Membership of Palliative Care WA
Palliative Care WA is a member-based not-for-profit organisation. Every member directly contributes to the capacity and sustainability of our role as your peak body.
Membership fees contribute to our ability to be a strong, independent and collective voice for the sector and ensure that our policy and advocacy positions reflect that of our members and the broader community.
The need for a strong voice to represent palliative care is greater than ever. The delivery of quality palliative care is being impacted by an ageing population with increasingly complex health conditions, technological advances in medicine and consumer directed care. A engaged and diverse membership base is critical to capture the needs of those operating in and around the palliative care space. Our membership is drawn from right across the sector and the State. Currently that includes palliative care, aged care and home care providers; health, disability and community service professionals; carers and health consumers; researchers and educators; policy makers; students and volunteers.
We need your support. For more information on the benefits of membership see below.
Individual membership
Membership of Palliative Care WA provides you with opportunities to stay informed, get involved and positively impact the delivery of palliative care in WA.
Our membership is drawn from right across the sector and the State. Currently, our members include palliative care, aged care and home care providers, community service professionals, healthcare professionals, clinicians, carers, health consumers, policymakers, researchers, educators, students and volunteers.
Such a diverse and engaged membership strengthens our role as your peak body and assists us to be able to provide an independent, strong and collective voice for palliative care within WA.
Membership benefits
Your membership is important! It allows us to continue to undertake activities for the community and the sector. As a member you will also receive the following benefits:
- Opportunities to engage and network with professionals from the palliative care, aged care and community service sectors and interested members of the community
- Regular emails on the latest news covering activities, events, research, sector developments and key sector topics
- Free access to webinars and in-person and online attendance at sector forums
- Reduced pricing to attend larger events such as annual Breakfast for National Palliative Care Week and biennial Sector Awards and Gala Dinner
- Opportunities to participate in consultations and contribute to our strategic planning, project development and systemic advocacy work to ensure access to quality palliative care for all Western Australians
- One voting right at the Annual General Meeting
- Right to nominate for election to the Palliative Care WA Board
2024/25 Membership fees
Individual membership for 2024/25 costs $105 (incl-GST) and is available to any person over the age of 18 years. A concession rate of $53 (incl-GST) is available for concession-card holders, volunteers and full-time students. Membership runs from 1 July to 30 June.
Please note that individual membership is not transferable, nor is it linked to organisational membership.
If you have any questions regarding membership of Palliative Care WA please contact us on 1300 551 704 or info@palliativecarewa.asn.au.
Organisation membership
As an Organisation Member you can directly contribute to the capacity and sustainability of your peak body.
A strong, diverse and engaged membership base enables us to provide a collective and independent voice for palliative care, continue to positively impact our sector’s development and advocate for equitable access to quality palliative care for all Western Australians.
Palliative Care WA engages with organisations from a wide variety of sectors including health, community, aged, disability, education and research as well as all tiers of government. Government and non-government organisations are eligible for membership and must appoint one representative to be a point of contact.
2024/25 Membership fees
Membership fees are determined by the gross annual income of the organisation as declared in its annual report. All membership fees for 2024/25 below are inclusive of GST. Membership runs from 1 July – 30 June.
- $263 annual income under $500,000
- $525 annual income $500,000 – $1M
- $1,575 annual income $1M – $10M
- $5,250 annual income over $10M
Benefits of Membership
There are a range of benefits including:
- Invitations to participate in events as relevant subject matter experts
- Opportunities to present at events to showcase innovations within your organisation
- Invitations to participate in consultations, help to develop collective policy positions, and contribute to systemic advocacy for quality palliative care for all Western Australians
- Potential to engage in sector-wide collaborations such as the Advance Care Planning Consortium or the CEO Roundtable for Palliative Care
- Opportunities to submit content to be considered for inclusion in our communications
- Opportunities to engage with a wide range of other key stakeholders and members of the palliative care, aged care and community service sectors
- One voting right for your nominated representative at the Annual General Meeting
- Regular emails on the latest news covering activities, events, research, sector developments and key sector topics
- Preferential invitations to sponsor Palliative Care WA events, publications and other activities
Please note that organisational membership does not confer individual membership benefits to any staff members.
Current members
We thank the following member organisations for their continued support.
- Aboriginal Health Council of WA
- Albany Community Hospice
- Ambulance Wish Western Australia
- Bethesda Health Care
- Brightwater Care Group
- Busselton Hospice Care Inc
- Cancer Council WA
- Carers WA
- Centre for Research in Aged Care, Edith Cowan University
- Dying With Dignity WA
- Hall and Prior
- Health Consumers’ Council (WA
- Kimberley Palliative Care Service
- Lionheart Camp for Kids
- LJM Memorial Hospice
- Melville Cares Inc
- Motor Neurone Disease Association of WA
- Silver Chain Group
- St John Ambulance WA
- St John of God Healthcare
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