Wombat's Wish Charity Ride

Members and friends of the MMAA Vic Chapter attended the 2nd Annual "Wombat's Wish" ride in honour of the late Greg "Wombat" Currie, owner of the Geelong Harley-Davidson dealership. Wombat's Wish is a charity dedicated to assisting bereaved children living with grief following the loss of a parent. Some of the services provided by Wombat's wish include camps and after school care, as well as grief counselling and support for children. The MMAA were pleased to be able to present the organisers with a cheque for $3,500 to assist them in these activities. This is a great charity that we are very proud to be a part of and we are very grateful that Freemasons Victoria matched our fundraising dollar for dollar. It was particularly pleasing to note that our organisation was the largest single contributor, especially considering that there were many other clubs in attendance. Approximately 300 bikes attended the 'poker-run' ride, which started in Geelong, travelled to Inverleigh for lunch and presentation and then back to Geelong. Ten riders and one pillion attended, representing the MMAA. We had an excellent ride and were escorted through the greater Geelong area by members of the Victorian Police Force. We even received a new application for membership from a participant at the event -John "POLAK" Liberman.
Well done Vic Chapter and special thanks to "MAL" Hurst who organised our attendance and GL's $ for $ contribution for our donation, and also for his own personal contribution. Thanks also to National Chapter for supporting our presence by way of a donation. Great work everyone!

Ride Round the Bay 5th April 2009

Melbourne group met at the Westgate Bridge Shell Service Station at 7.00am for a 7.30am departure. Weather was pretty average, being overcast and threatening to rain, but we proceeded via the backroads to Geelong where we met up with Dylan Weaver, who guided us through to the Queenscliffe Ferry. We arrived there with very little time to spare before boarding the ferry to Sorrento. Coffees and a chat with a BMW rider from NSW kept us occupied on the 40 minute trip across

Once we had disembarked in Sorrento and said our goodbyes to our BMW mate, we all headed off to the Portsea pub and had a very nice lunch there and a great catch up. Chris Packham is finally back in Victoria after about 3 years posting in Alice Springs so it was especially good to see him riding with us again.

We all finished off and departed Portsea around 1:30PM to go our various ways back home although Greg & Dot and Grant dropped in to the Webster's home for coffee(s) and also so that Greg could "copy" some of Terrys "Nautical type" computer files.

A great time was had by all on the day and although we got just a little wet on the ride home, it didn't dampen the spirit of the day.

All riders would therefore have the chance to circumnavigate the Bay (in a day) starting and finishing near their home base.