ITS ON AGAIN IN 2027!!!!

FEBRUARY 2027

SAME TIME - SAME PLACE

BE THERE DONT MISS IT

Start work on that car, motorcycle, truck, agricultural or whatever over winter ready for our show.

If it has a motor - bring it!

WATCH THIS PAGE FOR DEVELOPMENTS

SEE YA THERE!

WE MADE THE COLAC HERALD FOR 2026

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THE 2026 SHOW HAS BEEN RUN AND WON!

After many months of work by the BMEC Committee our primary concern regarding the weather never eventuated. It was a perfect day for a motor show. Those that attended I am sure would agree that the weather was great resulting in our 2026 show being an overwhelming success. We never imagined the response and turn out we got. Birregurra badly needs the rain though and we do sincerely sympathise.

On behalf of the Secretary, the Committee and all the BMEC membership:

To all that attended and bought their motors from the small minibike through to the big trucks- Thankyou!

To all our sponsors without whom this event would never have eventuated:

Colac Otway Shire, Winchelsea and District Community Bendigo Bank, Colac Auto Care, Riordan Transport, LM Restorations, Modern Towing, Birregurra Storage, Colac Tyres, Otway Artisan Gluten Free, M & L Drayton Plumbing, H2O Plumbing & Excavations, the Birregurra Mail, Barwon Water, and the Quinney Family- Thankyou!

To ‘Outback Trading Birregurra’ who closed his business for the day just to allow smooth traffic flow and assist the smooth running of the event, South West Traffic, Blue Circle for the water cart, Craig Wheadon for the truck/stage, the band and the ‘mixer’- Thankyou!

The ‘behind the scenes members. The Ladies that ran the ‘Entry Desk’, the BMEC members and their partners that jumped in and helped, those on the BBQ that ran the hugely successful BBQ and Sylvia the ‘BMEC Official Photographer’ - Thankyou!

All the marshals who managed all the traffic without incident - Thankyou!

Those people that came to our event just for a look - Thankyou!

The stall holders we hope you all did well - Thankyou!

Those of you that are followers of our page (and we reached 1000 followers today) and left us fantastic feedback – Thankyou!

Those that came up and thanked us for a having the event – Thankyou!

All the members of the BMEC. That pitched in and made the day what it was - Thankyou!

Finally, all the Committee members that worked tirelessly to present another wonderful event – Thankyou.

If we have forgotten anyone, we sincerely apologise but thankyou too.

Congratulations again to all those that won a trophy. Those that didn’t win we hope you will come and try again next year.

If you have any concerns or advise on improvements for nest years event please reach out via our ‘Contact Us’ page on our website.

Regards and safe motoring

Michael Barry

BMEC President

TROPHY WINNERS FOR THE

2026 BIRREGURRA MOTOR SHOW

TROPHY SPONSOR WON BY

Presidents Award – ‘Best in Show’ (Colac/Otway Shire) John Walsh - 1970 Ford Falcon

Best Australian Car (Colac Auto Care) Tony Hegyesi - 1957 Holden FE

Best USA car (LM Restorations) Brian Johnson - 1956 Oldsmobile

Best European (inc British) (Modern Towing) Stuart Harvey - 2008 Aston Martin

Best Japanese - (Keegan Quinney Memorial Trophy) (Quinney Family) Josh Matthews - 2007 Mitcubishi

Best Original (all years) (Community Bank) Takira Mason - 1969 Ford Fairlane

Best Hot Rod (L M Restorations) Cliff Rigby - 1932 Ford Roadster

Best Custom (H20 Excavations) Mark Reilly - 1934 Federal Bus

Best Veteran/Vintage (pre 1949) (Community Bank) Mark Reilly - 1934 Federal Bus

Best Vintage (1950 to 1975) (Colac Auto Care) Joe Strawford 1964 Holden EH

BIKES

Best Original motorcycle (Riordan Grains) Glenn Rodriguez - 2014 HD

Best Vintage pre 1950 (Otway Artisan) Rod Wright - 1942 HD

Best pre 1950 (Colac Tyres) Gary Kammermann - 1942 HD

Best USA (Barwon Water) Darren McKay - 2001 HD

Best Japanese (Birregurra Self Storage) Emmerson Jarvie - Honda Z50 x 2

Best European (inc British) (M & L Drayton Plumbing) John Crewdson - 2003 BMW

AGRICULTURAL/TRUCK/OTHER

Best Ute (Birre Mail) Chris O'Beirne - 1967 Ford XR

Best Truck (Modern Towing pre 1960) ROn Debeen - 1956 Ford F100

Best Truck (post 1960) (Riordan Grains post 1960) Robbie Rose - 1988 Ford LTL9000

Best Club/Group Display (Community Bank) Classic Cars Geelong

WE THANK OUR FANTASTIC SPONSORS

OF THE

BIRREGURRA MOTOR SHOW 2026

WITHOUT WHOM WE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD SUCH A SUCCESSFUL EVENT

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THE QUINNEY FAMILY AGAIN SPONSORED THE

'KEEGAN QUINNEY MEMORIAL TROPHY' FOR 'BEST JAPANESE CAR' WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED BY KEEGANS' FATHER GREG QUINNEY AT THE SHOW.

(Scroll down to read about Keegan)

We thank all our sponsors for their continued support.

Don't forget, if you would like to sponsor our 2027 event, please contact us via the 'Contact' page on this website.

About the 'Keegan Quinney Trophy - Best Japanese Car'

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The 'Keegan Quinney Memorial Trophy' for Best Japanese Car is proudly sponsored by the Quinney Family.

Keegan was born on the 29^th of July 1997 with a rare immunodeficiency disorder called hyper IgE Syndrome - there were only four known cases in Australia. Keegan spent months at a time in the RCH. At aged 6 his right lung was removed resulting in many complications that kept him returning to the RCH for months at a time to receive treatment.

Keegan succumbed to the disease and passed away on January 30 2019. He was only 21.

Keegan had a love of cars, Japanese cars in particular. He was the proud owner of a Toyota Corolla sedan. His love of this car inspired his parents, Sue and Greg to sponsor this trophy – The Keegan Quinney Memorial Trophy for Best Japanese Car.

He was loved and cherished by many people, especially his parents, Greg and Sue and his siblings, James, Nicole and Micha

The trophy was first awarded at our 2024 show and will again be proudly presented at our 2026 event.

Keegan's Mighty Mods Youtube: Make-A-Wish with Mighty Car Mods (youtube.com)