Australasia INEOS 4x4 Club of Victoria

[grenadierboy]

Im keen for this also.

Caveman - have you signed up yet?

 

[grenadierboy]

What was the logic in registering www.ineos4x4club.com.au as the domain for the Ineos 4x4 Club of Victoria? Wouldn't it have made more sense to leave that domain for a national club and take a domain name with some reference to Victoria?

Also, why register a .com.au domain for what is more appropriately a .org.au ?

If there are going to be separate state based Ineos clubs, then it would make sense to instigate some rationale in the domains like www.ineos4x4clubvic.org.au or even ineosclubvic.org.au. Then all other states could fall into line using a similar naming format.

Hi Solmanic,

Are you involved in creating an INEOS club in NSW or QLD?

If not, do you know any Forum members who are?

cheers
mark

 

[grenadierboy]

@Solmanic....I see your point... sort of
However I have no vested interest, but speculating that as Victoria is the first cab off the rank, getting a "national" domain name safely quarantined was a good strategic move for all Aus. Grenadier owners: It means that as and when other state-based clubs get established there's an established national domain which might be shared thereby amortising costs and retaining a national focus... and because we travel long distances to play in each other's backyards, specific State-based ... issues could be accommodated by a simple add-on e g. www.ineos4x4club.com.au/(name State) or www.(name state).ineos4x4club.com.au etc
Food for thought?

Hi Denis,

Are you involved in creating an INEOS club in QLD?

If not, do you know any Forum members who are?

cheers
mark

 

[DenisM]

Hi Mark
I regret the answer to both questions is in the negative. My once well-honed skills as a "herder of cats" greatly diminished following my (first) retirement some 20 yrs ago. My "second" and final retirement came about 7 yrs later when I realised there were no cats to herd....somehow they'd disappeared!

 

[Solmanic]

Mark,
Same here. I am hoping someone with more time on their hands might step up to this challenge.

 

[grenadierboy]

Mark,
Same here. I am hoping someone with more time on their hands might step up to this challenge.

OK.

I thought I read somwhere on the Forum that there were moves afoot to create a NSW and/or QLD club - and wantd to chat with those doing the organising.

INEOS has probably sold 250 Grenadiers in NSW to date and would expect to sell another 700 in 2024 - so one would have thought an owners club would make sense with 1,000 of them roaming around NSW by this time next year

 

[DenisM]

OK.

I thought I read somwhere on the Forum that there were moves afoot to create a NSW and/or QLD club - and wantd to chat with those doing the organising.

INEOS has probably sold 250 Grenadiers in NSW to date and would expect to sell another 700 in 2024 - so one would have thought an owners club would make sense with 1,000 of them roaming around NSW by this time next year

I'd certainly $ support a national club with State chapters. One never knows when one might be travelling and it would be really helpful to obtain local knowledge and/or tag along to a special event.
Disclaimer: I was born and raised in Melb (within the long shadow of Princes Park. sort of). I left to study interstate a month after the then Prime Minister, Harold Holt, disappeared in the surf at Portsea....
I hasten to add, my timing was purely coincidental not consequential !
"Go the mighty Navy Blues!!"

 

[Dre]

Today, the INEOS 4x4 Club of Victoria Inc. was established at the Australian head offices of INEOS Automotive in Melbourne, by a group of enthausiastic Grenadier owners & soon-to-be-owners.

By-laws were accepted, committee members elected and over the coming days/weeks a range of administration functions & processes will be completed.

INEOS Automotive Australia is strongly supportive of the new Victorian Grenadier owners club and to that end Justin Hocevar, (Head of APAC Region INEOS Automotive), also attended the first club meeting, providing a corporate update to members and confirmed his desire to ensure strong links between IAA the Victorian Club are developed & maintained.

For current and future Grenadier owners, the new Victorian Club will provide a strong and fun environment to support Grenadier owners including a framework to:

• undertake 4x4 group drives,
• share Grenadier driving expriences & knowledge more generally,
• particpate in the resolution of technical issues,
• build 4WD exprience,
• participate in group Grenadier service/maintenance training sessions,
• examine after market vehicle modifications and Grenadier developments,
• create friendships and enjoy social events.

I strongly encourage current & future Grenadier owners based in Victoria Australia to join.

Thanks @grenadierboy, that's awesome! I've applied to join via FB. Cheers, Dre

 

[grenadierboy]

Thanks @grenadierboy, that's awesome! I've applied to join via FB. Cheers, Dre

I dont use FB but you can simply complete member application and pay via the club's website:

https://ineos4x4clubvic.com.au

 

[LeftCoastOverland]

Came across the 4x4clubvic website today.
Was wondering if any events are coming up?
The website didn’t have any updated info.

I’m now based out of Mornington Peninsula.

 

[cmurray]

Came across the 4x4clubvic website today.
Was wondering if any events are coming up?
The website didn’t have any updated info.

I’m now based out of Mornington Peninsula.

The club has already run three driver training courses, a few of trips in the High Country and a trip to the Otway Ranges.
There are three trips running for the King's Birthday weekend. One to the Flinders Ranges, one to the Big Desert and one to the High Country.
Please note that these trips are only open to members of the club.
Club meetings are held at the Manningham Hotel in Bulleen on the First Wednesday of the month, starting at 6:30. The meetings are open to all.

 

[LeftCoastOverland]

The club has already run three driver training courses, a few of trips in the High Country and a trip to the Otway Ranges.
There are three trips running for the King's Birthday weekend. One to the Flinders Ranges, one to the Big Desert and one to the High Country.
Please note that these trips are only open to members of the club.
Club meetings are held at the Manningham Hotel in Bulleen on the First Wednesday of the month, starting at 6:30. The meetings are open to all.

Awesome! Hope to see you guys June 5th at the Manningham

 

[grenadierboy]

Awesome! Hope to see you guys June 5th at the Manningham

The home page of the INEOS club has a link to complete the membership and pay the small fee.

 

[Acrab]

Today, the INEOS 4x4 Club of Victoria Inc. was established at the Australian head offices of INEOS Automotive in Melbourne, by a group of enthausiastic Grenadier owners & soon-to-be-owners.

By-laws were accepted, committee members elected and over the coming days/weeks a range of administration functions & processes will be completed.

INEOS Automotive Australia is strongly supportive of the new Victorian Grenadier owners club and to that end Justin Hocevar, (Head of APAC Region INEOS Automotive), also attended the first club meeting, providing a corporate update to members and confirmed his desire to ensure strong links between IAA the Victorian Club are developed & maintained.

For current and future Grenadier owners, the new Victorian Club will provide a strong and fun environment to support Grenadier owners including a framework to:

• undertake 4x4 group drives,
• share Grenadier driving expriences & knowledge more generally,
• particpate in the resolution of technical issues,
• build 4WD exprience,
• participate in group Grenadier service/maintenance training sessions,
• examine after market vehicle modifications and Grenadier developments,
• create friendships and enjoy social events.

I strongly encourage current & future Grenadier owners based in Victoria Australia to join.

Hi
I’m a Grenadier owner and have tried twice via the Victorian club webpage to join the club. I have even paid up and still after a month, I haven’t heard back from them or even received ab acknowledgement of my application and payment of fees.. 1 more week and then their time is up and I’ll withdraw my application.. Acrab

 

[grenadierboy]

Hi
I’m a Grenadier owner and have tried twice via the Victorian club webpage to join the club. I have even paid up and still after a month, I haven’t heard back from them or even received ab acknowledgement of my application and payment of fees.. 1 more week and then their time is up and I’ll withdraw my application.. Acrab

Hi Acrab
What is your name and I will check the member database now and get back to you via email as to what has happened.
cheers
mark