Carer Council Consultation: February 2024

This consultation has now closed.

Connecting Foster and Kinship Carers SA (CF&KC-SA), on behalf of the Carer Council, invites carers to provide feedback on the following topics for consideration at the Carer Council meeting on 5 March 2024:

  • Care concerns
  • Carer remuneration
  • Respite

The Carer Council will discuss the above topics in line with the broader topic of retention and attraction of carers.

As carers have already provided extensive feedback on these topics in the past, we have included a summary – click here to access the summary.

We invite the South Australian carer community to provide additional feedback, if there is anything further you believe the Carer Council should consider. We encourage carers to share their experience, as it relates to these topics, only if you feel comfortable and safe to do so. Your feedback will be stored confidentially and supplied to the Carer Council in an anonymous format.

Additionally the Carer Council will be briefed on what CF&KC-SA has previously heard from carers through CF&KC-SA annual surveys, reference groups, information sessions, our carer advocacy service, carers directly contacting us, as well as Dr Fiona Arney’s Report on the Independent Inquiry into Foster and Kinship Care.

Click here to access links to the Inquiry Report and our summaries.

CF&KC-SA acknowledges there is a long history of systemic advocacy in these areas. We acknowledge reports and inquiries have revealed similar problems and gaps to address over many years. For example, the Nyland Report (2016), and KPMG’s Report into Foster and Kinship Care in South Australia (2017). CF&KC-SA and the Carer Council will endeavour to amplify carers voices to ensure feedback is heard by the Minister for Child Protection.

You may provide your feedback by:

  • Emailing us at carercouncil@cfc-sa.org.au – please note you will receive an automatic reply noting your email has been received. If you do not receive an automatic reply, your email has not been delivered correctly.
  • Completing our online feedback form – click here to access
  • Calling or texting our Project Lead, Lauren Gibbs (her usual work days are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday) – 0456 748 333. Alternatively you may phone our freecall number 1800 732 272 to speak with Lauren
  • Attending an information and feedback session:

Please submit your feedback by no later than Monday 26th February 2024, in preparation for Carer Council consideration.