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Do you want to gain new skills and use your voice to change the care system? Our Speak Up (SUP) training is for you 🙌

Check out our trainings coming up and DM us to RSVP/find out more:
📍 NT
10, 11 & 12 July - Speak Up Levels 1, 2 & 3 (Darwin)
📍 ACT
15 & 17 July - Speak Up Levels 1, 2 & 3
📍 SA
18 & 19 July - Speak Up Levels 1, 2 & 3 (Adelaide)

You can also learn more about Speak Up on our website: https://create.org.au/speak-up/

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After 17 years of tireless work and dedicated leadership at CREATE Foundation, our valued CEO, Jacqui Reed, is stepping down due to health reasons.

Her passionate advocacy has transformed CREATE into a leading voice for young people in out-of-home care. Join us in thanking Jacqui for her remarkable service and wishing her well.

Read the full announcement: https://create.org.au/create-farewells-our-ceo-jacqui-reed/



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"If a young person is labeled as something, chances are they will become that label. Kids in care deserve to be uplifted and enabled, and they can change the narrative."

Our latest feature is on the first Aboriginal woman to qualify for the Olympics in boxing, Marissa Williamson Pohlman 🥊

Read the story in our clubCREATE magazine: https://create.org.au/magazines/

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Care leaver support extended to age 21 in the ACT 🎉This is a big win for improving the transition from care.
Read more 👇

At our conference earlier this year, 12-year-old Nicholas shared the things he thinks need to change 💫

We think you're spot on Nicholas!!

You can read more of what Nicholas had to say in our latest clubCREATE magazine: https://create.org.au/magazines/



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New mags just dropped ☄️Check them out for competitions, events stories and so much more 🔗 https://create.org.au/magazines/

"Are you looking for a free app that can help you find a house, find a job, and even tell you about your rights? Check out Sortli app for all this and everything in between.” - 20, Male, Queensland 🏡 💼

Download Sortli today: https://create.org.au/sortli/



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Why don't go-karts ever get lost? 🏎 Because they always stay on track! 😉

Thanks to the WA young people who joined our recent Youth Advisory Group (YAG) about access to hobbies and interests in out-of-home care, followed by go-kart racing. 🔥

Find YAGs and other CREATE events happening near you: https://create.org.au/find-an-event/



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If you are a young person with a care experience who wants to develop advocacy, leadership and public speaking skills, our Speak Up (SUP) training is for you 🫵

Check out our trainings coming up and DM us to RSVP/find out more:
📍 NSW
28 June - Speak Up Level 1 (Parramatta or online)
📍 NT
10, 11 & 12 July - Speak Up Levels 1, 2 & 3
📍 ACT
15 & 17 July - Speak Up Levels 1, 2 & 3

Learn more about where being a Young Consultant can take you: https://create.org.au/speak-up/

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Are you a professional in Victoria working in a service where young people with a care experience regularly interact?

Register your interest for our Youth-led Forum this Thursday to hear directly from young people with a lived experience in out-of-home care as they discuss topics ranging from education, housing and homelessness, youth justice and mental health: https://forms.office.com/r/0bQLi0iQ5d

Who: Sector professionals in Victoria
When: This Thursday, 20 June from 9:30am-4:00pm
Where: 50 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne CBD
Cost: Free
Why: Gain insights on how to support young people with a care experience through meaningful dialogue with lived experience experts from YEAG.

There will be plenty of opportunity for collaboration and networking and lunch will be provided. If you have any questions, contact CREATE at [email protected] or call (03) 9918 0002.

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Queensland! 👋 It’s your last chance to apply for MYAB to drive reform of the residential care system in Queensland.

Apply before Monday, 17 June https://create.org.au/get-involved/yp-committees-and-boards/



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In case you missed it, applications are open to young people (18-21) with a residential care experience in QLD to join the Ministerial Youth Advisory Board (MYAB) 📣

As 1 of 9 Board members, you will provide advice to the Minister for Child Safety about the things you see as priorities for young people living in residential care.

This is an excellent opportunity to use your voice for change. It’s also a great addition to your CV and all members will be reimbursed for their time. 💵

Apply before Monday, 17 June https://create.org.au/get-involved/yp-committees-and-boards/



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✨ Stay connected & win! ✨ Keep your info up to date with clubCREATE and be in the draw to win some sweet prizes like a $100 voucher to spend at REBEL!

Plus, you'll never miss out on the latest news, events, and competitions. It's a win-win! Update here: https://shorturl.at/mlEkK



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Have you been in residential care in Queensland? 🏠 The Minister for Child Safety wants to hear from you about what needs to change through the new Ministerial Youth Advisory Board (MYAB).

Applications are open to young people in QLD aged 18-21 and membership is for 12 months. MYAB members will be reimbursed for their time. 💵

Apply before Monday, 17 June https://create.org.au/get-involved/yp-committees-and-boards/



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“I’ve learned to stay patient and not get too frustrated with how slow change can be. We are seeing progress in the right direction. That’s a key message I’d like to get out to other young people – your work is important, believe in what you’re doing! It just takes some time.” ⛰

Read about Ella's journey of becoming a youth advocate with CREATE and changing the care system ⚡️ https://create.org.au/from-residential-care-to-advocacy-leader/



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MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT FOR QUEENSLAND 🙌 Nine young people aged 18-21 with experience in residential care will be appointed to Queensland’s first Ministerial Youth Advisory Board (MYAB).

They will share their opinions, ideas, and perspectives with the Minister about what it’s like to live in residential care and what would make it better.

and read the full announcement here: https://create.org.au/young-people-to-drive-residential-care-reform-in-queensland/



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🎉🎉 Calling all clubCREATE members! Update or confirm your deets now and you could be the lucky winner of one of these cool $100 Vouchers*. What are you waiting for? 👉 https://shorturl.at/mlEkK



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So much fun at the National Reconciliation Week Colour Fun Run 🌈 We made the most of a tiny window without rain and everyone had an absolute blast 💥

Thank you to Gawler Department for Child Protection SA for inviting CREATE and to Aboriginal Family Support Services 💜



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Thank you to the 100 children, young people and carers who came along to our event in SA over the weekend 🤸‍♀️🎈

A special shoutout to the incredibly talented, First Nations artist Emmarita Brown from Yankirri Arts for creating a spectacular artwork for the event representing sibling connection. 🎨

The children and young people also made a piece of art (pictured) for National Reconciliation Week that showed their connections with each other. 💜

Check out our blog for more pics 📸 https://create.org.au/sibling-connection-taking-leaps-and-bounds-in-sa/

Thank you to all who came along including local MP, Erin Thompson and services including Aboriginal Family Support Services, Key Assets Australia, Life Without Barriers, Lutheran Care, The Reily Foundation and Annie Harvey from The Still Effect. And finally, a huge thank you to Cathy and the amazing team at Inflatable Zone!



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🌟 Update Your Details & Win! 🌟 Hey clubCREATE fam! Want to score some awesome prizes? Update your details with us and you’ll be automatically entered into our awesome prize draw!

It's super easy, just click here: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=HmhQNT5Zl0aahf7a8wjT-LutwEmSHB5Pq4P7zn4MHwZUNVpVNks1STM5UVc2V1hBMTc2TjNMVDVYOS4u



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Did you know that the dates for National Reconciliation Week stay the same every year because they commemorate two major milestones in the journey?

The milestones include the successful 1967 referendum and the High Court Mabo decision which is marked today on June 3, Mabo Day.

Mabo Day commemorates Mer Island man Eddie Koiki Mabo and his successful efforts to overturn the legal fiction of terra nullius, or ‘land belonging to no-one’.



Read more at https://www.reconciliation.org.au/commemorating-mabo-day/

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Happy Pride from the CREATE team 🌈💜🫶



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“Now more than ever, the work continues. In truth-telling, in understanding our history, in education, and in tackling institutionalised inequity. We need connection. We need respect. We need hope. And we need change. Now more than ever, we need reconciliation.” – Reconciliation Australia

Find out more about , including upcoming events here: https://www.reconciliation.org.au/our-work/national-reconciliation-week/



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The National Reconciliation Week theme for 2024, ‘Now More Than Ever’, is a reminder that the fight for justice and the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will — and must— continue.

Find out more about and this year’s theme: https://www.reconciliation.org.au/our-work/national-reconciliation-week/



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**Content warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers – this post has material related to the Stolen Generations and forced removal of children from families and communities**
Today is a day of great significance being both National Sorry Day and the day that the Uluru Statement from the Heart was delivered back in 2017.

CREATE acknowledges the strength of survivors of the Stolen Generations and also recognises the ongoing injustices reflected in the overrepresentation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people in out-of-home care today.

The journey to healing continues and today, CREATE is reflecting on what we can do to support the healing process. Find out more at https://www.reconciliation.org.au/national-sorry-day-2020/



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"I came into care when I was 12, turning 13... I was really lucky in that one of my group homes, I had a really good carer. She taught me that I am someone to be valued. I am not just my casefile." 💜

Read Cheyenne's experience of growing up in care, re-connecting with her siblings later in life, and her advice for other children and young people in out-of-home care. 🫶 https://create.org.au/snapping-stigma-and-re-connecting-with-siblings-cheyennes-story/



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There are more Queensland children in watchhouses right now than there have been for five years. Adult watchhouses are designed to hold adults for 24 hours. Children are being held in them for more than 30 days.

Email the Premier to take action to keep children out of watchhouses 📨 https://raisetheagequeensland.org.au/take-action/

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What's your go-to game at an arcade? 🕹️🎮🏎👾

Our WA young people had an awesome time versing each other in games after their Youth Advisory Group (YAG) meeting! Find YAGs and other CREATE events happening near you at https://create.org.au/find-an-event/



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“The best connection event!” 🦋🌳🍄

CREATE in SA recently hosted a connection event with Nature Play SA packed with activities including cubby house building, potion and clay and face mask making, water painting and kite flying. 🪁

The children and young people had an amazing time choosing what activities they wanted to do and deciding how to do them. One of the young people even got to see a Kookaburra for the first time - how cool is that!? 💜

All the young people who attended walked away with new skills that they can use in their backyards, local parks or national parks.

CREATE looks forward to running future events with Jason and his innovative team at Nature Play SA. Thank you!



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