Thread: Does LROC (Sydney Branch) still exist?

Originally Posted by Xtreme

Welcome to the LROC (Sydney Branch) - I hope that communications improve and would welcome some new 'blood' on the committee. There are always areas for improvements in any club and these need to be communicated before they are realised and can then hopefully be acted upon.

BTW the clubs Snowy Huts working bee this year will be from 26th Dec to 2nd Jan and work will be done on the mud brick hut of Major Clews - a surveyor on the Scheme.
PM me if you require further (contact or other) information regarding this trip.

where can I get a signiture like yours

Originally Posted by sam_d

Yup, I'm still a member and I'm glad to see that LROC are now planning a trip out once a month starting next year. The whole reason I joined the club was to go off-roading but my impressions arfter joining were not too positive as "the club" were interested in doing too many other things it didn't seem to have time to organise or run off road day trips.

There are/were individuals in the club who did put on trips but the trips seemed to be a little sparse.

Anyway, I'm not going to discuss my thoughts too much on a public forum like this!

like your self mate I joined the Club for the very same reason and think that there should be more one day trips Medium and hard I'd be interested in what they classify as hard as what we do on a week ends with outer limit 4wd monthly forum members couldn't see it getting any harder

lets face it we all don't have the luxury as yet to go away across Australia with the club family and work commitments I had the impression that majority of people that do go away as such are retired I don't know

but as members now we do have right to voice an opinion and I suggest we go to the next meeting and help the club and not just voice our opinions but help any way thats what I intend to do

Originally Posted by Redback

I will contact Matt tonight (Barnsey) and see what he reckons, Thanks Dave.

Baz.

OK, i spoke to Matt (LROC Public Relations Officer), he will put it to the committee and if they approve, we will have our own forum section, set up by Dave (incisor) similar to the GCLROC section, of coarse there will be a members only section for club discussion, but this will hopefully give members a chance to meet and interact on a daily basis, in my opinion this can only be good for the club.

Thanks to Dave (incisor) for his help, fingers crossed everyone.

Baz.

Originally Posted by Redback

Hey, don't blame me

I am hoping to get regular trips happening with those that have campers, like most clubs these days camper owners are left out because the trip co-ordinaters deem that campers won't do the tracks they they do when going from camp to camp, i can tell you from experience they will and i have

Of coarse there are tracks that you wouldn't attempt, but then alot of those tracks are the extreme hill climbs and most won't do these while travelling between camps, these are for when exploring without all your camping gear, and besides that there is always a way around.

Also i'm not into driving all day pitching camp then packing up next day to go to the next camp, with OR without a camper.

Baz.

Baz,

I ran four trailer friendly trips this year for the LROC -Sydney Branch, and others that could have been, but I didn't get a phone call or an email for a booking from you ol' mate (two of those trips had camper trailers attend), some of them made front cover of the mag like the November issue.

Trouble with the calendar for 2008 its very thin at the momemt with descent trips any where, hurry up and get yours trips up, I'm still debating if I'll list any trips for 2008 at all other than Cape York & thats booked out, like my High Country Trip over December/January.

I've been a member 12 years and have run close to 80 trips in that time & its only in recent times that trailers has become an issue with many more jeriatrics becoming members , in the future I'll be looking at a camper...but not quite yet!

Trailer camping touring realy is a different style of our sport & should be treated as such. I won't go into how many times trailers have ruined holidays & 4x4 trips away here!

[quote/Also i'm not into driving all day pitching camp then packing up next day to go to the next camp, with OR without a camper]

Unfortunately not many trips set up for a weekend in one spot then go home, (I did one in November) & Ophir trip cancelled as it doubled up on Fathers Day, most guys book on trips as they like to travel and cover some ground playing on hills, ruts and bog holes & not returning to a base camp, some are a bit more adventerous some of the time, again...trailer camping a different way of thinking.

Access to the website trip reports and calendar do not require a pass code just log on www.lroc.com.ua , only in the members area where the phone numbers are listed for the trip leaders, so they get no crank emails or phone calls, we couldn't have public relations having to do anything sorting out abusive return emails.

Originally Posted by Redback

OK, i spoke to Matt (LROC Public Relations Officer), he will put it to the committee and if they approve, we will have our own forum section, set up by Dave (incisor) similar to the GCLROC section, of coarse there will be a members only section for club discussion, but this will hopefully give members a chance to meet and interact on a daily basis, in my opinion this can only be good for the club.

Thanks to Dave (incisor) for his help, fingers crossed everyone.

Baz.

Totaly agree with this move, it's a long time coming, it was suggested once before!

Interesting days ahead...

Hi Guys,
I won't acknowledge each response individually, but I'm pleased to see comms happening, which supports the concept of the site proposed by Incisor.

Keep it coming.
Best Wishes,

Hands up other LROC (Sydney) members on AULRO......

Great idea re. an LROC forum on AULRO...especially for those that can't get to meetings...

Originally Posted by MickS

Hands up other LROC (Sydney) members on AULRO......

Great idea re. an LROC forum on AULRO...especially for those that can't get to meetings...

Great Idea

By the way a big thank you for the signiture