This just in:

Welcome to 2025 and the first CLA lunch run of the year! Lock in the date – Sunday the 23rd February – and prepare your steeds (Lotus preferred but not essential) plus partners, family members and friends for a fun run to lunch at the Burrawang Village Hotel.

Attendance is free outside lunch at your own cost, but please register online via Member Jungle at this link before Monday 17 February so that we can provide numbers to the hotel.

We have plotted a route, which is available at this Google maps link. The plan is as follows:

• Meet at Beecroft (Cafe Long Shot) at 7:15am (or before) for a 8:00am get away. Grab a coffee, but we need to be away by 8am. If you plan to eat here before we head off, please arrive around 7am
• Head towards the Airport via the M2, Lane Cove Tunnel for an acoustic adventure (Did someone mention tunnels?)
• Continue southwards towards the Royal National Park
• Stop to pick up any Southerners (or Shire folk) at Loftus Oval
• Head into the Royal National Park and head towards Otford. It’s Sunday, so the Royal National Park will be busy (not to mention Cyclists and The Fuzz)
• Stop at The Otford Pantry for a coffee and leg stretch – 30 mins max
• Journey through Stanwell Park over the Sea-Cliff bridge towards Thirroul and then onto Albion Park
• At Albion Park, head along the Illawarra Highway and up Macquarie Pass
• At the Top of the Pass we take a slightly longer tour around Robertson via the Tourist Road and complete our journey at the Burrawang Village Hotel (https://www.burrawangvillagehotel.com.au). We have a booking at 12:30pm in the beer garden – undercover
• After lunch (at your expense) you can either return the way you came or head up the freeway back to Sydney

We can accommodate 30 – 40 members, so if you can register online via Member Jungle as soon as possible, that would be greatly appreciated.

Tour notes and general advice will be given on the day, but remember:

• It’s a great drive through plenty of different terrain. You will have a plenty to discuss over lunch
• Arrive with a full tank of fuel! If you need to stop for fuel, you will be touring solo
• We are representing Club Lotus Australia, so please be on your best behaviour in regard to road rules and other motorists
• Be courteous with other participants, especially when overtaking. ‘Red mist’ will not be tolerated
• Remember and obey speed limits and police, and take care of cyclists – it’s a Sunday and all will be bountiful
• Have fun with your fellow enthusiasts!

Looking forward to a great day and if you have any questions or have issues registering online, please contact us via [email protected]