Association News

Children's Court

16Feb
News

Please click here to see an article from the Herald Sun on 'Paedophiles targeting kids in state care'. Please note this article is behind a paywall.

9Dec
News

A new report tabled in Victorian Parliament today has tracked the experiences of young people after they leave the state's care, showing high levels of homelessness, mental health concerns and contact with the criminal justice system. Read the full story.

26Nov
News

In Victoria, state support for a young person in out-of-home care ends when they turn 18. But a simple reform of the child welfare system funded in the Victorian Budget "will change the trajectory" of those young people, the CEO of an advocacy group says. Read the full story

30Oct
News

The Children’s Court of Victoria invites you to its 10th CPD Seminar of 2020: Marram-Ngala Ganbu: We are One - Keeping Aboriginal children connected to family and culture

14Mar
News

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Children's Court Bar Association

The writing workshop is an 8-part series that is suitable for anyone who is interested in exploring their emotional world creatively through writing for relief, self-empowerment and self-awareness. It is a small, personal group and suits people who want to explore the emotional world that they inhabit in the workplace but prefer not to do so through traditional therapy.

12Mar
News

Interested in attending the Working with violence in adults and youth: Effective clinical, welfare and legal strategies Conference in Tuscany later this year?

Click here for more information.

4Mar
News

This week, a new protocol was agreed for members of the Bar to raise concerns about judicial conduct in the Children’s Court. The Protocol is modelled on that reached with the Supreme Court of Victoria, which was an Australian first in October 2018, and the County Court of Victoria in November 2018. I expect to be able to announce corresponding Protocols with the Federal Court, the Family Court, the Federal Circuit Court and the Magistrates’ Court in coming weeks.

25Jan
News

The AG is seeking Appointments Of Child Welfare Experts To The Review And Regulation List Of The Victorian Civil And Administrative Tribunal

10Jan
News

Please find below the 2019 VLA Rates

7Dec
News

Children's Court Bar Association Committee as at 30 June 2018

Melissa Stead (President), Christine Pollard (Secretary) Arna Delle-Vergini (Honorary Treasurer), Randall Kune, Samantha Renwick, Vicky Marty and Judy Benson

Retiring committee members: Natalie Sheridan- Smith as Secretary until 8th December 2017.