Volunteering

Lend a hand

Croquet is run by its members. Here are the things that need doing to help administer the game.

If one suits you, put your hand up to help.

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Elected at the AGM

Voted on at the AGM, 24 November 2026

Nominations open: 20 October 2026; 12 am
Nominations close: 17 November 2026; 5 pm, Brisbane time
The AGM: 24 November 2026; Members vote

President

Leads the Management Committee and speaks for CAQ.

Stand for President Read about the President job

Vice President

Assists the President, and fills the President's role when they are away.

Stand for Vice President Read about the Vice President job

Treasurer

Looks after CAQ's money: budgets, accounts and reports.

Stand for Treasurer Read about the Treasurer job

How to stand for an elected role

Nominate to stand
Name a proposer and a seconder
They each accept
Nomination goes to the Secretary

Prefer paper? Fill in the paper form (PDF) and email it to secretary@croquetqld.org.

The other 17 jobs are appointed by the Management Committee.

Putting your hand up tells CAQ you are interested. You can add a note if you like.

Records

The minutes, the members and the trophies

CAQ Secretary

Runs the administration: meetings, minutes, correspondence and the member register.

Read about the Secretary job

Trophy and Awards Officer

Keeps the record of CAQ trophies and awards, and gets them to each tournament.

Read about the Trophy and Awards job

Membership Officer

Looks after the membership database, member details and club affiliation status.

Read about the Membership job

Money and promotion

Grants, sponsors and social media

Grants Officer

Watches for grants, writes the applications and tracks acquittals.

Read about the Grants job

Sponsorship Officer

Finds and looks after sponsors for CAQ events and programs.

Read about the Sponsorship job

Social Media Officer

Takes over CAQ's Facebook page, Instagram and any other platform.

Read about the Social Media job

News, video and technology

The news page, the cameras and the website

News Editor

Runs the Hoopla news page. Writing help is available.

Read about the News Editor job

Live-streaming Officer

Looks after the video gear and streams the major events.

Read about the Live-streaming job

IT Coordinator

Keeps CAQ's website and systems running, and helps clubs with IT.

Read about the IT job

Events

Tournaments and the path to State teams

Eire Cup 2027 organiser

Lead organiser for the AC Nationals, Eire Cup and Gold Medal in Brisbane in 2027.

Read about the Eire Cup 2027 job

Events Coordinator

Keeps CAQ tournaments running smoothly and compiles the annual events calendar.

Read about the Events job

High Performance Coordinator

Builds the pathways that bring players on to State Team level.

Read about the High Performance job

Officiating

The selectors and the codes

Croquet Queensland Golf Croquet Selectors

Chooses the players for the State Squads and the ISS State Team, and ranks nominated players.

Read about the Selectors job

Code Coordinators

Makes sure the code is played and promoted in line with CAQ's Aims and Ideals. Four codes, one job description: choose yours.

Read about the Code Coordinator job

Not sure a job is for you? Ask the Secretary.

Email secretary@croquetqld.org

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