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January 2023 Exhaust Notes - Edition No 321 

Don Wilkinson #63446 Secretary Geelong Branch Ulysses Club Inc. 3

Treasurer’s Report:
Income for the month $70; Expenditure for the month $421.15,
Balance at 30 Nov 2022 of $ 9,408.54.

Social Report:
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Verbal report given by Mal Stapleton. Lunch on 18 December associated with the Poker & Bingo run at Ocean Grove
Bowls Club was a great success.
The winners were:
Bingo- 1st place- Ken. - $150 voucher from Twisted Moto.
2nd place- Sandra - $75 cash
3rd place- Equal between Mark and Corrie winning $15 each.

Poker- 1st place- Peter H. - $150 voucher from the Motorcycle Shed.
2nd place- Leigh - $75 cash.
3rd place- Mark (same Mark) $50 cash.

Meals for tonight’s last meeting for 2022 were paid for by the Branch.

Lucky draw conducted for $200 jackpot. Members had to be present to win. Those drawn, but not present were: Geoff
Lenton, Marlene Kluzek, Bob Schoulten, Greg Burgess, Marty Owen, Josh Gay. The winner in the seventh draw was Mal
Stapleton.

Twilight Ride, 22 January 2023, to Moria Pub, leave Waurn Ponds Maccas at 5 pm. Bookings to Mal Stapleton by 15th
January 2023.

Ride to Remember Ararat 4/5 February 2023. Bookings online are now open. Book for Saturday lunch with Mal Stapleton
by 8 January 2023.

Ride Reports:

Rides from the past month: Verbal and tabled report from Mark Nicoll – Ride Coordinator

Rides from the past month:

Sun 20/11 Sunday Ride to Kingston, 290km Led by Ron Howell
7 riders. Very wet and windy day. Morning stop at Ballan.
Good lunch and interesting time at the Kingston Hotel.

Sun 4/12 Sunday Short ride to Wallington, 90km Led by Rob Pow.
11 riders. This day was the first hot day of summer, around 32deg.
Found some shade for the bikes. Good lunch at the Flying Brick Cider Co.

Wed 14/12 Midweek Ride to Creswick, 250km Led by Jules Pearce.
9 riders. Windy with a few showers but none of concern. Morning stop at Ballan.
Included a stop at a small plantation of Californian Redwood trees, or Giant Sequoias,at Mollongghip,
near Dean. (see forum for photos).

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