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HCVC (Sandown) show - change of date or venue

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10 years 7 months ago #139233 by 1949_pickup
G'day, I'm relatively new here but have been around for while and thought I'd make a comment. I used to go to the event when it was at the late VFL park....a magic venue and we'd usually display at least one vehicle and stay most of the day. When it moved to the desolate Sandown pits area it unfortunately lost it's appeal to me, so whilst I still attend and take an old vehicle , I tend to only stay long enough to check out the trucks and then it's off home. Now that might a bit wrong ,but it's got no atmosphere as a venue , nor is it the sort of place you'd take your family and whiz out a picnic table and spend the rest of the day there. The suggestion of Lilydale showgrounds is a good one, not too far out of town and good facilities.....regards, Colin.

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10 years 7 months ago - 10 years 7 months ago #139234 by bparo
when the club first went to Sandown you could stay overnight (as did other community type events)

Then some OH&S guru gave them a long list of legal liabilities and work they needed to do with lighting and other things so all the community groups were moved on. (Some like V8 Supercars have people there all night).

It was around this time the Saturday night dinner moved to Swishy's and Sandown keep making the start time later and later.

Slasha in the original post I mentioned the event could not clash with Echuca due to the Sandown 500 race. ;) You guys might need to grab a couple of big screen tvs to have around your show so we can see qualifying and stop people leaving early Sunday to be home before the race :)

I intend to be at Echuca with at least 2 vehicles

There is a shortage of affordable venues around Melbourne that can hold the show. The Melbourne Showgrounds are too expensive (Or were when I last looked), VFL Park is under housing and other sites (such as MSTEC) look to be too small by the time you fit over 300 vehicles in.

I am sure the committee would welcome any ideas of venues. I was with a group who looked at Cranbourne once several yeara ago but they had regular racing on the Saturday night that limited the setup time. They did however have undercover space.

Having lived through a pandemic I now understand all the painting of fat people on couches!
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10 years 7 months ago #139235 by Roderick Smith
I imagine that cost knocks most suitable sites.
Port Melbourne football ground has hosted Holden rallies.
I am unfamiliar with the other football grounds re availability and suitability.
Moonee Valley Racecourse, the poor relation of the others?
Caulfield: too expensive?
Ghoshs Paddock (Richmond) is an MCC responsibility: I don't know the fee, but it lacks camping facilities. A deal would have to be done with one of the local Melbourne Park amenities. It would lack parking for spectators.
Of the nearer country racecourses: Yarra Glen should have everything; Healesville is a prospect. I know nothing of Cranbourne.
Essendon Airport is a prospect, but probably at ripoff rates. Avalon airport may welcome the money, but the display is moving into Geelong territory. Lilydale Airfield (Coldstream) may be suitable. It hosts airshows with overnight camping. Get the bus-display people to run shuttles from Lilydale railway station. Like most airfields, there is lots of grass, but is there enough? There would be club and private flying happening, but you might be able build on fraternal feeling by inviting vintage aircraft to participate.
As a one-off, the munitions site at West Maribyrnong has been decontaminated, but not yet redeveloped. I suspect oh&s issues still.
Roderick B Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

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10 years 7 months ago #139236 by Swishy
Smitty
Gudday M8

Plenty o places out there

but U need hard standing area fenced off
Unless U can guarantee no rain on D day or the week B 4

@ Chesterfield Farm Opposite the Steam Club Scoresby
twaz OK but most everybody got bogged thru lack of hard standing area

8-)

Pukapunyal??
Laverton ol Airfield??

Cya



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10 years 7 months ago #139237 by
I hear on the grape vine it might be at a new venue and talks are happening as we talk. Dave

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10 years 7 months ago - 10 years 7 months ago #139238 by
...any and all input on this dilemma would help with the emerging issue of the problem of a decent long term home for the HCVC Display Day outing ...on the time proven, and desired last weekend of November of every year ....

...is there a possibility of a benevolent transport company being able to donate the hardstanding needed to conduct a weekend such as this?....

...to me, the benefits start to stand out in regards to PR for any major transport related company interested in taking this issue on....

...we all get bound up in the ''public liability'' issues, but a lot of crap could be cut through ....if enough thought and pen ink is applied....

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10 years 7 months ago #139239 by newto

...any and all input on this dilemma would help with the emerging issue of the problem of a decent long term home for the HCVC Display Day outing ...on the time proven, and desired last weekend of November of every year ....

...is there a possibility of a benevolent transport company being able to donate the hardstanding needed to conduct a weekend such as this?....

...to me, the benefits start to stand out in regards to PR for any major transport related company interested in taking this issue on....

...we all get bound up in the ''public liability'' issues, but a lot of crap could be cut through ....if enough thought and pen ink is applied....


good point Defective!

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10 years 7 months ago #139240 by Raggsie
Doesn`t seem to be much happening at Calder Park these days.
Are they still open for business ?
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10 years 7 months ago #139241 by
that seems to be ear marked for housing in the near future.

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10 years 7 months ago #139242 by hayseed
Newto, ever done a Bre fox Site induction... >:(

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