Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation - ANMF Tasmanian Branch
We are committed to representing nurses, midwives and care workers like you. 345,000+ members. Our membership is open to all members of the nursing team.
We are the Tasmanian Branch of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) – the largest national union in Australia. We are a leading voice in healthcare and advocate on behalf of our 345,000+ members nationwide and over 8,000 in Tasmania. Our strength and collective bargaining power allow us to actively promote and protect the interests of nurses, midwives, and care workers. The ANMF is committed to representing Tasmania’s healthcare sector and the amazing nurses, midwives, and care workers who work within it. This includes registered and enrolled nurses, midwives, assistants in nursing, extended care assistants, personal care workers, home carers, community carers, and disability support workers. You can learn more about what the ANMF can offer you as a current or potential member at www.anmftas.org.au. Terms of Use. This page provides a platform for the public to engage on issues related to the interests of our members and stay up to date with the ANMF. Comments, links, video and images that are posted by others on the page do not necessarily represent the views of the ANMF. It is expected that user contributions will be undertaken in a respectful manner. Therefore, comments judged to be inappropriate may be deleted. Any violations of the terms of use may cause the user to be banned. While we monitor our channels closely, we do not moderate 24/7 and as a result some commenting functions may be turned off or restricted.
03/12/2025
Huge win for our ANMF members working in Diagnostic Medical Imaging (DMI) at the Royal Hobart Hospital!
After a lengthy conciliation process in the Tasmanian Industrial Commission (TIC), the TIC President has ruled that the measures needed to address members’ workloads must be implemented, with a report-back set for February 2026.
Our DMI members have been dealing with sustained and unreasonable workloads for years: excessive overtime in heavy lead aprons causing work health and safety issues, and even additional non-clinical duties being added to their workloads in recent months.
Thanks to the persistence of our members, and the hard work of ANMF Organiser Kate, ANMF Industrial Officer Elma, and the wider ANMF team, the Department of Health is now required to meet with the ANMF to develop a proper workload model to mitigate these risks. Immediate relief is also on the way, with a full-time Clinical Nurse Consultant and over five full-time nursing staff committed to in the TIC.
This outcome speaks volumes about the dedication of our members and the strength of collective action. While the fight for safe workloads continues, today marks a significant and hard-won step forward.
27/11/2025
Join the ANMF and Say No to the Proposed Rosary Gardens Closure
We are demanding guarantees that:
• Your jobs are protected
• Your rights and entitlements are upheld
• You are supported through any transition
But we’re not stopping there, we’re fighting to keep the facility open.
Your voice matters. Join us.
Date: 2:30pm, Thursday 4 December
Location: Rosary Gardens Residential Care Home, 85 Creek Rd, New Town. (located near SCC Head Office)
26/11/2025
Our community is coming together to Save Rosary Gardens.
Stand with the ANMF to support staff, residents and their families.
Wear your ANMF member T-Shirt and show your support.
Get yours today here: bit.ly/RosaryTShirts
25/11/2025
ANMF Branch Secretary Emily Shepherd spoke to the media today to raise the alarm on Tasmania’s blocked hospital system.
Nurses, midwives and patients are feeling the pressure every day:
🚨 District hospitals have empty beds they can’t use because there aren’t enough staff.
🚨 EDs are overflowing.
🚨 Patients who are medically cleared are stuck waiting on NDIS or aged-care placements.
ANMF is calling for urgent action:
✔️ More staffing in district hospitals
✔️ Medi-hotels for patients who don’t need an acute bed
✔️ Real solutions to fix access and flow now
Tasmanians can’t wait for governments to keep arguing.
We need action.
👉 Read the full media release at anmftas.org.au
25/11/2025
COMMUNITY RALLY TO SAVE ROSARY GARDENS
Aged care is essential, and Tasmania cannot afford to lose more facilities. Bring your voices, your signs, your passion, and your solidarity.
Date: 2:30pm, Thursday 4 December
Location: Rosary Gardens Residential Care Home, 85 Creek Rd, New Town.
24/11/2025
Sign the petition now! bit.ly/RosaryPetition
The ANMF is standing with Rosary Garden’s staff, residents, and their families.
Closing Rosary Gardens will remove 94 critical aged care beds at a time when our public hospitals are already overflowing with patients waiting for placement.
This will push Tasmania’s health system even further into crisis.
Residents deserve stability. Staff deserve security. Our community deserves better.
Demand action, sign the petition now! bit.ly/RosaryPetition
20/11/2025
20/11/2025
The next phase of the 2026 Public Sector EBA is coming, and we need every member ready to move with us.
Start here:
📣 Have your say and help shape the campaign: bit.ly/EBA26Survey
✔️ Log in to your Member Portal and check your contact details
🤝 Know your ANMF Delegate and Organiser
📣 Consider becoming an ANMF Delegate to strengthen your ward’s voice
👭 Invite a colleague to join (and earn a $50 gift card!*)
*T&C’s apply
19/11/2025
Today, ANMF Tasmanian Branch Secretary Emily Shepherd called out what we believe is a sneaky move by the Government to weaken the rights of nurses, midwives, and other public sector workers.
In Budget Estimates, Attorney-General Guy Barnett revealed plans to absorb the Tasmanian Industrial Commission (TIC) into TASCAT. The TIC is the independent umpire that ensures the Government follows its own industrial agreements and protects nurses’ workplace rights.
Removing or absorbing the TIC would strip nurses and midwives of critical protections at a time when many staffing and safety disputes are already before the Commission.
The ANMF has formally written to the Attorney-General demanding proper consultation and reminding the Government of its obligations under natural justice.
Our message to members is clear: we will not accept this quietly. If the TIC is abolished, we are prepared to support members to work to rule or take industrial action, including stop-work action.
Tasmanian nurses and midwives, get campaign ready!
Purchase your t-shirt here: bit.ly/ANMF-t-shirt
Show your support for better wages, better conditions, and better care by wearing your ANMF t-shirt!
Every shirt worn sends a powerful message to the Government: Tasmanian nurses and midwives deserve better.
Together, we’re stronger. Together, we can make EBA 26 a win for all of us!
Purchase your campaign t-shirt today and stand united with your colleagues.
Get campaign ready with an ANMF t-shirt. Hurry - limited stock available.
17/11/2025
Participate in the survey here: bit.ly/EBA26Survey
Tasmanian public sector nurses and midwives, have you had your say yet? Your input is shaping the priorities for our next Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA 26) campaign.
Every response strengthens our call for better wages, fair workloads and safer staffing. We’re stronger together, but we need to hear from YOU.
Take the short survey today and help the ANMF fight for the conditions you deserve. All responses are anonymous.
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The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, or the ANMF as we are more commonly known as is Australia’s largest nursing union representing more than 280,000+ members nationwide. We actively promote the interests of nurses, midwives, and care workers within the public, private, and aged care sectors.
As a professional body, the ANMF Tasmanian Branch is a leading voice advocating for nurses, midwives, care workers, and their patients and community, as well as the future of nursing in the state. With over 8,000 members, our strength and collective bargaining power allow us to promote and protect the interests of our members.
Our membership is open to all members of the nursing team. This includes registered and enrolled nurses, midwives, assistants in nursing, extended care assistants, personal care workers, home carers, community carers, and disability support workers.
The ANMF is the only union that specialises in providing the nursing team with full professional and industrial advice and representation, as well as Professional Indemnity Insurance, legal referral, and more. The collective strength and power of our members enable the ANMF to strongly negotiate for, and with our members, to promote, improve, and protect your working conditions.
Comprehensive professional and industrial advice and representation
Expert industrial bargaining for better wages, conditions, career structures and workloads under your agreement
Professional indemnity insurance
ANMF Member Support Team – member-only assistance
Exclusive ANMF member benefits
ANMF member-only health insurance
Access to discounted CPD and conferences
Industry updates and publications
Current ANMF members have access to all of the above, if you would like to become an ANMF member, visit www.anmftas.org.au/join_home
Our Health Education Resource Centre (HERC) is the education division of the ANMF Tasmanian Branch. HERC provide educational pathways for nurses, midwives, and care workers to develop their professional knowledge and clinical skills to support their career goals. Together we deliver high-quality vocational education and training as a fully accredited Registered Training Organisation (RTO). We also organise and deliver continued professional development (CPD) workshops and conferences across the state. These sessions are available for all healthcare professionals, however, ANMF members have access to discounted rates.
You can learn more about what the ANMF can offer you as a current or potential member at www.anmftas.org.au.
