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Dear Kinship Carers,

This Victorian Government Program is recommended to you.

Round 9 of the Get Active Program will open in October. There are two rounds in 2025-26, October & February 2026.

Children aged up to 18 who are named on a Commonwealth Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card, and are named on a Medicare Card may qualify for vouchers of up to $200 per child.

Applications are made online www.getactive.vic.gov.au/vouchers

Best wishes,

Anne McLeish

Dear kinship carers,

For some time now KCV has been acutely aware of the unique stresses and strains experienced by carers who are raising children whilst parents of the children are in prison.

We have recently made approaches to Prison Network and plan to maintain a long-term partnership with this agency with the purpose of crafting special support for this special group of carers.

If you are a carer of children with parents in prison, please feel free to contact us for a chat.

Best wishes

Anne McLeish
Director
KCV/GPV

Dear kinship carers,
Every year since 2004, when GPV/KCV first paid detailed attention to the interest of kinship carers, you have nominated education as one of the most critical issues for the children in your care.
There have been various attempts by education authorities to improve education provision but none more welcome than the LOOKOUT Centres. Many of you report that the centres are helpful, so we urge you to renew your contact or to make first contact with them.
A list of the lookout centres is on the KCV website.

Regards,
Anne McLeish
Director

We are pleased to be able to offer a new nutrition seminar series. The previous two series on this subject have been very popular with kinship carers so we have asked our resident speaker Nikki to come back with a new theme. This year we are focusing on nutrition for healthy ageing. Even the youngest of us are getting older and need to focus on this. These seminars are also fun and remember the kinship carers who attend will be given a voucher.

Cheers
Anne McLeish
Director

Register by contacting KCV via email: admin@kinshipcarersvictoria.org

Navigating Difficult Conversations – advocating, boundaries and conversations that matter – BOX HILL Seminar

Register by contacting KCV via email: admin@kinshipcarersvictoria.org

KCV has joined the international celebration of kinship care. This week of celebration will present the opportunity to reflect on the strength of kinship care around the world and to acknowledge the efforts kinship carers make to keep children connected with their biological family and to nurture their development.

Cheers,

Anne McLeish