Membership Fees of MVB Inc

 We provide a range of outdoor adventure activities at very affordable rates - our largest expense is the insurance premium we pay which amounts to $15 per member.

1. GUEST MEMBERSHIP FREE FIRST EVENT 1 DAY PER FAMILY
2. GUEST MEMBERSHIP $10 PER DAY PER FAMILY
3. Single membership            1 year $40.00
4. Family of 2 Membership    1 year $55.00
5. Family of 3 membership    1 year $65.00
6. Family of 4 membership    1 year $75.00
7. Family OF > 4 membership 1 year $85.00

Concession pricing - a discount of $10 is available if you satisfy any one of the following requirements

Note: this does not apply to GUEST MEMBERSHIPS and only one discount of $10 can be claimed per annum

1.     Seniors card holder
2.     Pensioners card holder
3.     Healthcare card holder
4.     Full time student card holder
5.     Financial member of another VIC or NSW walking club

Concession for Membership of another club details

 A concession of $10 is available if you are a financial member of another walking club registered with Bushwalking Vic or Bushwalking NSW. Note to receive the discount for new membership registrations you must enter the other club membership details including expiry date in the membership registration process. For members renewing their subscription this is achieved by editing the membership info tab of your profile for existing members.

Note that the discount of $10 is only visible when the invoice is generated and not before  

Be sure to find the Discount Eligibility check box and select it

Discount for Card holders concession

 To receive the discount for new membership registrations you must indicate the concession type and card number in in the membership registration process

Be sure to find the Discount Eligibility check box and select it

 For existing member renewals this is achieved by editing the membership info tab of your profile. Note that the discount of $10 is only visible when the invoice is generated and not before  

Membership Fees Temporary Membership 

Visitors or guests are welcome to participate in club activities and are encouraged to take advantage of a free first event. Guests are fully covered by the clubs personal accident and public liability insurance provided they complete the registration process which incorporates an acknowledgement of risks form. This is a mandatory requirement of our insurance provider. After the free first event we ask for a payment of $10 per family per day for each activity they participate in to help defray insurance costs. Note for an activity that spans over a number of days (such as a backpacking event) the total amount payable is $10 per day. For a couple or family of any size the fee is $10 per day. 

Donations

MVB Inc is a not for profit organisation and relies heavily on member subscriptions and volunteers freely providing their services to provide the administrative infrastructure and event program and leadership that we all enjoy.

Our largest expense is the insurance premium we pay which amounts to $15 per member. Donations to the club are greatly appreciated.  

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Click here for our bank account information for funds transfer 

Highlights: Superb endemic flora on a wild and rarely visited mountain in Burrowa Pine Mountain National Park

 This was a walk with a difference if nothing else! Getting to the walk start was a bit of a battle because of fallen shrubs and trees over the bush track - not to mention the potholes and water run offs. Luckily guest Marlissa had brought a brand new pruning saw and was able to clear the way for the two vehicles that came up on Sat morning to meet Tony who had camped at the walk start.

So at 9-08 am we were off to a brisk start to the challenging walk up Pine Mountain

We were soon working our way through grass trees, black cypress pine and grevillea shrubs

We were pretty quickly up and over Rocky Knobs and heading down now through rocky scrub.

The track was marked with orange triangles attached to trees and lots of cairns - which were not always helpful. Route finding was a bit tricky at times. Michael chose to rest some more at about the three quarter mark and the remaining four walkers arrived at the peak about 30 minutes later.

Kerry could not be persuaded to climb the cairned peak to engage in some relaxation therapy as she did last year and mindful of the forecast rain late in the day we quickly ate lunch and within 20 minutes were heading back down the mountain at 1-05pm

The return journey seemed to be proceeding satisfactorily but after 2 hours or more Marlissa raised the alarm that we appeared to be heading back towards the summit. Consultation with the gps determined that this was indeed the case! Amazingly (or not depending on who you speak to) on a knoll where the walk does a huge loop diversion of a high spot we had exited the loop heading in the wrong direction back to the summit

Not surprisingly from that point on strict attention was paid to the gps.  We ended up returning to the car where we hoped to find Michael some 5 hours after leaving Pine Mountain. We ended up walking 4km extra and climbing 250 metres more than we needed to! But in the finish in the spirit of true bushwalkers we took nothing but photos and left nothing but footprints! - well ok maybe a bit of sweat, blood and almost tears

 Click here for photos of this event

Note Phone Coverage

Very marginal at the walk start - sms possible with some handsets - capacity to make calls higher up the mountain

Click here for GPS Record in KMZ (Google Earth) format

MVB AGM 2024 Nominations

2024-2025 AGM NOMINATION FORM

Note that you are required to be a financial member of MVB to nominate another financial member - the notification of the meeting you received should tell you but you can login to the website and check your financial status here 

1. Please check the Nominations Already Received for the 2024-2025 Committee

2. Contact the person you wish to nominate and get their approval

3. Make sure both you and the nominated person are financial members

AGM 2024 Event Details - please register your intention to attend

Here are the MVB AGM 2023 MINUTES

The current and history of MVB committee persons is available here

You can also access the Constitution here