{"id":3552,"date":"2020-06-11T05:32:03","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T05:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acal.edu.au\/?page_id=3552"},"modified":"2025-10-02T00:46:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T00:46:03","slug":"benefits-fees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acal.edu.au\/wp\/benefits-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits\/Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Membership Benefits<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; 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