The Howard Government will deliver $3 million in funding to projects in Lismore and surrounding areas under the $142 million Communities for Childreninitiative. The Minister…
Four 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…
An initiative designed to track the progress and development of young children has been launched in Geelong today. Geelong will participate in the Australian Early…
Six 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…
A 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…
Up to $20 million in funding is now available from the Howard Government for communities across Australia as part of round three of the highly…
Young people caring for a relative who has an illness or disability will now have access to a range of information products, including an interactive…
The 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…
The NSW Government has proved its disdain for its residents refusing to sign up to several agreements with the Howard Government. I call on the…
Minister 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…
Older parents who care for their sons and daughters with a disability will be better supported following the signing of the $35 million Commonwealth State…
Following the historic Joint Meeting of Housing, Local Government and Planning Ministerial Councils in Melbourne today, Ministers agreed to support the Framework for National Action…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson, and Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads, the Hon Jim Lloyd, today called for…
The 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…
The Howard Government has moved to ease the overcrowding of houses in the Wadeye community by approving the construction of up to 25 new homes,…
A major initiative designed to improve financial understanding for Indigenous people in six locations in the Northern Territory and Western Australia, MoneyBusiness, was launched today…
Children 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…
Children 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…
A Howard Government grant of $75,300 will continue to help build family and community capacity and early learning opportunities for children in a number of…
Further access to quality early childhood services and activities for local children and their families will be boosted following one-off funding of $205,000 for the…
Greater access to support services for families in need within the North Western Adelaide community will be possible under the Howard Government’s $3.4 million Communities…
Building on the contributions of previous members to improve outcomes for Australian families and children, the new members of the Australian Council for Children and…
:Over $30 million for the Emergency Relief (ER) Programme, announced in the 2005-06 Budget, is to be distributed to the existing network of 900 agencies…
The Minister for Family and Community Services, Senator Kay Patterson has today attacked the Queensland Government over its failure to accept an offer by the…
This year’s ACROD 2nd National Ageing and Disability Conference in Hobart brought together experts in the disability and carer fields to discuss issues facing older…