I hope all our members had a great Easter. The egg hunt with the grand children, and families coming together to make this a great time of the year. It is also the most important time of the year in our Christian calendar.

My new Mazda MX-5 is still being driven several times a week. It reminds me of my youth, driving about in my Triumph Herald Coupe with a 4 speed manual, except this time I have an extra 2 gears and a soft top that I can put up in seconds if it starts to rain, unlike the Triumph which had a hard top you took off. Then when it rained it was a mad rush to the nearest service station. I haven’t enjoyed a new car so much in decades. Still can’t get my wife to drive it, especially with the top down.

Since my last President’s Report, we have had our Pizza night with the cockatoos. Great human company but unfortunately the member with the shot gun did not turn up. I missed not having a March Run, but our committee met and we had a very satisfactory meeting with much planned.

We have got some great events this year so please refer to our Newsletter for details. Thanks again to Yvonne and Peter for the magazine. I still don’t know how they do it.

 I am looking forward to the Patron’s run on April the 19^th. What a pity this clashed with the Conrod weekend. However, Graham did get in first. Thanks to Liz, we have sent an apology.

We were to have the run to Alawoona earlier in this year but are waiting on Tim for the date. I know many are looking forward to this and some are going to come from interstate to join us. We will advise the date as soon as we know the details.

In the next few months, we will have much to look forward to. The above run, Aussie Apricots, Presentation luncheon, A pub run, Logbook barbecue lunch, and of course our AGM on 7^th July.

Which brings me to the point that to have a car club, (which gets members cheap registration on their old cars) you must have office bearers. We cannot leave it up to the same few and it is no good saying that someone else will do it because as was shown last year sometimes there is not a someone else. So, if you have not held a position in the past or it has been a long time since you have had one, then how about giving it some thought.

Have a look at the list of office bearers in our magazine and perhaps choose a job you would like to do. Just because one person has been doing something for years doesn’t mean they wouldn’t be happy for someone else to have a go.

Saw a picture the other day of two three-year-old children with a garden hose placed in the fuel inlet of a car with the caption “Mum is going to be so pleased when she sees the tank is full”

Finally, words of wisdom.

“Women have only two problems.

• Nothing to wear.
• No room for all their clothes.”

By the way, your committee didn’t really like my joke about the 3 ducks so just as well I didn’t tell it to you.

That is probably enough from me. See you all at our next event.

President

Brian Rainey