Website links to useful information

Autism

Autism State Plan
Link to Autism State Plan

Autism Victoria
Link to Austim Victoria

ACT Now and ReACT
Link to ACT Now and ReACT site

Carer Assistance

Carer Adjustment Payment

This is a one off payment to compensate for loss of income when a trauma to a child, with no previous condition, happens. It is for people who apply for Carer Payment but are deemed ineligible.
Link to Carer Adjustment Payment

Childcare

Child Care Options
Below is a link to a register of Children's Services that can be viewed as a way of finding child care options.
Link to Children's Services Register

National Childcare Accreditation Council
Link to NCAC

FaHCSIA - Inclusion & Professional Support Program
Link to FaHCSIA

Little Green Frog Program
LGF is managed by Remote Family Services Uniting Care and provides on-site child care to community groups and organisations, whilst parents are attending training.
Link to Little Green Frog Program

Early Childhood Connections

"Early Childhood Connections is an Australian Website providing links to the most up to date information for professionals and parents interested in renewed emphasis on the Early Childhood Years. The Links Directory is grouped under categories and sub-categories, as well as listed alphabetically to provide easy viewing and access for visitor use.
Link to Early Childhood Connections

Funding Sources

Rural Allied Health Post Graduate Scholarship

"The CPD Subsidy Fund is available to assist allied health practitioners currently working in a publicly funded health service in rural Victoria to participate in conferences and skills development opportunities relevant to the development and provision of rural health services".

This website will take you to the guidelines and application form.
Link to Victorian Healthcare Association


DEECD ECIA Scholarship

"As part of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) ECI Workforce Strategy, Early Childhood Invervention Australia (Victorian Chapter) has been contracted to manage the distribution of 35 Family Partnership Training Scholarships and 20 Strengths Approach Training Scholarships for early childhood intervention professionals.
Closing date for these Scholarships is 5th February, 2010.

This website will take you to the guidelines and application form.
Link to ECIA Victoria">

General

Services in Gippsland
Link to Services in Gippsland

Early Childhood Intervention Australia (Victoria)
Link to ECIA Victoria

Government Departments

Link to Office for Children

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Kindergartens

As part of the 2007-08 Kindergarten Promotion Strategy, a Find-A-Kindergarten directory has been established. The web based directory is a tool to search for and find a funded kindergarten program. The directory is available at:
Link to Find A Kindergarten

Kindergarten Inclusion Support
Link to Kindergarten Inclusion Support

Municipal Early Years Plan's - MEYP's

Bass Coast Shire
Link to Bass Coast MEYP

Baw Baw Shire
Link to Baw Baw Shire MEYP

East Gippsland Shire
Link to East Gippsland Early Years Plan

Latrobe Shire
Link to Latrobe MEYP

South Gippsland Shire
Link to South Gippsland Shire MEYP

Wellington Shire (MEYP not yet available on website)
Link to Wellington Shire

Parent Support Organisations

Raising Children Network - a new online resource for the parent of children with a disability
Link to Raising Children Network

Association for Children with a Disability
Link to ACD

Parent Support Groups Gippsland - List of Groups via LGA
Parent Support Groups Jan 2008.doc

Royal Children's Hospital

Link to Royal Children's Hospital

Link to Centre for Community Child Health

Schools

Link to Australian Independent Schools Victoria

Link to Catholic Education Centre Victoria - CECV

The Regional Directory for Government Schools can be downloaded from Link to Regional Directory. Click on the Regional Directory icon (right hand side) to download the latest version of the Directory.

Vision

Vision Australia
Vision Australia is a living partnership between people who are blind, vision impaired or sighted. We are united by our vision that in the future people with blindness or vision impairment in Australia will access and fully participate in every part of life they choose.
Link to Vision Australia