Fletch's You Tube coverage of our Car Show

Check out Fletch's awesome coverage of our 2022 Sylvanvale Pre-WWII Vintage Car Show at Sutherland on Fletch's Shannons You Tube channel.

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Charge of the 'Flight Brigade'

Thursday 7th April - 2022

To all our dedicated Qantas Car Show volunteers.

A little over 2-weeks ago here in the 'Shire' we experienced a spectacular community event in Sutherland with the 6th Annual Sylvanvale Pre-WWll Vintage Car Show.

As everyone already knows that our event on Sunday the 20th March, 2022 was a resounding success due to many things, none more important than the support that we received from the Qantas volunteers (past & present) who rolled their sleeves up to join the Sylvanvale team to deliver our most successful fundraising event to date.

Qantas Volunteers all hard at work, spreading goodwill
and supporting Sylvanvale. Photos: John Stanley

Apart from the magnificent Pre-WWll Vintage vehicles that were on display to the public in Sutherland I am very proud to say that the professionalism that you all brought to the show did not go unnoticed by me or the hundreds if not thousands of people that attended our extravaganza on that magnificent day.

I would like you all to know that so far I have not received one negative comment about the show, the feedback is overwhelming in our favor.

Yesterday I was approached by one of my neighbours here on the insular peninsula here in Burraneer, I really do not know him from a bar of soap only that he lives in the same street, he said "Aren't you the guy that put that car show together?" so I listened to what he had to say.

The first thing that he said to me was "Where on earth did you get your volunteers?". He said from the moment he & his family entered the venue in Sutherland they were so impressed, the welcome that they received was unbelievable, they only intended to cruise the car park to check out the Vintage Vehicles for an hour or so & ended up spending three & a half hours there. How good is that?

QF Volunteers collecting Show admission fees at
our Main Gate entrance. Photo: John Bateman

I was also approached by a lady the other day who had nothing but praise for all of your performances & it really was a performance. She mentioned that while she was actually waiting in the queue to pay her $5.00 entry, there were two kids that wanted to see the show & did not realise there was an entry fee of $5.00. (they had no money). Whoever it was at that entrance they allowed those two kids to enter free of charge.

She was so impressed that she placed $20.00 in the kitty & did not want any change. Needless to say those two kids will be fans of ours forever & undoubtable will spread the word far & wide, great publicity.

Two of my cars & the Color Tiles teardrop banners
and trophies on display. Photo: Steve Core

I have been retired from Qantas Airways for 15-years now. Seems like another lifetime ago.

I am here to tell you that I am so proud & privileged to still know & be friends with so many people that I spent 34-years of my life flying around the world with to be part of that wonderful organisation (Qantas) that gave us all so much in life's lessons.

From the bottom of my heart, thanks very much for supporting Sylvanvale at this year's Pre-WWll Vintage Car Show to make it the spectacular success that it was. If you have not already heard through the grapevine we were delighted to have raised a tad over $30K.

With improvements & massaging certain avenues of our show there is absolutely no reason why next year we can't raise $50K.

News hot off the Press, I have decided to move our 7th Annual Sylvanvale Pre-WWll Vintage Car Show from the month of March to Sunday the 17th of September 2023 due to concerns that March is the wettest month of the year, without the weather on our side it just makes the success of the show almost impossible.

Please note in your Papyrus diaries that proposed date for next year's show. (Sunday September 17th '23).

I am looking forward to meeting up with you all next year.

Thanks once again, stay safe & never forget my motto:

"Adventure before Dementia."

Yours sincerely

Ken Warburton. 

(Event organiser & Custodian)