carers – Central Coast News https://coastcommunitynews.com.au Independent News - Central Coast, NSW Australia Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:38:15 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.14 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cropped-CCN-square-Logo-For-Web-e1574806450372-32x32.png carers – Central Coast News https://coastcommunitynews.com.au 32 32 New group for parents raising children with disability https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2025/02/new-group-for-parents-raising-children-with-disability/ Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:38:13 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=127155 Central Coast Local News

First meeting will be held at Terrigal on Tuesday, March 4.

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Blue Haven family understands value of support for carers https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/09/blue-haven-family-understands-value-of-support-for-carers/ Wed, 22 Sep 2021 02:58:19 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=53798 Central Coast Local News

Pancreatic cancer is one of Australia’s deadliest diseases, with an average time from diagnosis to death a devastatingly short five months. In an Australian first, a new service and study...

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Carers and trauma survivors speak up on inclusion https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/09/carers-and-trauma-survivors-speak-up-on-inclusion/ https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/09/carers-and-trauma-survivors-speak-up-on-inclusion/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2021 02:29:13 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=53171 Central Coast Local News

Central Coast ARAFMI voiced feedback to Central Coast Council about mental health carers and people impacted by trauma and mental health issues, as part of Council’s preparations of the Draft...

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ARAFMI celebrates 45 years of supporting carers https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/06/arafmi-celebrates-45-years-of-supporting-carers/ Fri, 04 Jun 2021 01:20:56 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=48644 Central Coast Local News

Central Coast ARAFMI will celebrate 45 years of supporting carers and the community at a special function on June 9. To be held between 10am and 2pm at Lerida House,...

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New carer support program announced https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2020/04/new-carer-support-program-announced/ Tue, 28 Apr 2020 01:32:40 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=28978 Central Coast Local News

Around 37,000 Central Coast carers stand to benefit from a $550M Federal Government support package being delivered through Carer Gateway. While funding for the reform was first announced in 2018,...

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McBride calls for a COVID-19 plan for the disabled & carers https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2020/03/mcbride-calls-for-a-covid-19-plan-for-disabled-carers/ Tue, 24 Mar 2020 06:22:48 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=27497 Central Coast Local News

Emma McBrideCentral Coast Labor MP Emma McBride is pleading with the government to address the the needs of people with a disability and carers as soon as possible. “The Morrison Government...

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Grandparents call for kinship care support to be extended https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2017/11/grandparents-call-for-kinship-care-support-to-be-extended/ Wed, 22 Nov 2017 21:00:14 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=15445 Central Coast Local News

Grandparents at the forum voted for the NSW Government to extend support for young people in care until age 21Central Coast grandparents are the latest group to support a national campaign urging governments to extend support for young people in foster and kinship care until they turn 21. Delegates...

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