Become a member
Building resilience, collaboration and shared success together.
Last updated: 15 Jul 2025
We are dedicated to empowering our 150+ member organisations.
As the leader and peak body in child and family services across Victoria and Tasmania, we proudly represent over 150 organisations, spanning the entire sector from proactive prevention and early intervention to the critical provision of out-of-home care.
Our vision
We advocate for the rights of vulnerable young people and families across Victoria and Tasmania, ensuring their voices are heard, their safety is prioritised, their education is accessible, and connections to family, community, and culture are preserved.
Our purpose
We strengthen and guide the sector, building resilience, collaboration and shared success.
As the voice of organisations and individuals dedicated to advancing child and family wellbeing, we set the standards for professional education and practice in child and family services.
Our members are at the heart of what we do
Member benefits
Membership benefits include:
- Notice of general meetings
- Invitations to participate in policy and practice forums and seminars
- Voting rights at AGM for organisational members
- Attendance at regular member networking events
- Free annual access, by application, to the Member-Based Mentoring program, enhancing leadership skills among current and future sector leaders – limited spaces
- Discounted rates on training and events
- Discounted or free rates on room hire, subject to fair usage
- Early access to leading research, practice resources, and capacity-building information and event tickets
- Opportunities for placements, internships, and traineeships
- Subscription to newsletters and member communications
Membership Options
Organisational Full Membership
Available to organisations, local government and community health service units engaged in activities consistent with the Centre’s objectives.
Organisational Subscriber Membership
Available to organisations ineligible for Organisational Ordinary Membership.
Individual Associate Membership
Open to those committed to child, youth, and family welfare services.
Membership characteristics
Organisational Full Membership
- Notice of general meetings
- Invitations to participate in policy and practice forums and seminars
- Voting rights at AGM for organisational members
- Attendance at regular member networking events
- Free annual access, by application, to the Member-Based Mentoring program, enhancing leadership skills among current and future sector leaders – limited spaces
- Discounted rates on training and events
- Discounted or free rates on room hire, subject to fair usage
- Early access to leading research, practice resources, and capacity-building information and event tickets
- Opportunities for placements, internships, and traineeships
- Subscription to newsletters and member communications
Organisational Subscriber Membership
- Notice of general meetings
- Invitations to participate in policy and practice forums and seminars
- Attendance at regular member networking events
- Discounted rates on training and events
- Subscription to newsletters and member communications
Individual Associate Membership
- Notice of general meetings
- Discounted rates on training and events
- Early access to leading research, practice resources, and capacity-building information and event tickets
- Subscription to newsletters and member communications
- Attendance at regular member networking events