Date Destination Starting Point Time Leader Grading April 2010 Easter 4 Days Gympie Forrest TBA TBA Royce Palmer TBA Easter + School Holidays Corner Country & Outback Thargomindah 12:00pm Noon Leo Bass TBA 13th General Meeting Garden City Tyres 7:30pm     26th Mystery Trip TBA TBA Royce Palmer TBA May 2010 1st-3rd Torrington revisited TBA TBA Mick Stevenson TBA 11th General Meeting Garden City Tyres 7:30pm     16th Driver Training TBA TBA Ken Campbell Informative 23rd Lady's Day TBA TBA Janine Palmer TBA June 2010 8th General Meeting Garden City Tyres 7:30pm     11th-14th Corroborree Pimona TBA TBA Easy-Hard   last updated April 2010
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Forward Planning -- Suggested 2010 Trips
Easter 2010	Outback/Corner Country/Birdsville (Easter plus school holidays)  Northern New South Wales
2010 Long Weekends	Cania Gorge Georges Junction

TRIP GRADINGS

All Club trips are to be graded using one of the following:

Social – No 4 Wheel Driving. No requirement to have completed Club 4WD driver training.

Scenic – No planned 4 Wheel Driving however, 4WD High Range may be required to negotiate slippery formed roads. No requirement to have completed Club 4WD driver training.

Easy – Planned 4 Wheel Driving, 4WD High Range and possibly 4WD Low Range, will be required to negotiate a moderate range of varying terrains. Drivers must have completed the Clubs' driver training/awareness course or an accepted equivalent.

Medium – Planned 4 Wheel Driving, both 4WD High and Low Range will be required to negotiate steep inclines (up and down), sloping terrain, various ground surfaces, axle deep water crossings and the possibility of recovery using a snatch strap. Drivers must have completed the Clubs' driver training/awareness course or an accepted equivalent.

Hard - Planned 4 Wheel Driving, both 4WD High and Low Range will be required to negotiate very steep inclines (up and down), sloping terrain, various ground surfaces, above axle deep water crossings and most probably conduct recoveries using a snatch strap. Drivers must have completed the Clubs' driver training/awareness course or an accepted equivalent.

Note

1. These trip ratings are derived from the Outdoor Sports and Recreation Competency Standards that underpin our current Basic Four Wheel Driving competency based training.