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Hello all, assistance.
I am sure that you, like There are separate forms for both joining and renewal. If you are
me, are looking forward unable to download from the website, please contact the National
to that great spring Admin Office and the forms can be emailed to you.
weather and drier,
sunny days – perfect for The Website is having some changes made that will hopefully
Riding! make access better and easier for all of us. Many thanks to Jen
Woods for her continued support of the Club and her work be-
Unfortunately for various hind the scenes with the National Website.
reasons, I have been
unable to do a lot of It is a good idea to make sure that your current email address
riding this year and have is the one being used by the Webmaster and the National Office
only managed a few – if you are unsure, it is better to be safe than sorry, send the
Branch rides. Hopefully address in any way! You never know what information you might
this will soon change. be missing out on!
The National Committee A recent meeting with an HR representative was productive and
have been very busy I believe we will soon have administrative assistance for Linda
the last few months, in the National Administration Office. Linda has worked tirelessly
learning how to work for the Ulysses Club for many years and since the outbreak of
together well – mostly COVID, has not had a real break! She deserves a holiday!
by zoom and email. A
lot cheaper for everyone and we tend to get things done a lot On September 11, Ulyssians all over Australia will join together
quicker! In saying that, it is also good to catch up face to face for the Ulysses Club National Memorial day. I will be at the Ulyss-
every now and then! es Club Memorial Gardens at Somerset Dam to remember and
celebrate the lives of those that have Ridden On. I encourage you
The Ulysses Club Constitution with the correct wording added to all to join in when and where you can.
Clause 19e & 19d as indicated in the special resolution has been
completed. Thanks to John Osborne, Jen Woods, John Uidam Until we next meet, keep the shiny side up!
and Peter Baulch for their continued work on the Constitution.
a lot of enquiries about joining the Ulysses Club and have heard Allan Pratt
The good news is that over the last few months, I have received
from some returnee members wishing to renew their member-
ship. If you know of fellow Ulyssians that wish to renew their #9186 DM #21
membership, get them to contact me if they need advice or National President

e | editor@ulysses.org.au Editorial

I will admit to hero worship. motorcycles. He was also a devoted family man and the
My Dad would be the first but UCARF was created by him after the loss of his life’s love,
many have followed. Within Jo, to complications from arthritis. Hence we have the Jo
the Ulysses Club I’ve hero Dearnley award for raising funds for research into eradicating
worshipped my mentor and RO the disease.
editor for 20 years, John Miller,
and then of course are our I kept in regular contact with Ole No.1 till his passing in 2012.
Club’s founders. Those few men I have one of his first editions (year 2000) of The Ulysses
forged ahead when it appeared Story with his autograph on the opening pages. In the back
the fledgling Ulysses Club was of the book I have most of the
doomed from the beginning. signatures of our past NatCom
members, many of whom we have
Yes, Stephen Dearnley OAM sadly lost also. Why not grab a
was one of my heroes. I once copy for yourself and start your
spent an inspiring afternoon own collection of signatures, all
with Ole No.1 at his then home proceeds ensure that UCARF
in Newport Beach, NSW. On the 27th November of this year continues to fund research.
Stephen would have turned 100. The legacy left to us by
those founding members back in 1983 has touched countless May Your Lid Never Skid,
people this last 39 years. It’s literally saved many and brought
others together in lifelong friendships, plus, others have Ian Parks
found love.
Stephen himself was quite a character, loved a joke,
determined of nature, quite the creative published author, #11735 DM39
loved sailing and of course had a passion for riding

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