Magazine articles ~ Western Victoria Chapter

The Western Victoria Chapter is based around Ararat to include members from western Victoria … Ballarat to the SA border, south to the coast, and north to the border region of southern NSW (west of Echuca). Following are members’ reports on a selection of recent runs.

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All Japanese Day

January 19, 2020
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Words: Pam Stoffels Photos: Daryl Domaschenz, Karen Bradshaw Organiser: Tony Stoffels It was an early start to the day but fortunately Geoff Woolf had an area marked out with witches’ hats. With hot weather forecast, Tony Stoffels also arrived early and set up a gazebo and the Chapter
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Christmas pizza (and baked reindeer) run

December 15, 2019
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Words: Sandra Domaschenz Photos: Daryl Domaschenz, Margie Cusack, Kathy Wood Our Christmas run to Brian & Mary’s for homemade wood fire pizzas started off at Tony and Pam’s for morning tea. The homemade food was a hit: everyone wanted the reindeer recipe. The little lemon tarts a
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Straya Day run …

January 21, 2015
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Story: Karen Bradshaw Aussie, Aussie, Aussie ~ Oi, Oi, Oi !! It’s our Australia Day Run – what better way to celebrate our great country than zooming around in a MX-5 with a terrific bunch of like minded Aussies? We started with nine cars meeting Jeff Woolf at Phoenix College in Sebas
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Brisbane Ranges run

October 26, 2014
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Story: Lockie Story Well, here I am on the second run since I broke my back. I decided that Molly needed a run and so I tidied her up, gave her a bath and some pampering and rocked up to McDonald’s in Sebastapol for the start of the run. The car park was packed and the Maccas was flat
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Turtons Track run

September 22, 2013
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Story: Noellene Gleeson It’s between 9.30 and 10am and the cars start arriving. To fill in the time waiting is quite easy … we all love to yak, and some make use of the time to check under bonnets etc. We were expecting eight cars to leave from Ballarat, so at 10am on the dot a call t
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Good thing Santa doesn’t use our run notes!

December 16, 2012
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Story: Karen Bradshaw With Christmas fast approaching our end-of-year run was upon us … We gathered at John and Noellene’s in Ballarat and were promptly introduced to the newest addition to their family – a ball of fluff named Ted, who instantly stole everyone’s heart. Neil came
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Lake Wendouree 2013

Springfest at Lake Wendouree

November 04, 2012
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Story: Noellene Gleeson We arise at 7am and can’t believe it … it’s “Springfest Sunday” – and the sun is shining! How wonderful … the last two years for this event, the weather was like the middle of winter. John and Jeff are meeting up at Lake Wendouree at 8.30am to set u
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High country 2012

All roads lead to … Beechworth!

July 29, 2012
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Story: Karen Bradshaw Ian and I met up with Alan, Dawn and Beau on a chilly, dreary Saturday morning for an 8.15am start. We headed to Ballarat to meet up with two more brave souls (Neil and Jeff) at the takeaway shop at the Learmonth Road/Ring Road roundabout. On arrival we had a ver
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Turtons Track 2012

Western Vic Chapter turns 3!

April 29, 2012
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Story: Noellene Gleeson We are outside our home in Ballarat and the sun is shining. Yes … shining! MX-5s start arriving, 11 in all from Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong and Melbourne. Bronwyn and Geoff present us with a helium balloon with a large “3” on it. A very lovely
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Club Chapters

The Mazda MX-5 Club of Victoria & Tasmania includes MX-5 owners from throughout Victoria, Tasmania and even a few from southern NSW.
To support members throughout these areas, we have established six "Chapters": in Melbourne, north-eastern, western and eastern Victoria, and in northern and southern Tasmania.

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Our Club started with the southern hemisphere's first mass gathering of MX-5 owners - 130 from all corners of Victoria - on 6 May, 1990 and was launched formally with 167 Foundation Members on 10 August, 1990.

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