Month in review.
Dear members,
March began with one of our favourite events on the calendar, Geelong Revival. We had many members volunteering, and a brilliant effort of over 50 displayed on both days of the event. It was great to spend time with so many of our members and also welcome quite a few new members to the club. We were also lucky to walk away with a trophy for Best Car Display of the event!
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On 8 March we then had a virtual catch up over Zoom, where we discussed some of our future events and chat about new and exciting things happening within the club network.
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10-14 March was the much awaited BMW Clubs Australia Nationals in Canberra. Some members chose to take 3 days to get there, some 2 days to get there and others drove up on the one day. If you have never attended a Nationals, we highly recommend you do - it's always a great way to catch up with members from other states and see some truly amazing cars.
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On the same weekend as the Nationals was the Phillip Island Festival of Speed. Although many of us were in Canberra for the Nationals, we had a great representation of members and cars attend. Thanks to Paul Holliday and the other members who assisted to make it a great weekend for all who attended.
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On 25 March we then had our monthly virtual catch up with the BCCM Team in Munich. These events are always lots of fun and definitely worth attending if you've been considering it!
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Our month finished with quite a few members competing in the second of the E30 Racing Championship at Winton. Alex Jory took home the round win again, but not without a strong fight from Jeremy Payne.
A handful of our members also volunteered at the event, with Jo Mawson assisting with check in and race control, Graeme Bell assisting with scrutineering, Darryl O'Neill assisting on the gate and Tim Oh assisting both Graeme and Jo. If you've ever thought about volunteering at a motorsport event, be sure to check out Graeme's president's report for details on how you can sign up to be a motorsport volunteer.
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MEMBERSHIP UPDATE: 716 MEMBERS
Welcome to our new members Adam Trapski, Jonathan Ford, Richard Sherman, Daniel Roberts, Sam Saris, Chris McDermott, Wendy Miller, Trish Masotti, Adrian Masotti, Terry White, Thor Essman, Bev Sherman, Shelby Roberts, Bruce Greenland, Darryl Kelly, Dave Engel, Debra Braddock, Anh Vu, Caroline Ryan, Natasha Senek, Derek Garth, Joyful Wong, Philip Dean, Tristan Blaufelder, Airlangga Giamsyah, Peter Di Medio, Mergim Ibrahimi, Brock Dunn, Graham Mace, David Ormerod, Megan Byrne, Sarah Kabbani, Matthew White and Angela Winter. We look forward to seeing you at an event soon!
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Don't forget to catch up with this month's update from our President, Graeme Bell here.
The month ahead.
Here's what we've got planned for the rest of April:
Wednesday, 6 April - Sunday, 10 April
Australian F1 Grand Prix Display
We can't wait to finally get back to the Grand Prix! Make sure you stop by and say hello if you're attending!
Tuesday, 12 April
April Members Meeting - Members Private Collection
This is a member only event (guests welcome). Join us to view one of our member's private car collection.
Good Friday, 15 April
Royal Children's Hospital Appeal Good Friday Coffee & Cars Morning - Beaumaris
This is not just a BMW event, all brands are welcome. We want to raise our biggest amount yet for the Royal Children's Hospital. We'll have raffle tickets on the day with some fantastic prizes up for grabs.
Sunday, 17 April
Flinders Motoring Heritage Display
An Easter display of unique veteran, vintage, classic and modern motor vehicles.
BMWDCM took out best display in 2019 and 2021! Let's see if we can do it again.
Saturday, 23 April - Monday, 25 April
ANZAC Weekend Away
Join us for a long weekend away to beautiful Lakes Entrance, including a dawn service on ANZAC day before heading home.
Saturday, 30 April
Presentation Dinner & Fourth Birthday Dinner - Clayton
Join us to celebrate our fourth birthday and presentation night at the Park Royal, Monash.
Be sure to keep an eye on our calendar to stay up to date with our events.
If you're attending a social drive or weekend away, we recommend checking out our event tips to help you get the best out of the event.
We want you!
We are now one of the largest Official BMW Car Clubs in Australia and we need your help.
Have you ever attended one of our events and thought “wow this event was well run” or purchased some of our merchandise and thought “I really like that”? Well, all these things and more happen because your volunteer committee who all work tirelessly behind the scenes to make your day/weekend/event run smoothly and be as fantastic as it is.
Do you have skills we can tap into? Do you have a business we can engage or use the services of? Do you have some spare time you’d like to fill with an interest that gives a lot of people joy, including yourself?
We are putting out an early call to all our members to think if you would like to help our team with any of the day to day running of our wonderful club.
Click here to find out more information.
Club Permits.
We are finding an increasing number of members leave renewing their Club Permit registrations until the last minute, which sometimes results in members having to get a new roadworthy certificate.
The best option is for you to use the online system through a MyVicRoads account (see option 1 under Renewals on our Club Permits page).
Taking this option means you are not required to get a physical signature and is quicker for you and easier for us. Instead of us signing the renewal form, we sign a Club Endorsement Form, which you send to us by email. This can be done any time after you receive the renewal reminder.
In fact, no matter which option you choose, the paperwork can be completed any time after the renewal is received. There is no need to wait. Once the paperwork is completed, you can then pay for the permit at your leisure (within the expiry period).
Please remember that all club officials are acting in a volunteer capacity, even if conducted during business hours at a business premises - club work is not paid work and may be preventing paid work from being done.
News & Blog.
Our blog page on the website is constantly being updated with not just club news, but everything BMW from all around the world! We welcome you to submit any articles of your own.
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Classifieds.
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Want to sell something? Looking for a specific item? Email us today to list your car/parts/anything BMW related!
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