A big thank you to all the services who shared their insights and experiences to help shape Fams’ recent submissions.
Scroll for a snapshot of our key advocacy at the moment:
Inquiry on Government Service Delivery in Regional NSW
- Reform reporting frameworks and monitoring metrics so they capture the full scope of service delivery and community need.
- Develop fair and equitable approaches to evaluation that reflect the realities of regional service provision.
- Move toward place‑based commissioning and genuinely local decision‑making.
- Legislate funding for evaluation so it’s consistent and embedded across government programs.
Review of the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012
- Fams continues to push for a strengthened Working With Children Check as part of a broader commitment to Child Safe Standards. Our collective submission is in final draft, and we will be sharing this with you soon.
Investment in Early Intervention and Prevention
- Additional Budget Estimates Hearings are now underway, with the Families and Communities hearing scheduled for next week. We will be listening keenly.
- As we move toward the 2027 State Election, our focus is to secure cross‑party commitment to growing and strengthening early intervention and prevention in NSW.
- Watch this space as we begin to share the work that we’ve been doing to demonstrate the social and economic impact of investing in early intervention and prevention.
