Landcare Victoria Inc Membership Application 2026/27

NOTE: NEW MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS ONLY - THIS FORM CANNOT BE USED TO RENEW AN EXISTING NON-FINANCIAL MEMBERSHIP

 

Please complete this form to apply for full membership of Landcare Victoria Inc for the period 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027 (annual subscription). All memberships must thereafter be renewed annually.

Applicants for full membership must:

• Be an organisation (incorporated or unincorporated), not an individual
• Be a not-for-profit
• Have at least five members
• Have purposes similar to the purposes of Landcare Victoria
• Conduct activities similar to "normal Landcare activities" which are therefore coverable by our insurance package

All membership applications will be considered by the Landcare Victoria Inc Board as soon as practicable after they are received. A membership is not deemed active until the Board has resolved to accept the application and the membership fee has been paid.

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The membership subscription fee includes access to Landcare Victoria Inc's member services, including the Insurance Service, which provides cover under the member insurance package for the full period of financial membership.

The insurance package typically includes Public Liability, Association Liability and Voluntary Workers Personal Accident insurance policies - please refer to the current Insurance Overview on our website for more information. Please note, an additional fee for insurance may apply in cases where an extension is required to cover a specific activity your organisation plans to undertake that is higher risk or outside the scope of the base policies.

Your organisation’s total annual expenditure from the relevant financial year, as reported in Part 3 of this form, will determine which Membership Tier it is assigned to for the 2026/27 membership period.

All memberships expire on 30 June each year and must be renewed for ongoing access to Landcare Victoria's member services and insurance.

The following fee structure applies in 2026/27:

Tier	Reported Annual Expenditure	Annual Membership fee 2026/27 (GST inc.)
1	$0 - $2,499	$390
2	$2,500 - $19,999	$650
3	$20,000 - $99,999	$950
4	$100,000 - $499,999	$2,300
5	$500,000 +	$3,100

In the case of an organisation that only requires membership and insurance cover to commence from 1 January 2027 onward, a 6-month introductory subscription option will be made available in late-2026. The membership fee for a 6-month subscription is equal to 60% of the stated annual fee for the relevant tier.

Payment may be made by EFT/bank transfer to our nominated Bank Australia account, or by credit card via Pin Payments (surcharge applies for credit card payments).

Please attach a complete copy of your organisation's governing document (rules/constitution) if it has adopted one. All incorporated associations and/or registered charities must have a governing document which includes the organisation's purposes/objects.

If your organisation does not have a governing document, instead upload its statement of purpose.

Note: If your organisation has adopted the Model Rules from Consumer Affairs Victoria, please ensure you attach the version which includes your organisation's name and purposes, not the blank template!

For more information on organisational purposes, please see the FAQ at https://landcarevictoria.org.au/join. 

Please attach a copy of your organisation's full membership list.

Include at minimum:

1. The full name of each member with voting rights
2. An address for notice (postal or email address) for each
3. Any positions held (e.g. Secretary or Committee Member).

Please do not include associate members without voting rights and children 15 years of age or under.

 

• List one member per row, e.g. if Bob & Sally Smith have a family membership which gives them one shared vote at your general meetings, then they should be listed together on the same row. Conversely, if they each hold individual memberships and get one vote each, then they should be listed separately (Bob Smith on one row, Sally Smith on another row) even if they share the same address.
• If a membership is held by an organisation (school, local business, library, council, etc.), then make this clear on your list (e.g. Member Name: John's Plumbing Pty Ltd, Address: John Roberts, 12 Main St, Bushy Creek).
• If your organisation is a network, include a list of each independent environmental subgroup in the network (e.g. Bushy Creek Landcare Group, Hollow Tree Landcare Group, Friends of Mossy Park).
• If your organisation has employees, also include a list of staff (with full name, email address, phone number and position title, e.g. Facilitator). If employees are included on the same list as people with voluntary positions, please make clear which individuals are paid staff.

For more information about membership lists and to download a basic list template, please visit https://landcarevictoria.org.au/join.

NOTE: Supplied member details are not shared with any third parties and are handled securely in accordance with our Privacy Policy. If your organisation's members would prefer not to receive the Victorian Landcare & Catchment Management magazine (available for free by post and/or email), please indicate their preference to opt out on your list, and they will not be subscribed.

Please provide contact details for the main contact person in your group.

The Main Contact email address is your organisation's address for notice as a member of Landcare Victoria Inc. As such, all important notices, opportunities and requests for information will be sent to the Main Contact. It is the responsibility of the nominated Main Contact to distribute information to other individuals in your organisation when relevant and appropriate.

Occasionally, Landcare Victoria receives requests from external organisations or prospective volunteers for member contact details (e.g. Main Contact or Facilitator email/phone number). We take privacy seriously and all such requests are handled at the discretion of Landcare Victoria Inc, only sharing details when we believe it is appropriate. See Privacy Policy.

If invoices should be sent to a separate Billing Contact, please provide their details below.

All members must appoint a Delegate. Your Delegate is the individual who will represent your organisation at general meetings of Landcare Victoria Inc and hold your organisation's voting rights.

Annual financial figures must be reported to Landcare Victoria in order to arrange insurance cover for your organisation and determine your membership fees.

Figures must be from a complete 12-month period and this must be the same period your organisation uses for other financial reporting purposes. That is, if your organisation prepares annual financial reports for the period 1 July to 30 June each year, use the same period when reporting to Landcare Victoria.

If your organisation has a different financial year, such as 1 January to 31 December, use that period instead.

Please report your organisation's figures from the financial year which ended in 2025.

 

Example 1: Your organisation uses the standard financial year for its annual reporting. Enter your figures from the period 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. If your organisation was not yet operating at this time and had no income/expenditure/assets, enter '$0' for each.

Example 2: Your organisation uses the calendar year for its annual reporting. Enter your figures from the period 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025. If your organisation was not yet operating at this time and had no income/expenditure/assets, enter '$0' for each.

All types of activity conducted by the organisation must be reported to Landcare Victoria for insurance purposes. Please declare all activities your organisation has undertaken recently or is likely to undertake in the coming year.

Your organisation's nominated Delegate must sign this section.

If you are the Delegate, you may sign manually on the left or upload your signature on the right.

If you are not the Delegate, you must confirm their agreement with the above declarations and get permission to upload their signature file.

Signature files may be in the following formats: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, bmp, pdf, doc, docx.

After submission your form will be reviewed and if any further information is required our team will be in touch. The application will then submitted to the Landcare Victoria Board for approval and an invoice will be issued for payment.

The timeframe for approval varies and may take several weeks, depending on the Board's schedule for meetings and out-of-session resolutions. Ensuring all information supplied in this form is complete and correct will help to reduce processing delays and ensure your application can be considered as soon as possible.

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