Club Calendar

Coming Club Events

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Next Club Meeting

2025

NO MEETING IN JANUARY
Sunday 16th February - Roma - Senior Citizens Hall - Please arrive by 3 pm for afternoon tea. Please bring a plate to share. Club will supply tea and coffee. Meeting will commence at 3.30 p.m.
Agenda: New Memberships, Club Reports and Coming Events

A zoom link is available for this meeting on request. If you would like to attend via Zoom, please advise by the Saturday afternoon prior to the meeting.

Future Meetings

Sunday 16th March - "Up the Creek" Garage Roma - Please arrive by 3.30 pm for afternoon tea. Please bring a plate to share. Club will supply tea and coffee. Meeting will commence at 4 pm

Tentative 2025 Meetings
Sunday 20th April - Surat
Sunday 18th May - Muckadilla - We are celebrating National Motoring Heritage Day with a display at the Muckadilla Pub. This will be followed by our club meeting. More details to follow.
Sunday 15th June - Wallumbilla
Sunday 20th July - Roma
Sunday 17th August - Mungallala
Sunday 21st September - Roma
Sunday 19th October - Roma
Sunday 16th November - Eumamurrin
Sunday 21st December - Roma

Club Runs

2025

Friday 14th - 18th January: Club Run to the Family Drive In Movie - at Roma at Bassett Park on Friday, 17 Jan at 6pm. No cost for entry. Food trucks onsite for delicious dinner options. And at Surat, Injune, Mitchell and Wallumbilla on the dates on the flyer.

Saturday 26th January: All areas and chapters – we have minuted Australia Day as a club run for you to display your vehicle at your local events. Please also see below other displays and external events on our calendar for the Australia Day weekend.

Saturday 1st February: The first Saturday of each month is a designated club run for all areas and chapters.
Injune Chapter - Joy Denton
St George Chapter - Geoff Knights and Kurt Sjolund - Assisted by Belinda Sjolund and Tony Worthington
Taroom Chapter - Ashley Adcock
Wallumbilla/Yuleba Chapter - Greg Seawright

Saturday 1st February:  Roma -RUN: Saturday 1st February 2025
Intended future woolshed attraction for Roma - The Woolshed

The Woolshed is located approx. 8 Kms from the Big Rig Roma to Woodside Road. At this site you will find the passionate sheep & wool industry dedication by Rowan & Jenny Whip.
The 120 year old Woolshed was purchased & relocated to Roma. It was moved in sections & is now fully back together on the Whip’s block on the edge of Roma. There is sheep/wool history displays & information on this industry now furnish this shed including shed memorabilia that has been collected over the years.
Please note:   Jenny has kindly offered to have her urn running and have tea & coffee supplied.
Please bring your morning tea eats, chairs, mugs, hat, sunscreen, insect repellant if needed

Arrive at the Big Rig 8.00am Depart by 8.15am
Travel over bridge to enter into McDowall Street
Travel along McDowall Street through traffic lights
At roundabout take the 3rd exit onto Queen Street
Travel Dargal Road for 4 kms
Turn left onto Richardson Lane
Turn right onto Woodside Road
Woolshed is located 300 metres on your left – Green shearing shed
Arrive approximately 8.45am
Tour & history of shed by Rowan & Jenny Whip
Morning tea approximately 10am
Depart 10.30 to 11am
Leave to travel back to Roma at your leisure.

Sunday 2nd February: Blackall and Charleville have their social run on 1st Sunday in lieu of 1st Saturday.
Blackall Chapter - Kerrie Hallam
Charleville Chapter - Mark Scott - Assisted by Luke Paynter - Currently Runs are scheduled for the 1st Sunday of each month, departing from the Railway Station at 9.30 am. (Charleville Chapter is the process of re-organising their social runs. Please contact Mark Scott. His number has been sent to all Charleville members.)

Saturday 15th February: Wallumbilla/Yuleba Chapter Social Run - Greg Seawright
Sunday 16th February: St George Chapter Social Run - Geoff Knights and Kurt Sjolund - Assisted by Belinda Sjolund and Tony Worthington

Please contact [email protected] for more information and/or to be put in touch with your local chapter coordinator.

Please see CO-VID 19 information at the top of our event page.

"IMPROMPTU RUN" GUIDELINES FOR ROMA HISTORICAL MOTOR CLUB INC. MEMBERS

Club members may post an “impromptu run” to the Roma Historical Motor Club Facebook group, email the club ([email protected]), phone the President (0429 442 286) or Secretary (0417 197 871) or message the Roma Historical Motor Club Inc. Facebook page or the Blackall Chapter or Charleville Chapter's Facebook pages to set an “impromptu” run. This notice for an "impromptu run" must be given to the club at least 48 hours before. Other members will be advised as soon as possible the details of the run, via email, Facebook and the Club Events section on the club website, and where there is time, it will be published in the newsletter. Please note these runs should be genuine runs…not an excuse to use your vehicle for everyday use purposes. Club members are also encouraged to support club events in the first instance.

Other Club Events

2025

Saturday 25th January: Community Meet and Greet: 9 am to 1 pm – Lions Club and Council are organising this at the Roma Cultural Centre. Interested clubs have been asked along to promote their activities. Ken and I were going to attend but are now spending another week in Brisbane, so Sarah will attend our behalf to promote our club and some other groups that Ken and I belong to….if you are free during this time, please go along to support Sarah and talk to prospective members for our club.

Saturday 25th January: Display at Mucka Pub: 11 am to 1 pm - Please support this display if you can. It was originally going to be in the afternoon, but it has been changed to a lunch time event. Please note Mark Worland will oversee this display.

Sunday 2nd March: Display for Roma Showground Markets. Please be in place by 7.50 am and the display will finish at 12 noon.

Saturday 19th April:
Participation in Easter in the Country Parade - Meet at 8 am in Alfred Street to take part in the parade at 9 am
Display at the Anglican Church grounds after parade. Approximately 9.30 am onwards

Other Events on Our Calendar

IN ROMA

2025

Sunday 26th January: External Event - Grulke’s Memorial Australia Day Run – The destination for this run is also the Mucka Pub and will be arriving there at 10 am. I am not sure where they will be departing from but if you know Rusell Grulke you can contact him. I will place on our website for those on SIVS.

Sunday 26th January: External Event - South West Drag Racing Association - Show and Shine This will be a display only. There are no prizes. You will only need to pay gate entry fee of $10. There is no charge to display your vehicle.- Ironbark Raceway - From 4 pm

IN OTHER LOCATIONS

2025

26th January - Bayside Vehicle Restorers Club - Australia Day Event
1st to 2nd February - Toowoomba Swap
8th March - Dalby Swap Meet

21st to 22nd March - Grey Fergie Tractor Muster - Bendemeer NSW

30th March - Bayside Vehicle Restorers Club Annual Swap Meet - Ormiston State School
4th May - Lockyer Antique Motoring Association Swap Meet - Laidly Showgrounds
17th to 18th May - QHMC NMHD Heritage Day Planes, Trains and Autos Presentation - Ormiston State School
18th May - NATIONAL MOTORING HERITAGE DAY
25th May - Show and Shine for Mitchell Biggest Morning Tea