The Alfa Romeo Owners Club (AROCA) is a vibrant club supporting owners & enthusiasts.
AROCA Victoria 50th Jubilee Dinner
Saturday 10 August 2019 at 6pm
A 50th only comes around once in a lifetime and this year we are gathering at Hyatt Place for our 50th Jubilee Dinner. Alfa Romeo club members and non members Australia wide are welcome to attend and the theme is GOLD!
During the night, we will have guest speakers, raffles, door prizes and plenty of dancing. We will also have 5 amazing Alfa Romeo vehicles on display, one for each era.
Members: $75 / Non-members $80
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Pricing for the event will include a welcoming pre-dinner drink per person & canapés followed by a formal dinner; drinks will be available during the evening at bar prices.
When: Saturday 10 August at 6pm
Location: Hyatt Place Essendon Fields; 1 English Street, Essendon Fields, Victoria 3041
Dress Code: Smart Casual / Semi Formal
Accommodation at Hyatt Place is available at reduced rates for those interstate and local guests who do not wish to drive home.
Accommodation at Hyatt Place is available at reduced rates for those interstate and local guests who do not wish to drive home.
For Hyatt Place rates, or if you have any special dietary requirements
Contact
Colin Edwards
0409 739 833
secretary@alfaclubvic.org.au
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New Members Display-Club Presentation
Saturday 20 July 2019
The Club will be hosting a New Members Night at Brighton Alfa Romeo to welcome newcomers to the club and to provide information about the club to newer members who have joined in over the last year.
New and current club members are invited to come along to meet other club members and learn more about the club. In addition you can also enjoy the opportunity to look over the dealership as well checking out the various new and pre-owned Alfa Romeos on display.
A selection of premium Alfa Romeo vehicles will be on club display at the dealership. If you have a notable vehicle for display, you must register your interest to the event.
Start: 10.10 am start. Refreshments will be provided
Where: Brighton Alfa Romeo, 773 Nepean Highway Bentleigh.
Confirmation of your attendance is necessary for catering purposes. Contact our Membership Secretary for bookings.
Please have your member number and vehicle details handy.
Contact: Bruce Baum, Membership Secretary
Mobile: 0400 266 028
Email: membership@alfaclubvic.org.au
Drive to the Goulburn Valley
Sunday 28 July 2019
After a few recent Sunday Drives towards Victoria’s coastline Bruno and Barry decided that it was time for a change of destination and have come up with a visit to the Goulburn Valley in Central Victoria.
The tour will start in Bundoora, a coffee break/pit stop in Seymour and finish at the living history Motor Museum in Shepparton which features a wonderful display of over 100 classic and historic cars and motor cycles.
The tour will travel through some familiar and some new countryside as well as over a few roads that will be all new to some participants.
There will be a 30 minute coffee break/pit stop at a bakery in Seymour that offers excellent food and coffee and other refreshments. Toilets and off street parking also available close to the bakery.
The second half of the drive will take in a trip over Kirwan’s Bridge just outside Nagambie, Murchison, and Mooroopna before concluding at the Museum on the Goulburn Valley Highway at Shepparton.
At the conclusion of the drive and prior to entering the museum, club member and local, Peter Fowler will be on hand to explain the history of the museum. Peter was one of the local motor sport dignitaries present when the museum first opened in 2012.
All club members are invited to come along.
Start: Bundoora Square Shopping Centre Car Park;
Plenty Road Bundoora, (close to Settlement Road)
When: 8.30am for 9.00am departure.
Museum Entry fee: $10 per person
Lunch will be available at the café next to the museum or participants can make their own arrangements elsewhere in Shepparton.
Detailed tour notes will be available at the start point.
Confirmation of your attendance is necessary for catering purposes. Please have your member number and vehicle details handy.
Contact: Bruno Colautti
Phone: 9386 9650 (Business Hours)
or
Contact: Barry Edmunds
Mobile: 0405 383 431
Email: editor@alfaclubvic.org.au
Show & Shine Detailing Workshop
Friday 16 August 2019
Club members wanting to learn more about detailing are invited to an evening with guest speakers John Hanslow and Damian Hind.
Register Coordinator John Hanslow, club’s Spettacolo Show’n Shine Event Director and owner of several award winning cars will share his experience using both consumer and professional grade car care products.
Damian Hind, the owner of Advanced Detail is accustomed to working on exotic and prestige vehicles and will discuss in-depth processes including decontamination, paint correction, maintenance, and vehicle protection including ceramic-based coatings.
Some of the evening’s topics;
- Wash methods including decontamination
- Machine correction and jewelling
- Interior detailing techniques
- Protective coatings
This is a great opportunity to further your knowledge of detailing and for anyone entering into this years’ Spettacolo event in December.
Food and drinks will be served during the night.
Where: Advanced Detail 21 Boundary Road Mordialloc
When: 6.30pm for 7.00pm start to 9.00pm
Confirmation of your attendance is necessary by 15/08/2019 for catering purposes. Please have your member number and vehicle details handy.
Contact: John Hanslow
Mobile: 0409 961 719
Email: register@alfaclubvic.org.au
Maling Road Auto Classico
Sunday 18 August 2019
The Alfa Romeo Club has been invited to participate once again in the Maling Road Auto Classico in Canterbury with a display of 12 selected cars. Display Parking will be arranged so that club member’s cars can be displayed together as a group.
The Mailing Road Auto Classico has been a highly successful event in previous years, drawing large crowds to the display in the shopping strip and the entertainment again this year will see another great display that will include some really rare and unique vehicles from a number of different marques.
In addition to the car display and the entertainment, the Maling Road Traders will be providing a number of awards and special offers on the day.
The organisers of the Maling Road Auto Classico are really looking forward to the inclusion of a number of special Alfa Romeo vehicles in the event again this year to contribute to making this annual event even bigger and better.
Cars to be in position from: 8.30am . The display will conclude at 3pm.
Interested club members:
Contact: Phil Nash, Club Event Organiser
Mobile: 0457 748 119
Email: phil.nas@iinet.net.au
Workshop Visit – Historic & Vintage Restorations
Saturday 14 September 2019
One of the most popular workshop visits enjoyed by AROCA Vic club members each year is to Historic & Vintage Restorations in Blackburn.
Over many years the craftsmen at H&VR have turned out some remarkable cars and complete restoration work on large numbers of classics, many of them Alfa Romeos.
At any one time there are many different classic and vintage cars undergoing body and/or mechanical restoration in the H&VR workshop.
This will be a great opportunity to talk to Paul Chaleyer and the team, and to see how professional vehicle restorers go about their work to bring classic cars back to life.
When: 10.30 am to 12.30 pm
Where: 17 Cottage Street, Blackburn 3130
Bookings essential: The number of spots available for this visit is limited, so book early.
Contact: Barry Oosthuizen – Please book only by SMS on Mobile: 0413 185 135
