Toyoya Landcruiser Club

Steve,
Been a member for around 3 years now (Sydney), and would have to say that it is a great club.
Fees are a little high but are justified in that a proportion of this goes toward paying for their 2 properties ( a 300 acre camping orientated and a ? acre driver training and competition facility) So well worth it.
Not only that but they run a whole host of free training modules of all descriptions!
Also a Yahoo discussion group. I guess it is pretty obvious we are happy with it.
TLCC
Glenn B.

One issue my ex's dad was a trip leader with them before he ran off with some chick he met on the net, was that with so many members, getting onto trips was sometimes an issue, unless you were with the "in" group..

But I think that can be an issue anywhere.

Also check out the Nissan Club, they meet in 5dock, they were excellent when I was there, they cater for everything even Gary with his Modded Sportage... ;)

I am also a member of the Toyota Landcruiser Club and I think it is great. Lots of courses ( I have learned Bush Welding recently), good crowd of people, and very helpful. The fees are high because of the land levy for the two tracts of land that the club has bought (on behalf of the members). One near Mittagong and the other down past Goulburn. Both blocks are great. Details are on the website .. the link is on the post above.
Their training ( a lot of it is free) is VETAB Accredited, and the NRMA has recognised this if you get insurance for driving courses.
Plenty of good clubs around, but TLCC is my choice.
They have a website that deals with trips ... these are notified via a Yahoo Forum, so there is equal opportunity for all now with getting onto trips.
Hope this helps.
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Steve,

I am a member of the TLCC for the last 5+ years. It is a big club but this is why it can offer fully Vetab acrettied driver training and also is a Register Training Orgganisatio nso it can issue its own approve certificates to prove you have completed a certified course. There is approx 1,000 members at the moment and there is 2 blocks of land, both appor 300 acres in size or members to use. The joining fee is $200 plus the yearly membership is $125. There is also currently a land levy to pay for the third block of land of $49.50 (the third block joinsa on to the first block the club bought).

There are a lot of people willing to share ther knowledge and experiences with you if you want them. The experiences I have in the club are if you get involved you will get far more out then if you sit back and wait for things to come along.

Hope to see you in the TLCC.

Cashy

I E-Mailed the club before I moved to N.S.W asking about meeting times, Fees etc but didnt recieve a reply. Ive since been told that its a very clicky club, if your not with the IN group your slide lined. Good Luck

Steve

i just joined and will be attending the Mod 1 training session on Monday night. I think that when you consider the extras that you get the price is not that bad.

If you want i will let you know more after Monday night.

Bear
BEAR

Hi SteveW
All big clubs are probable the same but as Groove said u get out what u put in,
Dont know about TLCC NSW but as a 2year member of TLCC VIC we found by doing the driver awarness course we now new about 16 other drivers plus partners etc similar to ourselves mostly newbies, do a few trips ( make the decision & book early as most trips will have number limits) You will now find when you go to meetings you know a lot more people and wont have time to talk to alot of them.
The best money we spent was joining ( next best money spent was being a Member of ExploreOz) we now have some more like minded very good friends.

I would suggest you attend a few meetings, maybe try and catch up with a few of the members above then decide if you still want to join.

Remember if they have a 1000 members there will always be some u like & some u dont, but who cares as long as u make a few friends.

Just My 2 cents worth

CheersPrado TD Auto