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23.01.2022 Today is Intersex Awareness Day!

21.01.2022 A new meet up group!

21.01.2022 Survey for all our ace and aro rainbow family members!

21.01.2022 Hey western parents and carers - check this out!

19.01.2022 LOOK AT THIS! Births, Deaths and Marriages have published a policy for trans and gender diverse parents wanting to change their parental descriptor and name in their child’s birth record (and certificate), after altering their sex descriptor in their own birth record. The policy also applies to adult children of a trans or gender diverse parent wishing to update their parent’s details in their own birth record. WOOHOO! https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au//correct-a-parental-description

19.01.2022 Are you the go-to person for friends in your LGBTIQ community experiencing depression and anxiety? You might be interested in taking part in Lean on Me, a survey about the wellbeing of people in metropolitan Melbourne who help peers during a crisis: https://bit.ly/3jofUBV

18.01.2022 TRANS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE - honouring their memory.

17.01.2022 Check out this online conference starting on Friday :)

17.01.2022 In amongst everything else, the Pride Centre is something we can all look forward to. Become a piece of it's history by donating to the Toys and Teens Library fund and help create a safe and fun place for our kids when you pop in! https://pridecentre.org.au/product/toy-and-teen-library/

16.01.2022 Everyone's mental health matters - more from Vic Gov on new support available now. #COVID19

16.01.2022 KNOX RAINBOW FAMILIES!

15.01.2022 Thanks to our friends at Thorne Harbour Health for this event...we will ask if it can be recorded for anyone trying to get someone to bed at that time ! https://thorneharbour.org//calendar/whos-looking-out-you/

14.01.2022 For all our trans, gender diverse and non-binary family members out there...

14.01.2022 To all our wonderful VCE students out there today sitting their English Exam, the first of many. What a year you have had! Sending you all our rainbow wishes and good luck. You've got this.

13.01.2022 Check this out and express your interest today!

13.01.2022 Today marks the start of Trans Awareness Week! Trans Awareness Week is held from November 13th - 19th in the week leading up to Trans Day of Remembrance to hel...p raise the visibility of trans and gender diverse people and increase awareness of issues the community faces. Learn more at: https://tdor.org.au

12.01.2022 Someone you know may need to see this - please share and stay safe.

11.01.2022 Some really important reminders for all our single and sole parents and carers out there - stay safe everyone.

11.01.2022 Thanks to Switchboard for making these great reminders about what Stage 4 restrictions look like for many of us

09.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/events/4907363459281501/

09.01.2022 Victoria's message on updated restrictions: Keeping our loved ones safe keeps us together. That means only seeing those you need to - if you need to. No more th...an 5 visitors at your home. Public gatherings of no more than 10 people. Keep your distance - no handshakes and no hugs. Staying apart, keeps us together. *Anyone who is concerned, please call the coronavirus hotline on 1800 675 398 (24 hours). For translator support, call TIS National on 131 450. *For up to date information on restrictions in different languages, please visit https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/translated-resources-coronaviru

08.01.2022 This is your chance to have your say on Victoria's first whole of government LGBTIQ strategy - see pages 18 and 26 for the rainbow families specific questions but you, like us, probably have a lot more to say! Childcare, kinders, primary schools - so many services and spaces our families live, play and learn in. Check it out today - everyone is welcome to comment on anything at all - https://engage.vic.gov.au/LGBTIQstrategy

08.01.2022 Join us to think about common challenges for LGBTIQ+ parents as you welcome new babies or children into your families. We’ll be sharing ideas about how we adjus...t to big changes, and make healthy, respectful relationships within our parenting teams. We welcome all new and prospective LGBTIQ+ parents in this transition period, whether your pathway to parenthood includes adoption, pregnancy and childbirth, surrogacy, or other means. Session Dates and Times: - Monday 14th September 2- 3:30pm - Thursday 24th Spetember 10- 11:30am - Thursday 1st October 7- 8:15pm - Monday 5th October 2- 3:30pm Please let us know which one session time suits you. If you are interested but unavailable at these times, please let us know about your interest too. This FREE session will be running on Zoom; the link will be provided to you upon registration. To express interest or for more information, contact: Catherine Wilson: [email protected] / 03 9020 4641 Or Nicole Dowling: [email protected] / 03 9663 6733 See more

07.01.2022 Might be things here that interest you and your little one! (Although isn't every week Children's week?)

07.01.2022 Thanks Victorian Pride Centre for this fundraising effort to make the new centre 100% rainbow family friendly - woohoo Please donate if you are able & share with those who might be keen!

07.01.2022 This week is NAIDOC Week. Normally in July each year, due to the pandemic it was moved forward to November 8 - 15. The theme this year is Always Was, Always Wil...l Be. Always Was, Always Will Be recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. You can find out more about the theme and NAIDOC week here https://www.naidoc.org.au/get-involved/2020-theme #NAIDOC2020

04.01.2022 Back to school! Woohoo! Remote learning really was a diverse experience for so many of our families - some loved it, some found it too hard to engage with, some did not access any online work at all for a rage of reasons. So here is another consultation for you to share your, and your kids, thoughts. Due by July 3. https://engage.vic.gov.au/lessons-remote-and-flexible-learn

04.01.2022 Hey all rural and regional rainbow families - check this great event out!

03.01.2022 This is very exciting news - thank you to everyone who wrote submissions, answered our survey's and attended roundtables as part of the ART enquiry over the past 2 years. Well done! https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/ivf-now-fairer-and-easier-t/

02.01.2022 Something fun for Sunday for our kids and their papas, daddies, donors and donuts from rainbow families of all different shapes and sizes - thanks to our wonderful supporter Frock! ( the 9pm event tonight might be more a grown up kind of thing!)

02.01.2022 To our metro melbourne and Mitchell Shire rainbow families - remote learning starts again for our Prep to Year 10 students on July 20. To our VCE, Year 10 VCE and VCAL students in our families, stay safe and do well. To all our teachers, education support staff and school staff returning to work tomorrow and next week - stay safe and we are thinking of you. #solidarity

01.01.2022 A new service is opening for all of us...The Rainbow Door. Check out the launch details below.