The first show will be at Mt Victoria Great Train Weekend on 26th and 27th May. We will be in the park and there will be attractions all over the town so it is worth a visit.

Next we will visit the Back to Back Wool Challenge at Turpentine Tree Kurrajong Heights on 3rd June. The Back to Back is a very successful fund raiser for Cancer research and so worth your support.

Lastly we will be at Windsor Markets in the Mall at Windsor on 1st July. The markets are on every Sunday and are a great destination for a day out.

Everyone is welcome to drop by and view a small display on our stand and ask any questions. Members are reminded that if you can help out on any of these days please let us know.

There is a waiting list for space in the hall. Those who have reserved space but not confirmed their requirements need to contact us asap to avoid losing their spot. Confirmations for successful applications will start being sent out soon.

The grounds have plenty of room with vehicles, machinery and re-enactment exhibits already booked in. There will be the usual range of refreshments available too.

Each year Hawkesbury Model & Hobby Show donates all the profit made from the show to the community. We are proud to have donated in excess of $8500 over the last few years to various organisations.

As an enquiry was recently made regarding the distribution of these donations, we would like to detail how they are handled. Normally the donations are made directly to the recipient group, however this is not the case with the donation made to CF NSW.

Each year there has been a stand promoting the work of CF NSW and raising funds for them. This stand is run by Jeanette Hill and Juliette Curl and is registered with CF NSW as a fund raising activity. It is part of a program of activities they organise each year. It is pleasing that the visitors to our event are so generous that the stand raises more than the donation we make to them. Our donation is made through the stand not directly to CFNSW. While CF NSW is aware of our donation they do not list it separately in their annual report each year. In future the HMHS donation will be listed separately.

There is still room for more displays so please use the contact form on the Exhibitor page if you are interested in being part of this event.

HMHS is pleased to be involved with Secret Garden and hopes the Hawkesbury will join us in providing them the support they need.

There is room for a small number of hobby and collectible traders too as well as community groups, historical and special interest groups.

For full details download the application forms from the front page or the exhibitor page. If you have any questions use the confidential contact form on the exhibitor page.

If you don’t have a display but would like to be involved volunteers are always welcome, see the Member’s page for details.

Bill Maguire was elected to the role of President. Paul McDonald and Jennifer Piggott agreed to share the Vice President’s duties. The incumbent Treasurer and Secretary, Jeanette Hill and Jim Dean respectively, were re-elected.

The retiring committee members were re-elected and the vacancy that had existed for the last year was filled. Jennifer Piggott was elected to fill the vacancy. The committee will meet soon and appoint the office-bearers.

The proposed amendment to the new constitution was accepted and the amended constitution was then passed. This will change the way the committee is elected in future and also reduce the size of the committee. It will not change the organisation of the show, it is only an administrative change.

The forum brought up a few suggestions to improve future events and these will be followed up at subsequent meetings.

The link to the gallery is on the right.