News & events

After a two year hiatus, OzChild foster and kinship carers were celebrated at the Annual Carer Dinner event.

Every year we recognise and acknowledge the commitment and dedication of OzChild carers and celebrate the incredible life-changing outcomes they achieve.

Justice McEvoy has been appointed to the Victorian Registry to replace the Hon Justice Jennifer Davies following her retirement.

Families in the Brimbank Melton community will receive individual support making it easier for them to access services specific to their needs.

1 in 3 women globally experience violence, sadly a number that has remained largely unchanged over the past decade. 

Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO), a specialised foster care program has been ‘breaking the cycle’ for children in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland who, through no fault of their own, have ended up in residential care or alternative accommodation.

Joan Graham is often described as having the biggest heart of any human being. An angel with a hidden halo and a shining light to the hundreds, if not thousands of children and young people who have been welcomed into her family during the past 50+ years.

The marking of 26 January is an important date in Australia’s history, but, celebrating the arrival of the First Fleet conjures feelings of both pride and pain: there is so much to celebrate about Australia – but for many, “Australia Day” is a difficult day for mourning.

For the second year in a row the Greater Shepparton Foundation has supported OzChild’s SafeCare program during what can often be a difficult time of year.

OzChild volunteer and soon to be centenarian, Aubrey (Aub) Gamble has led an exciting and fulfilling life that includes a quarter of a century of volunteer work.

This Foster Care Week we join in the call for carers to be supported with the basics such as birth certificates and Medicare cards, to be unburdened by the financial pressure to pay for health and education expenses that aren’t covered by the care allowance.

In Victoria, the growth in OOHC is the fastest in the nation – a grim reality for the state which has endured the harshest and longest lockdowns. With more than 45,000 children already in OOHC across Australia, an additional 4,500 children are estimated to enter OOHC because of the pandemic – put simply, we do not have enough carers.