Raising the age of criminal responsibility to 12 – A statement from GPV/KCV–Thursday, 27 April 2023 GPV/KCV welcomes the decision made by the Victorian Cabinet on Monday to lift the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12. As GPV/KCV has campaigned for this issue for some time, we are disappointed with the mystifying decision to wait another few years before lifting the age limit to 14. However, equally mystifying and disappointing …
Voice to Parliament–GPV appeal to Members of Victorian Parliament Dear Fellow Australian and Member of Parliament, The Board of Grandparents Victoria hereby urges you to employ your efforts as a representative of the electorate in support for the ‘yes’ vote in the upcoming referendum on The Voice to Parliament. It is important that Victoria registers a strong ‘yes’ vote – one we …
It’s that time of year again – Budget time!–A statement from Anne McLeish, Director Kinship Carers Victoria Wednesday, 19 April 2023 As we approach each and every budget, vulnerable families, particularly kinship families, hope against all hope that this will be the budget that brings them some relief. They have always been disappointed. Kinship families provide well over 70% of the care for children who are removed from …