{"id":28,"date":"2007-11-12T20:55:47","date_gmt":"2007-11-12T09:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fffaif.wordpress.com\/about\/join-us\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T13:44:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T03:44:25","slug":"join-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?page_id=28","title":{"rendered":"JOIN US and RENEWALS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Are you interested in becoming a member of <em>The Families and Friends of the First AIF (FFFAIF)<\/em>?<\/h3>\n<p>Are you interested in receiving our flagship quarterly magazine <em>DIGGER<\/em> and its occasional electronic companion <em>COBBeR? <\/em>Electronic copies of these are some of the benefits of FFFAIF membership. Others benefits include participating in commemorations and advocacy to preserve or enhance Digger heritage, participating in our Facebook group, meeting people with similar interests who can assist or collaborate with your interests and having access to research done by FFFAIF members through our web-site and back issues of <i>DIGGER<\/i> and <i>DIGGER<\/i> indexes downloadable from our web-site.<\/p>\n<p>We have 2 classes of membership:<\/p>\n<p><strong>e-membership<\/strong>: e-members and e-corporate members pay $A40 pa and e-concessional membership (students, under 18s, seniors) pay $A35 pa for membership which includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>full membership rights including voting at AGM meetings,<\/li>\n<li>discounts on War Book Shop purchases,<\/li>\n<li>electronic invitations to the John Laffin Memorial Lectures, commemorations and other events,<\/li>\n<li>downloadable back issues of <a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?page_id=10\"><i>DIGGER<\/i><\/a> and <i>DIGGER<\/i> indexes,<\/li>\n<li>invitations to participate in FFFAIF battlefield tours,<\/li>\n<li>access to the FFFAIF Facebook group and website,<\/li>\n<li>four searchable <b>electronic issues copy<\/b> of our flagship <i>DIGGER<\/i> magazine each year, e-mailed as a pdf and readable on PC and tablets;<\/li>\n<li>copies of our electronic COBB<i>e<\/i>R magazine<\/li>\n<li>electronic versions of the AGM materials, e-mailed to you.\u00a0Select this option if you have <i>a current e-mail address <\/i>and a device on which to download, store and read <i>DIGGER<\/i> and you wish to reduce your cost of membership.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Plus Membership<\/strong>: is our premium membership for <b>$65<\/b> per annum for Plus Members, Plus Corporate membership and <b>$60<\/b> for Plus Concessional members (students, under 18s, seniors) and\u00a0 has all the benefits of e-membership <strong>PLUS<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>four printed copies<\/b> of <i>DIGGER <\/i>each year, plus<\/li>\n<li><b>printed<\/b> versions of the AGM materials (if you do not have a current e-mail address) .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select this option wish to maintain a library of <i>DIGGER<\/i> issues in hard copy form OR <i>if you DO NOT have a current e-mail address<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Overseas membership welcome &#8211; e-membership rates are the same as for Australian members but PLUS membership rates vary to reflect the additional cost of international postage &#8211; please contact Membership Secretary for details.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">Membership group<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">PLUS Members<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">PLUS Concession<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">PLUS Life &amp; Veterans<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">e-Member<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">e-Concession<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">2020\/21 Australian Membership fees<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$65<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">$60<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$25<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$40<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">$35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"189\">2020\/21 Overseas Membership fees<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$95<\/td>\n<td width=\"66\">$90<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$55<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">$40<\/td>\n<td width=\"81\">$35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Contact<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">our Membership Secretary at <a href=\"mailto:membership@fffaif.org.au\">membership@fffaif.org.au<\/a> <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">for more information or download an Application Form from the link below and email to membership@fffaif.org.au or<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> post it to :<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Membership Secretary FFFAIF<br \/>\nPO Box 4245<br \/>\nForster<br \/>\nNSW 2428<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Australia<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/FFFAIF_Constitution_et_al\/FFFAIF-Constitution-and-Objectives-November-2011-A4-final.pdf\">FFFAIF Constitution and Objectives November 2011 <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">FFFAIF Application and Renewal Forms:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n[Hint: right click on mouse to open in new tab.]<\/p>\n<p>FFFAIF Application Form for Australians (<a href=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/FFFAIF_Membership_Forms\/FFFAIF-Application-Form-AUS-membership-June-2025.pdf\">PDF version<\/a>) or \u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/FFFAIF_Membership_Forms\/FFFAIF-Application-Form-AUS-membership-June-2025.docx\">Word version<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>FFFAIF Application Form for Overseas (<a href=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/FFFAIF_Membership_Forms\/FFFAIF-Application-form-Overseas-June-2025.pdf\">PDF version<\/a>) or \u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/FFFAIF_Membership_Forms\/FFFAIF-Application-form-Overseas-June-2025.docx\">Word version<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>FFFAIF Membership renewal form AUS (<a href=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/FFFAIF_Membership_Forms\/FFFAIF-2025-2026-AUS-Membership-renewal-form.pdf\">PDF version<\/a>) or (<a href=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/FFFAIF_Membership_Forms\/FFFAIF-2025-2026-AUS-Membership-renewal-form.docx\">Word version<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>FFFAIF Membership renewal form Overseas (<a href=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/FFFAIF_Membership_Forms\/FFFAIF-2025-2026-OVERSEAS-Membership-renewal-form.pdf\">PDF version<\/a>) or (<a href=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/FFFAIF_Membership_Forms\/FFFAIF-2025-2026-OVERSEAS-Membership-renewal-form.docx\">Word version<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>FFFAIF Membership renewal form LIFE and VETERAN members (<a href=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/FFFAIF_Membership_Forms\/FFFAIF-2025-2026-LIFE-and-VETERAN-Membership-renewal-form-members.pdf\">PDF version<\/a>) or (<a href=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/FFFAIF_Membership_Forms\/FFFAIF-2025-2026-LIFE-and-VETERAN-Membership-renewal-form-members.docx\">Word version<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">FFFAIF has members from Australia, France, Belgium, Switzerland and UK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">All our members share the philosophy of KTMA &#8211; Keeping The Memory Alive.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/2012-07-09-Gallipoli-Tour-Group-Anzac-Cove_sml.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10894\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/2012-07-09-Gallipoli-Tour-Group-Anzac-Cove_sml.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2010-07-18-WF-Tour-Day-5-The-Wards-272-Cobbers-Neville-and-Group-looking-across-no-mans-land.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11985\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2010-07-18-WF-Tour-Day-5-The-Wards-272-Cobbers-Neville-and-Group-looking-across-no-mans-land.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2010-07-18-WF-Tour-Day-5-The-Wards-272-Cobbers-Neville-and-Group-looking-across-no-mans-land.jpg 1669w, https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2010-07-18-WF-Tour-Day-5-The-Wards-272-Cobbers-Neville-and-Group-looking-across-no-mans-land-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2010-07-18-WF-Tour-Day-5-The-Wards-272-Cobbers-Neville-and-Group-looking-across-no-mans-land-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/Commemorations_Fromelles\/2018_Fromelles_Day\/ANZ_Fromelles__2018_037-Procession-crossing-Park-St-Jim-Munro-Scott-Farlow-Lynda-Voltz-Pierre-Bianconi-Michael-Ward-John-Vallance.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12201\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/Commemorations_Fromelles\/2018_Fromelles_Day\/ANZ_Fromelles__2018_037-Procession-crossing-Park-St-Jim-Munro-Scott-Farlow-Lynda-Voltz-Pierre-Bianconi-Michael-Ward-John-Vallance.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/Commemorations_Fromelles\/2018_Fromelles_Day\/ANZ_Fromelles__2018_037-Procession-crossing-Park-St-Jim-Munro-Scott-Farlow-Lynda-Voltz-Pierre-Bianconi-Michael-Ward-John-Vallance.jpg 1600w, 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class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13005\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/Commemorations_Fromelles\/2019_Fromelles_Day\/2019-07-19-Fromelles-Sydney-08-CommunityPhotography-D502-511.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/Commemorations_Fromelles\/2019_Fromelles_Day\/2019-07-19-Fromelles-Sydney-08-CommunityPhotography-D502-511.jpg 650w, https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/Commemorations_Fromelles\/2019_Fromelles_Day\/2019-07-19-Fromelles-Sydney-08-CommunityPhotography-D502-511-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-31-Tas-Headstone-Project-8996-small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11625\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017-03-31-Tas-Headstone-Project-8996-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"470\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2010-11-11-Remembrance-Day-2010-Canberra-Neville-and-FFFAIF-at-AWM-P1070164.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11952\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/2010-11-11-Remembrance-Day-2010-Canberra-Neville-and-FFFAIF-at-AWM-P1070164.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ANZ_YPRES_2017_262c-Wreath-laying-3-FFFAIF-Presidents-Russ-Curley-Jim-Munro-Craig-Laffin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11821\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ANZ_YPRES_2017_262c-Wreath-laying-3-FFFAIF-Presidents-Russ-Curley-Jim-Munro-Craig-Laffin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"404\" height=\"269\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_8957-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12349\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_8957-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_8957-web.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_8957-web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_8957-web-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_8957-web-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Take time to meet some of our members and become a member yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?page_id=72\">Yves Fohlen \u2013 France<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?page_id=161\">Mike Goodwin \u2013 Australia<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?page_id=74\">Graeme Hosken \u2013 Australia<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?page_id=74\">Johan Durnez \u2013 Belgium<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?page_id=225\">Anny De Decker \u2013 Belgium<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you interested in becoming a member of The Families and Friends of the First AIF (FFFAIF)? Are you interested in receiving our flagship quarterly magazine DIGGER and its occasional electronic companion COBBeR? 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