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August 2014 Newsletter

www.wangaratta4x4club.org.au

Inside this issue:  The President’s Page  Member’s Page/ Open Forum  Minutes from March General Meeting  Trip Reports  Club Trips  Advertiser’s Page Wangaratta Four Wheel Drive Club Inc August 2014  Editor’s Notes/Kate’s Articles (PR)

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WANGARATTA 4X4 CLUB

Wangaratta Four Wheel Drive Club Committee Members President Vice President Secretary [Minutes] Treasurer

David Robinson Andrew Brown Bill Willett Tim Meek

4WD Victorian Representative Membership Officer Merchandise Officer Newsletter Editor Property Officer Publicity Officer Trip Coordinator Minutes Secretary Committee Member

David Robinson Richard Rhodes Kate Burke Andrew Brown Graeme Martin Kate Burke Steve Fuller Bill Willett Damian O’Connor

The Wangaratta 4WD Club has evolved from a few members in 1983, to a membership of over 80. The Club is made up of individuals and families who are interested in responsible Four Wheel Driving. There is no restriction on the make or type of four wheel drive vehicle, and there is always plenty of variety and camaraderie amongst members. Where we live: Members live all over the North East and beyond, including from Benalla, Beechworth, Corowa, Glenrowan, Milawa, Albury, Wodonga, Wangaratta, Goorambat, Tatong, Langwarrin, Molyullah, Myrtleford, Mount Beauty, Mulwala, Yarrawonga, Stanhope, Violet Town, Melbourne, Rosebud and Overseas (England). Wangaratta Four Wheel Drive Club is a member of the Victorian Association of Four Wheel Drive Clubs.

Non Committee Positions Training Coordinator Sergeant at Arms

Tom Barnard Peter Burke

First Aid Officer

Richard Rhodes

Social Co-ordinator Web Master

Steve Fuller Paul L’Huillier

Affiliations: Members of our club are proud to be part of the Adopt a Hut Program and work with Parks Victoria to look after Top Crossing and Lake Cobbler huts. We are also affiliated with the South Coast Four Wheel Drive Club based at Wollongong, and the Four Wheel Drive Club of WA. Current members of the respective clubs are entitled to Reciprocal Membership.

WEBSITE: www.wangaratta4x4club.org.au

Membership: Single or family $100.00 p.a.

General Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, generally at the North East Car Club Rooms, Tarrawingee Recreation Reserve, commencing 8.00pm. There is no meeting in January. Please refer to the club calendar. Visitors are always most welcome. Track Torque: Newsletter Contributions may be forwarded to …

Editor : Andrew Brown  0414 397 802

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[email protected]

Editorial Deadline – Usually 1st of the month. This is your newsletter so be a part of it and send any articles of interest, comments, birthdays, etc, to the editor. Advertising: $100.00/yr. Please contact the editor for further details. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in the articles in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the editor or of Wangaratta Four Wheel Drive Club Inc. The editor reserves the right to delete any section of any article, or reject any article, which has been sent in for publication in the Newsletter.

Front Cover: Ian Barry’s mob…Vivid colours of a morning sunrise….(see story inside).

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The President’s Page Hi to all members and friends, Again this colder wet season is an ideal time to get our 4x4’s serviced and looked after, preparing them for potential bush trips when the weather improves. I am preparing my Patrol for a desert trip so afull service is being carried out which is including; bearings, radiator and thermostat, exhaust and much more being checked out and four new tires. There are some bargains to be had out there. I’ve found four BFG 285/75/16 muddies at $280 a tire from a recognised dealer in Lilydale. I use local merchants whenever possible, but I cannot let deals like this go by the wayside. My trusty Engel fridge has come out of its box and fired up to make sure all is working well. Still deciding whether or not to use the roof-top tent or just swag it? There are new maps on my GPS and I’ve had some instruction in their use from Craig Cheetham. I’m setting off on the 16th of the month taking in Pooles grave, the Dig tree, Walkers crossing, Warburton track and the Rig road before having a plunge at Dalhousie springs. All these places are still fairly local for most of us here in Wangaratta. I’m looking forward to lots of driving taking in some old sights and some new sites too. As the winter subsides and the tracks reopen, let’s see some more local tracks being used and some more of us putting their hands up to lead trips into the bush. There are lots of tracks out there to see. Stay safe and warm driving this winter. Cheers, Robbo

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CLUB APPAREL Club Tee Shirts, badges, jumpers, windcheaters, etc. are available from STEER Clothing – 15 Baker St, Wangaratta [new address]. Contact person is Bruce Steer. Phone: 03 5721 7773. (The club shirt should be a dark green with gold embroidery.

Club Badges New Club Members who have not yet received their Club badges or any other club member who would like to order new badges at $10.00 each, please email Kate Burke our Merchandizing Officer and let her know exactly what you require. Kate’s email address is: [email protected]

Member’s Page

Open Forum

Hello everyone, Just a reminder to follow on from my introduction of the “Open Forum” in the August 2012 newsletter, please feel free to contact me if you have something to sell through the club or have an idea you would like to have discussed at the General Meeting or brought to the Committee. (Please send newsletter advertisements straight to the Editor. Email address above.) See Note Below… My contact details are: Mobile: 0412 664922 Home: 5752 1292 Email: [email protected] Graeme Please Note All “Open Forum” discussion topics to be directed to me (Editor), till further notice. Email: [email protected] Thank you.

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Track Torque General Meeting. Minutes: 8th June, 2014

Welcome: Robbo welcomed all those in attendance and thanked them for their efforts, especially the new members and visitors, John from Nissan 4X4 Club, Duncan, David, Chris, Nikkie & Family, Shane. Apologies: Graeme Martin, the French's, the Bourke’s, Murray & Judy McEachem, Steve Twomey, Paul Kelly, Canning Trip participants and Darren Holland. Minutes: Moved Andrew Brown/David Holland minutes of last meeting confirmed.

Carried.

Guest Speaker: Robbo introduced Tom Barnard who spoke about differentials and associated equipment.  Diffs allow wheels to drive at different speeds across the axle.  Live diffs. Tail shaft drives the pinion which drives the crown wheel which in turn drives the other gears in the diff.  CV shafts have a habit of breaking.  Diffs send all the power to the wheels with least resistance, and therefore needed some device to force all wheels to share the load. Tom went on to talk about Lockers and their various means of locking.  Mechanical Lockers, Air Lockers, Electronic Lockers and Auto Lockers with auto lockers tending to be more reliable and not much going wrong. The floor was then opened to questions of Tom, and all were skilfully and dutifully answered. General Business:  New Membership forms were not available.  Robbo, Paul L’Hullier and Steve Fuller the only committee to be allowed to alter the website.  Question as to which Victorian Parks are going to be charging fees. Not known at this time but evidently DEPI website has a list of all parks in question.  Quite a discussion on snow chains ensued, with the most prominent point being, you must carry with you at all times in the Alpine areas and fit as instructed. Various designs available and are made to fit various sized tyres. Those purchased must suit your particular tyres and driving conditions. Paranah make a good set of chains and they come in a set of two, but are expensive. One can hire chains for around $30 a day. Treasurer's Report: General Account has a credit Balance of $9572.27 and the deposit accounts, a credit Balance of $2401.42. Accounts to pay are: Steer Clothing. Correspondence: Magazines/newsletters from Victorian High Country Huts, Nissan News, Cross Country Jeep Club and Network News. Membership Packs: Membership Officer, Richard Rhodes handed out membership packs to John Herring, Mick and Jacquie Riley, Shane and Ruth Allen, and Badges to Keith Holland. More packs and badges available but members were not present to accept them.

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Track Torque Trip Reports:  Snow Trip. Tom Barnard gave a report on the trip up to Mt Sarah. Twelve vehicles involved and a lot of fun. Great trip and drove through fresh snow most of the time. All have their fingers crossed for another similar trip.  Tony Miller: “Scary Trip”. Three cars with two breaking down. Bourkey & Kate led. Interesting exercise. Muddy hills going up and slippery downward slopes. Disco had no trouble at all. Great trip and no damage.  Steve Fuller getting some more day trips together.  Craig Cheetham having a day on 20th July to look over the new Aussie Explorer GPS. There are good cheap suitable androids available at Aldi's. Good chance to learn about moving maps on androids, as well as an excuse to have a B-B-Que. All welcome. Sgt. at Arms: In Bourky's absence, Tim Meek took the tin and created some income.  Craig – Late to the meeting.  DJ – Late payment of fuel at APCO.  Tony – Dented the disco.  Tony – Washed the car at APCO service before going on trip.  Tom – Tipped on side.  Bourky – Tipped on side.  Tom – Missing a turn.  Robbo – Buying a winch chain/rope to long and having to splice.  John – Slipping into a car. Open Forum: On Board Air Tim Meek sought information on Endless Air Compressors (A built in to the car type) rather that using a portable electronic type, as he is fitting a new system to his car.  Answers were that they were limited in newer cars because of fitting space under the bonnet.  Alternatively, if not using the Air Conditioner, it can be modified and converted to a compressor. Robbo's Air Conditioner has burnt out so needs a new one. Any sellers? Asked why just the one particular engine mount was broken.  Answer was because that particular engine mount took most of the strain when car engine was revved.

Meeting Closed:

9.35pm.

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Victorian High Country Huts Association VHCHA For information about huts please visit VHCHA website : http://www.vhcha.org.au This site has further information on the Victorian High country huts and activities associated with each area. Our club is a member of this organisation, with Graham Abotomey our representative.

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Driving In A Sustainable Environment For more information visit the website: www.fwdvictoria.org.au

FWDV Delegates Brief Sheet to be read out at Club Meetings, and printed in Club Magazines

Re: Seasonal Road closures Many roads and tracks are closed to vehicle traffic each year. These tracks are closed to vehicles for visitor safety, to maintain water quality and prevent erosion during the wetter months as rain and snow softens the tracks, making them vulnerable to damage. Seasonal road closures generally operate from the long weekend in June through to the end of October, but may be extended due to seasonal conditions. Seasonal road closures for 2014 will commence Thursday 12 June 2014 (the Thursday after the Queen's Birthday long weekend in June) and finish on the 31 October 2014 (the Friday before the Melbourne Cup Day long weekend). A full list of seasonal road closure maps can be found here http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/safety/fire,-flood-andother-closures/seasonal-road-closures2 Some tracks are subject to early closures and some tracks extend past the general closure period up until the end of November. We remind operators of general condition 5.6 states “the licensee must not enter or remain in, or permit an employee, agent, or Tour participant to enter or remain in, any parts of the Licensed Area or the Land that are permanently, temporarily or seasonally closed by gates, signs or public notice”. For more information please contact 13 1963. Regards,

Wayne Hevey General Manager

Four Wheel Drive Victoria Ed’s Note: 4WD Vic still not supplying a Delegate’s Report monthly.

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Canning/Central Australian Trip The Canning Stock Route runs from Wiluna WA to Halls Creek WA and has been noted as the most remote track in Australia (and indeed one of the remotest in the world) and is one of the longest in Australia. The track (approx 2000 kms) crosses deserts and has rough corrugations, rocks and over 700 sand dunes. The Aboriginal people now own the majority of this area through which the track traverses. It is a major trip and one that demands thorough preparation and 4x4 experience. Knowing all this, six vehicles left Yulara (the campsite near Uluru) May 27th with eleven excited passengers to complete an epic round journey across the Gunbarrel (400 kms), the Canning Stock Route (1800 kms) and the Tanami to head back into Alice Springs. The trip would also take in Rudall River National Park in a very remote area west of the Canning, the Bungle Bungles and Wolfe Creek Crater. Along the way we would pass through many desert regions including the Gibson, the Great Sandy, the Little Sandy and the Tanami Deserts. In total the trip from Yulara westward, northward, then back into Alice took us 40 days (approx 25 days on the Canning). Trish & Ian had their Nissan ute with a roof top tent, Ron & Marg had their Nissan wagon with a 2 man tent, Stewart & Jan had their Nissan ute with canopy & bed inside, Les & Robyn had their Toyota with Tailgate camper, Irene had her trusty Pajero wagon with her roof topper & Allan & Jeanette had their Toyota ute with its Trayon. Yes a motley bunch we were but all well prepared & ready for what the adventure might present us ... or so we hoped!

Our route took us across The Great Central road from Yulara (NT) to Warburton (WA). We were pleasantly surprised at this road with really no driving hassles at all and enjoyed the western views of Kata Tjuta (Olgas). We visited Giles Meteorology Station near Warakurna Roadhouse before leaving The Great Central at Warburton and taking the Heather Highway leading to the Gunbarrel. The Heather Highway gave us more of an introduction to the corrugations that were to become a daily or more realistically an hourly occurrence. We camped one night on The Heather. This campsite introduced us to the gibber plains (using tent pegs was very difficult). Then it was the famous Gunbarrel. We enjoyed the stops at markers, Cairns, hills and wells reminding us of the feats of past explorers and surveyors. Of course we climbed every rocky outcrop possible, which not only gave us, exercise but fantastic views.

The Gunbarrel also tested us with many of the track conditions we would come across on the Canning corrugations, sand, rocks, washouts, dust and vegetation encroaching on the track. Wangaratta Four Wheel Drive Club Inc

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Photo: A working well on the Gunbarrel

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Track Torque After completing the Gunbarrel we had a couple of days "rest" camping about 10 kms out of Wiluna to catch up with the washing, fuel, shopping and the necessary repairs. Then we began the three weeks plus on the Canning Stock Route. What were the conditions of this track? - Corrugations, corrugations & more bloody CORRUGATIONS, but then none of us would have missed all the other experiences on offer in spite of the BLOODY CORRUGATIONS. The changing vegetation and scenes continually amazed us. We were so fortunate that the prior good year regarding rainfall had promoted lush vegetation. The concentrated driving meant that rest stops had to be plentiful. Usually the vehicles were on the road about 8.30 am and finished by about 3.30 pm after breaks for morning tea and lunch and taking every opportunity to visit the points of interest along the track (and these were many). Again we climbed rocky hills, stopped at wrecked vehicles, trailers and motorbikes, visited graves, inspected aboriginal rock art, caves, beautiful springs and gorges, and of course visited 51 wells for which the Canning is famous. We missed No 20 well as it was too far a detour and was abandoned anyway. Our clever leader Ian had also planned for sensible rest breaks where we had at least a couple of days break from driving. These spots for Rest and Recuperation were at the Gunbarrel Laager Camping Ground (just before the Canning), then at Durba Springs, the Desert Queen Baths in the Rudall River National Park (which meant about 250 kms round trip off the Canning Track via the Talawana Track), at Halls Creek and in the Bungle Bungles. We had three major refuelling stops along the way at the Aboriginal communities of Parrngurr, Kunawarritji and Billiluna. We really appreciated the fresh vegetables, fruit, supplies and necessary fuel we could get at these communities. Our camp spots ranged from beautiful spread out spots between gorges with waterholes and toilets and scenic walks to one spot where we were all crammed amongst the spinifex with our communal fire just about on the track. Photo: Changing colours must be seen to be believed Unfortunately it was almost a “non event” reaching the end of the Canning. There was no big sign to say “Congratulations”. Thankfully we caught some southbound travellers who took a group photo of us at the last well. Of course it was on to the Tanami once we finished the Canning and up to Halls Creek where we enjoyed showers and a night out at the local pub. Then it was off to the beautiful Bungle Bungles. We all loved the varied walks and the beautiful changing colours. Returning to Halls Creek we went for a drive south to visit the Great Wall of China and a couple of beautiful springs. We also visited what was left of old Halls Creek town and then left for our drive back down the Tanami to Wolfe Creek Crater. We had hoped to souvenir a meteorite rock for one of our club members but as we had expected there were signs prohibiting this. We spent two nights coming down the Tanami before we reached Alice and headed off our separate ways for shopping, repairs, haircuts etc before we caught up for our final celebratory dinner all together. Wangaratta Four Wheel Drive Club Inc

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Track Torque What a trip it had been & of course our thanks went to Ian who had so thoroughly researched the trip to ensure its success. We all thoroughly recommend the trip to others but do we want to make the trip again? Not quite yet. We need to let our vehicles & gear recover and to go over our beautiful photos so that what we have done will sink in. The Canning Stock Route is an adventure for those who love outback travel. It is arduous but delightful, with many highlights, reminds us of many tragedies and has unique terrain and colour. It is a must do for 4X4 drivers. Photo: We live in a vast and remote country PS: Hopefully this has given you a small taste of our recent BIG trip and has whet your appetite because we plan to give you visual and oral presentation at our meeting in November. Jeanette Wallace

Ed Note: Thanks Jeanette. A great trip and trip report. Well done. (Jeanette and Irene will be presenting their full report at the November general meeting.)

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CLUB CALENDAR 2014 Remember club trips are not set in stone so there will be times when trip dates will be changed to suit members and the weather.

2014 – Trip & Event Calendar Date

Trip/Event

Location

Rating

Contact

Notes

Bourkey- 0429 383 441

Cancer Charity Ride Utes and or Trailers to help with Charity Bike run

September Sept- 13-14

Riding for A Reason

‘Charnwood’Strathbogie Ranges

Oct 11-12

Track Clearing

TBA

Steve Fuller- 0407 448 544

Assistance required

Oct 17-19

4WD Muster

Lardner Park Warrugal

TBA*



Nov- 1-2

Weekend getaway

Butcher Country and Caledonia River

Ian Barry

Limit of 6 vehicles due to camping restrictions. Get in quick!

Nov- TBA

Day in the Gardens Benalla Alpine Huts Tour

Benalla Rose Garden Alpine National Park

Committee

Need volunteers to man club display Unlimited Places!

Xmas break-up General Meeting Xmas Party

Tarrawingee

Committee

Bring photos, videos, show’n tell

Edi Cutting

Committee

Annual Xmas Parry

Wang. Outdoor Leisure Show

APEX Park Wangaratta

Committee

Need volunteers to man club display

October

November

Nov- TBA

Damian O’Connor

December Dec 9

Dec 13-14

2015 Jan 24-26

*TBA = To Be Announced

Last update: 6/05/2014

Trip Grading Easy — Sealed roads or good unsealed tracks with limited 4WDriving expected.

Medium — Low range may be needed with a snatch recovery possible. Obstacles and hazards should be negotiated by vehicles without assistance, although some assistance maybe required.

Difficult — Steep or rutted terrain. Considerable low range driving. Snatch or winch recoveries maybe required. Minimum tyre requirement – All Terrain or better but more aggressive tyres maybe specified at the discretion of the trip leader.

Extreme —Steep, rutted terrain or rock hopping will be encountered. Winch and aggressive tyres are mandatory on all vehicles.

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Geocaching! Another way to enjoy Four Wheel Driving Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices with Datum set to WGS84 (the standard for geocaching). The GPS needs to be a portable (handheld) unit so you can take it from the vehicle and walk with it. From a 4WDing point of view geocaching can you give you added incentive to get out there and explore a particular tourist site, location or feature as many caches are placed at these locations. For example the 1945 Beaufort Bomber plane crash site on the north side of Mt Tawonga on the Eskdale Spur in the Kiewa Valley has a cache located there. Never heard of geocaching? Geocaching (pronounced geo-cashing by Americans, Ozzies might pronounce it a bit differently) is a worldwide game of hiding and seeking treasure. The basic idea is to hide containers (caches – typically small, lunchbox size, plastic waterproof containers) and post the locations of these caches on the Internet. Anyone with a GPS receiver (like the handheld unit pictured left) can enter the locations' coordinates to find the caches and then log the caches at to show that they've found them. Geocaching participants include people from all age groups, including families with children, students, adults and retirees. It is a worldwide activity with a strong sense of community and support for the environment. Since September of 2000, geocaching has grown from 75 caches in several countries to hundreds of thousands of caches all over the world. There are currently 820,273 active geocaches around the world. How does GPS Work? Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers tap into a satellite network from anywhere in the world to accurately pinpoint specific geographic locations. A location is identified by measuring its distance from at least three satellites by a process called trilateration. A geocacher can place a cache anywhere in the world, pinpoint its location using GPS technology and then alert others to the cache's existence and location via the Internet . Anyone with a handheld GPS receiver (with Datum set to WGS84) can then hunt for the cache. How to Get Started When you’re ready to go, just follow these steps: 1. Download the Geocaching App or visit . 2. Create a free account. Use a nickname as your User Name. Note: Once registered you can then put in your home co-ordinates and any caches searched for will indicate how far (straight line distance) and what direction they are from your home location. 3. Select the geocache you want to find, then navigate to its location 4. Once you find it, sign the logbook and put it back exactly how you found it 5. Tap the “Found It” button in the App or log your find online at . 6. Invite a friend and find another one! Wangaratta Four Wheel Drive Club Inc

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Track Torque Geocaching in Four Easy Steps 1. On the Home Page of click Play > Hide & Seek a Cache on the menu bar. A rather complicated search window appears. Just select ‘Australia’ in the drop down menu next to Country and hit ‘Go’. On the next screen that appears (Advance Search) it will show Country ‘Australia’ and two other selections above that. Leave ‘All Geocaches’ selected. The one that says ‘By State/Country’ click on the up and down arrows and select ‘By Postcode’ — wait, the screen will change, then enter Wangaratta’s postcode 3677 then click the Search for Geocaches button and a list of all caches within a 40km radius of Wangaratta appears on 36 pages, 20 to a page i.e. 720 caches within 40km of Wangaratta. If you then click on a cache link a page appears with all information relating to that cache. Scroll to the bottom and click on the Google Map and you will be able to view the actual location. 2. Choose any cache from the list and click on its name. 3. Enter the coordinates (waypoint) of a cache into your GPS receiver using latitude and longitude. Note#1: Geocaching uses Degrees and decimal Minutes not D,M&S. Note#2: If your GPS interfaces with a computer then Caches can be downloaded directly to them (check your manual). To manually do it mark any waypoint then edit the co-ordinates of that waypoint. Again check your manual on how to edit waypoints. 4. Follow the direction arrow on the receiver until you find the hidden cache. Note: Print out the information about the cache from the website page so you know what to look for and where to look. They often have very helpful hints. Simple Rules of Geocaching  If you take something from the cache, leave something of equal or greater value.  Write about your find in the cache logbook.  Log your find at Keep In Mind  Caches should never be buried.  Don't put yourself or others in harm's way.  Don't place items such as food, explosives, knives, drugs or alcohol in a cache.  Caches are intended to be enjoyed by people of all ages.  Respect local laws and seek permission where needed.  Review our cache listing requirements and guidelines before hiding a cache. Before You Go  Find a cache that will meet your immediate goals. Are you looking for a difficult hike or an easy adventure?  Print cache information (don't forget the hints) and make sure to bring both a map and compass.  Remember that distances can be deceiving. A cache can take longer to find depending on trails, rivers and other obstacles.  Pack any needed supplies such as water, food and extra clothing. Check cache terrain and difficulty ratings.  Let someone know where you are going.  Don't forget your GPS receiver and extra batteries.

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Track Torque Finding a Cache  Mark your car as a waypoint to ensure your safe return.  Be mindful of the environment, practice cache in trash out.  Bring friends and family with you; sharing the experience can be very rewarding.  Pets are usually welcome, too – except in National Parks! After the Find  Sign the cache logbook.  Leave the cache as you found it (hidden, of course).  Log your find at Found it!

Didn't find it

Cache In – Trash Out Cache In Trash Out is a worldwide environmental clean-up effort supported by the geocaching community Types of Caches  Traditional: The original cache type consisting, at minimum, of a container and a logbook. The coordinates listed on a traditional cache page describe the exact location for the cache.  Multi-cache: A multi-cache involves two or more locations. Hints are found in the initial cache(s) and then the final location is typically a physical cache container.  Puzzle cache: A cache that involves a puzzle or puzzles, sometimes complicated, that you must solve to determine the coordinates of the cache.  Event cache: Geocaching events organized by local geocachers and geocaching organisations. Listings contain coordinates, a date and time to meet. Want More Information? Visit to learn how to:  Locate caches in your area  Create your own caches  Locate resources and recommendations  Play variations of the game  Find geocachers and events Geocaching.com is owned and operated by Groundspeak, Inc. of Seattle, Washington. Article sourced with thanks from Geocaching.com and submitted by Paul L’Huillier (member from Mount Beauty) Ed’s Note: Thanks for both these articles Paul.

Emergency Numbers — 000 and 112 000 is the primary emergency number in Australia. Dialling 000 will use any available network so long as you are in range of it. You can also dial 000 from a locked phone or one with no credit. 112 is a secondary number that can be used from digital mobiles only. So the only emergency number anyone in Australia needs to know is 000. This information can be found on the website of the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). This is the organisation charged with administering the emergency numbers in Australia. The following quote is from the ACMA website: "It is important to realise that if there is no mobile coverage on any network, you will not be able to reach the emergency call service via a mobile phone, regardless of which number you dialled."

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Track Torque Member’s Advertisements

For Sale:

As new Yokohama Passenger Tyres x5 Type: Yokohama Geolander G902 (Tubeless radial) Size: 265/65/R17 (fit 17” rim) Age: Only done 2,000km x4 – spare is brand new x1 Note: Owner has purchased a new set of Light Truck aggressive tyres for off-road driving and no longer needs them. Cost: As new these tyres retail for $350.00. Offering them for $200.00 a tyre or the set of 5 for $800.00 Contact: Paul L’Huillier (Mt Beauty) Mob: 0400 056 247. Email:

Advertisement for Rod Nudgent:

Ed: Please let me know if your ad has done it’s work so I can remove it and replace it with another…thank you. Editor’s Notes: There will be no Kate’s Corner this month…

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Club’s New Website To All Wangaratta 4x4 Club Members To make it easier to communicate with members, the club has developed a new website with the same address www.wangaratta4x4club.org.au. In future, all club news, events, happenings and the newsletter ‘Track Torque’ will be announced on-line via a ‘post’ (message) on the website. The post is emailed to you, drawing your attention to the fact that a new item has been placed on the website. What do you need to do? Visit the club website and sign-up. Look at the top right of the home page for ‘Sign Up to Club News via Email' and enter your email address then click Sign-Up (view image below). You will receive an automatically-generated email asking you to CONFIRM your subscription. We encourage all members to do this, otherwise you will not receive future communications. Then, when you receive a post, you can visit the website at your leisure to view the new information. You can unsubscribe at anytime, but unsubscribing will block all electronic communications from the club. You can also join the club’s Facebook group – “4x4 Wangaratta” The club also has a new email address [email protected]. Regards and thanks for supporting the club. Paul L'Huillier – Webmaster Mount Beauty Mob: 0400 056 247

P.S. There are now fifty-five members and friends on our database.

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Advertiser’s Section

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Notice to Business owners

Call or email Andrew (Ed.) to book your advertisement in our magazine. (Contact details on bottom of Page 2)

DISCOUNT FOR CLUB MEMBERS

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Editor's Notes Just a reminder to Trip leaders that your trips are interesting to us all. If you’ve been on one, send in your reports and photos so I can get into it and have it in that month’s newsletter. Otherwise…thin newsletters! Cheers… Andrew

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PO Box 494 Wangaratta 3676 www.wangaratta4x4club.org.au

“Responsible Four Wheel Driving And Family Touring”

Wangaratta Four Wheel Drive Club Inc

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