***EDIT 24/8/06***

I've finally got my act together and posted up info about this on the Sydney Biodiesel website here.

I'm asking people to register by following this link, or to send an email to "picnic" at sydneybiodiesel.com. This will help us to plan for the day better. I've edited this first post on this long running thread so that people who find this post via other sources and have missed the discussion thus far, will not be too confused by the talk of Manly Dam if they do not read this whole thread.

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Robert Fyvie
Site Admin
Sydney Biodiesel Users' Group and Australian Biofuel Users


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2007 Mazda 6 Diesel ..................................2000 Peugeot 306..........................2001 Landrover (retired)
2L Turbo charged (Common Rail) ...................XTdt 1.9L Turbo ............................Freelander TD4 (Common Rail)
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Hmmm... is that.... burning chips I smell???

I'm interested, but my bf is the driver. (I'm learning, but not there yet) I'll let him know. I'm sure he'd be interested too, but might be a bit concerned that "internet people" are weird...

Will let you know.

Robert,

sounds like a good idea.

I would suggest to wait for some warmer weather maybe?

Andreas

I'd like to come too.

Amber, you know what the people on chat rooms are like . Weird is a compliment.

Yes, we are a wierd bunch, bathing in our cathode rays, but once we make it out into the sunlight, we are almost normal

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Robert Fyvie
Site Admin
Sydney Biodiesel Users' Group and Australian Biofuel Users


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2007 Mazda 6 Diesel ..................................2000 Peugeot 306..........................2001 Landrover (retired)
2L Turbo charged (Common Rail) ...................XTdt 1.9L Turbo ............................Freelander TD4 (Common Rail)
on B100.................................................. ...on B100.......................................on B100

Manly Dam is a beautiful place. I went there with my family a couple of weeks back and hadn't been there for years and years before that.

There are some really nice little picnic spots nestled in amongst the native bush there on the shore of the dam.

Plenty of parking and not too far from the city and there is a nice bush walk circuit there too for those feeling a little energetic. If you are wondering where it is it is not far from Warringah Mall.

If you have a canoe or something you could also bring it along.

There is a good community bushregen group down there doing some great work at 'The Mermaid Pool'. Perhaps we could each plant a tree or something there on the day to mark the occassion? If anyone likes that idea I am sure I could arrange it pretty easily.

The other part of the idea was that we could meet at a bio servo on the way or even try to arrange a minitanker so that everyone on the trip who wants to run on biodiesel can run on biodiesel.

Would love to be involved but manly dam is a little to far for me to come from the southern highlands.

When come up with somewere middle of the city then I could likely be there as long as I not doing anything else at the time.

HI all,, The site is definitely the Most important thing to find when hosting an event like this. We are extremely lucky down here to have a site like CERES (environmental park) to host our event. A neutral environment, rather than somebody's back shed.
If there is no space like ours in Sydney maybe you guys could do it Sydney style and squat a dilapidated fuel station.
NSWExpat DAZ.
(gewiztoo,, ?would love to see?photos??)

Hi Darren
We got a whole video coming in the next few days Geoff has organised it I have already talked to him about it today, his on the job
Cheers
From The man with the tongs