As we prepare to host the Council of International Neonatal Nurses (COINN) Conference in Darwin from 25-28 August 2026, ACNN will not hold a National Conference in 2025. Instead, ACNN Branches and Special Interest Groups will be hosting 1 to 2 day events on the Gold Coast, in Geelong and in the Hunter Valley.
Queensland
Crowne Plaza, Surfers Paradise
5-6 June 2025.
2-day event with a regional focus and a skin and wounds workshop.
Preliminary details here
- program, speakers and registration will open in February 2025.
Discounted accommodation and car parking rates available to delegates.
Victoria
Venue to be announced, Geelong.
24-25 July 2025.
Details coming early 2025.
New South Wales
Rydges Resort, Hunter Valley in Lovedale
25-26 September 2025.
Day 1 (Thursday) - seminar
Day 2 (Friday) - 'Babies in the Bush' symposium proudly sponsored by the Tori Finnane Foundation.
Details coming in February 2025.
Details for 2025 Events will be posted over the coming months.
Inquiries for upcoming events
Please contact the conference committee at conference@acnn.org.au
Photography
Photographers will be taking photos throughout the conference at sessions, social events, around the exhibition area, as well as during
informal gatherings. These photographs may be used by the hosts in publications for promotional material or for other purposes.
Should you expressly wish not to have your photograph used, please contact the conference organiser, Abercrombie Management: acnn@abercrombiemanagement.com.au
Privacy Policy
Please note that in registering for this event relevant details will be incorporated into a delegate list for the benefit of all delegates,
and may be available for parties directly related to the Event including the Local Organising Committee, venues and sponsors (subject to
conditions). ACNN supports the National Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), as amended.
Sponsorship and Exhibitors
ACNN promotes and supports breastfeeding for newborns. As health professionals, neonatal nurses must provide consistent, objective advice
to mothers on supplying breastmilk as the best available nutrition for their infant and also on breastmilk substitutes where these are
required.
ACNN complies with the MAIF Agreement in relation to trade exhibition at ACNN events by companies marketing infant formula. ACNN accepts further sponsorship in the form of unrestricted education grants as set out in International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) Minimising Commercial Influence on Education Policy.
Our full position statement is available to view here.
An annual conference for neonatal nurses has been held since 1997, starting with the Association of Neonatal Nurses of NSW (ANN) then nationally from 2002 under the name of the Australian Neonatal Nurses Association (ANNA) until the association became a College in 2006.
The annual conference of the College rotates between the states and territories of Australia.
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2026 - Joint ACNN and COINN conference, Darwin. 25-28th August.
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2025 - 2025 Seminar Series - Qld, Vic and NSW coming soon.
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2024 - Melbourne, Victoria
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2023 - Adelaide, South Australia
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2022 - Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
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2021 - Virtual conference
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2020 - Virtual conference
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2019 - Visiting Scholar Tour + COINN, Auckland, NZ
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2018 - Launceston, Tasmania
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2017 - Fraser Island, Queensland
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2016 - Melbourne, Victoria
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2015 - Sydney, New South Wales
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2014 - Adelaide, South Australia
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2013 - Townsville, Queensland
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2012 - Hunter Valley, New South Wales
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2011 - Hobart, Tasmania
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2010 - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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2009 - Darwin, Northern Territory
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2008 - Gold Coast, Queensland
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2007 - Melbourne, Victoria
- 2006 - Perth, Western Australia