Join us for the 2025 National Foster & Kinship Care Conference, the leading event dedicated to supporting, educating and empowering foster and kinship carers across Australia.

Held in Sydney on 28 – 30 November, the theme this year is Empowering Carers to Transform Lives, providing delegates with valuable insights from leading experts, the opportunity to participate in practical workshops and connect with other carers from around the country to share experiences and best practices.

With a focus on wellbeing, recovery and healing through health and therapeutic services, the conference aims to address specific needs for carers and children in relation to therapeutic parenting to enable carers to be empowered to transform the lives of the children and young people in their care.

All talks, presentations and workshops will align with the following topics:

  • Navigating Trauma and ACEs
  • Understanding Neurodivergence
  • Raising Teens and Preparing for Adulthood
  • Culture and Identity
  • Safety in the Online World
  • Empowering Advocacy
  • Carer Wellbeing
  • Practical Therapies to Support Children and Young People

Together, we can strengthen support for carers and improve outcomes for children and young people in care.


Location

The 2025 National Foster & Kinship Care Conference: Empowering Carers to Transform Lives will be held at Club Central Hurstville, a modern venue in the heart of Sydney’s southern suburbs, offering excellent facilities, easy transport access and nearby accommodation options.

Don’t miss out – secure your early-bird ticket when registration opens!


Call for Abstracts

We invite sector professionals and those with lived experience to submit abstracts for presentations or workshops.

This is an opportunity to share insights, research and experiences that contribute to strengthening support for carers and improving outcomes for children and young people in care.

To submit your abstract for consideration by the selection panel, please email us with the following details:

  1. Name, title/organisation, and a short bio
  2. Style of delivery – presentation or workshop
  3. Title of presentation/workshop
  4. Summary (max 300 words)
  5. The conference topic area your abstract aligns with

Submission deadline: 30 May 2025

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The National Foster & Kinship Care Conference is an initiative of the National Foster & Kinship Care Collective and hosted by Adopt Change for 2025.