Thank you to the hundreds of you who have embraced our new membership model. Our new membership model is about three things: providing choice to current members, recognising the contributions of WWII widows and our volunteers; and ensuring we know who we are servicing. 

We have almost completed the first stage of implementation, manually renewing the membership and applying the model to almost 300 of you. It has been pleasing to see more than 70 WWII widows and volunteers avail themselves of the free Guild Membership option. 

The next phase of implementation involves the application of the Community Membership option to the broader member base and inviting new community members to join us through our social work and wellbeing services. 

Further below is the membership comparison table for your reference, demonstrating the key differences between the Guild and Community Membership options. While the table notes that The Guild Digest will be distributed in hard copy to Guild Members only, as we are still in the implementation phase we are providing it to all members on our database at this time. Going forward, it will only be provided in hardcopy to Guild Members. 

Community Membership provides a simple way to become involved with the organisation. From 2027 onwards, all people accessing our programs and services will be required to be at least a Community Member. This helps us ensure that everyone we support is a war widow or a family member of a veteran. 

Community Members are classed as ‘non-financial’ members while Guild Members are classed as ‘financial members’ and receive access to additional benefits including participation in Governance processes. 

Life Members are classed as Guild Members and there is no change to their entitlements, support or services from us. 

If you have not yet renewed, and would like to, please give us a call on 02 9267 6577 or email membership@fov.org.au.