Life Membership of the Australian Cartoonists Association acknowledges the service of individuals. Inductees are awarded life membership by three ways: Recipients of the Jim Russell Award (formally the Silver Stanley until 2002) for significant contribution to Australian cartooning, or by convention; presidential discretion on behalf of the committee or has been a president who has served a minimum two terms in office.
| Doug Albion* | President (1958-1964, 1974) |
| Michael Atchison* | Jim Russell Award 2007 |
| Wayne Baldwin | Editor of association newsletter Inkspot. |
| Cole Buchanan* | Silver Stanley 1995 |
| Jim Bridges | Jim Russell Award 2008 |
| John Champion* /Rotary Club Of Coffs Harbour City |
Silver Stanley 1993 |
| Ian Cox | President (1979 and 1982) |
| Les Dixon* | Silver Stanley 1994 |
| Roger Fletcher | Silver Stanley 1999 |
| Lindsay Foyle | President (1994-1996, 2000), Silver Stanley 1992 + Silver Ice Bucket 1992 |
| Bill Green* | Jim Russell Award 2003 |
| Rolf Heimann | Presidential discretion 2007, Jim Russell Award 2011 |
| Norm Hetherington* | Presidential discretion 2008, Jim Russell Award 2009 |
| Geoff Hook | Silver Stanley 1998 |
| Mick Horne | Presidential discretion 2009 for services to committee |
| Jenny Hughes | Silver Stanley 2000 |
| James Kemlsey* | President (1988-1990, 2003-2006), Silver Stanley 1990 |
| Elizabeth Lambert | Presidential discretion 1997 for services to committee |
| Vane Lindesay | Silver Stanley 1988 |
| Steve Panozzo | President (1992-1993, 1997-1999), Jim Russell Award 2010 |
| Bruce Petty | Silver Stanley 2001 |
| Russ Radcliffe | Jim Russell Award 2013 |
| Tony Rafty* | Silver Stanley 1996 |
| Paul Rigby* | Jim Russell Award 2006 |
| Dan Russell* | Silver Stanley 1991 |
| Jim Russell* | President (1955-1957, 1965-1973), Silver Stanley 1985 |
| Allan Salisbury | Jim Russell Award 2005 |
| John Thorby | Silver Stanley 1985 |
* deceased
Corporate Life Members
| State Library of NSW | Silver Stanley 1989 |
| Talking Pictures (Insiders, ABC TV) | Jim Russell Award 2012 |
| Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance | Jim Russell Award 2014 |
| “For Gorsake; Stop laughing, this is serious!” (National Library of Australia) |
Jim Russell Award 2015 |