Children
Welcome to the Australian Family Matters Community Services Directory Section. You will find helpful information on community organisations that may be beneficial to you. If you know of additional links you believe would be useful to list on this page then please contact us or phone Anni 0408 654510 or Fiona on 0409 662525
Orange NSW Australia
Orange City Council, NSW
Orange City web site has plenty of information about Orange and surrounding areas. For an overall view of what Orange has to offer I would recommend a visit to the site. www.orange.nsw.gov.au/
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Orange City Library operates a Homework Help Desk from 3.30pm to 5.30pm, Monday to Thursday, during school terms. When you are given an assignment, come into the Library as soon as you can and bring your assignment with you as this will determine exactly what information you need. If you are not already a member of the Library you will need to bring a parent so that you can join the Library and borrow books or use the internet. If you are already a member, bring a card.
A librarian will help you to use the Library's resources to find the information you need.
Library Hours:
Monday-Friday: 10am-7pm
Saturday :9.30am-4pm
Sunday: 1pm-5pm
If you need any further information please phone 63938121
Orange City Library Storytime at the Library
Come along to the library with your preschool children and sit and listen to stories being read. There will also be a craft lesson after which will be a theme from one of the books read earlier. This is a great chance for parents and even grand parents to share special time learning and playing together.
Location- Orange City Library near the Civic Theatre
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (during school term) at 11am
THE SESSIONS ARE FREE AND NO BOOKINGS ARE REQUIRED
For further information please contact the Library on 63938132. Tuesdays program is repeated on Wednesday and Thursday.
Greater Western Area Health Service-Orange Base Hospital
Thinking of moving to Country New South Wales? Orange has outstanding health service facilities and great job opportunities available. Visit their website to find out more.
Orange Aboriginal Medical Service
14 Palmer Street, Orange Ph (02) 6363 1343
Provides the following free services to families- Antenatal Care, Postnatal Care, Child and Family Health and Immunisation.
KK Artist
Check out this great new web-site that has a young Orange girls artistic work on it. I can see a budding artist here who enjoys drawing, painting and colours. Go to www.ozartists.com/kayla.html Enjoy and let us know what you think?
Early Childhood Services-Orange
Orange and District Early Education Program Inc (ODEEP)
Yarrawong Place, Orange Ph (02) 6361 4093
ODEEP provides assistance to families of young children who are having trouble developing the skills they need to play, talk, move socialise and draw.
Early Intervention (EI)
Glenroi Heights Public School, Maxwell Avenue, Orange Ph (02) 6362 0177
Class sessions for children from 3years to 6 years of age with diagnosed delays and disorders of development.
The Spastic Centre Rural Therapy Service
301 Anson Street, Orange Ph (02) 6360 1455
Assisting families and children to follow programs that will help them to continue to learn new skills in mobility, communication and self care.
Carers Link Program
301 Anson Street, Orange Ph (02) 6360 1455
An opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with parents or carers who face similar challenges.
General Information Sites
Sing Well
Want to have a bit of a sing along? Join Fairy Sparkle on the sing safe web-site for fun and entertainment. Visit http://www.singwell.tv/
Fairy Sparkle
Orange Base Hospital has one of the most magnificent Fairy Sparkle gardens in NSW. Visit the Fairy Sparkle photo gallery. Also to meet Fairy Sparkle and hear more about the other gardens she has built visit her web site www.fairysparkle.com
Little Bundle
Comfort and Inspiration for new parents. At little bundle they will help you manage the emotions and issues that face you as a new parent. They will help you care for yourself rather than tell you how to care for your baby. This site is all about reassuring you. www.littlebundle.com.au
Parents on line
Parents Online is an Australian online parenting resource and guide. Sally-Anne McCormack (psychologist) offers parents the opportunity to share information, read hints and offer support and advice to others. Visit this web-site at www.parentsonline.com.au
NSW Family Services
The aim of NSW Family Services is the promotion of quality support services provided by non-government organisations in NSW and ACT to families experiencing stress.
Family Services are local community organisations that are trained, caring staff to strengthen families and their links with the community. www.nswfamilyservices.asn.au
Department of Education
Orange has many Public and Private schools available in Orange visit this site to find out more or the Orange City Council web-site.
"The NSW Department of Education and Training provides public education and training services to close to over 1.2 million students through an extensive network of government schools, TAFE NSW Institutes, Adult and Community Education (ACE) colleges, the National Art School (NAS) and the Adult Migrant English Service (AMES). The NSW Department of Education and Training provides:
- Preschool education
- Primary school education
- Secondary school education
- Vocational education and training (VET) programs and services
- TAFE NSW industry-recognised VET qualificationsv
- Apprenticeships and traineeships
- Adult and community education courses
- Adult migrant English programs
- Tertiary courses in Fine Art.
Further information can be found at the Department's website: https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/index.htm"
Centrelink
Centrelink is an Australian Government Statutory Agency, assisting people to become self sufficient and supporting those in need. Visit their site https://www.centrelink.gov.au/
Oz Kids Activities
One stop online directory for kids activities, classes, birthday parties, venues/entertainment, sports activities and other entertainment options. Visit www.ozkidsactivities.com
Raising Children Network
The Australian parenting website: comprehensive, practical, expert child health and parenting information and activities covering children aged 0-8 years. Visit http://raisingchildren.net.au
Department of Community Services (DoCS)
The NSW Department of Community Services promotes the safety and well being of children and young people and works to build stronger families and communities. Visit
the Department of Community Services website.
Reflux Infants Support Association
An Australian based support group that aims to encourage and give confidence and moral support to families of infants and children who have problems associated with Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux (GOR Reflux). Visit www.reflux.org.au
The Reflux Infants Support Association (RISA) Inc is an Australian community group that aims to encourage and give confidence and moral support to families of infants and children who have problems associated with Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux (GOR/reflux). It is run by reflux families, for reflux families, on a volunteer basis. Just being able to talk to
someone else who understands what they're feeling and experiencing, is often a huge relief, and can help parents feel more in control of the whole situation, and more able to cope.
RISA Inc follows the guidance of our Medical Advisory Panel so their information is as accurate and up-to-date as possible. They advise parents to seek a medical opinion, then help the family cope with the day-to day pressures of living with a persistent refluxer. They offer a wide variety of support services to these families, such as telephone and email support, information, newsletters, membership packages, online parent support groups, online chats, Coffee Mornings and informal get-togethers, and more.
Kids Helpline 1800
Kids helpline is Australias only free, confidential and anonymous, telephone and online counselling service specifically for young people aged between 5-25. Visit www.kidshelpline.com.au
Kids NSW. Gov
The NSW Commission for Children and Young people is an independent organisation working with others to make NSW a better place for children and young people. Well worth a visit at www.kids.nsw.gov.au
They also have some great resources available!
NAPCAN
NAPCAN seeks to resource and network child welfare professionals and practitioners working to prevent child abuse and neglect from happening before it starts, through the provision of parenting brochures, training, support networks and information.
Led by the passion and commitment of its founders - Rosemary Sinclair AO and Christine Stewart - NAPCAN was founded in 1987 to establish lines of communication between government departments and agencies, professionals and community groups working in child protection.
This national community network was used as a channel to share educational material and to filter key issues onto a national agenda: to promote a national focus on the prevention of abuse and neglect of children; and to establish community advocacy for the prevention of child abuse and neglect, and to provide information about nurturing and protective parenting. Visit NAPCAN
Child Friendly Australia
Child Friendly Australia is the exciting new social change initiative of the National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN).
Through Child Friendly Australia NAPCAN works to inspire every Australian to make a positive difference to children's lives, and help build an Australia where every community that involves children in any way is child friendly. NAPCAN believes that by inspiring every Australian to take responsibility for children's wellbeing, then child abuse and neglect in this country will be prevented before it starts.
This includes programs and tools to assist with the formation, development and sustenance of Child Friendly Community Action Networks, to support parents themselves, and to encourage the general public to 'take the child friendly challenge' and make a positive dfference to children's and young people's lives.
Children See, Children Do is NAPCAN's first campaign promoted through Child Friendly Australia. Launched during National Child Protection Week '06, this challenging and inspirational television commercial raises adults' awareness as to how impressionable children and young people really are, and challenges them to role model only positive behaviour.
Families NSW
There are several programs outlined below that have been set up in Orange in conjunction with Families First NSW. All these services are available to the public please find contact names and numbers below for further details.
To learn more about Families First visit their website which is set up for NSW but you can locate information for your area by searching the site