South West Indigenous Network

SWIN

Membership

Why Join? 

SWIN Membership will provide your organisation or as a community member access to great opportunities within Indigenous sport and recreation service delivery throughout South West Queensland. These range from programs such as;

  • Trax Sports Tours
  • Billy Lids
  • Daily sport and recreational activities coordinated by Indigenous funded sport and recreation officers.
  • Funding assistance for regional representative participants.
  • Sponsorship opportunities for events to increase participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through sport.

Members will also be provided with quarterly newsletters throughout the year and the opportunity to come along to any of the quarterly SWIN meetings; whether you are a voting member or wish to be an observer.

Our organisation is always looking for volunteers. Membership will give SWIN the opportunity of reaching out across the South West of Queensland in providing a healthier and more active lifestyle for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People.

Membership Forms

Would your organisation like to become a member of SWIN?

Classes of Members

The membership of the association consists of the following classes of members:

Ordinary

  • ordinary members must be at least 18 years of age, support the objects of the association and abide by the association’s constitution, bylaws and policies;
  • ordinary members are not entitled to vote at general meetings of the association;
  • subject to clause 5.1.1, ordinary members are eligible for election to the board;
  • subscription fees payable by an ordinary member may be waived or discounted by the board.

Core

  • core membership is open to eligible organisations, which support the objects of the association and abide by the association’s constitution, bylaws and policies;
  • core members must have an Indigenous focus as their main objective and must have Indigenous Australians comprise at least 75% of their membership;
  • core members must deliver inclusive programs for Indigenous Australians;
  • each core member is entitled to nominate two core member delegates, both of whom are entitled to vote at general meetings of the association;
  • core member delegates must be at least 18 years of age;
  • nomination and revocation of core member delegates must be in writing and signed by the chairperson, secretary or other authorised representative of the core member;
  • subject to clause 5.1.1, core member delegates are eligible for election to the board;
  • subscription fees payable by a core member may be waived or discounted by the board.

Organisation

  • organisation membership is open to eligible organisations, which support the objects of the association and abide by the association’s constitution, bylaws and policies;
  • organisation members must have an Indigenous focus as one of their main objectives;
  • each organisation member is entitled to nominate one organisation member delegate, who is entitled to vote at general meetings of the association;
  • an organisation member delegate must be at least 18 years of age;
  • nomination and revocation of an organisation member delegate must be in writing and signed by the chairperson, secretary or other authorised representative of the organisation member;
  • subject to clause 5.1.1, an organisation member delegate is eligible for election to the board;
  • subscription fees payable by an organisation member may be waived or discounted by the board.

Network Partner

  • network partner membership is open to eligible organisations, which support the objects of the association and abide by the association’s constitution, bylaws and policies;
  • network partner members are not entitled to vote at general meetings of the association;
  • network partner members are not eligible for election to the board;
  • subscription fees payable by a network partner member may be waived or discounted by the board.

Social

  • social membership is open to any person who supports the objects of the association and abides by the association’s constitution, bylaws and policies;
  • social members are not entitled to vote at general meetings of the association;
  • social members are not eligible for election to the board;
  • subscription fees payable by a social member may be waived or discounted by the board.

Life

  • life members must support the objects of the association and abide by the association’s constitution, bylaws and policies;
  • life membership is open to any person who has rendered extraordinary and meritorious service to the association for an extended period;
  • any ordinary, core, organisation or life member may nominate an eligible person for life membership;
  • nominations for life membership must be in writing, signed by the members making the recommendation and received by the secretary no less than 14 days prior to the annual general meeting;
  • on the board’s approval of the nomination, the nominee will be proposed for election as a life member at the annual general meeting;
  • life members must be elected by the passing of a special resolution;
  • life members are not entitled to vote at general meetings of the association;
  • subject to clause 5.1.1, life members are eligible for election to the board;
  • life members are not required to pay subscription fees to the association.

Membership form

Please find membership form below.

SWIN Membership Form

If you are interested in becoming a member please send the completed form to:
SWIN Secretary
PO Box 2085 Toowoomba BC 4350

Email: secretary@swin.org.au