Started in 1892, it was one of the four founding clubs of the Victorian Amateur Athletic Association (V.A.A.A.)
When the Hare & Hounds club folded, Jack Newman (a 1924 Olympian) proposed the setting up of the O.M.A.C.
They continue to conduct a separate cross-country team in the APSOB competition, but in all other respects their members are normal O.M.A.C.
Scott Ferrier, Michael Hazel and Peter Winter are the most recent Olympians the club has produced.
Australian record holders Sam Baines and Henry Frayne compete for the club.