Thousands of men who have been Melbourne Cricket Club members for at least 50 years could lose a generous discount that has been in place for 57 years under a motion to be put forward at next month’s annual general meeting, writes petryan | MCC agere...
Thousands of men who have been Melbourne Cricket Club members for at least 50 years could lose a generous discount that has been in place for 57 years under a motion to be put forward at next month’s annual general meeting.
They are proposing a staged removal of the discounted rate enjoyed by approximately 4000 members in 2022 – all male – over a six-year period that will eventually result in 50-year members instead being rewarded for their loyalty with half-price membership. If the existing situation was retained, no female member would become eligible for the 50-year membership discount until 2034, but the new proposal will recognise women who took up membership soon after they were allowed to join the club.
MCC president Michael Happell has outlined the need for the change in a letter to members while pointing out that when the discount offer was introduced in 1965, the $15 fee was 75 per cent of the full membership fee.
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