Become a Member

We welcome new members!

Joining HCC as a member is a way to show your support for our important advocacy and engagement work, and be part of a social movement in health. Our members include individuals and organisations who are passionate about ensuring our health system meets the needs of WA consumers and communities. We are committed to engaging with members to help inform both our work and our member benefits.

The more members who join HCC, the stronger our voice becomes in advocating for health rights and supporting consumer voices, as we work towards our vision of equitable, person-centred, quality healthcare and improved health outcomes and experiences for everyone in Western Australia.

HCC has three categories of membership – Individual, Organisation and Associate.

Individual membership is a lifetime membership and is free. We will offer our individual members the opportunity to make a donation to HCC’s work from time to time – this is completely optional.

For Organisational and Associate membership there is a small fee, and invoices are sent out at the beginning of the financial year.

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Individual Membership

As an individual member you can:

• Join a strong network of engaged, positive, active consumer representatives
• Receive E-newsletters to find out about workshops & events
• Hear about consumer representative opportunities
• Be put forward for state and national committees as a Consumer Representative
• Share ideas about what works
• Have a vote at our Annual General Meeting
• Put yourself forward to be considered as a Management Committee Member (this is voted on at our AGM)
• Attend events (AGM & End of year Celebrations)

Click here to join as an Individual.

Organisational Membership

An Organisational Member is a community organisation which has a voice and one vote per organisation at Council meetings. The voice and vote of a community organisation is exercised through a nominated representative. Organisational Members are eligible for election to the Management Committee.

As an organisational member you:

• Will receive E-newsletters
• Enjoy discounted attendance for Cultural Competency Workshops
• Are invited to contribute & comment on HCC submissions & policies
• Can ask HCC for support for submissions or initiatives of significance to the member organisation (subject to HCC capacity)
• Have the opportunity to ask HCC to represent the views of specialist organisations in higher level deliberations
• Are eligible for discounted training room hire (subject to availability)
• Have access to partnership opportunities
• Are invited to events (AGM & End of year Celebrations)

Associate Membership

An Associate Member is one of the following:
• Commercial health care organisation;
• Government health care provider;
• Government department or statutory body

As an Associate Member you:

• Will receive E-newsletters
• Enjoy discounted attendance for Cultural Competency Workshops
• Are eligible for discounted training room hire, subject to availability
• Have access to partnership opportunities
• Are invited to events (AGM & End of year Celebrations)

Associate Members have a voice at Council meetings but are not eligible to vote and are not eligible for election to the Management Committee.