Cockburn 4WD Club – Waroona Dam Day Trip Report
Date: 12 July 2025

A Club Grade Zero Off-Road Trip

Mundaring Powerline Track Trip Report

Purpose of the Trip - Part 1

This one-day shake-out run was all about pressure testing ourselves—and our rigs—before the big Shark Bay expedition in April 2025. That trip will take us across around 330 km of beach and sand driving, a mix of soft and hard surfaces.

This adventure began with an unexpected twist: I had been roped into leading a day trip—something I don’t usually prefer, as my heart leans toward extended expeditions. But as they

John was first to arrive in his Isuzu MU-X at our meet point at the corner of Berry Brow Road and Great Southern Highway. The morning was cold, and while John showed up in shorts, Zeljko in his Toyota FJ Cruiser (Trip Leader) arrived next in long pants and a jumper. A biting

The Wokalup Circuit is always a great Day Trip. This outing occurred on Saturday, 15 May 2023.

After meeting at Pinjarra we headed south towards Wokalup and then turned east toward the Darling Scarp.

Our Road Trip consisted of:

Gilbert Karel (Trip Manager) – Toyota Prado
Warren Peers – Mitsubishi

This Beach Run was the one that would complete the journey from Lancelin to Cervantes. It was not to be. A fourth attempt will need to be made in the future.

We went on to the sand at Ledge Point.

The first item to check out on our recce was the Dwellingup Fencelines Track. Lots of medium level challenges that would be substantially more difficult if wet.

Twelve vehicles assembled at Bullsbrook around 9.00 o’clock on Sunday morning. Trip Leader Jason presented the trip plan and gave us a rundown of how the day would progress. There were many new faces – a very positive sign. A trip recce had been done the weekend before and both Jason and Gilbert, who were on this Trip, had done the recce.