Page Sections: Current Programs & Partnerships | Child Friendly City Initiative
We are committed to:
- creating a family friendly city
- ensuring our services and plans meet the diverse needs of children and families
- contributing to the planning, coordination and development of services for children and their families
- providing space for community-owned children’s services.
Current Programs & Partnerships
- D’harawal Project - a project for upper primary-aged students, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal, to learn about Aboriginal culture through stories based on the natural environment. Led by Aboriginal facilitators and story-tellers.
- transition to School activities
- National Child Protection week, September
- Grandparents Picnic - an annual event for grandparents at the Botanic Garden, funded by Families NSW.
Child Friendly City Initiative
This project is part of a broader Council strategy to make Wollongong child friendly - a concept which involves keeping children and young people at the centre of the city’s vision for development. We believe that a city that is good for children is a city that is good for everyone.
Creating a child friendly city means:
- working in partnership with other divisions of Council to involve children and young people in decision-making processes
- giving children and young people a sense of ownership and pride in their community through the design and creation of public art and public spaces.