Automobile Club of Victoria was founded at a meeting held at the Port Phillip Club Hotel on 9 December 1903 called by Syd Day, Henry James and James G. Coleman.[2] Henry James Joseph "Harry" Maddox (1862-1937)[3] was elected as its first President, and H.B. "Harry" James, its first secretary. At that first meeting, a proposal from Henry Sutton, the Australian motoring pioneer, was unanimously adopted:
"that the objects of the club should be the promotion of a social organisation and club, composed mainly of persons owning self-propelled vehicles or motor cycles; to afford a means of recording the experiences of members and others using motor cars and motor cycles; to promote investigation in their development; to co-operate in securing rational legislation and the formation of proper rules and regulations governing the use of motor cars and motor cycles in cities, towns and country districts; to maintain the lawful rights and privileges and protect the interests of owners and users of all forms of self-propelled vehicles whenever and wherever such interests, rights and privileges are menaced; to promote and encourage the improvement, construction and maintenance of roads and highways and the development generally in this State of motoring, and to maintain a club to be devoted to the interests and advancement of automobilism."[4]
It is an unlisted public company, limited by guarantee, and headed by a board of directors consisting of eleven independent non-executive directors and a managing director and CEO.[11] The registered office is located in the Melbourne central business district. It was a founder of the insurance brand AAMI, previously known as Club Motor Insurance and now owned by Suncorp-Metway.[12]
RoyalAuto magazineedit
RACV produces a magazine for its members, called RoyalAuto. It is published and distributed 11 times a year – monthly from February to November, and a combined December/January edition. The content is based on the three major topics: travel/touring and associated leisure content, motoring/mobility – mainly new and used car reviews and news, and news and programs which touch on broader mobility issues including road safety, public transport and the environment – and member benefits/news. As at March 2013, RoyalAuto had an audited circulation of 1.5 million, making it the largest-circulating publication in Victoria.[13] It is the state's most-read monthly magazine.[14]
An RACV member magazine has been produced for more than 90 years, beginning in 1922 as a monthly supplement in The Australian Motorist. By the mid-1920s, it was launched as a stand-alone publication called The Royal Auto Journal. In 1936, this changed to The Radiator, a newspaper-style journal. In 1953, the magazine became a colour publication called Royalauto, and now it is formally presented as RoyalAuto. In September 2012 a digital version, for iPad, was produced for the first time, and each digital edition is produced concurrently with the print magazine. In August 2013, it was rated among the top 1% of magazine apps worldwide by app rating agency iMonitor. In November 2013, RoyalAuto was named Association or Member Organisation Magazine of the Year by Publishers Australia in its Excellence Awards 2013.[15]
^See Notes 28 and 30 to the Financial Statements, RACV Annual Report 2010
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This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view August 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria RACV is a motoring club and mutual organisation It offers various services to members including insurance and roadside assistance Royal Automobile Club of Victoria RACV LimitedFormation1903TypeRoadside assistance insurance resorts leisure home securityHeadquartersBourke Street Melbourne AustraliaLocationVictoria AustraliaMembership 2010 2 1 million 1 President and chairmanGeoffrey O CosgriffKey peopleNeil Taylor managing director and CEORevenue 2021 685 millionStaff2 500 Websitewww racv com auIt has about 30 000 ordinary club members and 2 1 million service members who hold any product offered by RACV It operates two clubs for members in the Melbourne central business district and in Healesville The City Club was redeveloped in 2005 the Healesville Country Club in 2009 1 Contents 1 History 2 RoyalAuto magazine 3 Subsidiaries and investments 16 4 References 5 External linksHistory editAutomobile Club of Victoria was founded at a meeting held at the Port Phillip Club Hotel on 9 December 1903 called by Syd Day Henry James and James G Coleman 2 Henry James Joseph Harry Maddox 1862 1937 3 was elected as its first President and H B Harry James its first secretary At that first meeting a proposal from Henry Sutton the Australian motoring pioneer was unanimously adopted that the objects of the club should be the promotion of a social organisation and club composed mainly of persons owning self propelled vehicles or motor cycles to afford a means of recording the experiences of members and others using motor cars and motor cycles to promote investigation in their development to co operate in securing rational legislation and the formation of proper rules and regulations governing the use of motor cars and motor cycles in cities towns and country districts to maintain the lawful rights and privileges and protect the interests of owners and users of all forms of self propelled vehicles whenever and wherever such interests rights and privileges are menaced to promote and encourage the improvement construction and maintenance of roads and highways and the development generally in this State of motoring and to maintain a club to be devoted to the interests and advancement of automobilism 4 dd It held its first car rally at Aspendale Racecourse in 1904 5 6 7 8 In 1916 the club received the approval of King George V to prefix the title Royal to its name 9 10 nbsp RACV Headquarters on Bourke Street MelbourneIt is an unlisted public company limited by guarantee and headed by a board of directors consisting of eleven independent non executive directors and a managing director and CEO 11 The registered office is located in the Melbourne central business district It was a founder of the insurance brand AAMI previously known as Club Motor Insurance and now owned by Suncorp Metway 12 RoyalAuto magazine editRACV produces a magazine for its members called RoyalAuto It is published and distributed 11 times a year monthly from February to November and a combined December January edition The content is based on the three major topics travel touring and associated leisure content motoring mobility mainly new and used car reviews and news and news and programs which touch on broader mobility issues including road safety public transport and the environment and member benefits news As at March 2013 RoyalAuto had an audited circulation of 1 5 million making it the largest circulating publication in Victoria 13 It is the state s most read monthly magazine 14 An RACV member magazine has been produced for more than 90 years beginning in 1922 as a monthly supplement in The Australian Motorist By the mid 1920s it was launched as a stand alone publication called The Royal Auto Journal In 1936 this changed to The Radiator a newspaper style journal In 1953 the magazine became a colour publication called Royalauto and now it is formally presented as RoyalAuto In September 2012 a digital version for iPad was produced for the first time and each digital edition is produced concurrently with the print magazine In August 2013 it was rated among the top 1 of magazine apps worldwide by app rating agency iMonitor In November 2013 RoyalAuto was named Association or Member Organisation Magazine of the Year by Publishers Australia in its Excellence Awards 2013 15 Subsidiaries and investments 16 editR A C V Finance 100 Intelematics Australia 100 Gippsland Solar 100 Nationwide Group 100 Insurance Manufacturers of Australia IMA 30 joint venture with Insurance Australia Group owning other 70 Club Assist 30 Australian Motoring Services AMS 24 joint venture with Australian automobile clubs Collaborate Corp Drive My Car 6 77 P2P car sharing company References editThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Royal Automobile Club of Victoria news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2006 Learn how and when to remove this template message a b Unattributed October 2010 RACV annual report RoyalAuto 78 9 13 16 Thirty years of motoring in Australia A woman looks back The Age 1 August 1931 page 8 Major H J J Maddox The Argus 4 October 1937 page 3 Motoring An Automobile Club The Herald 10 December 1903 page 4 https trove nla gov au newspaper article 174647518 Motor Notes Melbourne Punch 18 February 1904 page 30 Automobile Club The Inaugural Run The Age 22 February 1904 page 6 Motor Notes Melbourne Punch 25 February 1904 page 30 Land and Environment Aspendale Park Racecourse RACV Annual Report 1916 17 Priestley Susan 1983 The crown of the road the story of the RACV Melbourne Macmillan Publishers p 170 ISBN 0 333 35629 2 RACV Annual Report 2016 Smith Simon 2002 From club to corporation motor insurance and the rise of AAMI 1933 1999 Melbourne AAMI p 271 ISBN 0 9581646 1 4 Circulations Audit Board March 2013 Roy Morgan March 2012 Publishers Australia Archived from the original on 13 August 2008 See Notes 28 and 30 to the Financial Statements RACV Annual Report 2010External links editRoyal Automobile Club of Victoria RoyalAuto magazine RACV makes an investment in Collaborate a peer to peer marketplace Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royal Automobile Club of Victoria amp oldid 1183594567, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
