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With only 14 days left until Christmas, Barnardos is working hard to ensure that every child in our care feels the joy and excitement of the festive season. For many families, Christmas can be overwhelming and financially difficult. Our Gifts for Kids Appeal helps provide toys, books and gift cards, which are delivered directly to our children and family centres, just in time for Christmas.  

We’ve partnered with Simply Giving, an online toy warehouse that allows supporters to browse, purchase and donate gifts directly. Every gift you choose is delivered straight to the children in our care. 

🎁There’s still time to get involved 

Corporates can sign up and create their own company-branded giving page, complete with a QR code that can be shared around with their team and community. It’s an easy way for staff to select the toys they wish to donate!  

Setup your team toy appeal

Our 2025 Annual Review is now live and available, capturing a year of progress, resilience, and meaningful change for children and families.  

The review highlights the breadth of our work, including a message from our CEO, Deirdre Cheers, who will be retiring this year. We thank Deirdre for over ten years of leadership as CEO and her unwavering dedication to building a future where every child can thrive.

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We have just two weeks left to lock in our inaugural Unbound Art Show event partners. We offer bespoke sponsorship packages to suit any sized business. If you’d like to align your company with a one-of-a-kind special event that showcases the best emerging and established artists in Australia, please contact us at partnerships@barnardos.org.au.  

All proceeds from this event will support our services through the Bundaleer Community Centre in Warrawong. 

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR UNBOUND ART SHOW

*Trigger warning: the content on this page contains information about domestic and family violence.  

On 25 November, the first of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, Barnardos Australia stood side-by-side with 27 other organisations for the Unite Against Violence: No More Empty Shoes Vigil held in Sydney’s Martin Place.  

42 pairs of empty shoes were placed carefully along the ground, each representing a woman killed by domestic and family violence across Australia in 2025. A stark, visible reminder of the lives stolen and the urgent need for change.  

The Vigil featured deeply moving speeches, including a powerful address from lived-experience advocate, Tabitha Acret, who shared the heartbreaking story of her daughter, Mackenzie, murdered in 2022 in a domestic violence attack. Her words echoed through Martin Place, reminding us of the human cost behind every statistic and the responsibility we share to prevent this from happening again.  

Speakers Corey Anderson from Healing Through Yarning and Delia Donovan, CEO of Domestic Violence NSW, also called for collective action, community responsibility and a renewed commitment to ending violence.  

The event was organised by the NSW Vigil Collective – a coalition of 28 organisations working together to end domestic and family violence. The Collective highlights the strength of community when we unite, with one powerful voice: No more empty shoes. No more stolen lives. 

 How Barnardos Supports Children and Families:  

Barnardos supports children and families experiencing domestic and family violence through specialist programs and services. This includes:  

• Crisis response and safety planning  
• Therapeutic support for children  
• Family casework and wraparound support  
• Safe housing pathways  
• Advocacy to break intergenerational cycles of violence  

Our goal is simple: every child deserves to live safely.  

Want to learn more about how you can help?
During the 16 days, Barnardos will be raising awareness of how domestic and family violence impacts children and the vital need for change. Join us and take action by supporting and sharing our posts on our social channels: LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. 

To understand more about what must change, read our ‘Making children visible DV snapshot’ report here.  

If you would like to learn more, donate or partake in a Barnardos Corporate DFV Workshop, please contact us partnerships@barnardos.org.au

Our first-ever Giving Day was a shining success! ✨

On Thursday 4^th of September, Barnardos hosted The Big Giving For Brighter Futures – a campaign to raise money for Australian children to have a brighter future, with every donation matched for 24 hours.

Donations to Barnardos Big Give for Brighter Futures came flying in from 8am on Thursday 4^th September, hitting our goal of $75,000 by 2:20pm, exceeding our bonus target of $120,000 by 6pm and then astonishingly smashing our DREAM target of $150,000 just before 8am!

Our final tally came a dazzling $156,551 ✨💚

From all of us here at Barnardos, the biggest thank you goes out to you! You shone bright to give kids in Australia the bright future they deserve!

Last but not least, a special heartfelt thank you goes to our incredible Matched Partners. Without you, this day would not have been a shining success! 🌟

✨Do you love art?
✨Do you love supporting a meaningful cause?
✨ Do you love sipping bubbles, nibbling capapes and listening to live music?

If you answered “yes” to any of the above, then the 3^rd Annual Unbound Art Show is the perfect sponsorship opportunity for you.

The Unbound Art Show is more than just an exhibition – it’s a movement of established and emerging artists and advocates coming together to create a real impact through creativity.

2026 marks the third show, and each year the event has grown exponentially. In just a short time, Unbound Art Show has become one of Barnardos boldest and brightest signature events that brings together community, creativity and purpose!

Your organisation could have the opportunity to be front and centre of this high-profile event, aligning your brand with innovation, culture and social impact.

📩 To learn more, email us at partnerships@barnardos.org.au

With the festive season around the corner, the Corporate Partnerships team is excited to bring back Gifts for Kids!!

This year, your company can bring joy to children and young people by creating an online toy drive. You’ll be able to:

✨ Customise your company toy drive page
✨ Set a gift goal
✨Share it around with colleagues and customers
✨ Access ready-to-use collateral to help promote the campaign

Best of all – you’ll get to choose the toys you want to gift online, ensuring that every child has something to unwrap this festive season. 🎁

We’ll be in touch soon with all the details, but in the meantime, you can register your interest by emailing us at partnerships@barnardos.org.au

On Thursday 10 July, the Giving Movement (TGM) team celebrated NAIDOC Week at the Auburn Children’s and Family Centre, marking the occasion not only to celebrate NAIDOC week, but also reflect on our first year of partnership together.

To do this, TGM provided art supplies and joined forces with Aunty Viv and the children to create a collaborative piece of artwork that was inspired by the 2025 NAIDOC Week theme: “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy.” The artwork reflected not only the creativity of the children but also the power of community, collaboration, and culture.

This year marks 50 years of celebrating NAIDOC Week, honoring Indigenous voices, culture, and resilience. The involvement of TGM showed how corporate partnerships can meaningfully connect with community and help amplify the spirit of NAIDOC through creativity and collaboration.

On Wednesday 9 July 2025, children from the Yurungai Learning Centre joined HSBC at their head office in Barangaroo to celebrate NAIDOC Week.

This year’s NAIDOC Week theme was “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy”, marking 50 years of celebrating this important week and honoring Indigenous voices, culture, and resilience. HSBC’s involvement embodied the spirit of the theme, empowering the next generation to step into new spaces and celebrate culture together.

The day began with a warm welcome from the HSBC team before four children from Yurungai suited up in corporate attire (generously provided by HSBC) and took on the role of interviewers in a lively panel discussion involving HSBC Australia CEO, Antony Shaw, as well as key members of HSBC’s Indigenous Advisory Group. Following the panel, the children performed animal movements with Uncle Bruce, sharing culture in a joyful and interactive way, with all in attendance joining in.

The celebration ended on a sweet note, as the children collaborated with HSBC staff to decorate cookies baked by the HSBC chef – a fun and memorable way to round off the day.

We’re excited to share, that with one final generous donation from longtime Foundation member, Australian Mutual Bank, the Australian Mutuals Foundation has officially reached their fundraising goal! Thanks to this support, the Yurungai Learning Centre will soon have a brand-new bus  – a vital part of the Centre’s success.

Each afternoon, the bus transports children safely from local schools, making it possible for families who struggle with school pick-ups to access the program.

This appeal has been a remarkable goal for the Australian Mutuals Foundation, and on behalf of the Barnardos and Yurungai Learning Centre team, we could not be more grateful and excited for the difference this bus will make!

Stay tuned for the bus reveal! 🚌