by Phil Anthony On Thursday 27 February, Phil Anthony, Anthony James and Phil’s friend Rob flew Anthony’s Bonanza to Mallacoota to observe the bushfire devastation in Gippsland and to meet with two friends who were working in the relief of the township. Along the way, there were extensive burnt areas and from Orbost flying East, […]
Peninsula Aero Club has a proud tradition of supporting local community service clubs from the proceeds of our air shows. The 2020 Airshow is no different with our major beneficiary to be announced shortly. The club will also be supporting the Tyabb CFA, a vital service for all of us, the Mt Eliza Lions Club […]
LFC Members. At the last committee meeting it was discussed what would be the best way for LFC to contribute to the recovery of towns and businesses in the bushfire-effected areas of Victoria. In the end the decision was made that we could simply do what LFC does best: fly to regional areas and spend […]
After start delayed by one day due to weather worthy of the depths of winter, 20 people in eight planes traversed the state from Melbourne to Gawler for the LFC cup weekend fly-away. Five planes left from Lilydale, two from Moorabbin and one from Penfield Airport in Sunbury. Basing ourselves in Angaston with four cars […]
Lilydale Flying Club is once again taking memberships renewals! We have had a sabbatical on membership fees whilst we came up with a better option for banking. Now that has been sorted out we are once again in a position for people to start renewing their memberships. All memberships are due as of 1 October […]
It’s time to speak up! Lilydale Flying Club is a social club founded in 2014 to further friendship, run social activities and encourage knowledge-sharing and experiences among Lilydale Airport’s aviators. Now we need to hear what you think about the club and its directions. This is a short 10-question survey to get feedback from members […]
It’s on again! The legendary Lilydale Flying Club Trivia Night is back. We’re back at Atticus Wine Bar in Yarra Glen on 31 August to decide the club trivia kings. The pride of winning this prestigious event is once again your team’s for the taking. There’ll be scintillating conversation, food, wine and beer, fun times […]
Tony Collett was awarded the very first Marjy Grosvenor Award at the 2019 Lilydale Airport Winter Dinner on Saturday night. Tony was the driving force behind the 2018 Funflight event and his effort and dedication ensured it was a successful event. Russ Grosvenor presented Tony with the award in front of a gathering of 74 […]
Winter is really not that far away now and consequently neither is the annual Lilydale Airport Winter Dinner! We’re back at Fergusson Winery on Saturday 29 June for another fantastic night of great food, wine and conversation of just about every type. There’s more news to come on this in the next couple of days. […]
Lilydale Flying Club is pleased to inaugurate The Marjy Grosvenor Award. Named after a club stalwart and one of the founding committee members, The Marjy Grosvenor Award will recognise one member who has contributed to the club above what would normally be expected. It will be presented annually at the Winter Dinner. The aim of […]
