Latest News ENTRIES ARE

OPEN! The J4K and Motor Trail website is now open… you can see pics from the 2005 Motor Trail

and pics taken by our own picture expert Mark !..... from the Survey ….

Registrations for the 2007 GAMT can now be filled in online or you can download the form

and fax it to us….

There are other general information guides for par-ticipants and a Order Form for the official

2007 GAMT merchandise that you can use.

Please have a look through the site at: www.just4kids.org.au or www.motortrail.com.au

The Trail Boss Newsletter A P R I L 2 0 0 8 E D I T I O N 8

An Annual Fundraising Event run by

Pacific Rim Just For Kids Inc. www.just4kidsmotortrail.

com.au

P.O. Box 5007 G.C.M.C. 9726

Phone: 0427 991 900

The TrailBoss Newsletter to contact the editor

e-mail: kerin@just4kids.org.au

Townsville to Cardwell 8th—17th August 2008

Latest News Entries are Open….

The Just4Kidsmotortrail web-site is now open… you can see pics from the 2007 Motor Trail as well as a taste of what is to come in 2008

Registrations for the 2008 GAMT can now be filled in online or you can download the form and MAIL it to us at :

Kerin Hannan, Just4Kids, PO

Box 5007, GCMC 9726

There are other general infor-mation guides for participants plus Order Form for the official 2008 GAMT merchandise.

PLEASE VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE

www.just4kidsmotor trail.com.au

MOTOR TRAIL

A WIN/WIN FOR JUST4KIDS

Win Television and Just4Kids can confirm, for the 2008 event, entrants and sponsors will be rewarded for all their efforts. When the Just4Kids Motor Trail airs though out the WIN Queensland network, it will show the fabu-lous support that J4K gives to our disadvantaged youth. Where possible we will also highlight the many sponsors who support the entrants. WIN’s producer says “stick as many sponsors’ logos on your cars as possible for us to video, and yes, bribery for the longest shot will be accepted in the way of a donation to Just4Kids”. So theme up and wrap up your sponsors now. Just4Kids would like to thank Geoff, Carl and Nyssa for their efforts and generous support in making this programme happen.

DO NOT PAY TAX ……. But make it work for you!

Do you pay tax? Make it work for you—pay before June 30th and claim your Charity donation of $500 per person for this financial year. Once we have re-ceived your Registration form and charity donation, we can forward you the ac-commodation list ensuring you have the night stays you want and those that meet your individual requirements. All accommodation has been organised in the name of Just4Kids, all you have to do is make a phone call and place the booking in your name. Its that easy!!

THE SAVANNAH GULF TRAIL

R E G I S T E R N O W

www.just4kidsmotortrail.com.au

What a great way to promote your region. Part of an article that ap-peared in the Northern Miner News-paper. Well done Charters Towers and what a great incentive for other shires to do likewise.

Push on for a Towers pro-motional car By MIKE GRIFFIN

THE push is on to acquire Charters Towers’ latest promotional tool — a rally car. The idea is the brainchild of local businesswoman Robyn Smith who is associated with the Court House Hotel.

Ms Smith believes the idea behind Charters Towers having its own rally car would prove a powerful promotional tool.

‘‘I’d like to think we could purchase a car that could be entered in the Just4Kids Great Australian Motor Trail which is on in August and which will come through Charters Tow-ers,’’ Ms Smith said.

‘‘I’d like to see the community come to-gether on this.

‘‘This is just a great community, it’s the best place to be.’’

An organising committee has been formed that includes Ms Smith, James Doyle and Rhonda Farmer.

The Just4Kids event is part of the Great Aus-tralian Motor Trail and will depart Towns-ville on Friday, August 8, travel to Ravens-wood that day and be in Charters Towers on the Saturday and Sunday.

That visit will coincide with the staging of the Mines Ball, scheduled for Saturday, Au-gust 9.

CHARTERS TOWERS MINERS BALL

The theme for this year’s Charters Towers Ball is—’THE GOLD RUSH DAYS’. Dress up in all your finery and come along as the ladies and gentlemen did back in the 1800’s. Very dashing. More on the BALL in our next edition.

JUST4KIDS HELPS OUT THE TOWNSVILLE SPORT-ING WHEELIES. Many thanks to our wonderful en-trants, supporters and sponsors The money donated to Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association Townsville office at the conclusion on the 2007 Great Australian Motor Trail has been used to purchase a sports ability kit. The kit consists of 5 inclusive games that anyone with or without a disability, young or old can play. · Boccia - a bowls-type target game played at the Paralympics; suitable for all abilities · Goalball - a Paralympic sport devel-oped for players who have a vision im-pairment. It is an exciting invasion game that introduces new challenges to both sighted and vision impaired players. · Sitting volleyball – a Paralympic sport for players for whom standing volleyball may not be an option. As all players re-main seated during play, sitting volley-ball. · Polybat – an accessible version of table tennis · Table cricket – a dynamic table ver-sion of cricket for players of all abilities while maintaining the three main ele-ments of cricket - batting, bowling, and fielding - as well as most of the key rules. This kit will be based in the Townsville office and will be loaned out as re-quested. You never know some of the games might even make an appearance at the 2008 Motor Trail

There was no better place to launch our new website than the Townsville Meet & Greet at the Mercure. In-cluded in the guests were Burdekin Shire Mayor Lyn McLaughlin who is keen to support a community vehi-cle. Jo and Alan are new entrants, Pete Carnsew; and Rhonda who heads up the Charters J4K Ignition group, and are entering their own car.

PLEASE HELP US HELP THE KIDS OF QLD WITH YOUR FUNDRAISING. COLLECTION TINS ARE AVAILABLE. Please contact Kerin on 0427 991900

TOYOTA FRASER FISHING EXPO — 24-30 May 2008

Be there Thursday night, there’s something fishy going on . . . . . . .

What a record, it's the 25th year for the Toyota Fraser Fishing Expo. If you will be attending say Hi to our 4BC and WIN Television colleagues.

Hang around on Thursday night and you could be lucky enough to be in the draw and win a free J4K Motor Trail entry. You will have needed to Register for the Expo and condi-tions apply.

If your friends are attending get them to check out our Awareness site during the expo, look out also for Mark, he will be getting around in the Toyota 100 Wagon all signed up for J4K.

MARTIN JOSSELYN, ALONG WITH 3 MATES, WILL BE JOINING US ON THIS YEAR’S EVENT. Here is his story. Photo: Martin and his mates at the Kokoda Trail Memorial. “Tracey, Graeme and took over the Imperial pub on the 17th of December 2007. We bought the hotel as a base for a larger tourism venture "Adventure Australia" that will involve a fleet of 4WD's and guided tours through the central interior, across to the Kimberley's, up to the Kakadu, the Gulf and Cape York, and some local tours from here to Cooktown via the inland route. We will visit many site's of interest and stay at some of the largest rural stations and remotest areas in Australia as part of the experience. We are also working with some indigenous communities to develop an experience which displays the rich culture of our Aboriginal people. Since we came to the Hotel we have discovered a rich history in the little town of Ravenswood, one which dates back to the early 1880's when gold was discovered in the area. The Hotel was built in 1902 by Mr James Delaney and the original building burnt down later that year, the existing building was rebuilt in 1903 and remains as the only Hotel in Ravenswood to have continually traded from that time, through both World Wars and other periods of conflict and hardship. The Delaney family owned the building & busi-ness up until the early 90's and since that time there have been a small number of other local owners. Graeme and I intend to fully restore the building over the next five years and retain it in all its splendour for many years to come. It remains as one of the few operating and untouched Hotels of this era left in Queensland today. The Imperial Hotel and Ravenswood Township is becoming increasingly more popular with groups of travellers both international and domestic who come for weekend getaways and adventures. Live entertainment here and other theme nights bring lots of patrons and the atmosphere of the Hotel is electric, comfortable and casual which gener-ally provides for all.”

BRISBANE/GOLD COAST MEET AND GREET A great night was had by all at our recent get together at Chin Chin Restaurant. Thirty of us enjoyed a delicious Chinese banquet and a few drinks, of course. Good to catch up with some of our regular Trailers and fantastic to welcome new entrants Phil Binder and Ryan Martin. Both are quite excited about their new venture. Bo, formerly from WIN Townsville, and now a Brisbaneite, joined us and took some footage, so for those of you who couldn't make it keep an eye out for updates on our website www.just4kidsmotortrail.com.au All will be revealed. Photo: Jim and Gwen Liddle enjoy dinner with Phil Binder and his wife

JUST4KIDS CHARITY GOLF DAY, COLONIAL GOLF COURSE, ROBINA

SUNDAY 29TH JUNE

Here is a reminder of the itinerary for this year’s Just4Kids Motor Trail. Make sure you are there to enjoy the ride and remember to have the

BEST FUN ON FOUR WHEELS.

2008 J4K MOTOR TRAIL

FRIDAY 8TH TO SUNDAY 17TH AUGUST 2008

DAY 1 FRIDAY 8 AUGUST TOWNSVILLE – RAVENSWOOD

DAY 2 SATURDAY 9TH RAVENSWOOD – CHARTERS TOWERS

DAY 3 SUNDAY 10TH CHARTERS TOWERS – “TRAFALGAR”

DAY 4 MONDAY 11TH TRAFALGAR – RICHMOND

DAY 5 TUESDAY 12TH RICHMOND – JULIA CREEK

DAY 6 WEDNESDAY 13TH JULIA CREEK – KARUMBA

DAY 7 THURSDAY 14TH KARUMBA – NORMANTON—Lay Day

DAY 8 FRIDAY 15TH NORMANTON – COBBOLD GORGE

DAY 9 SATURDAY 16TH COBBOLD GORGE – PT HINCHINBROOK

THE DEVILS ARE COMING !!!!!!!!!! Keep your mouth shut during the 2008 Townsville-Port Hinchinbrook Motor Trail. Rod Wil-liams and his son are coming from Tasmania. Rod, a dentist, is look-ing at recovering his costs by doing a bit of work on the side during the trip. Loaded with new Sidchrome type dentistry equipment, he reck-ons he is ready for any big mouth that may come along. Most of you know Rod—he’s been with us many times before and certainly know his way around a Motor Trail circuit.

CAUTION: Only small eskies will be required. CARLTON has ad-vised their 40 foot promotion semi trailer will be popping up at one or 2 functions on this year’s Event. It’s a close kept secret—only the Trail Boss knows the answer!!

ITEMS FOR SALE include HF Codan Radios, ideal for long distance communication. Long range aluminium fuel tank, approx 100 litres. Used UHF radios with antennas. 1984 Range Rover 4 door UHF and HF Radios, winch. A1 condition fully set up for travelling on Motor Trails. OLBIS Townsville are one of our great supporters. Rex is coming with us this year and has offered J4K entrants discounts on radios and antennas. Please contact Kerin first on 0427 991900 and she will give you an introduction.

I bet you have all been wondering what Shaun’s been up to since the 2007 J4K Motor Trail. Well, guess no more. He left TJM and is now working in the mines at Mt Isa. It will be great to see him, Allison and the kids again this year. They’re bringing some friends along too—well done Shaun and Allison.

EXPOSE YOURSELF!!!! That’s right. Be exposed by being a

Just4Kids sponsor and linking into our website. Sponsor the website header and

other areas. For more info, please contact Kerin on 0427 991900 or Email: