Following a brief telephone conference with Jock McGhee, and in response to many requests, I have arranged with the Royal Tara Motel and Convention Centre in Binalong to host our fourth country mid-winter dinner. * There will be all of the advantages we enjoyed this year. As we did on the stations it will run from midday until whenever in the afternoon, allowing most to drive there on the day, with easy access from the Hume Expressway. There will be a full three-course a la carte menu including oysters, prawns, baramundi, eye fillet steaks, crepes, and more. This sumptuous treat will cost less than you expect. See page 19 of your September 2009 "AURORA" for details of our last function and who came.

As formerly it will be BYO with no corkage fees. For the motel guests there will be parking at the door of your suite, and we will have the gratis use of the Convention Centre for evening socialising. You can walk back to your own suite, sleep it off, and drive home after a full breakfast in the morning.

It will not clash with other ANARE dinners. Date? Wednesday, 23rd June, 2010.

All expeditioners, their families and friends are welcome. Preferred seating is offered in case you are having a mini-reunion, but seating is limited to sixty. You are urged to book by May 23rd. While it is not planned to have any formal programme at the dinner, requests will be considered. If you are unfamiliar with the venue, ask any of your mates who came to the 2009 ding. No, I have no business connection whatsoever with the Royal Tara Motel.

Best Wishes Steve W61, W63. Date: 27/10/09

email: stephengrimsley@bigpond.com Phone/fax 02 6227 4259
Royal Tara MOdel & Convention Centre (Tom and Marilyn Duffy) 02 6227 4396
Canberrans please note, Binalong is a mere 83 kms from Belconnen and there are no traffic lights all the way. There are no parking meters in Binalong.

P.S. Already there are six bookings including Fred Elliott H53, M54 and Robyn

* The first was at the Birdsville Hotel as part of Odyssey 2000, the second at the White Lion Hotel in Deniliquin as part of Odyssey 2004 to Tibooburra, and the third was at Binalong earlier this year.

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