Club News

On Monday 28 May 2018, the RACA Ladies Committee held their luncheon with 48 members and their guests in attendance.The guest speaker was Mrs Anne Schofield of “Anne Schofield’s Antiques” who sells beautiful jewellery from 18th Century to the 1950’s.Anne is a member of the International Society of Jewellery Historians and the Australian Antique and Art Dealers Association. Anne gave us a fabulous talk on early Australian Jewellery and her book with her co-author the late Kevin Fahy “Au...

The RACA Motoring event calendar 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 see what RACA Motoring events are coming...

Dear MembersI have several matters to report this month - the first being our June trip to Handhorf and the Clare Valley. There were 13 of us, the camaraderie was great, and everyone had a wonderful time. There were many highlights; my top 3 being our escorted tour of the Jesuit owned Sevenhill Winery and Cellars and the tutored tasting afterwards, a ‘Best of Clare’ degustation dinner at the Watervale Hotel, and a tour of ‘Bungaree Station’ established by the Hawker Family in 1841 and st...

Vale Ross Griffith WaglandThe month of June 2018 saw the passing of Ross Griffith Wagland, a Life Member and Past President and significant contributor to the Club.The retired Supreme Court Justice Bergin wrote the following obituary which eloquently and succinctly describes the professional life of Ross as a solicitor who imparted significant influence on his distinguished legal pupil:Ross was an extraordinary man and everything a new solicitor would want as a master/supervising solicitor. His...

NOTICE TO MEMBERSNOMINATIONS FOR THE RACA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2018/2019Members are advised that nominations for positions on the RACA Board are now open.Membership categories entitled to nominate are:Associate, Concessional, The Corporate Member nominated by the Principal Corporate entity, Country, Defence, Honorary Life, Life Subscription, Town or Young Executive members. Members within these categories must have been a Member for a minimum of two years.Nomination for Election:Each candidate fo...

 Dear Members,During June we will hold the special meeting to consider the nomination of Margaret Dawes-Smith OAM as Life Member of the Club followed by the Ladies Committee lunch. A notice of meeting is being sent out in the coming days. We look forward to as many members as possible for such an important occasionThe Anzac Day lunch convened by our Australasian Pioneers members in the Albert Room was a great event, and the speech by Robert O’Neill, Professor Emeritus of Strategic Studies at...

Dear MembersIn last month’s column Cheryl told you about our tour to Handhorf and the Clare Valley from 13 to 17 June. Apart from tutored tastings at some of the Clare’s more interesting wineries - think Sevenhill, Mitchell and KT Wines, and visits to others such as Pauletts, Kilikanoon and Skilogalee, one of our 4 dinners will be at the historic Watervale Hotel, where publican Warrick Duthy will be serving a ‘Best of Clare’ menu.It’s not all snouts in a glass though. We’ve arranged...

MOTORING NEWS RACA Motor Tour 2018 Following their successful inaugural RACA Motor Tour in 2017 the organizers , Sir Victor Nash and Stephen Wells provided a 3 night event in 2018 centred around Newcastle and the Hunter Valley. Victor, as usual ensured that we had a variety of dining experiences ranging from the impressive Newcastle Club to a Thai banquet in a dockside pub.There was some coming and going during the 4 days but at one point 14 people were all together in the one place. The range...

The Ladies Committee’s 50th birthday celebration held on Monday 26th March, 2018 was a party to remember.60 members and their guests went back to the “PEACE and LOVE” era of the 1960’s with colour and a joyous spirit. From the minute we entered the room we were transported back in time with the wonderful decorations created by Executive Assistant Simone, Assistant CEO Lisa, Events Coordinator Yvonne and other help. Chef Rebecca created a menu for us reviving the 60’s and Shibli and t...

Dear MembersHave you booked for our Iberian Tasting Tour from Spain down to Portugal on 24 May? Our tasting tours are limited in number making them very intimate with lots of discussion and debate across the table as to what we think of each tasting. And no, we don’t worry about the science of wine, just what we like and don’t like. As always Chef will produce outstanding dishes to compliment the wines, and in this instance some Sherry and Port as well. If you haven’t attended one of our t...