Little Desert Basecamp

Date and time:  14 - 15th November

Location:   Little Desert, Victoria

=====  COMPLYING WITH COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS ======  

The maximum convoy limit is now based on the number of people on the trip, not the number of cars, and there are steps we need to do to to comply with the restrictions.

As part of your registration, we need to know how many people are in your car. We use the "Guest" option but in this case; a guest is ANYONE that is not you. (This includes your partner and/or children that live with you).  Anyone that is not you must be registered using the "Add a Guest" button is at the bottom of the registration page

COVID-19 Passenger Restrictions : 

These additional restrictions have been put in place to confirm with the Government regulation. It's the trip leader's responsibility to ensure they are adhered to and you will be asked to confirm each one during registration. So it's more important than ever to follow the Trip Leader's instructions.

• All passengers are your family members (partner or child, in same household)
  
• As the club member, you are responsible to ensure your passengers are aware of and follow the restrictions.
• Everyone must respect social distancing, of 1.5m, from other members - particularly during:
   -  Breaks - briefings, tea breaks, lunch breaks, etc. 
   -  Recoveries - stay in your car where possible, unless asked to help.
• You cannot attend If you are feeling unwell, been in close contact with anyone suspected of having the virus, or recently returned from overseas 
• Bring hand-sanitiser along with your normal kit.
• We also suggest that you use the COVIDSafe app.
• Temporary Members are not allowed.

Convoy size

The legal maximum number people in a group is currently 10 (plus babies under 12 months) but, as this number increases, the number of cars will more likely become the likely be the limiting factor.  

All passengers must be named for tracking purposes. If you bring anyone that has not been registered as a guest, you will not be allowed on the trip.

===  How to use the Guest/passenger registration for this trip ===

The "Add a Guest" button is at the bottom of the registration page. Before you start registration, make sure there are enough places for everyone in your car. Note: that does not guarantee they will be there by the time you finish, particularly if there are a few of you.

You need to register each person individually, by filling their name (phone and email if different from yours), and clicking Done.

Once everyone is listed, click Next to go to the Confirmation page. Everything else is the same as normal registrations.

Note: If the number of spare places run out before you add everyone, it means that someone else was registering at the same time as you. There is no way to avoid this clash and it's first come, first in.

===== End of COVID-19 Restrictions Section  = Enjoy the trip ======

Description: A fairly easy desert trip.

Saturday - Leaving Kiata, we shall head West to explore the length of the desert. Returning to Kiata for the Saturday night. 

Sunday - A more chilled day, with some driving and some waking: there are several walks in the area and we might check some out.  Will close on the Sunday to give time to get back home about dinner time.

Weather: Forecast is for warm days with a little chance of rain.

Equipment:  good off-road tyres (All Terrain, 60 profile recommended as a minimum), UHF radio (or one borrowed from the club), a well-maintained vehicle with low range (or equivalent), good ground clearance (200mm recommended as a minimum), recovery points, standard recovery gear including dampener, rated snatch strap and shackles, shovel.

Trip Standard:  Easy/medium - some soft sand. 

Fuel: The campsite is about 400Km from Melbourne. The last fuel before the meeting place is Dumboola (about 35km from Kiata) but this does not appear to be open 24hrs. Horsham the closest 24hr fuel stop. A full tank from there should provide plenty of fuel. Horsham is 300 Km from Melbourne and 70 Km from the campsite.

Duration: Weekend trip

Convoy limit: 10 people

Meeting arrangements:  We will meet at Kiata Camp Area at 9am on the Saturday - the drive to Kiata is over 4 hours so you will likely camp on the Friday night. We will be monitoring channel 15 in case you cant find us.

Trip Leaders: Mark Bown.  If you have any questions then please send me an email at Mark.Bown@csiro.au or phone 0437 251 645