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Club Person of the Year

Ride Coordinator Karen Longstaff the
2024 Club Person of the Year Award recipient.

 2024Karen Longstaff
 2023Karen Longstaff
and BMW Clubs Australia Award for Excellence
2022Cam Major 
2021Jim Kalma
2020David Morgan
2019Bruce Barter
2018
Bob Ward
2017John Howell
2016
David Morgan
2015John Kemp / Kevin Fowler
2014
Jane Smee
2013
Bill Brown
2012Neville (Taffy) Williams


The President awards BMWMCC Person of the Year Award to the Club member that makes the greatest contribution to the Club over the previous year.  Considerations include the person's contribution as a committee member, organiser of event(s) and participation in Club events.  These are marked on the event calendar after the title as a 'Club Event' during the club year ending before the Awards Lunch usually held the 1st week of December.  The President's decision is final.

Upside Down Award

Awarded in good spirit to the Club Member who has the misfortune to leave their motorcycle in a spectacular if inglorious manner.


 2024 Brett EverittFor leaving on a 2500km motorcycle tour with a leaking radiator, only to find that it continued to leak 'require topping up' for the entire trip.  And still leaks

Brett Everitt (L) accepts the 2024 Upside Down Award from riding companion and Club Social Sec. Mick Cook (R)

2023Karen LongstaffRiding for 3 months before realising she had torn a ligament, after a "moment". And beaching her motorcycle in a water crossing on a rock - feet and bike clear of the water.  
2022Chai Sambrani Whilst attending an advanced rider off road training course, fell awkwardly breaking his ankle.
2021No Nominations  No one confessed to having a moment; were riding due to COVID-19; or had a misadventure moving their motorcycle around in the garage. 
2020 Stephen Murray Returning from the 2020 Off Centre Rally (Adels Grove / Stone Henge Qld), Stephen and F750GS parted company on the dirt near Isisford Qld.  Some side of road panel beating had the panniers reattached, Stephen in good order and bike & rider retained home to Queanbeyan.
2019 Graeme JonesOn his way to the BMWTCNSW Far Cairn Rally @ Tottenham, Graeme pulled over into the truck bay at the top of the Brown Mountain and on to an oil slick.  You can guess the rest. Graeme rode on  to the rally.
2018 Martin RobertsonWhilst riding home from the Off Centre Rally 0218, Martin and his K75xc parted ways 6.3km east of Finke NT in some deep sand.  Martin had a trip with the RFDS to Alice Springs and hospital before heading home whilst his K75xc took the road train to Adelaide before being reunited at home.
2017Graeme Jones
On his way to the Far Cairn Rally and entering the Tottenham service station Graeme clipped the kerb flipping his trailer and dropping his K1100RT.  More emotional than physical damage to rider and bike.  
2016 Bob Ellison
Whilst returning from the 2016 Off Centre Rally at Mungerannie SA Bob dropped his 2nd F800GS in Cooper Creek SA.  After an 8-week repair, the bike was written off.
2015 Simmo Jatinnen
Whilst crossing Angle Crossing near Williamsdale ACT, Simmo drowned, writing off his week old R1200GSA.
2014 Bob Ellison
Having taken up adventure riding Bob terminally crashed his 1st F800GS on the Bobeyan Road, near Brayshaws Hut ACT.

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