Calendar - Club Social Events

The Club offers a variety of social activities for members who enjoy hitting the open road in their Alfas - or simply enjoy the company of other Alfisti. Activities range from restaurant evenings to extended week-ends away in the country. Occasionally, a social outing will coincide with the opportunity for members to display their pride and joy at a classic car show or other display. The Club's insurance coverage for events is provided by Motorsport Australia. Members' family, potential Club members and non-members may attend Club events, however it is the Club's policy that they sign an Event Disclaimer and Indemnity acknowledging that they participate at their own risk and indemnifying the Club, Committee and Members against all or any claims, suits, actions, demands and costs from injury or damage.

Coming Social Events
Date/Venue Details
Sat - Sep 25 - 2021
Toowoomba		Southern Downs Outing Day 1 - Make your own way to Toowoomba meeting up at 133 Mary Street (Garry and Sheridan Spowart's place) around 10.00am. After a briefing we will go for a short drive around some of Toowoomba’s scenic spots before going to lunch at Picnic Point around 12.00pm (https://picnic-point.com.au/). After lunch we will give our Alfas a run by spending the afternoon exploring the non-highway routes up and down the Range i.e., Murphies Road, Flagstone Creek Road and Blanchview Road. We will meet for dinner at 6.30pm, location TBA (depending on final numbers). Attendees are to arrange their own accommodation for Saturday night. Suggestions: Burke and Wills Motel (https://burkeandwillshotel.com.au/) or Blue Violet Motel (https://bluevioletmotorinn.mydirectstay.com/) Note - if you're only interested in the Show 'n Shine and Happy Laps, you don't have to come to Toowoomba on Saturday. Just make your way to Warwick Sunday morning. For more information about the Toowoomba part of the weekend, contact Garry Spowart on 0419 709416 or treasurer@arocaqld.com
Sun - Sep 26 - 2021
Morgan Park, Warwick		Show n Shine and Happy Laps (Southern Downs Outing Day 2) - Display cars to be in place by 10.00am at Morgan Park for Show n Shine judging. Prizes will be announced at around 12 Noon. There will be two trophies, Best Car, and People’s Choice. This will be followed by Happy Laps at around 1.00pm. For the Happy Laps, full length cotton shirts and pants are required with closed shoes. No helmets are required for happy laps. This event will be run as a stand alone event if the Toowoomba/Warwick weekend does not proceed. This event is subject to COVID restrictions, and may be cancelled at short notice as a result. For those interested in entering, please register your interest with Peter Mathews at peter@workplaceedge.com.au, or phone 0408456632. [⇩ Download Entry Form ⇩]
Sun - Oct 3 - 2021
Peak Crossing		A Day in the Country Car Show - *EVENT RESCHEDULED FROM AUGUST* This event is hosted by the Fassifern Valley Rotary Club and the Brisbane Register of the Jaguar Drivers Club (E+F Type Register) of Qld and held on the private property of Neil and Jenny Summerson who generously open their property for this annual prestigious event. Entry is restricted to 200 cars on a first come basis. Ten (10) spots have been allocated to the Alfa Romeo Owners Club. An early RSVP ensures you don't miss out on this great event. Once 200 cars have booked for the event, any additional RSVPs will be put on a waiting list. The Rotary Club food van will be serving refreshments and a BBQ lunch at reasonable prices. And, yes, the legendary lamingtons will again be available this year! Entry fee at the gate will be a donation of at least $30 per car with a chance to win a gate prize worth $350, donated by our hosts. RSVP to Tony Nelson (midweekdrives@arocaqld.com) with the following: your name and mobile number, names of all passengers, model and year of Alfa in which you will attend, vehicle colour, registration number, any significant history of your vehicle, and suburb from where you are departing on the day. [➠ Download Event Details]
Sun - Nov 7 - 2021
Tambourine-Canungra		Earl's Run - Meet at the Old Tamborine School Park on the Waterford-Tamborine Road at 10 am for a 10.30am departure. We plan to travel south towards Beechmont. This will involve a decent hill climb onto the Beechmont plateau. From here we descend on a winding road towards Nerang and then via the Clagiraba Road to Canungra. In the town centre we turn left onto the Lamington National Park Road for our lunch destination O'Reilly's Canungra Valley Vinyards arriving around 12 noon. Parking can be a problem at this venue on Sundays so they are reserving parking for us on the lawn next to the gazebo with our vehicles facing the homestead so this will be a prominent place to display our Alfas. If you would like to attend this event please RSVP to ssocial@arocaqld.com by Wednesday 3 November. If you prefer to drive direct to the restaurant please mention this in your RSVP.
Sun - Dec 5 - 2021
Mates Restaurant and Bar, Wynnum		2021 Christmas Party - Come join us to review the year that was, and celebrate all the fun we had together. Mates Restaurant and Bar is located at 70 Edith Street, Wynnum. The format will be a sit-down three-course lunch (starters, main, desert) and includes barista coffee or tea. [➠ Download Menu Options] Cost is a very reasonable $ per person (adult or child). Drinks (wine, beer, soft drinks) can be purchased from the bar (at your own cost) RSVP/book by 1 December [➠ Online Booking Form]. Contact social@arocaqld.com with any queries. Note that this will be the last Club activity for the year.
Thu - Apr 14 - 2022
New South Wales		Alfesta 2022 - Day 0 - While Alfesta officially kicks off tomorrow, there will be an informal get-together for attendees who arrive on Thursday afternoon or evening. [➠ Alfesta 2022 Website]
Fri - Apr 15 - 2022
New South Wales		Alfesta 2022 - Day 1 - After breakfast, there will be the official Alfesta welcome and briefing before we set out on our first day of fun. [➠ Alfesta 2022 Website]
Sat - Apr 16 - 2022
New South Wales		Alfesta 2022 - Day 2 - Breakfast and briefing before we throw ourselves into Alfesta fun again. [➠ Alfesta 2022 Website]
Sun - Apr 17 - 2022
New South Wales		Alfesta 2022 - Day 3 - Breakfast and briefing before we begin our last full day of Alfesta 2022. The highlight will be this evening's formal dinner and presentations. [➠ Alfesta 2022 Website]
Mon - Apr 18 - 2022
New South Wales		Alfesta 2022 - Day 4 - Our final breakfast together before Alfesta 2022 officially wraps up. [➠ Alfesta 2022 Website]
Sun - May 22 - 2022
Belmont Rifle Range, Old Cleveland Road, Belmont		2022 Macleans Bridge Car Show - Hosted by the Triumph Sports Owners Association, this is possibly Queensland's biggest classic car event, typically involving around 400 cars from many different marques. Entry is $15.00 per display car which included driver and all passengers. Visitors are $10 per car, including all passengers. Eftpos facilities for credit card payments are available this year. Gates open for display cars at 7.30am, 9.00am for visitors, awards ceremony will be at midday. On site caterers have been organised and there will be three coffee vans from early morning for those of you desperate on your caffeine fix as soon as your arrive. Food vans will also be serving breakfast rolls from gate opening time in case you did not have time for breakfast prior to departure. To avoid the queues at the gates, especially with the requirement to provide contact details as part of COVID-19 precautions, we urge visitors to pre-register and pay for entry during the weeks prior to the event. Those who pre-register will be sent a form to display on their dash as they drive in to the range and then proceed through the preregistered lane thus avoiding those waiting to pay at the gate. Pre-registration also gives the organisers an idea of how many cars are attending from specific clubs and ensure that there is sufficient parking allocated so the club members can park together. Pre-registration forms can be downloaded from the MacLean’s Bridge website. This year the classes for judging the cars has changed and also note that only cars displaying a “field judging card” on their dash will be judged for an award. Cards will be handed out in the pack at the gate or can be downloaded from the website. Once again proceeds from this event are going to assist Orange Sky with washing and showering facilities for the homeless. [➠ Macleans Bridge Website]
Sun - Dec 11 - 2022
TBA		2022 Christmas Party - TBA

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