Membership

ACNN strives to keep membership fees low but still offer exclusive benefits to members including free or low cost education and professional development activities and generous scholarships to support conference attendance, post-graduate education and research projects.

Membership benefits include:

• Access to Special Interest Groups
• Discounts at local and national ACNN events
• Free registration to educational presentations via Zoom and access to recorded presentations for 3 months 
• Being part of a national network of neonatal nurses who share your interests.
• Access to resources
• Automatic inclusion in branch activity where a branch exists in your state or territory.
• Support for your own ongoing professional development through applications to ACNN scholarships.
• Being part of international network's including the Council of International Neonatal Nurses (COINN) which is an affiliate of the International Council of Nurses (ICN).
• The opportunity to become a committee member at branch and national level and thus help shape the College‘s strategic direction and activities.

ACNN has an annual membership year commencing on the date of joining. As from the 1st of April, ACNN will be offering yearly recurring membership renewals. Notifications will be sent prior to the renewal being debited from your credit card in subsequent years. ACNN is also in the process of setting up a system to offer monthly membership payment (this is not available yet but will be by the end of April). All membership prices are inclusive of 10% GST. 

New Membership is $119.00

• This membership fee consists of a $20 joining fee + a $99 annual membership

Membership renewal  is $99 (Please note this option is only available to current financial members. If your membership has lapsed, please complete a new membership application).  

Monthly membership payment option (once available)

• New Membership - 1st payment =  $28.25 ($20 joining fee + $8.25 1st month membership fee) and each subsequent month = $8.25/month debited from your credit card. 

Application for Membership

• Complete the online application form below.
• Pay the membership fee by credit card (Mastercard or Visa card Only)
• Membership application will be processed as soon as possible depending on timely response from your referee. Please note your membership will not become active until the referee confirms. 
• Once approved you will receive an email notifying you that your membership is now active.

Full membership is available to registered nurses, registered midwives or nurse practitioners living in Australia and working with neonates and families, researching neonatal-related topics or teaching neonatal nursing.

Associate membership is available to pre-existing members (registered nurses, registered midwives or nurse practitioners) currently not living in Australia, or enrolled nurses working with neonates and families, or Australian nursing or midwifery pre-registration students*. Associate members do not have the right to vote.
*Student nurses/midwives: please contact the secretary for an application form.