Corowa 2019

[Jan Thompson]

Program of Activities For the Corowa Swim-In and Military Vehicle Gathering:
Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th March: no organised activities.

Wednesday 13th March:
8:30am departure from Ball Park Caravan Park: Trip from Corowa to Dookie via Mulwala. Tangamah, Devenish and Goorambat. Lunch will be at Dookie.
Blighty trip: after finishing at Dookie Mick Morrissey from REMLR is leading a trip to the Blighty Pub, then on Thursday morning they will leave Blighty for Berrigan. Mick can be contacted on 0419 008690

Thursday 14th March:
9am: Trip to Kel Baxters property at Berrigan. There will be a BBQ lunch provided.
4:30pm: all amphibious vehicles are invited to meet at the boat ramp near the Lone Pine Motel. There will be a trip down the river arriving at the Lagoon below Ball Park Caravan Park at approximately 5pm.

Friday 15th March:
7:30-9:30am: KVE BBQ at Ball Park Caravan Park
10am: Land Rover Photo Shoot – all Land Rovers will meet at Bangerang Park and depart for a nearby location at 10:30am
10:30am: Departure from Ball Park Caravan park to the Corowa South Primary School in the morning
2:00pm: trip to Maurice Wilson’s property on the outskirts of Corowa in the afternoon. There is an off road bush track.

From 5pm: Guest speaker will be Doug Draeger and the Corowa Footy Club: the club will provide a 2 course meal.
Approx 6pm: meal is served
7:30pm Parade Briefing & Doug Draeger will be the 2019 Guest Speaker. Please support the Footy Club who will be providing a 2 course meal for $20. Drinks to be purchased at the Club No BYO

Saturday 16th March: Vehicles will line up at Bangerang Park from 7.30am and participate in the parade at 9am to the Corowa Showgrounds where there will be a photo shoot and swap meet.
11:00am – Group photos of people associated with various forums such as the KVE, MLU and REMLR.
12.00MD: ensure your voting forms are submitted at the KVE Site Office at Corowa Showground/Racecourse.
From1pm: vehicle activities down by the lagoon
Saturday evening at Ball Park Caravan Park Presentations: Come and support the Presentations on Saturday evening.
From 6-7pm: Celebrate Jan Thompson’s 50th Birthday at the radar van. Bring your own drinks and chairs. Nibbles will be provided
7:30pm Sharp: We are celebrating 40 years of this event and if you were there in 1980 we hope you can come along for a commemoration and group photo. Following this will be presentations and awards and if anyone wants to talk about organizing an event over the next few years we hope they will come along. Bring your own drinks and chairs.

Sunday 17th March: KVE will have a General Meeting and an AGM, 10am, at Bindaree Motel and Caravan Park, Corowa. Members and visitors are invited
Sunday evening – from 6pm there will be a meal at the RSL Club.

For the trips to different locations from Wednesday to Friday please put your name and type of vehicle on the list provided. Route Cards are available for the trips to Dookie and Berrigan.

Don’t forget to visit the KVE Radar van which will be located on the grass near the main Ball Park Caravan Park office. If you have pre-registered your pack will be at the Site Office. If you haven’t pre-registered sign your vehicle in so we can give you a vehicle number and this helps us give a total number of vehicles in attendance at the event.

[Ganmain Tony]

Didnt take many..

But here are a few

[Ganmain Tony]

A few more,

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Some thing unusual turns up..

[Richard Farrant]

Hi,
The latest edition of KVE News is on the www.corowaswim-in.org website now, but below is a direct link;

https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/43129...342216cddd.pdf

There is a full report on the 40th Swim-In at Corowa in March. Also details on the 2020 event. The theme for next year is Year of the Military Motorcycle so bring out the Harley WLA, BSA M20 or B40, etc.
As always, all ex-military vehicles are welcomed.

For those of you that are going to the Menangle Military Muster on 13/14th July, there is a KVE General Meeting on Friday 12th July, 4.00pm at the nearby Campbelltown RSL club, go to www.corowaswim-in.org and full details are on the Home page.

regards,
Richard Farrant
President and Editor - Khaki Vehicle Enthusiasts Inc.

[Jan Thompson]

On Thursday 13th June one of the founders of the Corowa Swim-In, Alan Newton passed away in a Brisbane Hospital. His last visit to Corowa was in 2016. He was given Life Membership of KVE in 2016.

Please be advised that Alan's family has invited people who knew Allan and who would like to pay their respects, to attend his funeral and a gathering following the service.
The funeral will be held this Thursday (20/6/2019) at 1pm at George Hartnett Funerals, 19-21 Anzac Ave, Redcliffe.
A gathering will take place after the service at Mon Kono, 99 Marine Parade, Redcliffe.

Here are some more photos of Alan

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