PLANNED EVENTS
Program of Activities:
We have kept the first few days of the event for people to visit places such as The Army Museum at Bandiana, local vineyards, junk yards, antique shops etc.
Wednesday 14th March:
Visit to the South Corowa School at 10am. Drive out to the Owl’s Eye Rural and Military Museum on the Hopefield-Rand Rd approximately 15 kms from Corowa. BYO lunch. BBQ facilities will be available. In the afternoon we will visit the Lowesdale Public School and come back via the Redland Hills where there is a piggery. If time permits there is a collector in town with Vintage Tractors and Machinery. Fortunately we have 3 KVE members who live near Corowa who are organising this trip.Thursday 15th March: Departing at approximately 8.30am from Ball Park Caravan Park. Visit to the “Finley and District Historic Museum and Log Cabin." It is in town on the Newell Highway at the Tocumwal end of town. They have a good collection of all sorts of items and equipment, and have engines, etc, that can be run while we are there. Entry cost $5
Friday 16th March: Departing at approx. 8.30am from Ball Park Caravan Park. Trip is to the Pentarch facility at Wangaratta. We anticipate the visit will be about 1 to 1 ½ hours. Trip one way is approx 1 hour with some impromptu detours on the way back via the Boorhamen brewery and the Renaissance Chocolate factory.
Friday night: The Corowa Jump Shak will organise a meal. It will probably be a spit roast with potatoes, salads and bread for $18 per head for adults and $9 per head for children. Desserts will be at an extra cost. Participants will be required to contact Tim and Tabitha directly. Phone: 0415 704748 or email: timmy_tj@bigpond.net.au
In the evening we are hoping to have John Belfield as our guest speaker
at Corowa Airport.
Saturday 17th March:
Vehicles will line up at Bangerang Park from
7.30am
and participate in the parade to the Corowa Airport where there will be
a photo shoot and swap meet. In the evening there will be an auction and
presentations.
Sunday 18th March:
KVE will have a General Meeting at 10am. In the evening there will be a
meal at one of the local hotels.
Auction on Saturday 17th March:
If you have any items for the auction please leave at the site office.
KVE appreciates all donations which go towards the running of this event
and this keeps the entry costs low for participants.
Themes for 2013, 2014 & 2015:
In
2013
the theme will be Year of the Trailed
Vehicle or
Equipment and Year of the Armoured Vehicle
In 2014
the themes will be
Year of the Ford
and Year of WW1
In
2015 the theme with be
Year of the Emergency Vehicle
&
Year of General Motors
