General Manager’s Message

It is with great pleasure that I fill in for Ulla Greenwood as she is currently overseas. As we enter the last month of the year, we still have “ a number major events to enjoy. Last weekend we had the Ipswich Kennel Club Shows, followed by the DQ Fundraising Show on 17 December 2022 and finishing the year with the Festive Fiesta from 29 December 2022 to 1st January 2023. Membership Renewals are also now in full swing with approximately a quarter of the Membership having renewed already. Just a reminder that the discounted 2023 Membership Rate will be available to Members until midnight on 12 December 2022, after which the prices will revert to the normal rate. The Board met on Monday evening, 28 November, for the final time in 2022. It is sometimes very easy to forget that the 12 Directors are volunteers. Having worked with them all collectively and individually for the last 12-15 months (some for a considerably longer length of time), they all work extremely hard for the Dog World. One of the major items that the Board approved was the Budget for 2023. As Members would be aware Memberships, Prefix Renewals and Judges Licence Fees remained unchanged once again. At this latest Meeting the Board also agreed that Club Affiliation Fees would remain at the current level – all Clubs will be invoiced shortly. The Board looked at the fees charged by the other Member Bodies and also the current Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Brisbane until the end of the September, the previous 12 months saw a rise of 7.9%. It is important for the ongoing viability of the business that the Board budgets realistically but with an awareness to keep increases to a minimum where possible. Bearing both these factors in mind, it was agreed that the following fees would be increased by 5%, rounded up or down as per below. It was agreed however that Titles would be increased by the CPI Rate of around 8%.

2022 Fee 2023 Fee

Prefix Application $150 $155 (This includes the yearly maintenance fee that remains at the current level)

Registration Per Pup Under 4 months $51 $54 Over 4 and under 6 months $81 $85 Over 6 and under 12 months $102 $107 Over 12 and under 18 months $113 $119

Transfers $37 $39

Imported Dogs/Semen $114 $120 Imported Dogs/Semen – NZ only $76 $80 Other Reregistrations $76 $80 (Tenterfield Terriers, Greyhounds, Murray River Retrievers, Australasian Bosdogs)

Sporting Register Associate Register $36 $38 $20 $21

Lease Agreements $60 $63 Replacements Certificates $25 $26 Export Pedigree $72 $76 Extended Pedigree (5 generations) $36 $38

Champ Titles Other Awards $40 $43 $30 $33

On behalf of the Dogs Queensland Office, I wish

”all Members a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Rob Harrison, General Manager, Dogs Queensland