Australia 2011 Travellers Meeting Planning

[loxsmith]

I am unable to play a part in organising next years HU Travellers Meeting. All the directional signs and banner etc are stored at my workplace in Brisbane

Who wants to put up their hand to do the job????????

Come on don't be scared, it won't hurt!!!!!!!

Glen

[Adastra]

Originally Posted by loxsmith

I am unable to play a part in organising next years HU Travellers Meeting. All the directional signs and banner etc are stored at my workplace in Brisbane

Who wants to put up their hand to do the job????????

Come on don't be scared, it won't hurt!!!!!!!

Glen

Hey Glen

What are you up to next year??

Helen

[loxsmith]

Originally Posted by Adastra

Hey Glen

What are you up to next year??

Helen

Hey Helen, I need to knuckle down and prepare my business for sale.

No more extended trips until at least July next year.

Anyone want to buy a good Locksmith shop ??????????

Glen

[PaulD]

My wife and I are currently in Ethiopia ! We are on stage 1 of our RTW.
As for the meeting I thought it was back down South ? Then back to Qld.
in 2012. If this is not the case let me know as I did put my hand up and would get something happening on my return.
Keep me posted !

OMO Valley is fantastic !!!!

Cheers
Paul

[Grant Johnson]

Just sent you a note Paul. As is no one has put their hand up in the south, so though we would like to do a south / north alternate years, it's up to someone to put their hand up and make it happen!

So there's a challenge to the southerners - how about it?

When are you back?

Any ideas on dates?

[loxsmith]

Originally Posted by Grant Johnson

Just sent you a note Paul. As is no one has put their hand up in the south, so though we would like to do a south / north alternate years, it's up to someone to put their hand up and make it happen!

So there's a challenge to the southerners - how about it?

When are you back?

Any ideas on dates?

Is it such a bad thing if we have a Nth and Sth in the same year? There seemed to be enough interest at the last meeting for this to happen. Whichever way the ball needs to get rolling soon!

Glen

[loxsmith]

Originally Posted by PaulD

The second thing is I would only be to happy to put my hand up for 2011 however I would insist it being in the Whitsundays, great rides, great location, day trip to Hamo the list goes on.Now that is out of the way we should knuckle down to this Origin series we must put on a show bigger and better than Mitta Mitta
(We can not let the bloody Victorians show us up !!!) And yes I will put my
hand up if you need a handall you have to do is let me know.

Thanks Paul

Here's your chance Paul, put your hand up and get involved! The longer it is left the less time you have to prepare
Glen

[shanekfalcon]

Hello everyone,

Since these post in 2010, there have been some developments:

I've been nominated to organise the 2011 HUTM in QLD and completed some work. I sent out an email via the Brisbane HU Community list, but dod not think to post here, at least not until now anyhow.

So here is a copy of the email I sent out to the Brisbane HU Community:

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Hello Everyone

I've received a great response already in one day. Here are some more details:

Location:
Dayboro showgrounds
Memorial Showgrounds
MT Mee Road, Dayboro
The Dayboro Show Society

Date:
Friday 17 June 2011 to Sunday 17 June 2011
Some setup on Friday, festivities start Friday afternoon or evening - no schedule has been set yet.
If people start arriving early, there is an onsite caretaker who can direct them to their own private patch of heaven.

Facilities at the showgrounds:
Camping with powered and un-powered sites
The website says that the camping costs (per night) are:
$10 Powered Site (2 adults)
$7 Non-Powered Site (2 adults)
$3 each for additional campers per night
BUT I want to confirm the price for non-powered sites

We will be hiring the pavilion for the seminars etc, so there is no need to set up a marquee etc. The pavilion does have a kitchen as well, but the kitchen may be used by the catering, so some details to be worked out there.

Toilets and showers on the showgrounds. There are only three male and three female showers though, so there could be a line-up at times.

Catering:
At this stage - my thoughts only - I think what was done in 2010 is a good model. Catered on Saturday night dinner and Sunday morning breakfast and the rest is self catering. The Dayboro show society can do this for us at a good price but I would like to form a committee for this whole event and seek some feedback.

Local Area Facilities:
Within walking distance
Dayboro Pub
IGA Supermarket
Coffee Shop
Bakery
Petrol Station and general store
General Practice, but I don't know what the opening times are

Within 30 minutes ride/drive
Petrie, Kallangur, Lawnton and Strathpine shopping areas
D'Aguliar Pub and General Store across the top of Mount Mee, but I'm not sure if this is an easy 30 minutes, never timed it before.

Petrie markets in Pioneer Village are on Sunday morning and should be interesting to some.

Pioneer Village Country Music Club quite often have some good acts Pioneer Village Country Music Club

Costs:
Other than the cost of the camping, there are costs for HU, shirts, catering etc, similar to 2010. I've got a draft document and thought that it would be best to check that I am on the right track with the committee.

Alcohol:
BYO, no licence

Charity:
All HUTM raise funds for a selected charity. I would like this to be AngelFlight, if this is AOK?

Committee:
So this is the part where we need to start organising a bit. I've never done this sort of thing before, so feel free to jump in anytime. I think we need a committee with members to organise:

Presenter liaison - someone to liaise, organise and schedule in the various presenters?

Accommodation Co-ordinator - As there is no hotel/motel style accomodation on-site and for some people this is important, we need someone to build list of accommodation alternatives in teh nearby area such as the various B&Bs on Mount Mee, what does the Dayboro Pub offer etc?

Volunteer coordinator. We'll need volunteers to 'man the gate' and collect cash, distribute wristbands etc

Media Liaison. - Someone to write press releases and contact the appropriate media, such as Australian Road Riders, Trail Bike Adventure Magazine perhaps.

Auctioneer. - Normally there is an auction to raise funds for a selected charity, so we need someone who can do a good job of this.

Vendor Liaison. - Someone who can act as a single point of contact for vendors who want to come and display their products. Some work has been started with this and plenty more left to do.

Rides. - Craig Iedema has put his hand up to creating an off-road loop. There are a number of good on-road and off-road rides in the area, so perhaps we could either have some maps or even some organised rides or both.

For Sale / Swap / Give Away board.

I guess the next step is to start building the list of volunteers and perhaps get together, maybe even ride out or meet out there.

Regards,

Shane

[maggot1300]

If a lurker noob is ok i might be able to make it up for the meet, have a few run's on in July but should be free in June. know a few familiar names here from ADV...

[Adastra]

Hi Shane

Anth and I (Toowoomba) can help with some of the set-up. I can do the Media stuff again but won't actually be there as I'll be tripping around the Middle East - Yippee!! Perhaps I can do a ride report while on the road via Skype :-)

PM me and we will talk about the media stuff.

[becsta]

I will put this in my diary now. Hopefully I will be able to make it. I had a ball last year.

[becsta]

Whats the go with the date change? I have booked my leave to attend on the original date. Is the new date set in stone? I need to change my leave if it is.