Membership Application

Be part of Australia’s oldest and most established union for media, creative and entertainment professionals. Here are three good reasons to be a MEAA member:

You get campaigning and collective strength by combining with colleagues in your industry and workplace,
MEAA provides you with industrial advice and advocacy to defend, promote and advance Your Rights at Work,
Your fees are fully tax deductible and membership includes discounts plus benefits like journey insurance as well as professional development opportunities.

Still want to know more? Check out the range of benefits that come with MEAA membership.

New Member

Do you know your Section?*
It is important to select the section which is most appropriate to your job and chosen occupation. There is more information about the various sections on the website otherwise we have a step through guide which should help you determine which section you should belong to.
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Actors Equity is the home of Australia’s professional performers.

For the last 75 years Equity has been protecting and improving performers’ working conditions, lobbying and campaigning to improve the industries in which they work, hosting industry events, awarded excellent and providing professional development and protecting job opportunities .

As a MEAA Equity member you will be joining a long and proud history of professional performers coming together to better their careers and their industry.

You will have access to a range of excellent masterclasses, workshops and other professional development opportunities run by the Equity Foundation.

Being a performer is not a hobby. It’s a profession. Join the union for professional performers today!
Current Fees
- Juvenile Extras (only) $3.52/week
- Extras\Juvenile Actors (only) $6.87/week
- Performers - income up to $78,999pa - $13.61/wk
- Performers - income up to $103,500pa - $20.38/week
- Performers - income over $103,500pa - $25.79/week
- Acting Student (non final year only) - $0.95/wk
MEAA Media is the union and industry advocate for Australia’s media professionals.

Originally known as the Australian Journalists Association (AJA) founded on December 10 1910, MEAA Media has a long and proud history of:
- improving the wages and conditions of our members,
- campaigning for press freedom and the public’s right to know,
- promoting high quality journalism through MEAA’s Journalist Code of Ethics, and
- rewarding excellence and promoting professional development through the Walkley Foundation.
As a MEAA Media member you are part of a vibrant, active and independent professional association bringing the people who work in the media industry together under a single banner.
Current Fees
- under $14,999pa Media Membership $6.87/week
- up to $29,999pa Media Membership $9.36/week
- up to $78,999pa Media Membership $13.61/week
- up to $103,500pa Media Membership $20.38/week
- over $103,500pa Media Membership $25.79/week
- up to $29,999pa FLPro inc. Insurance $13.65/week
- up to $78,999pa FLPro inc. Insurance $17.91/week
- up to $103,500pa FLPro inc. Insurance $24.68/week
- over $103,500pa FLPro inc. Insurance $30.09/week
- PR Comms - Joint ASU|MEAA Media Membership $5/week
- PR Comms - Media Membership (PT employed) $5/week
- PR Comms - Media Membership (FT employed) $10/week
- Media\Journalism Student - Membership $0.95/week
SOMA (Symphony Orchestra Musician Association) represents Australia’s professional orchestra musicians.

It includes the musicians of the West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO), Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (ASO), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (TSO), Orchestra Victoria (OV), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO), Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra (AOBO), the Sydney Symphony (SSO) and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO).

Each constituent orchestra elects a representative to the National SOMA Executive to coordinate industrial and professional policies and to make representations to state and commonwealth governments.
Current Fees
- Aust Opera and Ballet Orchestra $12.81/week
- Adelaide Symphony Orchestra $11.27/week
- Canberra Symphony Orchestra $8.94/week
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra $14.32/week
- Queensland Symphony Orchestra $11.09/week
- Orchestra Victoria $12.05/week
- Sydney Symphony Orchestra $14.53/week
- Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra $10.52/week
- West Australian Symphony Orchestra $11.82/week
For decades MEAA has been the union for people working across the arts, entertainment, sports, outdoor, music and events industries – those behind the scenes and on centre stage.

We look after the interests of a huge variety of members: screen technicians, venue staff, costume designers, sound engineers, ushers, set builders, racing staff, lighting operators, animators, screen editors – to name just a few.

As the largest and most established union and industry advocate for creative professionals, we successfully campaign on major issues, fight for our members’ rights at work, lobby hard on industry policy, workplace health and safety and protecting employment opportunities.
Current Fees
- under $14,999pa ECS Membership $6.87/week
- up to $29,999pa ECS Membership $9.36/week
- up to $78,999pa ECS Membership $13.61/week
- up to $103,500pa ECS Membership $20.38/week
- over $103,500pa ECS Membership $25.79/week
- under $14,999pa STAA inc Insurance $9.92/week
- up to $29,999pa STAA inc Insurance $12.40/week
- up to $78,999pa STAA inc Insurance $16.66/week
- up to $103,500pa STAA inc Insurance $23.42/week
- over $103,500pa STAA inc Insurance $28.84/week
The Australian Freelance Musician’s Alliance (AFMA) is a branch of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance and is an organising union. Our union is built by members, for its members.

Our mission is to promote and defend the economic, social, moral and professional interests of our members who are all freelance musicians.

We aim to promote the cultural significance and economic importance of music and musicians in our everyday life.

Our purpose is to build a strong collective and to campaign for a more vibrant and sustainable music industry.

Our members intend to build an industry that accepts minimum rates and conditions which make being a full-time working musician viable in Australia

Current Fees
- under $14,999pa Musician Membership $6.87/week
- up to $29,999pa Musician Membership $9.36/week
- up to $78,999pa Musician Membership $13.61/week
- up to $103,500pa Musician Membership $20.38/week
- over $103,500pa Musician Membership $25.79/week

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