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• Membership Application Form
• 2012 Service Fees & Charges

Membership Brochure

Types of Membership

Members are composed of Honorary Life Members (elected by Council), Financial Life Members (on payment of several years’ subscriptions in advance), Full Members (breeders who pay annual subscriptions), Intermediate Members (under 25 years of age who pay annual subscriptions), Youth Members (under 18 years of age who don’t pay annual subscriptions), and Subscription Members.

Full Member

If you wish to register cattle and do not fall into the Intermediate or Youth age group then this is the membership for you. You will be entitled to register Charolais progeny, full voting rights at General meetings, all publicity material, information on breed improvement, involvement in Regional Committees and eligibility for election to Federal Council on (part) ownership to ten head of female Charolais cattle, automatic inclusion as a member of the Australian Registered Cattle Breeders Association.

Intermediate Member

Limited to those who are over 18 years of age and under 25. Annual subscriptions are payable.

Youth Member

Limited to those under 18 years of age.

Associate Member

Annual subscriptions are payable which entitle you to all publications in the year.

Membership Fees

The membership year is from January 1st – December 30th. Annual subscriptions (renewals) are due and payable by January 1st each year.

Full Membership = $220.00
Associate Membership (Subscription) = $38.50
Intermediate Membership (18-25 yrs) = $33.00
Youth Membership (under 18 yrs) = $11.00
Overseas (no GST) = $25.00

Once-off Joining Fees:
Entry Fee = $33.00 – Full members must pay on joining
Prefix Fee = $16.50 – Youth members pay if establishing herd to register cattle

Benefits of Membership

Associate Membership

• Publications:
  • Crossbreeder (June)
  • Stud Annual (December)
  • Charolais Extra – Business Bulletin (March/September)
• All other correspondance regarding Charolais

Full Membership

• Publications:
  • Crossbreeder (June)
  • Stud Annual (December)
  • Charolais Extra – Business Bulletin (March/September)
• Opportunity to performance record animals (either commercial/crossbred/composite)
• Brand leverage (ability to incorporate Charolais Logo (trademark) in their business activities
• Right to sell registered animals – only Full financial members whose herd maintenance is paid up have the right to sell animals as registered and active
• Voting rights at Regional and Federal Meetings
• Right to stand for election to Regional Committees
• Right to stand for election to Federal Council (with ownership of ten (10) active registered females whose herd maintenance has been paid)
• Information on development of new and emerging markets and opportunity to access these markets
• Assistance for Promotion and Marketing
• Networking opportunities
• Involvement in the development of Australia’s leading Crossbreeding Genetics
• Opportunity to share in the rewards of Charolais’ Competitive Advantages

Intermediate/Youth Membership

• Publications:
  • Crossbreeder (June)
  • Stud Annual (December)
  • Charolais Extra – Business Bulletin (March/September)
• Opportunity to be involved in the Garrett Youth Education Scholarship
• Early notification of the annual MUSTER (Youth Cattle Camp)
• Ability to register Charolais seedstock without annual maintenance fees
• Compete for Garrett Youth Trophy. This is where handlers at the Sydney Royal Show are judged behind the scenes on both professionalism in handling cattle as well as handling themselves.

Nominating a Herd Prefix and Herd Tattoo

In accordance with the regulations, all Full and Intermediate Members and Youth (who intend to own and register cattle) are required to apply for a Herd Prefix and Herd Tattoo.

The Herd Prefix shall be used as a prefix to, and as part of, the name of every animal registered within that herd and shall not exceed 17 characters. The Herd Tattoo shall comprise 3 characters (letters and numbers only).

Both the herd Prefix and Tattoo shall be distinct from all others so as not to be misleading.