Gold Coast City Council Heritage Expo Launch

[phargan]

In answer to a plea for vans from Gold Coast City Council last month, seven owners turned up with their vans to participate and get some media exposure and fame? Well, notoriety! Caravans from 1950 to 1968 came from as far as Nimbin NSW and Harvey Bay Qld. for four days at Burleigh Heads Tourist Park to help launch the Heritage Expo which starts on May 10th.
It was a great time to get to know the area and the other owners and swap stories and a few lies!? We could also check out the collection of period equipment on display in the various vans. The Council shouted the park fees and a wonderful lunch at the local bowling club and for a few fleeting moments we were able to see ourselves and our vans on TV in the evening news. They also promised to send each owner a copy of all that took place throughout the media coverage.
Her are some of the photos I took but I'm sure there will be others appearing later.


Gold Coast City Council organiser Shaun Hammond holds up a reflector while the intro is recorded for TV.


Graham & Margie Duff not only had their van and matching Holden but also the period clothes from the 50's.


Hundreds of people took advantage and inspected each and every van.


Back at the Caravan Park all was quiet until the TV program 'EXTRA' wanted to film and interview everyone.


Camera man is inside the smallest caravan and found it very cramped!


First trial run for the new annex, one or two changes to be made before it's perfected.


Yoko & I pose for the media with our Hunter (very) Minor. Any more people in the photo and you wouldn't see the van! Seven vans turned up for the Heritage launch.

Cheers,
phargan

[Roehm3108]

Good onya Phargan. I see Santa and the Duffs got their pic in the Courier on Friday too!!!
Ray

[phargan]

Hello Ray,
I think they got their picture in everything as they were the stars of the show. They went to a lot of trouble.
See ya at Neuram Creek, maybe??
phargan

[boblor]

Hi V Vers
What great few days we have had being guests of the GCCC at Burleigh Heads Tourist Park for their media launch for their Expo day on 10th May. We must say a big thank you to Shaun, Judy and Robyn from GCCC who looked after us and made us feel very welcome. I think they got more out of the event than they expected, because of the way we participated in setting up our vans and wearing the period clothing (some trying to steal the limelight by having many changers on board). Many people and visitors at the caravan park looked in our vans.
The vans on display were 2x Olympics and 4x Bondys. We now look forward to Expo day at Robina Community Centre ( Robina Shopping Centre) where there will be 30 interest groups with us and I am sure the vintage vans will get great exposure on show and with the media.
Cheers boblor

[dosse]

G'day Paul & Yoko
Gee your lookin good and so is your new annex . dosse
ps see you both at Neuram Creek.

[santa28a]

Watch channel 9 brisbane at 5.30 tonight.
The story on Vintage vans filmed at Burleigh van Park last will be on Extra. I think it is on NBN northern rivers right now!! as Extra is shown at 5pm on NBN.
Cheers,
Steve.

[sutcac]

............Hi there Hollywood Steve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D. ;D ;D..............just caught the show on Extra ...........well done guys!!!!!!!!!!!!....great coverage and images!!!!!

............has any one got a contact for Graeme Duff..........I need to contact him re Neerium Ck Get to gether.


Sutcac.

[boblor]

Hi V Vers
Home at last from this great event, - Heritage Expo Day was yesterday and what a great day was hard by all with our four vans on display -- Glass won the day , with three Olympics and a Propert. Those present Richard /Pam, bob/Jacqui, Bob/ Loretta, Pauline /Roger.
At times people were qued to view our vans and showing a lot of interest in what was on display and asking many questions about the vans. Boblor placed some of their Olympic files on display and the visitors were continual looking thru them.
We also met other V Vers who came and introduced themselves and left there contacts, surprisingly some of them were of the younger generation which was good to see.
We were resting at Bribie Island last Thurday am with other Olympic friends, when we got a phone requesting us to return to Burleigh Heads in order to go to ABC Gold Coast studio for a live broardcast from our van at 6 40 am on Friday to talk about our Olympic and travels, were told by the GCCC media people that "we were professional"
In the area where we were on display we accompanied by a vintage car enthuasists/Club.
In summary this event was a great promotion for the V V movement with press, TV and radio coverage, -- a number of visitors came because they heard our interview on the radio.
Once again a BIG thank you must go to GCCC reps Phil, Shaun and Judy for offering the invite and looking after us over the period along with the staff at the Burleigh Heads Tourist Park.
Cheers for now boblor MB 0428 850 666