Membership

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Geelong Canoe Club has a strong membership with people from many walks of life and with very individual paddling interests.

How our memberships works

We are an affiliate club of Paddle Australia and Paddle Victoria. Where Paddle Australia and Paddle Victoria membership is involved you receive benefits such as personal accident and third party public liability protection as well as on water insurance when paddling or competing in an event.

A Geelong Canoe Club membership year runs from 1 July to 30 June. New members can join any time and will be charged a pro-rate rate to 30 June (for example; from 1 January – 6 months; from 1 April – 3 months). Conditions apply.

Membership types and price

Geelong Canoe Club - Paddle Australia/Paddle Victoria category memberships

  • Benefits: 
    -Paddle Australia and Paddle Victoria registration including Paddle Australia insurance
    -Full use of facilities and club equipment
    -Excludes craft storage. Craft storage is available to club members by formal request and is subject to space availability at an additional cost of $50 per craft. 
    -Can join Synergise Health and Fitness Centre (additional fees apply)

Membership type Fee Payment
  • Senior (18 years and over) 

$215.00

I WANT TO RENEW MY MEMBERSHIP - go to: Paddle Australia Login to renew

Pay by debit or credit card to Paddle Australia.

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I WANT TO JOIN (I'M NEW). Email: Geelong Canoe Club Memberships

Further information is below in the 'How to Join the Geelong Canoe Club' section.

  • Pension Card/ Health Care Card Holders (not Seniors Card) 
$171.00
  • Student (full time) (18 to 24 years)
$171.00
  • Junior (under 18 years)
$86.50
  • Family: Adults and children (under 18 years). 

ON APPLICATION 
Email: Geelong Canoe Club Memberships

  • Volunteers/Officials (Paddle Australia, Paddle Victoria and Geelong Canoe Club authorised roles). 

    Does NOT include Club member benefits - ie no insurance cover, right to vote or membership privileges to participate or paddle in general club activities,events / competitions or at any other time. 

$0.00 - Membership and insurance cover applies only while volunteering or officiating on or off the water.

 

Geelong Canoe Club Off-water Membership

Membership type Fee Payment
  • Social Membership: GYM ONLY
    This is a non-paddling membership for Synergise Health and Fitness Centre clients (additional fees apply to join). Use of gym and upstairs facilities only.
    No insurance is included - this is provided by Synergise Health and Fitness Centre.
$100.00       

Pay by direct deposit or Paypal.

To register or renew your membership follow the instructions below in the 'How to pay your membership' section.

 

Geelong Canoe Club (non Paddle Australia) Affiliate Memberships

Membership type Fee Payment
  • Geelong Canoe Club (non Paddle Australia) Affiliate Membership for full members of: Dragon Boat Victoria (DBV) 

    -NO insurance included - this is provided by your member organisation.
    -NO use of Club equipment (for example, craft and paddles)
$100.00      

Your fees are paid to us by your organisation – you will pay them this amount.

You do not need to pay us but you still need to register or renew. Go to the blue buttons at the bottom of this page and click the relevant button to enter your details.

  • Geelong Canoe Club (non Paddle Australia) Affiliate Membership for full members of: Australian Outrigger Canoe Racing Association (AOCRA) 

    -NO insurance included - this is provided by your member organisation.
    -NO use of club equipment (for example, craft and paddles).
    -Option to store craft at $50 each based on approval and space availability.
$100.00     

Pay by direct deposit or Paypal.

To register or renew your membership follow the instructions below in the 'How to pay your membership' section.

  • Geelong Cross Country Club (GCCC)
    -This allows GCCC members to attend meetings at the Geelong Canoe Club as per the Memorandum of Understanding.
$0.00

GCCC members need to make their own membership arrangements directly with GCCC.

GCCC Committee members ONLY will need to register or renew their details. Go to the blue buttons at the bottom of this page and click the relevant button to enter your details.

Notes:  Insurance

  • Geelong Canoe Club members who are also members of Paddle Australia / Paddle Victoria are covered by insurance as specified on Paddle Australia's website.
  • Geelong Canoe Club Affiliate members joining through organisations such as Australian Outrigger Canoe Racing Association (AOCRA) and Dragon Boat Victoria (DBV) must be full members of their organisations to be covered by their respective insurances.
  • Craft stored at Geelong Canoe Club's facility are not covered by insurance. Please arrange your own cover if required. As a Paddle Australia member benefit you can access competitively priced paddle craft and equipment insurance through their Paddle Protect insurance policy.

How to join

1.    Email Geelong Canoe Club Memberships: Tell us that you’d like to join the club, what type of paddling you are interested in and your contact details. Do this before registering or paying – unknown registration requests can’t be approved. 

2.     We will contact you to arrange an introductory meeting.

3.    Review and approval: After we’ve spoken to you we’ll review your membership requirements and contact you about the next steps.

How to renew your membership

Every year in June we’ll notify you when it’s time to renew, noting that payment will be due before 1 July. The 2024/25 membership year is currently open.

How to pay your membership

  Geelong Canoe Club's Paddle Australia/Paddle Victoria category memberships Pay by debit or credit card to Paddle Australia. 

  • RETURNING/RENEWING: To link to the payment site go to: Paddle Australia Login to renew 
  • REGISTERING TO JOIN: Please follow the process described above in the 'How to Join' section - do not select the blue buttons below.

  Australian Outrigger Canoe Racing Association (AOCRA), Dragon Boat Victoria (DBV) Affiliate memberships, Geelong Cross Country Club (GCCC) Committee members only, and Social (gym only) memberships NEW AND RETURNING/RENEWING: Use the relevant button below to link to the payment site and pay using the following:

  • Paypal. These payments attract a 2.60%+0.63AUD additional processing fee plus $1 service fee. Payments are processed instantly. 
  • Direct deposit. Use the invoice number (eg MR... or MO... or MU...) P and surname as the payment reference. Anything else will cause processing delays. Direct deposits don’t have fees but take 7 days to process and for your membership to activate.

 AOCRA, DBV, GCCC Committee members and Social (Gym) Memberships - USE THE BUTTONS BELOW

 Paddle Australia and Paddle Victoria renewing members go to Paddle Australia's website to pay: paddleaustralia.justgo.com/Account.mvc/SignInDO NOT USE THE BUTTONS BELOW

 If you are new and want to join the Geelong Canoe Club - Paddle Australia/Paddle Victoria category membership email: membership@geelongcanoeclub.org.auDO NOT USE THE BUTTONS BELOW

 

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