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Media Release 19 November 2011 – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families not hard to reach – but services hard to find
Download File SNAICC National Executive member Lisa Coulson has told a major conference there is an urgent need for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child and family support services that are holistic and culturally appropriate to help build a stronger future for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Speaking at the Honouring the Child, Honouring […]
Media Release 18 November 2011 – SNAICC Chairperson launches new assessment tool to assist Aboriginal kinship carers
Download File SNAICC Chairperson launches new assessment tool to assist Aboriginal kinship carers SNAICC Chairperson Dawn Wallam has launched a groundbreaking new tool to empower Aboriginal kinship carers to identify needs, develop action plans and improve outcomes for children. The Winangay Aboriginal Kinship Care Assessment Tool, launched in Redfern today, was developed by the Winangay […]
Media Release 4 August 2011 – National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day
Download File National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day (NAICD) is held on 4 August each year to celebrate the importance and value of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people within family and community. This year’s NAICD theme is: “From small to big, growing stronger every day”. The theme salutes the […]
Media Release 7 June 2011 – Year 5 student’s artwork chosen for National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day poster
Download File This year’s National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day (NAICD) poster will feature the artwork of Jazmin Clark, a Year 5 student at Challa Gardens Primary School in the Adelaide suburb of Kilkenny. NAICD is held on 4 August every year to celebrate the importance and value of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children […]
Media Release 9 February 2011 – SNAICC supports NT Elders’ pleas for basic human rights
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Media Release 10 February 2010 – The Aboriginal Child Placement Principle puts children’s safety first
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Media Release 03 August 2009 – National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day 2009
Download File National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day – Tuesday 4 August 2009 – ‘Good Child Protection: we do it better together’.
Media Release 13 November 2008 – New resource to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people develop child safe
Download File The SNAICC Resource Service has distributed over 600 Through Young Black Eyes Workshop Kits free to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members, family workers and services around the nation. The kits will assist communities to take local action to prevent child abuse, neglect and family violence and propose six steps to develop […]
Media Release 13 May 2008 – Budget needs to deliver on promise to close the gap for Indigenous children
Download File SNAICC Chairperson, Muriel Bamblett, AM, said today that, ‘tonight’s Federal Budget has to start delivering on the governments pre-election promises of halving the gap in mortality rates between Indigenous and non Indigenous children under the age of five within a decade; and halving the gap in reading, writing and numeracy achievement within a […]
