Membership

Membership Categories

Ordinary Members

Ordinary Members (or Full Members) are entitled to all privileges connected with membership of the Club and shall be entitled to vote and hold office on the Board of the Club. This includes full unlimited access to the wonderful array of facilities including the 18 hole Championship golf course, five practice areas including the main driving range, tennis courts, and Clubhouse.

Provisional Ordinary Members

New persons joining the Club as an Ordinary or full Member are initially admitted to Provisional Ordinary Membership. This provides all of the privileges of full Ordinary Membership, with the exception of not being able to book for tee times in the Wednesday afternoon competition field, and in the Saturday competition field until 3pm the day before, from the months of February to November. Provisional Ordinary Members are also not permitted to vote or hold office. Members normally spend the first 1 – 3 years of their membership in this category before being promoted to full Ordinary Membership.

Corporate Members

Corporate Members have the same golfing entitlements as Ordinary Members of the Club.

Six Day Members

Unless otherwise determined by the Board, Six Day Members shall be entitled to the same privileges as Ordinary Members except that they shall not be entitled to vote, shall not be eligible to hold office, shall not be eligible to compete in Championship or Honour Board events conducted by the Club, and shall not be entitled to play golf on any Saturday, or on any Wednesday afternoon.

Persons under the age of fifty-five (55) years shall not be eligible to become Six Day Members.

Five Day Members

Five Day Members shall be entitled to the same privileges as Ordinary Members except that they shall not be entitled to vote, shall not be eligible to hold office, shall not be eligible to complete in Championship or Honour Board events conducted by the Club, and shall not be entitled to play golf on any Saturday or Sunday. Persons under the age of sixty (60) years shall not be eligible to become Five Day Members.

Country Members

Any person who usually resides in Queensland at any place more than one hundred (100) kilometres distant from the General Post Office at Brisbane may be elected or put upon the list of Country Members during such time as he resides beyond such limit.

He may use the golf course six times in any membership year at no charge and may use the golf course on six further occasions in a membership year, on payment of the Member Introduced Green Fee applicable at the time. Thereafter any use of the golf course would require payment of the non-Member Introduced Green Fee applicable at the time. Use of the golf course includes participation in Club Competitions other than Championship or Honour Board Events

Out of State Members

Any person residing permanently outside the State of Queensland shall be eligible for election or may be put upon the list of Out of State Members during such time as he resides outside the State.

Clergy Members

A clergyman of any denomination may be elected as a Clergy Member. A Clergy Member shall be entitled to all the privileges of an Ordinary Member, but shall not be liable for any Entrance Fee and shall not be entitled to vote or hold office.

Service Members

A Commissioned Officer of Her Majesty’s Permanent Navy, Army or Air Force may be elected as a Service Member. Service Members shall be entitled to the same privileges as Ordinary Members except that they shall not be entitled to vote and shall not be eligible to hold office. Service Members shall not be liable for any Entrance Fee.

Tennis Members

Tennis Members shall be entitled to use the tennis courts on the Club’s land and the Clubhouse Facilities, and shall be entitled to play golf not more than six times in any year, but shall not be entitled to play in any golf competition conducted by the Club, shall not be entitled to vote, and shall not be eligible to hold office.

Limited Playing Members

Limited Playing Members shall be entitled to use the Clubhouse facilities, and shall be entitled to play golf on the Club links socially not more than six times in any year, and may also play in six invitation golf competitions as the guest of an eligible Member, if a handicap is held here or at another Club. They shall not be entitled to vote or to hold office.

Intermediate Members

An Intermediate Member is a Member of the Club who is at least eighteen years of age but not over twenty five years of age at the beginning of the Club’s financial year. Intermediate Members shall not be entitled to vote, and shall not be eligible to hold office, but otherwise shall be entitled to all the privileges of an Ordinary Member.

Clubhouse Members

Clubhouse Members shall be entitled to the privileges of and use of the Clubhouse facilities only and shall not be entitled to play golf on the Club links or practice facilities, shall not be entitled to vote and shall not be eligible to hold office.

Associate Members

Persons may be admitted as Associate Members in categories similar to the categories set out in this article. Associate Members shall not be entitled to vote and shall not be eligible to hold office, and Associate membership shall be subject to such conditions and restrictions as are prescribed from time to time by the Board.