2026 CHMC YOUTH AWARDS ARE OPEN 

The  CHMC’s Youth Awards assist young enthusiasts to fulfill their ambitions in projects involving either restoration, preservation, research or photography of historic vehicles

For more information - Youth Awards or your local CHMC NSW Affiliated Historic Vehicle Club

APPLICATIONS CLOSE  MARCH 1ST 2026

INSPIRING YOUNG RESTORER RECOGNISED WITH 2025 CHMC YOUTH AWARD

In May the Council of Heritage Motor Clubs NSW  was pleased to announce Lachlan Holgate, a student from Wagga Wagga, as the recipient of the 2025 CHMC Youth Award Grant for his restoration project, a 1953 Willys Jeep CJ3B. Lachlan was nominated by the Wagga Wagga Veteran & Vintage Motor Club. "We are thrilled to support Lachlan.” said Jim Hatton, President of the CHMC. "His dedication to historic vehicles exemplifies the kind of future for the movement that we aim to foster through this program."

Lachlan used his Award Grant to purchase parts needed in the restoration of his Willys jeep. At the CHMC Delegate's meeting at Cowra in October he displayed the jeep under restoration, and gave a talk on the work so far. Lachlan was alsoformally awarded his 2026 Youth Award Certificate. 


CHMC'S NEWSLETTER, DINKUM OIL IS EMAILED TO ALL MEMBER CLUBS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THEIR MEMBERS OR PUBLISHING IN THEIR MAGAZINES or websites

Past Issues of Dinkum Oil can be read HERE

DINKUM OIL #33 RALLY SURVEY FOR CHMC CLUBS AND MEMBERS
dinkum OIl #32 ANNOUNCES THE 2025 CHMC YOUTH AWARDEE, A YOUNG RESTORER FROM WAGGA WAGG
DINKUM OIL #31 summarises CHMC's SUCCESFUL 2025 CHMC Annual Rally, hosted by Dubbo Antique Automobile Club
DINKUM OIL #30 DELEGATES MEETING AT DUBBO - TALKS BY MATTHEW CAFE, MANAGER, PARTNERSHIPS; KATHLEEN COOK, MANAGER, ACCREDITATION; AND REBECCA CHAFFEY, SENIOR OFFICER FROM TRANSPORT FOR NSW (TFNSW)
DINKUM OIL #29 INTRODUCES THE REVISED HVS OPTIONS, ACCESSORIES & SAFETY ITEMS FROM TFNSW, february 2025
DINKUM OIL #28  2025 AGM @ GOULBURN; EOI FOR HOSTING 2026 ANNUAL RALLY; CLUB MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE
DINKUM OIL #27  NFP TAXATION; TRAVELLING IN CONVOY; MOBILE PHONE DETECTION CAMERAS & HISTORIC VEHICLES

REGISTRATION MATTERS

REGISTERING YOUR VEHICLE ON HVS OR CVS IN NSW - oPTIONS:

  • HISTORIC VEHICLE SCHEME (HVS) CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION FOR ORIGINAL OR RESTORED VEHICLE 30 YEARS AND OLDER.
  • ALL CHMC Affiliated clubs are TFNSW Approved to offer HVS registration to their members
  • CLASSIC VEHICLE SCHEME (CVS) CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION FOR SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED VEHICLES 30 YEARS AND OLDER REQUIRING PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION AS DEFINED IN NSW VSI 6.
  • CHMC Affiliated Clubs can offer CVS through the CHMC as their TFNSW Approved Organisation (AO)
BOTH HVS & CVS Schemes offer the 60 Day Log Book optionMore information on our Registration pages
All CHMC clubs can provide assistance in registering your historic vehicle

hvs & cvs information FROM TFNsW

LOG BOOK & CLUB RUNS FACT SHEET
Developed by TfNSW in collaboration with the CHMC and other organisations, contains accurate information regarding use of Log Books & Club Runs

DRIVE Lite Newsletters 
are published by TFNSW and contain topical and important information for HVS & CVS vehicle operators. Sign up to receive the DRIVE Lite Historic & Classic Vehicle newsletters  

HVS/CVS quick Q&A

Q.  when should I use the Log book?   
A. USE FOR ALL VEHICLE MOVEMENTS EXCEPT CLUB ORGANISED & MINUTED EVENTS. Each day of general use must be recorded in the log book. USE THE LOG BOOK WHERE THERE IS ANY DOUBT REGARDING ELIGIBILITY OF A SECONDARY CLUB EVENT."If in doubt, fill it out". 
q. cAN HVS and CVS vehicles CARRY LOADS?
A. LOADS CAN BE CARRIED BUT MUST NOT BE FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES OR WORK USE. Drivers need to be mindful of relevant load restrictions and use appropriate load restraints.
Q. CAn a Historic unmodified tractor go onto HVS REGISTRATION?
A.YES, HISTORIC TRACTORS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR HVS, there have been no changes. NOTE THAT PINK SLIPS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR TRACTORS, PROCESS ON FORM 1259 AS FOR OTHER HISTORIC VEHICLES WITH A CLUB INSPECTION.

ROAD SAFETY & HISTORIC VEHICLES

VETERAN (AND VINTAGE) CARS ARE BUILT  AND DRIVE DIFFERENTLY TO MOST CARS ON THE ROADS. 
SALLY, FROM THE VETERAN CAR CLUB OF QUEENSLAND, SHOWS YOU HOW THEse oldest vehicles OPERATE AMONG MODERN TRAFFIC IN THIS 1 MINUTE VIDEO

THE FUTURE FOR HISTORIC VEHICLES?

CHMC monitors issues, trends and developments that affect the future of historic vehicles and their operation. Our contacts, in Australia and internationally, include peak bodies in historic motoring, and operating heritage groupsand government agencies, through them we obtain factual and reliable information and have opportunities to advocate to them on the future of historic vehicles. For more informtion and news on fossil fuels for heritage vehicles;  calculating CO2 emission for historic vehicles; historic vehicles and the environment; and EV conversions of historic vehicles

THE COUNCIL OF HERITAGE MOTOR CLUBS N.S.W. INC. [CHMC] WAS FORMED IN 1970 TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF VETERAN, VINTAGE, POST-VINTAGE, historic and CLASSIC MOTOR CLUBS THROUGHOUT NEW SOUTH WALES

IN ITS EARLY YEARS MOST MEMBER CLUBS WERE IN regional NSW, SO COUNCIL WAS INFORMALLY CALLED THE BUSH COUNCIL.  NOW CHMC HAS MEMBER CLUBS IN ALL MAJOR nsw CITIES, INCLUDING SYDNEY, AND AFFILIATED CLUBS RIGHT ACROSS THE STATE 
        Members of CHMC Affiliated Clubs own, preserve and restore cars, trucks, motorbikes, buses, tractors and antique machinery that ARE over 30 years old - and vehicles etc. that are original and well preserved "youngtimers" - i.e. just waiting till they are old enough to be classed as historic
 These members and their clubs share a common purpose, to keep alive the sights and sounds of the vehicles and machines that were an integral part of the automotive and transport history of Australia. Some of their vehicles are more than 100 years old, others are from the 1990s, some are rare, some are unique, and many are everyday vehicles from our nation's past. All are examples of our country's automotive culture and history. 

Heritage and historic vehicles are not still here with us by accident, they survive because someone has cared for them through time, or someone has rescued them -just in time

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