Welcome to Grandparents Australia
Grandparents Australia
Grandparents Australia Inc. was formed in 2002 as a non-profit organisation to:
- Promote the role and needs of grandparents and grandchildren
- Undertake public awareness campaigns and research projects relevant to the interests and needs of grandparents and grandchildren
- Liaise with the federal, state, and local governments on matters of significance to grandparents and grandchildren
Australian Federal Budget
Dear Readers,
There is some good news for families in the Australian federal budget. As more detail becomes available we will keep you informed.
Cheers,
Anne McLeish, OAM
Director
KCV podcast – Combatting Loneliness
Loneliness - A GPA/GPV/KCV Occasional Paper
Dear Readers,
Late last year a number of GPV/KCV Board members attended the national Ending Loneliness Together Conference in Melbourne. As a result, the Board decided to highlight the problem and the need for each one of us take some action to address this worldwide issue.
This paper is food for thought and ends with some helpful tip sheets drawn from the Ending Loneliness Together website.
I recommend it to you all.
Cheers,
Anne McLeish, OAM
Director
A new video from GPV/KCV on positive discipline
GPV/KCV is pleased to launch its video on positive discipline.
It is a feature in the GPV/KCV campaign to ensure that physical punishment of children is made illegal across Australia.
The video is a reminder that positive discipline can work and should be viewed in conjunction with reading written materials on positive discipline.
Non-physical types of discipline for children and young people (booklet)
Reasons not to hit children (article)
Physical punishment in Australia (video)
GPV/KCV commends signing the petition to have physical punishment made illegal across Australia.
https://www.change.org/p/end-physical-punishment-of-children-protect-australian-children
Latest news
25 May 2026
KCV congratulates Minister Blandthorn on initiating two landmark reforms
Two landmark pieces of legislation passed the Victorian Parliament this week which remove the strict time-limit for Family Reunification Orders, as well as creating a nation-l...
Loneliness Awareness Week Australia 3-9 August 2026
GPA commends the white paper Ending Loneliness Together in Australia The paper, released November 2020, is the first white paper to highlight the growing problem of loneliness...
19 January 2026
6 December 2024
One in three Aussie grandparents regularly babysit their grandkids but care is mostly falling on women
Research has found that one in three Australian grandparents babysit their grandkids to fill in gaps in childcare, becoming a support "village" for working parents. ...