Professional Association Websites
Listed below is a selection of Professional Associations which have been grouped according to relevant faculties and industries, and sub-divided for high interest fields. You may find that there are associations of interest to you listed under other headings so we encourage you to look through the areas.
- Agriculture and Environment
- Architecture, Design and Planning
- Arts
- Business
- Education and Social Work
- Engineering
- Government/International Relations
- Health
- Information Technology and Computing
- Law
- Music
- Sciences
- Veterinary Science
- Visual arts
Agriculture and Environment
Aglinks – The Australian Agriculture Directory – There is a wide selection of Agricultural Industry associations listed at www.aglinks.com
- Agricultural and Resource Economics Society
- NSW Farmers Association
- Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology
- Australian Water Association
- Australian Institute of Horticulture Inc.
Architecture, Design and Planning
- Australian Institute of Architects
- Australian Institute of Landscape Designers and Managers
- Australian Planning Institute
- Australian Graphic Design Association
- Design Institute of Australia
- Institution of Surveyors, Australia
- The Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand (IES)
- Emerging Architects + Graduates Network
Arts and Social Sciences
- Australian Academy of the Humanities
- Australian Institute for Interpreters and Translators
- Australian Linguistic Society
- Institute of Public Administration Australia
- Public Relations Institute of Australia
- The Australian Sociological Association
- Australian Association of Social Workers
- Australian Institute of Welfare & Community Workers
History, Archaeology and Archiving
- Australia ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites)
- Australian Historical Association
- Australian Society of Archivists
Media, Journalism and Public Relations
- Community Broadcasting Association of Australia
- Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance
- Public Relations Institute of Australia
- Foreign Correspondents Club
- Australian Publishers Association
- Australian Interactive Media Industry Association
Writing, Publishing and Editing
- Australian Screen Editors Inc.
- Australian Society of Authors
- St James Ethics Centre
- National Accreditation Authority for Interpreters and Translators
Business
Accounting
- ActEd Australasia (Actuarial Education)
- Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
- Institute of Actuaries of Australia
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
- National Institute of Accountants
- Taxation Institute of Australia
Economics and Finance
- Economic Society of Australia
- Chartered Financial Analyst Society (Sydney)
- Financial Planning Association
- Australian Financial Markets Association
- Australian Businesswoman's Network
Human Resource Management
- Australian Human Resources Institute
- Australian Institute of Management
- Australian Institute of Project Management
- Australian Institute of Training and Development
- Institute of Learning and Development Professionals
- Institute of Management Consultants
Logistics
- Logistics Association of Australia
- Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia
- Logistics Information and Navigation Centre
Marketing and Advertising
- Australasian Promotional Marketing Association
- Australasian Sponsorship Marketing Association
- Australian Direct Marketing Association
- Australian Market and Social Research Society
- Australian Marketing Institute
- Communications Council
- Marketing Association of Australia and New Zealand
- Media Federation of Australia
- Public Relations Institute of Australia
- Real Estate Institute of Australia
Education and Social Work
- Australian Association of Social Workers
- Australian Institute of Training and Development
- Australian Library and Information Association
- NSW Teachers Federation
- National Association of Social Workers
Engineering
- Association of Consulting Engineers Australia
- Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia
- Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
- Australian Acoustical Society
- Australian Geomechanics Society
- Australian Wind Engineering Society
- Engineers Australia
- Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)
- Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia
- Systems Engineering Society of Australia
- Society for Medical & Biological Engineering
- Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering
Government/International Relations
Federal, State and Local government, International Affairs, Community-based and Not-for-Profit sectors are included here.
- Australian Institute of International Affairs
- Institute of Public Administration Australia (NSW Division)
Health
- Australian Healthcare Association
- Australian Medical Association
- Australian Medical Students' Association
- Drug Information Association
- Nutrition Australia
- Public Health Association of Australia
- Australian Health Promotion Association
Health Sciences
- Australian Association of Occupational Therapists
- Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists
- Australian Physiotherapy Association
- Australian Sonographers Association
- Australian Speak Easy Association
- Dental Hygenists' Association of Australia
- Dieticians Association of Australia
- Orthoptics Association of Australia
- Rehabilitation Counseling Association of Australia
- Speech Pathology Australia
- Australian Dental Association
- Oral Health Professionals Association
- Australian Society of Implant Dentistry
Nursing and Midwifery
- NSW College of Nursing
- Public Health Association of Australia
- Royal College of Nursing Australia
- Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
- Australian Nursing Federation
- Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia
- Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses
Pharmacy
- National Australian Pharmacy Students' Association
- Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
- Pharmacy Guild of Australia
- The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
Psychology and Welfare
- Australian Association of Social Workers
- Australian College of Clinical Psychologists
- Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers
- Australian Psychological Society
- Career Development Association of Australia
- Centre for Community Welfare Training
- National Institute of Forensic Science
- NSW Psychologists' Registration Board
Specialties
- Australian Association of Gerontology
- Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine
- Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science
- Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation
- Australian Dental Association (NSW Branch)
Information Technology and Computing
- Australasian Association for Information Systems
- Australian Computer Society
- Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association
- Computing Research and Education
Law
- Australian and New Zealand Criminology Society
- International Law Association (Australian Branch)
- Law Council of Australia
- Law Society of NSW
- National Environmental Law Association
- Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia
- Australian Bar Association
- Australian Women Lawyers
- Australian Corporate Lawyers Association
- National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council (NADRAC)
Music
- Australian Music Association
- Musicians Union of Australia
- APRA/AMCOS
- Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance
- Music Council of Australia
- Australian Society for Music Education
Sciences
- Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia
- Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
- Australian Academy of Science
- Australian Biotechnology Association
- Australian College of Clinical Psychologists
- Australian Computer Society
- Australian Institute of Environmental Health
- Australian Institute of Geoscientists
- The Australian Institute of Medical Scientists
- Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society
- Australian Institute of Physics
- Australian Marine Sciences Association
- Australian Mathematical Society
- Australian Psychological Society
- Australian Science Communicators
- Australian Water Association
- Dieticians Association of Australia
- Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand
- National Institute of Forensic Science
- NSW Psychologists' Registration Board
- Nutrition Australia
- Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- ARCS Australia: Professional Development for the Therapeutics Industry
- Drug Information Association