The future of our sport

[BowTieGQ]

This is also in the competitions and events section on here but thought it would get more exposure in chit chat. Please all read and help out as best as you can.

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[UhhOhh]

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[BowTieGQ]

Need login.

Yeah I know mate. Bit of a nuisance at times. I'd recommend signing up just for this as it may become an issue if not managed asap. But I have cut and pasted the first post so others don't have to sign up.

PLEASE REFER TO LETTER BELOW.

I strongly urge you all if at all possible to attend next weeks CCDA Meeting (Wed 28th July)
This is a major issue that will not only affect the ateco but all future 4wd motorsport. (as well as numerous other forms of motorsport especially motorbikes and gocarts.)
We need to save our sport so you need to come to this CCDA Meeting so we can formulate a plan of attack.
Especially if you are or know a lawyer or someing within that community who can better advise us of our best form of attack. Please let any friends in other forms of motorsport know that this happening. If it hasn't affected them already it soon will.

WE NEED TO ACT NOW SO WE DON'T LOOSE ALL 4WD MOTORSPORT IN VICTORIA.

Please let us know if you can attend the next CCDA meeting by replying to this post. Texting 0427209885 or email to steve.schafer@bigpond.com.au. If we have enough interest we may need to find a venue large enough to accomodate everyone. Aslso we will organise a fundraiser sausage sizzle $2-/ sausage in bread to help Daniel Hose who was seriously injured at this years "Cliffhanger" event.

PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS LIGHTLY. THIS IS OUR SPORT, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR LAND, LET'S TAKE IT BACK.

WE NEED TO ACT NOW so please come to the next CCDA meeting and show your support, it is imperitive to be able to keep the sport alive.

THANK YOU STEVE

CCDA VP







Hello Folks,

Sad news! We have been denied a permit for Bindaree even though we applied for it months ago.

There is legislation that prohibits motor racing on farm land and when you look into the definition of motor racing it includes all motorised transport where there are vehicles competing. This legislation has been around since 2006 but we have had permits from Shires because they don’t believe the intent of the legislation was to stop 4WD’ers testing their skills on private property one weekend per year in each Shire.

The Baw Baw Shire has decided to follow the letter of the law and whilst we must get permits from two departments we are dependant on their Planning department firstly approving the event then the building Dept will consider giving us a permit for the “gathering”. The latter is tedious but achievable.

We have contact the Planning Minister for dispensation but that’s not going to happen overnight so we must postpone the Ateco.

We will need to apply political pressure on the Minister (Justin Madden) to get a favourable result and that means we will all have to put in. We will also need to engage a professional lobbyist/lawyer who has the skills to negotiate a favourable outcome for us. If we don’t put the effort in now there will be no more 4WD events on farmland in Vic. ever!

It affects trail bike riders as well as any vehicle club activity like Austin 7’s.

My email to the Minister was followed up with a phone call but I could not get past his PA. We will need to exploit every avenue and I will try and help you with ways that you can help.

I will also try and finalise the results for the Polaris 4x4 Challenge tonight.

Regards,

Mike Smith

[UhhOhh]

Fair enough mate thanks for posting it up for us. Seems a sad situation is there a chance the enforcement of the legislation is in reaction to the person injured during cliffhanger?

[BowTieGQ]

Fair enough mate thanks for posting it up for us. Seems a sad situation is there a chance the enforcement of the legislation is in reaction to the person injured during cliffhanger?

No I don't believe it's related at all. Just coincidence. It appears that permits have been granted in the past but legislation vetoed such activities since 2006. And now the shire is sticking to it. So we need to jump on the issue now. Round 4 is in jeopardy as well I believe.

[PGS 4WD]

Contact the minister responsible as there is an election coming up. Stress that the competitions are insured and organsied. The inevitable alternative will be under the radar racing on public tracks with no organiser and no insurance. They existed in the past. Just as we have a mass of street racers and no decent drag racing track. Motor sport combined has the largest following of any sport in the world and it should not just be for the elite. The State government looses millions of dollars hosting the Grand Prix. It would likely be cheaper by a long shot to allow controlled organised racing than to try to police all the illeagal racing that will inevitably follow.

Joel

[Britswed]

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[Britswed]

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