ACWA is working with AbSec to develop an online child safety good practice tool, which aims to give agencies practical policy and procedural advice to help them comply with child safe standards, and is tailored to suit the needs of individual sectors. Click here to view a sample copy of the tool that would house the advice […]
ACWA is pleased to announce a fantastic development opportunity for recent graduates of its flagship Community Leadership Program (CLP). The inaugural Andrew McCallum Leadership Scholarship will offer one lucky recipient $5,000 towards their future leadership development. This scholarship, generously funded by the Office of the Children’s Guardian (OCG), is designed to future-proof the community sector through […]
Following on from last year’s ‘Kinship Care: Making it a National Issue’ roundtable event, ACWA is excited to announce that we have invited Dr Lucy Peake, CEO of Grandparents Plus, to visit Australia later this year for a ‘shared learning’ tour. Grandparents Plus is a national charity based in the United Kingdom that focuses on […]
One of my key areas of focus since joining ACWA in February, has been to work with the Board on reviewing and clarifying ACWA’s strategic directions to ensure that our priorities as a peak body reflect the needs of our member organisations, the sector and, most importantly, the wider community. As a consequence of this […]
The Office of the Children’s Guardian has issued the following notification regarding procedures to be followed by out-of-home care providers when a child or young person is placed in a non-home based emergency care arrangement: Your notifications can help reduce the number of children in non-home based emergency care arrangements. In an emergency or crisis, […]