City of Kingston
Networks for people working with children and their families
If you would like to attend or present at one of the networks below, please contact the chair / convener.
Title
BaysidePeninsula –
Inner Middle
Area
Vulnerable
Infants &
Families
Services
Partnership
Meeting
Better
Beginnings
City of
Kingston
Networking
Breakfast for
people
working with
children and
Description
Membership
Geography
The primary role of the
partnership meeting includes
building stronger
collaborative working
relationship through regular
meetings, communication,
including exploring where
there are mutual clients and
opportunities for joint work.
Open to agencies
and services
working with
vulnerable infants
(0 – 3 years) and
families
Bayside-Peninsula
– Inner Middle Area
(inclusive of City of
Kingston)
This is achieved via a
mixture of meeting formats
which includes the
opportunity to explore joint
reflective practice through a
de identified case study
Meeting explores local data
in planning strategic
activities to improve
outcomes for children and
families in the City of
Kingston – key are of focus
on improving service system
integration
The annual Networking
Breakfast provides an
opportunity to meet local
agencies and better
understand the services they
offer
Last updated: 5 March, 2015
Venue, Time and Frequency
Venue:
Cheltenham DHS
Level 3,
4 – 10 Jamieson Street, Cheltenham
Time: 9.30 – 11.45am
Chair / Convener
Rosalie Birkin
Child and Youth Mental Health Services
(CYMHS)
Infant Team Leader
Ph: 8552 0515
r.birkin@alfred.org.au
Dates:
26 February, 2015
28 May, 2015
27 August, 2015
26 November, 2015
Invited group
City of Kingston
Venue:
City of Kingston
34 Brindisi Street, Mentone
Time: 9.30-11.30am
Dates:

12 January, 2015

9 February, 2015

13 April, 2015

11 May, 2015
Open to all people
working with
children and
families in the City
of Kingston
City of Kingston
Time: 7.30am – 9.00am
Date:
19 February, 2015
Michelle Molan – Until May 2015
Bayside Medicare Local
Integration Coordinator
Child and Family Health Portfolio
Ph: 8514 1040
Michelle.Molan@bml.org.au
Donna Feore
City of Kingston
Team Leader
Family and Children’s Services Development
Ph: 9581 4872
Donna.Feore@kingston.vic.gov.au
Helen Watson
City of Kingston
Team Leader MCH and Immunisation
Ph: 9581 4865
Helen.Watson@kingston.vic.gov.au
Title
families in
the City of
Kingston
Kingston
Bayside
Early
Childhood
Educators
Network
Meeting
Kingston
Family and
Children’s
Services
Network (NM)
and Learning
Together
(LTM)
Meetings
Description
Membership
The primary focus of this
groups is to provide
opportunities for professional
development a reflective
practice
Open to all early
childhood
educators who
working the Cities
of Kingston and
Bayside
The Kingston Family and
Children’s Services Network
meetings are facilitated in
the southern and northern
areas of the catchment.
They are designed to
strengthen relationships
between services that work
with children and families.
Learning Together meetings
use the topic discussed in
the aforementioned Network
meetings and using deidentified case scenarios
develop a shared
understanding and
application of best practice
across agencies and
services working with
children and families in the
City of Kingston.
Open to agencies
and services who
work with children
and families and
interested
community
members
Geography
Kingston and
Bayside Council
areas
Venue, Time and Frequency
Venue:
Various – contact chair / convener for
details
Rebecca Adams
Xavier College
Ph: 9592 2127
Tootles_1973@hotmail.com
Time: 5.30-7.30pm
Southern Network
Group
Aspendale,
Edithvale, Chelsea,
Bonbeach, Carrum
Patterson Lakes,
Aspendale
Gardens, Chelsea
Heights
Dates:
Contact chair / convener for details
Southern Network Group
Venue:
Longbeach Place
15 Chelsea Rd, Chelsea
Time: 10.00 – 11.30am
Dates:

11 March, 2015
(NM – Salvation Army Family
Violence)

20 May, 2015
(LTM – Family Life & cultural
backgrounds)

12 August, 2015
(NM – CYMHS)

18 November, 2015
(LTM – Noah’s Ark and play)
Northern Network
Group
Moorabbin,
Cheltenham,
Mentone,
Mordialloc,
Heatherton, Highett,
Parkdale, Dingley,
Oakleigh South,
Clayton South,
Clarinda
Northern Network Group
Venue:
Clarinda Community Centre
58 Viney St, Clarinda
Time: 3.30 – 5.00pm
Dates:

19 March, 2015
(LTM – Salvation Army &Family
Violence)

14 May, 2015
(NM – New Hope)

20 August, 2015
(LTM – Family Life & early years
Last updated: 5 March, 2015
Chair / Convener
Donna Feore
City of Kingston
Team Leader
Family and Children’s Services Development
Ph: 9581 4872
Donna.Feore@kingston.vic.gov.au
Title
Description
Membership
Geography
Venue, Time and Frequency
Chair / Convener
emotional development)

12 November, 2015
(NM – Noah’s Ark and play)
Kingston
Preventing
Violence
Against
Women
Working
Group
This group is working to
towards bringing this agenda
to community attention and
to develop resources,
strategies and events to
promote and prevent men’s
violence against women and
children.
Open to all people
working with
children and
families in the City
of Kingston
Middle South
Welfare
Network
Group
The network provides peer
support, collaboration, and
information sharing and
exchange knowledge within
the human services.
Open to social
service providers
across Kingston
and Bayside
LGA’s
Parentzone PEER
network
PEER Network; a place for
colleagues to discuss Parent
Engagement, Education and
Resources.
The focus of the network is
sharing new resources,
programs or learning; joint
planning; and professional
development
Open to anyone
wanting to support
parents/caregivers
in their parenting
role.
City of Kingston
area
Venue:
Kingston City Council
34 Brindisi St, Mentone
Debra Webb
Kingston City Council
Ph: 9581 4629
debra.webb@kingston.vic.gov.au
Time: 2-3pm
Middle South areaKingston and
Bayside
Dates:
Monthly
Contact chair / convener for details
Venue:
Brindisi Room Council Offices
34 Brindisi St Mentone
Time: 10am-12 noon
Bayside City
Council
City of Kingston and
Dates:

3 June, 2015

2 September, 2015

2 December 2015
Venue:
Family Life
Suite 2, 450 Nepean Highway,
Chelsea
Kate Hamilton
AccessCare Southern
Case Manager Community Connections
Program
Ph: 9581 4751
Kate.hamilton@accesscare.org.au
Barbara Biggelaar
Anglicare Victoria - Parentzone Southern
Parent Resource Coordinator
Ph: 9781 6734
barbara.biggelaar@anglicarevic.org.au
Time: 9.30am – 11.30am
Dates:
This network is held quarterly
Contact chair / convener for details
Know of a relevant Network that is not on the list?
If you are aware of a network which operates in the City of Kingston and has a child and family focus that is not included in the list above, or if you are aware of a change in
information for one of the networks currently listed, please contact Kingston City Council 9581 4872 or donna.feore@kingston.vic.gov.au.
Last updated: 5 March, 2015