2006 - Past Events

A look at what has happened so far in 2006.
Click the links for Minutes of Meetings (Members only) or Trip Reports

JANUARY 2006

Sun 1 STEWARTS BROOK Trip Report
Sat 7 Trip report
Wed 11 GENERAL MEETING
Fri 13 - Fascinating and positively spooky tour of the historic quarantine station Trip report
Sat 14 ~ Sun 15 DRIVER TRAINING
Tue 24
COMMITTEE MEETING
Sat 21 ~ Sun 22 LAND WORKING BEE - Finish the road to the shed

FEBRUARY 2006

Wed 1 SON OF TRIALS MEETING
Sun 5 HUNTER RANGES - Grade D An easy scenic drive through the Putty State Forest and Wollemi National Park
Wed 8 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Sat 11 ~ Sun 12
DRIVER TRAINING
Sat 11 ~ Fri 17 THE VICTORIAN HIGH COUNTRY Trip Report
Sat 18 - Sun 19 LAND WORKING BEE - To put the containers onto the piers.
Sun 19 ABERCROMBIE RIVER NATIONAL PARK - Grade C - Not too hard, but a (long) day of 4WD'ing in the scenic area Trip Report
Sat 18 ~ Sun 26 THE VICTORIAN HIGH COUNTRY - REPEAT OFFERING!!! Trip Report
Wed 22 COMMITTEE MEETING
Sat 25 - Sun 26 LAND WORKING BEE - The concrete pour!
Sat 25 WATAGANS - A challenging day's drive through 3-4 of the harder tracks in the Watagans.  Trip Report

MARCH 2006

Wed 1 SON OF TRIALS MEETING

Fri 3 ~ Sun 5

SOUTH COAST EXPLORER - Grade D with some opportunity for C. Camping at the clubs land on the Friday night before we explore the south coast and the inland forest.
Wed 8 GENERAL MEETING - This month the General Meeting was held at Rays Outdoors, Camperdown.
Sat 11 TRACK CLOSURE PROTEST MEETING
Sat 11 ~ Sun 12 "SON OF TRIALS" WORKING BEE
Sat 18 ~ Sun 19 "SON OF TRIALS" - A new event, which is a scaled down version of the Nissan Trials open to individual entrants (instead of Club Teams). Most importantly, this will be an event for standard 4WD's, a great introduction to competitive 4WD'ing or a fun way of testing your skills. Report
Wed 22 COMMITTEE MEETING
Fri 31 ~ Sun 2 April TUFF TRUCK CHALLENGE

APRIL 2006

Sat 1 ~ Sun 2 WOMBAT LOVERS! - Grade D/C. Visit Wombat Hill in the Meryla State Forest before tripping down the south coast to the area behind Nowra.
Sun 2 TURON STATE FOREST - Grade D - Bordering on Sunny Corner, follow the Turon River on this scenic 4WD Day Trip
Wed 5 NISSAN TRIALS SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING
Sun 9 CANNING STOCK ROUTE TRIP INFORMATION DAY
Wed 12 GENERAL MEETING - Guest speaker from Polaris car care
Fri 14 ~ Mon 17 (Easter) EASTER AT THE LAND -
Fri 14 ~ Mon 17
(Easter)
COFFS HARBOUR HINTERLAND - Exploration of the area behind the Banana Coast
Sat 22 ~ Sun 30

@ Rosehill Gardens. Report

 

Wed 26 COMMITTEE MEETING
Sat 29 ~ Sun 30
DRIVER TRAINING
MAY 2006
Wed 3 NISSAN TRIAL SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING
Wed 10 GENERAL MEETING
Sat 13 ~ Sun 14 DRIVER TRAINING
Sat 13 ~ Sun 14 NEWNES & SURROUNDS - A visit to the Newnes area where to explore some of the canyons and other special features of the plateau. Itinerary includes River caves or Deep pass, Natural Arch. Baal Bone Gap and a walk around the old mining ruins at Newnes. Trip Report
Fri 19 - Austrian Schnitzelhaus, Gladesville Report
Sat 20 ~ Sun 21 LAND WORKING BEE
Tue 23 COMMITTEE MEETING
Sat 27 ~ Sun 28 LAND WORKING BEE
JUNE 2006
Wed 7 NISSAN TRIAL SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING
Sat 10 ~ Mon 12 - Past & Present members celebrated 30 years since the establishment of the Nissan Patrol 4WD Club of NSW & ACT. Photos
Wed 14 GENERAL MEETING
Sat 17 ~ Sun 18
DRIVER TRAINING
Sat 24 ~ Sat 5
August
CAPE YORK - Another of those "have to do" trips. The dates shown are from Cairns to Cairns, so allow transit time.
Fri 23 ~ Sun 25

- Sydney Olympic Park

Wed 28 COMMITTEE MEETING
JULY 2006
Sat 1 RECOVERY TEAM IN ACTION - The Nissan Patrol Club's Recovery Team retrieved a Hilux that came to grief on the Zig Zag at River Island.
Sat 1 ~ Sun 9 FRASER ISLAND - Grade D/C. A week long adventure escaping the winter bluesThis is one of those 4WD trips that you just have to do! Trip Report

Sun 9
WATAGANS - Grade B - A day trip to the Watagans travelling on some challenging tracks.
Wed 12 GENERAL MEETING Guest speakerS from Roman Camping showed us the latest in sleeping bags and other gear.
Sat 15 ~ Sun 16
DRIVER TRAINING
Wed 19 NISSAN TRIAL SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING
Sat 22 ~ Sun 23 NISSAN TRIAL WORKING BEE
Wed 26 COMMITTEE MEETING
Sat 29 LAND ORIENTATION TRIP - A day drive especially for newer members to show you a couple of different ways to the Land.
AUGUST 2006
Wed 2 NISSAN TRIAL SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING
Wed 9 GENERAL MEETING - This month we held the meeting at ARB City Southern, St Peters.
Sat 12 ~ Sun 13
DRIVER TRAINING
Sat 12 ~ Sun 13
NISSAN TRIALS WORKING BEE
Sun 20 LOST CITY/GLOW WORM TUNNEL - Trip report
Wed 23 COMMITTEE MEETING
Thu 24 ~ Sun 5 Sep FLINDERS RANGES SA - Trip report
Sat 26 ~ Sun 27 AIRLY MOUNTAIN - Trip report
SEPTEMBER 2006
Wed 6 NISSAN TRIAL SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING
Sun 10 WOLLEMI NATIONAL PARK -
Sun 10 STOCKTON BEACH
Wed 13 GENERAL MEETING
Sat 16 ~ Sun 17 YENGO NP
Sat 16 ~ Sun 17
DRIVER TRAINING - The last one at Menai!
Sat 23 ~ Sun 24
NISSAN TRIALS WORKING BEE
Wed 27 COMMITTEE MEETING
Sat 30 ~ Mon 1 Oct LONG WEEKEND AT THE LAND
Sat 30 ~ Sun 31 Oct WILLOWGLEN CHALLENGE
OCTOBER 2006
Wed 4 NISSAN TRIAL SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING
Sat 7 ~ Sun 8 HILL END - Grade C A drive through this historic gold mining town, with some fantastic scenery to boot.
Wed 11 GENERAL MEETING
Sat 14 ~ Sun 15
NISSAN TRIALS WORKING BEE

Sun 22

Sat 28 ~ Sun 29
NISSAN TRIALS WORKING BEE
Wed 25 COMMITTEE MEETING
NOVEMBER 2006
Wed 1 NISSAN TRIAL SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING
Sat 4 ~ Sun 5 NISSAN TRIALS - The premier inter-club 4WD competition in Australia. Held at the SORRA Property, 60kms up the Putty Road from Windsor.
Wed 8 GENERAL MEETING
Sat 11 (from 2:00pm) EQUIPMENT DAY
Sat 18 ~ Sun 19

SAND DRIVER TRAINING - Stockton Beach - part of the Club's Free Driver Training program.

Wed 22 COMMITTEE MEETING
Sat 25 ~ Sun 26 CESSNOCK - A trip to some private property in the Cessnock region, wth 4WD'ing, caving and other stuff.
Sun 26
WOODPECKER GULLY CHALLENGE - Call Andrea for details.
Mon 27 ~ Wed29 DEUA NP - A mid-week 3-day trip to the scenic Deua NP including the beautiful Bendethera Valley. Great 4WD'ing and no crowds! Grade C .
DECEMBER 2006
Sat 2 ~ Sun 3 - At Patonga Caravan Park.
Wed 6 NISSAN TRIAL SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING
Sun 10 JUST DESERTS 2008 TRIP BRIEFING
Wed 13 GENERAL MEETING

 

 

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