New Memberships and Renewals with Paddle Australia, via GoMembership

BGCC membership is now all accessed via Paddle Australia (PA), using GoMembership (GoM) + Stripe. If you have been a club member over the the past three years, you would have received an email from PA about renewing your membership. Keep it! Or use the link below and use your own email address as the Username and then click on the "Forgotten password" to get a new one for the new system.

 Quick Access for Membership

Membership is from 1st July to 30th June each year. Joining for the first time or re-joining (Standard Membership) is all done on the one site - on the Paddle NSW/Paddle Australia system.

For Standard Membership, please pay the appropriate combined PA/PNSW/BGCC fees. From 1st January, BGCC reduces the fees for the remaining months of the current Financial Year. PNSW usually also reduces their fees for the remaining months.

If you are updating from PNSW Direct Membership to BGCC Membership on the PA site please do that first, or you will be charged an extra $10 by PNSW and still not be a BGCC member.

For both re-joining BGCC members and for new BGCC members, please use the following membership link:

• Paddle Australia Membership Login

Use one (or more) of the Guides or click on the orange "Join or Renew" button. Make sure you choose Burley Griffin Canoe Club!

If you already have a Club Shed key and/or your private boat in the Club Shed, then you can pay these annual fees at the same time as your membership fees. If you do not already have these items, but want to make use of them, then you need to download the Application Forms from this website's "Administration" menu.

For New Members and those BGCC members needing only Standard Level membership, that is all you need to do.

For those club members requiring more than a standard level of BGCC membership, i.e., you have already have a shed key or your own boat on a rack in the shed, you now have the opportunity to pay those fees at the same time - one total payment!

Or, if you are a newly approved key-holder or boat-rack hirer, you can continue to use the "Membership Upgrade", please pay through the Register Now link below:

BGCC Membership Upgrade 2021-22

Any problems should be directed to the Memberships Secretary

For ALL BGCC Memberships

• All BGCC members must join Paddle NSW/Paddle Australia as well as joining BGCC. BGCC’s affiliation contract requires all of our BGCC members to also be PNSW/PA members, so that everyone is covered by the Club/State/National insurance for all Club-sanctioned Events

PaddleNSW Membership Categories

All members of PaddleNSW must now join a club. To be recorded as a BGCC member select Burley Griffin Canoe Club on the Paddle Australia membership page.

 FEES:

Category	PA fee	PNSW fee	BGCC fee	Total		For New Members only: Fee	Total
Adult Member	$40	$40	$80	$160		$30	$190
Junior Member (aged 10yrs to U18yrs as at 1st July each year)	$20	$20	$40	$80		$30	$110
Junior Member - aged under 10yrs at 1st July	$20	$0	$40	$60		$30	$90?
Family membership (1 or 2 adults and 1 or more  children U18yrs)	Varies	Varies	$200	Varies		$100	Varies
Adult Single Event Membership		$20	$5	$25
Junior Single Event membership		$10	$5	$15
Non-paddlers who are volunteers, officials, carers - FREE		$0	$0	$0

Note: Family Membership: there is now a 30% discount on the PNSW fees for a Family, of 3 or more at one address.

PNSW also provides single event membership ($20) for PaddleNSW events (which includes club events).

The payment of the above fees gives you Standard Level BGCC Membership, with the right to use club boats appropriate for your paddling ability.

Types of BGCC Memberships

Individual Adult Membership

• Entitled to participate in all BGCC, PaddleNSW, National or Australian Canoeing events
• Entitled to attend all BGCC annual and special general meetings
• Entitled to one vote at BGCC meetings

Family Membership

• 1 or 2 adults plus any number of related children (juniors) living at the same address.
• Entitled to participate in all BGCC, PNSW, National or Australian Canoeing events
• Entitled to attend all BGCC annual and general meetings
• Entitled to a maximum of two votes at all BGCC annual and general meetings

Junior Membership

• Is available to people under 18 years at 1st July
• Entitled to participate in all BGCC, PNSW, National or Australian Canoeing events
• Entitled to use all club boats, but must be under the supervision of a club coach or instructor, or their parent or guardian, whenever they are on the water
• Juniors under 12 years old must have a responsible adult (parent or guardian) stay at the water-side (or on-water in the vicinity), whenever their child is on-water.

Junior: Under 18 at 1st July in year of joining. 

Adult: 18 on or before 1st July in year of joining

PNSW Membership

Standard level BGCC plus PNSW/PA membership gives you access to all Club/PaddleNSW/PA events, as well as insurance and many other benefits.

PNSW Non-Paddling Volunteer Membership

Non-paddling club volunteers need to register with PaddleNSW but there is no membership fee.

Single Event Membership

This membership is provided for people wishing to take part in a single event (such as the Canoe Polo Invitational, an advertised tour, the Burley Griffin Bash marathon races or single club time trial.) This membership is only available for one event, after which it expires and the person would be required to become a normal BGCC member if they wish to continue paddling with the BGCC.

Trial Membership

This is aimed at people who know a BGCC member who is willing to take them out onto the water, to see if they would like to join the club. Trial Membership is for a maximum of 3 paddle trials. This membership is only available once to a non-member, who must then decide to either become a full-time member of the club and PNSW/PA, or that BGCC is not for them. A Trial Member is not permitted entry in advertised events, e.g. tour trips, canoe polo games, time trials, etc.

 

BGCC Membership Levels

LEVEL	Privileges
Standard	All club members are permitted to use appropriate club boats whenever the club shed is open.  Pay via PNSW/AC
Membership Upgrades:	Download Application Forms from this web-site, at: Application forms, print it out and send (or hand) it to Memberships Secretary
Shed Key-holder	Standard Level plus permitted to hire club shed key after 3 months' active membership *, with initial refundable deposit fee plus annual hire fee *
Private boat in Shed	Permission to store own boat in club shed after 3 months' active membership *.

* Must apply to hire a Club Shed key and/or for your own boat in the shed Upgraded Membership -  do not just pay and hope to get a shed key or your boat in the Club Shed!

Membership Upgrades (and Donations) can be paid via the BGCC's Register Now system.

BGCC Membership Upgrade 2021-22

The membership year aligns with the financial year.  

Membership Levels		Refundable
Payment via	Reg.Now	Deposit
Annual Shed key-hire:	$75	$50
Private boat in shed	$180

Note:

• There is a refundable deposit fee of $50 on the hire of Club Shed key, as well as the $75 annual fee.
• Please do not pay for any of the “Extras” unless your are renewing your existing upgrade or it has been approved by club administration.
• Application Forms, to hire a Club Shed key or for one of the limited number of boat racks, are available to download under “Administration” on this site.

New and renewing BGCC Members click the following link to renew your standard membership:

Paddle Australia Membership

To upgrade your membership and pay extra charges click the following link:

BGCC Membership Upgrade 2021-22

To apply for Membership Upgrade to , please , click here to download an Application Document - print it out and send it in the the Memberships Registrar.

 

Benefits of Membership

Paddle NSW Inc and Australian Canoeing

Your membership with PNSWI covers your affiliation to Australia Canoeing which includes your insurance. (PNSWI also insures the club as a whole.) It is a condition of the club's affiliation that all our members be individual members of PNSWI. For further information see the PNSWI web page. Members are also required to follow rules which aim to protect members from any form of discrimination and harassment. See the AC Member Protection Law web page. 

As a PaddleNSW member, here are some of the benefits you will receive:

• Access to compete in state, national and international competitions
• Discounted entry to PaddleNSW events including marathon , sprint, harbour and ocean races
• Club Membership information including access to affiliated club facilities, club kayaks and equipment
• Public Liability Insurance
• Personal Accident Insurance whilst participation in any endorsed/sanctioned PaddleNSW activity
• Premium Access to the waterways guide
• Monthly Email Newsletter
• Discounted access to education and training including instructor course linked to the Australian Canoeing Award Scheme
• Access to our extensive club and social network
• Advocacy

BGCC

Membership of the Burley Griffin Canoe club allows:

• Access to equipment
• Access to boat racks in the shed – subject to availability
• Access to coaches – but please remember that all our coaches are volunteers
• Club activities
• The Club Newsletter – Blazing Paddles

Expectation of Members

• All club members are expected to treat other club members with respect and to assist each other whenever it is appropriate.
• All club members are to sign in the log-sheets whenever they enter the club shed, for any reason.
• All club members are expected to treat club equipment with care.  
• All club members are not to use private equipment without the permission of the owner.

Any questions should be directed to the    Memberships Secretary

Mail List

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