Apply to join new Victorian Committee for Families of Children with Disability

16 September 2024
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Apply now! The Premier is delivering a new Victorian Committee for Families of Children with Disability and we’re looking for up to 12 members to join.

Parents and carers of Victorian children with disability aged up to 18 years are invited to apply.

About the committee

The committee provides an opportunity for parents and carers of children with disability to give feedback to the Victorian Government on:

  • policies, programs and services and
  • ways to improve outcomes for children with disability

The committee is an initiative of the Premier and Victorian Government to hear more from families of children with disability. Family engagement is supported by the Association for Children with Disability (ACD). The Parliamentary Secretary for Disability will chair the committee.

Apply now

We are seeking committee members that reflect the diversity of the Victorian community, including:

  • families supporting children with different types of disabilities
  • First Peoples
  • culturally diverse families
  • parents or carers with disability
  • families from the LGBTIQA+ community
  • families from regional Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne
  • kinship, permanent and foster carers caring for children with disability

We encourage you to share details about the committee with any parents and carers, stakeholder groups or organisations you work with.

Find out more and apply now https://www.vic.gov.au/committee-families-children-disability

Applications close 10.00am Monday 7 October, 2024