Skydive Ramblers Post Equinox
Skydiving and Music Festival

Information Bulletin 2012

AIRCRAFT 

CARAVANS

COSTS and REGISTRATION

The 2012 Registration Form will be available online closer to the event.
If you do intend to attend, please e-mail us ASAP and let us know.
You can reserve your registration number for the nightly raffle draw.
As every year, there will be great Early Bird incentives!

COACHES and LOAD ORGANISERS 2012

All disciplines will be catered for. Watch this space for updates!

We have a camera pool of talented jumpers. We also have other local, talented Load Organisers.

• Big ways flat & Formation Loads
• Relative Work & Competition 4 and 8 way FS
• Atmonauti & Angles
• Freestyle and Head Up
• Freefly, Head Down, Tracking
• Wingsuiting, Wingsuit Flocks
• Canopy Control, Swooping

Dave Morris (UK) - Formation Skydiving

Back by popular demand, he load organised the 2004,2006, 2008, and 2010 Equinox stylishly with many 30-ways running throughout each day plus at least one 50-way every day.

Dave is the UK’s top and most respected load organiser. He travels the world boogie circuit doing what he does best – organising unique and challenging big-ways.

Gigliola Borgnis (IT) - Atmonauti

Atmonauti program for Equinox 2012 :

Advanced Atmo flights , for advance flyers

• Various speeds angles and directions
• Feet first
• Air Show with smoke
• Moving block formations
• Training and selections for Atmonauti AWR Dubai Dec. 2012
• Australian Record attempt of Atmonauti no-contact formation
• Australian Record attempt of Atmonauti linked formation
• Big ways from formation airplanes

Basic Atmo flights, for all levels

• Flights with medium speed , medium angle , constant direction
• No contact fly training
• Contact fly training
• Possibility for the more able to fly in some special big way

DAY TAPE

There will be the customary daily big screen presentation of the day’s jumping activities and the previous evening’s festivities.

EVENING ACTIVITIES

Every day the non-jumping fun starts every afternoon at 5.00pm at the poolside Calypso Bar. Robert Carl Blank, alias Herman da German and Kylie Cowling will provide live music until dinner. After dinner will be the daily Raffle Draw, followed by the Day Tape, plus more.

FOOD

Full catering on the drop zone. Cafes and hotel food in Toogoolawah.

DIRECTIONS & TRANSPORT

Directions & Maps to the Drop Zone can be found on our website under “Contact Us”.  There also is a link to more Public transport details: Useful Hints & Advice - Trains, Travel & Car Hire Info

Catch the train from Brisbane to Ipswich
Translink, phone: 131230

Then catch the bus to Toogoolawah
Westside Bus Company on 07 3288-1333

Then call the drop zone on 07 5423 1159 
or call a Toogoolawah Taxi on 07 5423 2288

ACCOMMODATION

There is a variety of on-site accommodation options to suit everyone. Two large bunkrooms in the main clubhouse which sleep a total of 13 people are available - simply bring your sleeping bag and pillow. Caravans and self-contained motel-style rooms with ensuites, kitchen and lounge room are also available. Reservations are essential. Powered camp sites are also available.

Unlimited powered and un-powered camping on site. Bookings essential. 

Check out Wicked Campers or google “mobile homes in Brisbane, Ipswich or Toowoomba”. It is recommended to hire a mobile “home”. 

Local accommodation in Toogoolawah town:

• The Norton Motel / Toogoolawah Motel, 7164 Brisbane Valley Highway - phone: 07 5423 2474
• Exchange Hotel Toogoolawah, 11 Cressbrook Street - phone: 07 5423 1151
• Toogoolawah Hotel, 79 Cressbrook Street - phone: 07 5423 1314
• Club Hotel Toogoolawah, 53 Cressbrook Street - phone: 07 5423 1330

Esk Accommodation:

• Esk Motel, 93 Ipswich Street, Esk Qld 4312
• Club Hotel Esk, 225 Ipswich Street, Esk Qld 4312
• Esk Wivenhoe Motor Inn ****, 2 Highland Street, Esk Qld 4312
• Grand Hotel Esk, 121 Ipswich Street, Esk Qld 4313
• Glenn Rocks Motel, 81 Ipswich Street, Esk Qld 4313 - phone: 07 5424 1304

Kilcoy Accommodation:

• Kilcoy Farmstay, 3931 Esk-Kilcoy Road, Kilcoy Qld 4515, phone: 07 5497 2488
• Kilcoy Gardens Motor Inn, Cnr Hope & Ethel Streets, Kilcoy Qld 4515
• Exchange Hotel Kilcoy, 13 William Street, Kilcoy Qld 4515
• Kilcoy Motel, 6 William Street, Kilcoy Qld 4515
• Stanley Hotel, 46 Mary Street, Kilcoy Qld 4515
• Hunting Lodge Estate, 703 Mt Kilcoy Road, Kilcoy Qld 4515

Other accommodation in the area:

• Harlin Hotel Motel, 8518 Brisbane Valley Highway, Harlin Qld 4306 - phone 07 5423 5102
• Club Motel/Hotel Lowood, 50 Railway Street, Lowood Qld 4311
• Fernvale Hotel/Motel, 1490 Brisbane Valley Highway, Fernvale Qld 4306
• Sketches Mountain Resort, 3143 Hampton - Esk Road, Ravensbourne Qld 4352 - phone: 07 4697 8777

For more information visit the Somerset Tourism website for Places to Stay

TOOGOOLAWAH TOWN

Our local township of Toogoolawah has good utilities:

• Police and Ambulance
• Hotels and motel
• Taxi service
• Post Office
• Bank
• Supermarket and Corner Store
• Cafes
• News Agent
• Butcher
• Petrol stations
• Golf course

THINGS TO DO

Check out what the local Tourism group has on offer. 

Visit the Somerset Tourism Website and don’t forget our Partners Program, off-drop zone daytime activities for jumpers’ partners.

Please contact Ramblers DZ if you have any questions or requests. We will endeavour to help you with everything we can.

Ramblers staff and members of the Toogoolawah Skydivers Club look forward to your visit. We will make you feel welcome and we will make sure you have a fun time; after all we are Famous For Fun!!