National Families Week 11th - 17th May 2008

National Families Week is Australia’s main annual celebration of the importance of families. The central aim of National Families Week 2008 is to encourage all Australians to do practical things to more effectively balance work and family responsibilities. This year’s theme is ‘Work and Family - Getting the balance right’.

Anglicare WA events to be held in National Families Week include:

Joondalup 11th -17th May
Display at Joondalup Family Relationship Centre to go with the theme of balancing work and family. For more information please contact Davina Goldthorpe on 9301 8502.

Broome 15th & 16th May
Display at the Parenting and Early Years Community Forum, also joining in an information and answer session on ‘Families in Conflict’ and ‘Separating Families’. For more information please contact Jennie Gray on 91955112.

Kalgoorlie 15th May
Families Togetherness BBQ to promote Families Week with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in the Goldfields. This is also part of celebrating cultural diversities within families. For more information please contact Jules Whiteway on 9021 1540.