Families & Children 

Funding for Locational Supported Playgroups – SA  

  • How much?

    Funding is available to 30 June 2011 with a budget of up to $93,275 per year and a set up payment of $9,400  
  • Apply when?

    from 13/03/2010  to 13/04/2010 
  • Who to contact?

      Ph: N/A  Email childrenandparentingservices@fahcsia.gov.au   
Short Description: Funding to deliver Parenting and Children Services   


General Information

The Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) invites suitably qualified organisations to apply for the provision of an Locational Supported Playgroup (LSP) in Mt Gambier under the Expansion of Playgroups for Indigenous Families initiative.

Service models

The LSP model engages coordinators to deliver playgroup services for disadvantaged families with young children. Service Providers are required to develop strategic partnerships in the community to enable the family support worker to refer and support playgroup participants to access a range of other community services.

Application Period

Applications open at 9.00am, AEST 13 March 2010 and close 2 pm, AEST 13 April 2010.

Application Pack

An application pack can be downloaded from this site.  If you have any difficulties downloading the Application Pack please email children and parenting services

If you are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment, you can use the National Relay Service to contact any of the Department’s listed phone numbers.

 Mount Gambier SA

Generic Documentation

Questions and answers

If you have questions during the application period regarding the services or the selection process during the application period, please provide details via email to children and parenting services mailbox.  Answers to questions received will be posted on the Question and Answer website each Thursday during the application period.  The Department will stop taking questions at 6 April 2010.

For application form enquires email children and parenting services.  If you are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment, you can use the National Relay Service to contact any of the Department’s listed phone numbers.

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