Building the future with Building Blocks
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonFamilies on the far north coast are now seeing the fruits of $990,000 in Howard Government funding, with the opening of the Far North Coast…
Getting ready for school? Its child’s play!
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Howard Government will deliver $3 million in funding to projects in Lismore and surrounding areas under the $142 million Communities for Childreninitiative. The Minister…
Queensland community business partnerships awarded
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonFour Queensland community business partnerships have been rewarded in the prestigious 2005 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships.The Minister for Family and…
Geelong community to monitor their children’s development
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonAn initiative designed to track the progress and development of young children has been launched in Geelong today. Geelong will participate in the Australian Early…
Victorian community business partnerships awarded
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonSix Victorian community business partnerships were rewarded in the prestigious 2005 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships. The Minister for Family and…
Australians urged to give from the workplace
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonA collaborative initiative to help build Australia’s already vibrant culture of giving, Workplace Giving Australia, was launched at an event in Melbourne today. An initiative…
Sydney to host 2008 Catholic World Youth Day
Media Release by The Hon Sussan Ley MPThe Parliamentary Secretary for Children and Youth Affairs, the Hon Sussan Ley, today joined Prime Minister John Howard in welcoming the announcement by Pope Benedict…
Fostering a successful transition from care
Media Release by The Hon Sussan Ley MPThe level of support provided to children and young people in out of home care and their transition to independent living will be examined at…
$20 million for local answers to local problems
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonUp to $20 million in funding is now available from the Howard Government for communities across Australia as part of round three of the highly…
Help for young carers a keystroke away
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonYoung people caring for a relative who has an illness or disability will now have access to a range of information products, including an interactive…
Howard Government delivering a better community for all
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe health and wellbeing of young children and families in nine communities across Australia will be enhanced under the Howard Government’s $142 million Communities for…
NSW Government fails its residents
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe NSW Government has proved its disdain for its residents refusing to sign up to several agreements with the Howard Government. I call on the…
Youth: Plibersek misses the point yet again
Media Release by The Hon Sussan Ley MPThe Australian Government’s longstanding support for the Young Australian of the Year Awards is a recognition and celebration of the many young Australians who make…
Vivian Solon
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonMinister for Immigration, Amanda Vanstone and Minister for Family and Community Services, Kay Patterson, today rejected claims by lawyers for Vivian Solon.The Ministers said Mr…
$12 million boost for mentoring services Australia-wide
Media Release by The Hon Sussan Ley MPTwelve organisations have been successful in securing a share in $12 million over the next four years under the Howard Government’s Mentor Marketplace programme. The…
$35 million windfall for parent carers in Victoria
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonOlder parents who care for their sons and daughters with a disability will be better supported following the signing of the $35 million Commonwealth State…
Australian Government push for action on affordable housing
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonFollowing the historic Joint Meeting of Housing, Local Government and Planning Ministerial Councils in Melbourne today, Ministers agreed to support the Framework for National Action…
Calls for greater action by States and Territories within child care planning
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, and Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads, the Hon Jim Lloyd, today called for…
Support for young people in Wadeye
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Wadeye region’s new Intensive Support Playgroup will now be mobilised thanks to $130,000 Howard Government funding for a four-wheel drive and trailer. The Minister…
$9.5 million to Help Ease Wadeye Housing Crisis
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonThe Howard Government has moved to ease the overcrowding of houses in the Wadeye community by approving the construction of up to 25 new homes,…
National recognition for foster carers
Media Release by The Hon Sussan Ley MPFoster carers who have cared for foster children for 20 years or more have been nationally recognised at an awards ceremony, today in Alice Springs…
National Launch of MoneyBusiness in Katherine
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonA major initiative designed to improve financial understanding for Indigenous people in six locations in the Northern Territory and Western Australia, MoneyBusiness, was launched today…
$3.3 million windfall for children in the Katherine Region
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonChildren and families in the Katherine region will have greater access to early intervention programs with the help of $3.3 million in funding over four…
Calls for 11 Young Australians to set sail for trip of a lifetime
Media Release by The Hon Sussan Ley MPAn international voyage of discovery awaits 11 young Australians to join young people from all over the world on board the Ship For World Youth…
Palmerston and Tiwi Communities for Children
Media Release by Senator the Hon Kay PattersonChildren and their families in Palmerston and the Tiwi Islands will have better access to support and services thanks to the Howard Government’s $3 million…