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NEXT GENERAL MEETING: Wednesday 7th January 2009 - 8:00pm

We meet at The Cricketer's Arms, Prospect.

Come early and socialise.

Check out the menu at the pub.

Welcome to the discovery Four Wheel Driving Club of Australia Inc.


P.O. Box 925, PARRAMATTA, NSW 2124
discovery@4wdNSW.org
Click o­n above link to send us an e-mail

Click Here to Download a membership application form

Allow me to tell you a bit about why the discovery Four Wheel Driving Club of Australia was formed. But firstly, why would you join our club:

  • Free driver training to National standard

  • Any make or style of 4WD accepted *

  • A large variety of trips

  • Discount o­n Insurance, camping gear and car accessories

  • Low Membership fees. $70.00 P/Y plus $70.00 o­nce-off joining fee
      Note:
    If you join in the first half of the year, full membership fee will apply.
    If you join in the third quarter of the year, half membership fee will apply.
    If you join in the last quarter of the year, you will receive 3 months free membership.

Still interested? Then please read o­n.

For various reasons many of the older 4WD clubs started running closed 4WD events o­n private land or worse still, dropped 4WD and camping trips to the bush, in favour of outings to the theatre or the Zoo etc.

The founders of the discovery club remembered the excitement they experienced at their first 4WD outings and how it made them aware of the bush and the pleasure it brought. So, as the older clubs were moving away from that, there was clearly a need for a club that was dedicated to just 4WD and/or camping, and because we wanted our members to discover the bush and outback it could o­nly be called the discovery club.

A club that would encourage people to discover the bush and desert regions by four wheel drive. All the clubs' outdoor events contain 4WDing and/or camping. A club that can offer all kinds of trips. Anything from a simple o­ne day, easy drive affair to a six week trip to the worlds most isolated track like the Canning Stock Route. We wanted to form a club that could show it’s members how best to prepare their vehicles, how to cook a fabulous meal in a cast iron oven over a log fire and have fun you never dreamed possible with great, like minded people.

So The discovery Four Wheel Driving Club of Australia Inc. was formed.
Just come along to o­ne of our meetings, get involved and discover...

We meet the FIRST Wednesday of every month (except July) at a venue to be decided. For details, please contact o­ne of the committee members.

* a vehicle with a dual ratio gearbox and long reach suspension


  • Click Here to Download a membership application form

    The current committee consists of:
    President : Paul Barber discovery.president@4wdnsw.org
    Vice President: Wayne Loney discovery.vicepresident@4wdnsw.org
    Secretary: Robyn Catts discovery.secretary@4wdnsw.org
    Treasurer: Jason Richards discovery.treasurer@4wdnsw.org
    Memebership Secretary: Craig Brown discovery.membership@4wdnsw.org
    Editor: Greg Kemmis discovery.editor@4wdnsw.org
    Driver Trainer: Dave Hopson discovery.trainer@4wdnsw.org
    Delegate to 4WDNSW: Malcolm Jones discovery.delegate@4wdnsw.org
    Web Administrator: Greg Kemmis discovery.webadmin@4wdnsw.org
    Purchasing Officer: Martina Hulbert discovery.gear@4wdnsw.org


  • Previous Trips: Watagans – 06.12.08
    Posted by: discoadmin on Tuesday, December 09, 2008 - 08:32 PM
    Trip reports Trip Leader: Dave & Jenny Hopson in ‘Old Red the Rangie’
    Participants:
    Andrew van Raalte & Donna Jones in ‘Romeo soon to be Muddy Rangie’
    Adam & Shona in ‘The well travelled Big Wheeled Luxie’
    Tim & Emma in ‘The not so Big Wheeled Hilux’
    Brian & Jackson the staffy in ‘Zee Blown 4runner’
    Ben Murphy in ‘The Holden Toyota sounds good’
    Ryan Murphy in ‘The Super six Holden Toyota’
    Phill Cooper in ‘The trusty Disco’
    Stein in ‘The nicely lifted Tojo Surf’

    Once upon a time in a land far far away, there was a couple of redneck Rangie drivers on their way to the Ourimbah rest area, they were running late, but luckily they pulled in just after the Trip Leader Dave Hopson.

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    Previous Trips: Wheeney Creek Trip 09.11.08
    Posted by: discoadmin on Sunday, November 09, 2008 - 01:26 PM
    Trip reports Trip Leader: Andrew Van Raalte & Donna Jones in Phat Romeo the Rangie
    Participants:
    • Don G & Blake in “Can someone hold my knob” Paparazzi Patrol
    • Rick G & Jill in “Girls drive it better” Patrol
    • Malcom & Nathan Jones in “Trusty Jumpy” Disco Landie
    • Dr Catts & Dave H in “Not so new” Disco 5 Landie
    • Victor & Peter S in “Semi Phat” Suzuki
    • Adam & Shona in “Big Wheeled” Toy Hilux
    It was a bright sunny Sunday morning as we rolled on into Macca’s car park in Richmond at 9am. Most of the group was already there slurping on coffee and chewing the Macca’s fat. We had one more participant to arrive, as Ricky drove in fashionably late, he grabbed a cuppa and then we made our way west.

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    Previous Trips: Stockton Beach Cleanup Day - Sunday 26 October 2008
    Posted by: discoadmin on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 03:10 PM
    Trip reports Cleaner-Upperers:
    Dave and Mrs Sparkle Jenny Hopson - Red in disguise as flotsam
    Garbo Greg Kemmis - Toyota S.100 clean machine
    Dirty Don Goldney & Detritus Dave Hulbert - Green cleanup machine disco
    Pick-me-up Paul Barber with Tardy Tom, Been-there Bill,
    Anybody’s Alice, and tag-along Jeepers Johnathon - ML Garbo, testing out the sand.,

    The motly crew assembled at the Lavis Lane Servo at the appointed time, all ready and rearing to go, so we proceeded to the NPWS rendezvous at the carpark before getting onto the sand.


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    Previous Trips: Sand Driver Training – Sunday 19 Oct 2008 Stockton Beach
    Posted by: discoadmin on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 02:27 PM
    Trip reports Teachers
    Dave Hopson & Alex - Classic Red, with an extra dent.
    Ricky Grice & Jill - Bombproof Nissan with advanced driver training scars.

    Learners
    Greg Kemmis & Julie (Matt on Sunday) - Mr Sparkle 100 series with esky-in-tow
    Michael - Nissan 3.oL go anywhere tuff work ute
    Steijn Swinkels - Toyo Smurf with loose front diff
    Malcolm Jones & Natalie(at the wheel) - Flash Black R.R., no dents but nice plastic side window
    Paul Barber and Tom - Old Blue Classic, on L’s with extra dent,

    Said goodbye to Danny and Linda Saturday arvo. Out of the bush and onto blacktop to Stockton. Found Michael, Greg and Julie waiting at the Lavis lane servo - picked up beach permits and last minute supplies.

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    Basic Driver Training - Saturday 18th Oct
    Posted by: discoadmin on Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 05:44 PM
    Trip reports Alex and Dave in their Range Rover
    Stein in his Hilux, complete with his house on the roof
    Tom and Paul with another RR
    Jill and Ricky in his Patrol.
    Danny and Linda in their shorty Pajero

    Met up at Ourimba Rest Area first thing, Dave ran through some preliminary theory and we had a look round the various vehicles that were in the group.

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    Little Wheeny wonderings
    Posted by: discoadmin on Sunday, October 12, 2008 - 01:19 PM
    Trip reports Sunday - 12 th October 2008

    Phil Lehn, and Belinda. In the Double diff locks disco - Trip leaders
    Simon Ballard in the love box Zook
    Don the Pom Goldney. Big red fire truck (not so big these days).

    I set of from Westmead too early and arrived at the meeting place with 40 mins to spare, not to worry it was a glorious day for a 4 wheel drive and Little Wheeny creek is a great place to go, if you are of the more adventurous type.

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    HUNGRY HEAD HEAVENLY HAVEN
    Posted by: discoadmin on Sunday, October 12, 2008 - 11:10 AM
    Trip reports Friday 3 – Monday 6 October 2008

    Participants:
    Don Goldney & Ron Wenman – trip leaders and first to arrive
    Gary Lambert – arriving hard on their heels
    Dave & Martina Hulbert
    Matt, Nat, Kristen & Jackson Frederick
    Peter Catts
    Dave & Jenny Hopson

    Four delicious days of freedom and relaxation stretched before us. My initial concern that Hungry Head was too far for a weekend was totally unjustified but we were so glad we joined our mates on the beach at Hungry Head.

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    CLARENCE TO CLARENCE - Sunday 21st October, 2008
    Posted by: discoadmin on Thursday, September 25, 2008 - 05:57 PM
    Trip reports Trip Leader:
    Ben Murphy [Very neat Holden Landcruiser]
    Participants:
    Chris Murphy & Ryan Murphy [80 with a gear missing]
    Adam Callaghan & Shona Ison [Hilux Tray no1]
    Tim Callaghan [Hilux Tray No2]
    Alex & Catherine [80 Attached to 38½" bias claws]
    Don Goldney [Big Red with teeth missing we think]
    Phil Lehn & Belinda [Very neat tall 200]
    Murray Hall & Son [ARBed V8 Disco]
    Scribes:
    Dave & Martina Hulbert [Underwater Snorkelled up Disco]

    9.00 in the am we all met up in the car park at Clarence, best weather we could have wished for crisp & sunny. Amongst the troop was a visitor / hopeful new member Alex & his girlfriend Catherine in an 80 series running Chris's old 38½" bias ply Baja Claws [that's a lot of rubber!]


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    THE SIMPSON DESERT JUNE 2008. MUD SAND RAIN AND BULL DUST. (Part 2)
    Posted by: discoadmin on Saturday, July 19, 2008 - 09:21 AM
    Trip reports Don Goldney with nephew Robert - Nissan GU Tray Back - trip leader
    Gary Lambert - Nissan GU Tray Back

    We left Mount Dare with Alice Springs in out eyes. I love Ruby Gap, it's a paradise in the wilderness if that makes any sense???


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    MT WALKER SATURDAY18TH MAY 2008
    Posted by: discoadmin on Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 07:29 PM
    Trip reports DONGOLDNEY NISSAN TRAY WITH ABIG TRAY - Trip Leader
    DR P CATTS IS THERE ANYWHERE THE LANDY3 CANT GO?
    RICKY GRICE STILL AS SMOOTH AS EVER IN THE GQ

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    YENGO NATIONAL PARK - 4TH MAY 2008
    Posted by: discoadmin on Sunday, May 04, 2008 - 06:25 PM
    Trip reports Greg and Julie Kemmis – Toyota LC100 – Trip Leaders
    Peter Van Raalte and friend John – Range Rover Limousine
    Phillip Cooper – Discovery - Scribe

    Well, I’d just finished a pretty heavy period of exams, assessments and alike, so I thought a good break was in order. So Greg’s trip to Yengo was a perfect way to get away from the books.

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    BENDETHRA VIA THE CELLS
    Posted by: discoadmin on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 03:57 PM
    Trip reports David & Jenny Hopson [In Trusty Rusty Big Red] - Trip Leaders
    Peter & Robyn Catts [In the Snake]
    Malcom & Nathan Jones [In the straight axle Disco]
    Wayne, Debbie, Scott, Christopher & Rochelle Loney [In the gadget mobile with gadget trailer]
    Don & Melissa Loney [In very Tall very Short Paj]
    Paul & Tom Barber [In Hot Stuff Old Girl]
    Andrew Van Raalte [In 6,7,8 Cylinder V8 Romeo]
    Dave & Martina Hulbert [In Two Stroke Disco] - Scribes

    It was Wednesday before the trip & I thought I would give Dave a ring to check if the trip was on as the weather had been terrible all week.
    “Hi Dave looks like the weather is perfect for one of your Hopson outward bound weekend weeks, is the trip still on?”.

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    Mt Airlie Trip Report - 6th of April 2008
    Posted by: discoadmin on Saturday, April 19, 2008 - 01:26 PM
    Trip reports Trip participants:

    Wayne Loney and Glen – Landcruiser 100 series
    Julian Rosato and Dave (visitor) – Patrol
    Don Goldney – Big Red Patrol Tray back
    Scott Carson & Deidre Horne – go anywhere Jackaroo
    Andro Noval & Frank Calabrese – Toyota Hilux with Agro
    Brett Patrech & Erin Patrech – Patrol needing longer legs
    Dave Hulbert – Custom 4WD Disco (can we have your Autograph)
    Andrew Van-Raalte – park anywhere Rangie


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    Previous Trips: DON'S NOSTALGIA TRIP – 13th January, 2008
    Posted by: discoadmin on Saturday, February 02, 2008 - 06:14 AM
    Trip reports Well it was Sunday and I had f**k all planned for the day, so decided to head off to a place that I had not visited for at least 10 years. I'm going to be a little misleading in this report as I am wondering if some of the older members remember where this place is.(see photos)

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    Previous Trips: KYLIE'S BEACH TRIP – 7th to 9th DECEMBER 2007
    Posted by: discoadmin on Saturday, February 02, 2008 - 06:11 AM
    Trip reports Two weeks out from Christmas, the best time of the year to get away to escape from work and the mad Christmas rush and the best part, you get the camp ground to yourself. There are no crowds at Kylie's this time of year. So when Dave and Jenny had their annual trip in the calendar I could think of no other place I’d rather be.


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