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The main areas the
club is involved in are Day Riding, Social Meetings, Special Events,
Weekends Away, Racing, and Support. To this we have added a charity
arm to be used for the benefit of seriously injured riders in extreme
need when we can take on providing some form of useful assistance.
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Special Events
might include Bike Shows, Christmas party, Frasers Sale Day stand,
Auto Italia, Toy Rides and participation in other clubs activities,
swap meets or whatever.
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Support includes Merchandising, Technical
information, For Sale notices, Website mgt for collation and
dissemination of info, Rider training, Membership register, etc.
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Club activities
are Ducati-centric but ownership is not a pre-requisite to
participation as associate membership is available (equal in all other
regards). Make sure you're kind to our Italian lovers but!
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Intermittently you can order some of our fantastic new regalia -
click on form above. Only $32 for top quality poly cotton polo shirts in ladies and gents cuts, $22 for the very swish T shirts
in red or black, $20 for the well made cloth caps, $8 for the unique
collector edition stubby holders, and $5 a pack of 4 stickers. Postage can be arranged as per the details on the form, or free pick-up at club events.
These details are from the last
time this was organised, it was quite successful and will happen again
if there is enough woofing about it (and a volunteer to coordinate
orders, we know where to go but).
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AGM: held at the July Breakfast Club meeting
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Postal:
we are temporarily "Post Free" until
a committee reforms
Club
Committee / Support Team
Sorry to say we are now in "caretaker mode" until a committee reforms.
For an explanation of this situation please see:
http://hunterdog.org.au/DiscussionBoard/index.php?topic=861.msg2430#msg2430
The below is the last committee that was in actual force to July 2012
when this happened:
http://hunterdog.org.au/DiscussionBoard/index.php?topic=831.msg2350#msg2350
. Unless good people decide to revitalise the club sooner my personal
expectation is it won't happen until the Ringwood Raceway gets going,
keep an eye on
http://hunterdog.org.au/DiscussionBoard/index.php?topic=275.0 for
news on that. However we are paid up for some years so you can expect us
to stick around. It was a good idea when it was formed and it still
is!!!
(Pics needed: "Mug Shot", "My Bike", "On Tour" and "Zany Ducati
Event")
NOTE: All emails are @HunterDOG.org.au
(separated to avoid SPAM). If you wish to use long term email addresses
these are:
president, vicepresident, secretary, treasurer,
publicofficer, clubcaptain, mccdelegate, publicity,
regalia, rides, webmaster
President (to Dec 2012): Brett Roberts, ph 0400 446 658; email: brett
Vice President (to Dec 2012): Scott Priestley, ph: 0412 746 869; email: scott
Secretary & Membership (to Dec 2012): Glenn Lewis, ph: 0407 119 977; email: glenn
Acting President, Treasurer, MCC Delegate & Public Officer: Vince Sunter, ph: 0414 706 875; email: vince
Regalia Officer: If you would like some, first we need a volunteer....?

Events / Publicity / Social Coordinator (to Dec 2012): Cheryl Cairns, ph: 0434 573 922; email: cheryl
Social Committee: It's sorta everybody at the moment, and that's OK - but we'd love it if you wanna
volunteer to assist Cheryl organise a special event or just some more Ducati-good stuff.....?
Webmaster: Vince Sunter (we are looking for a champion here, is it you...?)
Club History

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The club was formed as an idea at the Sydney Bike Show on 19/11/05
when Scott Priestley, Vince Sunter and Frances Tonks were hanging
around the best display in the place (Ducati's of course) and various
unmentionable personages (and a goat) were providing eggs and other
unspeakable bribes / suggestions to push us in this direction.
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Various discussions, mumblings (and bike-loads of email) then ensued,
culminating in a BBQ at The Priestleys on 10/12/05. As you would
appreciate the BBQ is the social bastion / corner-piece of all things
good about the Australian way of life and great things begin or are
mulled over and significantly improved as a result of the attention
given by the adoring crowd. Such was the case with this fledging
Ducati club which was given new wheels and the beginnings of a shiny red
exterior. As well as the initial gang of 3, James & Nicole Sparkes and
Scott's wife Paula attended.
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A flurry of activity got things moving along nicely culminating in the
club's incorporation on 9/01/06.
The core aim was to form an easy going low cost friendly riding club
centred around the Ducati marque that people could enjoy the fun of
participation in their down time.
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The inaugural ride to Wiseman's Ferry was held on 15/01/06 with 12
bikes attending. It was dry and overcast all day but had rained
overnight so this kept a few away. King Wally (Warren Lee) promised to
attend if the planets aligned, however there must've been an eclipse -
we will undoubtedly enjoy his delightful company on a future
anniversary etc ride! The (initial) web site background is from a pic
of this auspicious event.
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The first committee meeting with the above 6 and the delightful Roger
& Brenda Edwards was held at the Sparkes place (to christen their
fancy new BBQ) on 22/01/06. Soon after Roger & Brenda had a chance of
a lifetime to get into their dream job, but this was on the South
Coast so they were not able to stick around for long to build on the
excellent work they had contributed earlier to the establishment of
the club.
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Due to the unfortunate circumstances of founding President and Top Dog
Scott Priestley's collision with a telegraph pole on Melbourne Cup
day, 7/11/06 the club sought and was formally granted a Charitable
Fundraising Authority on 18/01/07. Tax Deductible Gift Recipient
status was also granted, on 16/02/07 (effective from 29/11/06).
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Scott remained in a coma for 2 months before being transferred to the
Royal Ryde Rehabilitation Centre Brain Injury Unit where he commenced
a long recovery and convalescence process. Doggy members (and
friends) did get their Ducatis in to Ryde on a few occasions to keep
Scott in touch with his passion for motorcycling, but it was on
8/07/07 that Scott was first given day leave to get his shiny red
wheelchair to the Brooklyn Pub. Here he was met by a handful of BIG
ride participants (who had stayed away in droves due to the threat of
rain) and the 12 Ducatis and 2 very welcome non-Ducatis who had
departed from the club's inaugural AGM at the Belmont 16Ft Sailing
Club.
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Obviously Scott's condition and the support required had a significant
impact on the club's ongoing activities. However, Vince stepped up to
the plate to keep it all going with regular rides and newsletters etc
and then, at the inaugural AGM on 8/07/07, the club was given a new
lease on life with the appointment of a band of 7 keen members on the
committee. These people shared a common passion for motorcycling
without any politics or other dramas and went on to grow the club into
the successful friendly social riding club that you see today.
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to be continued some sunny day on a twisty road near you....
Club Committee Member History
President
Jan 2006 - Jul 2007 Scott Priestley
Dec 2006 - Jul 2007 Vince Sunter (Acting)
Jul 2007 - Jun 2010 Brett Roberts
Jul 2010 - Jun 2011 Frances Tonks
Jul 2011 - Dec 2012 Brett Roberts
Jan 2013 - current Vince Sunter
Vice President
Jul 2007 - Jul 2009 Brian Mowle
Jul 2009 - Jun 2010 Rob Mowle
Jul 2011 - Dec 2012 Scott Priestley
Secretary & Membership Officer
Jan 2006 - Jul 2009 Vince Sunter
Jul 2009 -
Jun 2010 Paula Priestley
Jul 2010 - Dec 2012 Glenn
Lewis
Treasurer
Jan 2006 - Jul 2008 James Sparkes
Jul 2008 - Jun 2010 Neale Simpson
Jul 2010 - current Vince Sunter
Ride Coordinator
Jul 2007 - Jul 2008 Stuart Vickery
Jul 2008 - Jul 2009 Brett Roberts
Jul 2009 - Jun 2010 Glenn Lewis
Jul 2010 -
Jun 2011 The Committee
Jul 2011 - current Individual Ride Leader
Volunteer Roster
Event /
Publicity / Social Coordinator
Jan 2006 - Jun 2011 Frances Tonks
Jul 2011 - Dec 2012 Cheryl Cairns
No 1 Fan
Jul 2007 - current Scott Priestley
MCC Delegate
Jul 2007 - current Vince Sunter
Regalia Officer
Jul 2007 - Jul 2008 Russell Carr
Jul 2008 - Jun 2010 Bruce Chippington
Webmaster
Jan 2006 - Jul 2008 Vince Sunter
Jul 2008 - Jul 2009 Chris Coleman
Jul 2009 - Jun 2010 Vince Sunter
Jun 2010 -
Jun 2011 Michael Lewis
Jul 2011 - current Vince Sunter
Past Officer Info (Alphabetical):
Russell Carr
Bruce Chippington
Brian Mowle
Rob Mowle
Paula Priestley
Neale Simpson
James Sparkes
Frances Tonks
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