MX-5 Christmas Get Together Lunch
It's that time of year again - time for good wishes and Xmas cheer with your MX-5 family.
Come and wish your friends a Merry Christmas at the Multi-Chapter Christmas Lunch at Joadja Vineyard and Winery at Berrima. Lunch will be held in the gardens of the winery around the woodfired oven.
Lunch
Woodfired pizza, wine tasting and dessert
Cost: $20.00 per person
Bookings are being centralised via the RPM Chapter.
Final Date for bookings: 31st October 2014
BYO chairs/rug, nibbles and soft-drinks.
Please note: Only alcohol purchased at the Winery is permitted to be consumed on the premises.
Getting There
Most Chapters will be conducting individual runs to the event, arriving in time for lunch. Please refer to your Chapter pages closer to the event date. Links to the individual runs are available below:
Best Dressed Car
Competition was fierce last year at the RPM Chapter's Best Decorated Christmas Car competition. This year all Chapters are invited to participate in this fun event. Deck your pride and joy out in all things Christmas for a chance to win a prize on the day.
Decorations may present a safety hazard to drivers and other road users and may lead to fines. Decorations should be applied at the venue only and removed prior to leaving.
Optional Tour of Historic Joadja Township
While you are in the area why not go on a tour of the historic Joadja township located approx 20 mins from the Winery.
A booking has been made for the 2pm guided tour of the township. This event does not form part of the lunch event and intended participants are to make arrangements direct with Joadja Township.
Bookings for the tour can be made by contacting Val on (02) 4878 5129. Cost: $15.00 per person
Note: There are 2 x 2km sections of unsealed road into the township. The owners have advised that the road is suitable for MX-5s, however as always caution should be exercised.
About Joadja Valley
Joadja valley and town is a region of significant cultural heritage. The shale seam that was discovered there has been credited to a man called Edward Carter around 1850, although even this integral detail has been disputed.
The Australian Kerosene Oil and Mineral Company was formed in 1878 to mine the shale and refine it into its different by-products. These products included paraffin wax (for candles), kerosene, lubricating oils and greases and even ingredients for soap.
The community at its peak was home to more than 1200 people, mostly Scottish immigrants who lived in tough conditions in an isolated valley.
The mine closed and the people that lived here moved away to start somewhere new. The town, the mine and its equipment were left behind, and now stand as a testament to what took place here all that time ago. Nature is slowly but surely taking Joadja back, climbing over the buildings and working its way into the foundations.
Come and enjoy the beauty of this stunning valley, hear the stories and feel the history behind it all!
