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  1. Our impact
  2. Diversity and Inclusion

Diversity and Inclusion

At Cafs, we actively celebrate diversity and inclusion. We believe that the differences our people and service users bring to our organisation add to our strength.

We are committed to providing an inclusive environment, supportive of diversity. And we encourage full participation of all employees, carers and volunteers, alongside engagement with all service users and community members.

We foster creating a culture of equality for all and ensure we are a powerful platform and leader in the community for social change.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

Cafs is a workplace which respects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, values and practices. Read more

Published: 4th May, 2020

Updated: 13th August, 2020

Author: Fleur Marshall

Access and Disability

Access and Disability

We are committed to creating a fully inclusive and accessible community for all people. Read more

Published: 29th April, 2020

Updated: 4th May, 2020

Author: Fleur Marshall

Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

We embrace the richness of our communities’ diversity and are committed to ensuring our services meet the needs of all community members. Read more

Published: 29th April, 2020

Updated: 4th May, 2020

Author: Fleur Marshall

Gender Diversity

Gender Diversity

Challenging gender roles and stereotypes is an important priority for us. Read more

Published: 29th April, 2020

Updated: 11th May, 2020

Author: Fleur Marshall

Inclusive Employer

Inclusive Employer

Cafs is officially an ‘Inclusive Employer 2019-2020’, as determined by the Diversity Council of Australia. Read more

Published: 29th April, 2020

Updated: 11th May, 2020

Author: Fleur Marshall

Rainbow Tick

Rainbow Tick

We are Rainbow Tick Accredited and provide an LGBTIQ+ inclusive environment for our staff and clients. Read more

Published: 29th April, 2020

Updated: 4th May, 2020

Author: Fleur Marshall

White Ribbon Workplace

White Ribbon Workplace

We were proud to be one of the original eight organisations in Australia to receive White Ribbon accreditation; an accreditation which we retain today. Read more

Published: 29th April, 2020

Author: Fleur Marshall

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  • Expression of interest - original artworks for Cafs

    Expression of interest - original artworks for Cafs

    Cafs is seeking expressions of interest from creative people within our local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to develop artwork for two significant projects - an artwork to be featured in Cafs' Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) 2021-2023 and adapted for reporting and promotion of the RAP, and an original mural to be painted on site, at Cafs Family Contact Centre in Black Hill, Ballarat.

  • Thread Together is coming to Ballarat - volunteers needed!

    Thread Together is coming to Ballarat - volunteers needed!

    Cafs will soon be launching a fantastic new partnership with Thread Together to provide people in need across the Ballarat region with brand-new clothing and accessories. Thread Together is a not-for-profit organisation driving social and environmental change by redistributing excess clothing stock through purpose-designed clothing hubs. Without Thread Together, many of these items would end up in landfill.

  • 2021 Ian Stanley Classic

    2021 Ian Stanley Classic

    It is with great pleasure that we invite you to the second Ian Stanley Classic on Friday 14 May 2021, at the Hepburn Springs Golf Club. This fundraising event will raise much-needed funds for Cafs to provide support to the Central Highlands region. Come join us for a day of golf and fun-filled activities while we remember the great Ian Stanley.

  • Captain Moonlite to ride again this Friday

    Captain Moonlite to ride again this Friday

    Larger-than-life projection art installation Captain Moonlite Rides Again – Visual Stories of Ballarat Pride kicks off this Friday with an online launch streamed live online.

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  • A message from our CEO

    A message from our CEO

    Over the past weeks, Cafs – like all of us – has been navigating the challenges brought about by COVID-19.

  • Available positions

    Available positions

    We're currently recruiting! Click on the image to view our available roles and apply today.

  • A Pot of Courage - Recipes to Celebrate Refugee Week 2020

    A Pot of Courage - Recipes to Celebrate Refugee Week 2020

    Join Nyibol as she prepares delicious dishes from her home country of South Sudan. Her recipes are included, so you can also try them yourself at home!

  • Current opportunities

    Current opportunities

  • Accessibility

  • Cafs raises transgender flag for the first time in Ballarat

    Cafs raises transgender flag for the first time in Ballarat

    Cafs has raised the transgender flag for the first time in Ballarat to acknowledge and celebrate Transgender Awareness Week, encouraging other organisations in the city to do the same next year.

  • Celebrating IWD 2020

    Celebrating IWD 2020

    An equal world is an enabled world., #EachforEqual is the theme as Cafs celebrates International Women's Day 2020

  • Commissioner visits Cafs

    Commissioner visits Cafs

    Cafs recently welcomed the Victorian Commissioner for Residential Tenancies Dr Heather Holst to Ludbrook House.

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    How to access our services

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Cafs Acknowledges our past. In the spirit of reconciliation we give deepest respect to Australia's First Nations Peoples.
Their histories, their stories, their resilience. Their connection to culture and land. The wisdom of their Elders past, present and emerging.