Camp Cook off 2022 - Mellenbye Station
The ride: Meeting at Bindoon Bakehaus on Saturday morning 10 September, arrive early for coffee and breakfast but be ready to leave at 9am.
We will travel outbound North via the Midlands Road, the map shows some alternate options for those wishing to do their own thing.
The run up should be 343 km.
If we make good time on Saturday afternoon GS riders can try an easy track to the local lookout for some great views.
The Rules for entering the competition are simple, and entry is not mandatory. To enter You must bring your own cooking gear and ingredients on your motorcycle not in an auxiliary vehicle. Cooking commences from 5pm with meals presented to the judges between 6 and 6:30pm. You may cook on a camp fire or a camping stove but not in the Camp Kitchen. Mellenbye Station does not have a store or provide any supplies other than water. You may present one dish or many courses its up to you. The judges will be asked to consider the following factors in scoring the entries.
Taste, Appearance, Initiative, Practicality for Motorcycle Camping (ie not silver service and glassware). Time from start to service is limited to 1.5 hours.
There are toilets and showers and a camp kitchen and rec room in the old shearers quarters to shelter in if the weather is otherwise.
Camping fees are $10 pp, pn (if not affected by the recent RB rate rise) payable when you check in. There is other accomodation on site but booking is up to you and is possibly sold out at this time of year.
The return Trip on Sunday will take us via Coal Seam Park to Mingenew bakery for a late breakfast, before we head South for Bindoon and Perth via the Midlands Route
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Register to let us know you are coming and we will look out for you at the meet up. You may also make your own way to and from the Cook off if you choose.
More details may be posted closer to the date so look out for emails and updates.
Mellenbye Station is located just 6.5 kilometres off the Sealed Morawa Yalgoo Road. If you are travelling from Perth the station is a four and a half hour drive. Roughly 430 kilometres. There are several routes you can choose if you coming up from Perth, for example, Dalwallinu-Perenjori-Morawa, or Via route 116 Moora- Carnamah- Morawa, or from the coast through Three Springs or Mingenew- Morawa. If you are travelling from the North on the coast we are approximately 210 kilometres from Geraldton via Mullewa or from Mt Magnet through Yalgoo it is also approximately 200 kilometres. There are two entrances to the station, the first of which at the southern border is a private entrance and it is located just after the cattle grid crossing at the Morawa and Yalgoo border. You cannot access the station stay through this entrance. This entrance is near the outback starts here sign on your left and there is a sign directing you to go another 10 kilometres on your right. Please travel a further 9 kilometres North to the Homestead Entrance. This Entrance is marked by signs with the words Mellenbye station stay and a road sign Mellenbye Homestead. As you drive in you will see the old tank and windmill which has information about the station. Please note we do not allow dogs on the property as indicated by the 1080 poison sign on the tank. The Station Stay entrance and entrance to the old homestead is located near the Northern boundary of the station. This entrance is 47.6 kilometres North from Morawa and approximately 77 kilometres from Yalgoo. GPS co-ordinates for the entrance are E 116.12.19 - S 28.49.59 If you are travelling north from Morawa on the Morawa Yalgoo Road, you will cross a cattle grid. The grid marks the end of the Morawa district and beginning of Yalgoo District. There are signs indicating that you are in Yalgoo, that the outback starts here and that the area is subject to 1080 wild dog baiting. Travel approximately 9 kilometres north from this first cattle grid to reach the entrance for the station stay. The entrance is marked on the left roadside with a homestead sign. There are signs on the right side of the road indicating when you are two and one kilometres away from the entrance. The entrance is on your right hand side. Just inside the entrance road there are two signs indicating Mellenbye station stay. Further in on the old water tank there is information about the station stay. If you are travelling south on the Yalgoo Morawa road, you will see a sign and cattle grid indicating that you have left Barnong station. There are two signs on your left hand side, indicating when you are two and one kilometres from the entrance to Mellenbye. The entrance to the station stay, is on your lefthand side. Look for the street sign for Mellenbye Homestead on the west side of the road.
