Children’s Week will be celebrated across Australia from the 23rd October to the 31st October 2021. This year, Children’s Week activities will offer the opportunity for Australians to connect, following the challenges and cancellations that marked 2020 for some of the States.
Meerilinga, WA’s convenor of Children’s Week is working in collaboration with the Children’s Week Council of Australia to support the launch of our webinar featuring Australia’s Children and National Children’s Commissioner, Anne Hollonds.
Targeted at those working in children’s policy, agencies, education and others with an interest in children’s rights, the webinar gives insight into children’s concerns and questions relating to their experiences during the pandemic and our community’s recovery. Anne provides children with guidance and honesty, including initiatives that promote safe connection, both online and in line with social distancing requirements.
This Children’s Week webinar is supported by Early Childhood Education and Care in the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment.
To watch the webinar, visit childrensweek.org.au
For further information and details of Children’s Week events and activities across Australia, visit childrensweekwa.org.au
About Meerilinga
Meerilinga is a not-for-profit organisation and registered charity that promotes positive childhoods, parenting courses and services, training and education for educators, playgroups, early learning programs and community activities to develop strong and connected communities.
Meerilinga’s seven Children and Family Centres located in Ballajura, Beechboro, High Wycombe, Hilton, Kingsley, Woodvale, and its Outreach service in Bullsbrook are used by local communities as a safe, inclusive, and welcoming space for all community members to learn, participate, connect, and contribute to fostering a sense of community belonging and wellbeing.
About Children’s Week Council of Australia
The Children’s Week Council of Australia is comprised of representatives from each State and Territory that convenes Children’s Week.
The mission of the Children’s Week Council of Australia is to encourage, support, guide, co-ordinate and monitor the widest possible participation of all States and Territories in Children’s Week, ensuring that programs and activities are open to all children.