Become a Member

Mainstreet Australia provides networking, advocacy and professional development for the people, businesses and projects in Australia’s main streets, high streets and town centres.

Our membership approach is simple. We offer differing structures to enable all organisations to get the most from membership and our fees are very affordable.

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The benefits of membership with Mainstreet Australia include:

• Free entry in the Mainstreet Australia National Awards, held biennially
• Discounted ticket to attend regular networking events, Mainstreet Australia Awards Gala and Mainstreet Australia Conferences
• Free ticket to attend Mainstreet Australia Webinar program – The Night Shift Sessions
• Opportunity to run a StreetShow event for your local traders and business associations
• Access to Centre Managers Network and Business Association Network
• Main street resources including results of Mainstreet Australia research projects, articles & reports
• Ongoing advocacy to local, state and federal governments for policies and financial support for main streets and business associations
• Supporting the sustainability of main streets and town centres through our social media
• Free listing of your main street employment opportunities for sharing on Mainstreet Australia social platforms
• Involvement in our national campaign, Main Streets of Australia Week, held annually in May
• Enhancing your knowledge of main street best practices across Australia and the world
• Free listing of your supplier/consultant services on our supplier directory
• Free monthly newsletter with latest insights, information & tools

Who should join?

• Centre Coordinators and Marketing Managers
• Members of funded/unfunded Business/Trader Associations and Chambers of Commerce
• Local Government Economic Development, Urban Designers, Business Development, Placemaking, City Strategy and Development & Tourism personnel
• Business owners
• Commercial landlords
• Commercial agents
• Suppliers and Service providers to main streets
• Federal and State Government representatives

The Membership Levels are:

Partner membership

(includes up to three representatives)

Partner membership includes all of the benefits listed above but also encompasses the benefit of exposure of you/your organisation to the Mainstreet Australia database and subscribers through:

– One share of your messaging in the Mainstreet Australia monthly newsletter in your membership year

– One share of your messaging on our LinkedIn business page in your membership year

– One share of your messaging on our Facebook business page in your membership year

– One share of your messaging on our Instagram account in your membership year

Note: Shares can happen at different times of the year, as determined by you, and message content may vary

Price: $500 AUD plus GST

To apply, please email us with a brief description of your business and link to your website.

The Mainstreet Australia committee holds the right to refusal of partner members or messaging.

Fine print

Mainstreet Australia tries to keep fees to a minimum. As such, we are not in the position to provide pro rata or transferable memberships except where a member leaves the organisation that has paid for the membership and that organisation wants to replace that member with another person.