Money & Grants · 4 min read
Treasurer — Financial Records
What the law requires you to keep, prepare, and verify each year — and which tier applies to your club.
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Money & Grants
What the law requires of a club's finances is more specific than most treasurers are told, and the requirements change depending on the size of the club. This is both the compliance floor and the money that is out there.
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Money & Grants
Financial records, the treasurer's obligations, audit tiers, and finding grant money.
01The Treasurer's Guide to Banking and EFTPOSFee-free club accounts, card machines with no monthly fee, the 1 October surcharge ban, term deposits and bank grants, checked against each bank's own pages.
02Bendigo Community Bank grants and rafflesBendigo Community Bank branches run their own raffles and grants for local clubs. Here is what Wynnum got, and how to find out what your branch offers.
03Treasurer — Annual ObligationsThe fixed sequence after year-end — prepare, present at the AGM, disclose remuneration, then lodge with the Office of Fair Trading.Where else to look
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myCroquetThe membership system — one login, not two systems: club secretaries manage their own members directly.
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