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The Club Lotus Australia Christmas Party and AGM will be held on Sunday December 8th in the Commandment Rock picnic area of Lane Cove National Park. We’ll get together from 11AM.

This year’s location is Commandment Rock picnic area, which is further into the park than last year’s location. The AGM will start at 11 and lunch from 12. The club will cater the event and subsidise lunch, but there will be a small cost per person.

Email Elliott Nicholls at [email protected] with your name and the number of adults and children you are bringing. Deposit $24.00 per adult and $10.00 for each child in the CLA bank account (BSB 633 000 Acct No 144279056) with description XMAS and your surname to make your booking.

Commandment Rock picnic area is on Riverside Drive in the southern part of Lane Cove National Park. Access to Riverside Drive is via Delhi Road at West Chatswood or Lane Cove Road at Macquarie Park.

Sydney’s first screening of Brabham, a documentary about legendary Australian race driver Sir Jack Brabham, will be held at the Orpheum Picture Palace on Tuesday the 10th of December, and we’re invited!

The screening will be on Tuesday the 10th of December. Arrive at 8:15 for a 8:30 session. Tickets are $25 and proceeds will be donated to Movember, a cause we’re very happy to support.

Following the screening, there will be an interview with the film’s producers, Akos Armont and Tony Davis.

Tickets are available through the Orpheum website  at orpheum.com.au, or their box office on 02 9908 4344.

Read on for the official press release, and we’ll see you there.

Special Charity Screening of New Brabham Documentary Movie for Sydney Motor Racing Fans

Sydney motor sport enthusiasts and students of motor racing history will get their first chance to see the new documentary movie, ‘Brabham’, about Australia’s legendary three times World F1 Driving Champion Sir Jack Brabham, at a special charity screening at the Cremorne Orpheum on Tuesday 10th December.

Tickets to the special charity screening are $25 and will see proceeds from the night go to the men’s health charity Movember.

As well as getting the first chance to see the new Brabham movie in Sydney the night will also see the producers of the film, Akos Armont and Tony Davis, interviewed on stage about the film and also their book upon which the  documentary was based on.  They will give an insight into how the movie was put together and the extensive interviews and research they did to complete the project.

Both Akos and Tony will be available to sign copies of their book on the night.

The Orpheum Picture Palace is one of Sydney’s  great art deco cinemas and  boasts a fully licenced bar where you will be able to grab a drink before the screening.

The screening will also see a door prize and some charity raffles to  help raise more money  for Movember.

To purchase tickets you can go on line at www.orpheum.com.au or call the box office on 02 9908 4344

William Taylor, the owner of Coterie Press and author and producer of a fabulous series of Lotus books will be in Australia around Christmas time and a gathering has been organised at the Harbour View Hotel in The Rocks on Sunday 22^nd December for 12.30pm.

William has been to Australia before and he is a true enthusiast – as is obvious from the range of motoring books he publishes. If you are a reader and collector of motor racing and car books, this is a fantastic opportunity to meet with like-minded souls and chat direct with the publisher. William and his wife are incredibly entertaining, and he has an absolute wealth of knowledge that he is always eager to share.

His lavishly-produced books include: The Lotus Book (now in its third edition), Team Lotus and the F1 cars, Jim Clark, Ayrton Senna the Team Lotus Years, Emerson Fittipaldi, Black and Gold the story of John Player Specials, Celebration of the Elite and many more

It is not a formal event, but if you would like to come it would assist if you let Brian Caldersmith know at [email protected]

CARnivale, the traditional Australia Day car show, will be held once again in Parramatta Park on Australia Day, the 26th of January, 2020.

Each year Club Lotus Australia endeavours to organise a display of cars to show off our club and the marque we’re all so passionate about. Registration is handled individually, so if you’d like to be involved, head to www.discoverparramatta.com/form/carnivale for more details and to register your car. Send us an email at [email protected] if you’d like to attend so that we can organise our group.

The event includes the CARnivale display, as well as hot air balloons, music and a barbecue festival. It’s a relaxed opportunity to catch up after the holiday break while sharing a little of the love of Lotus with the world. More members in the display means more mates to spend the day with, so we’d love to see you there!

The events team at City of Parramatta Council is hard at work developing the event to make it more enjoyable for display participants, so read on for the official word from them to find out what they’re up to.

We’ll see you on Sunday the 26th of January, 2020.

Australia Day CARnivale 2020

The events team at the City of Parramatta Council has made some major changes in the arrangements for CARnivale 2020, to be held on Australia Day, Sunday, January 26^th.

Organisers make the changes based on information gathered from entrants and visitors. Next year organisers will provide more shaded areas and allow car clubs to have tents to display memorabilia and to fly club flags on their vehicles. The day has also been shortened to allow entrants to leave from 3 pm. This time will be reviewed in the event of extreme heat.

This is a summary of the changes:

• Vehicles of all ages to be allowed to enter. (Cars under 30 years must be club members)
• Display time will be from 9 am to 3 pm.
• More shade areas provided and a large marquee to be placed in the centre of the parking area with food and drink stalls, chairs and a stage for entertainment.
• Clubs can have tents (no tent pegs – use sandbags or weights) but space must be requested by clubs when registering cars. The tents can be used to display and sell club memorabilia
• Vehicles can display club flags (using under-tyre stands)
• Vehicles to arrive between 6 and 9 am. Entry from Macquarie Street and Queens Road.
• Rotary breakfast will be in the main parking area (as in 2019) with medallion tent alongside
• Provision of a retail area for tents and vehicles for trade stands
• Best in Show voting by public using phone/tablet app.  Prizes to be awarded.

In addition to CARnivale, other activities in the Park will include a hot air balloon display from 6am and a family zone with kids’ rides and other entertainment. There will be a shuttle bus from the Park to the Ferry Wharf, train station and shopping centre in the Parramatta CBD. The Australia Day celebrations end with a concert on the main stage in The Crescent followed by a fireworks spectacular at 9pm.

Gerringong Lions Club will be holding its annual Motor Fest/ Car Show on Saturday 15th February 2020 on Michael Cronin Oval Blackwood Street Gerringong.

The Lions Club Gerringong is a not for profit organisation and all funds raised from this event will be provided directly to Prostate Cancer Research.

About The Event

Again this year our intention is to invite along the specifically collectable, performance and exotic vehicles both old and new. Prizes will be provided to vehicles in each category. Every vehicle club and vehicle type will be welcome provided they provide indication to do so.

We have allocated lots of room around each vehicle to ensure those participating can feel safe in knowing that there vehicle is safe whilst parked. Entry for participating vehicles is only $5 per person, children under 12 are free. Any other people including the general public a charge of $5 will apply. Any additional donations would be most welcome for a very important cause.