TLCCV ACTIVE TRIP LEADERS
Heidi Muehlebach & Laurie Miles
TLCCV Members since 1996
125 club trips
Heidi & Laurie love running weekend trips and outback extended trips
Heidi is part of the TLCCV Trip Committee and successfully presents
the Trip Leader & Advanced Trip Leader courses for our Trip Leaders.
Heidi is also a Certificate IV Driver Trainer with Four Wheel Drive Victoria
& assists Laurie to run the club website since 2003. Laurie is also a past President.
Heidi & Laurie won the Trip Leader of the Year award in 2000, 2005, 2009 & 2016.
In 2021, they ran the VIC/SA Border Track trip for the 20th time
In 2023, Laurie & Heidi received TLCCV LIfe Membership
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Viv & Baz Gardner
(TLCCV Members since 1997)
41 club trips
Viv & Baz love running a mix of day trips, weekend trips and outback extended trips.
Viv is TLCCV Trip Convenor.
Along with her Trip Leader Committee,
They successfully run the club's Trip Leader training program.
Viv & Baz won the Trip Leader of the Year award in 2018, 2019, & 2020.
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Tony Middleditch
TLCCV Member since 2005
24 club trips
Tony enjoys running outback trips as well as High Country trips.
Tony is a past TLCCV Trip Convenor & an avid radio man.
Tony won the Trip Leader of the Year award in 2010 & 2011.
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Graeme Innis & Veronica Vermeulen
TLCCV Members since 2013
21 club trips
Graeme & Veronica enjoy travelling in the Otways
Graeme has run many day trips.
Veronica joins him on the weekend trips, and also runs 4WD Ladies Drives through the Otways.
Veronica & Graeme have also joined the TLCCV Driver Awareness Team.
Graeme & Veronica won the Trip Leader of the Year award in 2017.
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Garry Cooper
TLCCV Member since 1985
21 club trips
Garry is renowned for his annual trip to Portland Dunes.
Garry also enjoys the Buckland Valley in the Victorian High Country
& has run some base camp trips out of Bright.
Garry has also organised 5 Oxfam Christmas Tree Delivery projects with other club members.
Garry is a Past President & also a TLCCV Life Member
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James Clark
TLCCV Member since 2010
20 club trips
James likes the easy & difficult trips, as well as running exciting snow trips to Mt Skene.
His other favourite spots are Avon River, Aberfeldy, Blue Rag & Wonnangatta.
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Eric Bishop
TLCCV Member since 2005
19 club trips
Eric enjoys the Victorian High Country
Most of Eric's trip have been in the Walhalla area, and Haunted Stream.
Running his first 3 club trips were to the Simpson Desert,
Fraser Island, and Chambers Pillar & Old Andado in central Australia.
Eric won the Trip Leader of the Year award in 2008 & 2012.
Eric is also the President at FWDV, and is a past TLCCV President.
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Dulcie Watts
TLCCV Member since 2010
17 club activities / trips
Successfully run many High country Working Bees and usually attaches some 4WDing on the last day.
Dulcie enjoys heading up working bees, mainly in Gippsland between Woods Point & Walhalla.
Dulcie has a passion for working bees, cleaning up the Historical sites in and around Jericho cemetery and township and along the Walhalla/Woods Point Road. To date, Dulcie has organised 14 Working Bees plus 2 dedicated 4WD trips.
Dulcie always likes to add some enjoyable 4WDing at the end of her working bees, so members can enjoy the tracks as well.
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Brian & Rieta Medancic
TLCCV Member since 2018
15 club trips
Brian & Rieta's first club trip took then to the scenic King Valley in the Victorian High Country.
Since hen, they have run many day and weekend trips to the Vic High Country.
Brian & Rieta won the Trip Leader of the Year award in 2022.
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Simon Mustey & Sherry Salvesen
TLCCV Members since 2011
13 club trips
Being a past Driver Trainer Co-ordinator, Simon likes the more difficult 4WD trips,
but also enjoys all levels of trips, including snow trips.
Simon is a past TLCCV President
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Brian & Sandra Tanner
TLCCV Members - Sandra is a Life Member & joined the club in 1978
Brian joined the club in 1986
12 club trips
Brian & Sandra enjoy running trips to the Robe sand dunes.
Sandra is a TLCCV Life Member and a past club Secretary.
Brian & Sandra have been editing the club magazine for more than 30 years.
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Ian Wells
TLCCV Member since 2010
11 club trips
Ian enjoys the Australian Outback
Ian like the High Country with trips to Haunted Stream & Wonnangatta Valley.
He also likes outback trips, visiting the Flinders Ranges in SA & the Gunbarrel Hwy in WA.
Ian won the Trip Leader of the Year award in 2014.
Ian is a member of the club's Driver Awareness Team,
also a past member of the TLCCV committee
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Matt & Sara Lilley
TLCCV Members since 2012
10 club trips
Matt & Sara like 4WDing and Sara loves taking photos.
They have run a mix of Snow trips and Little Desert Trips,
as well as a day trip to the iconic Craigs Hut.
Matt is a Driver Awareness trainer, and a past club Vice President.
Sara is an avid photographer.
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Rob & Alison Duff
TLCCV Members since 2013
10 club trips
Rob & Alison enjoy the Victorian High Country as well as sand driving in western Victoria.
Rob's first club trip headed to the Strathbogie Ranges. His sand driving trips take in Portland Sand Dunes & Murray Sunset & Wyperfeld NP.
Rob has also completed the club's advanced Driver Awareness program.
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Sharyn & Andy McGregor
TLCCV Members since 2016
9 club trips/activities
Sharyn & Andy love travelling the Victorian High Country exploring all the old huts.
Both of their trips, have been 4WDing parts of the High country.
Sharyn & Andy enjoy being involved with CruiserKhana,
with Andy taking on the role of Chief Marshal in 2019.
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Alison Williams
TLCCV Member since 2013
9 club activities / trips
Alison enjoys travelling through the Otways.
She also has a passion for wild flowers, and usually mixes in a bit of 4WDing with her interest in flowers.
Alison also likes to get involved with Clean up days in the Wombat State Forest
Alison is currently the President of our Geelong Branch & TLCCV Assistant Secretary.
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Warren & Anita Sprigg
TLCCV Member since 2019
8 club trips
Warren & Anita enjoy outback travel and the isolation of the deserts.
Warren & Anita won the Trip Leader of the Year in 2023.
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John & Liz Mills
TLCCV Members since 2003
8 club trips
Liz & John enjoy the Australian Outback.
John has been our club Shop co-ordinator.
John & Liz were part of the Trip Leader team for many years.
Liz was also the TLCCV Education co-ordinator from many years.
John is a past Driver Awareness trainer,
and was also the Driver Awareness Co-ordinator for a period of time.
Both of them have also spent short periods on the TLCCV committee.
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Michael Schuettke
TLCCV Member since 2010
7 club trips
Michael enjoys the Australian Outback.
He has travelled up to Cape York, the Canning Stock Route & the Kimberley.
Michael also enjoys the Victorian High Country.
Michael is a past TLCCV Trip Convenor
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John Price
TLCCV Member since 2020
6 club trips
John likes the Otways, as he is an avid Geelong Branch member.
John's first 2 club trips were mid week day trips - one in the Otways
& one starting from the TLCCV property in Yarck.
John is now venturing into other Victorian 4WD tracks,
and enjoys running mid week trips.
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Chris & Greg Burr
TLCCV Members since 2015
6 club trips
Chris & Greg enjoying meeting new members,
and taking them through the Victorian High Country.
Chris is a past Driver Awareness trainer.
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Marcus & Betty Kunath
TLCCV Members since 2010
5 club trips
Marcus & Betty enjoy the tracks around Rawson, near the Thomson Dam.
Marcus also enjoys running trip in the Otways.
Marcus is the current TLCCV Treasurer
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Forge Villella
TLCCV Member since 2016
5 club trips
Forge enjoys 4WDing at Mt Disappointment, and the sandy Vic/SA border track.
Forge was CruiserKhana Co-ordinator for 2 years, which is held at Yarck each year.
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Steve de Mamiel
TLCCV Member since 2009
5 club trips
Steve's has run 2 club trips in the High Country.
He followed this up some 4WD trips in the Pyrenees.
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Michael & Dianne Martin
TLCCV Members since 2005
5 club trips
Michael's first club trip headed down the iconic Wonnangatta Valley.
He has run a couple of new member trips.
In 2016, he organised a club trip to Fraser Island,
whilst attending the TLCC Conference in Noosa.
Michael is a member of the club's Driver Awareness Team,
is the current TLCCV Assistant Treasurer,
and is also a past club President & past FWDV President.
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Rob Logie
TLCCV Members since 2005
5 club trips
Rob's first club trip headed into the Pyrenees, takling some interesing tracks.
He aslso likes the High Country, 4WDing around Rawson & Woods Point.
Rob is planning more trips this year, now that Covid restrictions are lifting.
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Greg Fleet
TLCCV Members since 2010
4 club trips
His first two trips were to Snake Valley &
followed this up with 2 base camps trip at Dandos in the Otways.
Greg is a past Geelong Branch President.
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Paul "Tracks" Hawdon
TLCCV Member since 2003
4 club trips
Tracks enjoys running day trips, mainly to Mt Robertson.
Tracks also likes the Otways & Wombat State Forest.
Paul won the Trip Leader of the Year award in 2006.
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Piers Thompson
TLCCV Member since 2019
4 club trips
Piers enjoys 4WDing around Wandiligong.
He also enjoys the tracks around Dargo in the Vic High Country.
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Colin Hardie
TLCCV Member since 2017
3 club trips
Colin ran his first club trip to Wombat State Forest in 2022.
His 2nd trip is a 3 week outback trip to the Eyre Peninsula.
Colin followed this up with a 3 month WA trip.
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David McAlister & Michelle Dodkins
TLCCV Member since 2014
3 club trips
David & Michelle enjoy running snow trips.
David & Michelle also assist with running our monthly meetings.
David is a past Driver Awareness Trainer.
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Steve & Sue Smith
TLCCV Member since 2018
3 club trips
Steve & Sue's first club trip took then to SA and travelled the Eyre Peninsula.
Their 2nd club trip took then through the picturesque Wonnangatta Valley,
while their 3rd trip took them to the Vic High Country.
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Brad Knight & Angela Tonge
TLCCV Member since 2014
3 club trips
Brad & Angela love the Little Desert.
Their first 3 trips have been in this exciting location.
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Tony & Barb Bryant
TLCCV Member since 1999
2 club trips
Tony & Barb headed outback for their first club trip to the Simpson Desert.Colin.
Tony is a member of the club's Driver Awareness Team.
Barb is the Club Membership Officer.
In 2023, Tony & Barb received TLCCV LIfe Membership
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Alan & Gail McMeekin
TLCCV Member since 2011
2 club trips
Alan & Gail enjoy the Australian Outback.
Their first club trip headed down the iconic Canning Stock Route
Their 2nd trip another outback trip run in 2021 to the Gulf Country & East Arnhem Land.
Alan has a past Club Treasurer & both enjoy the fellowship of our great club.
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Karen Ditty & Rob Pascoe
TLCCV Members since 2014
1 club trip
Karen & Rob ran their first club trip to Toolangi in 2019.
Hopefully with Covid restrictions now lifted, they are able to organise some more trips.
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David & Linda Holzgref
TLCCV Members since 2019
1 club trip
David & Linda have been on many club trips, so thought it was time to step up and lead their own trip.
So their first club trip was a day trip to the Otways.
Hopefully we see more trips from Daivd & Linda real soon.
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Brad Meatchem
TLCCV Member since 2017
1 club trip
Brad likes the Otways, as he is a Geelong Branch member.
So his first club trip was a Reccy day trip to The Redwoods in the Otways.
Hopefully we see more trips from Brad real soon.
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Andrew Shiells
TLCCV Member since 2001
1 club trip
Andrew has been a club member for many years.
In Dec 2018, Andrew put up his hand to run a club trip.
He wasnt worried about how few participants joined his trip,
but the good news is that he easily filled his trip to Murrindindi.
Hopefully we see more trips from Andrew soon.
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