Money & grants
What the law asks of a club's money, what a treasurer does each year, and where to look for grants.
8 pages in this section
2 min readNew treasurer? Start hereThe four treasurer guides on ClubHub, in the order a new treasurer needs them: duties, records, year-end and banking.
5 min readTreasurer: financial recordsThe records the Act says a club keeps and prepares each year, and which size tier applies.
6 min readTreasurer: yearly obligationsAfter the year ends: the accounts, the AGM, the return to the Office of Fair Trading, and the tax points.
5 min readPaying people at a clubWhen paying a member for lawn or other work makes them a worker, and what the ATO, Fair Work and WorkCover say follows.
4 min readBendigo Community Bank grants and rafflesBendigo Community Bank branches run their own raffles and grants for local clubs. How to find out what a branch offers, and what the raffle rules say.
7 min readBanking and EFTPOS for treasurersFee-free club accounts, card machines, the card surcharge ban from 1 October 2026, and bank grants, checked against each bank's own pages.
3 min readLet CroquetClaude fill in your grant draftWith SmartyGrants, CroquetClaude can sign in and enter a grant draft. The club proofreads it and submits.
3 min readFree midday power: is it an option for your club?The free midday power plans are for households. A club's account is a business account, so the short answer is no.