Your Constitution · 8 min read
Why your club should adopt the Model Rules
They are free, the government maintains them, and they protect your committee more than a custom constitution ever will.
Read the guide →Your ConstitutionThe Model Rules, why they exist, and how they protect the people who run your club.
Most of it is already decided for you.
If your club is on the Queensland Model Rules, the answer to most committee arguments is written down and free. This is where to look it up.
All of Your Constitution →
7 min readThe Model Rules — ReferenceWhat Schedule 4 of the Associations Incorporation Regulation 1999 sets out, rule by rule, and what it doesn't cover.7 min readThe Associations Incorporation Act 1981 (Qld)The legal floor every incorporated Queensland croquet club operates under, and how it works with the Model Rules.The CommitteePresident, secretary, treasurer and members — what each role must do by law, and what is just custom.
What you need for The Committee.
President, secretary, treasurer and members — what each role must do by law, and what is just custom.
All of The Committee →5 min readHow the Committee WorksHow the Act, the Model Rules, and your club's constitution fit together to give volunteer committees clear authority and real legal protection.6 min readCommittee — Shared Legal DutiesThe legal obligations every committee member carries — eligibility, the four officer duties, conflicts of interest, and the protections that apply when you get it right.4 min readPresident — Officer DutiesThe four personal legal duties every officer holds, plus the president's specific role in conflicts of interest and grievances.3 min readSecretary — Records & MeetingsWhat records the law requires the secretary to keep, how meetings must be called, and what minutes must contain.4 min readTreasurer — Officer DutiesThe four personal legal duties every officer holds, with the treasurer's particular exposure on insolvent trading and financial conflicts.
VolunteersFinding them, keeping them, and the protection the law already gives them.
What you need for Volunteers.
Finding them, keeping them, and the protection the law already gives them.
All of Volunteers →Money & GrantsFinancial records, the treasurer's obligations, audit tiers, and finding grant money.
What you need for Money & Grants.
Financial records, the treasurer's obligations, audit tiers, and finding grant money.
All of Money & Grants →4 min readTreasurer — Financial RecordsWhat the law requires you to keep, prepare, and verify each year — and which tier applies to your club.4 min readTreasurer — Annual ObligationsThe fixed sequence after year-end — prepare, present at the AGM, disclose remuneration, then lodge with the Office of Fair Trading.
Grounds & FacilitiesLawns, equipment, buildings — keeping the place playable.
What you need for Grounds & Facilities.
Lawns, equipment, buildings — keeping the place playable.
All of Grounds & Facilities →
InsuranceWhat the member policy covers, what it does not, and what to do when you need to claim.
What you need for Insurance.
What the member policy covers, what it does not, and what to do when you need to claim.
All of Insurance →Safety & RiskRisk assessment, incidents, and the paperwork that protects you.
What you need for Safety & Risk.
Risk assessment, incidents, and the paperwork that protects you.
All of Safety & Risk →2 min readLegal & RiskA quick map of every legal, insurance and documentation resource CAQ clubs need — the topic guides, role-specific duty guides, templates, and who to call when something happens.4 min readCivil Liability Act 2003 (Qld) — Volunteer ProtectionHow Queensland law shields committee members from personal civil liability for genuinely voluntary work, what "good faith" actually requires, and the records that prove you met it.
Growing Your ClubCome & Try, marketing that works for croquet, and turning visitors into members.
The clubs that grow do the ordinary things well.
Come & Try that converts, getting your club's news in front of people, and the follow-up that turns a visitor into a member.
All of Growing Your Club →3 min readGoogle advertising: who sees it, where it appears, what it costsA summary of the July 2026 report to the Management Committee. The full report is attached at the foot of the page.4 min readCome & Try — how it works, from sign-up to sessionA structured way in for people curious about croquet, and a steady pipeline of new members for clubs. What the system does, and what a club actually has to provide.3 min readmyCroquet — the membership systemOne login, not two systems: club secretaries manage their own members directly, and CAQ reviews every change.
From the forum
Someone else has already asked this.
The clubs talk to each other on Club Hub's forum. If it is a practical problem, it has usually come up before.
Go to the forum →Being written now
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