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Final reminder to the members of our old “Kedron Owners Group” ie. members before our Incorporation on 1 September 2009. If you wish your membership to automatically transfer over to the new Kedron Owners Group Inc. you need to have your KOG Membership Form together with your cheque to PO Box 57 Taigum by this Saturday 31 October 2009. All memberships received after that date will incur the $25 joining fee without exception as you will be treated as a "new member". IMPORTANT NOTE TO PAST TRIP LEADERS: This expiry date is particularly important to our past Trip Leaders who were in the process of qualifying for Life Membership (now Honorary Membership) as any previously accumulated qualifications ie. time with the group, number of gatherings held etc. will not be recognised and you will recommence as a new member. Refer to Clauses 6(1) & 9(3) of the Kedron Owners Group Inc. Constitution.

Hi John & Anne Section 8(1) of our Constitution states: "Application for membership of the Group must be made on the form approved by the Management Committee and submitted to the secretary/treasurer." Perhaps you could find a public library or somewhere easy to print your document.

We have received a number of Membership Applications with accompanying cheques for $73. This is to remind current Kedron Owners who have the existing Kedron Owners Group name badges, are exempt from paying the once only $25 Joining Fee if their Membership Applications are received by 31st October 2009. Therefore your cheques should only be for the yearly membership amount of $48 If you do not have a name badge, you will need to pay the $25 once only Joining Fee plus the $48 yearly membership.

We have arrived ! Today, the 1st September marks the launch of the Kedron Owners Group Inc. We have come a long way since we decided to seek Incorporation for the Group with the Qld Office of Fair Trading three months ago and after a lot of hard work, this has now been granted. We are now in a position to seek your support to make the new group work for the members. We have tried to keep things as simple as possible (like it used to be), however with Incorporation comes legal responsibilities and the need for associated documentation. The website: You will notice several changes to the website. You can now go into our ”Membership” section (link located in our menu bar) where you will see a variety of information and forms etc. In this section you will find a Membership Application Form and details on how to become a financial member of the Group. Only financial members will be granted access to the ‘Members Only’ forum and other areas of the website, however non-financial members can still view unrestricted sections of the website, as can the general public (forum guests). Steps to Become a Financial Member: Download and complete a Membership Application Form from the Membership link in our website menu located at the top of each page. New memberships are accepted from today and all memberships will be renewed on 1st September each year. Membership renewals should be paid by 31 October each year to avoid paying a rejoining fee. Kedron Owners who have the existing Kedron Owners Group name badges, are exempt from paying the once only $25 Joining Fee if their Membership Applications are received by 31st October 2009. Post the completed Membership Application Form together with your cheque to the address shown on the form. Note: Payment is by cheque or bank cheque only as direct bank deposits can be “lost” in the system. We have opened a KOG Inc. bank account, so cheques should be made payable to “Kedron Owners Group Inc.” Once your Membership Application Form has been received by our Secretary, your receipt and ‘Membership Pack’ will be posted to you and you will be granted access to the financial member areas of our website. Our first Kedron Owners Group Inc. Xmas gathering has already been organised and details will be available to all financial members via our Gatherings page. Your username and password for this section will need to be noted on your Membership Application Form, as all previous access details have been discontinued. Thank you for your patience over the past few months, and we look forward to this next exciting period of the new Kedron Owners Group Inc.

In preparation for our Incorporation all forum users have been transferred to "Forum Guest" status. This means you will not have access to the Private Forum (now Members Forum) or "Financial Members Only Access" areas until you are a financial member of the new Kedron Owners Group Inc. We have a couple more small steps to complete and some more work to be done here on our website before Application for Membership Forms will be available for downloading. Hopefully all will be ready to go towards the end of next week. Thank you all for your patience