ABOUT US

AIMS

The aims of The Victorian Button Collectors Club: -

1. To encourage the collecting, preservation and appreciation of buttons (antique, vintage and modern), and the research into the history relating to their origins and uses; and
2.  To encourage members to exchange information, to show their collections, and to organise social activities that foster these aims; and
3. To hold one or more annual displays to encourage the public to learn about the rich history and the multitude of designs and types of buttons used during the last three centuries.

MEETINGS

Club meetings are held at 8.00 pm on the second Tuesday of each month, except January, at the Burwood Heights Uniting Church, corner of Burwood Highway & Blackburn Road, Burwood East.

MEMBER BENEFITS

• New Members Kit: one back issue of Australian Button Collector Journal, essential button storage info, and a copy of the TVBCC Constitution and Local Rules.
• Quarterly copy of the Australian Button Collector Journal which include stories from members, colour photographs of buttons, regular features and presentations from TVBCC monthly speakers. Extra copies of the Journal can be purchased for $12.00 each + postage. ($3.50 Aus, $10.50 NZ & $12.50 Overseas)
• Admission to monthly TVBCC meetings; enjoy presentations, meet other members, share new finds, participate in auctions and raffles.
• Access to 'member's-only' section of the TVBCC website, including access to 20 years of Journals and Button Banter, some 70 pages of button photos.
• Free entry to Annual TVBCC events, including the Buttonfest and biennial regional Buttonfest events (tba).
• Sell your buttons at Buttonfest, or in small quantities via auction at monthly meetings (fees apply in both cases).
• Borrow books from the TVBCC Library, a collection of books and journals that includes back issues of National Button Bulletin (US) and Australian Button Collector (VIC) Journal, button guides, identification manuals and other button-related books (many out of print and hard to obtain).
• TVBCC Member list; a comprehensive contact list of other Club members, helping you keep in touch with button collectors across Australia.
• TVBCC Button Club membership badge (if requested)
• Voting rights at TVBCC Annual General Meeting.

FEES / SUBSCRIPTIONS

Annual subscriptions are due on the 1st of July each year.

Subscription rates for 2025 / 26 are: - Adult $60; Junior (under 18) $20; Family $65; Overseas $80 (Paper Journal); Digital Journal Only $50. More information and bank details are contained in the Membership Application Form (click the link below).

PAYMENT METHODS

Direct Deposit

 ACCT NAME The Victorian Button Collectors Club Inc.

BSB 033112

ACCT NO 144261.

Please include your name and the word ‘Subs’ in the reference field when paying. You can also send an email to [email protected] giving the bank’s reference code for your deposit.

PayPal - [email protected]

Cheque

Please send payment in Australian Dollars, to the Honorary Treasurer, P.O. Box 75, Blackburn South, 3130.

CONTACT US

General enquiries can be emailed to [email protected].

For further information on membership you can contact Mary Bingham (Membership Secretary / Treasurer) on 0408 383 746, or email [email protected].

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