Radio Brisvaani
Brisbane, September 23 (MCCQ Newsdesk)
Multicultural Australia has begun a five-part online webinar series to help community organisations and faith groups strengthen child safeguarding practices, with the first session held on September 22 and four further sessions scheduled through December 8, 2026.
The Creating Child Safe Organisations series is designed to help organisations build environments in which children are safe, valued, respected and heard.
The webinars will cover a range of issues linked to child safety, including leadership, organisational culture, policies, children’s participation, inclusive practices, complaints handling and responses to reportable conduct.
The remaining sessions will be held on October 13, November 3, November 24 and December 8. Each webinar will run online from 6pm to 7pm, with participants able to log in from 5.45pm.
The second webinar, on October 13, will focus on children’s voice, family and community participation.
The third session, scheduled for November 3, will examine having the right people, developing the right skills and promoting inclusive practice.
The fourth webinar on November 24 will focus on complaints, safe environments and continuous improvement.
The final session, on December 8, will address recognising, reporting and responding to reportable conduct.
The series will also explore the Universal Principle of cultural safety for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, with the principle incorporated across the five sessions.
According to the programme information, participants will gain practical knowledge and tools to strengthen their organisations’ child-safety approaches, understand safeguarding responsibilities and develop confidence in identifying, reporting and responding to concerns.
The series is being delivered in partnership with the Queensland Family and Child Commission, Settlement Services International, Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland, Pacific Island Council of Queensland, Multicultural Affairs Queensland and Community Leaders Gathering.
The programme also examines how leadership, organisational culture, inclusive practices and effective safeguarding systems can work together to create safer spaces for children.
By using a five-session format, the initiative provides participating organisations with an opportunity to consider child safety across different aspects of their operations, from organisational foundations and community participation to complaints, continuous improvement and reportable conduct.
