Join our dynamic hub for water industry professionals.
We’re dedicated to elevating standards through supporting training and education, disseminating vital industry insights through engaging networking, social and educational events.
In response to membership feedback, we have made changes to our Membership model. Our goal is to create a membership structure that is welcoming, inclusive and simplified. From 2026 onwards, there will be four Membership options to choose from:
Utility Corporate
A professional community for operational staff
From $500/annually
- 4 NEW Membership Tiers
- Single company invoice each year
- Member rates for WIOA events
CREATE A PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY FOR OPERATIONAL STAFF
Membership tiers are based on number of properties serviced:
- Small – Under 1,000 ($500)
- Medium – 1,000–100,000 ($2,000)
- Large – 100,000–1,000,000 ($4,500)
- Very Large – 1,000,000+ ($6,000)
Selecting your category above determines your membership tier and annual pricing.
Benefits include:
- Only one company invoice produced each year
- Advertise your position vacant on our national website and communicated to all of our members via our e-newsletter
- Promote your business via an article to be shared across our membership via our Operator and WaterWorks magazines
- Option to recognise your staff contributions via our WIOA awards program, only open to WIOA members, with personal development prize opportunities that includes interstate and international study tours
- Sign up all of your operational staff regardless of the number as WIOA members, with all staff members being treated as an Individual Member and receiving all of the Individual Member benefits
- Personal staff development opportunities with the option (via application) to join our:
- WIOA State and National Advisory Committee
- Diversity and Inclusion Group
- Operator Placement Program
- Women in Water Operations (WiWO) Group
- Executive/General Manager Network
- WIOA Board
- Staff access to our national membership via closed communication groups and networks
- Discounted delegate registration fees for all WIOA conferences and free visitor registration
- All staff have free access to:
- Interest Days, Charity Days, Webinars
- monthly e-newsletter WIOA Words
- Option to subscribe and provide articles via all WIOA publications being our Operator and WaterWorks magazine
- access to membership resource library, including past conference papers and publications.
- Ensure your staff are informed of issues and developments occurring in the water industry
- Create a professional community for your operations staff and provide professional development opportunities
Corporate
Align your business with WIOA
From $400/annually
- 4 NEW tiers
- Early access and discounted exhibition fees
- Subscription to WIOA publications
ALIGN YOUR BUSINESS WITH WIOA
Priced at the level you elect:
- Corporate Bronze – $400
- Corporate Silver – $550
- Corporate Gold – $1,000
- Corporate Premium – $2,000
The Corporate Membership benefits includes:
- Notification of when the WIOA exhibition site sales open
- Discounted exhibition site fees at WIOA conferences
- Subscription to our e-publications, including Operator Magazines for reports, updates, and general WIOA news, and WaterWorks Journal
- Opportunity to advertise in WaterWorks to a targeted national market
- Opportunity to advertise in Operator magazine, or participate in “new products/new technology” section of Operator
- Stay in the loop with a subscription to WIOA Words, our monthly electronic news and information service.
- Opportunity to provide the industry with ‘people news’ when new employees join your business
- Opportunity to use the WIOA logo – contact WIOA for conditions of use
- A website listing containing contact and product or service details in our Corporate Members Directory
- Opportunity for multiple contacts to be provided to WIOA under the one membership
- Automatic membership for one person, (usually the nominated contact person)
- Positions vacant advertisements posted on the WIOA website free of charge
- Sponsorship opportunities for Interest Days
Individual
Aimed at individuals working in the water or allied industries.
$65/annually
- Access to Jobs Board
- Subscription to WIOA publications
- Access to resources
FOR OPERATIONAL EMPLOYEES IN THE WATER INDUSTRY
Benefits:
- Personal development opportunities with the option (via application) to join our:
- WIOA State and National Advisory Committees
- Diversity and Inclusion Group
- Operator Placement Program
- Women in Water Operations (WiWO) Group
- Executive/General Manager Network
- WIOA Board
- Option to nominate for all WIOA applicable awards, only open to WIOA members, with development prize opportunities that includes interstate and international study tours
- Access to our national membership via closed communication groups and networks
- Discounted delegate registration fees for all WIOA conferences and free visitor registration
- Free access to Interest Days, Charity Days, Webinars
- Access to our monthly e-newsletter WIOA Words
- Option to subscribe and provide articles via all WIOA publications being our Operator and WaterWorks magazine
- Access to positions vacant for industry positions advertised
- Access to membership resource library, including past conference papers and publications.
A NEW MEMBERSHIP FOR STUDENTS OR GRADUATES
Benefits:
- Discounted delegate registration fees for all WIOA Conferences and free visitor entry
- Free access to Interest Days, Charity Days, Webinars
- Access to our monthly e-newsletter WIOA Words
- Option to subscribe and provide articles via all WIOA publications being our Operator and WaterWorks magazine
- Access to positions vacant for industry positions advertised