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Minister's media releases

• Supporting Aboriginal women leaving prison (19.11.09)

• New parenting resource to help young parents (19.11.09)

• New model to improve child protection work in Aboriginal communities (19.11.09)

• Book commemorating 20th anniversary of UN's Rights of the child (19.11.09)

• Increasing adoptions by foster carers (17.11.09)

• Appeal for abandoned baby (15.11.09)

• Support for domestic violence campaigns (11.11.09)

• Teenage summer party warning (9.11.09)

• Government removes barriers to information-sharing (29.10.09)

• African women graduate to empower other women (28.10.09)

• Premier commits to safety campaign for kids (28.10.09)

• Teenagers in care tackle HSC (15.10.09)

• Funding program opens for councils and community groups (22.10.09)

• Program to improve parenting skills (21.10.09)

• Training achievements of the Orana Far West safe houses recognised (21.10.09)

• Thousands gearing up for new child protection system (19.10.09)

• Corporate challenge for more female leaders (15.10.09)

• Minister visits services for women and children in Singleton (14.10.09)

• Extra police and new campaign to target online child predators (13.10.09)

• Youth art exhibition raises awareness on family violence (12.10.09)

• Blitz on child care centres (10.10.09)

• Western Sydney theatre group helps prevent crime (9.10.09)

• James steps up to a career in Defence (8.10.09)

• Minister's response to Ombudsman's report (6.10.09)

• Rugby League successfully tackling violence (2.10.09)

• Women celebrate 25 years of Sex Discrimination Act (1.10.09)

• Wagga Wagga child care service prosecuted (1.10.09)

• Keep Them Safe tour to visit Campbelltown (30.09.09)

• Help to get young people 'on the road' (29.16.09)

• Building stronger Aboriginal families (25.09.09)

• $5.67 million in support for Central West families (25.09.09)

• Early childhood teacher in every preschool (24.09.09)

• Real ideas needed on child protection, Burney urges opposition (22.09.09)

• New partnership boosts early childhood education (17.09.09)

• Changes to improve foster carer assessments (16.09.09)

• Premier to apologise to 'Forgotten Australians' (15.09.09)

• Keep Them Safe: Family Referral Services (15.09.09)

• New website to recruit more foster carers (13.09.09)

• Child protection survey launched in NSW (9.09.09)

• Caseworkers undergo training in baby management (7.09.09)

• Read the signs of child abuse and neglect (6.09.09)

• Organisations urged to find out about new grants program (4.09.09)

• Keep Them Safe – spreading the message around the state (4.09.09)

• Reforms on track to keep children safe (3.09.09)

• Program to improve parenting skills (1.09.09)
• Teaching children to be safe (26.08.09)
• Parenting program for prison inmates (21.08.09)
• $300,000 funding for 12 community projects in the Illawarra (21.08.09)
• Students out in the cold for the homeless (20.08.09)
• Program to improve parenting skills - Bega (19.08.09)  
• 80 practioners certified to deliver parenting program (18.08.09)
• Ryde Community Hub strengthens vulnerable families (17.08.09)
• Celebrating achievements of teenagers in care (12.08.09)
• Youth Parliamentarians debate for peace at Parliament House (12.08.09)
• Program to improve parenting skills (7.08.09)
• More help for women to escape domestic violence (7.08.09)
• NSW action plan to tackle homelessness (6.08.09)
• Working with Aboriginal leaders to tackle child abuse and neglect (6.08.09)
• $15.4 million brighter future for Hunter families (5.08.09)
• New program will build stronger communities (5.08.09)
• More help for women to escape domestic violence (5.08.09)
• Supporting children and families in Campbelltown, Blacktown and Ballina (4.08.09)
• Appeal for foster carers in Batemans Bay (4.08.09)
• Dads urged to pick up their game on parenting (2.08.09)
• Minister warns: don't get bitten by pet scam (31.07.09)

• Call for Illawarra Aboriginal families to open their hearts and homes (29.07.09)

• Minister opens forum on Early Childhood National Quality Agenda (29.07.09)

• Three community projets in Macarthur get funding (23.07.09)

• Brighter Futures for South West Sydney families (23.07.09)

• Minister encourages households to keep ballooning heating bills down (21.07.09)

• Minister welcomes new construction noise guidelines (21.07.09)

• Program to improve parenting skills - Tamworth (20.07.09)

• NSW Government commits $1.7 million for Western Sydney community projects (16.07.09)

• Zero tolerance for leaving kids in cars (15.07.09)

• Young people help shape child protection system (15.07.09)

• Childcare centres’ owner convicted and fined (10.07.09)

• Parenting book for Aboriginal families in South West Sydney (9.07.09)

• Minister launches life story book for Aboriginal children in care (9.07.09)

• Fair Trading celebrates NAIDOC Week (8.07.09)

• Tips for choosing early education services for your children (4.07.09)

• NSW Government & Rugby League team up to launch ad (23.06.09)

• Record $1.6 billion for children and families (16.06.09)

• $750 million investment to keep NSW children and young people safe in response to Wood Inquiry (16.06.09)

• Getting parents linked in to children and online computer games (11.06.09)

• Minister launches new early literacy resource for Aboriginal families (11.06.09)

• Bay and Basin United sign anti-domestic violence code of conduct (11.06.09)

• Minister opens new Stretch-a-Family office (11.06.09)

• $120 million investment in Brighter Futures for vulnerable children and families (4.06.09)

• First Aboriginal out-of-home care service to receive full accreditation (4.06.09)

• Winter warning about sharing a bed with your baby (1.06.09)

• Community Services staff reach out to flood-affected residents (27.05.09)

• New service connecting Aboriginal families (25.05.09)

• New resource to improve Aboriginal infant health (22.05.09)

• Funding for new men's shed (21.05.09)

• Minister Burney visits Parkes (21.05.09)

• Two evacuation centres set up – Lismore severe weather (21.05.09)

• Support for Lismore homeless service (19.05.09)

• New program to prevent children entering foster care (15.05.09)

• Reforms for children in care (13.05.09)

• Training launched to help identify mental illness in young children (11.05.09)

• Mudgee community takes part in preschool reform plan (5.05.09)

• Early childhood centres inspected for safety (4.05.09)

• Help for women and children to leave violence and stay home (3.05.09)

• Safe sexting: no such thing (3.05.09)

• Dubbo community takes part in preschool reform plan (29.04.09)

• Helping families with troubled teens stick together (29.04.09)

• Minister inspects kindergarten’s water conservation project (29.04.09)

• Minister opens new Mission Australia Kempsey office (29.04.09)

• Minister opens new building for Burrun Dalai (29.04.09)

• New laws protect teenage models for fashion week (27.04.09)

• Support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander diggers on Anzac Day (24.04.09)

• Government supports scrutiny of child deaths (23.04.09)

• Minister opens new Aboriginal child & family centre (22.04.09)

• Minister visits vital services in the Illawarra (21.04.09)

• Local staffer commended for achievements in strengthening Aboriginal families (21.04.09)

• Helping children prepare for foster siblings (17.04.09)

• Funding for grandparents carers camp (16.04.09)

• Youth workers get training to help teenage cannabis users (15.04.09)

• Advice for parents to cope with Easter school holidays (9.04.09)

• New services to help Aboriginal families in Metro Sydney (9.04.09)

• Minister Burney visits the Murrumbidgee (9.04.09)

• Child protection legislation gives the go-ahead for change (3.04.09)

• Community Services help flood-affected residents (1.04.09)

• Homeless service successfully finding homes for young people (1.04.09)

• Community Services help residents affected by gas explosion (31.03.09)

• New resource for working with Aboriginal people and communities (31.03.09)

• Youth drug program rolls out to areas of need (29.03.09)

• New Aboriginal services for Northern NSW (24.03.09)

• Securing playground safety in child care centres (24.03.09)

• Seeking organisation to run playgroup and parenting program (23.03.09)

• Tips for parents launched online (23.03.09)

• Community Services values diversity (21.03.09)

• $3.6 million to help Western NSW children in care (19.03.09)

• Funding boost for Orana Far West safe houses (18.03.09)

• New support service for families in Far West NSW (17.03.09)

• Child neglect leads to poor brain development (17.3.09)

• Improving communication between government agencies to protect children (17.3.09)

• Support for South East Sydney families with young children (16.03.09)

• Keeping brothers and sisters together in care (11.3.09)

• Commonwealth funding partnership to boost NSW preschool participation (10.3.09)

• Footy legends tackle domestic violence (7.3.09)

• $3.7 million to help children in care (9.03.09)

• Opposition leader playing games with child protection (6.03.09)

• Burney tables child protection legislation in Parliament (5.03.09)

• Greater protection for teenage models (5.03.09)

• Premier releases $230 million plan for child protection reform (3.03.09)

• Minister meets International parenting expert in Canterbury (25.02.09)

• Recruitment campaign for caseworkers begins (20.02.09)

• Improved services for vulnerable Cessnock families (20.02.09)

• Over $71 million to help Hunter and Central Coast children in care (20.02.09)

• International parenting expert inspires the Illawarra (18.02.09)

• NSW Government responds to Northern NSW floods (18.02.09)

• New funding for young women's refuge (13.02.09)

• Minister consults with Aboriginal leaders on child protection (9.02.09)

• Weekend heatwave warning to parents (5.02.09)

• $4.5 million upgrade for Child Protection Helpline (5.02.09)

• Government MPs meet local Children’s Magistrate (30.01.09)

• New Parenting Program rolls out on South Coast (30.01.09)

• New community services centre opens in Leeton (30.01.09)

• Babies at risk from shared sleeping (27.01.09)

• Preparing for preschool – tips for parents (22.01.09)
• Improvements to the child protection system (21.01.09)
• More parents seek parenting advice (19.01.09)
  
• Big increase in after-hours response for kids at risk (12.01.09)
• Hot weather warning about kids in cars (6.01.09)

Also see media releases for 2008