Newcastle Defender owners

[Jimmyhxc]

Pretty keen to get involved in a land rover club, can anyone recommend any around the newcastle/hunter region? Or are is anyone keen to do some day trips and hit the bush, not a huge fan of going solo.

[Cammo]

Jimmy,
There's a few of us in the Newcastle area. We are grossly under-represented in the Newcastle Land Rover Club; last time I enquired there were 4 I think. The members tend to own 'cruisers and pootrols and bag Land Rovers out like most owners of other brands tend to do. The atmosphere on a whole is welcoming and family oriented, but I struggled finding a like minded soul to talk to when it came to vehicle choice.

That experience has postponed me from further enquiries. The Sydney club is meant to be good, but I have yet to have any first hand experience, and its a way to travel.

There is an unofficial "club" organized through this forum and facebook. Mainly defenders, sometimes a disco or somesuch. They did a trip to the Watagans a while back that I was a part of and there's a trip running this weekend down to Hill End/Sofala way. Search "Defender 4WD Group - Sydney" if you're on facebook and interested.

Hope that's helped you somehow.

I think people are deterred from starting official clubs due to insurances and such these days.

Cheers
Cammo

[Foxspell]

Hi Cammo,
Another thought would be for a group of like minded Aulroians to get together for a BBQ or such, decide which local existing club best suits our needs; then all join that club.
That would resolve the issue of insurances etc. while giving us a sub group of like minded people in that forum.

Cheers,
Lee

[Cammo]

Foxspell,
This is a great idea.
The most appealing thing about the Newcastle club is their club lease, IMO

Cammo

[Toxic_Avenger]

The lease at the barringtons is a good setup.
I'd be keen on a catch up one weekend with enough notice. I grew up in Newcastle and still have family there.

[Cammo]

TA

At least one of us has to join the club first

:-P

[Toxic_Avenger]

Or we can all join en masse and reclaim what is rightfully ours

[Dinty]

There is a club in Newcastle for Rover owners, it is called The Newcastle Rover Owners Club, I was a member about 15 years ago, it was a good small bunch, you could try 130man here in AULRO I'm certain he is a member, cheers Dennis

[Foxspell]

The things you learn, I did not realise that there are 2 clubs in the Hunter;

The Newcastle Rover Owner Four Wheel Drive Club, Inc; which is for people with a registrable Land Rover vehicle, http://www.newcastleroverowners.org.au

The Newcastle Land Rover Club which is open to anyone interested in 4wheel driving, this is the club with the forest lease in the Gloucester area, Home | Newcastle Land Rover Club

Have a look at their web sites; I am happy to go along to a meeting of each and give some feedback, of course if someone on this forum has recent first hand knowledge of both then that would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Lee

[Mjt084]

Hey Guys,

I haven't been on the forum for a few weeks and missed this post.

I'm located in Newcastle as well and know of at least 4 other Defenders that live within my area (Tighes Hill/Islington).

Would be interested in a meet up sometime and have a chat about joining an existing club.

Cheers,

Marc