 yrs literally..

But there are trips just about every mth, and so far as I know they are all in the trip calendar. There has been a decline in the last yr or two, that's just a factor of willing volunteers.

So if there's more input that's great. A specific focus on camper trailer trips would be welcomed with open arms I'm sure.

The tuff trips started a few years ago with just this sort of discussion - at the time there weren't any trips that challenged driver skills. These are deliberately tuff trip, not tuff truck. Obviuosly appeals to those with modified vehicles, but we alter the route when standardish cars come along. Almost always the Sunday after the general meeting.

The Social Sunday concept is similar. Intended for the Sunday before the meeting, so you can put in the diary 12 mths in advance, these will be easy trips, just to socialise, visit lookouts you might not have known existed etc. Hopefully more series vehicles will re-surface.

So hit the trip organiser with ideas. That's what club membership is about.

Regards
Max P

I'm a member too. Joined in October. Got my pack through fairly quickly too. About 3-4 weeks. Although got a club mag in about 2 weeks.

Originally Posted by sam_d

Why were these trips not advertised on the trip calendar? My dissatisfaction is based on the fact that the only trips that seem to get advertised on the calendar are the monthly tuff trips (which my Disco probably wouldn't cope with), the 'big' trips to Cape York, Simpson Desert etc, and the occassional other trips members ran every so often.

The current list of events on the 2008 is looking quite good but the trip calender on the website never looked that busy in the 2007 - if it did I certainly wouldn't have made my prevous comments.

The Sunday Social trips look particulary promising and I will be making the effort to come out on those.

For the record, I did offer to help out with a trip recce when I first joined but my help was (albeit politely) declined.

Working backwoods re trips I personally ran that were on the trip Calendar as were others:-

2007: High Country Jan, Wellington - Mar, April 28 Days WA, Turon 3days June, Sally's Hole July, Sept Farm Stay at home 3 days, Goulburn River - Nov, Dec/Jan High Country = 56 days 8 trips.
2006: High Country Jan, Farm Stay Easter April, July Caves to Caves, August Sallys Hole, sept Turon, Farm Stay Oct l/w/e, High Country Nov, High Country Dec: move to Orange settle in = 30 Days, 8 trips
2005: High Country Jan, Feb Orange Forests, March Orange Forest, March/Aprill 23 days Tasmania, June Burrendong 3 days, July Caves to Caves, August Sallys Hole, August Orange Forest, Sept Turon, Oct Goobang NP, Oct Duea NP, Dec Goulburn River, Dec High Country 12 days = 60 days, 12 trips
2004, similar trips again, big trip Flinders 23 days, Peak Hill, Goulburn River
2003, same same again, big trip The Gulf 23 days. etc etc
2001: March Sallys Hole, April 12 days Victorian Little Desert, June/July 28 day Cape York, August Ophir, Sept Goulburn River, Oct West Wyalong, Dec/ High Country = 55 days, 8 trips

There are & were plenty of others doing trips as well apart from mine above as you can see.

All the 2006 & 2007 were all listed on the website.

Plus I went on many other trips run by other members like Xtreme (AULRO) etc.

2008 calendar there are a couple of meaty trips, Tuskers tough trips 1 Sunday a month, social Sundays sounds like stocking filling to fill something on the calendar, where to...how far...who...don't understand, why put it in if there is no leader and going where?

quote[ the 'big' trips to Cape York, Simpson Desert etc, and the occassional other trips members ran every so often.]

Not so...where & what are you reading, EVERY EASTER, EVERY CHRISTMAS/JANUARY break, EVERY JUNE & OCTOBER long weekend., "not every so often"

Be subjective in your critism and look for the facts...nothing but the facts

Got my starter kit today wha who just need access to the restricted part of the site

Originally Posted by ROVERNIT

Got my starter kit today wha who just need access to the restricted part of the site

Did you get your membership card? Your password etc is on the back of it.... and that should give you access to the restricted part of the site...