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Harriet Shing MP:
Celebrating Children’s Week in West Gippsland and the Latrobe Valley with Community Grants

$100,000 fund to local communities across Victoria to host fun and free educational activities and events during this year’s Children’s Week celebrations.

By Portal Admin - 25th October 2020 - Back to News

The Andrews Government is providing $100,000 to local communities across Victoria to host fun and free educational activities and events during this year’s Children’s Week celebrations.

Member for Eastern Victoria Harriet Shing today announced that Quantum Support Services, Baw Baw Shire Council and West Gippsland Libraries will receive grants of up to $1000 to host activities for children and their families during the annual festivities.

Thousands of children, aged up to 12, are expected to take part in Children’s Week between 24 October 24 to 1 November.

The grants will go towards free activities such as online art exhibitions, outdoor or messy play activities, dance workshops, arts and crafts, musical and story-telling performances, drawing competitions and picnics.

Grant recipients are creating innovative ways to safely share their events with their communities in line with the coronavirus restrictions in their areas, and with consideration of the ongoing bushfire recovery work in Victoria. Online activities will be held with cyber-safety in mind and in-person activities will adhere to COVID-Safe requirements.

The theme for Children’s Week 2020 celebrates the right of all children to choose their own friends and safely connect with others, based on Article 15 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Keep up to date on all the fun at www.education.vic.gov.au/about/events/Pages/childrensweek.aspx

Quote attributable to Minister for Early Childhood Ingrid Stitt

"Children’s Week is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the lives, talents and achievements of children, and not even a global pandemic can stop it.

Quote attributable Member for Member for Eastern Victoria Harriet Shing

"West Gippsland and Latrobe Valley councils and organisations have embraced the challenge to think creatively about how to host activities and events safely to engage children and their communities."

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