To promote the professional and educational interests of MCH Nurses

• To promote the professional, industrial and educational interests of members.
• To provide peer support and networking opportunities and resources for members relevant to their practice.
• To raise the public and professional profile of Maternal and Child Health Nurses within the community.
• To conduct conferences, seminars and other professional development programs that promote optimal maternal and child health nursing practice.
• To facilitate the Association’s and members’ participation in special projects and research relevant to members.
• To provide grants, scholarships and awards which recognise and promote optimal maternal and child health nursing practice.
• To advocate on behalf of member before federal, state and local government, the Municipal Association of Victoria, related government departments and other fora, on issues relating to the Maternal and Child Health Service and maternal and child health nursing practice.
• To carry on the work and activities of the former Victorian Association of Maternal and Child Health Nurses Special Interest Group of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) and its predecessor groups.
• To work in close liaison with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch) in advancing the foregoing purposes.
• To ensure consistency between the policies of the Association relating to maternal and child health nurses’ practice and educational preparation and the related policies of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victorian Branch).