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Come & TryA structured way in for people curious about croquet, and a steady pipeline of new members for clubs.

The front door most new members walk through.

A structured way in for people curious about croquet, and a steady pipeline of new members for clubs.

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myCroquetThe membership system — one login, not two systems: club secretaries manage their own members directly.

One login, not two systems.

Club secretaries manage their own members directly, and CAQ reviews every change.

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A pair of hands writing in an open notebook, a cup of coffee beside it.2 min readA message from the President: your club's member list is now on myCroquetJohn van Barneveld on why a simple, correct member list is the base everything else builds on.
The myCroquet Member List page for a club, showing members with search and edit.2 min readYour member list is ready: sign in, add, edit, deactivateHow to sign in with a code, find Membership, and do the four things the list does.
A club committee meeting around a table in a clubroom.2 min readWhat comes next, and what would help your treasurer?The list is the foundation. Nothing else is required. Tell us what you do by hand that you wish you did not.
The MyCroquet dashboard with the Feedback button visible at the bottom right.2 min readThe Feedback button beats an emailWhy the Feedback button on myCroquet gets a register correction fixed the same day, and what makes a feedback message useful.
A single ornate key on a cord, resting on a small stack of coloured books.2 min readmyCroquet — one login for the CAQ websites (coming)The shared sign-in is built and ready in myCroquet. The other CAQ websites are not connected to it yet. Here is what will change, what will not, and what the other sites will be able to see about you.
A pair of hands sanding a plank of wood at a workbench, tools resting nearby.4 min readBuild for myCroquetThe rules for building into myCroquet are public. If you have the skills, or know somebody who does, you can write a module and hand it over.
Blank business cards, a phone, a coffee cup and a sheet of paper laid out on a desk.3 min readmyCroquet — the Club Profile moduleOne page for your club's public details — contact, playing times, Come & Try, your story, committee and photos — plus a free website for finishing it.
A man in a suit typing on a laptop at a wooden desk, notebooks stacked beside him.3 min readmyCroquet — the membership systemOne login, not two systems: club secretaries manage their own members directly, and CAQ reviews every change.

Find your topic

Everything running a club takes, in one of six places.

The committee and its money, keeping the club safe, the lawns and gear, growing the club and myCroquet — each one a whole page of its own.

A club committee sitting around trestle tables in a clubroom, papers in front of them.Running the CommitteeThe constitution, the committee's own duties and sharing the volunteer load — are we doing this properly?A handwritten ledger book with rows of figures ruled into columns.Money & GrantsFinancial records, the treasurer's obligations, audit tiers, and finding grant money.A clipboard holding an insurance policy document on a desk.Keeping the Club SafeInsurance, risk and Blue Cards — what's covered, what's required, and what to do when something happens.Players gathered at the edge of a club lawn on a bright morning.Grounds & FacilitiesLawns, equipment and buildings — how do we keep the place playable?A laptop and smartphone showing colourful dashboard screens on a desk.Growing Your ClubCome & Try, events and marketing that works for croquet — how do we get more people?A man in a suit typing on a laptop at a wooden desk, notebooks stacked beside him.myCroquetThe membership system — one login, not two systems: club secretaries manage their own members directly.

CroquetClaude's Work

What's being built behind the scenes.

Come & Try, myCroquet, news, grants, club records — a running, honest record of the work being done for Queensland croquet, written plainly and answering the question that matters: does this help your club?

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Coming to myCroquet

What your club will be able to do

These are built and waiting to be switched on. Clubs get them a piece at a time rather than all at once, so nothing here is on your club’s page yet.

  • EventsRun your own events and take entries online, and see who is coming without keeping a spreadsheet.
  • Club moneyWhat has come in, what has gone out and what is still owing, in one place the treasurer and the committee can both see.
  • Committee minutesWrite a meeting up once and keep every decision where the next committee can find it.
  • HandicapsHandicaps that keep themselves up to date as games are played.
  • GrantsThe grants your club can actually apply for, and a record of the ones you have put in.
  • NewslettersSend members a proper club newsletter, and email your own members without exporting a list first.
  • Club photosOne album for the club's photos instead of whatever is on somebody's phone.
  • CoachingLessons and short clips members can work through at home, between sessions.

CroquetClaude's Work

What’s being worked on this week.

A day-by-day record, in plain terms, of what’s changing for CAQ and clubs. Written up when it’s worth telling you, quiet on the days it isn’t.

  • Wed, 23 Sept
    • The banking and EFTPOS guide is now live, so volunteers who handle club money have a clear reference.
    • Missing editions of the Croquet Newsletter from July to October were identified and are being chased up.
    • A member was flagged as invoiced with no matching invoice on record, and the treasurer was notified.
  • Thu, 17 Sept
    • The accreditations register is now live, so clubs can see who holds current accreditations.
  • Wed, 16 Sept
    • The club directory on the Queensland croquet website has been hidden for a month, so visitors cannot see the list of clubs online.
    • The member portal's new access checks have been finished and tested, and are waiting on a decision to go live.
  • Tue, 15 Sept
    • The duplicate Events tab on the association website has been removed, and the Events page now displays correctly on phones and desktop computers.
  • Sun, 13 Sept
    • The video library now holds 2385 videos after six new ones were added this week.
    • Three videos failed to move into the library this week and need checking.
    • Six round-6 videos were produced, but two were set aside and a decision is pending.
  • Wed, 9 Sept
    • MyCroquet has been updated with fixes that are now live and verified.
  • Sun, 6 Sept
    • CroquetTube added 59 new tactical moments from match videos, including 25 topic notes and 11 player notes, so members have fresh material to study.
  • Wed, 2 Sept
    • Committee Member is now a live list on MyCroquet, so clubs can add and remove several committee members instead of being limited to one slot.
    • Accreditation pages now talk about renewal rather than expiry, so the process for keeping accreditation current reads correctly.
  • Mon, 31 Aug
    • Meeting agreements are now kept in a register with a summary of where things stand, so committee members can check what has been decided and what is still open.
  • Sun, 30 Aug
    • The new member system is ready to go live but is waiting on one member's confirmation after their blocked screen was reproduced.
    • The cause of missing weight history was found and a fix is ready to be checked at the next training session.
  • Sat, 29 Aug
    • People asking AI assistants about Queensland croquet now get accurate information from the official websites, so the public is not misled about the sport.
  • Thu, 27 Aug
    • Committee membership launch emails went out to ten people.
    • 322 cover photos were fixed, with 478 more flagged for a human check.
    • Facebook ad campaigns were paused.
  • Wed, 26 Aug
    • Duplicate comments on the website were cleaned up, so members no longer see repeated messages under articles.
  • Sun, 23 Aug
    • MyCroquet now keeps members signed in for 30 days instead of 7, so they do not have to log in again every week.
    • The Come & Try site has been redesigned and now tells people outside the eligible area they cannot sign up instead of leaving them with no response.
    • Comments on news articles and the YOU DECIDE shoutbox are working again, with spam blocked.
    • Club Hub guide pages now have a working comment box, so members can leave feedback on the guide they are reading.
  • Fri, 21 Aug
    • Comments on news articles are now checked automatically before they appear, with a backup check if the first one fails, so spam and abuse are held back.
    • News articles have had their decorative first letters rebuilt, including proper number styling and a fix for a display glitch, so the site looks cleaner.
  • Thu, 20 Aug
    • Club Hub now redacts member names on its home page, so members' personal details stay protected.
    • Club Hub's home page now has a scrolling diary, so visitors can see what's coming up at a glance.
    • The Brisbane amalgamation feature now links to Brisbane City Council heritage records, so readers can explore the history in more depth.
    • A companion guide to Club Hub has been published with a focus on searching, so clubs can find what they need quickly.
  • Tue, 18 Aug
    • Google search issues across the association's websites have been fixed, so club pages and event listings are showing up correctly again.
    • A venue listing error on a club website was fixed, so the correct venue details now appear for that club.
    • Privacy policies are now consistent across all four association websites, so visitors see the same terms on every site.
  • Mon, 17 Aug
    • Three Gold Coast clubs have now logged in to MyCroquet for the Come and Try program, up from none, and thank-you emails have been sent.
    • Four Gold Coast clubs have not logged in yet, and they will be checked again before any follow-up.
  • Fri, 14 Aug
    • Coaching and refereeing accreditations are now live on the member portal so volunteers can view their current standing.
    • Club Hub now displays special events and links in an organised way for members to find what's on.
    • Member records now sync automatically each night from the club management system, so the portal stays current without manual updates.
  • Thu, 13 Aug
    • Five clubs had their missing Facebook posts restored after a fault in the nightly collection window.
    • Three stuck draft posts were cleared so they could be published.
  • Tue, 11 Aug
    • Club times submitted through the Come & Try page now apply straight away instead of sitting in a manual queue for days.
    • The website now has 31 new articles, 24 with ink line drawings.
    • Club Hub pages have been redesigned, fixing six layout faults.
  • Mon, 10 Aug
    • All three club websites are now verified with Google, so the club can see how people find them and fix pages that are not showing up in search results.
  • Sat, 8 Aug
    • A vanished Club Hub post was investigated and resolved, and the person who reported it received a reply.
    • Club Hub's mobile buttons were made more reliable and confirmed working on the live site.
  • Fri, 7 Aug
    • A member confirmed they will attend tomorrow's session.
    • A club contact acknowledged our message about Friday cancellations and guest rebooking offers.
  • Thu, 6 Aug
    • The club website now shows a notice about broken links in the Events and Policies sections so members know the issue is known and who to contact.
    • The article publishing system was rebuilt to actually work, fixing a routing problem that meant new guides and posts were unreachable even when they were written and ready.
  • Wed, 5 Aug
    • All 41 clubs' old croquetqld.org web addresses now redirect to their current pages, so old links still work.
    • Dead links across the association website were cleaned up, including two registration contact links that looked active but led nowhere.
  • Tue, 4 Aug
    • Question pages on the club website now open properly from a phone, so members can use them away from a computer.
    • The club's Governor patronage application has been corrected and a decision paper drafted, so the club is closer to lodging it.
  • Mon, 3 Aug
    • Newsletter open rates are now accurate after a fault that inflated them was fixed.
    • The Decisions page on the website is now correctly live after a display fault was fixed.
    • Voice dictation now correctly writes Nambour 2 instead of number two.
  • Thu, 30 July
    • The Super Round grant acquittal is finished and has been emailed to the club treasurer, so that reporting obligation is now met.
    • Grant records now show 11 Queensland croquet clubs have won Active Clubs grants, correcting an earlier check that showed none.
  • Wed, 29 July
    • The membership system now correctly tracks all 18 active advertising placements so club promotions stay accurate.
    • A critical bug in the approvals workflow was fixed, clearing 18 submissions that had been stuck since June.
  • Tue, 28 July
    • The new Club Hub design is up for preview, so members can check the proposed layout before it goes live.
    • Wednesday specials are back on the site after being stuck since June.
  • Mon, 27 July
    • CroquetClaude now sounds like a real person instead of a computer, making club announcements and teaching content easier to listen to.
    • The weekly newsletter went out to 1,327 members and news subscribers without any duplicates, and the tool to build future editions is now working properly.
    • The club news tracker is now watching 39 of 41 clubs across Queensland, up from 35, so the website has better coverage of what's happening at member clubs.
  • Sun, 26 July
    • Website search now refreshes completely and faster, so members looking for club information get up-to-date results instead of missing recent pages.
    • Website graphs now display correctly on phones, so members can view them from a mobile device.
  • Fri, 24 July
    • The club website homepage now leads with a Club Hub section, a learning management section and a tactics and technique coming soon band, with news moved above events.
    • The website's click-to-edit tool now works in the browser, so text can be changed directly on a page, and a volunteer has already used it to update the homepage.
    • Two new club videos have been cut and are waiting on a final review before they go public.
  • Thu, 23 July
    • Three Toowoomba-area clubs were sent personalised grant-outreach emails with a branded summary sheet, so they can follow up on funding opportunities.
    • The coaches workbook was rebuilt with clearer graphs and live summaries, and sent to the coaches it covers.
    • The workbook now correctly shows coaches due for renewal within 12 months as still current, not out of date.
  • Wed, 22 July
    • Heritage round 2 planning is now documented and ready for the go-live decision from the coordinator.
    • Website pages for membership and new player sign-ups have been updated with current information.
  • Tue, 21 July
    • Come & Try sessions for clubs on the Gold Coast and in north Brisbane are now live and bookable online, after being stuck in review for up to six days.
    • The President's message on the website now shows the correct photo, with a duplicate image removed.
  • Mon, 20 July
    • The 2027 fixture list is now live on the website with an updated photo and corrected embedded content.
    • A report on the QLD AC Open Singles at Windsor has been drafted and is awaiting final approval before it goes up.
  • Sun, 19 July
    • Video tactics library now has 51 topic-based guides and 25 player-focused notes built from croquet instructional videos, so members can find specific techniques and strategies by topic or player name.
    • Knowledge base wikis across all six resource areas now pass quality checks, with a real bug fixed that was creating false broken links in wiki pages.
  • Sat, 18 July
    • Golf croquet world finals videos are now split into individual games, so members can watch a specific match instead of one long recording.
  • Fri, 17 July
    • The 2027 calendar now lists events in the correct order on the website.
  • Thu, 16 July
    • The 2027 CAQ calendar is live and fully reconciled, so members can plan around the year's fixtures and events.
  • Tue, 14 July
    • Member records across all clubs have been reconciled against the official membership database, fixing conflicts in transfers, secondary club assignments, and contact details.
    • A new History section is now live on the member portal showing past results and records.
    • The member portal now supports two membership tiers with different access levels.
  • Mon, 13 July
    • The 2027 calendar has been updated, with the Gold Medal moving to Tasmania in January and the GC Nationals to Tasmania in September.
    • Come & Try coordinators and association admins can now update host contact details and membership fees online, not just session times.
    • The Come & Try club guide has been revised, giving clubs an up-to-date reference for running their sessions.
    • A help wiki for the MyCroquet system is now live, with guides for every part of the system.
  • Sun, 12 July
    • The club's new treasurer system is now live, so the treasurer can record income and spending without the old manual setup.
    • The club's cloud backup was failing and has been fixed, so member and club records are being saved safely again.
  • Sat, 11 July
    • The Come and Try guide has been updated and finalised, so volunteers running sessions have a current version to use.
    • Three MyCroquet mobile layout fixes have gone live, so pages now display properly on phones.
  • Fri, 10 July
    • The MyCroquet news site now has a single click-through editor with cover images and search, so publishing a story takes fewer steps.
    • Another 46 croquet tactics videos now have searchable transcripts, so members can search the text to find a specific shot or discussion.
  • Thu, 9 July
    • A nine-part video series on golf croquet tactics is now live on the association's video channel, with a companion article on the news page.
    • The tactics article has been retitled Ten tactics to improve your GC game and moved to a new web address, so any old links to it will no longer work.
    • The association's online advertising has been boosted to reach more people searching for croquet.
  • Tue, 7 July
    • Coaching clips are now generated automatically from match footage, ready for coaches once the club official who approves releases gives the final sign-off.
    • The video library now pulls in content from additional croquet channels, so more match footage is available to members automatically.
    • The Bamford game has been rebuilt with corrected gameplay and is ready to launch on the club site once approved.
  • Mon, 6 July
    • The HOOPLA! newsletter signup is now live on every page of the site, so members can subscribe from anywhere.
    • The footer links to the Croquet Association of Queensland and its social media pages are working again, so visitors can reach them from any page.
    • The website loads faster now that a fault causing dozens of duplicate image requests was fixed.
    • The link at the top of the newsletter pages now takes visitors back to the main croquetqld.org site.
  • Sun, 5 July
    • The system now correctly identifies elite commentators in championship videos, so tactical analysis from world-ranked players will be properly tagged and searchable.
    • Meeting agendas emailed to the association are now automatically filed into the club management system and senders get an acknowledgement, cutting out manual data entry.
  • Fri, 3 July
    • A proposal to run the Gibson finals over two afternoons has been sent to the committee for a decision.
    • A draft club guide has been designed and sent to the committee for review.
    • The list of clubs under the Governor's patronage has been corrected to 41 clubs, from Cairns to Mackay.
  • Wed, 1 July
    • A player booked into today's Come & Try session has asked for a call back before it starts, so a club coordinator needs to phone them to sort out the details.
  • Tue, 30 June
    • A tactics library from the 2024 Golf Croquet World Championships is ready, with 75 cards covering eight of the ten match situations.
    • The club's online community hub is set up on its new server, with the old forum content still waiting to be moved across.
  • Mon, 29 June
    • The Come and Try enquiry system is now live, so people interested in trying croquet can be followed up directly.
    • An article about worm casts on croquet lawns is now live on the website.
  • Sun, 28 June
    • Member records are now protected from accidental deletion and login security has been tightened on MyCroquet.
    • Around the Clubs articles now link back to their original Facebook posts.
    • State and elite players were sent a reminder about the upcoming workshop.
    • The CAQ committee now has a shared online workspace.
  • Sat, 27 June
    • Come and Try sessions can now be booked in one go on the website, fixing the problem of people signing up but never picking a time.
    • A Myths About Croquet article is now live on the website.
    • Come and Try bookings can now be made between 36 hours and 14 days ahead of a session.
    • A member's duplicate booking at a club was fixed so they got the session they wanted.
  • Fri, 26 June
    • Website search is back online after an outage, so visitors can find club information as usual.
    • Club messages sent by phone now come through reliably after a fix to the receiving system.
    • A member's fees enquiry was answered by email.
  • Thu, 25 June
    • Regional Come & Try pages are now live at croquetclaude.com/regions, so each region has its own page people can be directed to for session details.
    • A one-page guide with every region's Come & Try links has been sent to the secretary for distribution to all regional representatives.
    • A fault that made every day of the week show as None when entering a Come & Try date has been fixed.
  • Wed, 24 June
    • The Come and Try explainer video is now live on the website, so anyone thinking about giving croquet a go can see what a session involves before they come along.
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