For the first time since 2019, ANMF (Vic Branch) membership fees will increase for the 2026/27 financial year.
Branch Council has determined that a three per cent increase will apply from 1 July 2026. This means an increase for members of between $0.31 and $1.61 each month.
Non-working student and associate memberships will not change.
These increases are small but necessary to ensure ANMF can continue to provide the protection, benefits, services, campaigns and resources that more than 111,000 members expect, and to continue working for you.
Work such as fighting for wage increases for members – from the aged care work value case in the Fair Work Commission that resulted in once-in-a-generation 15 to 28 per cent wage increases, to the historic 28.4 per cent (compounded) increase for public sector members, with work continuing to secure pay parity from private acute employers.
Read more details about upcoming wage increases for many members.
Upcoming priorities
During the last few years, private acute sector members have built solid campaigning skills to support negotiations for improved wages, staffing levels and conditions. In September, ANMF will start working with private acute Job Reps to prepare for next round of EBA campaigns. This includes Aurora Healthcare, Cabrini Health, Epworth Healthcare, Delmont Private Hospital, Healthscope, Healthecare, Maryvale Private Hospital, Mildura Private, Ramsay, St Vincent’s Private Hospitals, St John of God and The Bays.
ANMF is also in the early stages of EBA negotiations to improve wages and conditions for Opal HealthCare, TLC, Mecwacare and Calvary private aged care members.
Members in smaller private workplaces, such as GP clinics and small private day procedure and endoscopy centres, and employed under a Modern Award rather than an EBA will benefit from our continued contribution to the second national ANMF work value case. This important case is seeking an increase of up to 35 per cent for nurses, midwives and personal care workers employed under the Nurses Award 2020. The case was first filed in the Fair Work Commission in 2024; evidence and submissions were filed earlier this year, and hearings began in Melbourne in June.
The Branch is also preparing new campaigns and initiatives to tackle increasing violence, aggression and racism against nurses, midwives and carers to make workplaces safer. Another priority is to address the lack of roster transparency for daily average care minutes in private aged care to ensure safe workloads and staffing.
More priority work will be identified in response to our recent membership engagement survey.
Fee changes
ANMF (Vic Branch) memberships continue to be priced accordingly for a wide range of working arrangements and roles – including full-time and part-time RNs, ENs, midwives, PCWs, RUSONs and RUSOMs, students and those on primary carer leave. Membership fees are tax deductible as a work-related expense‡.
The table below outlines members’ monthly increase effective 1 July 2026. A full schedule of the 2026-27 membership fees is available on the ANMF website.
Membership category |
Monthly increase |
| Registered nurse/midwife working more than 24 hours per week | $1.61 |
| Registered nurse/midwife working 24 hours or less per week | $1.20 |
| Enrolled nurse/AIN/ PCW/ DSNA/home carer working more than 24 hours per week |
$1.20 |
| Enrolled nurse/AIN/ PCW / DSNA/home carer working 24 hours or less per week |
$0.74 |
| Graduate registered nurse/midwife working more than 24 hours per week |
$0.81 |
| Graduate registered nurse/midwife working 24 hours or less per week |
$0.60 |
| Graduate enrolled nurse working more than 24 hours per week | $0.60 |
| Graduate enrolled nurse working 24 hours or less per week | $0.37 |
| Student nurse/midwife working as a RUSON^/RUSOM^/enrolled nurse/AIN/PCW working more than 24 hours per week |
$1.20 |
| Student nurse/midwife working as a RUSON^/RUSOM^/enrolled nurse/AIN/PCW working 24 hours or less per week |
$0.74 |
| Student nurse/midwife (not working in health or aged care services) | No change |
| Primary carer leave | $0.31 |
| Bolton Clarke community care aide | $0.31 |
| Nurse/midwife higher education | $0.49 |
| Associate members ie. non-practising, retired |
No change |
‡ This does not constitute financial advice. Check with your tax adviser.
^ Registered Undergraduate Student of Nursing (RUSON)
^ Registered Undergraduate Student of Midwifery (RUSOM)
Note: ANMF offers graduate enrolled and registered nurses and midwives half-price membership for two years. To be eligible you need to have commenced your graduate year in 2026 or 2027.
Getting the most value out of your membership
All fully financial ANMF (Vic Branch) members receive professional indemnity and public liability insurance up to $10 million, as well as 24/7 Good Samaritan insurance**, legal services# including a free simple will from Gordon Legal, and advice and representation if you need to access WorkCover†, or to dispute a WorkCover insurance decision.
Eligible members can download their 2026/27 Professional Indemnity Insurance Certificate from the member portal (anmfvic.asn.au/piicert)
You also have 24/7 access to Member Assistance (anmfvic.asn.au/memberassistance) for industrial, professional and OHS advice, and other work-related enquiries. These are triaged to ensure critical matters such as terminations, AHPRA notifications, violent or aggressive incidents, disciplinaries, meeting requests, police and coronial inquiries, or bullying issues are answered within one business day or sooner. Complex issues are referred to expert staff, including your Organiser, Industrial Officer, OHS Officer, Professional Officer, Education staff and our legal team.
There’s even much more to membership, including:
- 300+ FREE online continuing professional development (CPD) modules via our Education Portal (education.anmfvic.asn.au) – available 24/7
- Other cost-effective CPD opportunities including regular events, conferences, seminars and webinars on issues of significance to nurses, and carers
- Conference and study grants
- Savings on everyday purchases through Union Shopper – from groceries and fuel to home entertainment, white goods, travel and much more.
- Access to the Branch Library, with ProQuest and CINAHL databases, as well as other specialist nursing and midwifery resources and research assistance
- Up-to-date news and industry information through ANMF national and Victorian journals and publications
- Award-winning holiday accommodation options at up to 50% off market rates
- Discounted movie tickets and merchandise, including quick reference cards, drip rate cards, graduate and student nurses’ essentials packs and more
- Access to Australia’s only non-profit electricity retailer, Cooperative Power
- Eligibility to join the not-for-profit Nurses & Midwives Health insurance fund
- The ANMF Diary App, with shift planner and public sector pay calculator
- Access to the ANMF sustainability Facebook group ‘Green nurses and midwives’.
View the full list of membership benefits.
** Professional indemnity insurance policy does not cover independent and/or privately practising midwives providing intrapartum care. Nurses or midwives in independent practice will not be covered unless they meet specific criteria upon application. Other exclusions can be found at anmfvic.asn.au/membership/pii
# Legal services are subject to conditions
† not available to non-working members
