Student Services - Community Network

Child & Family Information, Referral and Support Team

The Orange Door program at Upper Murray Family Care is a centralised entry point for referrals and information about the support services offered within the local community. This information service is offered to families, community members, and professionals through our intake team. For families seeking more comprehensive support, our practitioners will listen to your story, provide information and suggestions where required and will guide you through the process of linking with the most suitable service tailored to your families’ individual needs.

Contacts: Individuals seeking support are encouraged to contact the Orange Door on 1800 271157 to arrange an intake meeting or to discuss options available to your family.

https://www.vic.gov.au/about-the-orange-door

Other Resources

Berry Street works with, young people and families with complex needs on issues related to violence, neglect, abuse, trauma, and poverty 0358228100

Anglicare works with families and communities and provides a range of services including emergency food and crisis accommodation and builds capacity for sustainable living through programs like foster care, financial counselling, parent education, and group work 1300 111 278

Brotherhood of St Laurence works to alleviate and prevent poverty and can provide support to children, young people, adults, and families. 

 Smith Family is a children's charity helping disadvantaged Australian children to get the most out of their education, so they can create better futures for themselves 1800 024069

MoneySmart.gov.au    1800 007 007

Parent Resources

Andrew Fuller and Parents Victoria Vodcast Series
In this series of 6 short interviews, Andrew discusses the role of parents in bullying prevention and the importance of building resilience in kids.

Parents Victoria

Parents Victoria is a state-wide democratic organisation representing parents of students in Victorian government schools. Parents Victoria provide information and guidance to parents of government school children, develop strategies with other education stakeholders to increase parental involvement in school education, facilitate parent forums on selected education issues and identify strategies to assist parents from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to participate in the education of their children and so on.

Parenting Research Centre

The Parenting Research Centre is dedicated to supporting parents through developing resources, programs and policies based on scientific evidence.

Raising Children Network

Raising Children Network is a website for Australian mothers, fathers, grandparents and anyone else who has responsibility for the care of children. RCN is a source of information for parents. The website includes a wide range of professionals and agencies who work with parents every day – general practitioners, maternal and child health nurses, child care workers, preschool teachers, school teachers, social workers, psychologists and so on.

Parentline

Parentline is a confidential telephone counselling service providing professional counselling and support for parents and those who care for children. The aim of Parentline is to nurture and support positive, caring relationships between parents, children, teenagers and significant other people who are important to the well-being of families.

eSafety for parents

The eSafety Commissioner's website provides a range of different age appropriate resources for students, parents and teachers, designed to raise awareness of cyber security in students.

Parent support and assistance
Being a parent is a rewarding and sometimes difficult role. At times you might need extra support for you and your family. The DET parenting section supports parents to find helpful websites, telephone services, and translated resources