Who is eligible to join?
What does a Full Member receive on joining?
What does an Associate Member receive on joining?
How much does membership cost?
How do I join?
| Who is eligible to join? |
The Picture Framers Guild of Australia Incorporated offers two levels of membership. These are Full Membership and Associate Membership.
Full Membership is only available to picture framing business. The business may be a company, a trading partnership, or individual trader. To be eligible for Full Membership the business must have a registered business name and Australian Business Number (ABN).
Associate Membership is available to any organization, suppliers or individual interested in the activities of the Guild.
The Guild provides a basis for framers to network amongst themselves, to share knowledge and/or equipment and to source information and out of stock items. In addition, the Guild offers the camaraderie of a group of like-minded people with social activities such as dinners and weekend seminars. As in all voluntary organizations, the benefits of membership are directly related to the input of the individual participants.
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| What does a Full Member receive on joining? |
Each Full member the Guild receives a Certificate of Membership, window display sticker and access to the members only area of the pfga web site. PFGA Standards Labels have been designed, printed and are made available to all Members for a moderate cost. Point of Sale Brochures for our customers are currently being developed.
| Other benefits include: | Full Voting Rights Attendance at AGM and special meetings Access to members only web site Advertising with Yellow Pages (if available at cost) Free admission to guest speaker forums Brochures and other information Framers network database Training workshops |
| What does an Associate Member receive on joining? |
Each Associate member the Guild receives a Certificate of Membership and access to the members only area of the pfga web site.
| Other benefits include: |
Attendance at AGM and special meetings Access to members only web site Free admission to guest speaker forums Brochures and other information Training workshops Networking opportunities |
| How much does membership cost? |
The Following Membership fees are applicable for the 2009/2010 year:
| Full Membership Fee | $250 per year |
| Associate Membership Fee | To be advised (TBA) |
| Joining Fee | $75 on initial join (Conditions apply) |
Note: New members joining part way through the year shall pay pro-rata* membership fee for the appropriate number of full months leading up to the annual subscription due date (to 30 June of each year). The following table sets out the appropriate pro-rata membership fees. The joining fee as specified above must be added to the pro-rata membership fees.
*Only new members are entitled to a pro-rata membership fee. Unfinancial members renewing their membership partway through the year must pay the full years membership fee.
| Month Joined | Full | Associate |
| July 2009 | $229.20 | TBA |
| August 2009 | $208.30 | TBA |
| September 2009 | $187.50 | TBA |
| October 2009 | $166.70 | TBA |
| November 2009 | $145.80 | TBA |
| December 2009 | $125 | TBA |
| January 2010 | $104.20 | TBA |
| February 2010 | $83.30 | TBA |
| March 2010 | $62.50 | TBA |
| April 2010 | $41.70 | TBA |
| May 2010 | $20.80 | TBA |
| June 2010 | $250 | TBA |
| How do I join? |
Either;
Print out and complete the "Application for Membership Form" (Click Here for pdf printable form) and post to the Picture Framers Guild of Australia Inc., Hutt Street PO Box 7001, Adelaide SA 5000.
or;
Complete the online "Application for Membership Form". (Click Here for online form) and click the "Submit Form" button.