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What you can do:

• You can attend the monthly business meetings, where practical matters, administration and matters arising from correspondence are discussed, planned and dealt with (it is not necessary to be an executive member); these are held in the Maffra Sugar Beet Museum, River Street, Maffra on the second Monday of each month except January, at 7.30pm
• You can attend the occasional Tuesday afternoon sessions when there is a guest speaker  - dates are published in the newsletter ; these are held in the Maffra Beet Museum, River Street, commencing at 1.30pm; afternoon tea is provided after the activity
• You can participate in the regular research and archive access sessions held every Monday afternoon in the Maffra Library from 1.00pm; this is a perfect opportunity to continue your own family history research
• You can use the Museum's archives held at the Maffra Library during normal library opening hours
• You can attend our Annual Luncheon, held usually in early September
• You can assist in the running of the Museum or at the occasional working bee (volunteer insurance provided for members)
• You can join us on our excursions
• You can share with others your local knowledge
• You can receive a thrice-yearly newsletter (to which you may wish to contribute); back copies of the Newsletter may be accessed by clicking here
   

Specific benefits of membership

     The regular newsletter is made available free to anyone interested; attendance at Society activities such as the Tuesday talks is also open to the general public.  However there are a number of specific benefits of actual Membership:

• all financial members are covered for personal accident insurance while participating in Society activities
• all financial members receive a 10% discount on all Society charges
• financial members have priority in activities where there is an attendance limit
   

Annual membership costs $15

Joining's as easy as:

• downloading an application form (click here)
• sending it to The Secretary, Maffra Historical Society, PO Box 321, Maffra, Victoria 3860
• or personally delivering it to the Maffra Library (Johnson Street, Maffra) 

Any queries?

• and feel free to ask

The Bulletin & Newsletter
     The Society's Bulletin has been replaced by a thrice-yearly newsletter.  However, all 120 Bulletin back copies exist and are available for purchase.  An extensive index of names mentioned in the Bulletins may be accessed by clicking here

For information about our latest publication, Wellington Landscapes, click here