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2023 Key organisation achievements
February
Our Place presented at the Department of Education’s Best Start, Best Life 2023 Educational Leaders Conference.
Frankston North community celebrates the opening of the Peninsula Health Hub at Aldercourt Primary School.
Planning of Our Place’s 2023 priorities at the team retreat where staff came together for two days.
Frankston North community celebrates the opening of the Peninsula Health Hub at Aldercourt Primary School.
Planning of Our Place’s 2023 priorities at the team retreat where staff came together for two days.
Feb
March
Our Place shares expertise through a submission to The Productivity Commission’s Review of Philanthropy.
Mar
April
Our Place presented at the Department of Education’s Best Start, Best Life 2023 Educational Leaders Conference.
Construction completed on interlink between Westall Primary School and Westall Community Hub.
Construction completed on interlink between Westall Primary School and Westall Community Hub.
Apr
May
Victorian Budget commits funding to the work of Our Place in Mooroopna.
May
June
Our Place’s June McLoughlin AM receives recognition in Kings Birthday Honours List for her work in early childhood advocacy.
Review and renewal of partnership agreement between Department of Education and Colman Education Foundation.
Review and renewal of partnership agreement between Department of Education and Colman Education Foundation.
Jun
July
Brian M. Davis Charitable Foundation announces funding partnership with Our Place Mooroopna.
Revised our comprehensive Evaluation Plan in consultation with key partners and our Evaluation Advisory Group.
Revised our comprehensive Evaluation Plan in consultation with key partners and our Evaluation Advisory Group.
Jul
August
Frankston North’s Aldercourt Childrens and Family Centre and Westall Kindergarten received “Exceeding” the National Quality Standards in all 7 areas of the ACECQA Assessment and Rating.
Aug
September
Our Place shares expertise in a submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the State Education System in Victoria.
Qualitative evaluation of DFFH’s Early Help Family Services Trial Families at Morwell and Northern Bay revealed benefits of embedding child and family services within Our Place school settings.
Qualitative evaluation of DFFH’s Early Help Family Services Trial Families at Morwell and Northern Bay revealed benefits of embedding child and family services within Our Place school settings.
Sep
October
The Hon Dr Anne Aly, Federal Minister for Early Childhood Education, visited Our Place Frankston North.
Insights for walking alongside: Lessons learnt from the Our Place partnership published, which shares insights of the government and philanthropy partnership.
Insights for walking alongside: Lessons learnt from the Our Place partnership published, which shares insights of the government and philanthropy partnership.
Oct
November
Official opening of Morwell Park Public School as an Our Place site.
Early Years Network and Principals Network joined together to share learnings on implementing the Continuity of Learning approach.
Early Years Network and Principals Network joined together to share learnings on implementing the Continuity of Learning approach.
Nov
December
Dandolo Partners release report assessing the Our Place approach and its potential impact.
Evidence behind the Our Place Elements series of publications released.
Evidence behind the Our Place Elements series of publications released.
Dec