COFFS COAST BRANCH
ULYSSES CLUB Inc

NEWSLETTER - APRIL 2008

President - Shirley Rose, Ph 0266 514697, Mobile 0417 250688, shoseus@yahoo.com

Vice President – Brian Platts 02 6656 1648, brplatts@tpg.com.au

Secretary - Andrew Wright, 0266 569128, andreww.coffscoastulysses@bigpond.com

Treasurer - Joan Bulloch, 0266 511072 hjbulloch@hotmail.com

Quartermaster Keith Robot ham Ph 0412 693 057, keithandiulie@optusnet.com.au

Editor - – Dave Barter 6655 1091, davidjbarter@optusnet.com

Web Master - Chris Eddy, Ph Hm 66581431 Wk 66516355 eddytec@tpg.com.au

Publicity – Bob Wright 0419 997 184, polecarter@hotmail.com

Welfare – Roger Bemmer 02 6651 7701, 0439 43 0769, rbemmer@supernerd.com.au

Ride – Fay Johnston 02 6653 6619, philfay1@bigpond.net.au

Ride – Geoff Baldry 02 6652 9151, gbaldry@iprimus.com.au

Ride – Paul Otton 02 6658 6360, paul2wheels@hotmail.com

Ride – Mike O’Rourke 02 6651 5610, gutsup1951@yahoo.com.au

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This newsletter is emailed to members who are registed with the club secretary. Hard copies are handed out at Friday night drinks and some are left at Coffs Motorcycles just up the road from Bunnings. It is also on the Ulysses web site, Coffs branch- "http://www.ulyssesclub.org/branches/coffscoast/"

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Message from NSW Ambulance Service
We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory  but nobody, other than if we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone but wouldn't know  who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored but which one is the  contact person in case of an emergency? Hence this 'ICE' (In Case of Emergency) Campaign.The concept of 'ICE' is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during emergency situations. As cell phones are carried  by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during emergency under  the name 'ICE' ( In Case Of Emergency).The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they didn't know which number to call. He therefore thought that it would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name for this purpose. In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and hospital Staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by simply dialing the number you have stored as 'ICE'

If 3 wheels are better, then 4 must be best!!!

(It is a Yamaha)

Presidents Report

We can finally put our AGM to bed. We did not win the National Tourism Award but we were a very close second with a Highly Commended.

At our breakfast meeting I announced that I would not be standing for a third term as President. Joan our Treasurer will also not be standing. If you would like to nominate for a committee position please fill in a nomination form.

Talking of elections the 2008 National AGM election for its Committee will take place in Townville. Do take an interest in who you would like to be running Nat Com for the next 12 months and send in a postal vote that is if you will not be attending the AGM. I will endeavor to attend the meeting.

It has been good catching up with other clubs. Lunch at Urunga with riders from Armidale and BBQ on a Saturday with the Foster group. It was also great to catch up with Ray (Ex President) and Sue at the BBQ.

At coffee the other Saturday Amanda introduced herself she had ridden from Tasmania to Coffs for the AGM and has now moved up here. She informed us that another couple from Tassie were coming up the following week to purchase a house before moving up here.

Congratulations to Alana Gayko on the raising of $1200.00 for Batten Disease. Over 100 bikes rode up to Grafton. It was a thrill to be part of the ride.

Remember to keep that Ulysses dream alive

Shirley

Ride Reports

Dorrigo Bakery Gluttony

On Saturday the 5^th of April, a brave 26 odd bikers took to the road on a trip up the Mountain, to a cold and bleak Dorrigo.

Arriving at the Dorrigo Bakery on lunch, the gang was shown around the wood fired ovens, and given a history lesson at the same time, thanks to part owner Brian Hoffman. However, the attention was quickly drawn away from the ovens, as an assortment of hot pies was brought out. With bottom-less cups of tea and coffee on offer, everyone enjoyed a nice chat whilst warming up, and throwing down a couple of pies. Next came a wide range of delicious cakes and slices that went down a treat.

So with belly’s bulging the bikers faced the almost raining Dorrigo again, and headed back down the mountain, hopefully staying safe and dry.

Thanks to all those who made it, and to the Dorrigo Bakery, for a great afternoon, and a few extra kilos!

Owen Mowle

From the Secretary

Our Branch AGM is coming up on the 22^nd of June. At this stage we have nominations for the positions of:- President, Vice President, Secretary and Quartermaster.

We need nominations for the positions of:- Treasurer, Newsletter Editor, Web Master, Publicity Officer, Welfare Officer and 4 Ride Committee.

There is a nomination form at the end of this newsletter – please consider nominating to help keep the branch running smoothly.

Ride calendar

Unless otherwise stated, rides depart from the Bailey Centre.

Wednesday rides will have destination decided democratically by those going.

Each Saturday we have riders congregating at ‘Gloria Jeans South’ for coffee and conversation at 10:00am

April 2008

5^th Saturday Gloria Jean ride. Dorrigo Bakery tour and feed Owen Mowle 02 6657 1220

13^th Bellbrook Pub, 9:00am, Phil Johnston, 02 6653 6619

16^th Wednesday ride, 9:00am Bailey Centre

18^th Friday Drinks Night Coffs RSL

25^th, 26^th, 27^th 8:30am, Stanthorpe Friday night, Uralla Saturday night. Chris Eddy, 02 6658 1431 Do the whole trip or meet at Uralla on Saturday or meet on way home Sunday. More details later.

May 2008

3^rd Saturday Gloria Jean ride, Nymboida for lunch

4^th Crescent Head Tavern, coffee at Gladstone, 9:00am, Paul Otton, 02 6658 6360

16^th Friday Drinks Night Coffs RSL

18^th Lawrence, meet Nambucca Branch, 9:00am, Keith Robotham, 0412 69 3057

21^st Wednesday ride, 9:00am Bailey Centre

26^th Ulysses AGM Townsville

June 2008

1^st Nymboida Loop, Coffee at Dorrigo, Lunch at Nymboida, 9:00, Andrew Wright, 02 6656 9128

7^th Saturday Gloria Jean ride, V Wall Tavern for lunch

9^th Monday Ride Calendar meeting 7pm Coffs RSL, all welcome for your ideas

15^th Baryulgil picnic, BYO everything, 9:00am, Wayne Brown, 02 6653 6871

18^th Wednesday ride, 9:00am Bailey Centre

20^th Friday Drinks Night Coffs RSL

22^nd Quarterly breakfast at 8:00am, Sawtell RSL, then meeting at 9:00am followed by AGM. Then Bowraville Pub for lunch, Paul Otton, 02 6658 6360

Paul Otton has a new bike, a Suzuki Bandit 1250S. Paul is very happy with the bikes performance and handling. With the panniers and lambswool seat cover Lyn is also happy.

ROLL CALL

Ray Williams past President of our club with partner Sue Currie. They run the caravan park at Woolgoolga. Ray has traded his Goldwing in for a Quad bike ph 66549421 or 0427581901. Our branch has decided to have regular Bar-be-ques at the park.

Greg Evans from Coffs rides a Triumph Tiger like Matt ph66500456

Robyn Evans, found on rear seat of a Triumph Tiger.

Andy Stirling, rides a Triumph Sprint 2004 and wife Kay will ride with him ph 6653701

New member – John White on his Piaggio MP3. John is also addicted to flying, on flight simulator, so should be prepared when the MP3 takes off! John says it is 40% more stable than a motorbike and his safety margin has gone sky high.

COFFS COAST ULYSSES

MINUTES OF QUARTERLY MEETING

Date & Place – 16/3/08 at Sawtell RSL at 0900

Attendance record

45 members in attendance

Apologies

Roger Bemmer, Fran & Bryan Short, John Bambey, Barry Golsby-Smith and Annette Fisher.

Minutes of previous meeting

Read and approved. Mvd Keith Blessing, Scd Bernie Higoe

Business arising:

· Harry has organised a PVC tube for storage of banner, he will drop it off to Coffs Motorcycles where it will be stored.

Correspondence : - Andrew

In

• Natcom – GST on donations, Branch areas
• K Rhoades, CHCC – Australia Day Awards invite
• Deb Monaghan – Ulysses CTP
• Foster Branch – re D Hodgkinson not have any branch authority
• Natcom – Minutes of Nov meeting, procedures for National AGMs, Quartermaster and volunteers for AGM form
• E-mail from Redcliffe Branch, thanking us for hospitality
• Luke Hartsuyker – congrats on Australia Day Award
• Quota Int – Invite to Dinner, Australia Day Awards
• E-mail - Morisset alive festival
• E-mail - The Tourist Hotel Wagga Wagga
• Exasperated e-mail from Morisset alive festival

Out

• Reply to exasperated e-mail from Morisset alive festival.  
  ”Hi Keith, We were not ignoring you, your e-mail is on the agenda for our quarterly meeting this weekend. Bear in mind that most branches of Ulysses set their ride calendars up to 6 months in advance, which may explain the lack of response. Good luck with your market, Andrew Wright, Secretary, Coffs Coast Branch, Ulysses Club Inc.”
• . E-mail - The Tourist Hotel Wagga Wagga

Presidents report: - Shirley

• Thanks for assistance in attending both tourism awards. We can be proud of our achievements. We missed the national award but received a ‘Highly Commended’, only 9 of those were handed out.
• John Bambey has been moved to Nepean hospital for grafts to his leg.
• BBQ at Woolgoolga CP with Foster group was a great success. We should aim for a Branch BBQ in the next calendar

Vice Presidents report - Nil

Treasurers Report

1. Income $606.77 Expense $291.25 Balance $8040.98 per attached list.
   Accepted. Moved Phil Johnston, seconded Andrew Wright
2. Expense contribution of $200 to Phil and Shirley for Canberra
   Approved. Moved Jane Brown, seconded Jane Brown
3. Donation of $4,000 to UCARF
   Approved. Moved Kerrieanne Holani, seconded Tony Lawlor

Newsletter report

Dave thanked Andrew for filling in for him, especially making the odd mistake so the newsletter appeared normal. Adverts from non members to cost $10

Public Relations report - Nil

Webmaster report –

Chris has info on intercoms, contact him for details

Quartermaster report

Keith will not be at the next meeting, anyone requiring merchandise – contact him soon.

General Business:

• Welcome to new members Richard Leach and Dayle Appleby
• Shirley - After my experience with John, I would advise all members to carry "their next of kin" info card, (not wife/partner if they ride), on them when riding. This would assist those riding with you, police, ambulance and the emergency department. Being able to notify family makes it easier for all those involved.
• Another option is to have emergency contacts in your mobile phone under the name of ICE (ICE1, ICE2 etc) ICE = In Case of Emergency
• Ulysses will now accept members on ‘Ls’ provided they attain full license within a year
• Space blankets (from camping store), carry for accidents, provides privacy
• Parking at Big W car park – extra spaces allocated
• Relay for life – volunteers, Golsby-Smiths, Browns, Lawlors
• Coffs Coast AGM nomination forms – member no and expiry date required
• Where to store trophies – Take to Townsville then send down to Natcom
• Drop ladies rides from calendar
• Transport of banner to Townsville – Ray will transport
• Alanna spoke on the Batten Disease ride
• Anzac weekend ride to Stanthorpe and Uralla – let Chris know about Uralla Accommodation ASAP
• Tom Aarts retirement from riding – still welcome at coffee
• Suggested that we move back to Coffs Ex-Services Club for our quarterly breakfast/meeting after our AGM. Some members to check quality of breakfast.

Meeting closed at 0950

COFFS COAST ULYSSES

Nomination for Office Bearer - AGM 2008

Name of Nominee:-____ __________________________________

Membership #_______________________Exp. Date_______________

I accept nomination for the Position

of:-___________ ________________________________

Signature:-_____ __________________________________

Date:-__ _______________

Name of

proposer:-________________________________Membership #_________________

Exp. Date________________ Signature:-___________________

Name of

seconder:-________________________________ Membership #_______________

Exp. Date________________ Signature:-___________________

Nominations to be returned to the Secretary, 52 Gillards Road, Lower Bucca,

2450 by 22/5/07

**** * * * * * * ************************************************ ROLL CALL Bob Archibald from Raleigh Bob rides a BMW 1200CL, has an earth moving business and would like to slow down, semi retire and ride more like most of us.ph66555254 Dale Apleby,rides a Hyusong Aquila GST 250. Dale lives at Coffs and is a retired computer tech. Handy man to know. Ph0428225272. Richard Leach, from Nana Glen rides an American Triumph 900 ph0427533038. Rod Leane, rides a BMW R1150RS, from Newry Island Urunga is a manager at Taff and his wife Alison who is the Pre school director at Urunga rides on the back.ph66556867 John White has applied for membership. Retired at Coffs and rides a three wheel Italian Piaggio400IE it’s the only one on the north coast. John says it is 40% more stable than a motor bike and his safety margin has gone sky high. ************************************************** GOOD DEED Recently Owen from Dorrigo had a slow puncture when he got to Coffs for coffee. Coffs Motorcycles could only do a tempory repair and half way home he got stuck. Then along came Bernie and so typical of him he went home got his car and a trailer and transported Owen , Sharon and bike to Dorrigo. Well done Bernie another Ulysses good deed story. *************************************** OOPS At the ride to Ulmara recently Louise let slip that when she was young and getting in to riding she was riding along in Melbourne and decided to kick over some witches hats by the road side. Well she nearly broke her leg. She said she had seen it done in movies lots of times. ****************************************

AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS *********************************************************** A big thankyou to those Ulysses members who were able to attend (and thanks for apologies for those unable to come) the Batten Disease Awareness Motorcycle Ride on Saturday 29th March 08. About 100 motorcyclists attended riding up to the Great Northern Hotel, South Grafton and then lunch at the Golden Dog, Glenreagh.  Michael O'Rourke won the leather tool kit for his Sportser Custom. and our mayor Keith Rhoades won a T-shirt.
About $1.400 was raised on the day wiith all proceeds going to the Australian Chapter of Batten Disease Support & Reserach Association (BDSRA). Anyone interested in looking up the website for more information go to www.battens.org.au (in the media; events & awareness sections). The grandmother Nancy Rhoades of Jordan Anderson (a local boy who passed way with Batten Disease in 20002), rode pillion on a friend's Harley. So thank you so much for attending the ride, Cheers Alanna & Ludo Gayko. FOR SALE Tom Aarts has decided to hang up his riding boots and sell his bike and all his gear. For sale; 1988 BMW K100 LT, complete with Panniers and top box and factory sound system. Low klm<s at 27580. This is an original bike not ex-police. Included in sale are; Motodry boots size12. 2 sets of gloves Summer/ winter; Wet weather gear and over Boots; New Nolan XL Helmet with comm./provision; Spare Helmet ex Zeus; Helmet security loop; Leather “Rivet” Winter JacketXL with insert; Summer Jacket XL “RJ,S” with insert; Tyreplier Repair Kit; Mini Medical Kit; Tyre Gauge; Work Shop Manual with some spares; BMW Cap to wear to Coffee; New Leather Vest (no badges); Seat wool cover from the wool shed; Registed Sep 08. Excellent Tyres. Price $7950 [Firm] Phone Tom 0412283596. aaarts@bigpond.net.au ********************** Moto Guzi Nevarda 750, good condition 1996 British racing green. $3800 Ring Louise Gaborit 65681695 SICK LIST Update from Johanna via Rick. John has had the operation on his leg, and
the doctors are very pleased with how it went. Apparently the graft was
taken from his stomach, now his leg feels better but he has a sore
tummy. He is hoping for a transfer to Coffs Hospital in the next few weeks.
We may all have to take our 'Saturday Gloria Jeans' coffees to visit him
when he arrives back here. would you kindly forward an update for me - please
hi all - i went for chemo on wednesday and the news fairly knocked the
stuffin' outa me - all bad
the analogy put to me is that my oncologist is now the fire chief
tending the main fire whilst trying to put out all the spot fires along
the way
anyways - since i am once again pretty self sufficient with driving,
cooking, cleaning - i have one more request to all of you - i may need
your shoulders to lean on when i get a bit wobbly from time to time and
if you ever thought of praying now would be a really really good time -
any deity will do if you have a spare prayer - ta!
so - on a positive note i guess i won't have to worry about alzheimers
or dementia - will i??????????  cheers Annette ******************************************* ANZAC DAY RIDE Ref the Anzac day ride.  Plan A is as follows
25th April Leave Coffs 9 am (this allows for the early morning Anzac
session). Approx 370kms
Up via Casino to Tenterfield to Stanthorpe Caravan park (07 4681 4888 "4
star"?)
Some sights to see inc. "Just red wines", "Chocolate Factory", "Castle
Glen Liqueurs" but I have a whack of pamphlets so you can plan the attack.

26th Leave head for Texas, Road is tarred according to the Info centre
(but have an alternative if it aint) down through Ashford, Inverell,
Bundurra to Uralla. Approx 400 kms

Uralla @ Top End Pub  02 6778 4110       Visit McCossin Mill Museum,
Scotty's Chopper factory is closed that day, Gostwyck Station, Bridge &
Chapel (route 19), the whole town has old building and worth the walk
around.

27th Return Home. via, Walcha? Port or Gloucester??, Guyra?, Armidale?,
Glen Innes?

NB I have brochures on each place so we can decide to do individual
things or a groupie attack on a "winery" etc but this can be decided on
the day.

This ride has the potential for a 3 day easy ride,, join in for an
overnighter at the first or second stop or a day run on the 27th and
return with the troops, or any other combination I havent thought of.
You will need to book your own accommodation please, but dont leave it
too late, there is a 2nd pub in Uralla and a caravan park but I'm not
sure on their standard.

Comments or questions welcome

*/Chris Eddy/*
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*engin 02 66130681* *************************************************** BREAKDOWN On the return from the club ride to Ulmarra after our quarterly meeting, Ray Barnes had to pushed to get started. His Harley stopped with a flat battery about 20k,s south of Grafton. As usual plenty of riders stopped to help. One suggested he might like one of those space blankets that Sherley suggested we carry so he could hide his broken down Harley. In hindsight if we had pulled his light fuse so that his headlight was off he may have made it home. Ray sent the following email to the club. Andrew

Just sending you a message so you can let the others on the ride know. The NRMA turned up half hour latter got the Bike started and expected me to ride home until I asked him what would happen 1 minutes down the road. He then checked the charging with a volt meter and watched the charge go from 14 volts  to 5 volts and the motor stop. He then organised a tow for me.

Ray

FRONT NUMBER PLATES "The Victorian Police (almost uniquely of all the World’s Police Forces) seem to be unable to use well tested cameras to photograph the rear of motorcycles and scooters. In an effort to stigmatise motorcyclists still further for their own operational shortfalls, they are now once again pressing for front number plates for all motorcycles, despite the fact that internationally the only countries that require this are that paragon of road safety – India, and that defender of personal freedoms – Singapore.

The Motorcycle Riders Association may be forced to re-visit its Front Number Plate campaign if a draft Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS), dated December 2007 and issued by Vic Roads without consultation with the Victorian Motorcycle Advisory Council, currently doing State government rounds with a view to introducing front identification decals commencing 2009 goes ahead.

The RIS is circulating amongst other Australian government agencies and is scheduled for sign off at an Australian Transport Council meeting, attended by all State and Federal Transport ministers, sometime this year to meet the proposed 2009 introduction.

Users to Pay Motorcycle riders will be forced to pay up to $200 for every motorcycle they own as part of the retrofit/installation requirements associated with the introduction of the Frontal Identification. This even includes vintage machines only used on the road under Club permit limitations. Added to the costs are safety and aesthetic considerations for those motorcycles that will need brackets affixed to the front or holes drilled to hold the proposed decals.

The timing of this RIS with CRIMTRAKS recent announcement of the planned use of hundreds of nation wide ANPR cameras suggests that this RIS may not be about safety at all, but rather about real time surveillance and data base building of the movements of the entire driving population. Otherwise why this almost uniquely Australian need to rely on frontal detection?

The MRAA has argued in the past that the $22million cost of introducing Frontal Identification is wasteful for the net recovery of about $300,000 in extra speeding fines. According to MRA Vice-President John Karmouche, one of a group of past leaders/organizers of a campaign to stop the introduction of Frontal ID in 2003, "Riders are already paying a $50 safety levy, and there is a lot of good work being done in other areas that negates the effect of going down this path. The RIS is based on injury/fatality data pre 2005. Since 2005 fatalities/injuries have come down and per-capita this reduction has been magnified by the fact that the number of motorcycles and scooters on Australia's roads has more than doubled since 2005."

The MRA has contacted internationally recognised transport expert Professor Marcus Wigan, author of the initial reports on which the FNP program at VicRoads was based. Dr Wigan has agreed to comment on the current Draft RIS in the interests of properly informed public debate.

Professor Wigan is Emeritus Professor of Computing and Transport Systems at Napier University, Edinburgh, and Professorial Fellow, Civil and Environmental Engineering, at the University of Melbourne. He is also the convenor for Data and Surveillance for the Australian Privacy Foundation."

Petition: Please visit http://www.gopetition.com/online/16944.html