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Community Groups Berry
Applying to Become a Berry Alliance Town Crier Community Group
3 Categories are available: Registered, Listed or Sponsored
One of our primary focuses is to support Berry Community Groups. We do this by having 3 categories of Community Groups to reflect all groups.
A Registered Community Group:
- is a locally based group who meet in Berry
- is a not for profit group (e.g. no member to derive an income from the group)
- has a local, elected Management Committee that any local person can join
- are predominantly focused on Berry
- should be either an incorporated entity and/or has a bank account in the name of the group
- cannot be AN ARM OF, a department OR committee of any level of Government
A Listed Community Group:
- is a locally based and managed group who meet in Berry
- is a not for profit group (no member to derive an income or a profit from the group)
- does not have an elected Committee
- does not have a Bank Account
- anyone can join the group
- is predominantly focused on Berry
A Sponsored Community Group:
- is a not for profit group (e.g. no member to derive an income from the group)
- can be a start up festival or regular event or a short term project or issue
- preferably incorporated, or hold an ABN, or a bank account in the name of the group
Note: Sponsored Community Groups have been a category for many years and are to cover groups such as Emergency Services including local Fire Brigades, special interest groups often attached to another, main group (eg groups like the Fire Brigade who are attached to Government, Community Library group that is attached to a church, youth and other similar groups attached to a church; or other groups that are attached to Government including local government or School.)
If your community group meets this criterion please contact the Editor or Secretary of the Berry Alliance to confirm eligibility and complete the Community Group registration form below. Registration is subject to approval by the Berry Alliance Management Committee prior to accepting any articles or advertising requests.
What the Berry Alliance can provide each group in their category
Registered Community Groups can have:
- a listing in the Town Crier Community Group Listings
- articles in the Town Crier for membership recruitment, events publicity or matters of interest to the community
- 25% discounted rate for an advertisement for a fundraiser or longer articles etc.
Listed Community Groups can have:
- a listing in the Town Crier Community Group Listings (see conditions)
- an article in the Town Crier for advertising a fund raising event or other community event, when space is available
- a 25% discounted rate for advertising a fundraiser or for a longer articles etc.
Sponsored Community Groups can have:
- a listing in the Town Crier Community Group Listings
- articles in the Town Crier when space is available (Filler)
- a 25% discounted rate for advertising a fundraiser or for a longer articles etc.
Articles in the Town Crier. Community groups should use these to:
- Promote membership
- Rally support from the Berry community for their fundraising endeavours
- Simply to let the community know what they are up to.
Articles should be of interest to the Berry Community in the opinion of the Editor and the Management Committee and also depends on available space in that issue.
The Editor and the Management Committee has the right to not publish any item or article. This will be based on space available, or any legal or other concerns they may have.
A list of Contact details of Registered (R), Listed (L) and Sponsored (S) Berry Community Groups are nearly always in the Town Crier. Only if we are totally stuck for space we may drop them for one issue. (Done only once in the last 36 months or more.)
Please refer to the current issue on our Home page for the most updated details.
Requirements for community group articles submission
- Submissions must be of interest to the broader community. The Editor or Management Committee do not censor submitted articles, but we ask that contributions are sourced from within the Berry community, and provide balanced and relevant information. Neither do the Editor or Committee proof read submitted articles to correct grammar or spelling as this may change the meaning intended by the author and cause offence.
- Articles must not replace in-house (or in Membership) newsletters and the Editor has the right to reduce content if it does not fit into the criteria.
- The Editor and the Management Committee has the right to not publish any item or article. This will be based on space available, or any legal or other concerns they may have.
- Submissions can include articles about: fundraising activities, calls for assistance, or events and activities that invite and involve the wider Berry community.
- Maximum word count is 350 words (plus logo)
- If a photo is included word count must be reduced to no more than 300 words.
- All photos should be saved as a jpg file
- At times the editor may need to reduce content due to space requirements.
- Priority will be given to submissions that advertise current events and/or submissions received prior to advertising deadline.
- When community groups require more space one option is to pay for advertising, they will receive a discount off our advertising rates to help meet production costs.
How else can we help your group?
We support community groups with extra publicity and where possible, front page coverage of your major event. If you would like to discuss your event, please contact the editor.
Alternatively if a registered community group does not hold a ‘major event’ perhaps we can help in other ways such as doing a profile of your Community Group as a way of recruiting new members. We are open to suggestions so please contact the editor if there is some other way you think the we can support your group.
