06 August 2020Anyone adopted in NSW will soon be able to acknowledge their birth parents and siblings as well as their adopted family on their birth certificate.
Read more- 19 July 2020
Felicity and Adam Moreau tried to conceive for 10 years before becoming one of a growing number of families to adopt a child from foster care last financial year.
Read more - 14 July 2020
To every vulnerable child and family who needs support, and to the dedicated Barnardos staff who work each day to provide just that – we see your ‘heart of gold’ and wear ours as a symbol of love and gratitude.
Read more - 08 July 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown a number of important services in our community, including playgroups, were forced to close.
Read more - 26 May 2020
FOR more than 20 years, Bev Rankin has taken up the role as a foster carer to keep children safe.
Read more - 11 May 2020
The recipient of this year's Barnardos Mother of the Year award has welcomed over 100 children into her home in the last 35 years.
Chosen from a national shortlist of eight finalists by the children's charity, NSW mum and foster carer Margie Bailey spoke to The Sunday Project after receiving the honour today.
Read more - 11 May 2020
IT takes a special kind of person to become a foster parent. Having welcomed more than 100 foster kids into her home over the past 35 years, grandmother Marg Bailey has been named Barnardos Mother of the Year for NSW in recognition of her love and compassion.
Read more - 07 May 2020
Barnardos CEO Deirdre Cheers GAICD has worked in the NFP sector since 1986. She says she has never seen a more challenging time and expects some charities will go under, especially those without financial reserves.
Read more - 04 May 2020
Once again, Fat Poppy Coffee Roasters are celebrating Mother's Day and raising funds for our Beyond Barbed Wire program.
Read more - 04 May 2020
Kieran is Program Manager of the Barnardos Disability Respite Service in Penrith. As an essential service, we have remained open and are busier than ever. Social distancing rules have added an extra challenge to deliver our services but we know this work is so important for the health and safety of our families.
Read more - 30 April 2020
In today’s Sydney Morning Herald, Barnardos Penrith Children’s Family Centre Manager explains that school is sometimes the only safe place for vulnerable children, making school attendance during COVID-19 vital.
Read more - 28 April 2020
Keep your kids busy during this crisis time with our wonderful buddies book filled with puzzles and colouring in activities.
Read more - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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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