Suzuki 4 Wheel Drive Club of NSW Inc

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Introduction

The Suzuki 4 Wheel Drive Club of New South Wales Inc is essentially a four wheel drive, camping and bush touring club. It promotes driver skill, bush craft, physical fitness, mechanical ability and all-round resourcefulness.

Like any other outdoor form of recreation, we promote an appreciation of the environment, and the responsibility for looking after it.
We are always interested in meeting new people with similar interests.
Please feel free to browse the public area of our site

If you like what you see you can join online as a provisional member and attend your first trip.

About the Club

The Club was formed in 1976, not long after the first Suzuki models were introduced into Australia.
Its membership at present averages about 150.
There are independent Suzuki clubs throughout Australia with which our club maintains contact and links to their Club sites from our Members' area.

Membership

The Club is open to anyone who takes an interest in our activities. There are no age limits, and owners of all makes of 4WD are welcome to join.
After a three month provisional period, members may become Full, Family or Corresponding Members.
A Family Membership enjoys all the benefits and has two votes.
A Corresponding Member must live outside the Sydney Metropolitan area and pays a reduced fee to enjoy the web site and magazine, but has no voting rights.

Meetings

Anyone interested in finding out more about the Club, as well as all members, are welcome to attend the monthly Club meetings.
General format is: club business, a video/slides or guest speaker and a light supper.

Club meetings start at 8:00pm, on the second Wednesday of each month and are held at Ermington Community Centre, River Road, Ermington, NSW. http://www.whereis.com/whereis/getMap.do?ref=homeMap

Club Activities

The main activities of the Club are 4WD trips. These vary from one-day, to weekends and even longer. Most trips are within a 4 hour radius of Sydney, while some go further a field. Other activities include social outings, motor show displays, inter-club competitions, recovery and driver training, Zukanas, and other outdoor activities. At present, we have events planned nearly every weekend

Community Service

Our Club participates actively in many community services, including the annual Clean-Up Australia Day and Christmas food hamper deliveries for The Smith Family. We feel it is our responsibility to contribute to the environment and to those less fortunate than us.
We also work closely with the Gandangara Local Aboriginal Land Council in Sydney's southern suburbs.

Club Magazine

Each month, all members receive a copy of the Club's magazine, TrackChat 1. This contains information and updates about events and trips being organised, as well as articles and trip reports from the previous month's activities. Contributions from members are most welcome.
Here are links to some more editions of Trackchat -> TrackChat 2 TrackChat 3

Club Shop

The Club Shop is operated at the monthly meetings and sells to members, at minimum prices, items specially manufactured or obtained for Suzuki vehicles. Discounts on parts and accessories are also arranged. Members can access the Club Shop Online.

Conservation

The Club is a member of the NSW and National 4WD Clubs Association, and is actively involved with the planning of responsible management of the bush.

Photos

Here is a small preview of our photosite

Code of Ethics

1. Keep to the laws and regulations on recreational vehicles. These change from state to state.
2. Others have a right to peace and solitude. Avoid noisy driving or riding near settlements and general recreational areas.
3. Keep to constructed vehicle tracks. Drive or ride off roads only when you have special permission.
4. Alpine areas, swamps and vegetated dunes are easily damaged. Avoid them.
5. Respect our wildlife. Stop and look, but never disturb or chase animals - it can affect their survival.
6. Keep the environment clean. Carry your own and maybe other people’s rubbish home.
7. Adhere to all fire restrictions; extinguish your fire before leaving. Don’t let your exhaust emit sparks.
8. Adhere to restrictions on use of public land. Respect National Parks and other conservation areas.
9. Get permission before driving on private land. Leave livestock alone and gates how you found them.
10. Keep your vehicle mechanically sound and quiet with an efficient muffler.
11. Take adequate water, food, fuel and spares on trips. In remote areas, travel with another vehicle.
12. Join an appropriate and responsible recreational vehicle club if you use your vehicle for recreation.
13. Help in search and rescue mission and bushfire emergencies if you are properly equipped and able.

Our current contact details are available here

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