02 April 2020 Barnardos Australia is committed to delivering our essential services to support vulnerable children and families throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more- 02 April 2020
We were very sad to hear yesterday that Julie Pascoe died of cancer on Tuesday 31st March. Many of us worked with Julie during her eight years on the Barnardos Board and admired her greatly. She brought her many talents and boundless energy to the role of Director and contributed to Barnardos in so many ways.
Read more - 25 March 2020
Barnardos places the highest priority on the health and safety of the children, young people and families we work with, along with our carers and staff.
Read more - 25 March 2020
At Barnardos we exist to protect and care for some of society's most vulnerable children and their families. The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a much greater need for our services in the community than we have ever seen before. We want to ensure that we can continue our essential service delivery in order to protect and support our most vulnerable. Thank you Andrew Leigh (MP) for your piece in the Canberra Times below explaining why Australian children need us now more than ever.
Read more - 07 January 2020
Sydney Thunder and their fans raised over $2,000 and helped us distribute more than 80 Christmas gifts creating lots of smiles, excitement and laughter for the children in our programs.
Read more - 18 December 2019
We are pleased to announce that as at the 14th December, Barnardos Australia and Barnardo’s UK were declared a participating institution in the National Redress Scheme.
Read more - 09 September 2019
LINKER is a domestic violence service in Central Western NSW that is changing the lives of women and children.
Read more - 02 September 2019
Friends of Barnardos set to raise much needed funds and awareness for abused and neglected children through the sale of Bears to Care.
Read more - 31 July 2019
Barnardos Australia was recently invited to comment on issues raised at the Special Commission of Inquiry into the Drug ‘Ice’.
Read more - 28 June 2019
Barnardos Australia is pleased to announce that Janett Milligan will become Chair from the 1st July 2019.
Read more - 26 June 2019
Barnardos Australia and Barnardos UK would like to advise that we are in the final stages of joining the Redress Scheme.
Read more - 01 April 2019
We are pleased to publicly announce that the Barnardos Australia and Barnardo’s UK group application to join the National Redress Scheme has been lodged.
Read more - 01 March 2019
Following ongoing discussions between Barnardos Australia and Barnardo’s UK we are pleased to now publicly announce that we will be jointly applying to the Australian Government Redress Scheme.
Read more - 12 February 2019
Barnardos Australia has welcomed the announcement of the UK government that it will establish an ex-gratia payment scheme for former British child migrants.
Read more - 18 December 2018
As previously announced in June 2018 Barnardos Australia is currently in the process of joining the Australian National Redress Scheme for Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse.
Read more - 03 July 2018
Barnardos supports the National Redress Scheme to provide support to people who experienced institutional child sexual abuse.
Applications for the National Redress Scheme can be made from 1 July 2018.
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For media enquires please call Irene Saunders on (02) 9218 2344 or 0410 503 232, email isaunders@barnardos.org.au.
