2024-03 MAR 05 Annual General Meeting

Hello MGCC Members and Welcome to the New Committees!!!

 

I thank members who are continuing on committees and those who are joining a committee for the first time in 2024-2025. Your support is appreciated highly. Thank you!

 

I also thank members who are not continuing for their contribution on the preceding Executive Committee, including Nick Wood (Technical), David Brook (Assets) who is continuing to support the club as a non-executive committee member, and David Langley (Past President).

 

 

The Executive Committee

Continuing on the Executive Committee are Roger Phipps (Secretary), Richard Trigg (Treasurer), Lawrie Ulph (Club Permit Officer), Graeme Ruby (Competition Director), David B. Smith (Social Coordinator), Registrar (Barry Simons), Nick McClaren (G-Torque Editor), and Barbara Penning (Welfare).

 

New Executive Committee members, or those in different roles for 2024-25, include Chris Baraciolli (Technical), Dan Hall and Helen Trigg (Committee), and Nick McClaren (President). Thank you also for your support. It is welcomed!

 

 

The Non-Executive Committee

I also thank continuing and new Non-Executive Committee members for their support in 2024, including Lawrie Ulph (AOMC Delegate), Kevin Bardsley (Club Permits), Duncan Macrae (Historian), David Selway-Hoskins (Librarian), Charlie Morgan (Preservation Award), Margaret Rae (Raffle Coordinator), Anna Selway-Hoskins (Regalia), Max Simpson (Restoration Project), Ross Hutton (Shed Manager), David Brook (Special Projects), Peter Cribb (Tour Director), and Chris Barraciolli (Web Editor).

 

 

A list of members is provided in the attached document (email version) or can be accessed using the following link (online version).

 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10LfbiS2gGR9crccl5Odnih-lb7AeKkY6/view?usp=sharing

 

 

Again, thank you and welcome to all the committee members!

 

Kind regards,

Nick

 

Nicholas McClaren

President MG Car Club Geelong

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Fish and Chips Run

THE FISH AND CHIP RUN, 2024

Herb Adler

The annual fish and chip run, to Queenscliffe’s foreshore, was held on Thursday 29th February. As usual it was a great evening, with new and old friends, and perfect weather. The journey there was via the foreshore, from Portarlington to St Leonards, then inland to the Queenscliffe road, turning left at the old fort., into Gellibrand street. Parking was the next problem, with MGs and other assorted cars cluttering up the place, we had to park right down the bottom of the park and trudge all the way up to the eating site, and then back again.

Anyway there were 90 meals ordered and some extra, so that makes at least 45 cars, but probably a few more for single drivers.

Talking of cars, I did a visual survey and noticed MGAs, MGBs, modern MGs, plus an orange Mini, a black Austin Healy and several non LBCs.

All in all, a good time and feed was had by all, the fish pieces were huge!

Car Boot Sale

CAR BOOT SALE The car boot sale will be happening again on the first Tuesday of November. Keep your unwanted (but highly desirable) automotive stuff together ready to sell. Keep your eyes glued to the Club website for upcoming details.

Barefoot Bowls

What a great night for Barefoot Bowls. The weather gods worked their magic thankfully, and we had light winds and sun. Everyone had a great night with lots of laughs and giggles. Many bowls on the wrong bias, short and in the gutter but no one was upset.  The night started with enough competitors to run 3 rinks. 24 willing and enthusiastic participants were split into teams of 4. Most couples were able to stay together, and we made the teams as even as we could.

The competition boys had two teams that were pitted against each other, and without doubt the most sledging was coming from their rink. It would seem that one stacked team of previous bowlers had the other team heckling and berating to put them off. Final scores would go on to prove that these tactics were unsuccessful.

Beers and wine either helped or hindered some players’ performance, but there was no one there to test for performance enhancing, so there were no penalties.

The night finished with a few more drinks and we used the club’s BBQ to cook dinner. I must say that the Belmont Bowls Club looked after us very well. For those who couldn’t attend we will definitely run this event again, probably during Spring later this year.

Let the social crew know if there are any ideas to run similar events during the year, group night outs are great fun and help bring the club together. A big thankyou to the Belmont team of volunteers. Steve who explained the rules and Jenny for organising the night for us. I think there were a few who enjoyed it so much they may play in the next season of Belmont barefoot bowls.