Antenatal care – the foundational piece of the child development journey, but how accessible is this care in the Wimmera Southern Mallee?

The Hon. Angie Bell, Federal shadow minister for Early Childhood Education, accompanied Hon Dr. Anne Webster on a visit to Hopetoun and Beulah where the dire childcare situation was once again highlighted as an issue for rural children, families and these vitally important towns.

By Five recently used their 2023 Victorian Early Years Awards funding to host “Network, Learn, Celebrate, Inspire,” a dynamic event bringing together dedicated professionals supporting children in the Wimmera region.

What are the principles of our Paediatric Project? They’ve always been the same… Innovative, place-based, equitable, multi-disciplinary and… TIMELY!

Catch up on the August & September 2024 By Five Newsletter!

The By Five team are thrilled to announce that Dr Kate Monagle will be extending her time working as the Paediatric Fellow dedicated to our Paediatric Project until our current funding expires in June 2025.

Rainbow P-12 are a finalist in this years Victorian Early Years Awards!

Cara and Dr Nadia were absolutely honoured to be asked to present at the Victorian Paediatric Clinical Network forum on Innovative Models of Care in Melbourne.

The Jellybeans Playgroup didn’t know what they were in for when touring Federation University this week and ran into Tracey and Cara in the By Five office!

On National Early Childhood Edcuators’ Day, we celebrate ECEC champions from across our region.

From Hopetoun to Warracknabeal, our locals made the effort to rug up and caffeinate with Kate and chat all things Wimmera kids.

Oh what a night! By Five have launched their Paediatric Project short documentary with a celebratory evening which included a red-carpet entrance for our special guests and film stars!

By Five are thrilled to launch a short documentary on their flagship, award-winning, ‘born and bred’ paediatric project.

Last week Jo and Emily made the trek to Canberra to attend the Regional Australia Institute National Summit – ‘The New Frontier’.

“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.”

This quote by Henry Adams was written inside a lovely Christmas card from a thoughtful parent, given to me at the end of a long school year, thanking me for teaching their child in their first year of primary school...

By Five are absolutely THRILLED with the Albanese Government's announcement that Early Childhood Educators will receive a well-deserved pay rise. This is not only a win for hardworking professionals and industry, but for families and communities that rely on their services.

Catch up on the June & July 2024 By Five Newsletter!

Mat and Ange from the central office of the Department of Education Early years branch visited Jeparit and Rainbow schools to discuss the needs of children and families in accessing ECEC in their towns.

We are all eagerly awaiting the Federal Government’s response to the Productivity Commission report into Early Childhood Education and Care, specifically if our calls to have the ECEC system redesigned for rural communities have been heard.

We know short-term interventions help people BEAT the odds, but systematic interventions CHANGE the odds. We are working hard to maintain funding to continue the By Five work and changing systems to enable ALL children in our rural communities and beyond to thrive.