Following the NSW Old Bar Beach Festival, near Taree, on the NSW long weekend at the start of the month, a number of Kombis made the over 1300km trip to the Victorian ReVolks event last weekend at Lorne, stopping for the night in Benalla on Wednesday, October 7.
The number of Kombis participating in this, now annual, event has jumped from six last year to 11 this year.
In Benalla, the Kombis lined up at 59 Benson St.
Featured in the lineup was Benalla’s Annie and John, with their 1976 camper, Pearlie, and Mel and Pete, with their 1973 camper, Beryl.
Kylie from Sydney in her 1975 bay, Betsy, Kath and Greg from Central Tilba in their 1976 camper, Possum, Jeff from Camden in his 1976 camper, Shilo, and Leanne and Craig from Wollongong in their 1976 camper, Elsie, also took to the local streets to show off their rides.
The group was also joined by Erica, Shan and Wes from Geurie in their 1973 camper, Deb and Pete from Camden in their 1977 bay, Ratley, Jenny and Marty from Bulli in their 1975 bay, Josh, and his daughter Piper from Old Bar in his 1962 splitty, and Chris and Alan from Jervis Bay, who also own a splitty, in their Volskwagen T5 camper.
– John Stephenson