Past Events 2019

Wednesday 27th November

The event was organised starting with a run through Movie World area and then onto the marine precinct for morning tea at Espresso Twenty5. While there, a visit to Tony Longhurst’s Motor Museum, which was a very interesting one. Afterwards, a short run heading towards Helensvale for lunch at Club Helensvale. It was a great day out with fellow club members!

Saturday 16th November

A great turnout for Cars N Coffee! Many thanks to Karen, Col, Albert, Joan, Dave Mitchell and Dave King for all of the fabulous work on running the sausage sizzle. Great work team!

Sunday 13th October

Men of the club organised a fun day for the Annual Ladies Day at the clubhouse. It started with the ladies going for a short-timed drive around the Mudgeeraba area.

After morning tea, there were various driving skill tests and a horseshoe throwing contest. This was followed by a delicious BBQ lunch cooked by the gents but organised by Leonie Butcher-Brown.

Twenty-four people attended in fourteen cars. After a tie with Leonie Butcher-Brown in the horseshoe tossing competition, the eventual winner was Carol Law after a throw off. Carol was the recipient of a Coles Gift Card.

The champion lady driver is Kerena Crediton in her Toyota Cressida. Thanks to the guys for organising the day and pampering the ladies. It was a very entertaining day & great to see the ladies driving the cars. That was the original purpose of holding the Ladies Day back in 1995.

Wednesday 25th September

For the Mid-week run on 25th September, 26 club members visited the Gold Coast Desalination Plant at Tugun. Some members assembled at the clubhouse and drove through Varsity Lakes and Burleigh Heads to be joined by more members at the Desalination Plant.

It was a very interesting and informative morning. It was learnt that the plant always operates in standby mode which is 33% capacity or 133 million litres a day. It can reach 100% capacity in 72 hours in any emergency such as floods. It supplements the SEQ Water Grid during times of drought or during maintenance. If it was decommissioned completely it would take 12 months to get it to full capacity again.

The plant operates using reverse osmosis to remove the salt and minerals from the seawater. The intake and outlet structures are located out to sea and have become artificial reefs and home to a variety of small plants and sea animals. The plant is situated in an ideal spot as it is so close to the Pacific Ocean.

After the plant tour, the club members went to Tony’s Chinese Restaurant at Tugun Rugby Leagues Club for lunch. A very informative and enjoyable day which was being organised by the late Don MacTaggart before his sad sudden passing.

Friday 6th September

The club has been requested by OzCare Aged Care Facilities at Burleigh Heads to put some cars on display for the residents and morning tea was provided for those involved.

Saturday 3rd August

Paradise Lakes Care Centre at Runaway Bay had asked the club to present the vintage cars for their residents.

Wednesday 31st July

The club had a combined run with the MG Car Club, organised by Peter Stovold. A short run but very interesting, as the club started off having a lovely drive through Latimer’s Crossing, and Clagiraba driving through Mt Nathan and ending up at Country Paradise Parklands for morning tea. From there the club visited the main fire station for the Gold Coast at Southport. Jon, the Fire Station Officer gave the club a good talk on the facilities and three of the different types of fire trucks, where they opened up everything showing the equipment they carry and explaining the uses of the equipment. From the fire station the club ended up at Kampung Malay restaurant at Mudgeeraba for the lovely Swap Workers lunch.

Wednesday 29th May

Mid-week run was well attended with 22 members with BYO morning tea/coffee at Tallowwood Park in Upper Coomera. From there, the club went on a scenic drive for a pub lunch at Fitzy’s in Waterford.

Sunday 19th May

The club hosted the Annual Show N Shine, a great line up of 24 vehicles being held on the car-park by the clubhouse.

Sunday 24th February

GCAAC hosted the Combined Run with Gold Coast MG Club & Automobile Restorers Club. Even though there were intermittent showers, 40 members of the combined clubs assembled in 26 cars at the clubhouse for the 9 AM start. Travelling towards the scenic Springbrook area, we could see where all the millions of dollars were spent repairing the recently reopened Mudgeeraba Springbrook Road at Neranwood. The after-effects of Cyclone Debbie.

Travelling on Nerang-Murwillumbah Rd through Numinbah, the morning tea stop was at Bochow Park at Natural Bridge. Morning tea was interrupted by a quick shower when everyone dashed for their cars. Especially the MGs owners with their hoods down.

Continuing along the Nerang-Murwillumbah Rd, the cars then headed south through Chillingham & Crystal Creek to Kyogle Road. Skirting around Uki, the cars travelled through Stokers Siding and onto Tweed Valley Way. After passing through Mooball and then turned onto Wooyung Rd to go to Pottsville Tavern for a delicious lunch.

A special mention to the late John Talbot for organising a very enjoyable day.

Saturday 16th February

Big day at Cars N Coffee, you have to get there early if you want a spot. There were fast and furious Ferraris , terrific trucks, low slung Chevs, cool Corvettes, luxurious Lincolns and even a few 1920s amongst them. The team did a fabulous job with the burgers again. Good on ya David, Pam, Graham, John and Karen! You are troopers!!!

Saturday 9th February

The club was invited to take part in Coolangatta State School Centenary Celebrations. Seven cars and passengers assembled at the clubhouse at midday and meandered on a scenic drive through Bonogin, Tallebudgera and Currumbin Valleys and along the coast to the school situated at Miles St, Kirra. On our arrival at 1.30pm, we were met by three more of our club cars from the southern suburbs.

The school was opened in February 1919, as the border gates to Tweed Heads were shut because of the Spanish Influenza epidemic. As there was no school in Coolangatta, this left 70 children without a place of education. The original school was built on top of Kirra Hill and the first principal was Claude de Jersey who is grandfather of our current Governor, Paul de Jersey.

A fete was held as part of the celebrations with lots of stalls and entertainment by Hawaiian dancers and a skydiver dropped in on the oval. Our ten cars on display were a great attraction and admired by many people.