Neighbourhood Houses Victoria memberships are organisation-based. 

There are three types of membership. Find out the eligibility requirements and annual fees for each category:

• Full membership
• Associate membership
• Local Government associate membership
  
  

Full membership

Eligibility

Organisations eligible for full membership are:

• recognised as a neighbourhood house, learning centre, or neighbourhood house network;
• not-for-profit community-based, community managed, independently incorporated associations, co-operatives or companies limited by guarantee;
• located in Victoria

And additionally:

• support the Statement of Purposes of Neighbourhood Houses Victoria
• abide by the Sector Vision, Purpose, Philosophy, Principles and Practice Statements contained in the Neighbourhood Houses and Learning Centres Sector Framework

Fees

Membership fees are annual, determined by the organisation's gross income (take this figure from your organisation's most recent Annual Report).

Gross income	2020-21 Fees (non-GST)
Less than $50,000	$165
$50,000 - $100,000	$315
$100,001 - $250,000	$465
$250,001 - $500,000	$615
$500,001 - $1 million	$765
$1 million - $2.5 million	$915
$2.5 million - $5 million	$1,065

Associate membership

Eligibility

Organisations eligible for associate membership include:

• neighbourhood houses which operate under the auspice of an incorporated not-for-profit non-government organisation or local government authority, and
  • the auspice body supports and recognises a neighbourhood house community based committee or reference group, independent of the auspice body, is responsible for overseeing the neighbourhood house program and functions of the house,
  • the neighbourhood house program maintains its integrity, identity and autonomy separate from the auspice body. 
• organisations which are not neighbourhood houses or networks but support the neighbourhood house sector
• organisations outside of Victoria 

And additionally:

• support the Statement of Purposes of Neighbourhood Houses Victoria
• abide by the Sector Vision, Purpose, Philosophy, Principles and Practice Statements contained in the Neighbourhood Houses and Learning Centres Sector Framework

Fees

Membership fees are annual, determined by the organisation's gross income (take this figure from your organisation's most recent Annual Report).

Gross income	2020-21 Fees (non-GST)
Less than $50,000	$165
$50,000 - $100,000	$315
$100,001 - $250,000	$465
$250,001 - $500,000	$615
$500,001 - $1 million	$765
$1 million - $2.5 million	$915
$2.5 million - $5 million	$1,065

LGA Associate Membership

Eligibility

This membership applies to local government authorities for the organisation as a whole. 

Annual fees

Annual Rate Base	2020-21 Fees (non-GST)
Below $10 million	$250
Above $10 million	$500