Agent TypeOrganisationActivities & OccupationsEmployer organisationsLobbyistsHistoryThe Restaurant and Catering Association of Victoria is the current name of an organisation which began as the Tea, Luncheon Rooms, Restaurants, Eating Houses, Fish and Oyster Shops and Caterers Assoc. c. 1911, and continued as the Master Caterers Association of Victoria and other titles as the restaurant and catering industry in Victoria developed. Notable developments include the establishment of a separate Licensed Restauranteurs Association of Victoria in 1973 which continued with the RCA under the umbrella of the Hospitality Industry Accociation of Australia (Victoria) into the 1980s.
Restaurant And Catering Association Of Victoria. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 04/04/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/60198