ACC East Gippsland Roadrunners
The first muster for The East Gippslnd Roadrunners will be held at The Swifts Creek Caravan Park on April 8th to 10th.
Friday Night: Happy Hour from 4:00pm followed by Dinner at The Albion Hotel.
Sat Morning: Tag A Long through to Omeo following the Gold Mining History. BBQ Sausage Sizzle at Omeo for lunch.
Sat Afternoon: Happy Hour & a Camp Oven Dinner sweets & supper around the open camp fire.
Sunday morning: ACC information Session for all the new members followed by a free afternoon & happy hour.
All new and current members welcome.
Chairman's Muster - Quirindi:
Our Chairman Tom Smith has been very busy at the Chairmans muster in Quirindi:
"'Today was an interesting day,I was interviewed on the local ABC radio about the ACC and the Chairman's Muster currently being held in Quirindi. Later in the day Chanel 7 also popped in to get a piece for the local news. Graeme & I called into the shire office to deposit some of the site fees and ended up having afternoon tea with the councillors during a break in the Council meeting.They announced plans to improve facilities at the First Fleet Rest area in Wallabadah. Some of the Councillors including the Mayor came along and joined us later at happy hour, they have made us very welcome to the area"
RV Lifestyle and Technical Developments.
Purpose
To establish processes to monitor and disseminate information to Members on developments in the RV industry.
The Primary aim is to ensure that any information that has an immediate impact on safety is communicated to members promptly.
The Secondary aim is to ensure that members are aware and advised in a timely manner of innovations or product developments that assists with enjoying the RV lifestyle.
Scope
Covers product recalls or warnings, new products, product reviews relating RV’s, tow vehicles, RV/camping accessories used inside or outside an RV and other accessories or equipment utilised in the RV lifestyle.
Sources
Australian Design Regulations (ADR)
Caravan Council of Australia (CCA)
Caravan Industry Association of Australia (CCIA)
CMCA
Product Recall sites
Google Alerts
Caravan forums and other sources supporting the RV lifestyle.
Methods of Dissemination
Email for urgent safety issues
Notes from Board for less urgent issues
Nomad to publish all issues to ensure all members get the info even if belated
Website link for Members to use to reference issues covered.
Shepparton - The site for the 2016 National Muster and AGM
Shepparton is located in the Goulburn Valley in North East Victoria. The region is one of Australia's most productive and intensively farmed areas.
It has a semi-arid climate with hot summers and cold winters, with October having pleasant temperatures.
The history of the area is that The Yorta Yorta people are the indigenous Australians, who traditionally lived around the junction of the Goulburn and Murray Rivers, with the local tribe the Kailtheban in Shepparton.
Major Thomas Mitchell was the first European to travel through the area in 1835. During the 1850s European settlement began. Shepparton was first surveyed in 1855, on the site just east of the river and in September 1860 was declared a town. The railway reached the town in 1880 and Shepparton rapidly developed into a major manufacturing and service centre. Shepparton was proclaimed to City in March 1949, with the city's population tripling with immigration particularly with migrants from Italy. Today the city is truly multicultural with many diverse food styles & festivals.
The area's economy is based on agricultural activities such as fruit growing, wool, wine and dairying.
Australia's largest producer of canned fruits, SPC Ardmona, has its production facilities in Shepparton. Seasonal fruits such as peaches, pears and apricots are preserved into a variety of packaging.
The lush grass in the area enables production of high quality wool, milk and meat. I am sure you will enjoy looking at the painted fibreglass cows which are displayed throughout the area as an artistic representation of the strong dairy industry.
The Goulburn Valley is a significant wine region. The Tahbilk winery was established in 1860 and is well worth a visit. It is home to one of the world's oldest and largest plantings of the Marsanne grape. Other wineries in the area that you may like to visit are Mitchelton near Nagambie and Monichino near Katunga.
Shepparton is a major regional commercial and shopping centre.
Our 10th A C C muster will be held at the Agricultural Show Grounds, which is situated in right in the centre of Shepparton and we hope that you will be able to come and join in the celebrations.
You may think that this is all a furphy, and possibly it is as Shepparton is the home of the Furphy.
Videos providing more information about the Shepparton area are available here.
Allin Towbars - Safety Recall
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Swift Caravan Cooker - Safety Recall
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