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It’s been a very busy few months. There is commemorative gear to order (love those jackets!) and
National Committee nominations sightseeing plans to make. Whatever your plans are, you will
have now closed, and we turn our enjoy a great week with old and new friends, great meals, and
minds to the 2023 National Rally terrific rides. Start planning now was registrations will open soon.
and Annual General Meeting which
will both be held in Lismore, New I’ve had a couple of members ask why cars, furniture etc are
South Wales, from 1st to 7th May advertised on the Ulysses Club Classifieds page. This page is
2023. available for any member to advertise any item they have for
sale. Just another service we provide to members.
Thank you to everyone who has
nominated for the 2023 National There has been so much flooding recently and many areas have
Committee. Your passion for the been affected; some more than others. But any damage is still
Ulysses Club is what keeps our distressing when it affects you. Our thoughts are with you all and
great Club going. hope that you are able to stay safe and dry.
As you can see from the list of I’d like to take this opportunity to wish each and every one of you
nominees, my name is not among them as I have decided not a very merry Christmas and a safe, prosperous and happy New
to nominate this time. My time on the National Committee has Year for 2023.
included the roles of MAOTY liaison, minute taker, Club Plate
Scheme (Historic bikes), Facebook administrator, and for the last Sharryn Nankervis
two years I have fulfilled the role of National Secretary. So much
learned, and so many people I have talked to and worked with. #36204
National Secretary
In the next few months many of us will decide on what
accommodation we want, whether it’s camping, RV, or motel etc.

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This time last year when I wrote the Ulysses club. We do get some great ideas sent through, but
2021 Summer Riding On Report, I unfortunately, some are too expensive or impracticable for the
commented on how the States were Club to instigate, while others, we will always consider and will
opening up and gradually we were pass on in Branch communiques. Branches are the frontline in
being able to travel again, albeit with attracting and, something that is becoming extremely important
some trepidation that Australia would as we become an ageing Club, retaining membership. At the
be open by the time of the Warwick Barmera Extended National Committee Meeting, some time was
AGM. Little did we know that nature spent on discussing various ideas to use for promoting the Club.
would cruelly bring in February 2022 These can be found on the Website under Member Documents,
the devastating floods to the town Minutes, 2018 Extended NatCom meeting Barmera. One great
of Lismore, the location of the 2023 promotion initiative are the three special Ulysses Banners that
Ulysses Rally and AGM. can be downloaded in pdf or jpeg format. These can be printed
in various sizes as posters or pull up banners with Branch
Luckily Warwick went ahead, with a information easily added. Contact me if you would like the
tremendous effort from the rally organizers and wonderful rally banners sent and modified for your Branch.
attendees, who pulled up their sleeves to help make Warwick
a fantastic event. Of course, at the time our thoughts went to As the year ends, many parts of Australia are still waterlogged
“what about the Lismore situation”? Just where was the 2023 and will be recovering from flood damage for some time. I send
rally to be held? Before the end of the Warwick Rally, our doubts my best wishes to all those communities, especially to fellow
were quickly extinguished. The Lismore Rally and AGM was going Ulysses members who have been affected. Hopefully by the next
ahead, with the full backing of the Lismore City Council and Town edition of Riding On, things will be back to normal.
Folk.
I am happy to announce that UCARF Patch and Pins will soon
In October, I spent a weekend in Lismore, with the other be available from the Gear Shop with all money raised going to
Committee Members, as we surveyed first-hand the rally facilities UCARF as it currently is with the UCARF Patch Campaign website.
at the showgrounds and functions centres in the town site. Sure,
there was still a fair bit of damage around and things are taking From a dry Perth, I would like to wish you all a very Merry
time to get back into shape, but I can assure you this is a ‘TOP Christmas and a Happy and Safe Ride into 2023.
SPOT’ for a rally, so get planning. The Lismore community is
waiting to roll out the red carpet. A Lismore Rally Handbook will
be available in the New Year so look out for it. Ken Eaton
From time to time, the National Committee receives letters #51189 DM#67
from Branches and individuals bemoaning the fact that not National Committee Member
enough is done by the National Committee to promote the

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