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This is a  Facebook Group for the financial members of the Albury-Wodonga 4WD Club to keep in touch with 
the club sponsored events and share their travelling stories, photos, tips and great places to visit in our 
wonderful country of Australia. 
By joining this group, members agree to adhere to this set of guidelines. These guidelines have been 
developed to ensure this page remains a safe and inviting online environment.   
When communicating via this page, you must ensure that your submission or enquiry does not contain any 
prohibited content, as per the below list.   
Prohibited content includes, but is not limited to, content that:  
o Is bullying, intimidating, threatening or harassing;  
o Represents a personal attack or contains personal information about another individual;  
o Is defamatory;  
o Contains foul, bad, or obnoxious language;  
o May contain artwork, logos, cartoons, gifs, web link material etc that can be considered a 
breach of copyright;  
o Is false and misleading and therefore likely to deceive members;  
o Content that does not encourage a safe and inviting online environment.   
o  Pornographic material not permitted 
o  No Advertising businesses unless it is an "honest" recommendation 
o  No photos of children without the written consent of the child’s parents/guardians. 
o  No Stolen or Lost Vehicles - some have not been stolen but have been a result of domestic 
and/or property disputes.  
o  No missing persons, (unless it is a Police Bulletin) because 'people' use it as a ruse to find ex 
partners, or as a mechanism to bully others or were not genuine missing persons.  
o We will not tolerate any nastiness or rudeness and no swearing. No religious persecution or 
judgement, no politics and no racist comments. 
o  No negativity or criticism of other members’ questions and posts. Your post will be deleted 
and you will be suspended from the group for a period of time decided by the Committee if 
you fail to comply with this rule. 
o No Trolls – they are not welcome in this group. 
o No Blocking Admin - No exception, the blocker will be permanently banned from the Group. 
The Albury-Wodonga 4WD Club has the right to remove all content that is deemed prohibited 
and/or does not contribute to a safe and inviting online environment. Discussions on Club topics are 
allowed and encouraged, however, must be done in a respectful manner, free from personal attacks 
on fellow members. 
Users who continue to publish prohibited content and behave inappropriately will be brought to the 
attention of the Committee who will decide if disciplinary action is required.    In extreme cases, the 
Committee may consider removing the member from the Facebook Group temporarily or 
permanently, depending on severity.  

General

1.The trip leader is in charge of all aspects of the trip. If there is any doubt as to the interpretation of a Club Rule, the trip leader is to be consulted.

2. Drivers are not to consume alcohol during the driving phase of any event or trip.

3. The driver of each vehicle is to be correctly licensed to drive. Road rules are to be observed at all times.

4. All vehicles are to be correctly registered, have third party insurance and are to be in a sound mechanical condition.

5. No animals are permitted at Club events or trips.

6. No firearms are permitted at Club events or trips.7. All flora and fauna is to be left as it is. Take only pictures and leave only footprints!!!

8. Participants booked on trips must give the trip leader adequate warning of cancellations. Remember – others may want to attend.

9. The trip leader is to select a Tail-End-Charlie, Sergeant-At-Arms and Trip Report Writer. He is also to organize a verbal brief at the next club meeting.

10. All temporary members must be registered on the Trip Attendance Sheet.

11. There must be a Personal Details Form for each trip participant before being allowed on any trip or function.

12. The vehicle driver will be responsible for their passengers’ behaviour.

Convoy Procedure

13. The trip leader is to give a brief prior to each trip detailing the convoy procedures each participant is to follow.

14. Vehicles are to maintain a safe distance at all times and are to be aware of other road users,

15. Vehicles wishing to stop or leave the convoy must indicate their intention to the following vehicle (usually by radio) and inform the trip leader.

16. Always ensure that the vehicle following knows which way the convoy has turned.

17. When ascending or descending steep inclines, each vehicle is to wait until told it is safe to follow.

18. Gates are to be left as they re found. Tail-End-Charlie is to confirm the status of each gate as it is passed.

19. Vehicles are to follow, as closely as possible, the wheel tracks of the vehicle in front. No separate deviations are to be made.

20. All rubbish should remain in the vehicle

21. The trip leader is in charge of all recovery procedures. If this is not possible the trip leader will delegate a person. All other participants are to keep out of the way and are to follow directions as required.

Camping

22. The trip leader is to select the camp site and all participants are to camp inside the selected area.

23. Only one camp fire is to be used by all participants for cooking, etc. The fire is to be completely extinguished prior to leaving the site.

24. No cans, bottles or foil is to be burned in the fire.

25. If music is played, it is only to be heard in the immediate vicinity of the car/radio. No loud music will be tolerated and no music at all after 10 PM.

23. Toilets facilities are to be established well away from any water source.

27. Washing is not permitted near a water source.

The Club recently received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Royal Flying Doctors Service, acknowledging our financial support of this amazing service since 1999.   The Club is an Honorary Member of the RFDS and we will continue to support them into the future.

When Barney Brown from Tallangatta dropped into the Bethanga Store to buy a hamburger for lunch & while there bought a couple of tickets in the Club's Major Raffle, he would never have thought that he would receive a phone call from the Club congratulating him on having won 1st prize.  Barney is now the proud owner of a fantastic camping package which was donated by ARB Albury.

Albury Wodonga 4WD Club President, Jeff Doyle, presents Barney with 1st prize.

Congratulations to all prize winners and thank you for supporting our Club.

1st Prize   ARB ALBURY     Value $2,904.00

2 Skydome single swags, 2 ARB cargo swag bags, 2 ARB quick fold stretchers, 2 ARB Pinnacle camp chairs, ARB Pinnacle camp table, ARB firepit & 2 ARB compact sleeping bags.

WINNER - BARNEY BROWN, TALLANGATTA      Ticket 0681

2nd Prize   TJM ALBURY    Value $1,995.00

TJM soft shell roof top tent.

WINNER  -  GREG TAGLIABUE, LAVINGTON     Ticket 3683

Read more: WINNERS OF 2024/2025 MAJOR RAFFLE.

World Wetlands Day was held on Sunday 2nd February 2025

The Department of Energy Environment & Climate Action has put out a media release to remind us all that the North-east Victorian wetlands are critical habitat for an array of wetland birds, including threatened species.

To access brochures covering our wildlife found in different areas please see DEECA website

Did you know Four Wheel Drive Victoria has both a public Facebook and Instagram page? Both pages are updated almost daily and contain plenty of useful information that may be missed otherwise.

Links to both sites are included below.

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/4WDVictoria/   

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/four_wheel_drive_victoria/?hl=en

Have You Logged In Yet?

The Four Wheel Drive Victoria website has a members log in area that many members will be familiar with. In this area you will find all sorts of member resources such as access to Members

Read more: Four Wheel Drive Victoria Social Media & Website

Since 1999 Albury Wodonga 4WD Club has supported the Royal Flying Doctor Service & we are acknowledged as an Honorary Member of the RFDS.  Below is a message from the CEO of the South Eastern Section.

Dear Members,

Four weeks ago, communities in Far West NSW were hit by a severe storm. This resulted in over 10,000 properties being left without power, and in some cases telecommunications and internet, while facing days of soaring temperatures. It was such a disruptive event that the State and Commonwealth governments declared the storm a natural disaster.

I extend my heartfelt thanks to our generous supporters who have donated to help us be there for these communities as they needed us. Because of caring supporters like you, we have been able to:

• Open our Wellbeing Place as one of the first facilities after the storms so support was ready and available
• Provide home visits and physical and emotional support to the most vulnerable and;
•  Provide around-the-clock emergency and medical support to the many communities impacted by the outage.

  Read more: A MESSAGE FROM ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE

Hello Members,

To view the November issue of the Club magazine, please visit the Club's Facebook page.  Alternatively, please ring me and I will email a copy to you.

As usual, printed copies of the magazine will be available at the general meeting on Tuesday night.  See you there. 

Lyn Bryant