Campaign updates
Mental health EBA 2025
These EBA updates are emailed to all mental health public sector members. If you are not receiving these emails make sure your contact detail are up to date via the member portal or you may need to resubscribe to our emails. We ask Job Reps to ensure they display these updates on your workplace noticeboard and discuss with members.
23 February 2026 Fair Work Commission approves 2024-2028 Victorian Public Sector Mental Health Services EBA [PDF] or view online
Read the approved Victorian public mental health service enterprise agreement 2024-2028
6 January 2026 - Public Sector Mental Health EBA: Western Health ballot results – 96 per cent voted YES to your new agreement – Agreement submitted to the Fair Work Commission for approval [PDF] or view online
24 December 2025 - 88 per cent voted YES to your new agreement [PDF] or view online
19 December 2025 - The public sector agreement ballot is now open [PDF] or view online
4 December 2025 - EBA ballot to open Friday 19 December: VOTE YES [PDF] or view online
27 November 2025 - ANMF, HACSU and VHIA finalised drafting of the Victorian Public Sector Mental Health Services Enterprise Agreement on Friday 14 November [PDF] or view online
6 October 2025 - Bargaining Parties entering intensive drafting week to finalise EBA [PDF] or view online
27 August 2025 - Public mental health government offer and resolution of in-principle offer at the Fair Work Commission [PDF] or view online
11 August 2025 - Public mental health bargaining campaign update [PDF] or view online
10 June 2025 - Register for the public sector mental health EBA information session [PDF] or view online
Mental health public sector EBA allowances table [PDF]
Mental health public sector EBA summary booklet [PDF]
Mental health public sector EBA wage rates comparison to general [PDF]
Mental health public sector EBA weekly and hourly rates wage table [PDF]
6 June 2025 - ANMF receives new mental health wages offer with improved timing of nurse wages: register for Wednesday 11 June information session [PDF] or view online. Register for the info session on Wednesday 11 June.
19 May 2025 - ANMF’s mental health wage increase timing discussions close to resolution [PDF] or view online
11 April 2025 - ANMF remains in discussions with Victorian Government about timing of wage increases [PDF] or view online
31 March 2025 - Further detail to the revised offer from Government [PDF] or view online. Also view Endorsed offer frequently asked questions [PDF] and an
Explainer: why are public sector mental health nurses not covered by the gender public sector agreement? [PDF]
28 March 2025 - Victorian public sector mental health nurses endorse State Government EBA offer to reach pay parity with general nurses [PDF] or view online
28 March 2025 - Statewide members meeting 4 - offer of settlement slides [PDF]
20 March 2025 - 28 days of protected industrial action and register for 28 March statewide meeting [PDF] or view online
Public sector mental health EBA statewide members meeting - Friday 28 March, 2pm- 3.15pm (online) [PDF]
26 February 2025 - Protected industrial action FAQs [PDF] or view online
20 February 2025 - Protected industrial action starts 7am Friday 21 February [PDF] or view online
14 February 2025 - Public sector mental health EBA update #9: members vote to start protected industrial action, Friday 21 February [PDF] or view online
Statewide public sector mental health members meeting 3 resolution
5 February 2025 - Protected industrial action to open 9am Thursday 6 February: ANMF recommend you vote YES [PDF] or view online
31 January 2025 - Fair Work Commission grants ANMF protected industrial action ballot applications [PDF] or view online
29 January 2025 - ANMF makes protected industrial action ballot orders application [PDF] or view online
10 January 2025 - ANMF seek to meet this week to progress bargaining [PDF] or view online
18 December 2024 - ANMF reject inadequate first offer from Victorian Government [PDF] or view online
4 December 2024 - Progress on bargaining and ANMF member endorsement of application for Protected Industrial Action [PDF] or view online
30 October 2024 - Progress on bargaining and statewide meeting Wednesday 4 December [PDF] or view online
31 July - ANMF serves public sector mental health nurses’ EBA log of claims [PDF] or view online