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Wangaratta Four Wheel Drive Club Inc October 2015 Page 1

Inside this issue: The Presidents’ Page

Member’s Page/ Open Forum

Minutes from April General Meeting

Trip Reports

Trip Calendar and Pre-Trip Reports

Club Trips

Advertisements (Sponsors)

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October 2015 Newsletter

“Responsible Four Wheel Driving And Family Touring”

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WANGARATTA 4X4 CLUB

The Wangaratta 4WD Club has evolved from a few members in 1983, to a membership of over 80. The Club is made up of individuals and families who are interested in responsible Four Wheel Driving. There is no restriction on the make or type of four wheel drive vehicle, and there is always plenty of variety and camaraderie amongst members.

Where we live: Members live all over the North East and beyond, including from Benalla, Beechworth, Corowa, Glenrowan, Milawa, Albury, Wodonga, Wangaratta, Goorambat, Tatong, Langwarrin, Molyullah, Myrtleford, Mount Beauty, Mulwala, Yarrawonga, Stanhope, Violet Town, Melbourne, Rosebud and Overseas (England).

Wangaratta Four Wheel Drive Club is a member of the Victorian Association of Four Wheel Drive Clubs. Affiliations: Members of our club are

proud to be part of the Adopt a Hut Program and work with Parks Victoria to look after Top Crossing and Lake Cobbler huts. We are also affiliated with the South Coast Four Wheel Drive Club based at Wollongong, and the Four Wheel Drive Club of WA. Current members of the respective clubs are entitled to Reciprocal Membership. Membership: Single or family $100.00 p.a.

General Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, generally at the North East Car Club Rooms, Tarrawingee Recreation Reserve, commencing 8.00pm. There is no meeting in January. Please refer to the club calendar. Visitors are always most welcome.

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Editor : Andrew Brown

0414 397 802 : [email protected]

Editorial Deadline – Usually 1st of the month. This is your newsletter so be a part of it and send any articles of interest, comments, birthdays, etc, to the editor. Advertising: $100.00/yr. Please contact the editor for further details.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in the articles in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the editor or of Wangaratta

Four Wheel Drive Club Inc. The editor reserves the right to delete any section of any article, or reject any article, which has

been sent in for publication in the Newsletter.

Front Cover: Burkey “Directing Traffic” at this year’s Cancer Charity Ride…(See story inside)

Wangaratta Four Wheel Drive Club Committee Members

President Tom Barnard Vice President Andrew Brown Secretary Kate Burke Treasurer Helene Martin 4WD Victorian Representative Chris Penniceard Membership Officer Steve Fuller Merchandise Officer Peter Burke Newsletter Editor Andrew Brown Property Officer Graeme Martin Publicity Officer Kate Burke Trip Coordinator Damian O’Connor Minutes Secretary Bill Willett Committee Member Glenn Norton Committee Member Richard Rhodes Non Committee Positions Training Coordinator Tom Barnard Sergeant at Arms Damian O’Connor First Aid Officer Richard Rhodes Social Co-ordinator Damian O’Connor Web Master Paul L’Huillier WEBSITE: www.wangaratta4x4club.org.au

mailto:[email protected]

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The Presidents’ Page

G'day members and friends, Spring is in the air and the weather is warming up with expected temps to hit the 30's during this weekend. That means a few things are inevitable. The lawns will need to be mowed quite regularly. The Magpies are upset that yet again they didn't make the finals, so watch your heads as you are out and about. However in my mind I am thinking about my next trip and some things that need to be considered for this time of year. So, I have stocked the camping kit with a couple of hats, plenty of sunscreen and my sunnies. Of equal importance in trip planning for this time of year and the coming months is fire restrictions. We all love a campfire of an evening and often rely on it for cooking of some kind. Just be mindful that fire restrictions will come into play no later than December 15 in most areas. So an alternative method of food preparation may be required. If you’re unsure, look it up online at: http://www.depi.vic.gov.au/fire-and-emergencies/public-land-fire-restrictions This site has all the relevant information. All that being said, enjoy your time in the bush! Last weekend a few of our crew lead by Craig went up to Lake Cobbler to do a few repairs on the hut. From all reports it was a great weekend and well attended. A big thanks to Craig for putting up his hand and doing the groundwork to see this project through from start to finish. As you are all aware our training weekend for 2015 is being held on the 16th and 17th of October. It will be headed up by Craig with help from the club instructors and experienced members. Always a great weekend, this time around will be no exception, so, if you’re intending to attend, drop Craig a line and express your interest. Once again, thank you Craig. We need people to continually put their hands up to help out, lead trips and attend events. Without this, clubs in general just don't function. A quick update on my situation: I am progressing relatively well and am getting stronger each day. I am expected to make an almost full recovery by mid November, just in time to enjoy the festive season before going under the knife again mid January. In this short timeframe of somewhat normality, I plan to finish off my Patrol with it's new heart. So, fingers crossed, I may even be able to hit the tracks once or twice before the year concludes. I must say I am really looking forward to it! Stay tuned.... Pres

http://www.depi.vic.gov.au/fire-and-emergencies/public-land-fire-restrictions

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CLUB APPAREL Club Tee Shirts, badges, jumpers, windcheaters, etc. are available from STEER Clothing – 15 Baker St, Wangaratta [new address]. Contact person is Bruce Steer. Phone: 03 5721 7773. (The club shirt should be a dark green with gold embroidery.

Club Badges

New Club Members who have not yet received their Club badges or any other club member who would like to order new badges at $10.00 each, please email Peter Burke (Burkey) our Merchandizing Officer and let him know exactly what you require. Burkey’s email address is: [email protected]

Member’s Page Open Forum

Hello everyone,

Just a re i der to follow o fro y i troductio of the Ope Foru i the August 2012

newsletter, please feel free to contact me if you have something to sell through the club or have an idea you

would like to have discussed at the General Meeting or brought to the Committee. (Please send newsletter

advertisements straight to the Editor. Email address above.)

My contact details are: Mobile: 0412 664 922

Home: (03)5752 1292

Email:

[email protected]

Graeme


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Wangaratta 4X4 Club

General Meeting 8th

September, 2015

Meeting Minutes

Present: As per attendance Book. Apologies: Damian O’Connor, Fiona and Dave Van Zanten, Richard Rhodes, Paul Kelly. Guest Speakers: Craig Cheetham and Peter Burke gave a very practical and interesting demonstration and talk on Bush Welding with batteries. Not much extra to carry in the car on trips, and can be very important in some circumstances for the success of the trip. Very practical skill to acquire.

Batteries are connected in series, i.e. Positive to negative.

Need two batteries and that provides 24 volts, 3 batteries give you 36 volts.

Extra resistance in the form of fencing wire demonstrated.

Need to be careful with arc and not continue the arc too long as you can melt the battery terminal very easily.

Peter prefers the 2.5mm welding rod to a smaller rod. Easier to control and arc.

Can weld most things from exhausts to shock absorber mounts.

Danger in watching arc welding so must use the appropriate helmet.

Jumper leads used as the welding leads from the battery.

Positive to the welding rod, negative to the metal being welded. Visitors welcomed: New Member David Thales acknowledged. Minutes of Previous meeting:

Moved Monica French/Peter Burke that minutes of previous meeting be confirmed… Carried.

Thanks from Tom to Andrew Brown, for leading the ship while Tom incapacitated and ill. Tom feeling a lot better but still in recovery stage. Thanks for the cards and well wishes from members. Correspondence In: Brochures 4X4 Tag Along Tours in Tassie. Letter from Wang Council re: Community Grants. Park Lane Holiday Park voucher: [Group decision to raffle the voucher]. Nissan News Various brochures from Parks Victoria. 2015 Motorfest at Pambula. Celebrating all things motorised: 26th & 27th September. 4WDVic, email notification of meetings. 4WDVic, 2105/16 Certificate of insurance currency for Wang 4X4Club. Correspondence Out: To 4WDVictoria. Treasurers report:

General Account has a Credit Balance of: $9,675.17

2 Deposit Accounts have Credit Balance of: $1,586.87

Interest has been paid of $50.69 and added to appropriate account. Accounts for payment.: Petty Cash dockets adding up to $13.50

Moved Peter Burke/Monica French that accounts be passed for payment… Carried.

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Treasurer’s Note: Invoices sent out to Advertisers in the newsletter. Three have paid. Following up the rest.

Up Coming Trips:

19th & 20th September. Cancer Charity Ride. Burkey looking for minimum of 4 cars and trailers/Utes. Auction is always a barrel of laughs. Auctioneer is very good at fleecing the crowd.Tea Saturday night. Brekky in the morning.

Cobbler hut Working Bee 27th Sept, 2015. Camp overnight if you want to. Short walk to the falls if time allows. Working Bee around 10.00am. Bar-B-Que lunch on Sunday, may be able to have a drive on way home.

Track Clearing weekend has been cancelled by Parks Victoria for this year.

Monster Jam Show advertised in trip calendar.17th October, Show us your wheels Arian Park, 10.00am – 2.00pm. Car entry $10. Fund raiser for families affected by drugs.

7th-8th November Top Crossing Hut Repairs.

17th _18th October, Training weekend

Burke’s Onesie Trip 14th –15th Novemeber. Sgt at Arms; Burkey fairly active this night with fines to Andrew Brown, Kate Burke, President Tom Barnard, Helene Martin, Noel Ham, Noel Robinson, with a note to fine Steve Twomey next meeting. Open Forum: Nil General Business:

New Membership list produced by Bruce Gooday. Trip Reports:

Burke’s Morton Island trip fully reported in newsletter. Noel & Irene Ham’s Maralinga trip: Met up with Stan and Bethne for the trip. Highly recommended trip for anyone interested in history. Maralinga site of the Atomic testing by the Poms in Australia. Biggest runway in the Southern Hemisphere. Took the Buckeby Stock Route. Nice Grotty little track and along the fantastic Gawler Ranges. Cooked scones in camp oven using Mulga wood and fed crew working on new toilet block as well who were very happy with the scones. Ranger unable to attend but gave them a map of the Aboriginal area north to Emu Mining area and were permitted to go anywhere. From Cook back along the Caravan track to Maralinga. Completed tour heading to Ceduna and Adelaide. Len Bradell found drinking water. Water soak was used by aborigines and the railways until some idiot decided to enlarge it. Blew it out with explosives and fractured the underlying clay and lost all water. Daisy Bates camped in the bush looking after aborigines for 19 years. She buried steel cans in the sand and planted Briars to prevent goats destroying her garden. Some cans still to be seen. Put on your list of trips. A very good experience. Meeting Closed: 21.32pm.

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Victorian High Country Huts Association VHCHA

For information about huts please visit the VHCHA website : http://www.vhcha.org.au This site has further information on the Victorian High country huts and activities associated with each area. Our club is a member of this organisation, with Chris Penniceard our representative.

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VICTORIA

Driving In A Sustainable Environment

For more information visit the website: www.fwdvictoria.org.au

FWDV Delegates Brief Sheet to be read out at Club Meetings, and printed in Club Magazines.

Ed: This is an excerpt from 4WDVic’s notes sent earlier this month… Training offered Level 2 First Aid: We are running a Level 2 First Aid course on Saturday 24th October here in the hall in Balwyn North. If you are interested in attending then please contact the office to make a booking. We do require payment upon booking. The cost is $220.00 Incl GST per person for a Non Member The cost is $170.00 Incl GST per person for Member We require a minimum of 10 participants for the course to run. Trackwatch Magazine We have many members that are currently in more than one club, and therefore receive more than one copy of Trackwatch. If this is the case and you do not wish to receive multiply copies of Trackwatch, please contact the office.

Four Wheel Drive Victoria

RSL Hall, 2 Centre Way, Balwyn North VIC 3104

PO Box 1015G, North Balwyn VIC 3104 Tel: (03) 9857 5209 Mob: 0437 911 356 Fax: (03) 9857 5260 Email: [email protected] Website: www.fwdvictoria.org.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/4wdvictoria You Tube: www.youtube.com/4wdvictoria

http://www.vhcha.org.au/

http://www.vafwdc.org.au/


http://www.fwdvictoria.org.au/

http://www.facebook.com/4wdvictoria

http://www.youtube.com/4wdvictoria

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Cancer Charity Ride 2015

On the weekend of 18th and 19th September, the annual Cancer Charity Ride was held at Charnwood near Benalla. Burkey and Kate, Neville and Monica French, Val and Alyssa Hill and Graeme Martin met up at Swanpool at 7.30am Saturday morning. We travelled up to Golden Mountain where Graeme, Val and Alyssa were to spend the day. Photo: View from Golden Mountain After setting up the club marquee with refreshments the Burkes and French’s made their way down to an allocated intersection to attend to traffic monitoring. Photo: Club Marquee

The day was lovely but I kept chasing the sun to warm my toes as it was quite cool in the sun. Photo: Burkey and Neville putting bike on trailer There fortunately was only one incident where a bike had a flat tyre that was unable to be pumped up and its rider was quite sore from a minor collision with another rider. Burkey and Neville helped the rider to load his bike onto the trailer and they were both taken back to Charnwood. In the afternoon we were stationed at another intersection to continue our traffic monitoring with no incidences.

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We all had dinner at Charnwood then made our way to a lovely campsite nearby for the night. Val and Alyssa went home as Alyssa wasn’t feeling too well. A nice little bonfire was started and we sat around it with a couple of drinks while going over the day’s events. I found out that it was apparently freezing on top of Golden Mountain! So it was a case of superb views and arctic conditions or no views and milder conditions. Much as I love views, think I’d go with milder conditions. Sunday morning we awoke to another lovely day and had breakfast at Charnwood. We discovered we were not needed for the day so Graeme said his goodbyes and headed back to Helene at their daughter’s place in woop woop, while the French’s and Burkes spent the morning travelling through the Bogies exploring new and old tracks before heading back to our respective homes. I would like to say a sincere thank you to those that put their hand up to volunteer their support for this weekend. Burkey and I greatly appreciated it. The Cancer Charity Ride was successful in exceeding last year’s tally with a whopping $27,000 raised. Well done!

Kate Burke

Robyn and Les Maclean Have a Tale to Tell For those of you who would be doubters, especially our fellow travellers last year (Ian & Trish, Irene, Les & Robyn), we decided to send in the photos as proof. Those who have been there would recognise the camp spot we chose for the night – Well 33. Lovely water here to replenish supplies & a campfire made it a great night on the Canning. We shared our fire with a father & his son who were also on the Canning. They surprised us by informing us that they too, were locals to our home area.

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OK we will have to come clean. We actually crossed the Canning at the Kunawaratji indigenous community coming from Marble Bar (WA) in the west. After fuelling up with both diesel & food & a lovely night at Well 33, we then headed east along the Kiwirrkurra Gary Junction Road (There are only a few indigenous communities on this road in these desert lands). Irene, we were disappointed that the Arts Centre at Papunya was closed. Then it was into Alice Springs to surprise a mate who was being inducted into the Trucking Hall of Fame.

Jeanette & Allan Wallace

Ed: A lovely addition to your original trip experiences…thanks for sharing.

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CLUB CALENDAR 2014 Remember club trips are not set in stone so there will be times when trip dates will be changed to suit members and the weather.

2015 – Trip & Event Calendar Date Trip/Event Location Rating Contact Notes

October

Sat 10 Oct Monster Jam Show (monster trucks)

AAMI Park Melbourne

Damian O’Connor E: [email protected]

Mob: 0417 526 175 Website:

<www.monsterjamonline.com.au>

Social Trip RSVP by 25 July to Damian.

Group bookings (10+) $40 adult

8-11 Oct Melbourne

Leisurefest

Sandown Racecourse Melbourne

Website: <http://www.melbourneleisurefest.co

m.au>

Tue 13 Oct Monthly General

Meeting NE Car Clubrooms,

Nolan Rd Tarrawingee

Recreation Reserve

-------- The Secretary: E:

[email protected] Tel: (03) 5762 8196

7:30pm for a 8pm start.

Sat 17 Oct Show Us Your

Wheels (show off your 4x4 for a good cause)

Avian Park Wangaratta (harness/

Greyhound track)

-------- Damian O’Connor E: [email protected]

Mob: 0417 526 175

10am-2pm Car entry $10

(fundraiser for a drug/alcohol support

group

Fri 16-Sat 17 Oct Training Weekend

(refer to pre-trip details on website)

Fri: 7:30pm NE Car Club Rooms Tarrawingee

Sat: Eldorado area

X Craig Cheetham

E: [email protected] M: 0428 538 478

Option to camp o/night at NE Car Club on Fri. night.

November

Sat 7 & Sun 8 Nov Top Crossing Hut -

repairs

South of Whitfield on the King River

X Damian O’Connor

E: [email protected]

Mob: 0417 526 175

Weekend camping trip

14-15 Nov ONESIE Trip TBA X Kate Burke:

E: [email protected]

Tel: (03) 5762 8196

Easy and Social drive. More details later.

Sat 28 Nov Christmas Breakup TBA -------- The Secretary: Email:

[email protected] Tel: (03) 5762 8196

2016

February

Sat 27 & Sun 28 A Gastronomic Delights Tour

TBA* X Dave & Fiona Van Zanten

E: [email protected] Mob: 0400 936 113

Refer to September ‘Track Torque’ for more details.

Combined trip with Wang 4x4 Club trip & Albury -Wodonga

4WD Club

*TBA = To Be Announced Last update: 5/10/2015


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Trip Grading

GREEN (X) — Easy — Sealed roads or good unsealed tracks with limited 4WDriving expected.

BLUE (X) — Medium — Low range may be needed with a snatch recovery possible. Obstacles and hazards should negotiated by vehicles without assistance, although some assistance maybe required.

BLACK (X) — Difficult — Steep or rutted terrain. Considerable low range driving. Snatch or winch recoveries maybe required. Minimum tyre requirement – All Terrain or better but more aggressive tyres maybe specified at the discretion of the trip leader.

Double BLACK (XX) — Extreme —Steep, rutted terrain or rock hopping will be encountered. Winch and aggressive tyres are mandatory on all vehicles.

Pre-Trip Report

Craigs Hut and

surrounds Tailgate

Campers Visit 14th – 16th November

Trip Leader: Noel Ham: 0438 641 282 Tail-end Charlie: Les McLean: 5766 6384 Emerg. Contact: Gerry Lomer: 0417 516 377

Trip Details: Easy to Medium A group of Tailgate camper owners will be visiting the High Country and shown around some of the sites in the area. Any other club members who would like to assist on the day are welcome.

Start: Meet at Mansfield at 9.30am Saturday: Coffee, Fuel up and travel into Craigs Hut via Razorback Hut. (Easy) Sunday: Cobbler Hut, Abbeyard, Beveridges Station (Easy-Med) Monday: Mt Murray, Sugarloaf area (Easy-Med) Conclude: Bright around 4.00pm Monday

Requirements:

All terrain tyres in good condition Full tank ex Mansfield Basic Recovery Gear UHF Radio: Ch. 14

P.S. This Pre-Trip Report is a very late inclusion and will be added to the Trip Calendar next edition…

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DRIVER TRAINING Pre-Trip Report 16th-17

th October

This 2 day four wheel drive course satisfies the club requirement for new members to attend an Intermediate or difficult trip. All members are welcome & encouraged to come on either day to brush up on their skills, assist with the training or just go for the drive. There is no cost for members.

Theory: Friday night

We’ll cover………. Code of ethics

4WD’s on the road

How a 4WD works

Driving techniques

Safety

Practical: Saturday

Hills

River crossings

Recovery

Stall stops

Friday meet at the Tarrawingee car club rooms for a 7.30pm start. Supper provided. Saturday reassemble at Tarrawingee 9 am before heading to the Eldorado area. BYO BBQ lunch, finishing mid-afternoon. You’ll need………

UHF radio. (Can be provided, please let us know)

Sturdy recovery points

BBQ lunch. (BBQ provided)

Tyre gauge

Full tank fuel

Contact Craig on 0428 538 478 or Noel on 0438 641 282

*** Option to camp over night at the NE Car Club if you don’t want to go home.

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Social Trip

MONSTER JAM SHOW: 10TH OCTOBER (Saturday) AAMI PARK MELBOURNE. 60 Olympic Blvd, Melbourne Vic 3000 SHOW TIMES: 2PM OR 7PM there is pit access before the 2pm show (10am-1pm) will be extra $15 to enter the pits. TICKET PRICES: A RESERVE $80 ADULT $65 KIDS B RESERVE $60 ADULT $45 KIDS IF WE GET TEN OR MORE PEOPLE AS A GROUP BOOKING IT MAYBE CHEAPER C RESERVE $40 ADULT $25 KIDS PIT PARTY PASS $15 Tickets go on sale to public from 9am 7th July from Ticketek, if we all want to sit together we will have to book our tickets as a block booking. Depending on how many want to come, we may see how much a bus will cost. if you are interested in going let me know by 25th July Damo Email: [email protected] P.S. We will need some decent numbers to run a bus…

Me ber’s Advertise e ts:

Fridge Drop Slide_ As New

Model: DS 60

Fridge Tray 870 x 530mm

Runner length open 1860mm

Drop 300mm

Load rating 200KG

Price $600.00

Call Andy Logan M: 0458 458 060 or Email: [email protected]

Squires Sports & Mowers Sales & Repairs Mowers, Brushcutters, Chainsaws, Wood Heaters & Bicycles

Trevor & Terese Squires 53 Nunn Street, Benalla 3672 Phone/Fax: 03 5762 2519 E-Mail: [email protected]


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Kate’s Corner:

ED: Here is a piece Kate sent into the Benalla Ensign recently…

Editor’s Notes

Firstly, thanks to the contributors for this edition of Track Torque. Without your efforts, there would not be a

new edition each month.

There will be a Christmas Raffle this year that will be drawn at the last General meeting of the year. Tickets

will be available at each of the remaining General meetings. The main prize will be worth $150.00, second

prize at $50.00 and third at $20.00. Ticket prices: $2.00 or 3 for $5.00… be in it to win it. Prizes to be

announced at the October General meeting (Tuesday, 13th of October).

Note also that the Track clearing weekend is cancelled this year…back in place next year.

Last but not least, Kate’s Onesies tour is a goer!!! November 14th and 15th, with a pre-trip report next

edition…keep your eyes peeled. (No pun intended…sic.)

P.S. This edition is a bit earlier than usual…might be a good idea to keep it at this time. Catch you later…

P.P.S. The next article has been supplied by Michael Coldham for our information. Michael was President of

4WDVic for a number of years and is a practicing solicitor. He was present at our Milawa Dinner Meeting…

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AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 300 300—Use of mobile phones

(1) The driver of a vehicle must not use a mobile phone while the vehicle is moving, or is stationary but not parked, unless— (a) the phone is being used to make or receive a phone call (other than a text message, video message, email or similar communication) and the body of the phone— (i) is secured in a mounting affixed to the vehicle while being so used; or (ii) is not secured in a mounting affixed to the vehicle and is not being held by the driver, and the use of the phone does not require the driver, at any time while using it, to press any thing on the body of the phone or to otherwise manipulate any part of the body of the phone; or (ab) the phone is being used as a driver's aid and— (i) the body of the phone is secured in a mounting affixed to the vehicle while being so used; and (ii) the use of the phone does not require the driver, at any time while using it, to press any thing on the body of the phone or otherwise to manipulate any part of the body of the phone; or (b) the vehicle is an emergency vehicle or a police vehicle; or (c) the driver is exempt from this rule under another law of this jurisdiction. Offence provision. Note— "Emergency vehicle", "park" and "police vehicle are defined in the dictionary. Examples of driver's aids— 1 Closed-circuit television security cameras. 2 Dispatch systems. 3 Navigational or intelligent highway and vehicle system equipment. 4 Rear view screens. 5 Ticket-issuing machines. 6 Vehicle monitoring devices. (2) For the purposes of this rule, a mobile phone is secured in a mounting affixed to the vehicle if, and only if— (a) the mounting is commercially designed and manufactured for that purpose; and (b) the mobile phone is secured in the mounting, and the mounting is affixed to the vehicle, in the manner intended by the manufacturer. (3) For the purposes of this rule, a driver does not use a phone to receive a text message, video message, email or similar communication if— (a) the communication is received automatically by the phone; and (b) on and after receipt, the communication itself (rather than any indication that the communication has been received) does not become automatically visible on the screen of the phone. (4) In this rule— "affixed to", in relation to a vehicle, includes forming part of the vehicle; "body", in relation to a mobile phone, means the part of the phone that contains the majority of the phone's mechanisms; "held" includes held by, or resting on, any part of the driver's body, but does not include held in a pocket of the driver's clothing or in a pouch worn by the driver; "mobile phone" does not include a CB radio or any other two-way radio;

"use", in relation to a mobile phone, includes any of the following actions by a driver— (a) holding the body of the phone in her or his hand (whether or not engaged in a phone call), except while in the process of giving the body of the phone to a passenger in the vehicle; (b) entering or placing, other than by the use of voice, anything into the phone, or sending or looking at anything that is in the phone; (c) turning the phone on or off; (d) operating any other function of the phone.

This means that a person is entitled to use a CB whilst driving a car. There is no legislation in Australia to

ban the use of the CB two way radio. Please feel free to distribute this information to members.

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