Lake Entry
1. Description
The DLRA lease the lake from Department of Environment and Water and we get charged a considerable fee for the use of the lake, and the Gawler Ranges Aboriginal Corporation also charge the DLRA a fee for monitors to be at Speed Week.
To help recover these costs the DLRA collects a LAKE ENTRY FEE in return they issue a wristband, we also give a program and a small orientation and safety induction, before anyone enters the lake.
We also use this opportunity to collect camping fees for people staying at the DLRA camp (NOT the Mt.Ive Camp).
There is a checkpoint at the edge of the lake where all this take place.
To volunteer for this job use the Volunteer Register.
2. Responsibility
You will be responsible for
- collecting lake entry fees and DLRA Camp fees,
- checking that people have their wristband on when they enter the lake,
- as well as providing a safe environment around the area at the edge of the lake.
- You will also give a brief orientation and safety indiction to all those entering the lake for the first time.
NOTE: Some people will have already paid their Lake Entry and / or DLRA Camping Fees online. They should have a ticket that they can print off or you will need to check the lists.
From Tuesday to Friday, early in the morning there will be Record Run entrants who need to get onto the lake as soon as possible as they will be the first vehicles of the day. These vehicles will have a special pass to identify them. They do not have to queue with all the other vehicles and once the lake is open, after dusting off, they can proceed straight onto the lake.
3. Duties
There will be some keep left signs on the road leading up to the check point, this is to help keep the road clear for officials and record run entrants. During peak times (morning) there will be a large queue of cars wanting to get onto the lake, your job is to make sure that no one enters the lake before 7.00am as this is a condition of our lease and in respect to the traditional owners. The only exception will be Officials and Record Run Entrants. These cars should have a Support Vehicle sign in the windscreen and a special Record Run Entrant sign in the windscreen as well.
People will be impaitent especially when the queue is long and everyone will have a special reason why they need to get on urgently. You need to be respectful, but advise them that them talking to you is making the process longer for everyone and unless they have the necessary credentials they just have to wait. If somebody starts to give you a really hard time refer them to the Race Director via Channel 10 on the UHF radio, he will gladly sort them out.
3.1 Volunteer Instructions
On the day of your duty, you report direct to the Lake Entry Checkpoint at the edge of the lake.
Make sure you sign the volunteers book next to your name.
The lake opens at 7.00am, and closes at 6.00pm. Change over time from morning to afternoon shifts is 1.00pm. You must be ready to start your shift at these times.
Make sure you have a hat, sunglasses, sun cream, snacks. Water is provided from the esky at the vehicle check point and there is a portable toilet at the canteen.
Please read this information about avoiding Dehydration and recognising Heat Exhaustion or Heat Stroke.
3. Tasks
3.1 Set Up
Collect the shelters from the white storage containers at the DLRA camp and transport them to the pits and then set the frames up.
3.2 During the event
- Check occupants of vehicles coming on to the lake have a wristband
- Collect Lake Entry Fees
- Collect DLRA Camping Fees
- Manage the queue leading on to the lake
- On first arrival, give each vehicle a Speed Week program
- On first arrival, give the passengers in each vehicle a short orientation and safety induction.
- Provide easy and direct access for Officials and Record Run support vehicles
3.3 Pack Up
At the conclusion of Speed Week all equipment is to be collected, packed away and returned to the storage containers at the DLRA camp
4. Equipment
- Shade structure, tables, chairs, club UHF radio, club esky
- traffic cones and various signage will be placed for you.
5. Escalation
- For clarification of details during speed week, refer to Clerk of Course.