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Minutes of the AOMC Annual General Meeting Monday November 17th, 2025 at 8.45pm Venue: Austin Healey/Jaguar Clubrooms
There were 84 attendees representing 65 clubs and 2 visitors (Kids Under Cover & RedKite). There were also several zoom attendees.
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As part of the AOMC Club and Trade Expo, clubs were invited to put on a display. The Morris Register of Victoria were one of those clubs, proudly celebrating the 100 years of Morris.
Minutes of the AOMC Delegates Meeting Saturday August 16th, 2025 at 1.00pm Venue: Maldon Vintage Machinery & Museum
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A selection of the vehicles on display at the Dunolly Car Club NMHD event. Their first attempt at hosting a NMHD event, and hoping for bigger things in the future. Reports and images from the various Heritage Day events are on pages 12 - 19 of this issue.
Editor: David Vaughan: Welcome to issue 68 of Country Motor Australia. Lots of interesting stories in store for readers. I have been trolling through my emails and found several stories I had not included in recent magazines, all of which have created a nice variety in this issue.
Organised by the Association of Motoring Clubs Inc and hosted by Penrite Oil, the 2025 Expo will expand on our inaugural event (the Showcase held in October 2024 at Shannon’s Showroom). The next AOMC Club & Trade Expo will be held on Saturday 18th October 2025 at Penrite Dandenong South.
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Cover: De Dion Bouton V8. Editor: David Vaughan: Welcome to issue 67 of Country Motor Australia. I hope all readers are surviving the winter months okay. I know some readers in northern NSW would be having to cope with the results of the devastating flooding. We all feel for you and hope life will get back to normal soon.
More great stories in issue 66 for your enjoyment. Editor David Vaughan: Welcome to issue 66 produced for your enjoyment. In this issue - Tony Donnan talks of his grandfather’s remarkable find in 1960 and the eventual restoration of a rare Voison.
After several years of development the AOMC is proud to announce the launch of a new insurance option for historic car clubs in Victoria.
From the 1st July 2025 a new AOMC membership type called MembershipPLUS will be available to AOMC member clubs which includes significant benefits such as inclusion in a comprehensive range of insurance covers for car clubs that are much more affordable for all clubs, but especially for smaller clubs.
If your club wishes to get a list of the CPS permits that are currently issued under your club, please do the following…
Editor David Vaughan: A Dodge 4 truck starts the issue; a story from Bill Buys. Watch out for more of his great stories in future issues. The late Bernie Jacobson’s series of stories continue with a Citroen 5cv he build from scratch about 25 years ago.
Minutes of the AOMC Delegates Meeting held on February 10th, 2025 at the Austin Healey/Jaguar Clubrooms. There were 86 attendees representing 64 clubs.
Editor David Vaughan: Welcome to issue 64 of Country Motor Australia. This issue has lots to read so make yourself comfortable and indulge into the world of old cars. To start off Bill Buys has written a piece on the Delaunay Belleville. The distinctive round radiator makes it look a very intriguing car.
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The picturesque Cruden Farm was again the setting for the 2025 Festival of Motoring on Sunday January 19. Over 500 vehicles attended and all proceeds went to the designated charity - Redkite. More information and photo’s on page 13.
Editor David Vaughan: Welcome to issue 63 of Country Motor Australia. Firstly, I hope all readers have an enjoyable Christmas and a prosperous New Year. 2025 is a fresh start…This edition of the magazine offers lots of variety and includes several stories on commercial vehicles.
Editor David Vaughan: Welcome to issue 62 of Country Motor. Once again MG enthusiast Keir Whitcher has provided a story, this time on his MGTF.
Minutes of the AOMC Annual General Meeting Monday November 17th, 2024 at 8.30pm Venue: Austin Healey/Jaguar Clubrooms
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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. For more information on the celebration, see page 26
Saturday 26th October 2024. The Showcase included a selection of AOMC Member Clubs (one display car each) and up to 40 automotive traders. This event was open to the general public and was promoted through Shannon's Club.
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.
Editor David Vaughan: Welcome to issue 61 of Country Motor. We have a smorgasbord of interesting stories in this issue, so get comfortable with your lamington and coffee and read away...
Department of Transport and Planning is 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.
Date: Saturday 24th August 2024 starting at 1pm sharp
Venue: The Museum of Vehicle Evolution (MOVE), 7723 Goulburn Valley Hwy, Kialla
Please register for the meal and your attendance no later than Thursday 22 August
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On the front Cover: 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.
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.
Editor David Vaughan: As promised in the last issue three wheeler Morgan stories have taken centre stage. Thanks to Chris Powell, Mike Devine and Tig Griffiths for their contributions to the magazine about their unique cars…
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.
Editor David Vaughan: Something weird happened while formatting this issue. When I was completing the job, photos began to disappear. I concluded I had used too many photos…