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Ph: 03 9654 9552
Fax 03 9650 3689
Email: vic@napcan.org.au

The council for the Victorian branch of NAPCAN has vacancies
If you are interested in preventing child abuse and neglect, work or have worked in child, youth, child protection, family or have other skills you would like to share the Victorian branch of NAPCAN would like to hear from you. You need to be able to make a two year commitment, attend 4 full council meetings per year and be prepared to participate on one sub committee. MORE

Workshops and Seminars for 2008  

Workshops for service providers
Feb 20 Children's Sexuality City of Kingston
March 11 Child Protection City of Stonnington
March 12 Child Protection City of Boroondara
May 6 Duty of Care/Child Protection Melbourne
June 4 Our role in Child Protection Melbourne
June 23 Balancing family life Whittlesea
August 28 Children's Sexuality
August 28 Loss and Grief
September 11 Child Protection

Workshops for parents
June 19 Parenting in 21 st century - balancing work and family life
July 31 Parenting in 21 st century - balancing work and family life

For further information on the above workshops and seminars contact: Pat Jewell 042 9819 392

2008 Early Childhood Education Conference
"Together we grow - embracing the challenge"
Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne Australia, May 30 &31, 2008
A conference for everyone involved in early childhood education -- early years teachers, early years professionals and staff, employers, volunteer committees and parents. MORE

2008 Child Friendly Community Awards.
Nominations are now open for the 2008 Child Friendly Community Awards. The Vision of NAPCAN is to create a child friendly Australia. Since 2004 the Victorian branch of NAPCAN has recognized communities who are contributing to Australia becoming a child friendly country.

Please consider nominating a community you might be part of or one that you know of who you feel is deserving of a child friendly community award. Winning communities will be acknowledged as part of Children's Week 2008. Download a nomination form HERE

Child Friendly Communities in Victoria

Families Investing Time Together Child Friendly Community Award
NAPCAN Vic and Westpac announce the winner of the 2007 Families Investing Time Together Child Friendly Community Award. Women Initiating Self Help External Support (WISHES). Since 2004 this program has been assisting women with post natal depression who struggled with intimacy and play and emotionally connecting with their children. WISHES encourages parents to spent time with their children and assists them through the work of a creative arts therapist, Ms Delwyn Hopkins. Ms Hopkins works closely with each mother and child during the ten sessions aiming to enhance attachment. MORE

2007 CFC winners
Victoria is again working towards NAPCAN's vision of a Child Friendly Australia. There were twenty-six nominations for NAPCAN Vic's Child Friendly Community Awards for 2007. Sixteen were chosen as outstanding Child Friendly Communities and were acknowledged by Minister Neville at Creative Outrageous Day on October 24.

Three municipalities are doing exceptional work in including children as active citizens in making decisions that affect their lives. City of Port Phillip led the way in 2006 being the first municipality to receive a NAPCAN Child Friendly Community Award. The City of Port Phillip has co hosted the 2007 launch of the Child Friendly Community challenge and is co hosting the Creative Outrageous Day. The City of Port Phillip is also a NAPCAN National Child Protection Week partner.

Other 2007 Child Friendly Community winners include 3 exceptional schools who are supporting Victoria's most disadvantaged students by working with the community to enrich and skill their students. Other community groups and programs such as the Ardeer Community Playground committee, playgroups and a children's centre have all proven themselves to be worthy recipients of NAPCAN Vic CFC awards for 2007. MORE

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