MEMBERSHIP

(1) Membership of the Port Phillip Pioneers Group is open to persons having ancestors of whom at least one settled or was born in the present State of Victoria prior to 1 July, 1851 and can provide proof of direct lineal descent from their Pioneer ancestor/s.

(2) Eligibility for Membership shall be determined by the President of the Group, on the recommendation of the Examiner of Proofs.

PROOFS REQUIRED FOR MEMBERSHIP

(i) Evidence of residence by the Pioneer ancestor in the Port Phillip District of NSW prior to 1 July 1851 may be in the form of authenticated information from an official registry or family papers. In the case of secondary sources such as published records, specific reference needs to be provided. A Death Certificate certifying death after 1 July 1851 is not normally accepted as proof of residency:

(ii) Evidence of descent from the Pioneer ancestor should be in the form of Certificates from an official registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, but Wills and other documents can be submitted if certificates are not available. Documents submitted as proofs are to be forwarded with the Application Form - and will be returned:

(iii) In the event of such proofs not being available, circumstantial evidence should be put before the Examiner of Proofs for consideration. Acceptance of any such evidence will be at the discretion of the Examiner of Proofs:

(iv) Applications for Membership should be made on Port Phillip Pioneers Group Application Forms. These Application Forms are obtainable by sending an e-mail request (containing your name and postal address) to our President Barbara Hawkins or by phoning her on (03) 9763 8252. Please note that downloadable forms are no longer available by decision of the committee.

A New Member is Presented with His Certificate

SUBSCRIPTION RATES
( as of 1 July 2005 )

(a) Ordinary Member ( $ 15.00 p.a. )

(b) Family Membership ( $ 20.00 p.a. )

(d) Newsletter Subscriber ( $ 15.00 p.a. )

(e) Entry Fee / First Subscription ( $ 35.00 )

(f) Each Additional Pioneer Claim ( $ 10.00 )

APPLICANTS ARE REQUESTED TO NOTE THESE FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS

1. Please be sure to sign both forms before forwarding.

2. Documents forwarded must be complete and legible.

3. Married ladies please remember to show evidence of change of name by including your Marriage Certificate.

4. Would applicants kindly forward $ 35.00 ( which covers the cost of your certificate/s, badge, postage and subscription to Newsletter to 30 June of the following year ) together with your forms to:

Mavis Gerdtz, Examiner of Proofs,
Port Phillip Pioneers Group Inc.,
G.S.V. Office, Level B1,
257 Collins Street, Melbourne,
Victoria, Australia, 3000