unfortunetly the biggest swap meet in australia is no more. we received a refund for next years site fees in the mail thanking us for our support. it seems the organisers are walking away and not renewing the lease with ballarat council. had many good times at this swap,a great boys weekend away with plenty on offer if you searched. lets hope someone else picks up the lease,will really miss this swap. cheers,thommo.
So we're left with contracting coal miner's lung from walking around in circles at the ****** Bendigo dustbowl!
i wish it was too, unfortunetly it's all over.google ballarat swap, story in local paper,i think the Courier.
WOW.......I've been to every one of these since day one. Will have to hunt up the Courier and read what has happened. One can only guess like so many other things that have changed over the years that has affected swap meetings. Here is a link to the Ballarat Courier News paper. http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/local/news/general/ballarat-swap-meet-its-all-over/2121965.aspx
Organisers, Super Swap Promotions Pty Ltd, is a private company. Apparently there is nothing stopping another business negotiating with Council on lease, unsure of name is copy righted though, so swap could continue. Similar thing happened when Chic Henry sold the 'SummerNats', it can be done. Up here in Q'ld, 'Wintersun' went south so local businesses got together and a new 'Cooly Rocks' festival filled the void. Although I've never been I've heard lots of fantastic stories, many bargains to be had, bench racing and comradeship.
Looks like the organisers of the Bendigo Swap may save Ballarat Swap. http://www.thecourier.com.au/news/l...to-save-super-southern-swap-meet/2122477.aspx
thats good news. i'd hoped someone would step in. it'd be foolish on the councils part to let it die off simply for the sheer number of people it brings into the town for the weekend. lets hope it all comes together
last ballarat was great for us as usual a heap of parts to bring back to tasmania great peaple great swap lets hope some one picks it up and keeps it going he you even meet good people at that swap like Human Fly a top young bloke
So many people talking about it at the Castlemaine Swap today. So many odd stories being told about airport expansion and ring road extensions. It would be nice to know more about what happened and what is going to happen.
Well I won't miss it, the organisers lost what swap meets are all about. Went to the first ones, and they were great, as a rodder, a large swap put on by rodders, the whole atmosphere was great, the old airstrip covered in Rods and cl***ics, the last couple of times this whole thing all but gone, the last time I drove 400 miles in an open car to be told at the gate to pay $ 45.00 a day to put the car on the airstrip for display, told them to jam it up their **** and drove home, 800 mile round trip. when I go interstate for a swap I prefer the Fridge and Bendigo over the past few years has surprisingly been better organised with a more relaxed approach to people who take the effort to drive their cars of interest to the swap. We all understand any venture must be viable, but if you loose the very thing people go there in the first place you are left with just a venue.
Take it easy.......I am not so young anymore. Good to meet you too. I will be coming down to Tazzie in the next few months, i will give you a holler and check things out down there.
WOW, thats a different point of view, I have been going for at least 10 years and they just get better and better for me and my mates. But i spose its better you feel that way as it keeps the number of hunters down
i think ive been to 11 balarat swaps and never had a bad time there even the year it rained it takes us 4days travelling and 2 ferry trips plus costs us 1000 dollars for a trip but we cant not go its always fun so lets hope sumone else picks up the swap , tom let me know when you coming over will show a few cars you might like to see
I seriously doubt the swap is over, there is alot of money to be made if its done right & i know many have already put there hand up to help it continue.
me and my mates have been going for years,have a couple of sites,sell some ****,buy some more.we've had a great time,drinking beer,talking **** and just so******ing.you only get out of something from the effort you put in. just my 2 cents.
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