FOUNDER of the Sea Lake Mallee Rally Frank Coad is being remembered as someone who was humble, true blue but most importantly a bloody good bloke.

Mr Coad, who died at the end of last year in Bendigo aged 91, first got the idea for the rally when he was attending an off-road event in Hattah and he thought Lake Tyrrell in his own backyard would be a great place to hold an off-road endurance event.

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