Eurobodalla Orchid Club

                                    EUROBODALLA ORCHID CLUB INC

RULES FOR MEMBERS

1. These rules are based on decisions made at General and Committee Meetings and are intended to provide an easily read guide for the day-to-day conduct of the Eurobodalla Orchid Club (the Club). They are supplementary to the Club’s Constitution, copies of which are available on the Club’s Website, as are these Rules, and available also from the Secretary.
   

3.  The classes of membership and the annual subscriptions are as follows: -

a.  Single membership (one adult) $10.00

b.  Family/Dual membership (one or two adults

    and up to five children ) $15.00

c. Junior membership ( one person under 16 ) $5.00

d. Honorary members Nil

e. Life members Nil

4. Fees and subscriptions are reviewed at the Annual General Meeting held in  

    November. Subscriptions are due for payment from 1st January and must be paid

    by 31st March.

5. New members must pay the joining fee and first subscription within one month of       membership being approved.

6. Life Membership may be granted to a member who has served the Club in an            exemplary manner. Life Membership is the highest honour the Club can bestow on    a member and is to be restricted accordingly. Nominations, including the reasons      for nomination, should be lodged with the Secretary.

7.The Committee may grant Honorary Membership to appropriate individuals for specific periods. Honorary Members have no say in the management of the club.

9.  An Open exhibitor may show orchids only in the Open section. A Novice exhibitor        may show orchids in either the Open or Novice section for monthly benching and        shows run by the Eurobodalla Club, but note that at shows run by other Clubs            ‘foreign’ Novices may be required to show in the Open section (i.e. their Novice          section is restricted to their Novices). Similarly most (but not all) clubs affiliated            with the Orchid Society of NSW accept show entries from any member of another      affiliated club –  Members must study the relevant Show Schedule carefully to              determine eligibility.

19.  As it takes more than one year for some genera to flower there may be several         GROWCOMPs running at any given time.

b. The Club does not have a licence to sell Australian Native species and hybrids           endemic to NSW to the public. 

22.  A guest speaker at a Club Meeting may sell orchids and related merchandise at       that meeting in which case paragraphs 20 and 21 will not apply for the duration of       that meeting. Guest speakers will not be charged a commission on sales.

24.  Members exhibiting plants must comply with the general provisions of the Rules      and Conditions contained in the Club’s Show Schedule. Any questions should be      directed to the Show Marshal whose decision is final.

25.  Voting is by all the Members present, with each Member nominating the plant          that he or she believes to be the best in each class and selecting a ‘Plant of the          Night’ in each of the Open and Novice Divisions. The votes cast are collated and        points awarded to growers as per the following formula: 1-3 plants (1st only) 4-6        plants (1st &2nd,) 7+ plants (1st, 2nd, 3rd.) Also, 1 point is awarded for each class    that a plant or plants are benched in. These points accumulate during the year and    certificates are awarded annually.

AFFILIATIONS

29.  The Club is affiliated with the Australian Orchid Council (AOC) which is the               nation peak body for all orchid clubs. The Council sets national judging standards       and organises national orchid shows. It also publishes “Orchids Australia.”

30. At State level, the Club is affiliated with the Orchid Society of NSW which                   represents us on the AOC.

9th Edition - 21st February 2020