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Full Membership $50

Partner pillion membership $25

Corporate Sponsor Membership $200

1957 Original Club Membership $10

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Membership

Joining the Vespa Club of Melbourne is easy. And membership is not just restricted to Melbourne residents. If you live around Melbourne or in country Victoria, then your participation in the club is most welcome.

Members are also issued with a membership card which entitles them to discounts at businesses and organisations around Melbourne. The list of our friendly discounters is growing, so we would hope that your membership fee is returned to you over a year.

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The Vespa Club of Melbourne has four categories of membership and eligibility.

Full Membership $50

Full Members own and ride a Vespa motor scooter, that is a Vespa manufactured by Piaggio, or under licence by Piaggio, and originally sold with the Vespa brand. They receive a Club Members kit, have voting rights on club business, and may hold positions on the committee

Partner Membership $25

Partner Members are the spouses and partners of Full Members who ride a scooter who wish to participate in

History

The Vespa Club of Melbourne was originally conceived by Les Smith who was a Manager working with Malvern Star (Bruce Small Pty Ltd) in the 1950s. With the popularity of the film Roman Holiday and the sudden huge interest in scooters - Malvern Star through Les began importing Vespas into Australia. The idea of a Club came to fruition in May 1957.

Vespa House had also only recently opened in Collingwood in 1956, so Tony Tonon was soon onboard and became an active supporter for the rest of his life. Fittingly, Frank Tonon of Vespa House is the Patron of the current Club.

Joan Bourne was elected to the first Committee in 1957 and wrote this short history for a Club reunion in 1986.

"Inaugural meeting held 31 May 1957 with 22 members following the idea first put forward by Mr Les Smith. With Mr W.R.B (Kelly) Small as our Liaison Officer as the driving force behind it, the Club grew from a membership of 90 at the end of its first year to a peak of 290 in May 1960 (then the largest scooter c

Committee

"We are here to ride and enjoy ourselves"

President: Julie Pond

Rides: 2009 GTS 300, 2001 PX200, VNB2T 1961
Born: A town named Nhill - aboriginal Wergaia word meaning "early morning mist rising over water” exactly half way between Melbourne and Adelaide.
Likes: Travelling, Reading, Live Music, Laughter
“Sing like no one is listening, love like you’ve never been hurt, dance like nobody is watching, and live like it’s heaven on earth.” - Mark Twain

Vice President: Stephen Clarke

Rides: A GT300 Super HPE
Born: Melbourne and lives in the eastern suburbs with a weekend bolt hole in Daylesford.
Likes: Wine, travel, food, reading, craft beer, and the company of friends and family and in no particular order, oh, and really love riding my Vespa.
"My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me." - Henry Ford

Treasurer: Anthony Elliott

Rides: 1985 PX125E (also — Large German "Vespas")
Born: Newcastle, NSW — (A long time ago, in a galaxy far-far away…)
Dislikes: Fis

Vision

The Vespa Club of Melbourne welcomes all Vespa riders.

We have grown to become a large and inclusive club of over 500 financial members.

We aim to be an accountable, open and transparent club that facilitates rides and social activities for our members.

Values

Attitude

We are here to ride and enjoy ourselves. We will always nurture and sustain a positive and high morale within the club.

Safety

Rider safety will be paramount in all our activities.

Communication

We will always communicate with our members in a respectful, open and timely manner.

Flexibility

We aim to be innovative, creative and open to new ideas.

Member Rights

We will always carry out club business in line with our rules and constitution in an open, accountable and transparent manner.

Vision

We will...

Facilitate rides to suit our members both in the city and country.

Negotiate a range of discounters for member benefit

Encourage corporate memberships.

Constantly strive to improve our member services.

Be fully

About

We are a diverse group of people, meeting regularly across Victoria to organize and share the excitement of riding together and our common love of Vespa. We’re an official club, incorporated in the State of Victoria, and affiliated to the Vespa Club of Australia. Our members automatically become members of the Vespa World Club.

As an official club we proudly welcome riders of all Vespa - classic, modern, automatic, and geared. In the tradition of our parent club formed in 1957, women are very valued members.

There are crews also meeting and riding in Gippsland, Geelong, Bendigo, and the Mornington Peninsula. Attending one of the breakfast events is the best way for new members to meet us, experience the culture of the club, and then consider becoming a financial member.

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Rules of the Vespa Club of Melbourne Inc

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