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WA ROAD SAFETY

                                                         Dave Wright #51871, our Ulysses Club Road Safety Committee Chair,
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                                                         December.
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                                                         the Perth metro Branches (including 3 Branch Presidents!), and we are
                                                         all looking forward to the release of the video early next year after the
                                                         editing of hours of video and the addition of voice-overs.
                                                         The video will be sent out to bike clubs across Australia, and be
                                                         available on Facebook as well as Youtube social media.

                                                         Look out for it on the National website also.
                                                         We all had a great time making the video, and the long breaks
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                                                         Thanks Dave for arranging funding and making it all possible, and we
                                                         hope it will improve the safety on group rides.

                                                         Chris Glover member #25012




        The Ulysses Club Sunshine                             pumpkin and more, (three days later still I can still taste the
                                                              Chilli).
        Coast Branch.                                         The best meal winner was, John and Sally, who just happen
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        Halloween weekend (October 29-31) nothing scary about that.   neighbours happy!
        Just lots of pots of swirl.                           We have a pizza in the park coming up. Yes that’s all this
                                                              branch does, eat, ride bikes or mowers and have fun games like
        Members circled their caravans and campers on our     bucket ball.
        Quarter Masters property of Wendy and Steve Heinrich at
        Landsborough. A Porta loo was dragged in and the men’s urinal   We also welcomed a new Ulysses member into the family. The
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        it was game on.                                       5th December. All the gifts donated going to the Salvos plus
                                                              we’ve already handed over numerous restored pushbikes.
        Teams were selected out of the hat for the afternoon games
        of Ride on Mower racing on a marked out Grand Prix Circuit   Russell Davie, #56347
        around the water pipe ‘S’ bends. Sticking close to the pool
        fence through the gully and up onto the rise then around the   0499 968 366
        cattle ramp. Each competitor twice around the course then
        change drivers. Complete a puzzle, egg and spoon race around
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        third. Then the major event for the
        budding foodies - the Camp Oven
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        Luckily the event and evening
        managed to complete before the
        storm clouds arrived. Judges had a
        tough time awarding a winner from
        14 fantastic camp oven meals.
        The vegetarian only enjoyed the
        apple pie and custard.The camp oven
        meals were consumed by hungry
        members. Meals ranged from, lamb
        shank, chicken legs, pork belly, rolled
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