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BRISBANE CATHOLIC BUSHWALKING CLUB INC.

PO Box 31, Red Hill.   Q   4059.

(Incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act, 1981)

 

APPLICATION  FOR  MEMBERSHIP

 

SURNAME

CHRISTIAN NAMES

Date of Birth

Residential Address

Skills I Have That Could Aid The Club

Postal Address:

CAR: Type, Number of Passengers & Rego

Occupation (Optional)

 

e-mail Address

Home Phone

Mobile

Work (Optional)

Next of Kin & Relationship

Address

Contact Number

Medical Conditions (including allergies & disabilities)

Membership Category

Fee   $

 

 

Tick here if your Address & Phone Nos are not to be published in the Membership List. (NOTE: All Names
are published, only addresses & phone Nos are suppressed. If you are leading a Club event, your name & phone number
will be at the head of the Jilalan article. From time to time, names are included in stories in Jilalan. Activities, with all
details, are put on the Club’s Web Site.)

I wish to have the Club’s monthly newsletter “Jilalan” e-mailed to me.

I acknowledge that photos of me can appear in Jilalan and on the Club’s web site.

 

Membership fees are due on the 1st of January each year. There is a reduction for New Members as the year progresses.

 Unfinancial members wishing to renew during the year pay the full year’s amount.

 

The minimum age for a Member is 18 years.                                                

To be admitted as a Member, the Applicant must have already done 2 outings with the Club in the current Club Year and

pay the Subscription amount before or with this Application.         See the reverse for the full range of membership classes.

Current financial members must Nominate and Second all Applicants.

“Ordinary” Membership category is open only to persons of the Catholic Faith.

“Associate” Membership is only open to persons not of the Catholic Faith.

An Applicant has to be declared a member by the Management Committee after receipt of this correctly completed form,

the fee and verification that the outings have been done.

Please Read The Important Notice Below

 

RELEASE, WAIVER & INDEMNIFICATION

All persons, adult or child, member or visitor, undertake all activities of the Club at their own risk. The Club is not even in the

position to state that all care will be taken.

I, the undersigned, hereby take action for myself, my executors, administrators, heirs, next of kin, successors and assigns as follows:

I waiver, release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the following from any and all liability, responsibility and claims, for my

death, disability, personal injury, property damage, property theft or actions of any kind which may hereafter result from my

 participation in any activity of the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc.

                The Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc.                      All members of the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc.

                The Management Committee of the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc.

                The leader of any activity of the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc.

                 Any visitor on any activity of the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc.

                The owner, resident or occupier of any place where the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc. holds an activity.       

                Thedriver and/or owner of any vehicle used in relation of any activity of the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc.

The land holder and/or occupier of any land that the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc uses, crosses over, camps on during

any activity of the Club.

 

I acknowledge that activities of the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc carry with them the potential for death, serious injury

and property loss.

I hereby assume any and all risks associated with participating in any activity of the Brisbane Catholic Bushwalking Club Inc.

This form shall be construed basically to provide a release, waiver and indemnification to the maximum extent possible under the

applicable laws.

 

I hereby apply for membership in the designated category. In the event of my admission as a member, I agree to be

bound by the Rules and By Laws of the Club for the time being in force.

 

I acknowledge that I have read this form and fully understand its contents, including the

Release, Waiver & Indemnity.

 

Signature:  ______________________________        Date:   __________________

 

We, the following financial members of the Club, nominate and second this Applicant who is personally known to us,

and for whom we personally accept responsibility, for membership of the Club.

Nominator Sig: ____________I Have Known Applicant for: __ Seconder Sig: _____________I Have Known Applicant for: _ 
Name Printed:   ______________________________                               Name Printed:   ______________________

 

Outings Completed:  1.____________________ on__/____/____     2. ___________________________ on_____/___/__

 


How To Become A Member.

 

1.                   Come to a meeting, outing, social or other Club activity.

2.                   Do 2 walks in a Club year – to give you a chance to see if our outings are the thing for you. The Club
Year is January to December.

3.                   Find out how we organise our activities. Talk to us about what we do.

4.                   Obtain a Application For Membership form.                                  PRINT This One…….

5.                   Ask the Treasurer what the current subscription rate is for the rest of the year.

6.                   Ask a current financial member who has walked with you to nominate you, and another one to

second that nomination.

7.                   Complete the Application For Membership form, noting the membership classifications, and the other
requirements for becoming a member. Note, too, the Release, Waiver & Indemnification.

8.                   Fill in all the sections requiring you to include your details. Don’t forget to sign & date the form.

9.                   Show, on the bottom of the form, the 2 outings that you have done.

10.               Have the Nominator & Seconder sign the form and write their names below.

11.               Post the form & cheque to the Club’s PO Box, OR  bring it to the meeting with the cash and hand
everything to the Treasurer.

12.               The Management Committee, at the next committee meeting, will discuss your nomination with a

view to approving it.

Persons With Disabilities, Health & Fitness Concerns.

The event leader will discuss with the person concerned their eligibility to attend certain types of Club
events or specific events. The leader will then inform the Management Committee and discuss the situation before coming to a decision. After these discussions, the person will have to abide by what
is decided.

 

MEMBERSHIP  CATEGORIES  &  FEES @ 2004

CATEGORY

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Age Is 18 Years

RESTRICTIONS ON MEMBERSHIP

ANNUAL FEES

Ordinary Member

Applicant is of the Catholic Faith

None.

$35.00

Associate Member

Applicant is not of the Catholic Faith

Cannot vote at meetings, and cannot officially be on the Management Committee

$26.00

Ordinary Member Country

Ordinary Member residing over 150kms radius from the Brisbane GPO

As for Ordinary Member

$26.00

Associate Member Country

Associate Member residing over 150kms radius from the Brisbane GPO

As for Associate Member

$26.00

Spouse Member

Spouse of an existing Member

Same as for the Membership Category of their spouse

$9.00

Life Member

Put forward by the Management Committee and voted on at a monthly meeting – usually someone with long service to the Club who has also done many and varied walks over a number of years

Same as for the Membership Category held prior to being elected a Life Member

$0

Honorary Member

Put forward by the Committee and voted on at a monthly meeting – a non-member who has assisted the Club greatly.

Honorary Membership lasts the current Club Year only. May be re-voted the following year, usually at the AGM

$0

 

What Happens Now?

1. Visitor submits form to the Club.

2. Form and money are given to the Treasurer.

3. The Secretary is informed and given the Application For Membership Form.

4. The Committee is informed and votes on the Application.

5. Membership Register is amended.

6. The Editor is notified.

7. The mailing list is updated.

8. The Membership Officer is informed.

9. Secretary files the Form away in a safe place with all other ones.

10. The New Member is welcomed at the next monthly meeting and in Jilalan.

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