22 September 20202020 Good Design Awards have announced the Indigenous Designer Award winner for 2020 is the Deadly Allstars Healing Garden Co-Design, designed by Design Managers Australia and commissioned by Barnardos Deadly Allstars Cultural Group
Read more- 21 September 2020
For the first time in NSW history adopted people will now have the option to have both their birth and adopted families included on a birth certificate.
Read more - 14 September 2020
In NSW, only 140 adoptions took place last year from children in the care of the state and siblings are hardest to place. But for one Sydney couple, taking on three kids was the best thing they ever did.
Read more - 14 September 2020
I’ve been on a path to discover different types of charities where my accounting skills can make a real difference. I’ve been with [child protection charity] Barnardos Australia for just over two years.
Read more - 02 September 2020
Our Auburn Centre is celebrating World Educators Day by acknowledging our amazing educators!
Read more - 30 August 2020
Adoption advocates have welcomed changes to ACT laws which they say will make it easier for children to have the legal security and family stability of being formally adopted.
Read more - 28 August 2020
We are proud to share this interview from ABC Conversations with amazing author and adoptive parent Melina Marchetta (Looking for Alibrandi). Melina talks about the process of adopting her daughter through Barnardos and shares the moment she met her daughter who was less than two-years-old. Melina says having her daughter is the best thing that happened to her.
Read more - 25 August 2020
Young people at risk of homelessness or disengagement from high school are being supported as part of a new program being delivered by Barnardos Australia in Western Sydney.
Read more - 22 August 2020
A NEWLY launched children's picture book explores experiences children may encounter during their first days of starting school.
Read more - 06 August 2020
Anyone 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 - 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 - 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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