b'FFrroommtthheePPrreessiiddeennttOur Association continues to have a ask your clubgood, yet challenging 2021. The committeebiggest challenge has come from out- members to keep emails from theside our Association through the FWDV office flowing to you to keepimpact of COVID-19. This has you up to date as these opportunitieschanged noticeably how we run our for participation return.FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VICTORIA club meetings and use our four wheel I must thank you for being The peak representative body for all drives. No doubt there has been considerate and patient regarding ourVictorian four wheel drivers since 1975 some innovative running of club Association Annual General Meeting,meetings, but in a COVID safe way. i.e., the 2020 AGM. It was to be heldVictoria Association of Four Wheel Drive Clubs Inc. A year ago, we were dealing with the on Monday 15th February, 2021, butPO Box 292 Mitcham Vic 3132 impact of bushfires and starting to that date ended up in the middle ofPhone 03 9874 7222Fax engage with recovery processes, the stage four lockdown. We are as03 9874 7233Email office@fwdvictoria.org.au emanating from that natural confident as one can be in theseWebsite www.fwdvictoria.org.au phenomenon. Australians generally uncertain times that the re-convenedABN 40 891 301 368 are resilient people and deal with AGM will take place on Thursday 4thASSN A0013539S what confronts them in a positive way. March, 2021. Why this date you ask?RTO 21605 Four wheel drivers tend to have a bit We waited until the announcementsPrint Post PP 100005076 more capacity for dealing with things following the publicised end date ofBOARD OF MANAGEMENT that pop up in front of them. This I the lockdown to decide. Our decisionthink, comes from our adventurous was to hold the AGM as soon asEXECUTIVE experiences of four wheel driving and possible after we knew what the postPresident Colin Oates (Off Peak 4WDClub) being confronted with the unexpected lockdown social conditions were.Vice President Fred De Gooyer (LROC) just around the next corner, so to Hence Thursday 4th March, 2021, forSecretary Eric Bishop (TLCCV)Treasurer Doug Mitchell (Off Peak 4WD speak. Things like the sudden steep our AGM. It would be great to see asClub) climb, the big log across the road, the many of our members as can be thereroad on the hillside track washed at the AGM.BOARD MEMBERS away. By and large four wheel drivers At our AGM the Board will be bringingDavid Roberts (Toyota 4WDClub), Adam handle this sort of stuff pretty well. to our members the Mind Map of ourRisborg (Pajero 4WDClub), Fred Schenck. This brings me to our always willing to organisation, the Boards StrategicSTAFF help volunteers. Plan for our Association and theChief Executive OfficerWayne Hevey Many of FWDVs volunteers are still Implementation of our Strategic Plan.(Just Mates 4WDClub) engaged with helping communities The Mind Map shows the four mainOffice Administrator Alison McLaughlin recover from those fire events of parts of our associationour(Mansfield Alpine 4WDClub)Accounts Karl Norman twelve months ago. Your work is of Governance Framework, our StrategicProjects & Events Officer Daniel Whitby tremendous value to those people you Alignment, our Sources of RevenueTraining OfficerSheila Douglas are helping and to our land and our Operations where Associationmanagers, DELWP and Parks Victoria. core activities and social enterpriseTRACKWATCH Continuing your volunteer effort and activities actually happen.Editor Brian Tanner (Toyota Land Cruiser getting in and helping where help is We have maintained a three pillarsClub of Victoria, Geelong FWDC) needed brings a positive outcomeEmail editor@fwdvictoria.org.au every time. We thank you and Sources of Revenue strategy whichIndividual Contributors encourage you to continue your has served our association well. TwoBrian Tanner, Greg Rose, Prue Hasler, Dave volunteer work as and when you can. other pillars are emerging Roberts, Russell Dent, Geoff Kenafacke, Fred Sponsorship and Advertising. AsSchenck, Fiona Hendry, Viv Gardner You are the best representatives these strengthen, our future andFWDV could possibly have and we viability as an organisation willProduction Brian Tanner are proud of you. strengthen.2020 Copy Deadline next issue Club members will be aware that Our Strategic Alignment is where1st May for June 2021 issue many of our activities with DELWP relationships and partnerships with1st August for September 2021 issue and Parks Victoria, were put on hold organisations external to our1st November for December 2021 issue last year post the fires and from the1st February for March 2022 issue disruption of COVID. This year how- Association are created, built andAdvertising ceo@fwdvictoria.org.au ever, these activities will gradually maintained to bring collaborative,return for us to participate. So please co-operative and mutually beneficialDesign and Artwork by Brian Tanner continued page 2 All material appearing in Trackwatch magazine is copyright.Reproduction in whole or in part is strictly forbidden without prior written consent. Freelance contributions and submissions areCover pix:Convoy at Far East Gippsland welcome by this magazine. No responsibility is accepted for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs, etc. The opinions expressedtrack clearing weekend with Parks Victoria by contributors are not necessarily those of Four Wheel Drive Victoria. All statements made, although based on informationbelieved to be reliable and accurate, cannot be guaranteed and no fault or liability can be accepted for error or omission. Thepublisher reserves the right to omit or alter any article or advertisement. Advertisers agree to indemnify thepublisher for alldamages or liabilities arising from the published material.TRACKWATCH MARCH 2021 1'