Multiple employers (43)
Ballot passed FWC matter B2026/475 · result published 19 May 2026
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Eligible voters4,563employees on the voter roll
Turnout90%4,126 of 4,563 voted
Voted yes99%of all votes cast
Authorisation windowEndedabout 18 June 2026
Protected action has to start within 30 days of the result being declared, though the FWC can extend that.
Employers
43 employers were balloted together; the ballot passed at 43. Each employer had its own vote, on the same list of industrial action. The full list of actions is in the FWC notice.
EmployerVoted% yes
Albury Wodonga Health32 of 3994%✔ passed
Austin Health362 of 371100%✔ passed
Bairnsdale Regional Health Service22 of 24100%✔ passed
Barwon Health243 of 27998%✔ passed
Bayside Health575 of 64798%✔ passed
Benalla Health3 of 3100%✔ passed
Bendigo Health76 of 8996%✔ passed
Calvary Health Care Bethlehem Limited9 of 13100%✔ passed
Central Gippsland Health Service24 of 24100%✔ passed
Central Highlands Rural Health4 of 4100%✔ passed
Colac Area Health6 of 8100%✔ passed
Dhelkaya Health20 of 21100%✔ passed
East Wimmera Health Service4 of 4100%✔ passed
Eastern Health247 of 29999%✔ passed
Echuca Regional Health16 of 1794%✔ passed
Goulburn Valley Health52 of 55100%✔ passed
Grampians Health99 of 110100%✔ passed
Kyabram & District Health Service3 of 3100%✔ passed
Latrobe Regional Hospital56 of 5698%✔ passed
Maryborough District Health Service14 of 14100%✔ passed
Melbourne Health301 of 33399%✔ passed
Mercy Hospitals Victoria Ltd57 of 5996%✔ passed
Monash Health482 of 53899%✔ passed
NCN Health3 of 3100%✔ passed
Northeast Health Wangaratta32 of 3897%✔ passed
Northern Health258 of 28399%✔ passed
Oral Health Victoria14 of 14100%✔ passed
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre275 of 297100%✔ passed
Portland District Health2 of 2100%✔ passed
Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital27 of 28100%✔ passed
Seymour Health2 of 2100%✔ passed
South West Healthcare33 of 33100%✔ passed
St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited261 of 28399%✔ passed
Swan Hill District Health15 of 17100%✔ passed
The Queen Elizabeth Centre3 of 3100%✔ passed
The Royal Children's Hospital126 of 14497%✔ passed
The Royal Women's Hospital41 of 43100%✔ passed
Tweddle Child & Family Health Service4 of 4100%✔ passed
West Gippsland Healthcare Group21 of 21100%✔ passed
West Wimmera Health Service2 of 3100%✔ passed
Western District Health Service10 of 10100%✔ passed
Western Health284 of 31999%✔ passed
Yarram & District Health Service6 of 683%✔ passed
An employer's vote passes when at least half of the people on its roll voted and more than half of the votes were yes.