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South Australian Association of Four Wheel Drive Clubs operating as Four Wheel Drive South Australia

Established by like minded clubs to represent the interests of recreational four wheel drivers in SA

Postal Address: PO Box 178, ENFIELD PLAZA, South Australia 5058.
Meeting rooms: the Sporting Car Club rooms, 51 King William Rd, Unley SA 5061.

Training locations will be decided as suits the event.

E-mail: secretary@4wdsa.asn.au

Committee contacts

FWDSA Delegate Info

Calendar

Morgan Bookings

Booking form and availability calendar

FWDSA Minutes

Minutes of FWDSA Delegate meetings.

List of affiliated clubs

FWDSA affiliated clubs, their contact, website and meeting details.

Club Affiliation Fees for 2021-2022

Note that for this year, the period of insurance commences at 4pm on 30 June 2021 and finishes on 30 June 2022. Thus it is important that clubs complete and return affiliation fees and information in a timely manner.

Clubs have been mailed out in May/June the 2021-2022 Affiliation Fees Form to return their information. Details for payment by Electronic Funds Transfer or cheque are included on the form. The provided document also contains details of the fees and how they have been determined.

Insurance

The Australian National Four Wheel Drive Council (Four Wheel Drive Australia) in association with

AON, provide Public Public laibility and professional indemnity to officers and members of affiliated state associations and their affiliated clubs;

and

Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Brokers, provide the insurance facility that offers a complete insurance package for all owners of four wheel drive vehicles with the advantage of club member discounts for members of affiliated clubs.

Keeping In Touch

FWDSA has a number of channels for keeping members of affiliated clubs informed, but none of these are as direct as an email from us to you.

You should subscribe to receive regular and urgent news by email. More details are on the Subscription page.

Some information releases from Four Wheel Drive SA

Often these Articles are date sensitive, and as policies, procedures, and agreements can change over time, the currency of older information needs to be verified - if we become aware of out of date material they will no longer be displayed. A zip file of older articles is located on the Document Library page.


KIT 39 Light Bars and Driving lights on your roof (1.9MB) The rules regarding the fitment of LED light bars and other driving lights have been updated.
KIT 38 Tire Sizes (53.2KB) Outcome of FWDSA's Tyre Size Working Group to achieve greater commonality with the other states regarding the fitment of larger tires.
KIT 24 Instruction for Morgan Quarry Key access (79.7KB) FAQ for picking up the key for Morgan Quarry Access
KIT 13 - 08 Jan 2014 (37.5KB) Ever thought about being a CAMPGROUND HOST? IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM FWDSA's NRAU ABOUT BEING A CAMP GROUND HOST
KIT 09 - Clubs Volunteer Report Form V3 Oct 2018 (91KB) Use this form to report Club volunteer hours, and other information, to FWDSA. The details are collated by the NRAU and reported to the Department for Environment and Water (DEW).
KIT 03-48.zip (7MB) No additional information.

Documents and forms

Please refer to the Document Library on its own page.

The next FWDSA Delegates Meeting is on Thu 15th September 2022

The next FWDSA Executive Meeting is on Thu 18th August 2022

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General 4WD News

Recent Public Access Route closures (@ 08 June 2022)

The following PARs are Closed Temporarily until further notice:-

PAR Number 16 Walkers Crossing

For further information, refer to www.pir.sa.gov.au

Mt Dare website also has information on tracks in the area.

Pastoral Act review

The SA Government is proposing a brand new Pastoral Act which will determine how the State’s rangelands (some 40% of the land mass of the state) can be managed and commercially developed in future.

The proposed Act is a significant departure from the original Act and will have broad reaching implications.

For the latest details visit the review page here at www.pir.sa.gov.au

Sacred Canyon - in Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park

Visitor access to Sacred Canyon in Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park changed from 1 April 2020 - visitor access will only be allowed through commercial tour operators that are approved to provide Adnyamathanha guided tours. Adnyamathanha guides will also running tours to Sacred Canyon which can be booked through Wilpena Pound Resort.

Vehicle Recovery Straps - Federal Safety Standards

These have been legislated as the "Consumer Goods (Motor Vehicle Recovery Straps) Safety Standard 2017".

North Kimberley (Mitchell Plateau/Falls)

The Uunguu Visitor Pass (UVP) is implemented for independent visitors to Ngauwudu (Mitchell Plateau).

Mount Remarkable NP or Innes NP - booking system for camp sites

Camp sites must now be booked prior to arrival at www.parks.sa.gov.au.

Simpson - Sand Flags

Three 4WDs with sand flags A reminder that mandatory vehicle flags apply in the Simpson Desert. Read details here... FWDSA KIT 15.doc

Fees for Ngarkat Conservation Park

A reminder that a park entrance fee and a camping fee now apply to the 270,000-hectare Ngarkat Conservation Park in the state’s southern Mallee. Please check the current fees at the National Parks SA website.