OpelAus Victorian Bushfire Charity Event

[PaulyJ]

Hi All,

As you are all aware, the bushfires in Victoria are the worst in Australian history. After discussion with Victorian Members and Pete, we are holding a charity event (photoshoot) on Sunday 15th Feb to raise as much money as we can for all affected and involved in the relief.

As Glenn (Kid_SRI) has advised, donations can be made through:

NAB's $1m appeal for bushfire victims
Call 132 622
Or transfer your donation to
NAB account
BSB 082001
860046797

Bendigo Bank Appeal
1300 366 666
or go to bendigobank. com. au


You can also log onto www.abc.net.au/melbourne (http://www.abc.net.au/melbourne) and donate through the Salvos or Red Cross.

What we are doing here is setting up a donations page tonight, where members can donate money which will all go to one of these funds.

My work has decided to help with this and will be donating, and I will be collecting from individuals as well.
Please let your bosses know that we are donig this, and see if they wish to help out too.

Its at times like these that we really all come together and lend a helping hand in any way we can. I know we're all a great bunch of people here, so lets help out too.


All the best

Paul

[btm]

great idea guys!

my work has already dontated $1m to the bushfire appeal, so good on them too!

[sooty]

Great idea Pauly, i'm sure everyone is more than willing to help if they haven't already :)

My bunnings store alone has got 4 crates full of clothes, torches etc collected since midday yesterday. Who knows how much the rest of them have done.
Good to see when it all falls down, everyone is willing to pitch in to help others...

[oneightoo]

great idea guys!

my work has already dontated $1m to the bushfire appeal, so good on them too!

really?

so has mine!

:)

[Senor Ed]

Another idea would be to go the Western Bulldogs v Essendon game. They have rescheduled it from Sat nite in Darwin to Friday Nite in Melbourne. All proceeds going to the bushfire relief fund.

[PaulyJ]

Also a friend of mine has organised this:


WEAR GREEN FOR SUPPORT DAY! FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13th 2009 - support Victorias Bushfire Victims!



Pass this on to all your contacts in your address book and get as many people involved as possible.




As you know this weekend has been hard on many Victorians, with over 700 homes lost…and over 100 Victorians dead due to the bushfires across the state.




LET’S DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! LET’S HELP THE PEOPLE IN NEED!




Friday 13th February 2009 is WEAR GREEN FOR SUPPORT DAY




All businesses should encourage their staff members to wear green (a colour which represents new life after fire) and bring a gold coin donation.




Nominate a person in your business to collect all donations on Friday and distribute to any of the following centres – which are sending donations direct to the people affected by the fires;




« Any Red Cross


« Any NAB, ANZ, Westpac or Commonwealth Bank branch


« Any Bunnings store


« Make a direct deposit to the Victorian Bushfire Relief Fund - BSB 082-001, Account number 860-046-797


« Any Victorian Myer store




Join the facebook event for WEAR GREEN FOR SUPPORT DAY and invite everyone you know to participate; http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2080517&id=749161693#/event.php?eid=49049585834 (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2080517&id=749161693#/event.php?eid=49049585834)




Let’s get the ball rolling and help those in need!

[Neeko]

i will donate tonight

[Corsa_Rob]

Very good idea, will definitely be donating.

[Calibrated]

why dont we do this in each state?

[JohnBu]

just donated $100 to the red cross.

FYI- if you donate to the red cross or registered charity rather than over the counter, it's tax deductible.

so if you were planning to donate say $20 via bank deposit where it is not tax deductible, you're better off to donate $29.20 to the red cross- as it will only cost you $20 after tax (assuming you're on the 30% tax bracket). that way the victims get more money.

[Neeko]

just donated $100 to the red cross.

FYI- if you donate to the red cross or registered charity rather than over the counter, it's tax deductible.

so if you were planning to donate say $20 via bank deposit where it is not tax deductible, you're better off to donate $29.20 to the red cross- as it will only cost you $20 after tax (assuming you're on the 30% tax bracket). that way the victims get more money.

can you donate to redcross over the net? sorry to lazy to research :o

[poita]

read the global announcement :p

http://www.opelaus.com/forums/announcement.php?f=38

[Neeko]

read the global announcement :p

http://www.opelaus.com/forums/announcement.php?f=38

3rd time i've been picked up on not reading everything lol
thanks poita.
lets see if i can get spotted not reading properly 10 times before the end of the week

[JohnBu]

can you donate to redcross over the net? sorry to lazy to research :o

is there anything you can't do over the net??

yeah for sure- just make sure you select 'bushfire appeal' on where you want the money to go to.

[ASTRAY]

pauly, can you please advise how members can donate through opelaus, rather than through bank/redcross etc.
i am unable to attend the meet, i did think about driving down considering the situation, but its really not viable and instead i would like to add towards opelaus' amount raised.

[poita]

Jay Pauly and I spoke about this last night.
If you can't be at the meet, then the easiest way to donate would be directly.
I will be dontating directly myself.

[ASTRAY]

Jay Pauly and I spoke about this last night.
If you can't be at the meet, then the easiest way to donate would be directly.
I will be dontating directly myself.
no problems. will do via bank then.

[Shaun]

What about this being a National thing that All Opelaus Members could do in each state? Just a Suggestion?

[sooty]

What about this being a National thing that All Opelaus Members could do in each state? Just a Suggestion?

No-one is going to say no mate :)
Just need someone from each state to take control and organise it for that state :D

[PaulyJ]

No-one is going to say no mate :)
Just need someone from each state to take control and organise it for that state :D

Exactly
I've got 5 car clubs attending, so hopefully can get around 50 cars attending.

Meet Point will be at a open carpark on Marine Parade, St Kilda (we've met there on previous meets)
Meet time: 11:30am
Depart: 12:30pm

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c171/paulyj/meetpoint-1.jpg

[Nurb608]

Cool, now I don't have to drive down by myself bored out of my head :pI'm there!

[sooty]

This was the meet point for the GOR cruise yeah?
Sounds amazing, who's coming with? Which clubs i mean?

[hazrd]

Exactly
I've got 5 car clubs attending, so hopefully can get around 50 cars attending.

Meet Point will be at a open carpark on Marine Parade, St Kilda (we've met there on previous meets)
Meet time: 11:30am
Depart: 12:30pm




Paul - i will already be down in mornington, where is the next meet point?

[Corsa_Rob]

For those of us already down here, Hazrd, me, Mat, maybe Gav? We could meet at the meet point down here first. Or something along those lines

[PaulyJ]

Cool, now I don't have to drive down by myself bored out of my head :pI'm there!

Make sure its clean this time...


This was the meet point for the GOR cruise yeah?
Sounds amazing, who's coming with? Which clubs i mean?

Yeah same one.
We have us, EuroCCA, ClubCalibra, ThatsMyRide and GTCarClub attending.


Paul - i will already be down in mornington, where is the next meet point?


For those of us already down here, Hazrd, me, Mat, maybe Gav? We could meet at the meet point down here first. Or something along those lines


Is there somewhere there we can stop?
Mat knows the area.

[Nurb608]

Make sure its clean this time....

It was, except for the rims. But then it rained when I left :p Thanks again Guy for the waterless wash ;)

[MatsHolden]

How about we (Mornington Peninsula folk) just meet at the car park that we'll have as the final destination on the Peninsula. Still to determine the actual car park. Since the car park may be in National Park land, a small charge may apply ($2 or there abouts).

And Paul, there's not really anywhere to stop with a lot of cars along the way, so I think just make a trip from the first meet point to the final destination.

PS.. I know the area roughly.

[nuggz]

frankston beach car park as a 2nd meetup point?

then up to mornington pier and down along the coast line to dromana
up arthurs seat
then head down to rye sorrento and cape schank

just an idea

[PaulyJ]

I like that idea
Comments anyone?

[MatsHolden]

frankston beach car park as a 2nd meetup point?

then up to mornington pier and down along the coast line to dromana
up arthurs seat
then head down to rye sorrento and cape schank

just an idea

It is a good idea... IF it was just a cruise of say 10 cars. But this has the potential for the 30+ cars and doing a lot of stops is a pain. Frankston is a bitch to muck around with and Mornington you won't get near it as that whole car park will be being used by boats and boat trailers. I'm not going to be cruising on this part of the cruise, but that's my thoughts.

Plus it would take forever to get to Sorrento with all those stops, keeping in mind there has to be enough time for the run back as the cruise won't be finishing at Sorrento.

[theironyuppie]

frankston beach car park as a 2nd meetup point?

then up to mornington pier and down along the coast line to dromana
up arthurs seat
then head down to rye sorrento and cape schank

just an idea

im with u mate, im already out this way and a second meet up point would be much appreciated. save headin to the city first.

[sooty]

I understand it would be horrific for everyone to have to stop and park etc, especially if we get as many cars as we hope, but just as an idea are there any long slip lanes we could just file into that the others could meet us in? Would mean only like a 5 min stop as the others joined on the end of the line? Just an idea.
Also with a trail of this length, we're going to get split up, a lot...so everyone bring your CB's!!! :)

[nuggz]

if those points are too hard

Sunnyside road in Mt eliza is pretty quiet and can hold the cars
or else a carpark near bunnings should be able to on a sunday

then driving down past the mornington pier (not actually stopping) and down the coast line down to rye and cut down to cape schank

arthurs seat can be on the way back for those who want

[hazrd]

with the amount of cars coming, it will be awkward in any carpark/roadside/wherever

no knowledge on the mornington area, but nuggz's idea of sunnyside road souds good...

[theironyuppie]

not familiar with that road, but if it works im happy with it.
maybe ill meet ya down there early nuggz?

[PaulyJ]

Mat is organising the route, so all will be revealed soon.

[MatsHolden]

Ok. This is the meet point at Flinders. This is the meet point for Mornington Peninsula members, or those who will be in the area. It's also the destination for the members who meet at St. Kilda.

Shaded red area is the car park to meet in.
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/MatsHolden/flindersdestination.jpg

[sooty]

Who's in so far:
1. Pauly (Corsa C SRi) + SRI004 (Shotgun)
2. Diesel145 (H CDTi) + Glider (Shotgun)
3. Nuggz (Veccy B)
4. CNBLU (G SRi-T)
5. Daiflu (G SRi)
6. 2003_Vectra_CDXI (Veccy C)
7. Hazrd (Cali)
8. John_LS1 (G SRi-T)
9. bercik84 (Veccy B)
10. Corsa_Rob (Corsa C)
11. Guy_27 (G SRi)
12. SIMid (H SRi-T) (Maybe)
13. Mizled_SRi-T (H SRi-T)
14. Carab (Veccy B) (probably)
15. theironyuppie (G SRi-T) (showed interest)
16. Mat (Corsa C)
17. Darkirv (Astra G) and 18. phil (?)

[nuggz]

Carab is a definate:D

[hazrd]

1. Pauly (Corsa C SRi) + SRI004 (Shotgun)
2. Diesel145 (H CDTi) + Glider (Shotgun)
3. Nuggz (Veccy B)
4. CNBLU (G SRi-T)
5. Daiflu (G SRi)
6. 2003_Vectra_CDXI (Veccy C)
7. Hazrd (Cali)
8. John_LS1 (G SRi-T)
9. bercik84 (Veccy B)
10. Corsa_Rob (Corsa C)
11. Guy_27 (G SRi)
12. SIMid (H SRi-T) (Maybe)
13. Mizled_SRi-T (H SRi-T)
14. Carab (Veccy B) (probably)
15. theironyuppie (G SRi-T) (showed interest)
16. Mat (Corsa C)
17. Darkirv (Astra G)
18. phil (?)
19. db.cal (16v cali) maybe
20. Carab

woooo 20 cars :D

[nuggz]

dude...

blonde moment...

[sooty]

1. Pauly (Corsa C SRi) + SRI004 (Shotgun)
2. Diesel145 (H CDTi) + Glider (Shotgun)
3. Nuggz (Veccy B)
4. CNBLU (G SRi-T)
5. Daiflu (G SRi)
6. 2003_Vectra_CDXI (Veccy C)
7. Hazrd (Cali)
8. John_LS1 (G SRi-T)
9. bercik84 (Veccy B)
10. Corsa_Rob (Corsa C)
11. Guy_27 (G SRi)
12. SIMid (H SRi-T) (Maybe)
13. Mizled_SRi-T (H SRi-T)
14. Carab (Veccy B)
15. theironyuppie (G SRi-T) (showed interest)
16. Mat (Corsa C)
17. Darkirv (Astra G)
18. phil (?)
19. db.cal (16v cali) (Maybe)




Carab was already number 14 Adam:rolleyes::p

[phtm]

I would love to come but when is it being held.

[sooty]

This Sunday, 15th Feb mate, meet location and time is shown earlier in this thread :) Hope you can make it...

[PaulyJ]

Meeting at a carpark next to St Kilda Marina on Marine Promenade, St Kilda.
Meet time: 11:30am
Depart: 12:30pm

[hazrd]

Carab was already number 14 Adam:rolleyes::p


*lame attempt to make it look like 20 cars attending....gone*

lol

and db.cal is a definate ... he might be staying down rusebud the night before but if not, did u still wanna meet up with him Ain?

[sooty]

*lame attempt to make it look like 20 cars attending....gone*

lol

and db.cal is a definate ... he might be staying down rusebud the night before but if not, did u still wanna meet up with him Ain?

yeah that's cool, we can come back down together if he wants.

[hazrd]

cool.. will let u know what he ends up doing :D

[xplosv57]

Bloody good turnout for a good cause, pity i'm away, would love to have come with!!

[Gus]

I may have to join you all for such a great cause.
Put me down as a maybe, depending how big the nite before is......

Should have the 135i vert hopefully, if not then the G Turbs.
Looking forward to finally meeting most of u.

[sooty]

I may have to join you all for such a great cause.
Put me down as a maybe, depending how big the nite before is......

Should have the 135i vert hopefully, if not then the G Turbs.
Looking forward to finally meeting most of u.

Sweet as mate, doesn't start til late so at least you get some time to sleep in in the morning, look forward to seeing you there if you make it

1. Pauly (Corsa C SRi) + SRI004 (Shotgun)
2. Diesel145 (H CDTi) + Glider (Shotgun)
3. Nuggz (Veccy B)
4. CNBLU (G SRi-T)
5. Daiflu (G SRi)
6. 2003_Vectra_CDXI (Veccy C)
7. Hazrd (Cali)
8. John_LS1 (G SRi-T)
9. bercik84 (Veccy B)
10. Corsa_Rob (Corsa C)
11. Guy_27 (G SRi)
12. SIMid (H SRi-T) (Maybe)
13. Mizled_SRi-T (H SRi-T)
14. Carab (Veccy B)
15. theironyuppie (G SRi-T) (Maybe)
16. Mat (Corsa C)
17. Darkirv (Astra G)
18. phil (?)
19. db.cal (16v cali)
20. Ice (Astra G) (Maybe)
21. Gus (G SRi-T or 135i vert) (Maybe)

[CNBLU]

sorry guys cant make this one

[PaulyJ]

1. Pauly (Corsa C SRi) + SRI004 (Shotgun)
2. Diesel145 (H CDTi) + Glider (Shotgun)
3. Nuggz (Veccy B)
4. Daiflu (G SRi)
5. 2003_Vectra_CDXI (Veccy C)
6. Hazrd (Cali)
7. John_LS1 (G SRi-T)
8. bercik84 (Veccy B)
9. Corsa_Rob (Corsa C)
10. Guy_27 (G SRi)
11. SIMid (H SRi-T) (Maybe)
12. Mizled_SRi-T (H SRi-T)
13. Carab (Veccy B)
14. theironyuppie (G SRi-T) (Maybe)
15. Mat (Corsa C)
16. Darkirv (Astra G)
17. phil (?)
18. db.cal (16v cali)
19. Ice (Astra G)
20. Gus (G SRi-T or 135i vert) (Maybe)


Guys, this isn't just for OA members.
Speak to your friends too and see if they want to come along and support a great cause.

[JohnBu]

Have a 21st family BBQ to attend in the afternoon so I can't make it.

But I will meet up @ 11:30 at the meet point to say hello.

[Wraith]

WOW what an awesome meet this is shaping up to be :eek:

Spewing I can't be there this Sunday even just to meet up at the meet point, as previously mentioned in other threads I've got a 50th BDay to go to which starts at midday...

Most definitely look forward to the pics of this one :)

As for original topic, my work also has set up it's own donation fund and I've already contributed to that and am thinking of visiting the blood bank for a blood donation, as I've heard/read this is just as, if not more helpful ATM than giving money for all the burn victims needing blood desperately...an idea for others to consider too :)

[MatsHolden]

Here's the proposed route to get to Flinders.


http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/MatsHolden/1-14.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/MatsHolden/2-13.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f320/MatsHolden/3-13.jpg

[phtm]

I would love to come but at the moment I am working Sat and Sunday Morning from 7.00-2.00pm ish will see how I go.

[guy 27]

are we bringing radio's? I got a few spare if needed.

[Nurb608]

are we bringing radio's? I got a few spare if needed.

I bags one if ya got spares :D

[guy 27]

I got 3 spare. Will bring them all along.

[hazrd]

update for me.... down here now, but had to make an emergency trip back home because my EML came on, thought it was just the heat, but then i had a few short flashes of the oil light too :eek: :(


but im down here in the magna.. my question is... with that proposed route down, whats the rough ETA here at the cpk in flinders?

[John_LS1]

pending traffic i would say around 1.5 hours to travel that route.

no beach road or nepean hwy? would have been some nice views.

[CNBLU]

stop by michelangelos for a quick feed so i dont feel left out:D

[Corsa_Rob]

update for me.... down here now, but had to make an emergency trip back home because my EML came on, thought it was just the heat, but then i had a few short flashes of the oil light too :eek: :(


but im down here in the magna.. my question is... with that proposed route down, whats the rough ETA here at the cpk in flinders?

hour and a half is spot on, might be a little but quicker depending on traffic.

Adam, me and Mat are will be down there from 1:00pm, you've got my number, give me a shout if you have any dramas :cornut:

[ASTRAY]

have a great time guys.
its pissing down with rain here, but i hope you have lovely weather there for the meet.

[sooty]

28 and fine here...

[PaulyJ]

Cruise route for anyone wishing to join along the way.
CB Channel 20

I will have copies at the meet point.

Depart St Kilda Carpark 12:30pm
Southbound along Esplanade
Left onto North Road
Right onto Nepean Highway
Continue along Nepean Highway
Left onto Edithvale/Springvale Road
Right onto Frankston Freeway
Continue along freeway, through Frankston, and it becomes Moorooduc Highway
Left on Frankston Flinders Road
Continue along Frankston-Flinders Road through Tyabb, Hastings, Bittern, Balnarring, Merricks, Shoreham, to Flinders
At roundabout, left onto Cook Street. Right onto The Esplanade, and left into car park


Hope to see you all there
Paul

[MatsHolden]

Good cruise guys. Most people turned up.

[poita]

great to hear mat :)

any idea of how much was raised?

[MatsHolden]

great to hear mat :)

any idea of how much was raised?

Not sure yet mate, Pauly has the dosh. But a few of us were putting in 50's.

[Corsa_Rob]

Was a good cruise, great to see everyone again.

Not sure how much was raised, Pauly has the numbers.

[PaulyJ]

At my friends house, and just counted the dosh.

We raised a total of $540 today.

Great effort by everyone.
Thanks to all who attended and supported this worthy cause.
I will drop the money off at ANZ bank on monday.

Pics will be posted up in the next few days.

[poita]

that is a top effort guys, well done!

[guy 27]

a few teaser shots will be up shortly in the vic cruise section.

Great day out.

[sooty]

Nice one guys, glad to see everyone there and to meet Toby

[John_LS1]

was a great cruise, perfect day for it too. ive got a few pics. ill post them up soon as well.

[MatsHolden]

Was good to have an incident free cruise... oh wait.. Pauly ran into me. :mad:hahaha:cornut:

[guy 27]

pics are up in the vic cruise photo section.

Will start editing the video either late tonight or tomorrow morning. Should be up within a couple of days at the most.

[Corsa_Rob]

Was good to have an incident free cruise... oh wait.. Pauly ran into me. :mad:hahaha:cornut:

haha and i almost spun out down cape schank due to my bald rear tyres :yikes:

[glider]

thanks for a good cruise folks, good to see some of devoted members from the south...

i would upload the road ones i took but they're not the best...

and a big thank you to ain for driving all the way up to broadford to pick me up

and adam for dropping me off back in melbourne...

[daiflu]

Had a great time!
Good cruise guys. Good company and great views.
Man, my drivers arm is burnt :mad:

[SRI004]

great turnout guys..thanks to all who let me ride in their pimp chariots:D

[carab]

Great views, perfect drive. Had an awesome time and good to finally put faces to names :). Now just waiting for more photos, i need a new background :p

[GreyRex]

Hope you had a great day people:D

I obviously rocked up just before you all left so didn't get to say hi to everyone

Oh, and wasn't in my car either...

[sooty]

Hope you had a great day people:D

I obviously rocked up just before you all left so didn't get to say hi to everyone

Oh, and wasn't in my car either...

SOFT!
that is all...:p

[ASTRAY]

was that the ford?

[sooty]

was that the ford?

Nah he rocked up with his mate in a 135i...then didn't come down to flinders with us.

[Nurb608]

Another fun cruise. Great to catch up with everyone again and some new faces for me aswell. Has anyone got some 4x4 springs for my veccy?:p

[hazrd]

so tired.. i think i suffered some heatstroke :p

was good to catch up with you all again.. absolutely stoked to see the final amount raised, well done evryone
good to see you again toby... apologies for such a quiet drive home lol i think we were all buggered.

didnt take a lot of pics, but ill sift through and put some up when im not so buggered




bring on the next one!! (fingers crossed the calibra behaves so i can bring it!!!)

[Nurb608]

bring on the next one!! (fingers crossed the calibra behaves so i can bring it!!!)

It's a calibra, they never behave :p

[xplosv57]

Pauly ran into me. :mad:hahaha:cornut:

Tell me that isn't true LMAO!!!!

[sooty]

Tell me that isn't true LMAO!!!!


lol it's true, they shared a moment at a roundabout. Now every time Paul looks at his front plate, and Mat looks at his rear plate, they have a constant reminder of eachother...:cornut:

[xplosv57]

LOL GOLD, Mat i'm beginning to think you like being hit from the back.............

[Neeko]

LOL GOLD, Mat i'm beginning to think you like being hit from the back.............

ha ha lmao

[MatsHolden]

LOL GOLD, Mat i'm beginning to think you like being hit from the back.............

Nah... that's your mum you're thinking of.

[poita]

any pics of the result fromt he lovers tap?

two corsas that close, would of looked like a real sized car :p

[MatsHolden]

any pics of the result fromt he lovers tap?



Nothing to see. You wouldn't even know.

[xplosv57]

Nah... that's your mum you're thinking of.

Lol ouch...........:p

[bercik84]

Nothing to see. You wouldn't even know.
C`mon people that was their moment, leave them alone :p
Pauly gave me some hard time on the way back... I feel ashamed having a little Corsa overtaking me :cryin:

[bercik84]

Nice one guys, glad to see everyone there and to meet Toby
Who`s Toby...??

[John_LS1]

Toby would be glider who came down from QLD which is why this whole event happened.

Paulys little go kart goes surprisingly very well for what it is.

[bercik84]

Toby would be glider who came down from QLD which is why this whole event happened.

Paulys little go kart goes surprisingly very well for what it is.

Go kart :D I like this one

[glider]

Paulys little go kart goes surprisingly very well for what it is.

it looked like a mouse with the little yellow tail :D

[hazrd]

hahahhaahh toby :p

better pull my finger out and put some pics up