Club News

ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB MOTORINGThe RACA Motoring event calendar each year is designed to continue the Motoring origins of our Club and develop an interesting programme of events that will appeal to all RACA Members. Some events appeal to dedicated motoring enthusiasts while others will appeal to members who enjoy a pleasant drive to a place of interest, with a long lunch or meeting with friends and fellow members at The Club.We extend a warm welcome to all RACA Members to attend any of our upcomi...

 Ladies Committee NewsOn Monday 29 May, 2017 the Ladies Committee held their Luncheon with 52 members and their guests in attendance. Guest Speakers Susanne Stanton – Legal Counsel for the Mawland Group and Max Player – Director of the Mawland Group and Managing Director of the Quarantine Station Board and its operations. Max’s and Susanne’s passion, enthusiasm and knowledge of the Quarantine Station combined with a number of ghost stories kept those in attendance very impressed. The...

  The 2017 Inter Club Snooker Competition is underway and runs until October. Inter Club Snooker Competition games are played on Wednesday nights from 6:30pm. Games are played in the RACA Snooker room, or ‘away’ games are played at other clubs including Tattersalls, Lane Cove and Norths. The competition is friendly and social.Our RACA Snooker club is always looking for more players. Register your interest now with the Snooker Club.  If you are new to the club or an experienced player, the...

  Happy Hour at the MoviesCome and catch up on the amazing movies you missed, or see them again with your friends, for the great price of $7, 6pm weeknights at the iconic Dendy Opera Quays.Each week we'll have a new blockbuster film for you to enjoy. Dendy CinemasIcon entered the exhibition business in 2008, acquiring one of Australia’s leading independent cinema chains, Dendy Cinemas. Founded over 70 years ago, Dendy Cinemas operates 27 screens across New South Wales, Queensland and the AC...

Dear Members,After serving as Treasurer for four Presidents, and as President himself from 2004 to May 2017, Gavin Thomas has retired to grace the golf courses of the mid North Coast, interspersed by a well earned rest and travel with his partner Jen.Gavin commenced as a Director of the Club on 18 June 1997, officially retiring on 5 May 2017, just over one month short of having served 20 years as a director of the Club. His period of membership runs many years longer than that of his directorshi...

On May 14 over 80 members and their guests attended our Mother’s Day luncheon here at the Club.Mother’s day is always a large celebration here, with many members coming to enjoy the exquisite buffet and the mothers in attendance receiving special presents.Thank you to all those that came and we hope you enjoyed this event as much as we enjoyed having you. We look forward to sharing future events with you....

Dear Members,I’m pleased to report our tasting/tour in the Vintage Room on 11 May was another fully booked success We tasted our way through 12 well-chosen Australian wines (and 1 ring in from over the ditch) that compared reds and whites made from 6 different grape varieties sourced from 10 different Australian wine regions. They were all wonderful; my personal favourites being the Beechworth Chardonnay, the Hunter and Barossa Semillons, and the Pinots Noir from Geelong and the Mornington Pen...

The 2017 Inter Club Snooker Competition begins in June and runs until October. Our RACA Snooker team is always looking for new players. If you are interested in playing competitively, register your interest now with the Snooker Club. We are happy to welcome new players before, during, and after the competition season.Inter Club Snooker Competition games are played on Wednesday nights from 6:30pm. Games are played in the RACA Snooker room, or ‘away’ games are played at other clubs including T...

ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB MOTORING The RACA Motoring event calendar each year is designed to continue the Motoring origins of our Club and develop an interesting programme of events that will appeal to all RACA Members. Some events appeal to dedicated motoring enthusiasts while others will appeal to members who enjoy a pleasant drive to a place of interest, with a long lunch or meeting with friends and fellow members at The Club.Visit our Facebook page to see something of our past activities and to...

Meeting every Thursday for breakfast, BNI (Business Networking International) CBD Shine is an exceptional group of successful & like-minded business people who collaborated with the objective of creating and sharing business opportunities.  We started in August 2015 and in 2016, we settled over $1.3 million in referral business to our members.Upcoming meetings:1st June – Speaker: Alan Lau – Velocity Fitness8th June – Speaker:  Lara Gomez – Beresfords Financial Planning15th June –...