Families & Children 

Communities for Children: sites, funded organisations and funding 


Sites

Communities for Children sites span urban, regional and remote areas across Australia. They have been selected on the basis of a range of information including proportion of children in the community, consultations with state and territory governments and indicators of disadvantage.

New South Wales

  • Blacktown
  • Campbelltown
  • Dubbo/Wellington/Narromine
  • Fairfield
  • Lismore
  • Miller
  • Murwillumbah
  • Raymond Terrace
  • Shellharbour
  • Taree
  • Wyong

Northern Territory

  • Alice Springs
  • East Arnhem
  • Katherine Region
  • Palmerston/Tiwi Islands

Queensland

  • Cairns
  • Deception Bay
  • Gladstone
  • Inala to Goodna
  • Kingston/Loganlea/Waterford West
  • Mt Isa
  • Northern Gold Coast
  • Townsville

South Australia

  • Murray Bridge
  • North Western Adelaide
  • Onkaparinga
  • Port Augusta
  • Salisbury

Tasmania

  • Burnie
  • Launceston
  • South East Tasmania

Victoria

  • Bendigo
  • Brimbank
  • Cranbourne
  • East Gippsland
  • Frankston North
  • Greater Dandenong
  • Hume/Broadmeadows
  • Swan Hill/Robinvale

Western Australia

  • Armadale
  • East Kimberley
  • Kwinana
  • Lower Great Southern
  • Mirrabooka
  • West Pilbara

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Facilitating Partners

State Site Facilitating Partner Annual site funding (until 30 June 2012) 
NSW Blacktown - encompassing Blackett, Dharruk, Emerton, Hebersham, Minchinbury, Mount Druitt, Whalan Mission Australia $875,000
NSW Campbelltown - encompassing Ambarvale, Rosemeadow The Benevolent Society $650,000
NSW Dubbo - encompassing Dubbo, Wellington, Narromine Centacare Wilcannia-Forbes $875,000
NSW Fairfield - encompassing Fairfield, Fairfield East, Fairfield Heights and Fairfield West The Smith Family $800,000
NSW Lismore YWCA NSW $800,000
NSW Miller - encompassing Miller, Green Valley, Cartwright, Sadlier Mission Australia $800,000
NSW Murwillumbah - encompassing the postcode 2484 YWCA  NSW $500,000
NSW Raymond Terrace - encompassing Karuah and 2324 postcodes The Smith Family $550,000
NSW Shellharbour - encompassing suburbs in postcode 2527 including Albion Park, Albion Park Rail, Calderwood, Croom, Tongarra, Tullimbar, Yellow Rock and postcode 2529 including Balarang, Blackbutt, Dunmore, Flinders, Oak Flats, Shell Cove, Shellharbour City Centre, Shellharbour Square. Barnados Australia $800,000
NSW Taree - encompassing the Greater Taree Mission Australia $800,000
NSW Wyong - encompassing Berkeley Vale, Chittaway Bay, Chittaway Point, Glenning Valley, Killarney Vale, Bateau Bay, Shelley Beach, Tumbi Umbi, Blue Bay, Long Jetty, The Entrance, The Entrance North, Toowoon Bay The Benevolent Society $750,000
NT Alice Springs  TBA $1,000,000
NT East Arnhem - encompassing Nhulunbuy (Gove), Alyangula, Milingimbi, Ramingining, Galiwinku, Gapuwiyak, Yirrkala, Gunyangara, Milyakburra, Angurugu, Umbakumba, Numbulwar Anglicare NT $699,000
NT Katherine - encompassing Katherine, Gulf, Victoria, and Elsey. The Smith Family $1,108,000
NT Palmerston/Tiwi Islands - encompassing Bakewell, Driver, Durack, Gray, Moulden, Woodroffe, and the Tiwi Islands Australian Red Cross (NT Division) $825,000
Qld Cairns - encompassing Yarrabah, Aloomba, Meerawa, Little Mulgrave, Fishery Falls, McDonnell Cr, Deeral, Bellenden Babinda, Bartle Frere, Edmonton, Gordonvale, Woree, White Rock, Giangura Mission Australia $750,000
Qld Deception Bay BoysTown $550,000
Qld Gladstone - encompassing Gladstone, Calliope, Tannum Sands, Benaraby, Wurdon Heights, Beecher and the settlements of River Ranch, West Stowe, Burua and Boyne Islands Gladstone Area Promotion and Development Limited $200,000
Qld Inala to Goodna - encompassing Inala, Durack, Richlands, Wacol, Carole Park Goodna and Gailes Mission Australia $550,000
Qld Kingston, Loganlea & Waterford West The Salvation Army (Queensland) $800,000
Qld Mt Isa - encompassing the suburbs of Mount Isa City, Breakaway, Lanskey, Menzies, Miles End, Pioneer, Ryan, Soldiers Hill, Sunset, Winston, Mornington, Parkside, The Gap, Town View, Healy, Happy Valley, Spreadborough, Mica Creek, Kalkadoon, and Fisher Centacare Townsville $750,000
Qld Northern Gold Coast - encompassing Coomera, Upper Coomera, Willow Vale, Kingsholme, Cedar Creek, Ormeau Hills, Ormeau, Pimpama, Oxenford, Studio Village Lifeline Community Care Queensland $750,000
Qld Townsville West - including the suburbs of Vincent, Gulliver, Heatley The Smith Family $650,000
SA Murray Bridge  - encompassing Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Callington and Mannum Anglican Community Care Inc. $650,000
SA North Western Adelaide - encompassing Rosewater, Athol Park, Cheltenham, Alberton, Queenstown, Mansfield Park, Woodville, Woodville North, Woodville Gardens, Woodville West, Woodville Park, Royal Park, Albert Park, Ferrydon Park, Croydon, West Croydon, Croydon Park, Hendon, Seaton, Pennington, Angle Park, Kilkenny UnitingCare Wesley Port Adelaide Inc. $900,000
SA Onkaparinga - encompassing Morphett Vale, Hackham, Hackham West, Christies Downs, Lonsdale Anglicare SA Inc. $800,000
SA Port Augusta Uniting Care Wesley Port Pirie Inc $650,000
SA Salisbury  - encompassing Salisbury East, Pooraka, Para Hills, Ingle Farm and Para Hills West The Salvation Army (SA) $800,000
Tas Burnie - encompassing Burnie (C) LGA Centacare Tasmania $500,000
Tas Launceston - encompassing Waverley, Ravenswood, Invermay, Mayfield, Alanvale, Newnham, Rocherlea, Dilston, Mt Direction, Hillwood, Bell Bay including the small townships through to and including George Town Anglicare Tasmania Inc. $800,000
Tas South East Tasmania - encompassing Derwent Valley, Brighton, Central Highlands, Southern Midlands The Salvation Army (Tasmania) $825,000
Vic Bendigo  - encompassing North Bendigo, Long Gully, California Gully, White Hills, Ironbark, Eaglehawk St Luke's Anglicare $500,000
Vic Brimbank - encompassing Albion, Ardeer, Sunshine, Sunshine North, Sunshine West The Smith Family $800,000
Vic Cranbourne - encompassing selected suburbs in the Cranbourne area of Cranbourne Central, North, East and West. Windermere Child and Family Services  Inc. $825,000
Vic East Gippsland - encompassing East Gippsland, Bairnsdale, Orbost, South-West Kilmany UnitingCare $825,000
Vic Frankston North - encompassing Frankston North, Karingal, Carrum Downs Anglicare Victoria $800,000
Vic Greater Dandenong  - encompassing Dandenong, Dandenong North, Dandenong South, Bangholme Mission Australia $800,000
Vic Hume/Broadmeadows - encompassing Broadmeadows, Dallas, Jacana, Coolaroo, Meadow Heights, Campbellfield Broadmeadows Uniting Care $875,000
Vic Swan Hill/Robinvale - encompassing Swan Hill Central, Robinvale St Luke’s Anglicare $550,000
WA Armadale - encompassing Armadale, Brookdale, Forrestdale, Kelmscott, Champion Lakes, Seville Grove and Mount Richon Communicare (Inc) $875,000
WA East Kimberley - encompassing Towns of Wyndham, Kununurra and community Warmun (Turkey Creek)   Save the Children Australia $741,500
WA Kwinana - encompassing Medina, Orelia, Parmelia, Bertram, Leda, Calista, Wellard The Smith Family $500,000
WA Lower Great Southern - encompassing the City of Albany and the towns of Katanning, Denmark, Mount Barker and surrounding small townships. Great Southern GP Network Limited $925,000
WA Mirrabooka - encompassing Girrawheen, Koondoola, Balga, Mirrabooka The Smith Family $925,000
WA West Pilbara - encompassing the Shire of Roebourne and the Shire of Ashburton, including the towns of Dampier, Wickham, Roebourne, Cossack, Point Samson, Karratha, Onslow, Pannawonica, Paraburdoo and Tom Price, and Aboriginal communities of Cheeditha, 5-Mile, Cheratta and Ngarawwana. Pilbara Community Council $945,000

 

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