Maltese Club of Victoria, Inc.
Maltese Breed clubs, Pet Groups & Associations - West Footscray, , VIC
Maltese Club of Victoria, Inc.
Our stated Club purpose encapsulates why we do what we do. It is a statement, ratified by a Special General Meeting held in November, 2013, combining those Objects from the original Maltese Club of Victoria Constitution (1978) and updated for the current times.
Stated Club Purpose
1. to affiliate with The Victorian Canine Association Inc.;
2. to promote and encourage the breeding of pure bred dogs and in particular the Maltese;
3. to promote and raise the standards and exhibition of registered pure bred dogs, particularly the Maltese;
4. to promote the holding of exhibitions and to conduct exhibitions and/or to promote Obedience training and to conduct Obedience Trials and Tracking Tests;
5. to foster, promote and protect the interests of exhibitors of dogs at exhibitions and particularly the exhibitors of Maltese;
6. to collect, verify and publish information relating to dogs and the breeding and exhibition of dogs;
7. to educate and encourage members, breeders and judges to abide by the requirements and standards approved by The Victorian Canine Association Inc. for the conduct of exhibitions and shows;
8. to promote good fellowship and sportsmanship amongst members and those participating in or attending at exhibitions and shows;
9. to inform members of and make known to them the laws and regulations of the State relating to the ownership and care of dogs, and the responsibility of owners for the conduct and actions of their dogs;
10. to hold functions and lectures relating to dogs and to the objects of the Club generally;
11. to provide awards and donate prizes for competition at exhibitions and for the competition by breeders and exhibitors of dogs;
12. to foster relations with other Clubs and bodies having similar aims;
13. to promote and assist worthy causes, as agreed at a General Meeting of the members of the Club;
14. to invest the funds of the Club not immediately required in such manner as the Members or the Committee in lieu thereof shall determine;
15. to purchase, hire, lease, etc., and do such things as are conducive or incidental to promoting and achieving the purpose of the Club;
16. to carry on such other activities or promote or encourage interest in the breeding, upkeep and training of and the general well-being and improvement of Maltese and to do all such other things as may be necessary or conducive to carrying out the purpose of the Club.
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