Bendigo Woodturners Inc.
Registration No. A0021277F ABN 8219B921527
Clubrooms at 104 Eaglehawk Road, Bendigo.                   Postal Address Box 1259 Bendigo Central 3552
The major purposes of Bendigo Woodturners Inc. club are
1.	to promote the knowledge and skills of wood turning and allied crafts
2.	to enjoy fellowship by involvement in wood turning
3.	to foster interest in wood turning within the general community
Meetings
Executive meets on the 1st Monday of the Month.
General meeting are held on the 4th Monday of the month at 7:00 pm in the club house.
Other regular club activities
Each Tuesday & Thursday morning in the club rooms from 9 am. to noon. This is open to all members.    Visitors welcome.

Timings for the Club’s interest groups are: 
Woodturning	- 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 7pm	Triton Group	- 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 7pm
Pyrography	-1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7pm	Carving Group	-1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7pm
Scroll Saw Group - 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 7pm
All groups provide hands on instruction if required

The club's major activity for the year is the Easter exhibition held at Bendigo TAFE in McCrea Street from Good Friday to Easter Sunday.
Other club outings include:
Lake Weeroona each Australia Day.	Seymour Alternative Farming Expo.
Melbourne Working With Wood Show	Australian Sheep and Wool Show
Bendigo Show	Other venues as invited
We also visit and liaise with other clubs and attend their exhibitions
We are an active member of the CWWG and attend biannual inter district club meetings
Club fees are currently set at. : Nomination fee of $50 - and annual membership fees at ... single membership $70 ; family
membership $100 (limit of 2) ; country membership $55 single-$80 family (outside a radius of 40 km from Bendigo )
Further information can be obtained from
President Harald Mai on 0437 178 552 or the Secretary John Phillips on 0488 666 006
A membership application form is attached. If you wish to join our club simply complete the form and post it to the secretary with the $50.00 nomination fee plus the fees as they apply to your situation i.e. local, country or family membership.
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BENDIGO WOODTURNERS Inc.          MEMBERSHIP NOMINATION
Applicant's Full Name: Mr Mrs Ms (circle one) 	
Partner's name :	Date of Birth………………………..
Applicant's Address:	
	Post Code 	
Postal Address	
Telephone Number/s	E Mail Address…………………………………………….
Occupation :	Christian name preferred on club badge	
I wish to apply for membership and if elected agree to observe and abide by the Club Rules Applicant's signature: 	Date	
Signature of club member making the nomination	Print name	
If you have any major health concerns you feel we should be aware of please contact the club secretary.

In the case of an emergency, my contact person is ………………………………….telephone no……………………
Payment of $	 herewith	Date	
My interest is in - Wood turning	Triton club	Scroll saw	Pyrography	Carving....

Bendigo Woodturners Inc Membership Fees Chart (effective Sep 2017)

Use the chart to calculate your fees

			Sep-Nov	Dec-Feb	Mar-May	Jun-Aug
Bendigo
Single			$70.00		$52.50		$35.00		$17.50
Family			$100.00	$75.00		$50.00		$25.00

Country
Single			$55.00		$41.25		$27.50		$13.75
Family			$80.00		$60.00		$40.00		$20.00

All applications must include a nomination fee of $50.00 per person

All members will also receive a book of raffle tickets that consists of 25 tickets at $2.00 each, total value $50.00.  Members will be required to pay for these tickets at time of joining or renewing membership but will be able to keep the money raised from sale of these tickets up to a sum of $50.00. (ie. If you sell more than 25 tickets all additional money raised above $50.00 is returned to the Club).  
Members should be aware or reminded that money raised from membership dues is not sufficient for the Club to run annually and we have a strong reliance and necessity to raise additional monies from our major fund raiser, the Easter raffle.
In summary, the following examples are given:
•	Bendigo Single Member paying before end of October
o	$60.00 annual fee
o	$50.00 raffle tickets
o	Total $110.00 with member able to keep money raised from sale of tickets up to sum of $50.00
•	Bendigo Family Members paying before end of October
o	$90.00 annual fees
o	$50.00 raffle tickets (only 1 book of tickets per family required)
o	Total $140.00 with members able to keep money raised from sale of tickets up to sum of $50.00
•	Please refer to a club raffle organiser should there be any confusion

The club also has the following merchandise for sale:

Club Polo T Shirt 					$25
Club Jacket (Polar Fleece, Full or Half Zip)	TBA (approximately $38)
Club Vest						TBA (approximately $30)
Club Cap						$12
Club Metal Badge					$3
25th Anniversary Patch				$5

Shirts and Jackets can be embroidered with members name at an approximate cost of $5.00

NB. See Secretary for current prices and enquiries