Melbourne Chamber Memberships are tailored to the circles organisations wish to move in, providing exclusive opportunities to connect with future-defining experiences, thought-leaders, decision makers and premium services are as big as your ambition.

Memberships start with the Access category, which opens a new world of opportunities for your organisation, unlocking exclusive business and hospitality experiences, services and business tools tailored to shaping the conversation, impacting community and accelerating your success.

The next level, Advance, helps you accelerate your success and shape what’s next. Advance members can connect with forward-thinking brands, influencers, business advisors, product innovators, and government decision-makers.

Ascend is the height of business influence, where your membership is not just your ticket to the room but is your voice at the table. Ascend members benefit from exclusive access to premium corporate hospitality packages, invite-only networking events, strategic introductions to business leaders and opportunities to influence Victoria’s future through policy and advocacy initiatives, roundtables and forums.

Melbourne Chamber Chief Executive Scott Veenker said: “Our commitment to our members has always been steadfast, but we recognise the need to evolve and adapt to the ever-changing business landscape. With these new member categories, we are confident that businesses of all sizes will find tailored benefits that cater to their unique needs, ensuring enhanced growth and success.

“I urge all our esteemed and prospective members to explore the newly redefined categories and take full advantage of the opportunities at your disposal. As we move forward, rest assured that the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce remains committed to your success, supporting your endeavors every step of the way.”

Benefits

MCC member benefits start with:

• Tickets to networking and keynote speaker events
• Invitations to policy surveys and taskforces
• Unlimited access to the Workplace Relations Advice Line
• Global or Training consulting service credits
• Exclusive member pricing on training, events, export documentation and workplace consulting.

These offerings scale up with each category and culminate in:

• Tickets to premium events such as the AFL and AFLW Pre Grand Final Luncheons and Formula 1 Grand Prix Breakfast
• Premium corporate hospitality event packages (Australian Open, AFL Finals or a Food & Wine Experience)
• President’s Dinner and the Treasurer’s Annual Post Budget Lunch event
• Exclusive Leadership lunches and best-practice tours
• Priority seating and matching introductions
• Member content opportunities and external media opportunities.

Bunnings Group Managing Director Michael Schneider says: “What’s been really important to us is the ability to connect and network with other businesses – equally having an organisation that advocates for business within the market is important.

“Supporting businesses to do business effectively, liaising one another, liaising with government and other stakeholders is important, so it’s been a fantastic partnership that we’re excited about the future of as well.”

For more information and to connect to a relationship manager, visit the Melbourne Chamber’s membership page.