AOMC News
New distracted driver road rules - The Department of Transport Planning marketing campaign
New distracted driver road rules - Department of Transport and Planning Stakeholder Campaign Pack
New driver distraction road rules will come into effect in across Victoria from 31 March. And new mobile phone and seatbelt cameras will be shortly introduced. The Department have launched an education campaign that will inform drivers and motorcyclists of the ins and outs of these new rules. Read more…
New driver distraction road rules will come into effect in across Victoria from 31 March. And new mobile phone and seatbelt cameras will be shortly introduced.
The Department of Transport Planning have launched an education campaign that will inform drivers and motorcyclists of the ins and outs of these new rules.
Their marketing campaign will run until the 17 April and will feature on radio, social media channels, Spotify and SnapChat.
Feel free to download the campaign stakeholder pack with links to shareable creative assets. Any support you can provide by sharing the assets with your networks, would be appreciated. I acknowledge that the content is Victoria based so may not be relevant for all your audience. The pack includes information for cyclists.
The new road rules are being introduced that will extend existing mobile phone road rules to cover modern devices including:
inbuilt systems,
mounted devices,
wearable devices such as smartwatches and
portables devices such as loose phones and tablets.
Consistent with existing rules, the updated rules are applied to drivers, riders of motorcycles, bicycles, electric scooters, and people travelling in or on wheeled recreational devices such as skateboards and rollerblades.
New mobile phone and seat belt cameras are also being introduced.
The updated road rules take effect from 31 March 2023 and are enforceable by Victoria Police.
Detail of the new road rules is at vicroads.vic.gov.au/drivingdistractions
Detail of the new cameras is at camerassavelives.vic.gov.au
2022 AOMC Annual General Meeting Minutes
Minutes of the AOMC Annual General Meeting Monday November 28th, 2022 at 7.30pm Venue: Austin Healey/Jaguar Clubrooms
Country Motor - Issue 50
As previously stated in issue 49, this will be the last Country Motor magazine for a while. I received several stories over the past month which has meant this issue has extra pages…
AOMC Newsletter November 2022
The latest AOMC Newsletter is available for download here.
From Your Editor
The Austin 7, 100 years old and plenty of them still going strong. Look for a short article on the Austin 7 on page 17 of this issue.
AOMC Carbon Offset Program
The Association Of Motoring Clubs (AOMC) through Greenfleet, is proud to announce a new initiative where motoring enthusiasts can support green programs in Australia through a carbon offset scheme.
The Association Of Motoring Clubs (AOMC) through Greenfleet, is proud to announce a new initiative where motoring enthusiasts can support green programs in Australia through a carbon offset scheme.
AOMC Newsletter September 2022
The latest AOMC Newsletter is available for download here.
From Your Editor
Front Cover Photo: A selection of Fiats at the club’s annual Autobella display day at Deaf Children Australia. A club profile on the Fiat CC is on page 13 of this issue.
The Longford Grand Prix Expo Invitation
For a limited time any club that enters eight or more bikes or cars before the end of October will receive three luxury hospitality suite passes and a dedicated space for club vehicles.
The Longford Grand Prix expo is extending special invitations to suitable and official vehicle clubs.
For a limited time any club that enters eight or more bikes or cars before the end of October will receive three luxury hospitality suite passes and a dedicated space for club vehicles.
For more information visit www.longfordgrandprix.com or email info@dx.industries
Country Motor - Issue 49
Issue 49 is a bit of a patchwork of stories as usual, no two issues are ever the same. Hopefully they contain a few surprises for keen readers…
AOMC Delegates Meeting Notice
Our Guest Speaker will be Geoff Gwilym, Chief executive officer of the VACC, Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce.
Saturday, August 27, 2022
11:00 AM 1:00 PM
Venue: Seymour Club 1 Elizabeth Street, Seymour
Guest Speaker: Geoff Gwilym, Chief executive officer of the VACC
Arrive at 11.00 am plenty of off street parking available
Light lunch will be available for all attendees at a contribution of $5.00 per head.
After which we will have a meeting of delegates, where our Guest Speaker will be Geoff Gwilym, Chief executive officer of the VACC, Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce.
His address will be of interest to our members.
We invite our country delegates to support our annual meeting in the regions and offer a warm welcome to our Melbourne club representatives advising that Seymour is approximately one hour from Melbourne.
We would appreciate your attendance advice for catering purposes.
Please support our Country Delegates Meeting.
RSVP's by close of business Friday 19th August to Howard on:03 9558 4829 or email to secretary@aomc.asn.au
AOMC Newsletter July 2022
The latest AOMC Newsletter is available for download here.
From Your Editor
Front Cover Photo: The scene at the Trentham Railway Station which hosted one of the AOMC NMHD events on May 15. More pictures from the various events are in this issue.