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Welcome back they
proclaimed, as Barry and
the rest of the gang tied
me to the chair!! It seems
like only yesterday that I was writing
my last report, but alas, you will have
to put up with my waffle for at least
another twelve months.
Honestly though, it is both a pleasure
and an honor to be asked to take on the
job again, and straight off the bat, I
must sincerely thank Barry Aitken for
the two years he served as President.
Barry certainly understands that
running a business as well as trying to
steer this club does take any
extraordinary amount of ones time and
effort. I commend him for his
commitment and his efforts and I now
look forward to working with him and
the rest of the committee during the
coming year.
The recent Parade weekend was
another success as far as events, social
activity and overall planning were
concerned. I would like to thank John
McQuay for taking on the task of
locating a suitable venue for not only
the Saturday lunch, but more
importantly the Saturday night cocktail party event. Due to Porsche Cars
Australia undergoing major
renovations, we were unable to utilize
their showrooms this year, so
something special was required to fill
the void. We believe John amply
supplied this to our normally high
standards and the evening was a great
event. I also would like to thank all of
our committee members for the effort
that was put in to make the event work
and also to the generous support of
their wives and the other volunteers for
their contribution at the park on
Sunday.
With it becoming harder by the day to
encourage and entice sponsors to our
cause, it was excellent to have
representatives from both Porsche Cars
Australia in Pamela Ward and her
husband Lionel, along with Pierre
Niclas an his wife Simone from
Castrol/BP Australia, join us at the
cocktail party. Whilst unable to make
Saturday night, Michael Inserra and his
company Michelin Tyres Australia,
were well represented again this year at
Sunday's Parade, with the inclusion of
the very large inflatable Bibendum
amongst a large range of their
products. We hope to see these
sponsors plus many others attending
more of our scheduled events in the
future, to help cement our relationships
and to offer a special something in
return for their generosity.
A special thank you to Michael
Albrecht for his beautiful raffle
donation, Dennis O’Keefe -
Aporschapart for his long standing and
continued support and Di Morrill (USA
Goodie Store) for her contribution and
donation plus all our other sponsors for
their valued support and commitment.
In late July of this year we lost a very
dear friend and founding member in
Peter Grosshans. Peter was a quiet but
extremely talented person, whose
engineering skills were legendary in
the building and manufacturing of
engine and transmission components.
He had recently relocated with his wife
and daughter to Ballarat from his longstanding
workshop in Dandenong,
embarking on a new chapter in his life.
Unfortunately this was cut far to short
and it would be remiss of us not to
acknowledge his friendship and
commitment to our Register. Our
thoughts go out to his wife and
daughter and other members of his
family.
Earlier in the year we also
unfortunately lost Mrs. Jean Gregory,
wife of the late John Gregory, after a
long battle with illness.
A lovely lady who enjoyed life with
her family and friends. Again we offer
our condolences to Lisa, Michael and
their family.
I should now close on a much brighter
note, that is to wish everyone a Merry
Xmas and a Happy New Year, hoping
that it is a safe and prosperous one for
all.
HO! HO! HO!
Wayne Hevey
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