12 June 2017On Monday 5th June 2017, Barnardos Australia celebrated the life and work of former Chief Executive, Louise Voigt.
Read more- 12 April 2017
Barnardos Australia wishes to pay tribute to the life and work of our long-time Chief Executive, Louise Voigt, who passed away peacefully at her Sydney home on Friday 7th April 2016.
Read more - 19 December 2016
The Australia Theatre of Young People (ATYP) work hard to give all children the chance to find their voice through its Scholarship Fund. Many Barnardos children have been the lucky recipients of the gift of confidence, creativity and participation through the workshops and programs that are included in the Fund.
Read more - 08 December 2016
Barnardos Auburn centre ran a four week program at Auburn Public School, focused on helping year 6 students transition into high school in 2017.
Read more - 07 December 2016
This month Barnardos celebrated a milestone anniversary for indigenous worker, Uncle Bruce. Uncle Bruce has been helping children at our Yurungai Indigenous Learning Centre for 10 years, putting them on the right path as a mentor and carer.
Read more - 23 November 2016
A new partnership to ensure Aboriginal children in care remain connected to culture and country will has been launched today by the Minister for Family and Community Services, Brad Hazzard.
Read more - 02 September 2016
Without the generosity of people who leave a gift to charity in their Will, many of the programs and services offered by Barnardos Australia would be at risk of closing.
Read more - 16 August 2016
Mundipharma Pty Limited (MPL) are proud to announce the renewal of their partnership with leading child protection charity, Barnardos Australia.
Read more - 24 July 2016
To celebrate NAIDOC week our Barnardos Warrawong Centre held a family fun day for the local community. View our video.
Read more - 31 May 2016
It's International Children’s Day on the 1st of June. It is celebrated by more than 30 countries globally, and was first proclaimed in 1925 at the World Conference on the Well-being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland, to initiate action to benefit and promote the welfare of the world's children.
Read more - 13 May 2016
We are proud to announce that Barnardos Australia CEO, Deirdre Cheers has been chosen as an Ambassador for National Families Week (NFW) 2016.
Read more - 04 May 2016
Barnardos Australia is thrilled to announce a three year partnership with The Star.
Read more - 24 March 2016
The majority of children in out-of-home care say they feel safe and settled in their current placement, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Read more - 16 March 2016
The University of Sydney will establish the Institute of Open Adoption in partnership with Barnardos Australia through $2.85 million in state government funding, NSW Premier Mike Baird announced today.
Read more - 04 March 2016
Australian actor Miranda Otto has added her star power to a local initiative donating soft toys to abused children.
Read more - 08 February 2016
Almost 200,000 women and children were driven from their homes to live on the streets in just three years because of family violence, new figures have revealed.
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Mrs. Fields recently partnered with Barnardos Gifts for Kids program for their ‘Moments Made Better Weekend’ fundraiser that aimed to help support thousands of children suffering abuse, neglect and homelessness around our nation.
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- 26 October 2015
Finding a safe and stable home for children and young people in out of home care led the agenda at a forum attended by over 150 people in Sydney today.
Read more - 09 October 2015
A young person who find themselves homeless on leaving care is at significant risk of compounded social disadvantage, making everyday tasks we often take for granted extremely difficult.
Read more - 08 October 2015
TV personality and Barnardos ambassador, James Mathison, has won $25,000 for his chosen charity, Barnardos Australia, on Celebrity Apprentice Australia.
Read more - 15 September 2015
Brad Hazzard, Minister for Family and Community Services, has announced a new State payment to help young people in out of home care complete their schooling after they turn 18.
Read more - 14 September 2015
All parents sometimes wonder if they are getting it right and meeting their children's needs.
Read more - 06 September 2015
How do you teach young children about the dangers of abuse without scaring them? Former police woman Kate Power and her husband Rod Power believe they have the answer in the form of a book they have written, My Underpants Rule!.
Read more - 21 August 2015
The Barnardos Auburn Temporary Youth Accommodation's Skills for Life program has received a much needed grant for $5,040 from DOOLEYS Lidcombe Catholic Club via the Auburn ClubGRANTS Scheme.
Read more - 20 August 2015
As Australians we are, on the whole, better educated and living longer than a decade ago according to the latest national welfare report card from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Read more - 14 August 2015
Barnardos Australia is thankful to the ACT and NSW Police and the general public for their support in the location of the 18-month-old child abducted yesterday.
Read more - 12 August 2015
If you have ever had an awesome Aunt or Uncle in your life then you know what a special contribution they can make.
Read more - 09 August 2015
Barnardos Temporary Accommodation Program for Youth is doing what they can to “Step Up to End Homelessness” by taking young people aged 16 to 25 years who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and providing them with a safe place to stay.
Read more - 06 July 2015
A recently released paper by Kerry Hill, Senior Research & Development Officer with Barnardos' Practice Development Centre shows that there are some real advantages to being a younger parent.
Read more - 06 July 2015
Barnardos Australia has created the Louise Voigt Award to honour Louise and acknowledge the outstanding contribution she has made to Barnardos and its work, during her 30 yrs as CEO and Director of Welfare.
Read more - 02 July 2015
Barnardos Auburn Children’s Family Centre was very happy to see Daniel Baker, Corporate Responsibility Director at ALDI Australia this week.
Read more - 02 July 2015
This week the NSW Ombudsman released a 10 year report on Familial abuse-related child deaths in NSW.
Read more - 30 June 2015
Barnardos Australia was thrilled to host Maori staff from our sister organisation in New Zealand recently.
Read more - 30 June 2015
Sitting your HSC is hard enough for any young student, but imagine being in so much pain it is impossible to concentrate.
Read more - 16 June 2015
The first Barnardos Beach Bolt was held on 14 June at Coogee Beach, drawing a huge crowd of locals who all came down to support Barnardos Australia outrun child abuse.
Read more - 16 June 2015
Staff from media agency, Vizeum recently visited the Barnardos Auburn Children’s Family Centre as part of the One Day for Change.
Read more - 09 June 2015
Paulini Curuenavuli shot to fame during the first series of Australian Idol which launched the careers of Guy Sebastian, Shannon Noll, Damien Leith and Jessica Mauboy. Now Paulini is lacing up for the Barnardos Beach Bolt at Coogee beach this Sunday and she has taken time out to tell us about life after Idol, her new single and why children are our future.
Read more - 27 May 2015
Identity is powerful force which is the result of individual stories built up over time. Nobody can give you your identity and nobody can take it away; it is something that only you can give yourself.
Read more - 26 May 2015
Barnardos Australia Program Manager, Thang Do, has been featured in a new short film for ABC Open’s “Unsung Heroes” series.
Read more - 22 May 2015
The Board of Barnardos Australia today announced it has appointed Deirdre Cheers as CEO.
Read more - 21 May 2015
As a migrant and a mother, your first priority is to your family and to contribute to your community.
Read more - 21 May 2015
Cultural acceptance of violence against women is stopping female victims from reporting abuse in suburbs like Auburn, which is Sydney’s domestic murder capital, police say.
Read more - 19 May 2015
John Guthrie and his partner Dennis Cash have fostered six different teenagers long-term over the past 17-or-so years, as well as fostering the occasional toddler on their way to being adopted.
Read more - 18 May 2015
Beach Bolt ambassadors and sponsor Titan Fitness visited our Yurungai Learning Centre in Waterloo last week for an afternoon learning with the Centre's students.
Read more - 14 May 2015
Local kids from the Barnardos Learning Centre in Waterloo are in for a treat today when some very special guests pay them a visit.
Read more - 12 May 2015
Giving babies and young children a safe start in life is the passion of Barnados carer Belinda Grah.
Read more - 10 May 2015
PM Tony Abbott celebrated Mother’s Day today with Australia’s top mums at the Barnardos Mother of the Year 2015 National Announcement. He presented Leanne Robson from Qld with the prestigious award
Read more - 04 May 2015
Ever wanted to give back to society in some way? Perhaps your kids have left home, you've cut back your hours at work and you're looking for something to do with your time. So why not become a foster carer?
Read more - 01 May 2015
Auburn is the murder capital of Sydney and more than half of the homicides committed in this suburb last year related to domestic violence.
Read more - 30 April 2015
Barnardos Australia will benefit from a Progressive Dinner Safari held as part of the Pyrmont Festival.
Read more - 13 April 2015
Child welfare advocates have used coronal findings on the death of a four-year-old girl to renew their push for an overhaul of adoption rules across Australia.
Read more - 09 April 2015
Today marks the start of National Youth Week (NYW), 10-19 April, the largest celebration of Australia’s young people aged 12-25.
Read more - 27 March 2015
Donna and Gary Murray of Grays Point have five wonderful children but have made room in their lives for another 18.
Read more - 27 March 2015
After been unable to have a child of their own, Simone and Michael Gardoni thought of adopting a child from Cambodia, but they ended up adopting through Barnardos.
Read more - 24 March 2015
Canberra foster carers, Mark and Liam, have been fostering through Barardos Australia for more than two years. During that time they have provided emergency, crisis, concurrency and long term care for four local children in need.
Read more - 23 March 2015
The Easter bunny made an early delivery this year to some very delighted children at Barnardos Children’s Family Centre in Auburn.
Read more - 17 March 2015
Messages of reconciliation will be shared as part of a special National Close the Gap day event to be held at Killalea State Park on Thursday.
Read more - 13 March 2015
Improved checks for a new foster carers register in NSW could make things worse for some Aboriginal children, a highly respected veteran of the child welfare sector says.
Read more - 06 March 2015
An almost $200,000 donation from a supermarket giant is set to make an impac on the live of local kids with disabilities and their families.
Read more - 06 March 2015
Twenty years ago, Margaret Read, of Killcare, saw an ad in the paper calling for foster carers for Barnardos Australia.
Read more - 05 March 2015
"They keep you on your toes", was Karen's modest but genuine reply to a question on the difficulties of foster caring.
Read more - 10 February 2015
The City of Sydney today launched the 2015 Sydney Chinese New Year Festival and announced Barnardos Australia the official charity partner.
Read more - 07 February 2015
CEO and Director of Welfare of Barnardos Australia, Louise Voigt, has announced that she will retire in July this year, after 30 years in the role.
Read more - 25 January 2015
Damian Fitzpatrick was just three years old when he was place in foster care.
Read more - 18 January 2015
Sydney couple Irina and Justin Harris had all but given up hope of becoming parents when they stumbled on a Barnardos Australia ad seeking adoptive parents.
Read more - 13 January 2015
Women are the most vulnerable and disadvantaged group within the correction system.
Read more - 05 January 2015
The Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters program "worked such a treat" on her own daughter, Belinda Ryan jumped at the chance to work as a home tutor.
Read more - 29 December 2014
The federal government has been warned a proposed overhaul of the early childhood system could lead to vulnerable children being placed into foster care.
Read more - 18 November 2014
Barnardos Australia carer Gemma Cisco says the expanded premises for the Orange office will make a world of difference to the children she cares for and their families.
Read more - 12 November 2014
The first State of Shellharbour's Children Report 2014 has painted a concerning picture of the region's youth.
Read more - 12 November 2014
Barnardos Auburn Children’s Family Centre will celebrate 40 years of supporting vulnerable families in the local community today.
Read more - 16 October 2014
No matter your job or where you've come from, with the wrong streak of bad luck anyone can end up in poverty and homelessness.
Read more - 14 October 2014
Barnardos Australia and media agency IKON have launched an integrated campaign designed to encourage people to "count yourself in" when thinking about becoming a foster carer.
Read more - 24 September 2014
Shadow Minister for Family and Community Services ACT Nicole Lawder is pushing for an increased profile of foster caring in the wider community.
Read more - 22 September 2014
Barnardos Australia has been fortunate to receive 15 original Aboriginal works of art from a generous donor.
Read more - 15 September 2014
Barnardos Auburn Children’s Family Centre celebrated Child Protection Week by hosting a Healthy Breakfast and Protective Behaviours event at Granville East Public School on 4 September, 2014.
Read more - 10 September 2014
One of the largest adoption agencies in Australia, Barnardos Australia, is embarking on a groundbreaking study into open adoptions.
Read more - 05 September 2014
National Child Protection Week 2014 is on from 7-13 September, 2014 and is run by the National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN).
Read more - 03 September 2014
Staff and social work students at Barnardos Auburn Children's Family Centre, have added their voice to the 'No Excuse for Domestic Violence' campaign.
Read more - 29 August 2014
Leading child welfare organisation Barnardos has backed calls by the nation’s chief family law judges for a review of adoption laws to enable many of the tens of thousands of children in care to find a permanent home.
Read more - 20 August 2014
The Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies have honoured Barnardos Australia’s CEO Louise Voigt with their Lifetime Achievement Award at the ACWA Achievement Awards 2014, held earlier tonight in Sydney.
Read more - 19 August 2014
All that remains of Marc Leong’s childhood memorabilia is an old photo and a drawing he did when he was about six or seven, depicting him in front of a house with his mum and his dog.
Read more - 15 August 2014
The shortage of safe places people can call home was highlighted at an afternoon tea hosted by the Barnardos Auburn Temporary Accommodation Program during Homelessness Week.
Read more - 08 August 2014
Barnardos is delighted to announce the launch of a new partnership with leading pharmaceutical company Mundipharma.
Read more - 06 August 2014
ALDI Australia and Allied Express joined forces with Barnardos Australia to help one of the Barnardos Mother of the Year WA 2013 finalists, Tennille McConkey, who’s home recently burnt down.
Read more - 25 July 2014
The number of child abuse reports increased by 15 per cent over the past two years, but more than half of all reports were never investigated by authorities, according to new figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Read more - 11 July 2014
Barnardos Australia launched a ground-breaking research project into open adoption outcomes today.
Read more - 25 June 2014
House Rules, Channel 7's top rating renovation series, has give Barnardos Australia the chance to receive a free make-over for a foster family house.
Read more - 19 June 2014
Barnardos Australia has been chosen as the charity client for the Young Lions Film Competition, part of The Cannes Lions International Festival.
Read more - 02 June 2014
Yours and Barnardos Australia are looking for inspirational true stories. It's so important that people such as adoption crusader Pat Howard have their voices heard.
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