October 2024’s Look Forward to the National Meeting 2025 – Albury – Wadonga

I have been chatting with Melbourne about the Nat Meet next year and Jan Rattray, the registrar, says she is really stressed, ‘so everything must be ok and going to plan.’

To get things started, The Cube will be the venue for the Noggin ’n’ Natter and Rocker Cover Racing. You will know how to find it on Friday evening because you’ll have been there for registration and scrutineering earlier on Good Friday.

The concours will take place on Easter Saturday at Gateway Lakes Park, on the Victorian bank – rive gauche – of the Murray River. It’s a great open space with plenty to do after you’ve checked out all the cars. There’s some boutique shopping and refreshment venues at the nearby Gateway Village, along with nature walks along the river bank. Food and coffee vans will be available on the concours site too.

Saturday night will be theme night at Albury’s Commercial Club. The theme for this year will be Flappers, Gangsters and All That Jazz – celebrating a time when the only MG you could buy was a new one, when clothes were classy and the music was hot. So let’s celebrate the 1920s in style.

Once the theme night has concluded, the scenic roads, hills and valleys of the region will provide everything a sporting motorist could wish for. The area is replete with historic towns dating back to the gold rush. The scenic Murray River, the Hume Weir and winding country roads, including the longest remaining section of the old Highway 31 running through towns complete with period shops.

Old Highway 31 – now a great MG driving road!

What could be better for the Sunday Kimber Run and Monday Discovery Run? Be ready for a walk through some of these historic towns to answer the Discovery Run questions, have a refreshment and soak in the atmosphere.

Sunday will also be motorkhana day and the patterns will put all of our memory capacity to work once again. We are still selecting a venue for the motorkhana and will update entrants when a selection is finalised.

There will also be the traditional farewell breakfast and delegates meeting on Tuesday morning.

Albury and Wodonga have great museums and galleries, as already noted in an earlier article, along with fine restaurants to enjoy.

Don’t forget to book your accommodation now so you don’t miss out staying with the NSW contingent:

Albury Townhouse Motel

461 Wilson St, Albury NSW 2640

+61 2 6021 3000

[email protected]

and

Albury Georgian Motel

599 Young Street, Albury, NSW 2640

+61 2 60218744

See you in 2025  – Ros Bastian