Membership is open to all nurses with an interest in the care of the newborn.
To become a member of ACNN, you will need to join the affiliated association of your home state or territory in Australia. Once you are a member of a state association you are a member of the College.
To become a member, complete an application, pay for your membership on-line (for all State Associations except NSW/ACT), and send to the State Association for processing.
For neonatal nurses joining NSW/ACT - please download, complete and post the membership form to the NSW association. Once your membership has been approved, you will then be asked to pay the membership fee.
Benefits of Membership
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Being part of a national network of neonatal nurses who share your interests
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Discounts at local and national workshops and conferences
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Support for your own ongoing professional development through applications to ACNN scholarships and individual state scholarships
- Support for attending conferences through individual state conference funding
- On-line access to the Colleges' international neonatal journal Neonatal, Paediatric and Child Health Nursing
- Being part of a international network's including the Council of International Neonatal Nurses (COINN) which is an affiliate of the International Council of Nurses
- Many other benefits as offered by the State Association of membership
- The opportunity to become an executive member at branch and national level and thus help shape the College‘s strategic direction and activities.
Membership Categories
- Full membership of the College is open to neonatal nurses (via State Association membership) and includes full member services, voting rights and eligibility to be a member of the Board of Directors and/or college advisory committees.
- Associate membership is open to neonatal nurses and to any other interested person at the discretion of the executive council. Associate members are entitled to full member services, but shall not have voting rights
- Honorary membership shall be granted to persons of distinction who have made a significant contribution to neonatal nursing. They shall be admitted to honorary membership by a resolution of the executive council.