Phillip Island Festival of Motorsport Proposal

The MotoGP on Phillip Island, like other 'mobile' events, was always at
risk. The establishment and growth of a new 'home-grown' major event for
Phillip Island, that cannot be taken away, will further underpin regional
tourism and economic benefits for the long term.

Jeff Floyd AM, former CEO of Tourism Victoria, and Darian Misko, former
General Manager Commercial at the Australian Grand Prix Corporation, have put together an exciting proposal for a week-long 'carnival' of motoring on Phillip Island to replace the MotoGP.

This proposal has been strongly supported by the leaders of a number of key
groups on the island and the Bass Coast Shire Council; it is with the
Minister for Tourism for his endorsement and funding support. The AOMC has
added its support in principle and has agreed to join a working party to
develop the idea further.

The key to success will be to develop a multi-day event with sound
underpinnings - building on Phillip Island's existing strength in
motorsport, but also, with a number of other elements such as classic
motoring and motorcycling, music, food, wine, entertainment - which
leverage off the island's existing businesses.

No destination in Australia has brought together a single world-leading
broad motoring festival which incorporates cars, motorbikes and other
classic vehicles, major rallies to the event, show 'n' shine displays,
heritage motor racing, a swap-meet, car club events, music, food, wine and
classic fashions.

This proposal needs the urgent backing and financial support of the State
government.

Please ask your members to add their support for this great initiative by
signing the petition

RACV Total Care Update For Historic Vehicle Owners

RACV has recently updated its Total Care roadside assistance offering which may affect classic and historic vehicle owners.

To clarify the changes, AOMC representatives Keith Mortimer and Howard Billing attended a roundtable briefing with RACV, where the revised scheme was explained in detail. A copy of RACV’s presentation has been provided and is now available here for members seeking further information.

As of April 2026, RACV Total Care remains a premium roadside assistance package with several key inclusions:

• Towing coverage: Up to 100 km in both metropolitan and regional areas

• Remote breakdown support: Up to $2,400 for accommodation, transport, or rental vehicle costs when more than 100 km from home

• Vehicle eligibility: Covers electric, petrol, diesel vehicles, as well as caravans and trailers

• Multi-vehicle flexibility: Ability to nominate up to five vehicles under one membership, including shared driver access

• Additional services: Assistance for flat batteries, tyre issues, and lockouts

AOMC encourages members to review the updated information carefully to understand how the changes may apply to their vehicles and usage.

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Obtaining your Club’s CPS Permit List from VicRoads

If your club wishes to get a list of the CPS permits that are currently issued under your club, please do the following:

• Prepare a letter (on club letterhead) asking for the information.

• Include a return address, e-mail address and contact phone number in the letter.

• Have the letter signed by a person on VicRoads’ list as an authorised signatory. (Typically club secretary or club permit officer).

• Send a scan of the letter (JPG or PDF) to: registration.services@roads.vic.gov.au with the subject “Request for Club Permit List for [Insert Club Name]”. Include a sentence in the e-mail such as “Dear Sir, please find a request from the [Insert Club Name] for a list of CPS vehicles issued from our club.” And include return postal address, e-mail address and phone number on the e-mail

If your car club cannot arrange for an e-mail to be sent, send your letter to the AOMC and we will e-mail it on your behalf.

MembershipPLUS FAQs

My Club is organising an event as part of a larger community event or in collaboration with another car club. Does it need to be sanctioned?

a. Public Liability is the main consideration in this situation and liability for incidents occurring will ultimately depend on the circumstances. Your club should therefore manage risks they are responsible for, just like any other event. The additional insurance benefits of MembershipPLUS such as Voluntary Worker Insurance and Associations Liability Insurance don’t change so the same controls used for all club activities (eg records of all volunteers working under the direction of your club) continue to apply.

b. If your club is organising an event as a component of a larger event, such as holding a display day or a swap meet at local community event organised by someone else, then you should prepare a risk management plan to manage just the risks you are responsible for. If you are not organising the site, the vendors or traffic management and not managing or charging public entry, then they don’t need to be part of your planning. In such cases it might be assumed that Public Liability insurance is being provided by the other organisers for most risks and it would therefore be prudent to obtain a copy of their Certificate of Currency as part of your own risk management planning. If they do not have adequate insurance, then you need to reconsider your risk of participation.

c. If your club is organising an event in collaboration with another car club, then the clubs should identify their agreed responsibilities (shared or otherwise) and prepare a risk management plan accordingly. Whether or not the other club is a MembershipPLUS affiliate does not change your responsibilities for risk management so you should manage the planning to suit the risks you are responsible for.

d. In the above examples the criteria for needing Event Sanctioning does not change. If you are not organising the other event then just consider the event activities you are responsible for, however if there is any doubt then submit a Sanction Request with details of the other event and your known responsibilities.

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Business and Apprentice Support Grants

Applications are now open for the 2026 grants.

The AOMC recognises the importance of trades and specialist suppliers that enable the historic and enthusiast movement to maintain our club and enthusiast vehicles. We consider many of these movable pieces of cultural heritage and we have a small amount in our budget for support of apprentices and businesses dedicated to this area.

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AOMC Newsletter February 2026

From Your Editor

Greetings all Happy 2026, may the year bring you and your fellow members, health, happiness and most importantly trouble-free motoring. 

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2025 AOMC Annual General Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the AOMC Annual General Meeting Monday November 17th, 2025 at 8.45pm Venue: Austin Healey/Jaguar Clubrooms