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HIGHLIGHTS
AUGUST 2022
CLUB
FIXTURES
BA R R AC K FO R YO U R
FAVO U R I T E T E A M I N
S T Y L E AT C L U B
KEEPING
MEMBERS
CONNECTED
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WELCOM E IN THIS
ISSUE
Inspiration for living life to the fullest
4 Don’t miss: Truffle and bustle
J O H N S L AT T E R Y Club & Membership Committee Chairman
6 Insider news: Hive of activity
The Australian team competing at the XXII Commonwealth Games in 8 Cover story: Club fixtures
Birmingham is an inspiration to us all. Who knows, after watching our athletes
and swimmers in action you might be motivated to join the Fitness Centre’s Run
10 Eat & drink: Going for gold
Club or start swimming regularly in the 25m pool at either City Club or Healesville? 12 Work smart: Inspiring women
If winter makes you think of hot drinks and comfort food, Le Petit Gâteau’s cafe has doubled in
size, offering cosy corners to enjoy a hot chocolate or toasted panini, and Bistro’s menu includes 14 Meet & Connect: Joy of travel
winter favourites such as the burger and fish curry. Club Members have also found other ways to
16 Escape: Spark your wanderlust
keep warm with activities and events around the Club, from Bastille Day events in the Members
Dining Room and Wine Bar to the INXSIVE rock concert at Healesville Country Club & Resort on 18 Calendar: What’s on
31 July. August promises to keep the good times rolling with gin tastings, two art lectures and a
trivia night (page 4 and 18). Club Member interest groups are active, and the motoring-interests
group’s guest speaker on 26 August is Ben Wilks, of Volkswagen, who will talk about the future
of automobiles. Club Members who share a love of travel are meeting monthly to talk about their
favourite destinations (page 14). There’s never been a better time to make new connections S TAY C O N N E C T E D
through the Club at an event or special interest group.
To update your contact details,
6 or if you have a membership
inquiry, please contact the Club
Robby Foldvari at the Membership team on:
social 8-ball night l 1300 501 501
R O B E V E R E T T RACV Club General Manager
in July. See page 6
l clubmembership@racv.com.au
It doesn’t matter whether you’re a foodie, art lover or footy fan, RACV Club caters COVER IMAGE: for the snooker
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for all interests this month. Following on from our first Dine with a Champion MATT HARVEY tournament results
event with Steve Moneghetti and host Sarah Jones last month (see page 10), we have O N L I N E AC C O U N T
the much-loved annual Truffle Dinner in the Members Dining Room on 3 August and the Gabriel l racv.com.au/login
Gaté Dinner at Healesville Country Club & Resort on 12 August – both of which have sold-out,
indicating how much Club Members value these signature events. I am looking forward to seeing
Healesville’s Ballroom transformed into 17th century Versailles – the theme for the night – and
the five courses and wines reminiscent of the food of kings and queens. And while talking about
10 Get that
Going
summer
for gold glow BOOKINGS AND OPENING TIMES
transformations, we have our first event celebrating the City Club’s Gallery Lounge and its latest For the latest information, visit
curated art exhibition on 4 August. Two RACV Collection artists, Louise Forthun and Kathryn racv.com.au/clubbookings
Ryan, who both received a RACV Visual Arts Grant in 2021, will be in conversation with RACV
Visual Art curator Ellen Wignell. I’m also excited about what’s on the horizon for September.
There’s the Father’s Day lunch on 4 September in Bistro and the AFL Grand Final Luncheon, with G E T T H E L AT E S T N E W S
guest speaker AFLW legend Daisy Pearce, on 22 September. You’ll find more information on the l Visit our What’s On page at
What’s On page at racv.com.au/club-whats-on. I look forward to seeing you soon at the Club. racv.com.au/club-whats-on
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wanderlust
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DON’T
MISS
TRUFFLE AND BUSTLE MYSTERY OF TRUFFLES
Chef Jelena Grujovic and Australia’s leading truffle expert
Simon Friend unearth the mysteries of truffles and share
what makes these fungal fruits so intriguing. You’ll get to
Keep warm this EYE ON VERSAILLES
sample some dishes and enjoy a wine that complements
winter at Club with Gabriel Gaté and Club Sommelier
those earthy, musky flavours that have mystified and
intoxicated people since ancient times.
Christian Maier will be transporting
our truffle event, Club Members and guests back
l Wed, 10 Aug, 5.30pm-6.30pm, Wine Bar, City Club,
electric talk, to 17th century Versailles with an
$30 per person. If this event is booked out, try caviar and
unforgettable five-course meal Krug at the next Wine Bar Wednesday in September.
art exhibition, and matched wines on 12 August
at Healesville Country Club &
and unique gin Resort.
BRIDGING POINT
experience
l Look out for our coverage of the
The RACV Bridge Club is hosting the Annual
sold-out event in September Highlights.
Red Point Swiss Pairs Congress at City Club on
Sunday, 28 August.
Bridge is a team game that works best face-
EXPECT AN ELECTRIC PERFORMANCE to-face, and members of the Club’s bridge
group are delighted the congress is going
The Motoring Interests group has managed a coup with their ahead after it was cancelled last year. The
next speaker. Ben Wilks, the Director of Volkswagen’s newest congress attracts competitive players from
brand ‘Cupra’, is an industry pioneer and is coming to Club to across the state.
talk about electric vehicles, performance cars and the future CLUB MEMBER CLIFTON WARREN ADMIRES THE ARTWORK
of automobiles. l Congress entries close 5pm, 22 August,
unless booked out. $60pp includes lunch.
l Fri, 26 Aug, 5.30pm-6.30pm, Level 2, City Club, $10 per
To enter or to find out how to join the RACV EXTRAORDINARY EXHIBITION
Bridge Club, email clubevents@racv.com.au
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person. Bookings via racv.com.au/club-whats-on. Plan ahead
and book for a meal afterwards at Bistro or Sojourn. ee the works of two extraordinary Victorian-based
artists at City Club’s Gallery Lounge this month.
Louise Forthun and Kathryn Ryan were both recipients
PCELRUPBA C of $10,000 RACV Visual Art Grants last year, and the
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exhibition, A Sense of Place, juxtaposes complex city
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MELBOURNE’S PAST IN A GLASS scapes with intimate details of nature.
Discover a unique connection to Melbourne’s past E RACV Art Curator Ellen Wignell says Forthun’s urban
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and meet the makers who run Little Lon Distilling Co, NT landscapes are as intricate as satellite maps, while her
a distillery set up in the last remaining single-storey architectural bronze sculptures reveal a new artistic
house in the CBD. We have exciting events planned, direction. Likewise, Ryan’s exquisite arboreal drawings
are quite different from the evocative, sweeping
including a French Impressionism lecture
Your night in the Wine Bar at City Club starts with a Victorian landscapes that she is well known for.
and Italian food and history walking tour.
cocktail on arrival, before five gin tastings expertly
paired with small dishes. End the night with your own The exhibition consists of work from the RACV Art
Bookmark our What’s On page for the
bottle of Little Lon to take home. Collection and works on loan from the artists.
latest information at
l Tue, 23 Aug, and Wed, 24 Aug, 5.30pm-7pm or racv.com.au/club-whats-on l Sense of Place closes on 31 August. A new
7.30pm-9pm, Wine Bar, City Club, $130 per person. exhibition will open in September.
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INSIDER
NEWS
HIVE OF
ACTIVIT Y
TA S T E O F F R A N C E
From a snooker tournament and Club’s Bastille Day events in July offered
Members the chance to don a beret and cheer
wine-blending event to Bastille Day on the cancan dancers, while sampling such
CLUB MEMBER
EILA BASILE taste sensations as braised beef cheek, parsnip
celebrations, Members have been purée and shaved Oak Hill truffles canape,
and (above) St Honoré cherry compote with
busy at Club pistachio chantilly.
TA K I N G H E R C U E As a member of Club’s Ladies Snooker Group, Eila
encourages other women to take up cue sports. She says
There’s always a suprise in store at Club’s
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the snooker competition uses a handicaps system, which
ila Basile’s goal is to become the first woman dining events, including the Members Dining
gives less-skilled players a chance to win.
Room Truffle Dinner on 3 August.
SHIRAZ WITH PIZZAZZ to have her name on the honour board for the
Club’s Snooker Tournament, an annual in-house “I think the Billiards Room is the best part of the Club,”
competition held since 1926. l Don’t miss out on the AFL Grand Final
she says. “People are serious but there is also the monthly Luncheon on 22 September.
Stewart (left) and Maria Hardie social 8-ball, which is a bit of fun.” Details at racv.com.au/clubevents
have spent many years honing She may have lost on the black ball in the second frame
their wine-tasting skills, and their to this year’s eventual winner, Sam Bashfield, but she is l Professional Coach and Triple World Champion
commitment paid off at last month’s “absolutely determined” to pursue her goal next year. Robby Foldvari conducts lessons at the Club.
Sanguine Estate wine-blending “I have to get my strategic thinking in line,” she says. For more details, email: clubevents@racv.com.au
event.
Their shiraz blend, made from four different
Sanguine Estate wines, was the winner of a
light-hearted competition on the night. EXCITEMENT FOR FINALISTS Jelena Grujovic (right) who are
all finalists in the 2022 Victorian
Stewart says it was all about understanding the Accommodation Awards for
components of the different wines. Excellence. City Club is a contender
for nine awards, including Superior
“Mark Hunter from Sanguine Estate described Accommodation of the Year.
the four wines, we tasted them, and then I had
to decide which wine would be my predominant “We are incredibly proud, and this is
flavour and which would lighten some areas or a testament to their professionalism
take away from other areas,” Stewart says. and dedication,” City Club Operations Manager
Amanda Rottmann says.
He says attending an event in the atmospheric
Wine Cellar was also “extraordinary”. Healesville Country Club & Resort is a finalist in four
categories, including Regional Hotel Restaurant of the CANCAN DANCERS WITH CHAIRMAN GEOFF COSGRIFF,
l Members who attended the event will receive Year for both Banyalla and Riddell’s Green. SOMMELIER CHRISTIAN MAIER AND CHEF JASON CAMILLO.
Good luck to Club staff Garri Roberts, Oscar Shi,
three bottles of the “Hardie” blend, courtesy of
Ganga Maharjan (above, left to right) and l The winners will be announced on 18 August.
Sanguine Estate
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COVER
STORY
CLUB FIX TURES
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s a little tacker, Club Member Mark Evans FINE FOOD AND FOOT Y
barracked for one VFL player rather than one
team. “It was Ron Barassi. Him alone,” Mark says. We are delighted to announce that AFLW
“When he moved from Melbourne to Carlton in the mid- legend Daisy Pearce (below) will be joining CLUB MEMBERS
60s I moved with him. That’s why I barrack for Carlton. the expert panel for the AFL Grand Final MARK EVANS AND
Luncheon at City Club DAVID ADDIS IN
in September. THE CARBINE BAR
“Then Carlton had all that success in the late ’60s and
AT CITY CLUB
early ’70s, so I didn’t follow Barassi when he left to go to
This event is always
North Melbourne; I was entrenched (with the Blues).
a Club highlight, with
insight into the game
Mark says he was “petrified” when he finally met Barassi
and a unique 3-course Mark agrees that Melbourne is “the best side going “Riddell’s Green has given Level 1 more definition, and it
in person. “I was training with the North Melbourne
dining experience, around”, though he expects to see Carlton in the finals. has become a restaurant rather than a sports bar simply
under-19s when he was coach there, and I used to see
this year including a serving staples like pies and chips,” he says.
him occasionally in the change rooms,” he says.
gourmet pie float for entree. “I’m hoping we will be like the Western Bulldogs in
2016 and time our run and peak. For five “It’s a great space where people can eat after
“It was like being in the presence of God. I don’t think l Thursday, 22 September, noon-2.30pm, weeks the Bulldogs were unbeatable, playing golf or view the golf course while
I ever said a word to him, even though he’d been my Level 17, City Club, $150pp. Bookings at and I’m hoping Carlton will be the eating lunch or dinner. The space is always
childhood hero. He had such an aura and presence about racv.com.au/club-whats-on same.” buzzing with people enjoying a range of
him. I thank him that I’m a staunch Carlton supporter.”
experiences, from a quick snack with a
beer to a three-course meal.”
CARN THE TIGERS HOLE IN ONE
David Addis says he became a Tiger supporter when his While the Carbine Bar at City Notably, Riddell’s Green is a finalist,
“It has a quiet, nice ambience, and the TVs are on,”
family moved to Blackburn in 1972. Club caters for die-hard sports alongside Healesville’s signature
David says. “The staff, Geoff and Tanja, are terrific.
fans with two TV screens, craft restaurant, Banyalla, for Regional
They know everyone. It’s a bit like the ’80s TV program
“At that stage Melbourne was divided into VFL zones, beers and hearty meals, Riddell’s Restaurant of the Year in the 2022
Cheers. You start to see people having lunch at the same
and Blackburn was a Richmond zone. Richmond was a Green at Healesville Country Club & Victorian Accommodation Awards for
time and you get to know them.”
powerhouse back then and that influenced me,” David Resort is the go-to eatery for families Excellence.
says. “Although my parents didn’t take me to footy, I and golfers fresh off the green.
listened to it on the radio.”
POSSIBLE PREMIERS l Riddell’s Green is open 9am-9pm everyday.
So, who do they predict will win the 2022 AFL Grand Executive Chef Himanshu Sharda says some of the Club Members can access a 15% discount off the
Former colleagues, Mark and David have been meeting Final? “My money is on Geelong for minor premiership, golfers’ favourite dishes include the ham hock and corn final bill by charging it to their Club Membership
regularly at the Carbine Bar for more than a decade. card. For opening hours and bookings, visit
and Melbourne for the premiership,” David says. locro (soup), Cuban Ruben sandwich, and braised beef
racv.com.au/racv-club/bookings
cheeks and lentil stew with parsnip cream.
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E AT &
DRINK
From the Commonwealth Games
to the AFL, the Club’s tradition
of marking iconic sporting
events with special banquets
keeps your chefs on their toes
EXECUTIVE PASTRY CHEF
AMIT SINHA DEVISES THE GOLD
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MEDAL DESSERT FOR THE DINE
t’s early July — a few weeks before WITH A CHAMPION EVENT.
the Dine with a Champion event
at City Club — and Executive Sous
Chef Craig Dowling is on the
phone to a vegetable supplier in
Ballarat.
He’s sourcing ingredients from
the Victorian town where guest
speaker Steve Moneghetti AM
grew up, as a way of paying
GOING FOR GOLD
tribute to the running legend.
CRAIG
DOWLING “We do something different each
time for the special dining events —
whether it’s the Commonwealth Games or
AFL Grand Final — by connecting the food, wine
and setting to the champion or sporting event,” Craig says.
Amit’s elaborate chocolate dessert is shaped like a gold “We have nine rooms spread over four floors for
P R E PA R AT I O N medal and stamped with a Commonwealth Games logo. conferences and events, and I could easily have them all
It is served with a warm passionfruit sauce that melts the full,” Craig says. “To service 300 people, for example, can
As well as potatoes from Ballarat and smallgoods from surface of the dessert for dramatic effect and reveals the take up to 20 minutes, and then 10 minutes to clear a
Daylesford, he’s found lamb from a producer near Echuca berries, edible flowers, cream and brownie beneath. room. It adds up if an event is only two to three hours.”
— where sports broadcaster and Dine with a Champion
PA Expect the unexpected at
host Sarah Jones grew up — but, alas, there are no baby P EI NRI N GC
leeks for the main dish because of adverse weather.
“We had a couple of practice runs to check the chocolate With that in mind, the Dine with a Champion event is MD Club lunches and dinners
will melt — the temperature of the sauce needs to be carefully choreographed. Entrées are served shortly after
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that mark major events.
about 45 to 50 degrees,” Amit says. “We’ve done it before, Members and guests arrive, and then plates are cleared
“There’s no guarantee that something I write on the menu For forthcoming
so we are pretty confident it will work on the night.” away before Steve and Sarah begin their Q&A session.
two or three weeks in advance will be available when I celebrations, visit
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need it,” Craig says. “It means you have to be creative and R AC E DAY PODIUM FINISH
ring around until you find something else.”
The real test for all the chefs and kitchen staff comes on Craig knows the night has been a success when empty
23 July, the day of the Dine with a Champion dinner. plates come back to the kitchen, and Club Members and For venue opening hours & bookings,
Creativity is also at the heart of the dessert that Executive
It’s not the only big function on that Friday, and Craig their guests end the night smiling and praising staff. visit racv.com.au/clubbookings
Pastry Chef Amit Sinha has devised for the event.
Moneghetti won many medals during his career, including and his two sous chefs are busy all day making sure the
gold in two Commonwealth Games for the marathon in produce arrives, and the food is prepped and cooked in “Sometimes it feels like you’re a magician, bringing all of
Canada in 1994 and the 10,000m in Malaysia in 1998. time. Craig says chefs thrive on a bit of adrenaline. these elements together and making it work,” he says.
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WORK
SMART
INSPIRING WOMEN
Diana Abruzzi is an inspiration for young female professionals, and says Club is
the perfect place to network and build business relationships
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s the founder and chairman of the International
Women’s Federation of Commerce and Industry B U I LD YO U R N E T WO R K CLUB MEMBER
(IWFCI), Club Member Diana Abruzzi considers DIANA ABRUZZI
the Club an extension of her regional home and office. There are many ways for young women to
build strong career networks through Club.
“The more you get to know and understand the Club the
more you will feel like it’s a home away from home, and
The Young Professionals group offers
your office away from your office,” she says.
the chance to meet people from across
different industries and organisations.
Back in 1992, armed with a grand vision, she established
There’s also the Club’s Mentoring Program,
the IWFCI to support the economic development of
which has an intake in 2023.
women by developing trade across the globe for the
organisation’s members. l Contact our Club events team for more
information at clubevents@racv.com.au
Diana says IWFCI’s global chapters and annual summits,
global business matching, trade events and educational
programs have brought together ambitious business
women from around the world to grow and prosper. In recent months, Diana has had meetings with
government officials in the Level 2 meeting rooms, and
“To my amazement it was the first chamber of commerce held a luncheon in the Private Dining Room, which
for women in the world at the time,” Diana says. “We featured guest speaker Lesley Gillespie OAM, the director
are now in 14 countries. So, we have progressed over and co-founder of Bakers Delight.
30 years.” Unfortunately, the pandemic has hurt many
businesses, and it will be a key issue at the IWFCI Global Her advice for the Club’s young female professionals is
Women’s Trade Summit in September in Singapore. “be open to change, have a mindset for success and never
lose sight of what you set out to do”.
Diana says joining the Club 30 years ago has helped her The Shared Workspace has hot
organisation grow. “I remember looking at the Club and “There was a time when things became very difficult PHEARRPE A
DC desks, private phone booths (left),
thinking: people can stay overnight, the doors are open MS a cafe (above) and bookable
for me,” Diana says. “I could have given up, but I didn’t.
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24 hours a day — not like a corporate building – and it I held fast to my vision, and to succeed I had to push meeting rooms.
has a gym. It is a one-stop shop. It is so good. The staff through, and we began the development of all our
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are brilliant and greet you as part of the family.” international branches, and now some of our presidents
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Diana says the creation of the two-storey, multifaceted
call 1300 501 501 or email
Shared Workspace is a boon for Club Members. “Not only “I say to every woman, push through, no matter what you clubmembership@racv.com.au
are there business meeting areas, but there’s the café and confront and have the mindset to succeed because there
phone booths for private conversations and lockers if you are answers, with maybe different approaches. It is all
need to go into the CDB. It’s an incredible environment.” about having that strong mindset.”
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MEET &
CONNECT
JOY OF TRAVEL
RECIPROCAL CLUB
See Sydney in a new light by staying at
the Royal Australian Automobile Club
Travel memories and dreams of future
Imagine savouring rock oysters with mignonette and a
holidays give the members of Club’s
glass of sparkling from one of the best vantage points
two travel groups much to discuss that Sydney has to offer. Or perhaps you’d prefer slow-
cooked lamb shank with a glass of red as you watch
boats sail under the Harbour Bridge?
The Royal Australian Automobile Club’s central city
location offers views and access to all the tourist hot
spots, such as the Opera House and Circular Quay.
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Established in 1903, the Club’s
heritage-listed building in
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lub Member Don Holmes’s travel bucket list is presentations) and there are often different themes, such Travel Group 2 facilitator Fiona Hudson says that as well DELUXE HARBOUR
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travelled, both locally and overseas, the group covers Victoria Room (above)
He is set to board the luxury Indian Pacific at “We usually begin by asking who has practical issues, such as rating the accommodation and houses a stained-glass dome
Adelaide, where the train stops on its 4352km been travelling, and that often leads local eateries they’ve tried. with a vintage chandelier
journey from Sydney to Perth, giving to surprising answers. It could that gives the room a
him the chance to experience the raw vary from, ‘Yes, I’ve been to “We’re also discussing the ever-changing post-Covid stunning centrepiece. Here
beauty of the Nullarbor Plain. Antarctica,’ through to ‘We’ve travel-insurance landscape and how to negotiate airports you can choose from a selection
just found a great place to go in the current market,” Fiona says. “You’ll also get of light meals and a variety of
“I grew up in Adelaide at a time with our dogs in Hall’s Gap’.” honest opinions on things like the best travel apps and wines in the Members Bar.
when our travel was to the east, to tips on ticketing. It’s all a lot of fun.”
Melbourne to visit relatives, and The group’s interest in The Harbour Dining Room also offers mesmerising
never to the west because it was travel didn’t wane during views and enticing meals, with vegan options such as
deemed too far away, plus it was a COVID lockdowns either; the trilogy of mushrooms and shallot tart.
dirt road between Port Augusta to with some members sharing A TRAV
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Kalgoorlie,” he says. travel memories via Zoom.
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There are 29 accommodation rooms for members,
DON HOLMES reciprocal members and their guests, with styles
“I’ve been to Perth four or five times “People like talking about their ranging from the original 1920s single bedrooms to
since, but I’ve never taken the train. travels because it brings it all back G
Some people think the Nullarbor is flat and for them,” Don says. “Some friends of RO UP newly refurbished rooms overlooking either Sydney
Harbour or the Botanical Gardens.
boring, but I want to experience it.” mine talked about a walk they did through
medieval villages in Japan, and another member While in town, you can see Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Don facilitates one of Club’s two member interest groups shared her memories of Paris. It can from the past and until 23 October, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup between
for travel and says if you join his group your bucket list we’re just as interested.” If you would like to join a Club Member
16 October and 13 November, and the 57th Wildlife
will grow. “Every member likes the whole issue of travel,” travel group, call our Club Events team Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Maritime
he says. “For many of us the journey – not just the This month the speaker is one of Don’s friends, who on (03) 9944 8888 or Museum until 5 March 2023.
scenery – is an essential part of the experience.” has lived and worked in the UK. “He’s very literary, and
email clubevents@racv.com.au
he’s going to talk on ‘Why I love Great Britain’. He’s l Club Members need to arrange a letter of
The two groups meet on different days each month an entertaining speaker, so it will be informative and introduction prior to their visit. To find out
on Level 2 at City Club (which has facilities for visual interesting. He will make us smile.” more, visit racv.com.au/club
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the ground ticking every box — and making sure your Perth down to Margaret River, staying in lodges and
“We have travellers exploring culture; families who
journey goes smoothly along the way. tackling big walks in Tasmania and doing a combination
want to spend quality time together with an equal mix
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W H AT ’ S O N T H I S M O N T H
FR E E G RO U P F IT N E S S
AU G U ST E V E N T S
3 TRUFFLE DINNER 23 PARLIAMENT HOUSE LIBRARY TOUR
Wednesday, 6.30pm-10.30pm Tuesday, 11am-noon
Members Dining Room, City Club Offsite - Parliament House
TRIPE LUNCH
WITH PRIVATE INVESTOR ANGIE ELLIS (BELOW)
4 CAROLE WOODS OAM LECTURE Tuesday, 12.30pm-2.30pm
VERA DEAKIN Club Pavilion
Thursday, 2.30pm-3.30pm
Clubroom, City Club
MORNING PILATES WITH CARLA
SOCIAL 8-BALL NIGHT KENNETH PARK LECTURE 8am-8.45pm
Thursday, 6.30pm-10.30pm THE GRAND CANAL,VENICE ONLINE VIA ZOOM
Billiards Room
1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 August
MORNING YOGA WITH KATHY
GALLERY LOUNGE EXHIBITION
WITH LOUISE FORTHUN & KATHRYN RYAN
23 LITTLE LON GIN EXPERIENCE
Wednesday and Thursday, two sessions 8-8.45am
Thursday, 6pm-8pm & 24 on both days, 5.30-7pm or 7.30-9pm ONLINE VIA ZOOM
Gallery Lounge Wine Bar, City Club M E M B E R I N T E R E S T G RO U P S 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 August
MORNING MOVEMENT WITH FRAN
25 ART LECTURE 8am-8.45pm
PARIS OF THE IMPRESSIONISTS ONLINE VIA ZOOM
SUPERVISED BRIDGE TRAVEL GROUP 2
Thursday, 2.30pm-3.30pm
9.45am-1pm 10am-noon 4, 11, 18 and 25 August
Clubroom, City Club
Clubroom, City Club Clubroom, City Club
Mondays Tuesday, 9 August
26 ELECTRIC PERFORMANCE WITH BEN WILKS 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 August
Friday, 5.30pm-6.30pm VIRTUAL ART GROUP
Level 2, City Club
TRAVEL GROUP 1 5.30pm-6.30pm E RB P
M PL U
10am-noon Online via Zoom AC
27
A
P
KENNETH PARK WALKING TOUR Tuesday, 9 August
CK
10 WINE BAR WEDNESDAY J. J. CLARK
Clubroom, City Club
Tuesday, 2 August
S
THE MYSTERY OF TRUFFLES Saturday, 10am-noon
SOLO GROUP
Wednesday, 5.30pm-6.30pm Offsite - Old Treasury Building
Wine Bar DUPLICATE BRIDGE 9am-1pm E
VE S
9.45am-1pm Clubroom, City Club NT
28 SUNDAY FILM Thursdays
12 A TRIP TO VERSAILLES THE GOOD LIAR
Clubroom, City Club
11 and 25 August
Wednesdays
WITH GABRIEL GATE Sunday, 4pm-6pm
Friday, 6.30pm start Theatrette, City Club 3, 8, 15, 22 and 29 August
Ballroom, Healesville BOOK GROUP 2
11.15am start
Check our What’s On page for
EVENING MAHJONG
31 BELEURA HOUSE TOUR & MORNING TEA the latest information at
18 KENNETH PARK LECTURE Wednesday, 10am-12.30pm
7pm-9pm Clubroom, City Club
racv.com.au/club-whats-on
Clubroom, City Club Saturday, 13 August
THE GRAND CANAL Offsite - Mornington Peninsula
Thursday, 2.30pm-3.30pm Wednesday, 3 August
Theatrette, City Club BOOK GROUP 4
MAHJONG GROUP 7.15pm start
TRIVIA NIGHT 10am-1pm
Library, City Club
Plan and book ahead for your
Thursday, 6.30pm-8.30pm Clubroom, City Club
Wednesday, 17 August
next visit to the Club at
Carbine Bar Thursdays
4 and 18 August
racv.com.au/clubbookings
CLASSIC FILM GROUP
SOCIAL SQUASH GROUP 11am start
6pm start Theatrette, City Club
Squash courts, City Club Friday, 19 August
Information in Highlights and the events listed in this calendar were correct at the time of publication.
Thursdays
However, changes in circumstances may impact on the accuracy of this information. 4, 11, 18 and 25 August
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HIGHLIGHTS AUGUST 2022 19ENJOY
MELBOURNE’S
BEST THEATRE
WITH RACV.
Club Members get exclusive pre-sales and bonus value
for Melbourne’s most anticipated live theatre and
entertainment at iconic venues.
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