The Newlands Times

Wellbeing News

Report by Sonya O'Brien

Family Arrangements

We are currently updating our family arrangement orders in Sentral and CASES. 

These orders help us to determine who is responsible for making a decision in relation to a student and who to contact in case of an emergency.

Please provide the office with the following orders or plans if your family has one in place and you have not previously provided it. 

 

Parenting orders (also known as Family Law Act orders)

Court orders made pursuant to the Family Law Act 1975 and may deal with any of the following issues:

  • person with whom the child is to live
  • the time a child is to spend with another person
  • communication a child is to have with another person
  • the allocation of parental responsibility
  • any aspect of the care, welfare or development of the child

Family violence intervention orders

Court orders made pursuant to the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic) that prohibit one family member doing specified actions or behaviours towards another family member or multiple family members. Family violence intervention orders do not take away or grant parental responsibility but may impact the ability of a parent to care for or have contact with their child.

 

Protection orders

Court orders made pursuant to the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 (Vic) upon protective intervention by DHHS Child Protection. There are various types of protection orders including:

  • family preservation orders
  • family reunification orders
  • care by Secretary orders
  • long term care orders
  • permanent care orders

Parenting plan

A written agreement between parents that meets all of the following characteristics, in that it:

  • is made between the parents of the child
  • is signed and dated by the parents of the child
  • deals with some or all of the following matters:
    • person with whom the child is to live
    • the time the child is to spend with a person
    • the allocation of parental responsibility
    • any aspect of the care, welfare or development of the child

A parenting plan can affect parental responsibility even though it is not an order made by a court. It can be made subsequent to a parenting order and can vary the parenting order made by a court.

 

Information from: https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/decision-making-responsibilities-students/policy

 

School Holiday Ideas

Darebin City Council

https://www.darebin.vic.gov.au/school-holidays

 

Merribek City Council

https://allevents.in/brunswick/merri-bek-family-festival-september-school-holidays/10000699451597557

 

City of Melbourne 

https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/things-to-do/family-and-kids/school-holidays

 

Free activities you can book through Eventbrite

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/cc/free-school-holiday-activities-1062639

 

Family Support

From time to time we all need support or advice. 

Below are links to agencies you can reach out to.

 

Parent line Victoria

https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/serviceprofiles/parentline-service