Open your heart and your home

Little brunette girl holding paper house in front of her face, covering it. Protect your home concept. Blurred.

During Foster Care Week (September 12-18) leading child welfare organisation Anglicare Victoria is shining a light on the urgent need for more foster carers across the state and the seven great reasons why people should give foster caring a go.
Here in the North Central region there is a critical shortage of carers which means many local children and young people are being placed in care outside of the region.
Anglicare Victoria CEO Paul McDonald says Foster Care Week is the perfect time to consider opening your home and heart to kids in need. See the Mail for the full story…

Lisa Dennis
Editor of the Castlemaine Mail newspaper and senior journalist on our sister paper the Midland Express. Over the last 24 years Lisa been proudly reporting news in the Mount Alexander and Macedon Ranges communities.