Australian Distillers Association seeks to unify national and State organisations and reducing members costs, by offering ONE membership to both National and State organisations.

The Australian Distillers Association (ADA) is committed to providing excellent member services and support and cooperation with all Divisions and State organisations.

Many members are frustrated they need to be members of both organisations.

Annual billing is not aligned, and fee structures are different. Whilst members see the difference in the services and benefits derived from the National and the State organisation, they question fee requirements from two organisations they see as intrinsically linked.

There is an opportunity for alignment and collaboration between the ADA and state representative bodies, to best advance the interests of the Australian spirits industry.

As such, the Australian Distillers Association and State organisations are in discussions on an MOU that will provide a central membership administration system with one membership fee to both organisations with the following benefits:

Other benefits include improved membership administration for State organisations, enabling each of the State associations to concentrate on core business.

To ensure a smooth transition the Australian Distillers Board recently met and agreed the new annual membership fee structure.

These fees will take effect immediately and an agreed proportion of the fee will be given to the State organisation to cover specific State based activities if they vote to have the MOU.

State organisations will engage with their membership to determine if it is in their interest to have an MOU with the ADA. Members in each state will be advised by their state based organisation.

For Members in NSW | ACT Division, this will come into effect immediately.