We are on a major recruitment drive for child protection practitioners who are passionate about improving the lives of vulnerable children and families. Working as a child protection practitioner provides an opportunity to support children and young people to thrive, learn and grow.

Concessions help low income Victorians with paying council rates, water, electricity and gas bills. Find out if you're eligible by using our online Find a Concession wizard.

The most significant reforms to Victoria's child protection laws in a generation. Discover how these reforms assist better outcomes for Victoria's children, youth and families

These Awards are dedicated to the memory of Robin Dennis Clark (1936-2001), a widely respected and inspirational practitioner and leader in the field of child, youth and family welfare.

Directions for Out-of-Home Care is the State Government's commitment to better outcomes for children and young people in care.

A call for submissions from community service organisations to establish and provide a statewide support service for care leavers is currently underway. It is envisaged that the new service will be established later this year.

All Australian Governments are committed to improving the lives of all Australian children. It is therefore essential that Australia has the capacity to monitor investment and progress over the long term

This project was undertaken in order to exploit the potential of the existing LAC Assessment and Action Records (A&ARs), completed in the course of everyday practice, for deriving outcomes data about children in out of home care.

Young people are our future. The Victorian Government is developing a Vulnerable Youth Framework in order to better meet the needs of vulnerable young Victorians. Feedback on the Vulnerable Youth Framework discussion paper is being sought throughout September 2008.

This publication outlines detail of the government's $35.1 million over 4 year investment to improve Victoria's response to family violence.

This report is intended to provide an overview of the Innovation Project design; the methods to be used in the evaluation and to report the initial evaluation results that are currently available.

This paper records the outcomes of the consultation process and describes the range of views presented through that process and the panel's reflections. Prefessor Arie Freiberg, Mr Peter Kirby (Chair) and Ms Lisa Ward undertook the consultation between November 2003 and February 2004.

On 16 December 2004, the Premier announced the creation of a new Minister for Children to drive the delivery of improved services and a better start in life for Victorian children.

When the Victorian government established the Statewide Steering Committee to Reduce Family Violence in 2002, a community and government partnership, it set it a specific task to provide advice on the development of a multi-agency and integrated response to family violence. Similar models, operating in the UK, Canada, the US and in the ACT, have proven effective in addressing family violence.