1. Type of Membership / Costs

Membership is required to participate in club activities. Four types of membership are available. The type affects the price and how long the membership lasts.

• Ordinary membership: $90 (fulltime UQ student) or $130 (others).
  This is an Annual Membership that finishes at the end of March of the year after it commences. Membership commences from the date the membership is approved by the Management Committee (effectively from when your payment AND membership forms are successfully completed), or from the start of January of the year of membership if the paperwork is completed in advance. If you join in January – March, your membership lasts until the end March of the following the year.
   
• Semester 1 membership: $60 (full-time UQ student) or $75 (others).
  Membership commences from the date the membership is approved by the Management Committee (effectively from when your payment AND membership forms are successfully completed), or from the start of January of the year of membership if the paperwork is completed in advance. It finishes at the end of June of the year.
   
• Semester 2 membership: $60 (full-time UQ student) or $75 (others).
  Membership commences from the date the membership is approved by the Management Committee (effectively from when your payment AND membership forms are successfully completed), or from the start of July of the year of membership if the paperwork is completed in advance. It ends at at the end of March of the year after it starts (when the annual memberships also end).
   
• Life membership: Awarded by club at the discretion of the club committee, and with the approval of the club members, life membership may be offered to eligible members of over 10 years standing. It commences on the date it is awarded at a general meeting of members and continues until the person’s death, or the member resigns from the membership.

To be eligible for personal accident insurance (via UQ sport), you MUST be a financial member of the Canoe club. Without this you cannot participate in club activities (other than one-off trial paddles, come and try days, and (if a financial member of Paddle Australia) canoe polo sessions.

Steps To Becoming a Member
1. TYPE OF MEMBERSHIP 2. JOIN PAY 3. SWIM TEST 4. TWO INDUCTIONS

LM: Oct 2025