A club for you Vics

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Originally Posted by Drewboyaus

One of my work colleagues is the VP of 4wd Vic and he has extended the invitation to our forum members to pay $60 as individual members of the association. That offer is still on the table for forum members. I had discussed it with Daz and AB when we were at ARB last year and got a lukewarm response. I imagine if we rolled it into a forum subscriber deal it would be a win all around. Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner

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That's more expensive than 4x4 club members pay.
Also would we get the same track access and a vote at the meetings as club members do?

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Originally Posted by liftlid

That's more expensive than 4x4 club members pay.
Also would we get the same track access and a vote at the meetings as club members do?

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Only about $10 ... for the access to the MVO tracks, Trip indemnity insurance, Magazine, and the other extras, it isn't too bad

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Originally Posted by happygu

Only about $10 ... for the access to the MVO tracks, Trip indemnity insurance, Magazine, and the other extras, it isn't too bad

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What extras?
From what I've seen, you have to be on a club trip to receive the benefits you describe above.
Unless 4wd VIC has changed its constitution since I last read it. Then I'm sorry for jumping to conclusions.

It might have actually been $50.....whatever it was, it was comparable to what the clubs pay.

This guy isn't the sort of old school 4wd association bloke, he's the same age as me, is a wheeler and dealer (he was one of our sales managers) and recognises there are a huge bunch who aren't contributing to the association at the moment even though they are beneficiaries of what the association has done.

He's been doing quite a bit of work with 4wd action over the last year or so and you can see a change in their attitude towards Parks, DPI, 4wd Vic and seasonal closures......its more moderate now and they understand how the system SHOULD work. He was actually recently in issue 228 on a high country trip he led them on.

Anyway, the offer was made.

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Just did some mr Google and clubs seem to be charging between $40 and $47 for association membership,
I can't see the association member clubs voting to change constitution to let us in as it erodes their own membership base.

Being a member of my local club has been a great experience. I can understand some people don't wish to belong to a club because sometimes politics are involved, but it is a way of getting counted when issues affecting our chosen past time arise.

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Originally Posted by mudnut

Being a member of my local club has been a great experience. I can understand some people don't wish to belong to a club because sometimes politics are involved, but it is a way of getting counted when issues affecting our chosen past time arise.

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Having spent over 10 years as a member of a local club I agree with you opinion on being counted but when the "politics" turns into vilification and harassment ?

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Originally Posted by liftlid

Just did some mr Google and clubs seem to be charging between $40 and $47 for association membership, I can't see the association member clubs voting to change constitution to let us in as it erodes their own membership base.

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It would be done as an individual, not as NissanPatrol.com.au, there is a provision for individual associate members of 4wd Vic.

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I know that but you do not have voting rites or any protection from insurance
And only club trips can get MVO access

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Originally Posted by liftlid

I know that but you do not have voting rites or any protection from insurance
And only club trips can get MVO access

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Sorry Andrew, I remember you talking to us about this and Darren was also looking into it himself but we must of all got sidetracked.

Gary, so what gain would be had if we headed down this path?