Membership Healthy Cities Australia

At Healthy Cities Australia, our mission is simple but ambitious: to prevent hospitalisations and reduce the burden of disease by improving health and wellbeing in the communities that need it most.

As a member, you become part of a national organisation working across preventative health, mental wellbeing, community nutrition, physical activity, and healthy ageing, addressing the factors that shape health long before people enter the healthcare system.

Why become a Member of Healthy Cities Australia?

Becoming a Healthy Cities Australia member means more than supporting an organisation. It means joining a global movement grounded in local action, equity, and evidence-based practice.

By becoming a member, you help strengthen communities across Australia and contribute to healthier cities where people can live, work, and thrive. Your contribution will:

Support preventative health programs that reach disadvantaged, vulnerable, and socially isolated communities
Contribute to initiatives that promote physical activity, mental wellbeing, healthy eating, and social connection
Have the right to vote at our Annual General Meeting, helping guide the organisation’s direction
Be eligible to stand for election, contributing to leadership and governance
Join a network of people, organisations, local government, and private sector partners committed to health equity and community action

A Global Movement, Local Impact

Healthy Cities Australia is part of the global Healthy Cities movement, aligned with World Health Organization principles that recognise health is shaped by our environments — our cities, neighbourhoods, and communities.

Through collaboration with local government, community organisations, universities, and the private sector, we work to create:

Healthier urban environments
Stronger social connection
Improved access to services and opportunities
Enduring improvements in population health

Your membership helps sustain this work and expand its impact.

Who Can Become a Member?

You might join if you:

Care about preventative health and reducing disease
Believe communities play a vital role in health and wellbeing
Want to support programs that reach people experiencing disadvantage or isolation
Are passionate about creating healthier places to live, work and play

What Your Membership Supports

Your membership directly supports local programs focused on:

Physical activity and healthy ageing
Mental wellbeing and social connection
Healthy eating and community nutrition
Creating safer, more supportive environments for children, young people and families

Why Membership Matters

Membership is about more than staying informed, it’s about being part of change.

Help strengthen community-led health action
Support evidence-based approaches to prevention
Have a voice in the future direction of Healthy Cities Australia
Join a network of people who believe health starts where we live