Communities for Children (Raymond Terrace & Karuah)

What is it about?

The Communities for Children is an exciting local initiative in Raymond Terrace and Karuah. Supported by the Australian Government as part of the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy, two million dollars have been invested over a four year period (2005-09) to support projects /activities that aim to improve the health and development of children aged 0 to 5 years.

These projects/activities will focus on supporting parents through improved antenatal care, home-visiting, playgroups and/or parenting courses, building a child-friendlier community through strengthening social networks, community events and education and improving the early learning and literacy opportunities for children.

The Family Action Centre at the University of Newcastle and the Smith Family are the Facilitating Partners for this local initiative. Our Community Partners are well known and respected local organisations who have been selected to deliver a range of innovative projects which commenced n May 2006.

About our site

Raymond Terrace is a small urban community in the Hunter Valley of NSW. It falls in the Port Stephens Local Government Area and is the main business and service hub for a number of small townships including Karuah, 30 km to the north.

Our community's vision

The community’s vision is "for Raymond Terrace and Karuah to be communities that embrace, value and support children and their families where services and community work together to enable children to realise their full potential".