Care for the planet
Care for yourself
Thursday 28 August and Friday 29 August 2025
Melbourne Exhibition and Conference Centre
15 CPD hours

Care for the planet
Care for yourself
Thursday 28 August and Friday 29 August 2025
Melbourne Exhibition and Conference Centre
15 CPD hours

Care for the planet. Care for yourself.
Walk away feeling inspired.
Picture it. Two days away from work learning how to promote sustainability and prioritising your health and wellbeing.
ANMF is bringing nurses, midwives, carers and other healthcare professionals together for the ANMF Health & Environmental Sustainability and the NMHPV/ANMF Nurses & Midwives Wellness conferences.
Actual human interaction. Catch up with old friends you've not seen in ages. Make new friends in the drinks queue. Catered meals. Plus, you'll get 15 CPD hours.
Secure your spot for one or both days before 5pm Friday 25 July and save!
From climate worrier to climate warrior
Nurses and midwives are challenging ‘business as usual’ and delivering quality care without the impact on environment and emissions.
Join us and learn new ways to reduce waste, promote sustainability and improve your professional, and personal, community.
Keynote speaker Osher Günsberg will explore a life worth living – for ourselves, our children and our planet.
You’ll also hear from your healthcare colleagues on ways to improve environmental sustainability at work. Leave with solid ideas you can turn into action.
ANMF Health & Environmental Sustainability Conference
Thursday 28 August
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre,
1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf VIC 3006.
7 hours CPD
You may be able to use your paid professional development leave entitlement under your EBA.
Presentations include:
- Local sustainable nurse/midwife representatives in the EBA – your rights at work
- Pharmacycle – what happens to collected blister packs?
- Finding our safe space: infection control and environmental sustainability
- Advocating to improve the environmental impact of clinical trials
- Practical projects that translate across departments
Plus more! See agenda.
How to prioritise your wellbeing
Put your wellbeing on the agenda as we explore practical ideas, methods and concepts to promote positive health and wellbeing for you, your families and those in your professional life.
You’ll hear from presenters sharing their own unique lived experiences and perspectives on wellbeing and how they navigate change and being human in challenging times.
Keynote speaker Saroo Brierley will talk about his incredible and inspiring life story, the basis for his book A Long Way Home and the Oscar-nominated Dev Patel film Lion.
ANMF/NMHPV Nurses and Midwives Conference
Friday 29 August
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre,
1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf VIC 3006.
8 hours CPD
Hear presentations on:
- Mindfulness and healthcare
- The art of wellbeing gardens
- The brain science of everyday life, health and wellbeing
- Neurodiversity, healthcare and you
Plus more! See agenda.
Tickets
One day
Early bird available until 5pm Friday 25 July
Early bird |
Regular |
|
---|---|---|
Job Rep/HSR |
$210 |
$255 |
Member |
$250 |
$295 |
Non-member |
$410 |
$450 |
Student member |
$85 |
$130 |
Why not make it two days of learning and save?
Attend both days for a total of 15 CPD hours.
Two day
Early bird |
Regular |
|
---|---|---|
Job Rep/HSR |
$350 |
$430 |
Member |
$395 |
$475 |
Non-member |
$650 |
$730 |
Student member |
$125 |
$195 |
Health and Environmental Sustainability Conference attendees may be eligible to apply for Professional Development Leave to attend.
Questions about these events?
Please contact the ANMF events team via events@anmfvic.asn.au
ANMF (Vic Branch) is Victoria’s peak professional and industrial organisation for nurses, midwives and carers. It acknowledges and respects the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which this website was produced, where our members live and work, and pays respect to all Elders past and present.