Join COGS
If you’d like to join COGS we have a full (1 or 2 adults with children) and concession (pension card, health care card and full-time students) membership available. Please see below for pricing and our membership form.
Full Membership
Full membership includes 1 or 2 adults and their children who are under 18 years of age. The membership entitles the people on the membership to such benefits as may be decided upon by the COGS committee from time to time and include:
- An allocated garden plot at a community garden between all participants on the one membership, where the definition of an allotment is decided by the relevant garden committee and is subject to availability.
- To receive one copy of any mailouts, including the Canberra Organic.
- Each adult can Vote at any COGS election.
- Each adult has the right to hold any position on the COGS Committee if elected or co-opted to that position, as well as any garden committee (provided of course that they are plot holders at the garden) and any subcommittee.
- Children under 18 years are part of a family membership if:
- They are children of any adult listed on the membership,
- however the adult on the membership is held accountable for the actions of the children and is responsible for ensuring that the children comply with the rules of COGS.
Concession Membership
Concession membership is available for pension card holders, health care card holders and full-time students. Where the membership includes two adults, both adults must be eligible for the concession and evidence must be provided for both. To apply for concessional membership, please send the membership secretary a photocopy of the relevant cards or documents.
Membership Fees
Memberships are for one year and start in August. Current members renew their membership each August for the one year and pay the annual fee. The table below shows the the annual fee amounts.
| Full | Concession | |
| Annual Fee | $35 | $25 |
Plot Fees
In addition to membership fees, members who take a plot in a COGS garden pay plot fees to cover water usage and other garden expenses. The fee for 2019/2020 is $3.45 per square metre per year. The COGS Committee review the fee each year.
Join now – Membership Form
If you wish to join COGS please download and complete a COGS Membership Form and return the completed, signed application by:
Email to (scanned as an attachment) members@cogs.asn.au
or
Mail to
Membership Secretary COGS
P.O. Box 347
Dickson ACT 2602
Direct debit to cover the appropriate membership fees is the preferred payment method. A payment receipt must be attached to your completed, signed application. Cheques and Money Orders are also accepted.
Your membership card ID number will be emailed to you, with member login details to access the Member’s Pages of the COGS website, which has a link to the Canberra Organic magazine. If you have an urgent enquiry, please email members@cogs.asn.au for assistance.
Privacy: COGS collects and uses your personal information for membership and plot allocation administration, magazine delivery, and to provide you with information. We will not disclose your data to external parties without your consent.