Dear members,

Thank you to those members who have provided feedback to the club about the changes to the membership renewal. In summary, the feedback has been both positive and, in some cases, cause for concern. None the less, feedback is important and valuable. I empathise with those members who are adversely affected by the changes.

I have responded to many emails, returned many phone calls, sat with numerous groups of members one on one (and as a group) and held a members' forum last week. All of which has been extremely valuable and has provided wide discussion. As I have stated in many of these discussions, our membership required a thorough analysis, and thanks to the subcommittee that worked together over a couple months, we will have a membership platform that will allow growth for our membership base.

We now have 3 main categories of membership:

1. Full - unlimited access to the course. $3,200 (base subscription only)
2. Midweek - access to the course is restricted. $2,400 (base subscription only)
3. Lifestyle - access is based on utilising points. $1,400 (base subscription only with 100 points)

As a committee, we made certain assumptions about members renewing and further assumptions about the conversion rate to other categories (for those members where their category is no longer available). These estimates were conservative and based on feedback, and from the email poll, we are pleased to say we are on track and ahead of our estimates.

Having said that, we recognise one aspect of the change that impacts our midweek members that would like to become full members and the price jump is the barrier. Mid-week is $2,400 (subs only) and full is $3,200 (subs only). A difference of $800. For the six day member, their current subscription to become a full member is a jump of $330. The board has reviewed the feedback on this aspect of the membership  and we are pleased to advise of the following change:

Members who renew on 1 July 2023 to a "FULL MEMBER" will be entitled to a discount of $200.

FULL MEMBERSHIP will be $3,000 (base subs only). The full membership category will revert back to $3,200 from 1 September 2023. This full membership rate is available to ALL members (including existing full members).