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Who are the members?

The clubs within the AWA are the actual members. Each club can be represented by delegates at each AWA meeting and as such carry on the business of the AWA.

The actual people who are members of each club are refered to as affiliate members in the AWA constitution. Often these people are also refered to as members of AWA. These members have representation through their club but also can have a direct voice as AWA Annual General Meeting is open to all affiliate members.

People join the AWA by either joining a club or joining the AWA direct as a WA Country member. WA Country membership is available to people who live at a distance from a club.

Membership fees

The 2008/2009 membership fees are:

• senior: $60 MAAA plus $35 AWA equals $95 total
• pensioner: $60 MAAA plus $25 AWA equals $85 total
• junior: $30 MAAA plus $10 AWA equals $40 total

The clubs collect the AWA fees along with their own club fees and may have different categories of membership. However they must use the above categories when they register their members with the AWA. The AWA registers its members with the Australian body, the MAAA. The rules for AWA and MAAA membership are the same. A junior in the 2007/2008 membership year is anyone born on or after July 1st 1990. For AWA and MAAA purposes a pensioner is a person who has a social security pension and a full medical benefit card.

Half year memberships

People joining the AWA after the 1st of January each year can do so for half the fees quoted above, providing they were NOT members of the AWA in the previous membership year. Clubs may have different membership rules and fees but must use the abide by the above rules when they register their members with the AWA

Start and end dates

The starting point for membership of the AWA is the moment when a club treasurer receives a member's fees and issues a receipt. The end point of all memberships is the 30th June each year. These are very important dates since the insurance policies cover members only. There is no grace period in the Insurance cover. Only members are covered and the coverage starts when a member pays their membership fees to the club

MAAA cards

Members of the AWA are eventually issued with a MAAA membership card. The MAAA card acts as proof of AWA membership, there is no AWA card. Typically the MAAA card takes up to six weeks to arrive. A club receipt can act as proof of AWA membership.