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Some of the benefits of joining MTBA include:
- A national autonomous body for mountain biking
- National series that is raced all over Australia
- Cost effective membership
- Well priced day membership fees
- Rolling licenses (valid for 12 months from date of purchase)
- Flexibility in membership types (both recreational and competitive)
- All money collected by MTBA is returned to mountain biking clubs and riders
- Component of national membership is directed back to assist in state development initiatives
- Trails maintenance funding for states and clubs
- Works to keep trails open for all riders
- All members can race all MTBA events nationwide (club, state series, state championships, national series, national championships)
- Day membership for all categories and races which carry series points
- Each rider will receive a membership booklet and card
- Works to promote the sport to the general public through its contacts with the media
- Markets the sport to sponsors and television
You can take out as many day membership permits as you like but there are some pretty good reasons why a full 12 month membership is better:
- You get additional insurance coverage – income protection and non-medicare cover - at sanctioned MTBA activities by being a full MTBA member.
- You only have to fill in forms once every 12 months instead of at every event, saving you time and the club volunteer's time in administration.
- $5 of every full MTBA membership goes towards a trail access fund. This fund has helped to finance IMBA visits to Australia, attending Tracks & Trails Conference and lobbying Local and State Governments.
- $7 (senior) and $5 (junior) of your full MTBA membership goes towards the State Development Fund (SDF). In 2007 over $39,000 of SDF is available for developmental initiatives in Australia!
- A full MTBA membership can be used at events held by any other affiliated MTBA club throughout Australia, including at state or national level. You can even accrue UCI points at selected national level events!
- Lastly, a full MTBA membership saves you money – for a junior if you participate in just 4 or more events or for a senior if you participate in only 5 or more events in 12 months you save!
