Membership
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STANDARD DOCUMENTS | MEMBERSHIP FEE | NEW MEMBERSHIP | CLUB CLOTHING POLICY | MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
NOTE:
As of 1 Oct 2011, the 2012 membership year begins for both new memberships and renewals. This year, all memberships will be processed on-line with Cycling Australia.
Membership Categories: HERE
New Memberships: Click HERE
Membership Renewals: HERE
Download 2012 Categories and on-line fees HERE
- 2011 Membership Application Form – Required to join the Club
- Age Group Ready Reckoner 2011 – To calculate what Age Division you should be
- Membership Fee Schedule – List of fees for all categories and all ages for 2011
- CA Clearance or Transfer Form – Required if you are either transferring current license or joining and have been a member of another Club in previous 5 years.
- CQ Official Race Entry Form – For Cat 1 & 2 Open Events if unable to use On-line Entry system
- CQ Grading Guidelines – CQ grading policy guidelines
- CQ Grading Application – Form to submit when first applying to be graded.
- CQ Grading Change Application – Form to submit if a grading change is warranted
NEW MEMBERSHIP
To compete in any Club, Open, State or National races, you have to be a member of a CA affilliated Club and hold a Full Competition Race Licence. All licences expire on 31st December and need to be renewed which can be done from the 1st October.
To join the Goldstars, you need to complete a Membership Application Form and pay the prescribed fee – see above. You will need to provide proof of age for categorising into age group- ready reckoner – see above.
Categories of membership include:
- Full Licence – Able to Compete in sanctioned Races *(with insurance cover).
- Cycling for All (Recreational) – Able to take part in Club participation rides and training *(with insurance cover).
Proof of age is required with application.
You will be given a copy of the completed form as your receipt. This is your proof of membership until your licence arrives in the mail. It may take up to 4 weeks to be sent to you by Cycling Australia as the forms are submitted to Cycling Queensland for processing before Cycling Australia. Until you receive your licence, you must produce the copy of the application form as proof of membership to be able to race. If you haven’t received your licence after 4 weeks, please contact the Club’s secretary, Damien McFarline at dammich@bigpond.com to follow it up as your completed form will become invalid to race after 1 month of issue.
Once you have received your Licence it is important that you carry it with you to produce for officials at races. If you do not have your Licence, you may be refused a race entry.
* Cycling Australia Insurance policy click here
CLUB CLOTHING BY-LAW
All Goldstars members are required to wear their Club Clothing in Open Events (see FAQ for info) and State and National Championships unless the Club has given written permission to the contrary. This is in accordance with Cycling Queensland Technical Regulation 3003(a) which states:
- Competitors must wear their Club approved clothing in open category 1 or 2 races.
- Competitors with sponsorship approved by their club or the Association may wear their Club approved sponsors clothing in open category 1 or 2 races. Proof of sponsorship approval must be submitted together with their racing licence when registering at open category 1 or 2 races and before such clothing can be worn.
- Competitors without approved club or club approved sponsors clothing MUST wear a plain top (without advertising) in category 1 or 2 opens.
- All approved clothing must have the name/logo of the Club conspicuously displayed on the jersey.
Goldstars Clothing Policy Bylaw click here
Club clothing is available from Deb Wardrop on 55307379 or 0407141317- click here to view
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
You will need a current year licence to race. There are 2 options to renew:
1. Online via Cycling Australia
This is the easiest and quickest way to renew your licence if you are rejoining with the same club. All you need is your licence number, a credit/debit card and an email address for your receipt to be sent to.
Click on the Membership tab and follow the prompts for membership renewal. When you logon as a member, go to “My Profile” and check that all your contact & mailing details are still current. If they aren’t, make the necessary changes. Then go back to “Membership Renewal” and continue. The club fee is included in the cost.
Once you have completed the renewal, an email will be sent to you confirming your renewal. Please send an email to the Club’s secretary, Damien McFarline at dammich@bigpond.com to advise of your renewal and include your current contact details. Your licence will be posted directly to you by Cycling Australia and this usually takes 7-10 days. Until you receive your licence, you must produce the confirmation email from Cycling Australia as proof of renewal to be able to race.
2. Membership forms through the Club
Membership forms can be downloaded by clicking on MEMBERSHIP FORM and a FEE SCHEDULE
NOTE: This is important. When printing form, also print the second page of Conditions on the rear of the page you printed the form on to.
Complete the form and hand it to any Committee member with the fees. You will be given a copy of the completed form as your receipt. Your licence may take up to 4 weeks to be sent to you by Cycling Australia as the forms are submitted to Cycling Queensland for processing before Cycling Australia. Until you receive your licence, you must produce the copy of the application form as proof of renewal to be able to race. If you haven’t received your licence after 4 weeks, please contact the Club’s secretary, Damien McFarline at dammich@bigpond.com to follow it up as your completed form will become invalid to race after 1 month of issue.
Once you have received your Licence it is important that you carry it with you to produce for officials at races. If you do not have your Licence, you may be refused a race entry.
Cycling Australia Insurance policy click here
