In 2020, the Club’s Committee introduced a new level of recognition – the Service Award.
The Service Award is awarded as recognition of Diligent Service to the Club for a member who has been actively involved in Club activities on a continual basis. The Service Award may be awarded to multiple winners in any given year.
A nominee must have:
- completed a minimum period of three years of membership
- given Diligent Service to the Club for a period in excess of three years
The first of these awards were presented on 13 March 2021:
| Member | Year | Chapter | Service |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Laine | 2021 | Eastern Victoria | Alan served as the inaugural Chapter Captain in the Eastern Victorian Chapter between 2012 and 2014. • Eastern Victoria Chapter Champion 2011-2012 |
| Alex Hailstone | 2021 | Central/Motorsport | Alex served on the Committee between 2014 and 2017. • Assistant Club Captain - Social 2014-2017 |
| Bob de Bont | 2021 | Central | Bob has made a valued contribution to the Central Chapter. • Assistant Chapter Captain – 2016-2018 • 4 x Central Chapter Champion – 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020 • mxtra Award – 2017-2018 • Run organiser and leader |
| Geoff Roche | 2021 | Central | Geoff served as Central Chapter Captain between 2014 and 2017. • Chapter Captain 2014-2017 • Jinba Ittai Award 2016-2017 |
| Bronwyn Roche | 2021 | Central | Assistance to Geoff and the Central Chapter between 2014-2017. • Central Chapter Champion 2014-2015 • New Member Champion 2011-2012 • Ongoing role with photography helping to record the life of the Club |
| John & Katrina Palmer | 2021 | Central | John and Katrina have been Co-Chapter Captain of the Central Chapter since 2017. • Co-Chapter Captain 2017-2021 • Central Chapter Champion 2016-2017 |
| Richard Acfield | 2021 | Central | Richard was a Committee Member between 2016 and 2020. • Club Captain - Social 2016-2020 |
| Rob Krygsman | 2021 | Eastern Victoria | Rob has been the Assistant Chapter Captain for the Eastern Victoria Chapter since 2013. • Assistant Chapter Captain - Eastern Victoria Chapter 2013-> • 2 x Eastern Victoria Chapter Champion 2012-2013, 2015-2016 • Teams Champion (with Melva Lees) 2018-2019 |
| Malcolm Brand | 2021 | Central | Malcom has been a Committee Member since 2020. • Committee member between 1994 and 1995 • Foundation Member of the Club • mxtra editor in the early 1990s |
| Daniel White | 2022 | Motorsport | Daniel served on the Committee between 2010 and 2014. • Club Captain - Motorsport 2012-2014 • Assistant Club Captain - Motorsport 2010-2012 • Jinba Ittai Award 2012-2013 • New Member Champion 2009-2010 Through his work involvement at City Mazda and Essendon Mazda, he has encouraged both organisations to actively support the Club and members through advertising and sponsorship. |
| Tim Emery | 2022 | Motorsport | Tim was a Committee member between 2012 and 2016. • Club Captain - Motorsport 2014-2016 • Assistant Club Captain - Motorsport Captain 2012-2014 • NA Clubman Champion 2015 • Club Captain’s Award (Motorsport) 2012-2013 |
| Gavin Newman | 2022 | Motorsport | Gavin was a Committee member between 2016 and 2020. • Club Captain - Motorsport 2018-2020 • Assistant Club Captain - Motorsport 2016-2018 • 2 x NA/NB Modified Champion 2017, 2018 • Sportsmanship Award (Motorsport) 2015 |
| Alana McDougall | 2023 | Northern Tasmania | Alana joined the Club in July 2012, and has been a Club member for 11 years. Her strong contribution includes: • Northern Tasmania Chapter Champion in 2015-16 • Northern Tasmania Asst Chapter Captain 2016-18 (two years). |
| Trevor Simm | 2023 | Northern Tasmania | Trevor joined the Club in July 2012, and has been a Club member for 11 years. • He was the Northern Tasmania Chapter Champion 2016-17. • While never holding an official Chapter position, he has been a very regular participant in Chapter events and a long-term unofficial assistant to Chapter Captain Alana McDougall. |
| Darren Agar | 2023 | Northern Tasmania | Darren joined the Club in June 2016, and has been a Club member for seven years. • served as Asst Chapter Captain for Northern Tasmania 2018-2021 (three years) • Northern Tasmania Chapter Champion 2021-22. |
| David Pitt | 2023 | Southern Tasmania | David joined November 2010, and has been a Club member for 13 years. • served as Asst Chapter Captain for the Southern Tasmania Chapter since 2017 (six years) • has organised, led and provided reports and photos for many Chapter events • Southern Tasmania Chapter Champion four times (2017-18, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22) • has certainly contributed to the success of the Chapter. |
| Craig Dixon | 2023 | North-Eastern Victoria | Craig joined January 2020, soon became the NE Victoria Chapter Captain and then joined the Club Committee later that same year. • served on the Committee for three years • served as Club Captain – Social 2021-2023 and then the sole Club Captain from 2023 • organised the Vic/SA biennial event in 2022 • regularly travels great distances to attend and lead Chapter events, and has single-handedly resurrected the activity level of the Central Chapter in 2022 and 2023. |
| Leeanne & David Evans | 2023 | Eastern Victoria | Leeanne and David joined the Club in late 2015 and immediately became active members of the Eastern Victoria Chapter and writing for mxtra. • took over organisation of the Lunch’n’Lies events in March 2016 and have organised, led and/or reported on a great many of the 28 iterations of this much-loved event • have been strong supporters of the EV Chapter and the Club for all of their eight years in the Club. While not the event leader, Leeanne in particular has been the behind-the-scenes organiser of the well-established annual Dargo weekend, which has been running since 2014. |
| Peter Ilijash & Trish Stewart | 2023 | Eastern Victoria | Peter joined the Club in August 2015; Trish joined October 2019 (not realising that she was not an official member prior to this), and have been Club members for eight and four years respectively. • Peter won the Eastern Victoria Chapter Champion award in consecutive years (2017-2018 and 2018-2019), • Trish won the same award the following year (2019-2020) • jointly, they won the Club “Teams Champions” award in 2019-2020. Both have been strong supporters of many Club events, mostly in the Eastern Victoria Chapter, and predominantly performing the “sweep” duties at the rear of convoy runs – in the process earning the title (with Peter driving) of “Tail-End Trish”. |
| Lori & Mary Mercieca | 2023 | Central | Lori and Mary joined the Club in December 2015, and have been Club members for more than seven years. They have been strong supporters of many Central and Eastern Victoria Chapter events, including leading runs and contributing content to mxtra. |
| Bryan & Jan Holman | 2023 | Central | Bryan and Jan joined the Club September 2016 and have been Club members for seven years. They have been strong supporters of many events across all the Victorian Chapters, including leading runs and contributing content to mxtra. |
| June & Keith Teeuw | 2023 | Central | June and Keith joined the Club in January 2017; they have been Club members for six years. While not holding any official Club role, they have been very active supporters and are always ready to help when needed. They have attended lots of events and provided photos for mxtra. |
| Marg Cusack | 2023 | Central | Marg joined the Club in November 2017 as a Family member with Bob de Bont. • With Bob, she won the Club “Teams Champions” award in 2021-2022. • Marg has been a strong supporter of many events across all the Victorian Chapters, including leading runs and contributing content to mxtra. |
| Lawrie & Virgie Hocking | 2023 | Western Victoria | Lawrie and Virgie joined the Club in April 2009, and have been members for 14 years. While never having held any official position with the Club, they have been reliable supporters of the Western Victoria Chapter and the Club, leading Chapter runs and contributing regularly to mxtra. |
| Alan & Dawn Everett | 2023 | Western Victoria | Alan and Dawn joined the Club in August 2009, and have been members for 14 years. While never having held any official position with the Club, they have been reliable supporters of the Western Victoria Chapter, always willing to help out. |
| Tony & Pam Stoffels | 2023 | Western Victoria | Tony and Pam joined the Club in January 2012, and have been members for 11 years. Tony was Western Victoria Chapter Captain for three years (2018-2021), with Pam in strong support. Throughout their time with the Club, they have been reliable stalwarts of the Chapter, willing to assist in any way they can. |
| Mary & Brian Carroll | 2023 | Western Victoria | Mary and Brian joined the Club in October 2014, and have been members for nine years. They have been strong supporters, always supported Western Victoria Chapter events, leading runs, providing content for mxtra, and always assisting where they can. |
| Graeme & Kathy Wood | 2023 | Western Victoria | Graeme and Kathy joined the Club in June 2016, and have been members for seven years. They are currently in their second year as Assistant Chapter Captains for the Western Victoria Chapter. Throughout their membership they have been reliable supporters of the Western Victoria Chapter and the Club, organising and leading Chapter runs and contributing regularly to mxtra. |
| Sandra & Daryl Domaschenz | 2023 | Western Victoria | Sandra and Daryl joined the Club in August 2016, and have been members for seven years. They shared the duties of Assistant Chapter Captain for the Western Victoria Chapter for three years (2018-2021). Throughout their time with the Club, they have been reliable stalwarts of the Chapter, organising many Chapter runs and willing to assist in any way they can. |
| Kev Brown | 2023 | Western Victoria | Kev joined the Club in July 2014, and has been a member for nine years. While never having held any official position with the Club, he has been a strong supporter of the Western Victoria Chapter, including many years as the dependable Tail-end Charlie for Chapter runs. |
| David & Christine Salter | 2023 | Eastern Victoria | David and Christine joined the Club in June 2015, and have been Club members for eight years. They have been strong supporters and occasional leaders of many Club events, mostly in the EV Chapter. They are reliable stalwarts of the Chapter, willing to assist in any way they can. |
| Mel Krygsman | 2023 | Eastern Victoria | Mel joined the Club in August 2006, and has been a Member for 17 years. While Rob has held an official Chapter role for more than a decade, Mel has worked in the background supporting Rob with his Club involvement – particularly where typing is required! She has been involved with the planning and implementation of all 11 editions of Eastern Victoria’s “3 Peaks” run and, for the last 8-9 years, has been on the organising sub-committee and taken on many of the tasks required, particularly with herding external caterers. |
| Jeff Searl | 2023 | Central/Eastern Victoria | Jeff has had two stints with the Club; he first joined the Club in January 2002, left in 2015 and rejoined in October 2017. While his first “official” role with the Club was as Assistant Chapter Captain for Eastern Victoria since July 2021, Jeff has been a stalwart of the Club, providing support to his wife Judy in her Club roles and “back-room” support for the Club’s IT issues, as well as support for a great many Club activities over nearly two decades. |
| Judy Searl | 2023 | Central/Eastern Victoria | Judy has had two stints with the Club; she first joined the Club in January 2002, left in 2015 and rejoined in October 2017. She initially served the Club through: • the organising Committee for NatMeet 2008 (2006-2008) • the Club Committee 2010-2011 / 2011-2012 (part), serving as Asst Club Captain – Social (2010-2011) and then CC – Social (3 months 2011-2012) She has participated in many Club and Chapter events, and has organised, led and provided reports and photos for many events. Judy’s contribution to that point more than met the Service Award requirement of diligent service to the Club exceeding three years. |
| Simon Acfield | 2025 | Central | Simon joined the Club in April 2015 and has been a member for 10 years. Following years of background support for Club events, he joined the Club Committee in 2023, before initiating the Club’s iRacing program in 2024 and stepping up later in 2024 to take on the role of Club president. He has made an impact in leading the Committee and involving members Club-wide in reviewing the Club’s activities, finances and overall future direction. |
| Daryl & Anne Guest | 2025 | North-Eastern Victoria | Daryl and Anne joined the Club in February 2019 and have been members for six years. They have been keen supporters of the Club’s activities in the north-east, providing invaluable support for Club Captain Craig Dixon before stepping up as Assistant Chapter Captains for the North-Eastern Victoria Chapter for 18 months (2023-24) and then taking over as Chapter Co-Captains NEV in 2025. Daryl has also been a valuable contributor to mxtra. |
| Sherrill & Geoff Sayers | 2025 | North-Eastern Victoria | Sherrill and Geoff joined the Club in July 2021 and have been members for four years. In that short time they have made their mark as strong supporters of the North-Eastern Victoria Chapter and its activities. They have now been Assistant Chapter Captains for North-Eastern Victoria for 2 ½ years (2023-2025). Sherrill in particular has been key in the planning of the 2025 “3 Peaks” events and the 2025 Vic-Tas/SA Biennial, and is a regular contributor to mxtra. |
| John & Lorna Read | 2025 | Central | John and Lorna joined the Club in December 2016 and have been members for 10 years. They have been regular supporters of Club activities, with John in particular helping the Club with its liaison with Mazda Australia |
| David Elson | 2025 | Central | David joined the Club in December 2018 and has been a member for six years. While not holding any official Club role, he has been a very active supporter of the Club and has contributed regular articles for mxtra. |
| John Downes | 2025 | Motorsport | John joined the Club in August 2004 and has been a member for 21 years. In 2022 John brought his decades-long support for the Club’s Sprints program to bear as Assistant Motorsport Chapter Captain for two years (2022-2024) in a non-committee role before joining the Committee in 2024 as Motorsport Chapter Captain. His time in these roles has been instrumental in bring new members into Sprints and developing their skills. |
| John Hayhurst | 2025 | Central | John joined the Club in January 2011 and has been a member for 14 years. In recent years he has provided invaluable assistance to the Club as an official at Club Khanacross official and as organiser of Club displays at historic displays at Sandown, as well as contributions to mxtra. |
| Andrew Tate | 2025 | Central | Andrew joined the Club in October 2013 and has been a member for 12 years. He has been a strong supporter of the Club’s khanacross championship and other events, including vital assistance with the organisation of Eastern Victoria Chapter’s last four technical days (2022-2025). |
| Jeff Marsh | 2025 | Central | Jeff joined the Club in January 2018 and has been a member for seven years. While not holding any official Club role, he has been a very active supporter of the Club’s social and khanacross events and has contributed regular articles for mxtra |
| Jakkii & Brad Dawson | 2025 | Central | Brad & Jakkii joined the Club in July 2022 and have been members for three years. They have been strong supporters of the Central Chapter, attending runs and providing reports and many photographs for mxtra, as well as the Eastern Victoria Chapter, assisting with Tech Days and participation in the khanacross events. |
| John Poletti | 2025 | Eastern Victoria | John joined the Club in October 2013 and has been a member for 11 years. He has been a strong and constant support for the Eastern Victoria Chapter, organising the last 10 Wilsons Prom runs, as well as the Club’s participation in the Phillip Island Classic Festival of Motorsport in 2023 and 2024. He has also provided many reports and photos for mxtra. |
| John Moore & Kira McRae | 2025 | Eastern Victoria | John and Kira joined the Club in June 2016 and have been members for nine years. In addition to providing strong general support for the Eastern Victoria Chapter, they have hosted the Chapter’s Christmas break-up at their Parc Fermé property since 2018. |
| Annette Newell | 2025 | Western Victoria | Annette joined the Club in January 2018 and has been a member for seven years. While never holding any official Club or Chapter position, Annette has been a stalwart supporter of the Western Victoria Chapter for many years. |
| Tony & Beryl Ffrench | 2025 | Western Victoria | Tony & Beryl joined the Club in October 2017 and have been members for eight years. In that time they have organised and led numerous Western Victoria Chapter events, and have been reliable contributors to the recent success of the Chapter. |
| John Mauchline | 2025 | North-Eastern Victoria | John joined the Club in November 2016 and has been a member for eight years. While never holding any official Club or Chapter position, John has been a great supporter of particularly the North-Eastern Victoria Chapter, and has provided mxtra articles and photos for many years. |
| Stephen Johnstone | 2025 | Northern Tasmania | Stephen joined the Club in January 2019 and has been a member for six years. He has so far been a member of the Club Committee for two years (2023-2025) and served a year as Assistant Chapter Captain for the Northern Tasmania Chapter (2024-2025), as well as contributing content for mxtra. Most notably he has resurrected the long-missed extended visits to the island, as organiser of the exceptionally popular “Tassy Tour” in 2023 and 2025. |
| Ian Wheeler | 2025 | Southern Tasmania | Ian joined the Club in November 2020 and has been a member for four years. His service to the Club so far has included two years on the Club Committee (2023-2025), and a year as Assistant Chapter Captain for the Southern Tasmania Chapter (2024-2025). He has facilitated local Tasmanian interest in motorsport activities, has supported Chapter runs, assisted with the organisation of the 2025 Tassy Tour, and had made numerous contributions to mxtra. |
| Max Lloyd | 2025 | Motorsport | John joined the Club in June 2008 and has been a member for 19 years. While never having held any official Club position, Max is held in the highest regard by all involved in the Club’s Sprints program – and beyond. His performances on track and his personality and stories off track are revered, epitomising the Club’s well-known motorsport camaraderie. He only took up sprints after he retired, but was Clubman Champion in 2013-2014, and NB Clubman Champion in 2019. |
| Noel Heritage | 2025 | Motorsport | Noel joined the Club in February 2009 and has been a member for 16 years. After many years as a key stalwart and unofficial leader of the Club’s Sprints fraternity, Noel joined the Club’s Committee in 2020, serving initially as Assistant Club Captain - Motorsport for two years (2020-2022) and then Motorsport Chapter Captain for two years (2022-2024). Noel was NB Clubman Champion in four consecutive years from 2015, and was joint Club Motorsport Champion twice, in 2012-2013 and 2013-2014. |
| Alan Conrad | 2025 | Motorsport | Alan joined the Club in April 2011 and has been a member for 14 years. Although he has never held any Club office, his character, participation and support for are well-regarded by all his fellow Sprints competitors. Alan was joint Club Motorsport Champion twice, in 2014-2015 and 2017, and was NC/ND Modified Class Champion twice, in 2017 and 2022. |
| Paul Ledwith | 2025 | Motorsport | John joined the Club in March 2011 and has been a member for 14 years. Paul’s long involvement with the Club’s Sprints program was highlighted by four years on the Club serving two years as Assistant Club Captain - Motorsport for two years (2018-2020) and then Club Captain - Motorsport for two years (2020-2022). On-track, Paul won the Restricted Open Class five times from 2013. |
| Sandra & Craig Girvan | 2025 | Motorsport | Craig and Sandra joined the Club in June 2019 and have been members for six years. They are a constant presence at the Club’s Sprint events, with Craig winning the NC Clubman Class in 2023 and the NC/ND Modified Class in 2024; off-track, Sandra marshals the return of all rented timing devices and is a constant source of content for mxtra. |
