News

parent portal image of phone

Support families with the new Parent Portal

The Victorian Government’s Parent Portal brings trusted services and information together in one tool, through the Service Victoria application and website.

Sector professionals play an important role in connecting families with reliable information and services.

You can help by encouraging parents and carers to explore Parent Portal as part of their early years journey.

2026-27 Indexation for funded organisations

The Victorian Government applies a floating indexation rate for Community Services Organisations (CSOs), with the formula based on Fair Work minimum wage obligations (80%) and the Consumer Price Index provided in the State Budget Papers (20%).

Did you or someone you love experience abuse or neglect in an institutional setting before 1990?

You now have until 31 December 2026 to apply for Redress for Historical Institutional Abuse.|

If you experienced abuse and/or neglect as a child in institutional settings in Victoria before 1990, you can apply.