Member Benefits

Supporting your career. Strengthening our profession. Connecting you with your new transport community.

The Transport Professionals Association (TPA) exists to support the people who shape Australia’s transport systems. Whether you’re a student, early career professional, technical specialist, or senior leader - membership connects you to a national community committed to building safe, sustainable and efficient transport outcomes.

This page outlines the full range of benefits available to TPA individual and organisation members.

Core Benefits (All Individual Members)

All TPA members receive access to a suite of benefits designed to support your career, confidence, capability and sense of connection.

Additional Membership Benefits

Individual Membership 

On top of all the core membership benefits, Individual Members also receive:

• Priority access to high-demand events

• Eligibility for leadership roles (committees, branches, national groups)

• Member-exclusive newsletters and industry updates

• A sense of belonging and identity within Australia’s transport profession

Emerging Professionals

For those in the first 0–5 years of their transport career (Graduates & Associates)

Emerging Professional Members receive everything Individual Members get, plus:

• Emerging Professionals (EP) network activities

• Early career workshops and skill-building sessions

• EP social and networking events

• Opportunities to feature in EP profiles and case studies

• A clear pathway into leadership and contribution

Student Members

Available to students studying transport-related disciplines at university or TAFE.

Student Members receive:

• Free membership

• Access to all national member-only webinars

• Access to member-only resources

• Emerging Professionals opportunities

• Networking with industry professionals

• Access to career support content

• Invitations to student-focused workshops and discussion sessions

Organisation Members - Corporate, Local Government and Government

These organisational memberships allow companies and government departments to provide their staff with access to TPA’s learning and community benefits.

Staff under these organisational memberships receive:

• Free access to member-only national webinars

• Access to the member-only resource library

• Discounts for state events and the National Conference

• Invitations to workshops, seminars and capability-building events

• Opportunities to connect with professionals across the country

• Updates and insights relevant to their work

Important: Staff under an organisational membership receive access benefits but are not Individual Members unless they also hold an Individual Membership.

Organisations themselves receive:

• Professional development opportunities for staff

• Connection to the national transport community

• Visibility across the sector (if applicable to your structure)

• Opportunities to support early-career practitioners

• Stronger engagement with the transport profession