Trip Reports

There are 49 Trip Reports on the old Cockburn 4WD Club website. To enjoy reading them, click here.

Sunday 16th February 2025
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By Zeljko Zagorac

Purpose of the Trip

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. At

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Category: Day Trips
Sunday 17th November 2024
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By Zeljko Zagorac

 

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

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Category: Day Trips
Saturday 12th October 2024
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By Gilbert Karel

 

People arrived

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Category: Weekend Trips
Wednesday 2nd October 2024
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By Kim Epton

 

These ‘Rules’ won’t turn you into a professional photographer, however, they will make your pics more useful. With a digital camera it is so easy to just click away. However, a little planning will help save you a lot of time in sorting your photographs after you return home. And they

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Category: TIPS AMD TRICKS
Friday 20th September 2024
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By Kim Epton

 

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Category: Weekend Trips
Sunday 15th September 2024
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By Zeljko Zagorac

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

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Category: Day Trips
Friday 10th May 2024
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By Kim Epton

Wickepin to Bridgetown

The aim of our Road Trip was to follow the Blackwood River from its source near Wickepin to where it discharges into the ocean at Augusta.

The Blackwood River has its named source at the confluence of the Arthur and Balgarup

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Category: Weekend Trips
Wednesday 3rd April 2024
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By Kim Epton

 

Bornholm Beach

Bornholm Beach

Bornholm Beach has a fearsome reputation.

Along with nearby Dingo Beach it is recognised by many as being very difficult to get off – though this is not a universal opinion. Whatever, perceptions become reality and the reality is that

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A massive and humble thank you to all of the people involved in my recovery. The skill, knowledge and tenacity demonstrated by the team, both Zeljko and Scott in particular, will never be forgotten and forever appreciated. Not every drive is a walk in the park.

Posted by Roderick Dally, 06/01/2025 10:36:03 am

Thank you, Rod, for your kind words. The Cockburn 4WD Club appreciate your support and comment. Hope to see you on a trip soon!

Posted by Maureen Fisher-Sim, 05/03/2025 2:45:37 am

Category: Extended Trips
Monday 1st January 2024
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By Kim Epton

 

The two most easterly parts of the Hunt Track – Southern Cross to Kambalda and Kambalda to Spinifex Range and Hunts Pinnacles –

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Category: Extended Trips
Monday 1st January 2024
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By Kim Epton

 

The Granite Monsters Road Trip toured some of the amazing granite outcrops that extend from the south-west tip of Australia to approximately 800 kilometres north-east on the edge of the Great Victoria Desert.

Mindebooka Hill

Our Granite Monsters Road Trip was held over the September long weekend in 2019.

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Category: Extended Trips