Membership Application

Choose your membership

Membership options

Membership is required before undertaking volunteer activities and provides voting rights where eligible.

Ordinary

$15

Magnetic Island or Townsville resident
Over 18 years of age
Eligible to vote
Able to volunteer

Family

$25

Magnetic Island or Townsville household
Eligible adults may vote
Adults able to volunteer
Separate volunteer form required for each adult volunteer

Associate

$20

Over 18 years of age
Lives outside Magnetic Island or Townsville
Not eligible to vote
Able to volunteer

Application form

Become a Member

Complete the form below, make payment, then email the completed application and proof of payment to members@seaturtles.org.au .

Contact details

Name *

Mobile number *

Email *

Address *

Family members

For family membership only. Please complete a separate form for each family member aged 18+ who wishes to volunteer.

Family member names

Emergency contact

Name

Relationship

Phone number

Volunteering information

Training is provided. Select the option that best matches your location and availability.

Volunteer category

Areas of interest Feeding turtles and clinic upkeep Pumping seawater and aquaculture systems Responding to dead or live turtle strandings Turtle nest monitoring, seasonal Turtle husbandry / medical Trade skills, including electrical, plumbing or carpentry Social media and communications Fundraising and funding applications Working bees

Medical information

This helps MINT modify tasks where needed to keep volunteers safe. Information is treated confidentially.

Do you have any medical conditions, allergies, disabilities or past injuries that may affect your participation? Yes No

Optional notes

Volunteer agreement

As a MINT volunteer, you agree to behave honestly and with integrity, act with due care and diligence, follow MINT policies and directions, comply with applicable laws, respect MINT equipment and resources, maintain confidentiality, avoid volunteering while impaired by alcohol or drugs, obtain permission before spending funds, avoid unauthorised social media posts showing turtle handling or premises, report hazards and safety incidents, and promptly raise potential breaches of MINT agreements, policies or procedures.

You also acknowledge that MINT and partner organisations will not be liable for injuries sustained by the participant, loss or damage to participant property, or acts, omissions, negligence or fault of any person participating in the activity.

I have read and understood the Volunteer Agreement *

Name

Date

Signature

Membership Payment

Payment details

Make your membership payment

Use your last name together with the word MEMBERSHIP as the payment reference so MINT can match your payment to your application.

Select Membership Type

Ordinary
$15 — resident, voting member, over 18. Family
$25 — household membership for eligible family members. Associate
$20 — non-local supporter, non-voting member.

Secure Square payment

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Bank transfer

Bank: Queensland Country Bank Account name: Magnetic Island Network for Turtles Inc. BSB: 654-000 Account number: 64192044

Important note

All new membership applications are subject to ratification by the Management Committee. Applications are presented at the next monthly committee meeting and you will be contacted once finalised.

MINT Membership Application