Bendigo Winter Night Shelter (BWNS) works with local churches, community groups, businesses and individuals to provide support for people who are experiencing crisis homelessness during winter in the Bendigo area….
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Children’s Brokerage Support Please note that this funding is available only for access by workers in Specialist Homelessness Services for clients experiencing homelessness, housing crisis and/or family violence. The Homeless…
St John of God Young Mother and Baby Program provides accommodation and support to vulnerable young mothers aged 16 to 22. They will help young mothers pregnancy to term and…
A very important reminder for those who will have small people in the car, especially over the Easter long weekend, that well fitted, compliant child restraints are vital to…
The Australian Childhood Foundation are holding their Fourth Biennial International Childhood Trauma Conference in Melbourne. Hear from world class leaders like Dr Dan Siegel, Dr Jon Baylin, Professor Judy Atkinson…
A new report published recently by ACOSS and the UNSW, states regional rental housing affordability has significantly worsened during the pandemic. With rent rises outweighing wage increases, the impact this…
Safe & Supported : The National framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2021 – 2031 was released in December 2021 with no fanfare. In May 2022, the first of two five-year…
About one in six children in Australia live in poverty. These children generally have poorer educational outcomes than more advantaged children. Recently published research shows students who live in poverty…
Community sport is now more accessible for Victorian parents wanting their kids to get active as the State Government helps reduce out-of-pocket expenses for thousands of families. Parents now only…
Researchers from the Centre for Community Child Health and the University of Melbourne identified 11 impact areas under three broad categories: child-level factors (poorer mental health, poorer child health and…
It hasn’t even been two weeks since the Andrew’s Government announced that developers would be facing a 1.75% levy on all new developments, and today, Treasurer Tim Pallas announced the…
There has been 35 recommendations made from the Inquiry into Homelessness in Australia and the Morrison Government has chosen not to support the committee’s recommendation that the Australian Government, in…
The Victorian Government has announced a new zoning levy for all new developments of three or more properties. This levy will contribute to funding new social and affordable housing that…
Established in 2004, Give A Smile is the Australian Society of Orthodontist’s charitable arm. Participating ASO members volunteer to treat patients from public orthodontic waiting lists in Australia on a…
The Centre for Social Impact (CSI), the Australian Alliance to End Homelessness (AAEH) and Neami National have launched a comprehensive new report that demonstrates how solvable homelessness is in Australia….
Everyone has the right to safe and secure housing. Housing Justice knows housing issues are complex, and often the result of other problems in people’s lives, including financial hardship, debt,…
Since 1991, Australia’s kids and young people have been turning to our professional, specialised counsellors, no matter who they are, where they live or what they want to talk about….
The Victorian Ombudsman has launched an investigation into how public and community housing complaints are handled in a bid to improve processes and ensure fairness. Ombudsman Deborah Glass said effective…