Club News

The RACA Racing Committee invites you to enjoy a day of Summer Racing at Royal Randwick racecourse on Saturday, 22 January 2022 featuring the $150,000 Carrington Stakes.Start with breakfast in the Club’s Harbour Dining Room from 8 am, with best dressed and lucky door prizes, catch the tram to Randwick racecourse from Circular Quay and enjoy the excitement of a great day with racing fans. The new Winx Stand will be open as well. All welcome to join in for Members’ Bar drinks after the last!RS...

Invitations are open for the Club’s snooker tournament which will commence from 15 February 2022, with practice nights every Friday in January.We will hold a singles, doubles and lightning round robin competition (6-red balls) as well as a brand new Invitational tournament for new Members you can sign up to the Club - including friends, family and work colleagues who apply for the Club’s new 7 Day Membership offer.We are honoured that Helen Terrett, whose late husband Harry was a great suppo...

With two years of limited events with only the Fluid Fridays really keeping us connected, 2022 is looking like a much better year (assuming no more lockdowns). By the time you have read this newsletter, the Motoring Group Steering Committee will have met and planned the year. In recent years, the Motoring Group has held the Motoring Tour, an Annual Dinner along with various other smaller evening events with other motoring clubs. In 2021, I introduced the Motoring Quiz which was dominated by the...

The Ladies Committee’s Christmas themed luncheon was our first luncheon since the reopening of the Club. It was the perfect start to the festive season. Jordan Roach’s performance provided the merriment we all needed.The Ladies Committee would like to thank the Board of Directors for their support and encouragement.We would also like to express our gratitude to CEO Markus Friedler and all the RACA staff especially Yvonne, Michaela, Kathy and Shibli for their outstanding efforts during 2021.T...

May I extend to you, your family, friends and neighbours all the peace that 2022 brings as a year full of hope and joy for each and every one of you. As we enter 2022, we say some farewells but look to the future with hope. Staff members Gary Q, Shibli Sadik and Kathy Symons, who all gave exemplary service and, having loyally remained during the pandemic lockdown, are now moving on to new senior management roles. I thank them on your behalf for their dedication, commitment and valuable contribu...

The Australian Pioneers' Club Remembrance Lunch."What Remembrance Day Means To Me"Guest Speaker: Sarah WatsonConvenor: Bruce Howe9 November 2021...

The Australian Pioneers' Club Younger Members' Dinner, Convenors: John Morley and Alfio Grasso 25 November 2021...

The Women's Pioneers Society with Her excellency the Honourable Margret Beazley, the 39th Governor of New South Wales. Special Guest: Sue Wilson, the author of "Elizabeth and Elizabeth" 17 November 2021...

 The Australian Pioneers' Club New Members' Cocktail Party, 18 November 2021...

In a new initiative, to ensure that you as a valued Member of our Club have more opportunities for direct input to your Board, I am pleased to announce that the Board has approved these Member-based groups as Board-linked committees:Arts and Culture, Bridge, Food and Wine, Ladies Committee, Motoring, Snooker, Racing and Sport, and Young Executives.The Ladies Committee and Young Executives have previously been known as Committees established under the Board’s auspices and will now formally be p...