Communication Updates

2024

Newsletter Mar 21, 2024 - Dads retreat; 21-23 June, Meet Dina; Marketing & Sponsorship Officer, School holiday activities
Newsletter Feb 23, 2024 - Dads retreat questionnaire, Mindfulness workshops, Insights from Share and Connect
Newsletter Feb 1, 2024 - Share & Connect; Feb 15, Fostering Resilience; Feb 10, Understanding Intercountry adoptees
Newsletter Jan 17, 2024 - HNY 2024, Join National Carer Strategy Advisory Committee, 10 free tickets for ADHD conference

2023

No. 117 - Dec 20, 2023- PCAF closed from 22/12/23 to 2/1/24, NDIS 2023 review, peer support for adoptive parents, CAP
No. 116 - Dec 7, 2023- New Board members elected, School refusal, headspace opens in South Melbourne, new staff members
No. 115 - Nov 21, 2023- Share and Connect 29 Nov, Peer Support for intercountry adoptive parents, Allways Christmas party
No. 114 - Nov 7, 2023- Share and Connect 29 Nov, Recruiting Marketing, Sponsorship & Partnerships Officer, Life Story Work
No. 113 - Oct 26, 2023- Register for our AGM 8 Nov, Students with Disability, Carer Kafe Training, Share and Connect 29 Nov
No. 112 - Oct 5, 2023- AGM on 8 Nov, Intercountry Adoptive Parents, Disability Royal Commission, Share and Connect 19 Oct
No. 111 - Sept 20, 2023- AGM on 8 November, Better Futures position, Membership survey, Share and Connect 29 Nov
No. 110 - Sept 7, 2023 - Board nominations, Better Futures & Homestretch position, Membership survey, meet new employee
No. 109 - Aug 23, 2023 - Board nominations, Recruiting Business Devel'ment Mgr, Strategic Plan 2023-2026, School Refusal
No. 108 - Aug 9, 2023 - Better Futures Evaluation, Training - Hold my Hand, CREATE Workshop; Play & the Vagus Nerve
No. 107 - July 26, 2023 - Play & the Vagus Nerve; 17 August, Neuro diverse hangout, intercountry adoption mentor, CAP
No. 106 - July 12, 2023 - NDIS - opposite of what was intended, Gentle parenting backlash, Social media and FOMO
No. 105 - June 27, 2023 - Australian Child Maltreatment Study, National Mental Health Survey, Aboriginal Health Bill
No. 104 - June 20, 2023 - Inquiry unpaid carers, CAP spokespersons, petition, calmer emergencys, holding my hand program
No. 103 - June 13, 2023 - Advocacy campaign carer allowance, better futures survey, tailored support, crawling
No. 102 - June 6, 2023 - Conference, Budget, stage secrets, intergenerational trauma, carers losing self
No. 101 - May 30, 2023 - State budget, Care allowance, Diagnostic, Womens Investment, Vaping, Eating Disorders
No. 100 - May 23, 2023 - NDIS Review, Australian adoptions over time, Feelings thermometer, CAP
No. 99 - May 16, 2023 - Budget update, Child Care Subsidy increase, envisaging schools, employment
No. 98 - May 9, 2023 - Cost of Living, connected parenting, CFECFW Budget, Parents Next
No. 97 - May 2, 2023 - Flexible parenting burnout recording, FASD, Triple P, Mental health, COTA, Eating disorders
No. 96 - Apr 26, 2023 - Attachment research, No Laughing Matter podcast, life and living skills, connected safety
No. 95 - Apr 18, 2023 - Minister visits, life and living skills, primary care clinics, mental health research, donations
No. 94 - Apr 11, 2023 - FASD and nutrition Youtube, Fostering and adoption impacts recording, Carer KaFE, CAP
No. 93 - Apr 4, 2023 - NDIS pricing review, low sensory holiday activity, adoptive parents workshop, eating disorders
No. 92 - Mar 28, 2023 - Electronic prescriptions, ADHD Australia, PERMA wellbeing, NDIS Conference, Free TAFE
No. 91 - Mar 21, 2023 - Flexi funding story, EOI, Camps, sports and excursion fund, Future healthy, Regional fares
No. 90 - Mar 14, 2023 - Flexi Funding team, Mothers Day, Carers Australia survey, SANE, VANISH, Leaving Care, dental
No. 89 - Mar 7, 2023 - Advisory group, moving, energy savings, carer payments, holidays, wellbeing, diverse learners
No. 88 - Feb 28, 2023 - Exercise phsyiology Youtube, prenatal exposure parenting, university takeup, Covid-19 boosters
No. 87 - Feb 21, 2023 - Trauma informed care saves lives, Free health check and classes
No. 86 - Feb 14, 2023 - Meet the team, sleep
No. 85 - Feb 8, 2023 - Interdependence Recording, AIFS priorities, ACT parenting, relaxation techniques
No. 84 - Jan 31, 2023 - PC Therapeutic Group, drowning risks, VCE changes, School relief fund
No. 83 - Jan 24, 2023 - Welcome back, carer card, mental health, sleep disorders, retool, free movies

2022

2022

No. 82 - Dec 21, 2022 - Year in Review, 2022 Highlights, a grateful carer, Carer Support Help, Flexi Funding,emergency
No. 81 - Dec 14, 2022 - Carer assistance program, Dental health services, CASA, Podcast Dr Aimie
No. 80 - Dec 7, 2022 - Trauma education, National Permanency Agreement, Income support, kinship model
No. 79 - Nov 30, 2022 - Family drug treatment reunification, CAP, ADHD & ASD, AIFS support strategies
No 78 - Nov 23, 2022 - Welcome Patricia Vaz, Shane Bautista Recording, Tandem, Cost of unpaid care
No. 77 - Nov 16, 2022 - Welcome Kellie Burns, Covid-19 Update, CAPS, welcome flyer,focus groups
No. 76 - Nov 9, 2022 - AGM Update, infants and care, mental health & trauma service, Government payment links
No. 75 - Nov 2, 2022 - AGM, School refusal inquiry, First Nations Crisis hotline, funding support, audit
No. 74 - Oct 26, 2022 - Earshot podcast, THRIVE, Member feedback survey, flood relief, halloween and year end fun
No. 73 - Oct 19, 2022 - Flood assistance, disability advocacy, ADHD guidelines, early childhood intervention success
No. 72 - Oct 12, 2022 - School selection Youtube Recording, Thrivary, Wellbeing, Parrots for purpose
No. 71 - Oct 5, 2022 - Parent/carer survey, child deaths, generational trauma Lisa Wilkinson, help services
No. 70 - Sept 28, 2022 - Parent/Carer survey, AGM, Disability Act feedback, playgroup, PC Retreat Summary
No. 69 - Sept 21, 2022 - Therapeutic care website and webinars, paediatrics and mentla health, youth consultants
No. 68 - Sept 14, 2022 - Welcome new CEO, Jobs Guarantee, Flexible Funding Update, Mockingbird families
No. 67 - Sept 7, 2022 - Year in Review, welcome CEO, Mentoring Uni or TAFE Students, Childrens week
No. 66 - August 31, 2022 - Aggression & parental stress, autism parental stress, matrescence, thanks Chris
No. 65 - August 24, 2022 - Parent tools, Emmas project, aggression webinar, angry teens, Board nominations
No. 64 - August 17, 2022 - Visiting GP or dentist, being herd, maltreated children, COVID-19
No. 63 - August 9, 2022 - Program Director Bruce, CMV, Open days, Wellbeing continuum
No. 62 - August 2, 2022 - FASD Vicki Skelley, Bobby Hendry family contact
No. 61 - July 26, 2022 - Carers assistance referral, Mental health & wellbeing hubs, Services Australia help line, Covid
No. 60 - July 19, 2022 - Grief, RATs, Peer support, Flexible funding
No. 59 - July 12, 2022 - Behaviour challenges, COVID-19
No. 58 - July 5, 2022 - ESafety Be Connected, legal matters, COVID-19
No. 57 - June 28, 2022 - Village care Youtube, Better Futures online booking service, lying as survival mechanism
No. 56 - June 21, 2022 - Adoption retreat reflection, PRAC forms advisory service, free kinder
No. 55 - June 14, 2022 - ReachOut coaching, managing behaviour, Child safe standards, Carer Kafe Thrive
No. 54 - June 7, 2022 - No single story, Flexi-funding tips, Board roles
No. 53 - May 31, 2022 - Dog assistance therapy, mysterious teenage brain, Richard Rose conference, open days
No. 52 - May 24, 2022 - Challenging behaviours, Get Active vouchers, Play learn grow, Edmund Rice
No. 51 - May 17, 2022 - Space 22 mental health art therapy, lockdown emotions, flexi funding tips, wake up earlier
No. 50 - May 10, 2022 - Asking for help, flexi-funding tips, carer allowance
No. 49 - May 3, 2022 - Play Therapy, Adoptees as parents youtube, culturally informed care
No. 48 - April 25, 2022 - Social skills programs, Koorie kids program, Berry Street therapeutic care, Child safe standards
No. 47 - April 19, 2022 - Barnados open adoption research, Reporting and responding to abuse disclosure
No. 46 - April 12, 2022 - Lets connect, Permanent care allowance for 17yo+, adoption retreat
No. 45 - April 5, 2022 - Mental health report, safety and relationships, playgroups, Federal budget, recruitment
No. 44 - March 29, 2022 - Finding therapists Youtube, PCA Board and CEO farewells, free RATs, winter dose
No. 43 - March 22, 2022 - Input/feedback form, flexi-funding start, food relief, inclusive Victoria, LGBQTI strategy
No. 42 - March 15, 2022 - Forcred adoption redress, Voices in action and survey Create Foundation, Grants and supports
No 41 - March 8, 2022 - Better Futures, Member input/feedback form, CFECFW webinar trauma and children
No 40 - March 1, 2022 - Attachment and health YouTube Dr Stacy Blythe, Create Foundation, people pleasing
No 39 - February 22, 2022 - ACF trauma conference, Carer Kafe, Flexi-funding tips, DFFH allowance, Major assets
No 38 - February 15, 2022 - Permanency options, unding and support, first aid and CPR, vaccinations and RATs
No 37 - February 8, 2022 - Equine & animal therapy YouTube, Flexi-funding application YouTube, suicide, Better Futures
No 36 - February 2, 2022 - Back to school, Flexi-funding forms, adolescent violence, Better Futures, Vaccinations

2021

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