Mercedes-Benz Club of Queensland upcoming events

Gold Coast Mid-Week Run to Cougal Cascade (16 Jun 2026)

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Gold Coast - Mid-Week Run
to Cougal Cascades then
Return to Currumbin RSL for Lunch

Tuesday, 16 June 2026

Meet and Greet

Meet and Greet over coffee or beverage of your choice at Hidden Perk, 15 Ikkina Rd, Burleigh Heads QLD 4220 at 10:30 am for 11:00 am departure.

On leaving the Hidden Perk, follow Ikkina Road and then turn right into Tabilban Steet. The road curves to the left, becoming Reserve Street. Turn right at the T-intersection with Ocean Parade, which curves to the left and becomes Tabilban Street again. Take the first left onto Koel Street and then right into Bunyip Street. Turn left at the junction with West Burleigh Road and take the slip road to remain on West Burleigh Road which becomes Tallebudgera Creek Road. Pass under the Pacific Highway and at the junction with Tallebudgera Connection Road turn left. Follow Tallebudgera connection Road to the T-intersection at Currumbin Creek Road, turning right into Currumbin Creek Road. Follow Currumbin Creek Road to the Cougal Cascade Carpark

Here we will stop to stretch our legs and optionally take a 6-minute walk to the rock pools.

At 12.00 we will start our return journey, back down Currumbin Creek Road/Duringan Street to the Currumbin RSL at 165 Duringan Street where we will have lunch.

For those unable to join in the drive, you are welcome to join us for lunch at the RSL.

Lunch

Members and guests will order lunch from the RSL Menu

Registration

Registration is essential. When registering, please indicate if you will participate in the drive, or will just join for lunch.

Technical Morning - Hoist Day (20 Jun 2026)

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT

TECHNICAL MORNING - HOIST DAY

THREE POINT CLASSIC
2 - 7 Maud Street, Newstead

Saturday, 20 June - 9:00 am - 12 Noon

This is your chance to take a peek under your car and receive loads of advice.

Registration is Essential!

Waverley's Annual Show and Shine (21 Jun 2026)

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Waverley's Annual Show and Shine

Sunday 21 June 2026 at 10:00 AM

Once again, for the 12th time, Waverley Cameron is hosting the Annual Wide Bay Show and Shine at his home, 22 Sea Eagle Drive, Yengarie

Bring a plate to share for morning tea, for which coffee and hot water will be provided.

BYO Lunch for which a barbeque facility will be available.

Please bring a chair!

Registration

Please register for this event by using the Registration button on the left.

Mid-Week Run - Jindalee Boat Ramp Park (25 Jun 2026)

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Mid-Week Run - Jindalee Boat Ramp Park
Mount Ommaney Drive, Jindalee
Thursday, 25 June 2026
10:00 am

Rinse out the thermos and fill it with boiling water, pack some snacks and meet-up with fellow Club Members at Jindalee Boat Ramp Park

Mid-Week Run - Vic Lucas Park (15 Jul 2026)

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Mid-Week Run - Vic Lucas Park
Quay Street, Bulimba Point
10:00 AM Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Gold Coast - Christmas in July (21 Jul 2026)

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Meet and Greet

Meet and Greet at Yatala Pie Shop, 48 Old Pacific Hwy, Yatala between 10 and 10:30 am for 11:00 am Departure.

The Route

Registration

Registration is essential! Use the button on the left.

When registering, please indicate if you will join other members at the Yatala Pie Shop of if you will travel directly to St Bernards. If travelling directly to St Bernards, you should arrive there by 12 Noon.

Vegetarian Option

When registering, indicate if you, or your guest, require the Vegetarian Option.

Wide Bay August Sunday Outing to Tin Can Bay (2 Aug 2026)

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:30:00 GMT

Wide Bay August Sunday Outing
to Tin Can Bay

August 2, 2026

Meet 10.30am at the Lions Park, Esplanade Tin Can Bay for a BYO morning tea, BYO chairs may be a good idea.

11.30am meet at 222 Gympie Road at the Country Club Golf course for lunch.

A la carte Chinese and Australian food, drinks at the bar.

Heaps of parking for our beautiful cars.

Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Mid-Week Run - Sherwood Aboretum (18 Aug 2026)

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Mid-Week Run - Sherwood Aboretum
87 Jolimont St, Sherwood QLD 4075
10:00 AM, Tuesday, 18 August 2026

Celebration of Mercedes-Benz 2026 - Register for DISPLAY (13 Sep 2026)

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Member's Car Display

Celebrating 140 Years of the Automobile
and 100 Years of Mercedes-Benz

Sunday 13th of September - 8:00am - 2:00pm

Norths Rugby Club 150 Shaw Road, Wavell Heights

Whether you are a member entering your vehicle/s in this year's Concours, wanting to participate in the members Car Display, or just looking for an interesting day out with the family ... come join us at the Mercedes-Benz Club of Queensland's Celebration of Mercedes-Benz!

For the 50th Annual Concours d'Elegance, the entry fees for Display Vehicles have been waived.

ENTRY:

Concours Members: enter from 8am for 9am Judging : $15 per vehicle (payment required on registration)
Display Members: enter from 8am for 9am Judging : Free Entry
Spectator Parking Only: enter from 9am in bitumen Car Park (Free Entry)

2026 Display Classes and Awards

The Club has organised 15 trophies for Member's Display cars, to
encourage ALL members to bring ALL their cars to Celebration, regardless of condition.

Pre 1960’s Origins

1960’s Origins

1970’s Origins

1980’s Origins

1990’s Origins

2000’s Origins

Post 2010’s Origins

AMG – Pre 2010 Origins

AMG – 2010 Origins and later

Best Sedan

Best Coupe

Best Convertible

Best Estate/Wagon

Best SUV/4WD

President's Award - The Alan Letzer Memorial Trophy

The President's Award is a perpetual trophy for the most deserving car in the Display category

This magnificent trophy, the Alan Letzer Memorial Award, was presented to the Club by past, long-time President, the Late Chris Reid in memory of her late husband, Alan Letzer, in the early years of her Presidency. Chris stipulated that the trophy be awarded, at the discretion of the incumbent President, to the most deserving car in the Display category of the Club's Celebration/Concours.

AWARD PRESENTATIONS: 12 noon

Display presentation, followed by
Concours D'Elegance awards

'Display Only' Registration

Free Entry

Use the REGISTER button on the lefthand sidebar to register your car/s to be included in the separate 'Display' area.

PLEASE NOTE: There are separate Registration forms for 'Display Cars' and 'Concours Entrants'. For Concours Registration, go to the 'Concours d'Elegance' event page.

Celebration of Mercedes-Benz 2026 - Register for CONCOURS (13 Sep 2026)

Sat, 12 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Concours d'Elegance 2026

Sunday 13 September | 8:00am - 2:00pm

Celebrating 140 Years of the Automobile
and 100 Years of Mercedes-Benz

Norths Rugby Club 150 Shaw Road, Wavell Heights

ENTRIES CLOSE Thursday, 10 September

The main purpose of the Concours d’Elegance is to recognise and reward owners who have done an outstanding job of care and maintenance of their Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Judges will inspect all cars entered to determine those worthy of an award.

ENTRY:

Concours Members: enter from 8am for 9am Judging : $15 per vehicle
Payment required on registration.
Display Members: enter from 8am for 9am Judging : Free Entry
Spectator Parking Only: enter from 9am, park as directed (Free Entry)

INFORMATION FOR ENTRANTS:

Click on the following link to access a document providing Information for Entrants in all Categories:

MBCQ Concours 2026 - Information for Entrants.pdf

2026 Concours Classes and Awards

CLASS 1

1950’s and Earlier
Pre-31st December 1948 & ‘Phoenix Cars’ W136, W191, W187 until 31st December 1955 – All Body Types
W120, W121, W105, W180, W186, W188, W189, W128 July 1953 until December 1962 – All Body Types

CLASS 2

1960’s Origins
W100, W110, W111, W112, W108, W109 – All Body Types

CLASS 3

1970’s Origins
W114, W115, W116, W123 – All Body Types

CLASS 4

1980’s Origins
W201, W124, C124, A124, W126 – All Body Types

CLASS 5

1990’s Origins
W202, S202, W168, W140, W210, S210, C208, A208, C209, A209 – All Body Types

CLASS 6

2000’s Origins
A207, C117, C/W/X166, R171, R172, C/R190, C/R197, CL203, W156, W169, C207, W176, W/V177, W/X194, W/S203, W/S204, C/W/A205, W206, W/S211, W/S212, C215, C216, C217, C/X218, W219, W251, W220, W221, W/V/X222, W/V223, C/A238, W245, W246, W251, H/X243, H/X246, C/X253, C257, X290, C292, W447, W263, W293, W639, Maybach

CLASS 7

SL 1950’s & 1960’s
W198, R121, W113

CLASS 8

SL 1970’s & 1980’s
R107 & C107

CLASS 9

SL & SLK 1990’s & 2000’s
R129, R170, R230, R171, C197, R197, C199, R172, R231

CLASS 10

4WD Models
W163, W460, W461, W463, W638, W414, X156, X164, W251, W166 (2011 – 2014) W350R

CLASS 11

Preservation Class - In recognition of 140 Years of the Automobile.

The Preservation Class will be open to all models over 30 years old that are completely unrestored, original and historically intact, highlighting the maxim ...

"A Mercedes-Benz can be restored many times, but it is only original once"

Please Note:

For an award to be made in a Class, more that one vehicle must contest the Class.

PERPETUAL TROPHIES

Perpetual Trophies have been donated by various Club members and sponsors over the years. They are held by the recipient to whom they are awarded for 12 months and then returned to be awarded to the following year's winners. The winner's name will be engraved on the Trophy.

STAR CLASS
The 2026 Concours Star Class is the SL Class - open to all models starting with the SL designation

ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
The Hans Salterod Memorial Award

BEST ENGINE COMPARMENT
Best Engine Compartment on the day

BEST INTERIOR
Best Interior on the day

BEST EXTERIOR
Best Exterior on the day - Sponsored by MBQ Autobody LSH Auto

CHAMPION of CHAMPIONS
The Champion of Champions Trophy exists for past outright winners of all previous years.

OUTRIGHT WINNER
The vehicle judged to be of the highest standard will be the overall winner of the MBCQ Concours d'Elegance.

Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Brisbane
Including the W.R.J. Riddel Trophy

AWARD PRESENTATIONS: 12 noon

The awards presentation will commence at midday, starting with the Display winners, followed by the Concours Awards. We aim to conclude by 1.30pm - 2pm.

Concours d'Elegance Registration
$15 per vehicle - payment required on registration

Use the REGISTER button on the lefthand sidebar to register your car/s for entry in the 'Concours d'Elegance'. You will need to submit a new registration form for each vehicle.

PLEASE NOTE: There are separate Registration forms for 'Display Cars' and 'Concours Entrants'. For 'Display Car' Registration, go to the 'Celebration' event page.

Method of Payment for this EVENT is ONLY by:
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DIRECT CREDIT into the Club's Bank Account:
Bank: Suncorp
BSB: 484 799
Account Number: 2000 09415
Reference: Surname | Membership Number | Description.
Example: Citizen 9999 Concours

PLEASE DO NOT MAKE PAYMENT BY PAYPAL!

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Mid-Week Run - Mount Gravatt Lookout (24 Sep 2026)

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Mid-Week Run - Mount Gravatt Lookout
Mount Gravatt Outlook Drive, Mount Gravatt
10:00 AM Thursday, 24 September 2026

Rinse out the thermos and fill it with boiling water, pack some snacks and meet-up with fellow Club Members at Mount Gravatt Lookout.

Technical Morning - Hoist Day (10 Oct 2026)

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT

TECHNICAL MORNING - HOIST DAY

THREE POINT CLASSIC
17 Rover Street, Mount Gravatt

Saturday, 10 October - 9:00 am - 12 Noon

This is your chance to take a peek under your car and receive loads of advice.

Registration is Essential!

Mercedes-Benz Anniversary Tour - Germany (17 Oct 2026)

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT

MERCEDES-BENZ CLUB OF QUEENSLAND

140 YEARS TOUR OF GERMANY

16th - 26th October 2026

On behalf of the Committee I am delighted to announce that BOOKINGS ARE NOW OPEN for the much anticipated Tour of Germany to coincide with the 140 years of Mercedes-Benz.

All the information you need to help with your decision is provided in this email below.

Up-front, I want to say we have a truly exciting tour planned, starting with an invitation to a special 140-years celebration event at the amazing Mercedes-Benz Museum and, in the following 10 days, visiting just about everything Mercedes-Benz has to show us in Stuttgart and much more.

Before I go further, I want to thank and acknowledge the wonderful help we have received from Ana-Rosa Brommer and Franziska Enger from Mercedes-Benz In Stuttgart to put this tour together, with the ever-generous support from our great friends in Mercedes-Benz Heritage in Stuttgart - Georg Wohlfarth, Marcel Schuh and Rainer Finkbeiner. Put simply, without this help and support, we will not be going to many of the places on the tour, so we greatly appreciate their efforts to bring this tour to life for the benefit of our members.

TOUR PROGRAM

Click here to access the detailed program for the ten days for your review. We will be going to just about all the places we asked for, and have even been able to factor in a few other significant non-car sites while in the neighbourhood, so to speak. A list of most (but not all) places are as follows:

Mercedes-Benz Museum
AMG Factory
Unimog Museum
Porsche Museum
Technik Museum
Gottlieb Daimler Birthplace

Mercedes-Benz factories/plant
Daimler Memorial (in Bad Cannstatt)
Motorworld and the V8 Hotel
Bertha Benz Memorial
Carl Benz Museum
BMW Museum (in Munich)

TOUR DATES

Confirming that the Tour will commence on Saturday 17th October and go for ten days. This means you need to arrive in Stuttgart by Friday, 16th October at the latest to join the tour. 16th October will be the first of ten nights of our tour, and checkout will be on Morning, 26th October.

The hotel we are staying at for the ten days is called "Jaz in the City", conveniently located about 1.9km from the middle of Stuttgart.

TOUR COSTS

We are pleased to announce that the cost for the 10-day tour will be $3,500 per person based on twin-share or double occupancy of the rooms. This cost will include the following:

Accommodation will be at the Hotel Jaz in the CIty, Stuttgart - https://jazinthecitystuttgart.wellnesshotel.org/ on the basis of twin-share or double occupancy. Should anyone want a single room, pls drop us an email and we will follow-up. Cost is likely to be an extra €65 - €75 per day.
Hot Breakfast every morning,
All transfers to and from the hotel each day,
All entry fees to the museums and other attractions, including any costs for guides or headsets as needed.
Special "Dinner in the Dark" experience on Saturday, 24th October.

The cost DOES NOT include lunches or dinners unless specified in the Program. For example, we will cover the cost of the Dinner on Saturday 24th October, and a light lunch will als be provided when we go to the AMG factory as there are no cafes or restaurants in the vicinity. Of course, you need to pay for your travel costs to and from Stuttgart.

BOOKINGS ARE NOW OPEN !

We are so excited to announce that we are now taking bookings for the Tour.!!
Now that we have confirmed costs for the tour, we require full payment when you book. Closing date for bookings and payments is Tuesday, 23rd June as previously advertised. Naturally, we would like everyone to book and pay as early as possible as it helps the Committee with planning and finalising details. Also note that Members who had previously registered their interest in the Tour will need to confirm that they will be attending by now making payment.
To book for the tour, make payment as detailed below:

Payment by DIRECT CREDIT into the Club's Bank Account is preferred:

Bank: Suncorp
BSB: 484 799
Account Number: 2000 09415
Reference: Surname | Membership Number | Germany.Example: Citizen 9999 Germany

For CREDIT CARD Payment:

Contact our Treasurer Lynda Buckland on 0401 485 141 or email treasurer@mbcq.com.au, to organise payment by Credit Card.
Please send confirmation of your payment to our Treasurer Lynda Buckland (email: treasurer@mbcq.com.au or mobile 0401 485 141) including your full name, current mobile and email address.
A reminder that all payments are non-refundable in the event you cannot come. Of course, you can have someone else attend in your place and we will also help you find a replacement if needed, but understandably, the club cannot carry the cost of cancellations.
Also, as mentioned in my last email, by all means, do make tentative airline bookings but please DO NOT PAY for personal airline tickets until you have received confirmation from us (on or around the 23rd June) that the Tour will definitely be going ahead. While we are confident, based on the interest shown to date that the Tour will go ahead, we cannot be liable for any payments you made for airline tickets prior to 23rd June in the unlikely event that we get very low interest in the tour.
As mentioned, we will officially confirm the Tour by 24th June at the latest after bookings have closed. Again, the earlier everyone coming can pay, the earlier we can make the decision that the tour will be going ahead. Greatly appreciate your help in this regard.

FINAL COMMENTS

As mentioned in my previous email, we seek your understanding that we are your fellow club members and volunteers who are giving a lot of their time to organise this event. Thus, we cannot offer tailored bookings for those who wish to come to (say) only some of the tours or stay in different locations but come on our tours. We just cannot manage the logistics.
We have negotiated to keep costs as low as possible but still have good quality accommodation, and an overall great experience.
We strongly recommend you take appropriate travel Insurance for this tour, given the prevailing uncertainties in that part of the world.

Once again, for ALL BOOKINGS AND PAYMENTS, please contact our Treasurer Lynda Buckland directly (email: treasurer@mbcq.com.au or mobile 0401 485 141.

All QUESTIONS about the tour can be directed to our Vice President Paul Marshall (Mobile 0411 887 222,email: vicepresident@mbcq.com.au) or myself.

Finally, a small plug for the Tour; it's been a heap of work and finally looking like being a truly memorable one. I'm not sure when we'll be able to do it again so.....now's the time folks.

Thanks and looking forward to having lots of you join the tour. It will be one for the ages.

Laurensz Manricks
President, Mercedes-Benz Club of QLD
president@mbcq.com.au
Mobile/WhatsApp: +61 408 414 973

2026 GALA Christmas Dinner - Celebrating 140 Years of the Automobile (14 Nov 2026)

Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:00:00 GMT

2026 - GALA Christmas Dinner
Celebrating 140 Years of the Automobile

Saturday Evening 14 November at 6:00 pm

Carina Leagues Club, 1390 Creek Road, Carina

Special Guest Speaker: Wolf Grodd - Club Member No. 2

Dress theme: Black, While and Silver

Additional Surprises: Special Anniversary Surprises

Cost: $65.00 per head with cash bar

Registration: Registration is Essential

Payment: Payment is required on Registration

Method of Payment for this EVENT

DIRECT CREDIT into the Club's Bank Account:
Bank: Suncorp
BSB: 484 799
Account Number: 2000 09415
Reference: Surname | Membership Number | Description.
Example: Citizen 9999 Christmas

For CREDIT CARD Payment:
Contact our Treasurer Lynda Buckland on 0401 485 141 or email treasurer@mbcq.com.au, to organise payment by Credit Card.

PLEASE DO NOT MAKE PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL

Wide Bay Christmas Lunch (29 Nov 2026)

Sun, 29 Nov 2026 01:00:00 GMT

Christmas lunch at Waterfront restaurant on the beach in Urangan Hervey Bay

11am for a 11.30am start lunch, alternate drop to be paid at the venue, drinks at the bar.