The Society shall consist of the following classes of January 2026
- Ordinary members which may be either single or joint. Each party of a joint membership is entitled to one vote whenever ballot is required.
- Junior members (under the age of 16 years). A junior member may not vote and is ineligible to be a member of the Committee.
- Life members as elected pursuant to rule 5.5
Who can apply for membership?
Anyone who is willing to embrace our society’s philosophy, its ethos and its values is eligible to join us.
Membership application – Download Membership Form Membership form 2026
All prospective members must complete the Application form (including age if under 16 years) and forward it to the committee, together with the set subscription fee which currently stands as follows:
Junior membership free
Single membership $25
Combined membership $35
LIFE MEMBERS
Every association’s success is heavily dependant on the collective support of its members. Our SA Orchidaceous Society has been fortunate in being patronised by members who care and are always willing to lend a hand. Some of our members however have been willing to go beyond the call of duty. They, without any doubt, have become instrumental in our society’s long journey of success. In appreciation, our Orchidaceous Society has granted them with Life Membership.
LIFE MEMBERS
1970 Spiro Drikas*
1975 Elva Shawyer*, Gordon Shawyer*, Edith Halliday*, Mervyn Green*
1976 Trevor Jacob
1977 Jack Moore*, Harold Luckhurst*, Ken Wynes*
1986 Kelvin Staples*, Stan Johnston*
1992 Peter Speer*, Deane Johnston, Frank Neighbour*, Nancy Neighbour*
1996 Kevin Gurney, Noel Oliver*
2005 Alan Davies, Iris Davies
2013 Margaret Jacob
2014 Brian Brand, Shirley Brand
2018 Lesley Gunn, Robert Gunn, Don Higgs, Jane Higgs, Jill Taylor*
2021 Dr. Tony Bourne
2022 Pauline Simcock, Garry Simcock
2023 Sarka Laznicka, Peter McCauley, Jan Whibley, Charles Yeo
2024 John Seidel, Val Speer
*Denotes deceased member Researched K.Gurney.