Club News

Dear Members,After the Annual Dinner, the Motoring Group has been busy working with several car clubs, sporting associations and motorsports clubs to connect and look at some joint events and benefits. Our Guests of Honour at the Dinner, Emily Duggan and Chelsea Angelo have been in further discussions with attendees since the evening with regards new opportunities and Chelsea competed in a recent enduro race coming in 6th. A great result considering she took over the car in 20th spot!Severa...

Dear Members,Tasting/Tour – Thursday 10 October 2019 – ‘A Dip in Langhorne Creek’Most of us have heard of the Langhorne Creek wine region, but few of us know much about it. It’s a bit of an enigma. It’s certainly not ‘sexy’ like Margaret River or the Adelaide Hills, and it’s hard to bring to mind a particular grape variety or wine for which it’s renowned - such as Pinot Noir from the Yarra Valley, Shiraz from the Barossa, Riesling from Clare and so on.In fact Langhorne Creeks...

Rum & raisin bread and butter pudding, vanilla anglaise (makes 8 portions)Bread & butter puddingIngredients10 slices of stale bread, white150g of butter, softened2 tsp ground mixed spice200g raisins100ml rum2 tbsp of Demerara sugar4 eggs6 egg yolks80g of caster sugar500ml of milk500ml of double cream Method Bring the rum to the boil, once hot remove from the heat and add the raisins allow to soak for 1 hour. Beat the eggs and sugar together in a bowl until pale and smooth. Add the milk...

The Motoring Group held its Annual Dinner on the 17th August with a forward vision of helping to promote Women in Motorsport. Hosted by our new Convenor, Stephen Wells, our two Guests of Honour were successful race drivers Chelsea Angelo and Emily Duggan. Both ladies provided an inspirational discussion about how they entered motor racing, the differences between the cars they race, the modern pressures of managing their careers and what their aspirations were. The evening also celebrated the Ce...

The Ladies Committee High Tea held on Monday 29 July, 2019 was a very special event. All members and their guests in attendance on entering the Macquarie Room saw the luxury and glamour of the table decorations kindly donated by international event designer Nadia Duran – a previous guest speaker. Chef Gary and his team gave us a wonderful High Tea menu and talentedToby J entertained us with his music.On Monday 30th September 2019 the Ladies Committee will hold a luncheon with Mr Brendan Wall...

Dear MembersTasting Tour – Thursday 22 August 2019 – ‘Good wines from Unexpected Places’Our tasting/tour was a great night by any measure. Where else but at your Club could you enjoy 14 carefully chosen wines from around the world with 6 matching food courses for $100? The night began with a sparkling wine from Argentina, followed by 2 white wine brackets, 2 red wine brackets, and a fortified Tempranillo from the NSW New England region to finish. All wines were excellent; some favourites...

Our Executive Chef, Gary Ryley, has provided us with a classic thatmight take a while to bake but is certainly worth the wait!Classic PorchettaIngredients2.5kg pork belly, boneless600g of pork loin2 sprigs of rosemary, leaves picked3 sprigs of fresh thyme, leaves picked1 large bulb of smoked garlic1 tbsp of fennel seeds1 pinch of chilli flakes1 lemon, zested2 tbsp of white wine1 tsp flaky sea salt1/2 tsp cracked black pepper500ml of waterMethod• Place the fennel seeds and chilli flakes in hot,...

Royal Automobile Club of Australia - Motoring Group Annual DinnerThe Annual Motoring Dinner recognises the pursuit of excellence and significant contributions to the motor car, the automotive industry and motor sport.This year the Annual Motoring Dinner will be “future forward" rather than celebrating past wins and events. The theme for this year’s dinner is “Balancing The Grid”, Women in Motorsport, a Positive Future. We will be focusing on why women in motorsport is an important part...

CONGRATULATIONS to our esteemed member Mrs Clare Wotherspoon, a happy recipient of $50 on her house account, who was drawn from all the entries that correctly answered the main question for July in our 'If these walls could talk' competition. The title of the painting is 'The Portals of a Great City'.Thank you to all our members that participated and correctly answered the artists name 'Alfred Coffey' for the bonus question - enjoy your complimentary beverage voucher!How well do you know y...

Dear Members,It is with great sadness that I share with you the news of the recent death of our dear friend Mrs Sirenne Gould OAM a long time member of the RACA Ladies Committee. Sirenne welcomed the diners at our luncheons for many year. She was indeed a very special lady, kind and gracious on all occasions. She will be greatly missed.On Monday the 24th June, 2019 the guest speaker at the Ladies Committee luncheon was Debbie Mills CEO of the National Trust. Debbie spoke to all who were in a...