Guest Speaker: Russell McKinnon ex Wanganui First XIV.
Russell initially outlined how the magazine he produces "Caravans West" was scammed by a Chinese company. He then went on to elaborate on the recent Caravan Association of WA biennial rally which was held in Geraldton.
Eighty Six caravans parked on the No.2 Oval at Eadon Clarke for the forty sixth running of the event.
It was a good turnout by comparison with recent rallies which saw one hundred and seventy at Pingelly, but only seventy six in Bunbury.
There are seven hundred caravans in the WA association. The last national rally was in Albany in 2019 (Pre-Covid) where two hundred and eighty vans turned up from all over Australia.
Meanwhile there are fifty caravans in the local MW club, but very few of them ca
mped at Eadon Clarke although many participated in the various activities that were organised e.g. ladder golf, disc bowls, horse racing and a visit to the HMAS Sydney Memorial.
The Geraldton rally tipped $67,000 into the local economy.
President Hugh thanked Russell for informative talk and contribution to the local community.