ASF Membership

The Australian Speleological Federation Inc. is a national federation of clubs, organisations and individuals involved in the exploration, documentation, and protection of caves and karst.

ASF Clubs and Organisations listed by:

Membership categories

• Corporate Members
  
  Organisations which have primarily speleological objectives, subscribe to the Federation's aims and guidelines, meet the requirements in the by-laws for Corporate membership, and are approved by the Council.

• Provisional Members
  
  Organisations which have primarily speleological objectives, subscribe to the Federation's aims and guidelines, meet the requirements in the by-laws for Provisional membership, are approved by the Executive or Council, but have not yet attained Corporate Membership.

• Individual Members
  
  Individuals who subscribe to the Federation's aims and guidelines, and are approved by the Executive can join the ASF.
  Print the new membership form (66 KB pdf file) and send the form with payment to the Membership Secretary. Details are on the form.
  Individuals wishing to renew their membership should use the individual membership renewal form (60 KB pdf file) and send it to the Membership Secretary.

Other

• Associates
  
  Organisations which subscribe to the Federation's aims and guidelines, but do not have speleology as a primary objective, OR, are not otherwise eligible for membership but which have some objectives which are similar to those of the Federation.
  Associate status is not a form of ASF membership and are not 'affiliated' with ASF.
  Organisations that would like become an Associate of the ASF can print the Associate Application Form and send it to the Membership Secretary. Details are on the form.
  To renew Associate membership please print the Associate Renewal Form and send it to the Membership Secretary.

• State Speleological Councils
  There are two councils (NSW Speleological Council and SA speleological Council), with their own charter approved by the ASF council. Their aims are to promote the aims of the ASF within their respective areas and on behalf of their members. For more information on State Speleological Councils click here.