Paddle Australia and our six State Paddle Associations are gearing up for the 2023/24 paddling season, with membership renewals for a vast number of members due to kickoff from 1 June 2023.
As a member of a Paddle Club, you become part of a united paddling community, supported by your State Paddle Association and Paddle Australia. There is so much to love about paddling, and many great benefits of paddling like being on the water, in nature, fitness, fun and social connection are all increased when you paddle with your Club!
Being a Club member also brings other benefits that you might not notice… until they are needed! As a member, you are covered by 24/7 worldwide personal accident and public liability insurances and protections under the National Integrity Framework. You are also able to enter events, development pathways, have access to qualified coaches and the Paddle Australia Qualification Scheme, as well as benefit from advocacy for our waterways and water quality. To find out more about the benefits of being a member, watch this video. Â
As a member, you also contribute to, and benefit from, the many varied services your Club receives as a result of being affiliated to Paddle Australia and your State Paddle Association. These things often go unnoticed, but your Club wouldn’t exist without them.  Speak to your Club President or Secretary to find out more.
Increasing the cost of membership fees is not something that the PA Board and Management take lightly, however as is the case in all spheres of life, the cost to deliver the services we provide to State Paddle Associations, Affiliated Clubs and all members continues to rise. The fee increases represent CPI figures from 2021/22 and year to date 2022/23 and are applied to enable PA to continue to meet the rising cost of providing services to the paddling community.
The PA membership fees for the 2023/24 paddling season will be as follows:
Senior – increasing $5 from $40 to $45
Junior – increasing $2.50 from $20 to $22.50
Senior Single Event Non-Member Fee – increasing $2 from $20 to $22
Junior Single Event Non-Member Fee – increasing $1 from $10 to $11
State Paddle Associations will also communicate their 2023/24 membership fees to members.
We look forward to being with you on the water again during the 2023/24 paddling season!
