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Who can become a member?

Membership categories

To be eligible to join as a full member, you must be a licensed plumbing and gasfitting contractor in Western Australia. There are other membership categories for people who are associated with the industry or who are retired.

Please see the table below for information about membership categories.

Standard / Metro Members

You are eligible for ordinary/metro membership if you are a business owner and a licensed:

  • Plumber
  • Gasfitter

and carry out work in one or more of the following:

  • plumbing
  • roofing
  • gas
  • installation
  • plumbing consulting
  • drainage
  • mechanical contracting

Regional Members

You are eligible for country membership if you meet the selection criteria for ordinary/metro membership but operate your business outside a 100 km radius of the registered office of the MPGA in Maylands. You must be a business owner and a licensed:

  • Plumber
  • Gasfitter

and carry out work in one or more of the following:

  • plumbing
  • roofing
  • gas
  • installation
  • plumbing consulting
  • drainage
  • mechanical contracting

Associate Members

You are eligible for associate membership if you operate a business actively engaged in the manufacture, distribution and/or servicing of the plumbing industry.

 

Teaching Members

 You are eligible for teaching membership if you are an instructor, teacher or lecturer in the plumbing trade at any secondary or tertiary training organisations.  

Retired Members

 You are eligible for retired membership if you have recently retired from the plumbing industry and have been an ordinary or country member of the MPGA. Retired members pay a reduced fee.  

Do you want to check whether someone is a member?

You can verify the credentials of members by using our online directory, which lists current members only.

How to join

See application for membership.