A CATALYST FOR GOOD THINGS

We pride ourselves in being an assocciation where friends become family. Land Rover Owners Namibia (LRON) main objective to bring all Land Rover owners but also 4x4 adventurists together.
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OBJECTIVES OF LAND ROVER OWNERS NAMIBIA

    • To bring together owners of Land Rover vehicles
    • To promote and enjoy Land Rover products
    • To create a platform from where Land Rover owners can arrange, connect and utilise Land Rover vehicles.
    • To arrange outings, trips, technical forums and whatever else will be of interest to Land Rover owners
    • To conserve and protect the natural environment and undertake where possible, activities which assist other institutions or organisations in it's objectives
    • To exchange off road experience with other makes of 4x4 vehicles
    • To include Social responsibilities where they are required as identified by LRON Council through members.

 

LRON COUNCIL MEMBERS 2025

Erwin S

Erwin Tietz Snr

Chair Person: Executive Committee

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Cindy Meiburg

V/Chair Person: Executive Committee

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Henry Bisschoff

Secretary: Executive Committee

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Jona James

Treasurer: Executive Committee

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Johan Pretorius

Extra member: Executive Member Associate Membership

Erwin

Erwin Tietz Jnr

Co-opted Member: IT & Events Coordinator

Charl

Charl Coetzee

Co-opted Member: Marketing & Special Projects

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Olga Bisschoff

LRON Finance Committee: Payment Officer

Jaco

Jaco Smith

Co-opted Member: SA WP Representative

Gundula

Gundula Perry

Co-opted: Press and Media Relations Officer

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Japie Mostert

LRON Representative South

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Max Tietz

LRON Representative Far North

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Clinton Ras

LRON Representative Coastal

Charl

Charl Coetzee

LRON Representative Near North

Kobus V

Kobus Vermeulen

LRON Representative East

LRON AREA REPRESENTATIVES MAP

Region 1 - 8

(Kunene, Omusati, Oshana, Ohangwena, Oshikoto, Kavango West, Kavango East and Zambezi)

Area Representative: Max Tietz

LRON Far North Overview

LRON Far North comprises the areas of Kunene, Omusati, Oshana, Ohangwena, Oshikoto, Kavango and Zambezi. This area is serviced by Max Tietz who is based in Tsumeb.

LRON Far North was initiated during 2019 with a Promotion Day held at Kupferquwelle Tsumeb and a very interesting Xcross off road track towards the west of Tsumeb at a quarry. A large number of guests were invited and a fun 4x4 time was had by all.

Since the Promotion Day LRON Far North had two more outings one of which took the entrants to Sarasunga Lodge and another was the 2020 Welcome Back Braai that was held at the quarry again.

LRON Far North also organized a Damaraland / Kaokoland trip, a Kaudom trip and a Robbies Pass Adventure trip in the following years.

LRON Far North were instrumental in the organizing of the Battle of the Brands for Cancer event held in Windhoek during October 2019.

Please feel free to contact Max Tietz on 081 344 0450 or farnorth@lrovernam.com if you  own a Land Rover and live in the area. We also accommodate other make 4x4’s under our Associate Member program.

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Region 9

(Erongo)

Area Representative: Clinton Ras

LRON Erongo Overview

LRON Erongo was managed by Riekie Coertzen from Walvis Bay for the past couple of years. This post has been taken over by the young Natasha van Wyk. This region is the fastest growing region in LRON and has been host to a number of events since the start of LRON.

The first Land Rover Festival for Namibia was held in Uis in 2016 and was organized by Phellazie Simon. After the huge success of this event the next one was held in Uis again in 2018 which also turned out to be very successful. Interestingly to note Uis has the most Land Rovers per capita in Namibia. It must be noted that Uis only has 80 permanent residents. There is also the annual Uis Fly In Event that is held every year which also is a very successful endeavour as well as the Rhino Run and a number of other sporting events.

One of our members from Uis is the well known Basil Calitz who owns the Brandberg Rest Camp. Pay him a visit when you are in the area and he will take you to the water point that was erected at De Rust Farm during 2019. This water point was a joint venture between LRON, DelHra and EHRA.  Afritin the mining company that is reinstating the Uis Mine also made a huge contribution towards this project by financing the drilling of a new borehole.

Another one of our council members Johan van der Westhuizen also lives in Uis and who oversaw our Environmental and Protected Areas for a number of years sadly passed away during 2023. He is sadly missed by all the LRON members.

LRON Erongo or LRON Coastal, as the area is affectionately known, was previously managed by Ockert Botha, who also organized and hosted the Kahn/Swakop River Trip in 2017 as well as a Fun Day outing to the Omdel Dam. The Uis members work very closely together with the area representatives.

Land Rover Festival 2024 will be taking place at the coast 28 to 30 December. Go to our website at www.lrovernam.com for more information.

Considering that our area representatives serve LRON on a part time basis they are doing an excellent job in looking after the interests of LRON Erongo.

Recently Clinton Ras has been co-opted to serve the Landy Friend program in Erongo which will take care of other make vehicles in the area.

Should you own a Land Rover and wish to find out more about LRON in this area please feel free to contact Natsha van Wyk on 081 820 7767 or erongo@lrovernam.com. We also accommodate other make 4x4’s under our Associate Membership program.

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Region 10

(Otjozondjupa)

Area Representative: Charl Coetzee

LRON Near North Overview

LRON Near North is run by Charl Coetzee or Rooicharl as he is fondly known and covers the Otjozondjupa area.

Charl who stays in Okahandja is very involved with community projects and serves on the local town council.

Charl also is in charge of Special Projects and he has instituted the Land Rover VIN number project whereby anybody owning a Land Rover can complete the relevant form on the LRON website. He will then process the information and supply the information to you.

We look forward to some exciting events in the Okahandja, Otjiwarongo area in the near future. There are some mean rivers in the area that can be challenged.

If you live in this area and own a Land Rover please contact Charl Coetzee on 081 124 7051 or nearnorth@lrovernam.com We also accommodate other make 4x4’s under our Associate Member program.

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Region 11 & 13

(Omaheke and Hardap)

Area Representative: Kobus Vermeulen

LRON East and Near South Overview

Kobus Vermeulen from Farm Butiaba runs this area which entails the Omaheke and Hardap regions. .

Kobus and Marissa hosted the very popular Butiaba Sand Dune Event for the last couple years. They also organized a Kalahri Driving Safari which took the members all the way down to Twee Rivier in Namibia. It was a fully catered event and was enjoyed by all.

Over and above the Butiaba events Kobus also co-ordinated the Hoerand Boere Vereeniging 60 th birthday event that took place in 2018. This event was held on the farm of Sandrucken in the Maltahoe district. Since then another event was held at Sandrucken.

Kobus has excellent experience with long safari type driving events and was involved with a number of events where he joined forces with Channel 7 extending into Angola.

Kobus is a reservist with the Namibian Police and carries the rank of sergeant.

If you live in the area and own a Land Rover please feel free to contact Kobus on 081 243 7462 or butiaba@iway.na. We also accommodate other makes of 4x4 under our Associate Membership Program.

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Region 12

(Khomas)

Area Representative: LRON Council

Region 14

(Karas)

Area Representative: Japie Mostert

LRON Karas Overview

LRON Karas was initially run by the well known Johnny Hanekom who in 2020 handed over the responsibility to his son in law Ian Relling.

Since then, a new representative was appointed by name Japie Mostert. Japie owns a stunning Defender 90 2.8 (BMW derivative) which was only manufactured in South Africa when BMW owned Land Rover.

Japie is in the employ of Namwater and is responsible for all bulk water installations from the Hardap Dam all the way south to the Orange River. Japie has been a guest on the Afrikaans funny story program Spies and Plessis and is a jovial character who grew up in the bordering Namakwaland. Need I say more.

During August 2019 the first Land Rover Trophy Namibia, which alternates bi-annually with the Land Rover Festival, was hosted by LRON Karas and some 42 entrants turned up for this prestigious event.

The Karas area used to boast the oldest Land Rover workshop in Namibia namely Steinfeld Garage. The owner was the well-known Johan Strauss and the garage was situated on Johan and Ina’s farm Steinfeld. This garage was world renown and it was not uncommon that customers would stay with Johan and Ina on Steinfeld for a week or more while their Land Rover was being repaired. Needless to say, becoming intimate friends for life. Sadly, Johan and Ina passed away in 2021 due to the Covid virus which was a huge loss to LRON and the Land Rover fraternity. Johan was a huge force within LRON in the Karas area and assisted with many trips and outings.

We can look forward to some exciting action and trips from Japie in the coming years

The South of Namibia has breath-taking landscape and LRON Karas will be hosting some interesting events in the future.

Should you own a Land Rover and live in the Karas area please feel free to contact Japie Mostert on 081 780 2866 or karas@lrovernam.com We also accommodate other makes of 4x4 vehicles under our Associate Membership program.

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LRON HAND BOOK 2025

Constitution
Code of Conduct
Policies and Procedures
Two-way Radio Procedure Guidelines
Job Description
Floating Trophies
4 x 4 Training Manual (Afrikaans)
Complete LRON Hand Book 2020

FLOATING TROPHIES

JALOPY TROPHY Goes to member with the vehicle least to be trusted. ( Decided by club members by vote. Nominations by council.)

PHANTOM TROPHY Member that has attended the least club activities. ( Decided by council)

BRIGHT SPARK AWARD Speaks for itself. ( Decided by council)

BASIL CALITZ FLOATING TROPHY

HARD LUCK TROPHY Goes to the member that experienced the most hard luck during the year. ( Decided by council.)

BEST SPIRIT Goes to the member with the best team spirit, positive attitude. ( Decided by club members by vote. Nominations by council.)

HAUSMEISTER TROPHY Goes to the member with the tallest Land Rover story. ( Decided by council )

TOILET SEAT AWARD Goes to the member that made the biggest boo boo during the year. ( Decided by Council )

LAND ROVER OWNERS AMBASSADOR TROPHY Goes to the member that has done excellent work to promote the club. ( Decided by council )

BUTIABA EVENT WINNER

MOST IMPROVED AREA TROPHY Goes to the area representative that has improved their area and grown the most members. ( Decided by Council )

MOST EVENTS ATTENDED Goes to the member that attended the most events. ( As per attendance register.)

MOST WELL KEPT VEHICLE Goes to member with the most well kept vehicle. ( Decided by club members by vote. Nominations by council.)

BATTLE OF THE BRANDS WINNER