Victorian Motorcycle Council - VMC

Victorian Motorcycle Council - VMC The Victorian Motorcycle Council inc.- representing Victorian motorcyclists to government and road safety stakeholders. The Victorian Motorcycle Council inc.

(ACN 148567015) is an organisation supporting and representing Victorian motorcyclists with the aim to:

= Promote and improve all aspects of road safety concerning motorcycling in Victoria
= Promote, improve and protect the use of motorcycles in Victoria, recognising their environmentally beneficial place in urban and land transport planning and systems
= Promote and improve at all levels

the full knowledge, awareness, understanding and acceptance of motorcyclists’ welfare and safety needs in Victoria.
= Promote road safety as a shared responsibility of ALL road users. The VMC's Charter:
= Protect the rights and freedoms of motorcyclists in the face of discriminatory legislation and practices.
= Promote the social and personal benefits of motorcycling.
= Promote appropriate planning and design of road infrastructure that is supportive of motorcycling.
= Promote the environmental benefits of motorcycling.
= Promote the safety and enjoyment of motorcyclists by improving riding skills.
= Promote a balanced approach to liberty and regulation.
= Work with interstate and international bodies to pursue mission objectives.
= Ensure recognised, ongoing, credible and sustainable motorcycle advocacy. Achievements
2012: The VMC has made several submissions to the 2012 Parlimentary Inquiry into Motorcycle Safety. The primary submission led to the extraordinary recovened Parliamentary Inquiry investigating bias and vilification in TAC motorcycle public safety advertising campaigns.
2012: Rebuilding the relationship with agencies and Government which continues today.
2012: Public battle with the Road Safety Camera Commissioner over factual inconsistancies about Frontal Number Plates for motorcycles which led to further strengthening a positive relationship with the Government.
2012: Invited to be a member of City of Melbourne MITCoM, key contibutor to CoM Motorcycle and Motorcycle parking design and logistics plans. Continuing today.
2012: Continuing representation with the Ministerial Expert Advisory Group.
2013: The motorcycle representative on VicRoads Smart Roads Reference Group.
2014: Regular meetings with senior Victoria Police traffic and enforcement leaders which continue today.
2015: Key role in the development and implementation of motorcycle lane filtering in Victoria. VMC was the only motorcyle stakeholder that continued to work directly with VicRoads post the public consultation process and was invited to the ministerial public announcement media release and was directly acknowledged in this release.
2015: Key role over the past five years in conjunction with other AMC stakeholders culminating in the introduction of ECE Standard Motorcycle Helmets to Victoria.
2016: Worked in partnership with Victoria Police in response to the 2016 fatality spike. The result was no negative policy changes. Submission and presentations lodged on the proposed minimum distance bicycle overtaking laws. Continued consultation on new on street motorcycle parking bays.
2017: Continuing to build relationship with new RSCC. Continuing to bring a reasoned voice to the Hoddle Street Bus Lane trial VicRoads Report debate. Continuing to argue for reason with the City of Port Philip on changes to motorcycle parking around the Luna Park precinct.
2018 - now: Continuing representation on Motorcycles in the City of Melbourne Committee. Continuing representation on MEAP and then on Motorcycle Community Engagement Panel. Multiple submissions to government, ADR reviews, Victorian road rules reviews, local council road safety strategies and other requested engagement as a key stakeholder. Representation to Melbourne City Council regarding footpath parking removals. Continued monitoring and contact with City of Port Philip on Acland street/ Luna park precinct footpath parking. Ongoing meetings with VicPol Road Policing Command. Meetings with Victorian government transport ministers (various) on motorcycling related issues. And more...

Join now! encourages all Victorian Motorcyclists of all formats already a member of a motorcycling club or association to have their club become an affiliate of the VMC. Our united numbers make all the difference when advocating to government. Recognising that not all riders wish to be a member of a club but may also like to have a voice the VMC now accepts membership for individuals. Go to: www.victorianmotorcyclecouncil.org.au and click on the "Join Now" link - to support the VMC, add your voice and get access to some great benefits. Membership is for 12months and comes with a national roadside breakdown assist package and a Maurice Blackburn third party property damage legal advice package. Other benefits are on their way. By joining, you also lend your voice to ours, helping us help you and this strengthens your voice as an individual supporting the VMC look after your rights as a motorcyclist. You can also muck right in helping the committee with an area of your expertise or just generally volunteering on an as needs basis. Contact the VMC to express your interest. There is plenty of work to go around! Contact:

VMC P.O Box 400, Baxter. Vic. 3911

Chair: Rob Salvatore (0434 436 295)
Vice Chair:
Secretary: Wendy Taylor
Treasurer and Roadside Assist: Graham Solomon (0423 609 948)
Media Spokesperson: John Eacott (0428 383 826)
Web Master: Daamon Parker (0432 066 552)

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Note about the Motorcycle Riders Association Victoria: The VMC is an entirely separate legal entity. Whilst the MRAV was a founding affiliated association of the Victorian Motorcycle Council, along with the BMW motorcycle riders club and Ulysses, it is not a rebadged Motorcycle Riders Association of Victoria.

This story is getting traction right now, fortunately the rider was uninjured - can’t say as much for the bike.VMC Chair...
04/06/2026

This story is getting traction right now, fortunately the rider was uninjured - can’t say as much for the bike.

VMC Chair Rob Salvatore is a representative on the Motorcycle Community Engagement Panel and along with other reps, does and has raised the pothole and road condition issue at MCEP. Last MCEP meeting a Rural Roads Victoria employee reported back on rider concerns and MCEP was reassured that the combination of RRV inspections, 131170 calls and Snap Send Solve identified roads do help identify and prioritise repairs. The gov is well aware of the issue. We hear $1bn has been allocated to roads this financial year. Let’s hope the condition of our roads improves!

RACV just opened up their “My Country Road 2026” Survey. Head over there and nominate your worst roads. Some folk don’t rate RACV for motorcycling matters, but the more avenues raising the same concerns, the more likely an outcome.

Ride Safe, Safe Ride.

A deadly pothole crisis is plaguing roads across Australia. Read the full story: https://www.nine.com.au/australia-news/melbourne-woman-is-lucky-to-be-alive-after-road-death-trap-cost-her-10-000-20260527-p6018p.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nine.com.au&utm_content=feed&utm_term=nine_digital

Shout out to the MotoCAP.com.au team and the excellent and important work they do. Head to their site to see if your gea...
29/05/2026

Shout out to the MotoCAP.com.au team and the excellent and important work they do. Head to their site to see if your gear has been tested.

Why the shout out? MotoCAP and head honcho Dr Chris Hurren, have been featured in "Doodle on a bike"'s latest Youtube video, covering motorcycle armour and the work MotoCAP does. While the video title asks a somewhat obvious question about how dangerous is it to crash without armour, you may be effectively riding with next to no protection with some of the product out there masquerading as armour. An eye opening short video well worth watching.
https://youtu.be/Z-PHiFnEGaQ?si=4cPvENK8IHXCmBVG

Then if you want a deeper (but still digestible) dive into the types of armour out there and what it does, watch this 25min video from Big Rock Moto.
https://youtu.be/Hg2bka9Nasw?si=wJJkP7hMiGyo_wbR

How does your gear stack up?

Ride safe, safe ride.

I crash tested my armor at 61mph to see if it's really useless.If you’re ever injured in an accident, you can check out Morgan & Morgan. You can start yourcl...

For the information of riders :- What are the device and screen laws in Victoria? The RACV's take is linked below.
10/05/2026

For the information of riders :- What are the device and screen laws in Victoria? The RACV's take is linked below.

Victoria’s in-car screen and device laws explained – what you can touch, when you can touch it, and how to stay safe on the road and avoid fines.

At long last, but there are many other Bus Lanes that need PTW access.Well done those that have fought this long and dra...
26/04/2026

At long last, but there are many other Bus Lanes that need PTW access.

Well done those that have fought this long and drawn out process 👍

Lest we forget.
25/04/2026

Lest we forget.

NSW are raising awareness about motorcycle filtering. NSW was the first jurisdiction to legalise Filtering in Australia ...
13/04/2026

NSW are raising awareness about motorcycle filtering.

NSW was the first jurisdiction to legalise Filtering in Australia a decade ago, with Victoria close behind.

It is somewhat of an indictment that filtering is not well understood as a legal use of the roads, which increases rider safety and helps reduce traffic congestion, but any move to build awareness of this is welcomed.

The filtering rules are a topic that comes up often when the VMC speaks with rider clubs and groups - so let’s clear the air.

Filtering is legal throughout Australia, with the core rule being the same everywhere - namely: full motorcycle license, filtering between two lines of traffic in the same direction, when safe to do so, at no more than 30km/h.

There are a couple of differences between the states, so check the local rules if heading interstate.

In Victoria riders can filter once they have obtained their full motorcycle license, which means during their LAMS restriction period, and can filter between a line of traffic and parked cars, but not against the kerb.

Exercise good vigilance and judgement when filtering and hot tip - Gaps Are Traps!

Any filtering tips to share?

Ride safe, Safe ride.

Stuck in traffic and then you see this happen. Are motorcyclists allowed to do this? 🤔🏍️

It's called lane filtering, it's legal under certain conditions and reduces congestion for all road users.

✅ It lowers the risk of a motorcyclist being rear-ended by an inattentive driver in slow or congested traffic.
✅ Riders need to keep moving to help manage engine temperature and balance, so they are avoiding coming to a complete stop in congested traffic.
✅ Riders “taking off” after the light turns green is due to the faster vehicle acceleration of the motorcycle and they do this to avoid being struck from behind by a larger vehicle.

Inattentional blindness is a leading cause of SMIDSY. Check out this 2016 post from The Motorcycle Council of NSW Inc sh...
26/02/2026

Inattentional blindness is a leading cause of SMIDSY.

Check out this 2016 post from The Motorcycle Council of NSW Inc sharing an academic’s presentation on the topic of Inattentional Blindness.

A brain that is aware of motorcycles in a meaningful way is more likely to see motorcycles on the road.

As riders we can help leverage this effect by “adopting” non-riders and helping them “care”.

Bottom line for riders is “Ride like you are invisible” because often times you literally are.

Ride safe, safe ride.

Do you agree with Moto-PG Podcast as to why PI lost the MotoGP? The proposed Adelaide street circuit idea is “interestin...
19/02/2026

Do you agree with Moto-PG Podcast as to why PI lost the MotoGP?

The proposed Adelaide street circuit idea is “interesting” but unlike IOM or Ireland, our Safetycrats don’t have any appetite for closed street circuit motorcycle racing and its inherent risks.

What’s your prediction about how this is going to play out?

We f**ken told you, bro. We warned you all.

At the last Australian round of the world's greatest sport, we told you all that PI was looking to lose the MotoGP.

Many did not believe it. Then mainstream idiot media picked up on it and suddenly they were reporting rumours of news we had broken.

Rumours became fact and yes, PI has lost the MotoGP.

To Adelaide. We told you that too, a week before it happened.

Carlos Ezpeleta is flying to Adelaide today, so expect an announcement soon. And no, it will not be at Tailem Bend.

It will be in Adelaide. Yes, a street circuit.

Do you know why PI lost the MotoGP? Of course, you do. The Australian GP Corporation and the Bass Strait Council also know why.

In all the years they have had the rights to host the event, they have done f**k nothing to improve the facilities for the riders. The track is great. No issue. One of the best in the world. But everything around it is s**t.

Never mind the woeful crap the punters have to put up with. Consider what international race teams have to put up with out the back in the paddock. Garbage toilet facilities forcing riders to wee in bottles in their ports-cabins. Tiny pit garages. A pit lane that is too narrow. The list is long and shameful.

PI deserves to lose the race. It did f**k nothing to hang onto it.

Why? Because the Victorian State government does not give a s**t about motorcycle racing. It never has.

The crowds are down year on year. Last race, there were more people at a Melbourne footy game than came to the island to watch the MotoGP.

Shall speak about the price-gouging that goes on for stall-holders at the garbage Expo, to the appalling overpriced food and the beer you're served in plastic cups while a security gronk stands over you as you drink it? The mud? The s**tty toilets? The lack of a permanent grandstand?

Let's not.

But know the amount of money pi**ed up against the wall building those temporary grandstands could have seen five permanent ones built. But let's just blame Lindsay Fox, who wanted to do so much (it's his track, after all), but was prevented by the local Bass council - which resembles a clown-car rather than a council.

It is the perfect partner for the Australian GP Corporation - which remains clueless about how to run and manage an international event.

It deploys hundreds of cops to torment punters who ride to the event. It employes hundreds of idiot crowd managers who are rude, clueless, and officious. It employs hundreds of Australian GP Corp staff (the ones in the red jackets) to do...well, basically f**k-all except walk around in groups taking selfies. They struggle to know which flag goes on which pole and which way up it is. They could not manage to play the French National Anthem when Zarco won.

We know this because we have seen it first-hand.

Recall the Australian GP Corp somehow manages to lose $40 million hosting the F1 last year. How it thinks it can make money and host a MotoGP event is a mystery.

This year will be the Island's last hurrah. Our condolences to all the business that will take a massive economic hit, and no condolences at all to the price-gouging robber-barons who use the MotoGP to destroy our wallets, and made going to Malaysia or Thailand a better deal for Australian fans.

Enjoy the bag of dicks you so deserve to eat.

18/02/2026

This is a sad and regretful decision.

Vale MotoGP @ PI.

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