Members

New Members are required to read the Kununurra Community Garden Guide for Members:

Kununurra Community Garden Guide for Members

Please download the Kununurra Community Garden, Membership Application Form:

Kununurra Community GardenMembership Application Form

New Members should also be familiar with our Constitution:

Kununurra Community Garden Constitution

The Kununurra Community Garden relies on volunteer Members. We are all in it for the love of gardening, permaculture, learning and coming together in our community. We embrace anyone who is interested in developing their skills and meeting people to join us as an active Member.

We have two different types of memberships:

Ordinary Members (full voting rights)

Ordinary Members include Office Holders, Committee Members and Ordinary Members. Where you are applying for a Family Membership, it is the main name on application that becomes the Ordinary (voting) Member. The rest of the family are Associate Members.

We look to Ordinary Members to be actively participating in the garden and attending AGM or special Member meetings where we come together to create the future visions of the community garden. Where we brainstorm new initiatives and make decisions together.

Associate Members

Associate Members include Junior members, Senior members, Honorary members, Life members and other Family Members.

Associate Members are active in the garden and are welcome to contribute to ideas and initiatives but they do not have the same full voting rights as Ordinary Members.

We are extremely grateful to our entire membership database for their continued efforts to support the community garden in different ways. Without active membership we are simply a plot of land! If you are interested in learning more about becoming a Member please contact our Secretary at knxgarden@gmail.com or use the contact form on the ‘Connect’ page on this site.

Member benefits

All Members of the Kununurra Community Garden receive a myriad of benefits including:

• Free or discounted workshops
• Free cuttings and seed sharing
• Option to take ownership of garden bed/s at community garden site to grow your own food and share with other Members
• Knowledge sharing and education
• Participation in community programs and initiatives
• Participation at Agricultural show and other exhibitions
• Discounts at various businesses in Kununurra
• The opportunity for social engagement and to meet new people

Additional Member benefits are being developed on an ongoing basis and we welcome hearing your ideas!

Process

1. Read the Kununurra Community Garden Guide for Members (link above).
2. Complete both pages of the application form (link above) and send on email or hand to a Committee Member.
3. Deposit your payment via bank transfer (or pass cash to a Committee Member on site). You must specifically request a receipt if require one.
4. Once your membership has been paid and your application form submitted, it will be reviewed at the monthly committee meeting.
5. Once approved, you will receive an email to notify you’re now a new Member and are be bound by our Constitution (Rules) of the Association (link above).
6. Before you can commence in the garden, you must undergo a full induction. If you apply for membership a few weeks before a committee meeting, we can arrange an early induction with you so that you can get started. The Committee Member working with you can arrange this. At the time of your induction, you will be asked to sign the acknowledgement of the Guide for Members and that you have undertaken your Induction.

It may sound all a bit formal, but it’s not really. It’s a simple process that has been created to help you understand the Community Garden better and to make sure we’re taking proper care of all our Members.