Member Noticeboard

Dogs Victoria wish to advise affiliates that under the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC) raffles can only be conducted to raise funds for organisations that have been declared as community or charitable organisations by the VGCCC.

Can a club offer cash as a raffle prize?
It is illegal to have cash as a raffle prize. However, if the raffle prize is travel associated, for example, accommodation or flights, a maximum of 10 percent of the total value of the prize can be cash.

Can a club offer debit cards as a raffle prize?
No, debit cards are not permitted as prizes for raffles in Victoria. This includes debit cards with or without a cash withdrawal option.

Requirements to run a raffle

Further information
Clubs are advised to use the below link for further information

https://www.vgccc.vic.gov.au/gambling/raffle/licensee-resources/faqs#

Dogs Victoria have applied for a Minor Gaming Declaration with the VGCCC, we will update affiliates with further information on this application when it comes to hand.

Kirk Edwards
Chief Executive

NOTICE TO MEMBERS:
We ask that members please refrain from contacting Dogs NSW with Dogs Victoria enquires. Dogs NSW will be unable to assist, please be patient whilst the Dogs Victoria staff are doing their best and you can assist by double checking your paperwork before submitting to ensure all information is included and correct.

There are three new forms now available for members under the Member Forms section of the website.

Application to Transfer Dog from the Limited Register to the Main Register 

Application to Transfer Dog from the Main Register to the Limited Register 

Application to Transfer Dog to the Neuter Register

The Litter Registration Form has also been updated. Please ensure you download and use the updated form again available from the Member Forms section of the website. 

Litter Registration Form

Dear Members,

I would clarify that as required by the Dogs Victoria Constitution 1.5.35, Dogs Victoria will publish the Dogs Victoria Annual Report in the month of April 2024, which contains 30 days, and is the month preceding the Annual General Meeting, scheduled for 22/5/24.

For member reference the relevant section of the Constitution is which reads as follows

DOGS VICTORIA CONSTITUTION

1.5 POWERS OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

.35 (As amended 5.11.92, 20.4.94, 26.11.96 and 15.8.16)

To publish in the VCA Gazette in the month preceding the Annual General Meeting of that year:

.1  a detailed audited Income and Expenditure Account of the VCA for the year ended 31st December in the preceding year (including a detailed schedule in the Notes to the Accounts of the various individual categories of expenditure which, either singly or aggregated, exceed $500 and which are incorporated in the total for Sundry Expenses) and a detailed audited balance sheet as at that date and annual reports of the President and the Chairpersons of other Committees;

.2 an Income and Expenditure Budget and Cash Flow Budget for the current year ending 31st December, such Budgets to include all proposed new capital works expenditure, proposed expenditure on new projects undertaken or to be undertaken during the current year and the funding of same; and

.3 an Expenditure Budget and Cash Flow Budget for the period 1st January to 31st March in the year following the current financial year, showing all proposed new capital works expenditure, proposed expenditure on new projects undertaken during the period and funding of same.

Regards

Jason

Dogs Victoria has offered its submission to the Animal Care and Protection Bill. To read through Dogs Victoria's submission, please click here.

Prior submissions have also been included in our report from 2020 and 2022.

Dogs Australia have updated the official Dogs Australia judges contract form.

The official judges contract form is available from the Dogs Victoria website in the below link

https://dogsvictoria.org.au/forms/judges-forms-contracts/

We remind all affiliates when sending your judges contract form to the Dogs Victoria office, you will need to use the current form ONLY and we require all three pages.

Dear Members,

Notices for the 2024-2025 membership period (with new common renewal due date of 31 March 2024) have now been issued by email through our new online renewal portal. 
Members without a registered email address or on request have been posted their notices to their nominated postal address.

Please contact our Office on (03) 9788 2500 or by email office@dogsvictoria.org.au if you haven't received your renewal notice.

From 6th February all members with a registered email address will receive their first full annual renewal notice by email for membership to run between dates 01 April 2024 – 31 March 2025. Memberships that don't have an email address registered will continue to receive a posted renewal notice.
Members that have received a pro-rata renewal notice that has held due dates in January or February will require payment to align with the new billing dates.

Invoices received by email can be paid directly through the link in the email provided, this does not require sign up or logging into the new portal. Alternatively, you can log in to the new portal to review your contact details as well as accessing your invoice.

Please see our Frequently asked questions about the new renewal platform https://www.dogsvictoria.org.au/media/5947/dv-membee-faq.pdf

For feedback or queries please email in the first instance to office@dogsvictoria.org.au

As we are now live with Membee for membership renewals, the links for the Member Portal and Membership Click Here on the website have changed to redirect to the new platform.

The former renewal site allowed members to use a pedigree lookup feature to search for registered Dogs Australia (ANKC) dogs which is still available however this is now named ‘pedigree lookup’ which can be found under Members heading on the website. A link in the text on the page will take you to the old login site where you can continue using this feature. All references to renewing memberships on the old site have been deactivated.  

If you have any questions, please email office@dogsvictoria.org.au