Octagon November, 2017

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MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Name Phone Mobile Email PRESIDENT Richard Mattea (Carly) 3325 0409 0488 224 105 richard.mattea@yahoo.com VICE PRESIDENT Ken Wasley (Barbara) 3378 6202 0423 152 723 wasmg11@gmail.com SECRETARY Malcolm Spiden 3266 6350 spidenm@yahoo.com.au TREASURER Carly Mattea (Richard) 3325 0409 0410 310 452 moffmat@bigpond.com COMMITTEE Don Webster (Ann) 3379 2566 0439 526 060 donweb@bigpond.net.au Dean Tighe 0419 774 441 sales@tighecams.com.au Flavio Paggiaro (Sue) 0412 985 916 admin@kellands.com.au Jim Scott 0411 601 711 jim@thenetworkpeople.com.au OFFICIALS Position Name Phone Position Name Phone Event Secretary Fred Sayers 3359 2623 Annette Truscott 0407 494 867 Ev. Sec. Asst. David Robinson 3255 9037 Richard Mattea 3325 0409 CAMS Delegate Gary Goulding 3351 3506 (Alternative) Ann Thompson 3378 1368 Chaplain Ken Trudgian 3886 3409 Club Captain Don Webster 3379 2566 Canteen Convener (Mt C) Vacant Special Interest Vehicle Paul Strange 3398 1993 Concession Contract pstrange@bigpond.com Webmistress Glenda Crew 3341 4397 Clubrooms Max Johnson 3201 5836 Regalia Shaun Rankin 0402 450 290 Library David Robinson 3255 9037 Point Score Ian Fettes 3803 3858 Membership Sec. Peter Rayment (Delia) 0407 693 947 National Meeting Noeline Johnson 0437 220 602 Co-ordinator nlj52@bigpond.com Chapter Liaison David Miles 3892 2699 Far Nth Qld Chapter John Fransen 0448 658 830 Wide Bay Chapter David Hall 0409 363 889 Bundaberg & Dist Chapter Eric Beckmann 41529206 Darling Downs Chapter Gary Lawrence 4696 8314 Capricorn Chapter Gurney Clamp 4939 4760 Whitsundays Chapter Cathie Meredith 0427 392 829 Octagon Editor Elaine Hamilton 3893 2438 0418 870 782 vprojects@internode.on.net All enquiries to the secretary: Headquarters: 8/16 Collinsvale Street, Rocklea C/o GPO Box 1847 Brisbane 4001 E & OE Hillclimb: Gramzow Road, Mt Cotton The opinion of the editor, correspondents and advertisers expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the management committee of the MG Car Club of Queensland Inc. and as such the club accepts no responsibility. Published six times a year members personal advertisements are free. Club constitution available in clubrooms. Copyright 2013 MGCCQ. 2 The Octagon - November 2017
President’s Report It seems hard to believe that this is the final edition of the Octagon for 2017 and that Christmas and the New Year will soon be upon us. It has been an extremely busy year. Thanks to all who have in any way helped with keeping the club ticking along in 2017. Without people ‘doing their bit’ the club wouldn’t be what it is today. I’m very proud of the fact that our club is still run entirely by volunteers. We had a very interesting AGM this year, the highlight of which for me was the election of a new Honorary Life Member in Elaine Hamilton. I don’t think that there would be a member of the club who hasn’t had contact with Elaine at some stage. She has served two long stints on the Management Committee, and during her most recent time she took on the role of Secretary which is probably the most time consuming of all the Management Committee positions. She also continues to edit our club magazine, The Octagon, send regular weekly emails to keep everyone up to date on what is going on within the club and recently has taken on the role of heading up the celebrations for the 50th Anniversary of the Mt Cotton Hillclimb. There are so many ways that Elaine has contributed to our club over so many years, she is a highly deserving recipient of Honorary Life Membership. Congratulations Elaine! All British Day proved to be a great success for all involved. This year saw the introduction of a “Rally Plate” rather than the traditional brass badge; it never hurts to try something different occasionally. Last year we suffered a drop off in numbers brought about through a combination of wet weather and a date change. This year, numbers rebounded nicely and we had a great display of British cars across all the marques and ages. Congratulations to all involved. After many hours of hard labour, mainly from Jim Scott with support from Peter Rayment, it looks as though we will be going live with an on-line membership system for 2018. The system will also deal with new membership applications and allow members to update their own information etc. thus ensuring that your Octagon doesn’t get lost in the mail. I’m also confident that things such as regalia will also be able to be ordered on-line. Thanks to Jim Scott, we’ll finally have online renewal. We are closing in on what will be a very significant milestone for the club, the 50th anniversary of the Mt Cotton hillclimb. We will be having a celebration over the 17th and 18th of February, both at the clubrooms with the unveiling of the hillclimb wall and then at Mt cotton on the Sunday with both static displays and some on track activities. Planning is well in hand largely due to the efforts of Elaine Hamilton. Delia Rayment and her crew of supporters are making great headway with their planning for the 2019 MG National Meeting despite not having the same amount of lead in time as normal. Delia has most if not all of the major activities locked away already, quite an achievement in the circumstances. We are having a change in venue for the annual Presentation of Awards dinner with a move to the Alexandra Hills Hotel. This will be held on Saturday the 3rd of February. Please mark this date down in your diary and get along to help the winners celebrate their achievements. Finally, I’d like to wish everyone and safe and happy Christmas period. If you are on the roads please make sure you travel safely. - Richard Mattea Ross Kelly 3352 4151 0407 364 543 MG ZR, ZS, ZT Ken Wasley 0423 15 27 23 The Octagon - November 2017 3
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