Membership
Melbourne Handball Club (MHC) offers multiple membership options. Which one that is right for you depends on whether you want to play indoor handball, beach handball or both, when in the season you join and your desired commitment level. The beach handball season starts in December and finishes in March. Indoor season is from March to October.
Full season membership - Indoor AND beach handball
This membership includes Handball Victoria run beach handball trainings from December to March and MHC run indoor trainings from March to October.
Junior player (16-18) - To be determined
Senior player (over 18)- $400 (2024 season! 2025 fee to be determined)
MHC offers flexible payment option. Please let us know if you would like a payment plan. Together, you and the treasurer, decide on the frequency of payments and the amount per payment.
This membership covers:
Registration with Melbourne Handball Club, Handball VIC and Handball Australia
Personal injury insurance and Liability Insurance
Eligibility to play tournaments, incl. the Australian Club Championship (July) and the Australian State Team Nation Championship (November)
Access to benefits that MHC receives from fundraising activities, government grants etc.
Access to benefits that MHC receives through the club’s paid affiliation with Handball VIC, including grants or any other funding, support or services
Use of MHC equipment at training, incl. balls and resin
Full season membership - Indoor handball only
This membership includes MHC run indoor trainings from March to October.
Junior player (16-18) - To be determined
Senior player (over 18)- $360 (2024 season! 2025 fee to be determined)
MHC offers flexible payment option. Please let us know if you would like a payment plan. Together, you and the treasurer, decide on the frequency of payments and the amount per payment.
This membership covers:
Registration with Melbourne Handball Club, Handball VIC and Handball Australia
Personal injury insurance and Liability Insurance
Eligibility to play tournaments, incl. the Australian Club Championship (July) and the Australian State Team Nation Championship (November)
Access to benefits that MHC receives from fundraising activities, government grants etc.
Access to benefits that MHC receives through the club’s paid affiliation with Handball VIC, including grants or any other funding, support or services
Use of MHC equipment at training, incl. balls and resin
Half season membership - Indoor handball only
This membership includes MHC run indoor trainings from March to June, or July to October (or another 4 month period by agreement).
Junior player (16-18) - To be determined
Senior player (over 18)- $260 (2024 season! 2025 fee to be determined)
MHC offers flexible payment option. Please let us know if you would like a payment plan. Together, you and the treasurer, decide on the frequency of payments and the amount per payment.
This membership covers:
MHC offers flexible payment option. Please let us know if you would like a payment plan. Together, you and the treasurer, decide on the frequency of payments and the amount per payment.Registration with Melbourne Handball Club, Handball VIC and Handball Australia
Personal injury insurance and Liability Insurance
Eligibility to play tournaments, incl. the Australian Club Championship (July) and the Australian State Team Nation Championship (November)
Access to benefits that MHC receives from fundraising activities, government grants etc.
Access to benefits that MHC receives through the club’s paid affiliation with Handball VIC, including grants or any other funding, support or services
Use of MHC equipment at training, incl. balls and resin
Casual membership (indoor handball)
This membership is for players who cannot commit on a regular basis, are new and not ready to commit, or for those who join late in the season when a half-year membership is not financially beneficial.
Junior player (16-18) - $10 per training
Senior player (over 18)- $15 per training
Casual members can attend any trainings of their choosing and will receive a payment link via email or sms after each training. Payments are to be made by 7 days.
This membership only covers use of MHC equipment at trainings, incl. ball and resin. Unless specific arrangements are made casual members are not registered with Handball VIC or Handball Australia. Nor are they insured or eligible to play in the Club Championship or National Championship.
INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS
Melbourne Handball Club (MHC) has a long history of international visitors and migrants joining our club. These players receive the same membership benefits as everyone else and are eligible to play in leagues and tournaments in Australia. However, to play in the Australian Club Championship or in the Australian National Championship, international players must (as per the rules set out by the International Handball Federation) transfer to the Australian Handball Federation. This is usually an easy process and our team manager will help with acquiring a transfer certificate. The cost of the transfer will depend on which Federation the player was last registered with and the period since their last club game. There are some excemptions. Transfers are always free for amateur players that have not played a game in 24 months and for exchange students.
Some Federations are happy to release players for free. However, if the abovementioned exemptions are not applicable then the IHF will still request a fee. In this case the total cost would be CHF 150.- (approx. AUD 270). Should the releasing Federation request payment then a further CHF 150.- will be added to the cost. In this case the total cost would be CHF 300.- (approx. AUD 540).
Please note that while the club will gladly assist with applying for the transfer certificate, we are not able to assist financially.
