Coalition Membership

The Coalition is a non-legally incorporated entity. It has a Steering Group which comprises (alphabetically): Brian Babington, Families Australia (& Coalition secretariat); Associate Professor Leah Bromfield, Australian Centre for Child Protection, University of South Australia; Sandie de Wolf AM, Berry Street/Child and Family Welfare Association of Australia; Andrew McCallum AM, Association of Childrens Welfare Agencies; Bev Orr OAM, Australian Foster Care Association; Tony Pietropiccolo, Centrecare Inc (WA); Jacqui Reed, CREATE Foundation; Simon Schrapel, Child and Family Welfare Association of Australia; and Sharron Williams, Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care.

As at 1 October 2011, the Coalition membership stood at around 107 organisations and academics, as set out below.

Please contact the secretariat at Families Australia on 02 6273 4885 or brian.babington@familiesaustralia.org.au to enquire about joining the Coalition.

 

Coalition of Organisations Committed to the Safety and Wellbeing of Australia’s Children
(alphabetical listing as at 8 December 2011)

  1. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Healing Foundation
  2. Aboriginal Child, Family and Community Care State Secretariat (NSW)
  3. Aboriginal Family Support Services Inc
  4. ACT for Kids
  5. Adults Surviving Child Abuse
  6. Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia
  7. Alliance for Forgotten Australians
  8. Anglicare Australia
  9. Anglicare (SA)
  10. Anglicare (WA)
  11. Anglicare Tasmania and Child and Family Welfare Association Tasmania
  12. Australian Association for Infant Mental Health
  13. Australian Association of Social Workers
  14. Australian Catholic University, Institute of Child Protection Studies
  15. Australian College of Neonatal Nurses
  16. Australian Community Children’s Services
  17. Australian Council on Social Services
  18. Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
  19. Australian Foster Care Association
  20. Australian Medical Association
  21. Australian Network of General Practice
  22. Australian Nursing Federation
  23. Australian Physiotherapy Association
  24. Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth
  25. Australian Youth Affairs Coalition 
  26. Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies (NSW)
  27. Barnardos
  28. Benevolent Society
  29. Berry Street (Vic)
  30. Brain Injury Australia 
  31. Bravehearts
  32. Brotherhood St Laurence
  33. Cape York/Gulf Remote Area Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Care Advisory Association Inc
  34. Carers Australia
  35. Catholic Social Services
  36. Centrecare Inc 
  37. Centacare Broken Bay
  38. Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare (Vic)
  39. Child Adolescent and Family Welfare Association of Australia
  40. Child and Family Welfare (SA)
  41. Children with Disability Australia
  42. Children's Protection Society
  43. Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Program
  44. Childwise
  45. Connect Child and Family Services Inc
  46. CREATE Foundation
  47. Crisis Support Service/MensLine Australia
  48. Early Childhood Australia
  49. Early Childhood Intervention Australia
  50. Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland
  51. Families Australia
  52. Family Life
  53. Family Relationship Services Australia
  54. Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia
  55. Good Beginnings Australia
  56. Gowrie Australia
  57. Grandparents Australia
  58. Griffith Institute for Social and Behavioural Research, Professor Ross Homel, PhD, FASSA, AO, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
  59. Heartfelt House
  60. Homelessness Australia
  61. International Social Service Australia
  62. Life Without Barriers
  63. MacKillop Family Services
  64. Marymead Child & Family Centre 
  65. Meerilinga Young Children’s Foundation Inc
  66. Melbourne Citymission
  67. Menzies School of Health Research
  68. Mercy Family and Community Services
  69. Micah Projects (Qld)
  70. Mission Australia
  71. National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
  72. National Association of Community Legal Centres
  73. National Disability Services
  74. NAPCAN
  75. Newcastle University Family Action Centre
  76. National Children's and Youth Law Centre
  77. National Investment for the Early Years (NiFTeY)
  78. NSW Family Services
  79. Parenting Research Centre
  80. Parkerville Children and Youth Care
  81. Peakcare (Qld)
  82. Playgroup Australia Inc
  83. Public Health Association of Australia
  84. Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Protection Peak Limited – QATSICPP
  85. Relationships Australia National
  86. Relationships Australia Queensland
  87. Royal Australasian College of Physicians
  88. Royal College of Nursing, Australia
  89. The Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne
  90. The Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses
  91. Save the Children Australia
  92. Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care
  93. Siblings Australia
  94. Smart Population
  95. St Vincent de Paul Society
  96. The Mirabel Foundation
  97. The Smith Family
  98. UnitingCare Burnside
  99. UnitingCare National
  100. University of Melbourne, Alfred Felton Chair in Child and Family Welfare
  101. University of South Australia, Australian Centre for Child Protection
  102. University of Western Australia, The Research Centre for Vulnerable Children and Families
  103. Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency
  104. Victorian Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders
  105. Wanslea Family Services
  106. Yorganop Association
  107. Youth Affairs Council of South Australia
  108. Youth Off The Streets
  109. YMCA Australia