Membership Inclusions
APCA memberships are available in a number of types, as detailed below. Please select the membership appropriate for your circumstance.
Ordinary (full) Member (Voting rights)
Upon registration/approval of the business being granted with the local council, full membership can then be applied for.
Benefits include:
- Member door sticker
- Digital Membership Certificate
- listing on Australian Pet Care Association website
- Access to Facebook members Closed Group
- Access to Facebook public page
- Individual membership to Animal Care Australia (ACA)
- Attend general meetings and AGM
- Access to events, tours and conferences at member pricing
Fee – $215.00 Per Cal Year
For ordinary memberships, voting will be based on per ABN, therefore each individual ABN receives a full vote. E.g. if you have multiple facilities each with individual ABN’s, you would join as a full member for each location and you would receive one vote per location/ABN.
If you have multiple locations on the same ABN, you can join as multiple locations on the same ABN, and you will receive a 10% discount on your subsequent locations for membership, and regardless of how many locations you have, you will receive 1 full vote total.
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Associate Member (No Voting rights)
This category will be for associations to join as a support to our association.
Benefits include:
- Invitations to join working groups
- Collaboration of lobbying interests
- Access to Facebook public page
- Receive group advocate emails
Fee – $100.00 Per Cal Year
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Supporter Member (No Voting rights)
This is for any person of the public or industry who wants to support the APCA and in addition make a financial contribution. You are contributing by putting forward a financial contribution to our fighting funds, and boosting our membership numbers, for the purpose of supporting our letters to parliament in various areas of lobbying.
Benefits include:
- Supporter bumper sticker
- Receive group advocate emails
- Access to Facebook public page
Fee – $25, $50, $74, $100 Per Year
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Advocate Member (No Voting rights)
This is for any person who wants to support us but does not want to make a financial contribution. They are still contributing by boosting our membership numbers, for the purpose of supporting our letters to parliament in various areas of lobbying.
Benefits include:
- Receive group advocate emails
- Access to Facebook public page
Fee – Free
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(Membership fees are per calendar year, subject to change, *no GST applicable.)
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