Membership Forms

Items on this page - Membership descriptions Full and Associate, Membership Renewals, NEW Membership, , Junior Club subscription, Change of Address, .

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MEMBERSHIP YEAR – 1st July – 30th June


LIFE ($1,320.00) & FULL MEMBERSHIP $85.00
Entitled to receive four editions of Action Publication per year and the Annual Journal for the year of joining when published and released in June each year.
Entitled to transfer animals into their name, show ponies, register animals/prefix and brands and have full voting rights
(one vote per membership).


ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP $50.00
Entitled to transfer animals into their name and show ponies but cannot register animals/prefix & brands, and have no voting rights.
Action Publication can be purchased for an additional $10.00 fee.
Or located on the Society web site and downloaded for free.


JOINT OWNERSHIP $11.00
This is not a membership but is an agreement which entitles joint ownership of a pony/cob between two current individual financial members of the society. It specifies percentage of ownership and other relevant details.
Both members must be financial in their own rights to apply for a joint ownership.

FAMILY (no additional fee)
There is no additional fee to include direct family members (children under the age of 18) or spouses.
However the insurance waiver must be signed for all members attached to the membership form, if the member is under the age of 18 the waiver section must be signed by the Parent or Guardian of the membership.

The nominee is a person responsible for the signatory of the membership and must be over 18 years of age.

MEMBERSHIP & UP DATE INFORMATION


A signed form and payment must be received at the Office prior to processing.

See the Membership area on this site to select the types of membership & view the fees.

Does the Society have a pro – rata membership available?

  • No, the membership year is from the 1st July to the 31st June.
  • If you join as a NEW Member and Join after the April COM meeting your membership will be valid through to the end of the following Financial Year. (Effectively 2 months FREE).

I have been a member previously but my membership has lapsed. Do I have to re join?

  • You will still be recorded on the Computer system but noted as un financial. You are required to renew and update your membership details as per the ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION FORM along with payment.
  • Your Membership Number will stay the same as it was previously.

What is the process to become a NEW MEMBER?

  • Select the type of membership you would like.
  • Fill out the NEW MEMBER APPLICATION form.
  • New applications are to be approved by the COM; this can take 4 weeks.
  • No Pony transfers or Registrations can be processed until your membership is approved.
  • Once approved you will receive your membership kit which includes your membership card.

I would like to change my name on the membership or Change the Nominee.

  • The Nominee is the person who is able to signs all paperwork that is forwarded to the Office.
  • A name change due to Marriage, death or changing of the membership name incurs a fee of $5.50
  • All applications for alterations of names must be made on the Annual Subscription (Renewal form) signed by the Nominee along with copies of Marriage / death Certificates.
  • I have changed my Address details, how do I officially notify the Society?
  • For security reasons any Change of details must be made in writing to the Office for updating on the records.
  • These changes MUST be clearly noted with the old and new details, Member number and Signature.
  • There is no fee to activate Address or Contact detail alterations.
  • If the nominee name is to change a letter is required asking for the change to be processed with the current nominee’s signature, the new nominee’s signature and this letter must be dated.


What is the Waiver Section of the Membership for?

  • This section is for insurance purposes, it is imperative to be signed for insurance cover to be active at shows/events conducted by the Welsh Pony & Cob Society of Australia Inc.
  • If any of the persons on the membership are minors (under the age of 18 years), the Waiver section should be signed by the Guardian / Nominee.
  • Once activated on the Membership, the names of those people on the membership covered by the insurance waiver will print out on the Membership card.
  • Your membership insurance will not be VALID it the waiver is not signed. A membership card will not be issued.
  • To activate members in the Waiver section, submit another membership form SIGNED in the Waiver section, noting the membership number. There is no charge for this amendment.

My relative has passed away how do I take over the Membership or Ponies registered in their name?

  • As the pony registration papers are classed as a Legal Document, the Society must have copies of any claim to rights of ownership of the pony’s papers or for beneficiaries to be placed on the membership to enable transfer/sales of ponies.
  • Send Information of the Solicitors details with whom you are dealing with.
  • Copy of the WILL stating you are the beneficiary & reciprocate of the Ponies recorded with the Society.
  • Or a copy of the Power of Attorney, giving you the rights to sign on behalf of the Society’s recorded member to enable the sale of Ponies to occur.

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