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COMMITTEE Treasurer’s News

NEWS If the situation with our meetings or

lack thereof continues we might
have to get innovative and

President’s News look at monthly raffles with tickets
sold on the club rides? This was a
Hi All, well another month has passed-by very quickly
suggestion from some members and
and still no meeting and no likelihood of it changing in something worth discussing at our next Committee
anytime soon! Having said that, it I seem to be saying Meeting.
that it is a week by week proposition as to what We finished October with some wet weather but I
Gladys and her merry band will look at relaxing so think we should at times take the forecasts with a
stay tuned. grain of salt. I cancelled the New Members ride on

With all that being said we have had no choice other the 24th but the weather didn’t really match the
than to cancel our Christmas party as the relaxation of forecast. A few times recently when the outlook was
restrictions on large social gatherings seems not to be not so good we have ridden west towards Appin
changing to a point where we will be able to have a Road to find the roads drying out and some great
free and easy night of socialising. I will speak more riding weather.
with our Social Secretary about this and we will Any member requiring the monthly Financial Report
update the website and the Facebook page. please contact me by email.

We had a great weekend away in Batemans Bay and a See you on the next ride (wet weather gear???)
visit to the Mogo Zoo. Bill Collaros outdid himself with Jim Allison 0421509795
a well-planned and executed weekend away `and
everyone had a great time. The weekend also marked Ride Captain’s News
a ride where our Harley riders outnumbered all Well not a lot to report with this bloody Corona
others; a lot of crowing was to be heard from certain Virus closing our Club Meetings, the Ulysses Annual
quarters. Rally at W.A., our 20th Anniversary, and others.

Mogo Zoo is a terrific little zoo with lots to see and
Then on top of all this we have had some horrid
not a lot of walking to see it all. There are a lot of weather that has deferred the Potato Point Ride,
exotic animals and you can get up quite close to them and cancelled several others.
which all adds to the enjoyment. It’s a great place to
But we will survive, and there has been some great
visit and it you have small children in tow they will
rides, in smaller numbers and with obvious social
love it.
distancing.
We are progressing on getting a new website up and
Gorilla has his Rockley Ride coming up on 16th
running and I am quietly hopeful that we may have
November, Sniper is leading a Ride to Bathurst
something as a Christmas present to all the members.
Woodstock and Orange on 19th February, Gorilla
I want to take this opportunity to once again thank
doing another journey to Cowra, Cooma & Pambula
Paul Rees for his time in the role as Webmaster and
on 1st March, and Keith Ryan (got to get him a
for what he has done in keeping the information
nickname) to Goulburn, Trunky Creek, Rockley,
flowing to you, our members. Thanks everyone and I
Crookwell Khancoban & Cooma.
hope to see you in a ride very shortly. Be safe.
Our Rides are also booked up until the end of
Craig Carfoot 0407 479 463 February. See you all on a ride soon,

Peter Monk 0417 245 711

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