AOMC Newsletter November 2024

From Your Editor

Front Cover Photo: The Gippsland Vehicle Collection at Maffra are celebrating their 20th birthday, and everyone is invited to help celebrate. The cover photo is of their current display, 20th century sports cars.

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Welcome to spring and along with (hopefully) some sunshine and warmth the flurry of activity that is club display picnic and Christmas party season. It is so hard to be able to attend all of the offerings that are available during this busy time of the year – two of my clubs have their premier display days on the same date but it is fabulous to be spoilt of choice and great to see our club cars on the road and participating in club life. There has also been much activity within the AOMC, allow me to update you on some of our pieces of work..…read more

AOMC Club & Trade Showcase 2024

Organised by the Association of Motoring Clubs Inc, this inaugural Showcase focused on automotive suppliers and traders that provide products and services to motoring enthusiasts. The event was hosted by Shannon’s Insurance and promoted to the public through the Shannon’s Club.

The Showcase included a selection of AOMC Member Clubs (one display car each) and up to 40 automotive traders.

This is a great promotional opportunity for our Member Clubs and Traders alike!

This Showcase has evolved from the annual AOMC Restoration Seminar which has been held at the Jaguar- Healy clubrooms for many years and was restricted to club members. Traders will not have to address the audience as has been the format in the past, promotion of products and services will be from a table made available at the venue by AOMC

Club members who are involved in the automotive industry plus business recommendations from clubs are encouraged to contact the AOMC.

When: Saturday 26th October 2024.

Hours: Set up for traders/clubs from 8am, out by 3pm. Public hours are 10am to 2pm.

Where: Shannons Melbourne, 40 Corporate Drive, Heatherton 3202

Cost: Free participation and the AOMC will provide a 1.8m table and two chairs for trader displays.

Gold coin donation to the Robert Shannon Foundation.

Parking: Plenty of parking next door to Shannons Melbourne.

Coffee truck and sausage sizzle will be there.

To register your interest please contact secretary@aomc.asn.au
or submit the following online trader registration application

Minutes of the AOMC Delegates Meeting

Minutes of the AOMC Delegates Meeting held on August 24, 2024

at the Museum Of Vehicle Evolution, Kialla (Shepparton)

There were 59 delegates present representing 39 clubs

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Announcement from: Victorian Department of Transport and Planning

To all,

I’m writing to let you know that we are introducing a new customer website on 15 August, called ‘Transport Victoria’. This change follows the announcement of the joint-venture model for VicRoads in mid-2022, and involves separating our website information to reflect this.

Our new Transport Victoria website will house information about how to stay safe while moving around our roads, road management and upgrades, active transport and registration and licencing schemes, medical review, heavy vehicle access, tolls, fines, and drink-driving fines.

The VicRoads website VicRoads registration and licensing : VicRoads will be the place where Victorians go to access registration and licencing services.

Your members will still be able to complete registration and licensing transactions as usual by visiting the VicRoads website VicRoads registration and licensing : VicRoads and their personal myVicRoads account.

As we introduce our new website you may notice changes to some VicRoads documents used for registration and licensing transactions. Over time letters, certificates, and publications will be updated as required. Your members can continue to use existing forms and they will be accepted.

Once our new website goes live – I will send you more information in regard navigating the website changes so you can continue to find what you need. In the meantime, if you have any questions, please email rpspolicy@transport.vic.gov.au

Kind regards,

Tracee Piper
Principal Operational Policy and Practice Advisor
Strategy Performance and Operational Policy
Regulatory Programs and Services
Department of Transport and Planning
1 Spring St
Melbourne, VIC, 3001

dtp.vic.gov.au

AOMC August Delegates’ meeting

Saturday 24th August 2024 at 1.00pm
Venue: The Museum of Vehicle Evolution (MOVE), 7723 Goulburn Valley Hwy, Kialla

Guest Speaker: Jim Andreadis, CEO of the Museum of Vehicle Evolution (MOVE). Anthony Nicolaci, Manager of the Events & Tourism Department, Greater Shepparton City Council

This will be a great opportunity to visit the MOVE Museum to see a wide range of cars, motorbikes, bicycles, commercial vehicles, gramophones, radios, telephones, plus the Furphy Museum and the Loel Thomson Costume Collection.

Delegates will get free entry to the Museum and can pre-order a boxed lunch ($15).

Lunch will start at 12:00 and the Delegates meeting will start at 1:00p, sharp but why not come early (the Museum opens at 10:00) or stay after the meeting

Please register for the meal and your attendance no later than Thursday 22 August

For those unable to attend in person the meeting can be watched via Zoom, contact us for link.

AOMC Newsletter August 2024

Front Cover Photo: The 47th Historic Winton race was held in May

From Your Editor

Front Cover Photo: The 47th Historic Winton race was held in May. It was a fantastic event with cars and bikes from many different periods.

It was a fun event for all, including the many volunteers who did everything from flag marshalling, car park management, scrutineering, record keeping and making sandwiches for other volunteers.

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Presidents Report, Special General Meeting, Proposed AOMC Group Insurance Scheme and, much much more.…read more

2024 Club Management Seminar (Communications and Marketing)

The AOMC Club Management Seminar held on Saturday 20th July 2024 was attended by more than 50 representatives of AOMC member clubs, either in-person or online.

The seminar was targeted at AOMC member clubs to help them learn more about what makes an effective website for car clubs, how to improve the delivery and deliverability of emails sent to members, the benefits of and steps required to implement a good social media plan, as well as an informative review of how to avoid the risks of spam and scams, all in the context of what matters to car clubs and their members. The recordings and notes from the presentation are now available for those not able to attend, or for those who wish to follow up on the many suggestions and recommendations from these presentations.

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2024 Club Management Seminar (Risk and Finance)

The  AOMC Club Management Seminar held on Saturday 22nd June 2024 was attended by up to 100 representatives of AOMC member clubs, either in-person or online.

The seminar was targeted to the executive committees of AOMC member clubs to promote responsible management of club operations and to provide an update on the changes being made to the income tax reporting responsibilities of Not-For-Profits by the ATO on the 1st July 2024.

Please note that although this was very successful in providing education on the upcoming changes, and the responsibilities of the clubs in relation to taxation, there still remains some uncertainties about how clubs should implement these changes, and the AOMC remains committed to supporting clubs through any transitions needed.
Therefore further workshops on this topic are expected in the coming months