4WD Qld Corroboree

Submitted: Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 15:06

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Any of you Qld club members going to be at the Pomona showgrounds 3-5 May for the Corroboree?

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Reply By: Dave from P7OFFROAD Accredited Driver Training - Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 17:54

Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 17:54

I am still trying to decide.

I have access to nearby Private Land for camping, the showgrounds are pretty small...

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Follow Up By: Moose - Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 21:00

Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 21:00

G'day Dave
Was at an update meeting last night and they are not envisioning any problems with spacing for campers - unless an extra 100 or so suddenly book in I suppose - but that isn't likely.
Cheers from the Moose

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Follow Up By: Dave from P7OFFROAD Accredited Driver Training - Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 21:19

Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 21:19

fair enough... i'm obviously used to having lots of space between me and my neighbours...

cheers

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Reply By: Member - Brian (Gold Coast) - Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 18:50

Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 18:50

Not me!
Have you seen the price list for the merchandising???
And only recently they decided to actually lead trips.....

It's a shame, but we'll be heading somewhere else that weekend.

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Follow Up By: Moose - Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 20:56

Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 20:56

Brian
Tag-a-long trips have been on the agenda all along. Our club has been out many times on survey trips to sort them out.
I do believe that some confusion was caused by the use of "self drive" on the promotional stuff - that I admit was a rather dumb thing to say because even I would take that the wrong way.
There will be plenty of trips and no-one is forced to buy the merchandise.
Cheers from the Moose

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Follow Up By: Member - Brian (Gold Coast) - Saturday, Mar 08, 2008 at 08:33

Saturday, Mar 08, 2008 at 08:33

"Tag-a-long trips have been on the agenda all along. Our club has been out many times on survey trips to sort them out."

Fair enough, that is contrary to what I had previously heard though.

"no-one is forced to buy the merchandise."

Quite correct..... however the Corroboree's I have attended in the past gave at least a cap and a sticker with rego..... and charged nominal sums for extra's..... TLCC's pricing for these items is a bit rich IMO. Realizing that no-one is forced to buy this stuff is one thing, but (to me at least) the notion that TLCC is treating this as a money spinner is hard to shake.

Having said that..... I wish you and your club every success for
the event

Cheers

Brian

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Follow Up By: Moose - Monday, Mar 10, 2008 at 11:26

Monday, Mar 10, 2008 at 11:26

Brian - I hope you realise that all profits go into the Association's coffers. So it's for a good cause.

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Follow Up By: Member - Brian (Gold Coast) - Tuesday, Mar 11, 2008 at 08:53

Tuesday, Mar 11, 2008 at 08:53

"Moose posted:
Brian - I hope you realise that all profits go into the Association's coffers. So it's for a good cause. "

Well.... be that as it may.... I simply think that TLCC is over-charging the merchandise by a long shot, and the emphasis (from my viewpoint anyway) seems to me to be on making the corroboree a money spinning event. I will be interested to see how much of the profit does go to 4WD Qld. You say "all"?

As I said, good luck with it, I hope it's a success.

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Reply By: Member -Captain Chaos (QLD) - Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 19:10

Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 19:10

This is new to me,what's it all about?

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Follow Up By: Moose - Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 21:05

Friday, Mar 07, 2008 at 21:05

G'day Captain Chaos
It's the annual Qld 4WD Association get together for all member clubs. If you're in a club they should have been notified by now and thus so should you.
Some info on www.corroboree2008.com.au
Cheers from the Moose

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