MAITLAND CLASSIC MOTOR ASSOCIATION

President’s Website Report, September 2024

Welcome to September with its very early spring. There are many official show ‘n shines and also six events in which we are very involved with the organisation – our Annual Concourse (September 22^nd), the Tour of the Southern Highlands Illawarra (September 28^th to October 4^th), Quirindi Weekend ‘Overnighter’, (October 18, 19 & 20), the Hunter Valley Show ‘n Shine (October 27), Maitland Pipes and Drums Event (November 3^rd), and the Gresford Show and Shine (November 17). It’s all happening for MCMA members!

Last month I reported on our Milestones where every time a member ventures out in/on their historic/classic on an official run, the distance covered is recorded. In August, members have driven/ridden 9 514 kms on official club runs/events.

There have been some updates and reminders from Transport for NSW recently and members are reminded about in “DRIVE Lite Historic and Classic Cars” which is available, with some search difficulty encountered, on the Transport for New South Wales website. It is important to keep up-to-date with changes to the rules of the road and those relating to our historic and classic vehicles. This year’s editions included:

August 2024

1.      New historic plates

2.      A quiz on roundabout rules, especially entering and leaving.

July 2024

1.      Seat belt detection cameras

2.      New number plates for historic vehicles

May 2024

1.      Planning to sell your historic vehicle

March 2024

1.      Compliance certificates

2.      Criminal Safety Inspections

February 2024

1.      School Zones

2.      Horse Road Safety

3.      Demerit Point Relief

Our MCMA budget for each financial year aims to spend the annual subscriptions of members on those members. Such expenditure includes public liability expenditure, website administration, printing, training and consumables incurred by the club. We will also spend funds on our two Christmas Parties, barbeques, and show ‘n shines.  For this in the 2024-25 financial year we will budget $11 500.

We have retained earnings that are invested each year. These funds are to provide a ‘safety net’ for the club in the case of an emergent and urgent purchase e.g. last year’s satellite phone, a sudden drop in membership, or a serious legal issue that might arise.

Please take care on our roads and enjoy your historic/classic as often as you can on official club runs/events, or for 60 days each year for ‘personal use’, by making a logbook entry and going wherever you wish.

Kind regards,

Ian Scanlon

MCMA President and Events Co-ordinator.