Saturday 31st
to
Sunday 1st Aug

BLUES NIGHT IN DUNOLLY.
Destination Royal Hotel Dunolly 54681313 ( speak to Rhonda ) for a great night of Blues , Roots & Hoot’nanny Music. Cost $15.00-$20.00 per head for the Blues Night. Dinner will be at the Royal Hotel Dunolly at reasonable prices. Meet at Yarra Glen Park 10.00 am for 10.30am departure ( route yet to be finalized/ Information to follow) there will be stops for lunch/fuel and then on to Dunolly. Leroy will be leading the ride, Suss will be tail end charlie.
Accommodation
Golden Triangle Motel , Maryborough Rd Dunolly 54681166 at $90.00 for a double ; breakfast crockery/cutlery can be provided if you want to organize your own breakfast to save on costs.
Dunolly Caravan Park 46 Desmond St Dunolly 54681262 Cabins $75.00 per night sleep 6 / On Site Vans $38.00 per night
Footers Mansion; a unique Bed & Breakfast ; 188 Broadway Dunolly 54681073 or 0409331056 www.footersmansion.com.au speak to Hamish, he is more than happy to organize a deal for you.
Lavender Cottage; 89 Broadway Dunolly 94384242 opp. Royal Hotel $120.00 per night for 2 Adults only
Please book your own accommodation but remember you will need to be quick as we will not be the only ones in town for the Blue’s night.
Please contact Bee 0417596930 if you are attending as I will need to ring Rhonda at the Royal Hotel to give her numbers for dinner on Saturday night.

Saturday 14th
and
Sunday 15th

Photographers Delight. Have you ever riden past some lovely view and wished you could capture it? Seen some artefact, you thought you could make into a Picassa?
Join us for a ride, solely aimed at your photographic delights. This ride will be in the local vicinity, with hand picked ports of call, for you to express your photographic interpretation.
Departing Brunch Cafe at 11am, on Saturday the 14th of August. Ride will be approx three hours, plus stop for coffees along the way, with a number of dismounts and the occasional short walk to areas of interest to all. All dismounts will be on solid, stable ground and in a safe area. Bike security will be provided at all stops.
(Why not just come along for the pleasant ride and company)
If you have a particular location that you would like to see added, drop me an email and I will try to fit it in, however, keep it local, as there is so much prettiness all around our area.
I encourage you to submit your pics to the web site later, as a little prize for the most interesting will be provided. I will make sure that someone NOT on the ride is the final judge. NO photoshop or the like please.
Ride leader, Captain Slow, 0417 561 206. TEC Bruce Jones

Saturday 11th
and
Sunday 12th

Lakes Wanderer Weekend, This is a weekend about the roads, with a variety of sweepers, twisties and straights. You may know some roads but you may be surprised by some that you will want to do again. Breaks at Villages like Paynesville, Rosedale and Yarragon with overnight stay at Lakes Entrance will pepper the ride but make no mistake; the roads will call the best from you requiring skill for up to 750kms over the weekend.

We will leave Shell Servo on the corner of Ferntree Gully and Stud Roads at 9am. Lunch (you can byo or buy) and refuel will be Maffra. We will be in Lakes Entrance by 3pm, giving 4 hours before we join at the RSL (good mains available $16-$22). A 9am start will head us on awesome roads to Paynesville for morning tea, followed by more back roads to Yarragon village via lunch at Rosedale. We then head home finishing before 5.

We have reserved six rooms at the Lakes Waterfront Motel with undercover parking for $81/double. Those going need to book their room FIRST by calling 5155 2841 or email lwfmotel@netspace.net.au. MAKE SURE you say you are part of Yarra Ranges Ulysses. Once those rooms are filled, you will need to find your own accommodation. The Glenara motel is connected to the RSL and can be called on 5155 1555. Once booked, email me at quartermaster@yarrarangesulysses.org or SMS me on 0413 670 125 to let me know you’re coming, with your name and contact number.

GP Run, To join the GP run from Cranbourne to Phillip Island. Leave the Brunch Café at 8.00am to Cranbourne to join ride    

Saturday 30th
to
November 2nd

This years Twin Spurs Rally will be held at Marysville Caravan Park .
From Friday 12 th to Sunday the 14th November
Camping & cabins are available for accommodation Tele No.59633247
Registration will be at the entrance to the park
Registration fee is $15

The meal will be at Crossways Historic Country Inn across the road from the caravan Park. Tele No.59633290, they also have accommodation available
The meal will cost $32 for a 2 course meal which will need to be paid with your registration fee prior to the 1st November to enable Crossways to be able to cater for the meals .
The entertainment will be inside Crossways on Saturday 13th by our own DJ Nick Tandy.

There will be a Show & Shine on Saturday 13th from 2pm to 3.30pm in the Caravan Park open to everyone who wants to have a look.

Rides will leave from the Caravan Park at 10.30am on Saturday 13th. One for Dual Sports riders lead by David Blyde, the other led be me, we will come back to the Caravan Park for Lunch

The reason for holding the Rally at Marysville is to share with the community for the weekend .
We are talking to the community groups & hoping that they may want to add a few outdoor functions for the weekend, when we know more we will let everyone know.
Marysville is a beautiful place & I'm sure evryone who attends will enjoy themselves

Keep an eye out for the Registration form which will be available shortly

Peninsula Toy Run, Leaving Cnr Stud and Ferntree Gully Rds at 7.30 am . See Henry Rokx

Presidents Poker Run, for all Yarra Ranges Ulysses members $5 entry for 5 spins of the dice throughout the day. START 9am at the Brunch Cafe Kilsyth 1st roll of the dice
Morning Tea at Yea 2nd dice roll
Lunch at Eildon Hotel 3rd dice roll before lunch
Leave hotel 2pm 4th dice roll after lunch
Finish at Beeechworth Bakery Healesville 5th & final dice roll
Have a cuppa while we work out the winners Then we will present the prizes to the lucky ones for the day.

Thursday 30th
to
Sunday 2nd Jan

New Years Eve Ride to Daylesford.
Day 1: Leave from Shell Servo Lilydale at 10.00am, riding up through some very scenic areas. Lunch will be at Lancefield, and we will arrive at Daylesford at approx 3.00p.m. Accomodation should be booked by yourself at the Central Springs Inn (www.centralspringsinn.com.au) or phone Joy on 5348 3134.
Please advise that you are with the Ulysses, and ask for a 'Heritage' room---they have a lot more character, and are the same price as the normal motel. Continental breakfast is included, with a cooked one for only $5.00 extra. They have a lovely treed outdoor area for pre-dinner drinks, and ample safe parking for the bikes. Dinner that night will be at one of the pubs...or maybe even some fish & chips!

Day2: After a leisurely breakfast, we will have a ride through some of the Goldfield areas, arriving back early afaternoon...leaving time for some more exploration of Daylesford, or a nanna nap. "Bowls Bistro", which is only a 50m walk home, has again been booked for dinner..price will be approx $60.00ph, this includes a gourmet three course dinner, cheese platter, champagne at midnight and a fantastic DJ!

Day 3: Basically a free day, but there are plenty of things to do--Lavendula, Cricket Willow, Glenlyon Sports Day, Hepburn Spa etc, or otherwise you can just relax, eat and drink. Dinner that night will be barbeque at the motel. (Cost to be advised once we know numbers)

Day 4: Ride home, saying goodbyes at Gisborne, where people make their own way home--either by the freeway or though the ranges.

This is basically a very relaxed few days, where people can do as much or as little as they want...a nice way to chill out after Christmas!

Please make your own booking at the Central Springs (53483134 Joy), but suggest you do so as soon as possible!

Please let me know if you are planning to come so that we can confirm numbers and arrange final costings.
Thanks Pam (0418 577 130)

Blue Duck Ride, Leaving 7.30 am Friday the 28th from the Shell Service Station, Lilydale.
See Blue Duck Ride 2011 or Gerd Brachmann gbrachmann@minopher.net.auor 9894 1730

NEWCASTLE 2011 AGM. If your're planning to go to the AGM in Newcastle in March why not come along
with us? Trevor Hudson has secured some motel rooms that are in close proximity to the event and we will stay there from Wednesday to Saturday doing our own thing in Newcastle and enjoying the areas hospitality.

We will leave here the weekend before and spend four days touring some of the best riding and scenery Victoria and NSW has to offer. Touring the Upper Murray,Snowy Mountains & Blue Mountains (we might even get a run around Mount Panorama!)

We will spend four days returning home via the NSW & Victorian coast, spending time along the way enjoying the many touring & photo opportunities.

Spaces are strictly limited to a total of 20 people, so please contact me early if your are interested.

For further details contact ride organiser, Bob McArthur on 0438447137 or email on sales@polyparts.com.au.