Parkes local, Dusty Powter pictured left with his newly acquired red Corvette, and CNC Co-Ordinator Harry Turner.
The 2025 Corvette National Convention will take place over four days in both Parkes and Forbes from the 28 – 31 March. The club is hoping in some small way to assist families of the floods that occurred in the region in November 2022. With close to 150 motel rooms booked and an anticipated $280,000 being brought into the area over the four days. The program for the event is as follows:
Friday 28th March 2025 – Welcome
• Registration: 11am – 5pm at Bushmans Conference room, Bushmans Motor Inn, 9-13 Peak Hill Road, Parkes.
• Welcome, Meet and Greet: 6.30pm – 10.30pm. Canapes and cash bar at Bushmans Conference room, Bushmans Motor Inn 9-13 Peak Hill Road Parkes.
Saturday 29th March – Day Two
• Breakfast: Parkes Rotary to provide BBQ at the Bushmans Motor Inn.
• Show ‘n’ Shine: Parkes Showground 8:30am – 3:30pm. Food trucks will be at the venue for lunch at your own expense
• The National Presidents’ meeting will take place at 4pm.
Sunday 30th March 2025 – Day Three
• Breakfast: Parkes Rotary to provide BBQ at the Bushmans Motor Inn.
• Half the cars will take a leisurely ‘Observation’ cruise to Forbes. Once at Forbes we’ll be visiting a local Car Museum. A short drive back into Forbes and enjoy ‘Pizza in the Park’ for our lunch break. Locals will be given the opportunity to inspect our beautiful Corvettes.
• The other half of the cars will drive north, through Parkes and onto ‘The Dish’.
• In the afternoon cars will swap and do vice versa.
• The ‘Gala Dinner’ will be held at the Parkes Services Club at 6.30pm. Drinks will be available to purchase from the bar. The Show’n’ Shine awards will be presented along with the auctions and raffle winners.