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Welcome to the Winter edition The biggest thanks must go to the Organising Committee for
of Riding On, and welcome to Warwick led by the director Helen Larter, they put on a great
the new members of this great rally. Thank You Team.
Ulysses Club.
I would like to confirm that the Lismore National Rally in 2023
I have to say that the National is going ahead. I have had discussions with the Director Ron
Rally in Warwick was a great Gaudron and Secretary Colleen Gaudron as well as the Lismore
success., From adversity to City Council. All parties involved are confident that there will
triumph the organising team be a great National Rally in Lismore in 2023 and the organising
and volunteers made the rally committee are full steam ahead preparing for 2023.
a success, considering we
reportedly had 110 mm of A very important announcement, for some time now I have
rain on Sunday night before been looking for a member to take on the role of Assistant
the rally opened. I was woken Ulysses Club Rally Liaison and ultimately take on the role of
very early on Monday morning Ulysses Club Rally Liaison. I have found an extremely willing
to a potential disaster, the assistant, Jenny Meredith #25929. Jenny takes up the role
campground was flooding and immediately. Welcome Jenny, I look forward to working with
local knowledge suggested that the whole campground could you on future National Rallies.
be inundated later in the day. In places there was up to 4
foot of water in the campground. The decision was made to Dates of future Rallies:
evacuate those campers who were already on site (organising 2023 Ulysses Club National Rally – Lismore 1st – 7th May 2023
team and early volunteers), to higher ground within the
showground, there were also 44 erected Rent-a-Tents in place 2024 Ulysses Club National Rally – Mandurah, Western
with some sitting in water. Australia “18th March 2024 - 24th March 2024”
More than 20 volunteers took on the challenge to help Kyle Along with the rest of the National Committee I am always on
from Rent-a-Tent move to higher ground, Kyle could not the lookout for a fantastic location to hold a National Rally. If
believe how so many volunteers jumped at the opportunity to you have a suitable location, I will welcome a call on 0427 66
help him move. He wishes to thank all who helped him. 9903 or email ucrl@ulysses.org.au to discuss the possibility of
running a National Rally as well as the submission process.
I must thank those members who were queuing at the gate
on Monday morning to check in and set up camp for their I look forward to receiving your submission for the 2025
patience whilst the campground was evacuated and relocated Ulysses Club National Rally.
on high ground, they were very understanding of the situation.
Volunteers are the backbone of a National Rally. Thank you
for donating so much of your time to make the Warwick Rally Blue Knowles
the success it was, without volunteers an activity like the
National Rally could not function. We did not have a Volunteers #33140
breakfast at Warwick, due to feedback from members who Ulysses Club Rally Liaison
wanted to begin their journey home on Sunday morning
instead of after lunch on Sunday. In place of the lunch a United
Fuels Gift Card has been mailed to all volunteers who did 3 or
more shifts. If you believe you should have received one but
haven’t please send me an email.

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