Club News

November 2008


IMPORTANT - Please note!!


A New Meeting Venue has been Found!!!


After much brain storming and a little foot work, the Hotel HQ at Underwood, has been chosen as the venue for our December Club Meeting.

Hotel HQ is located at 21 Kingston Road, Underwood, (for the Navman equipped) or at the corner of Kingston & Logan Roads - for those of us persisting with a refidex.  (opposite the Big Gun Fruit Barn)

Hotel HQ provides an extensive menu ranging from pizzas to succulent steaks and of-course, a full bar set-up.  Why not arrive a little early and enjoy a relaxing meal before the meeting?

The Committee and Members wish to thank Management and Staff of the Southern Cross Sports Club for the complimentary use of their conference area over the past several years.  Members have generously patronised the club restaurant, bar and coffee shop during this period and we believe this mutually beneficial arrangement has served both groups well over this time.

Unfortunately, it was the informal nature of our relationship that saw function bookings receive a higher priority for room allocation than our casual but, regular arrangement .  The increasing popularity of this venue and the corresponding inconvenience of being moved at short notice has resulted in our need to find a new location for our monthly meetings.

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Hotel HQ Directions

Driving North: Take the Springwood exit from the south-east freeway.  Turn left into Logan Road, go straight through the lights and proceed until you come to the Beenleigh Road inter-section.  Turn left and then left again through the shopping centre into the “HQ” car park.

driving south:  take the Springwood Road exit from the south-east freeway go through the first set of lights, veering slightly right.  Turn right at the next set of lights and go under the freeway bridge.  Follow Springwood Road to it's junction with Logan Road and turn right into Logan Road.  Go straight through the traffic lights at Kingston Road and turn left at the next set into Beenleigh Road then left again through the shopping centre into the “HQ” car park.

Please note:  the right turn from Kingston Road into the Hotel HQ looks simple enough but can be quite dangerous with multiple lanes of fast moving traffic approaching from the south.  We advise the use of Beenleigh Road via the neighbouring shopping centre as a safer alternative.


December club meeting

Meeting to be held at the Hotel HQ, Kingston Road, Underwood. Details will be included with your next edition of the Vetteletter.  As this will be our last formal get-together for 2008, it is proposed to provide a supper after the meeting - please consider staying for a while to enjoy the delicious treats.


January club meeting

Due to the 2008/09 New Year holiday, it has been decided to move the January club meeting from the usual first Wednesday, to Wednesday 14th of January 2009.  Remember, we're at the Hotel HQ.


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Business offering special deals to members of the Queensland Corvette Club has proven so popular, it's been decided to dedicate a new page on the website for this purpose.

Members can navigate there by selecting the Special Offers link from the
 Club page red arrow imageor by clicking on the dollar sign short cut on our home page.






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Every Corvette owner in Australia has no excuse for not knowing the 2009 National Convention is being hosted by our friends in Canberra.  However, you could be forgiven for not knowing that the NUMBER 1 registration for this prestigious annual event was auctioned on ebay as a fund raising opportunity for the wonderful people at the Starlight Foundation.

One lucky person now holds the honour of being the #1 registrant for the 2009 convention.

The auction finished on the 18th November 2008.

Please click on the Canberra Logo to view the auction result.  Congratulations to the winner, a bargain if ever I've seen one.







As you will be aware, the Camp Quality Bribie Island Christmas Party is being held on Sunday 30th November.
 
This year, we've been struggling to arrange the 12 vettes needed to make this day a success.  It is with this in mind that I extend a heart felt thank you to members of the Corvettes Down Under Car Club and the Queensland Mustang Club who visited our website, saw our dilemma, and have offered their vehicles to help-out on the day.

I understand that our events co-ordinator is in discussions with representatives from both clubs to make arrangements for the day.

Thank you to all members from these clubs, your camaraderie is greatly appreciated.




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