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carers Foster carers families children out of home care | August 29, 2018

Minister evasive on future of out of home care in South Gippsland

The Salvation Army recently advised the Andrews’s Labor Government it will be withdrawing from the provision of out of home care services in South Gippsland. ...

Foster carers families children | March 22, 2018

Foster carers call for improved support

The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath and Shadow Minister for Families and Children Georgie Crozier have hosted an ‘Out of Home Care’ forum...

Foster carers families children | November 28, 2017

Foster Carers Petition

This petition calls on the Andrews Government to urgently review current DHHS practices and decisions regarding children in foster care. Click  here  to download the petition....

Foster Care Households families children | September 07, 2017

Bath calls out delays in foster carer payments

Member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath has called on the Andrews Labor Government to fix a system that’s seeing foster carers being paid up to...

carers Health families children | August 11, 2015

Bath calls on Labor to provide funds for Gippsland Carers Association

Tuesday 11th August 2015 Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region Melina Bath is calling on the Labor Government to fund an administration officer for the...