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24-May-06, 04:47 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: rockvalley... Far North Coast... NSW Age: 22 | | | creating a herp community/society?
g'day all
i'm just wondering if theres any legal type stuff you have to do before creating a herp society? we used to have a reptile and amphibian group in my area but they no longer seem to be running... over the past year i've discovered there are a few reptile keepers in my area and i think it would be good if we could get together and talk reptiles..
any help would be appricated 
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24-May-06, 05:00 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: rockvalley... Far North Coast... NSW Age: 22 | | | | thanx Hix!!!
your tha best :mrgreen:
Megz |
24-May-06, 05:02 PM
|  | Yes, that Hix Moderator | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: Sydney | | | |
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24-May-06, 05:32 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Cairns | | | | Best bet is to talk to the other herp societies in NSW.
You can probably borrow one of their constitutions and all that.
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24-May-06, 05:41 PM
| | Yes, that Hix Moderator | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: Sydney | | | Macarthur Herps is using that constitution, that's why i suggested it. 
Hix
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25-May-06, 09:08 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: rockvalley... Far North Coast... NSW Age: 22 | | | | hey...
is there any way of doing it without becoming an Incorporated Association??
also anyone got any idea of the money involved in becoming an Incorporated Association??
cheers
Megz |
25-May-06, 09:49 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Noosa, Queensland Age/Gender: 21  | | | | you need a clubhouse, banners that name your society and a fax machine, Every society needs a fax machine |
25-May-06, 09:49 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Noosa, Queensland Age/Gender: 21 | | | watch the little rascalls, they had an awsome clubhouse |
25-May-06, 11:02 AM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Feb-04 Location: Sydney | | | | You can start off by having meetings. You dont need to to anything prior to that. Once you get a few people intereseted you can form a "steering committee". Their task is to then set up a formally constituted organisation.
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25-May-06, 11:21 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Noosa, Queensland Age/Gender: 21 | | | | yeah exactly pete why should there be any legal mumbojumbo just because you have a few friends with the same hobby and you like to gather somewhere...
same deal as a high school party imo... and as in costs depends on how elaborite you want it, start of in your lounge room with tea and scones then work up to hiring a hall and have it fully caterd..... |
25-May-06, 01:46 PM
| | | Join Date: Aug-05 Location: Brisbane | | | | I'd just chuck a BBQ and see who turns up. tell the herpers you know to tell any others they know and see what the response is. |
25-May-06, 01:51 PM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Cairns | | | | That's all well and good, but until you incorporate, you are not a herp society, you are a bunch of herp lovers getting together. You cannot take your animals to meeting legally. You cannot put together a list of members willing to take on long term captives herps from your local wildlife group. You cannot fundraise.
It costs about $20 all up from memory. Another $20 or so if you want to make a website.
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25-May-06, 01:59 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-03 Location: NSW Age/Gender: 52  | | | | Thanks everyone for the information as I have been thinking of doing something similar in the Grafton area for a couple of years, but havent got anywhere thru contacting other societies. I have contacted Macarthur several times (I used to be a member there - it is a great club) but havent had any feed back at all. Hawkesbury did send me some information but it didnt cover the legal aspects of it.
While I am here is there anyone in the Grafton (northern NSW) area who would be intrested in starting up a club or at least becoming a member, please pm me. Thanks Rosemary
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25-May-06, 03:22 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Melbourne O>I>G>L Souly! | | | | In Vic the annual incorporation fees are $37.00. Don't know if it's the same for you but I think it's federally governed so it should be. | | |
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