Annual Report 2010 - Berry Street

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A message from the
President and CEO
In our 133rd year, Berry Street continued to grow, to
respond to new challenges and to make a significant
contribution to the lives of thousands of Victorian
children, young people and families.
The core of our work will always be to do what we
can and need to do, to ensure all children have a good
childhood, growing up feeling safe, nurtured and with
hope for the future (our Vision).
Building on the work of Take Two, our therapeutic
service, we are developing much greater understanding
of the traumatic impact of violence, abuse and neglect
and how we can help children and young people to heal.
But we want to do more. We intend to strengthen our
public policy advocacy to help create better systems
and policies to both prevent abuse and neglect, and
ensure better responses.
Our new Strategic Directions has four key priorities:
1. Growing our independent income – to enable us to
pilot new programs, evaluate what we’re doing and
develop the evidence and tools for effective advocacy.
2. A focus on service innovation – piloting new programs
where there are gaps and building on our existing work.
3. A strong public policy agenda based on five themes:-
childhood belongs to children; safety is not enough;
no place for violence; fairness and equity for families;
and two ways together – supporting Aboriginal
families.
4. Developing a platform to build and share knowledge
about child trauma – to help prevent child abuse and
neglect and ensure that children get the right help
to recover.
We are proud of everything we have been able to achieve
together so far and thank everyone – our Board, staff,
carers, volunteers and supporters – for their contribution
and willingness to work with us.
We are also excited about this next chapter of the ‘Berry
Street Story’. No doubt it will be an interesting ride, and
we look forward to sharing it with you.
Laurinda Gardner
President
Sandie de Wolf, AM
Chief Executive Officer

A snapshot of
Mildura
Where we
are working
Horsham
Wangaratta
Shepparton
Bendigo
Seymour
Alexandra
Warrnambool
Ballarat
Watsonia
Flemington
Geelong
Ringwood
Eaglemont
Richmond
Clayton
Noble park
Warragul
Trafalgar
Morwell
Leongatha
Gross income by funding
source 2009-2010
Gross income by service
type 2009-2010
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State Government 77%
Independent 16%
Federal Government 7%
Residential Care 29%
Therapeutic Care 16%
Victorian Bushfire Case
Management 12%
Education 9%
Youth 8%
Central/Admin 7%
Foster Care 7%
Family 6%
Community 4%
Disability 1%
Other 1%
Gross Income $56,200,000
Service Type Central Gippsland Hume North
& West
South-East
Take
Two
Total
Community* 744 1975 2358 1173 6250
Education 262 573 162 134 1131
Family 72 301 2788 3161
Foster &
Kinship Care
Residential
Care
79 182 121 77 459
79 17 52 49 197
Therapeutic 20 434 705 1159
Youth (incl
Disability)
282 128 214 149 773
Total 744 2749 3579 4944 409 705 13130
Number of staff at 30/6/10: 781
Number of carer households: 192
Number of volunteers: 572
We operated from:
• 21 offices
• 23 residential units
(and 4 contingency units)
• 5 education centres
• 8 Lead Tenant properties/other
* includes Financial Inclusion programs

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Ensuring good governance
Our committed Board of Directors
Laurinda Gardner. BA(Hons).
President
Deputy Secretary Corporate Strategy
and Services, Department of Treasury
& Finance – Chair of our Governance
Committee – joined the Board in 2000.
Dr Neil Coventry. MB, BS, FRANZCP,
Cert Child Psych.
Vice-President
Director Austin Child and Adolescent
Mental Health Service – member of
our Quality and Risk Management
Committee – joined the Board in 2003.
Paul Wappett. B.Comm, LL.B, MBA.
Vice-President
Executive General Manager, Strategy,
CPA Australia – member of our
Governance Committee and Strategic
Plan Task Group – joined the Board
in 2007.
Lyn Allison, B.Ed, MAICD.
Former teacher and Leader of the
Australian Democrats – member of
our Environmental Sustainability Plan
Steering Group and Strategic Plan
Task Group – joined the Board in 2009.
Mary Clark. BA(Journalism).
Public Relations and Media Consultant
– Former President – Chair of our
Marketing Committee – joined the
Board in 1997.
Mithran Doraisamy. BSc, MBA, ACA.
Partner, Business Advisory Services,
Ernst and Young – member of our
Finance & Investment and Governance
Committees – joined the Board
in 2004.
Michelle Evans, BA.Comm, MA
Creative Arts, PBAS Accredited.
Research Fellow, Centre for Leadership
and Social Impact, Melbourne Business
School – member of our Strategic Plan
Task Group – joined the Board in 2008.
David Green. BA Dip. Soc. Stud,
MA(Hons), PSM.
Lecturer and former Associate
Professor, School of Social Work, La
Trobe University – Chair of our Quality
and Risk Management Committee –
joined the Board in 2002.
Steve Harris.
Executive Director, Centre for
Leadership and Public Interest,
Institute for Social Research, Swinburne
University of Technology – member
of our Marketing Committee and
Strategic Plan Task Group – joined
the Board in 2008.
Kate Jenkins. BA(Hons), LL.B(Hons).
Partner, Employee Relations, Freehills
– member of our Quality & Risk
Management Committee – joined
the Board in 2001.
Peter Koren. B.Bus, AANA.
Business Consultant – member of our
Marketing Committee – joined the
Board in 2002.
Brian Watson, B.Comm.
Executive Chairman, Georgica
Associates Pty Ltd – Chair of our
Finance and Investment Committee
and member of our Governance
Committee – joined the Board in 2008.
Patrons
Patron in Chief: Mrs Jan de Kretser
Patrons: Professor Emeritus Sir Gustav
Nossal, AC, CBE, FAA, FRS.
& Mrs Delys Sargeant AM

Our Executive
Management Team
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Reporting to the Board:
Sandie de Wolf, AM.
BA(Hons), Dip Soc Stud, MSW, FAIM, FAICD.
Chief Executive Officer Since July 1991
Reporting to the CEO:
Marg Hamley
BA(Hons-Psychology), MSW, Dip Ed.
Michelle Brownstein
B.Bus.
Deputy CEO/Director of Services Since October 2003
Executive Manager Development Since August 2009
Jackie Mead
B.Comm.
Director People, Culture
& Information Systems
Since January 2006
Jacqui Riters
Dip Bus.
Peter Stansfeld
FCA.
Emmanuel Tsakis
CPA, MBA.
Executive Officer Since February 1992
Director Business Operations Until July 2010
Chief Financial Officer Since June 2010
Reporting to the Deputy CEO/Director of Services:
Joanna Bock
BA(Hons), Dip Soc Admin, CQSW.
Director North & West
(now Senior Manager, Open Place)
Until December 2009
Craig Cowie
BA, BSW(Hons), Dip.Bus.
Sheree Limbrick
Bach Soc Sc, Dip Bus.
Trish McCluskey
BA, LL.B, BSW, M.Crim, MSW, Cert IV T&A.
Ric Pawsey
BA(Hons), MBSc, MAPS.
Anita Pell
BA Social Work, MSW, Family Therapy.
Director North & West Since January 2010
Director Statewide Programs Since November 1995
Director Gippsland Since September 2008
Director Take Two Since July 2003
Director Hume Since August 1998
Julian Pocock
Master of Social Sciences.
Director Public Policy
& Practice Development
Since January 2010
Megan Pollard
BA Human Services, Dip. Welfare.
Matthew Reeder
M.S.Sc, MAPS.
Director South Eastern Since June 2010
Director South Eastern Until June 2010

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Accountability
to our clients, staff, volunteers, colleagues,
funders and supporters – is one of our five
organisational Values.
Accountability, stewardship of Berry Street’s
good reputation and assets, and charting a
course for the future, are responsibilities which
our Board and Executive Management Team
take very seriously.
In the past year:-
• The Board met 10 times and used its annual
workshop with the Executive Management
Team to frame key strategic priorities and
a new Strategic Plan for 2010 – 2013.
• Six monthly progress reports on the
2009/10 Business Plan were considered.
It was pleasing that of the 20 strategies,
11 were fully achieved and seven were
partially achieved.
• We conducted a Board Effectiveness
Review and used a consultant to moderate
a discussion on the findings.
• All Directors completed a Register of
Interests and Statement of Good Character.
• A new Governance Committee lead a review
of our organisational infrastructure and
identified where investment was required
to ensure that we manage our continued
growth effectively.
• We successfully completed all quality and
accreditation requirements:– registration
as a Community Service Organisation;
Homelessness Assistance Service Standards;
and our school was accredited by the
Victorian Registration and Qualifications
Authority. Take Two received accreditation
against the EQUIP standards (Evaluation and
Quality Improvement Program) through the
Australian Council on Healthcare Standards.
• Our financial management systems were
significantly improved through the
implementation of a new system, including
customer relationship modules for help
desk, motor vehicle, property and
purchasing functions.
• Policies and procedures were improved in
relation to privacy and client records.
• Business Continuity and Fire Preparedness
Plans were developed for each region/group
and the whole organisation.
• We improved our already good WorkCover
performance (which is 20% better than the
industry average) and introduced a new
Safety in the Workplace Tool in Occupational
Health and Safety Week.

Recognising the
Forgotten Australians
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Forgotten Australians are adults who grew up in
institutional care. It is estimated that there are
500,000 Forgotten Australians, many of whom
suffered shocking and prolonged abuse.
Until recently, there was little public recognition of
the violence and abuse done to these children.
Following sustained advocacy by Forgotten
Australians, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
and Malcolm Turnbull, former Leader of the
Opposition, gave a public apology in Canberra
on 16 November 2009. This was a critical
first step.
The Victorian Government allocated $7M
over three years to establish a support service
for people who had grown up in Victorian
institutions.
In partnership with Relationships Australia
Victoria, Berry Street secured the tender and
has established Open Place. The Hon Lisa
Neville, MP (Minister for Community Services)
opened the new service on 18 March 2010.
It is a welcoming place for Forgotten Australians
to drop in, access counselling, join a support
group, learn new life skills and/or access
brokerage funds to help with medical needs.
For more information on Open Place,
phone 1800 779 379 or visit the website
www.openplace.org.au.
Through our own Heritage and Background
Information Service, we dealt with over 100
enquiries from people wanting information
about their past.

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Leading the way
and advocating for change
It is an explicit expectation that everyone
working at Berry Street will:
• Be a strong advocate for the rights and needs
of our clients;
• Contribute to organisational processes and
appropriate networks to improve policies,
processes and systems for our clients.
While advocacy has always been an integral
part of our work, we are now determined to do
this in a more rigorous and strategic way. The
creation of a Director Public Policy and Practice
Development role, an agreed advocacy agenda
and the commitment of 1% of salary funding
over three years to collect evidence of what
works, are clear evidence of our determination
to strengthen this area of our work.
The calibre, expertise and knowledge of our
staff is recognised by the leadership role so
many play. Our desire to learn, and also to share
this knowledge, has also meant that we have
developed relationships with key international
colleagues.
Some examples include:-
• Presenting at international and national
conferences:-
o Annette Jackson in Seattle on trauma
and resilience.
o Sarah Waters in Canada on ‘Making
evidence informed practice a reality’.
o Raeleen McKenzie at the International
Foster Care Organisation conference.
o Shaun Coade on ‘Yarning up on Trauma’
at the SNAICC conference in Alice Springs.
o Lauren Oliver at the ‘Watch this space:
Children and Young People and Privacy’
conference run by the Victorian Privacy
Commissioner.
o Timothy O’Leary on resilience at the
Centre for Excellence in Child and Family
Welfare conference.
o Pam Miranda on project management at
the Industry and Training Board conference.
o Felicity Rorke and Kate Cannon undertaking
a USA study tour on family violence.

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• Continued support of Aboriginal community
controlled organisations to understand the
impact of trauma and providing Yarning up
on Trauma training in South Australia,
Western Australia and in the Northern
Territory, as well as twelve Indigenous
communities in Victoria.
• Playing a leadership role in sector advocacy
around:- a new Family Services price; the
Australian Services Union Pay Equity Case
and the portability of long service leave;
integrated standards; proposed new
National Standards in Out of Home Care;
and the charter of rights for children and
young people in Out of Home Care.
• Bringing out Clark Baim from the UK to
celebrate the work of the late Tony Morrison
and present on attachment, and working with
people with violent and abusive behaviour.
• Our partnership with The Pavilion School
being recognised with a NAB Schools First
Impact Award.
• Providing learning labs for child protection
staff and training in therapeutic residential
care in partnership with Westcare.
• Leading the development of a guide for the
Child Safety Commissioner to help people
understand how to work with traumatised
children and young people.
• Helping to develop and then teach the new
Graduate Certificate and Diploma in Child
and Family Practice Leadership.
• Being the keynote speaker for the annual
gathering of residential workers from
across Victoria.
• Hosting visitors from Macau, the University
of Washington and Washington Institute.
We also wrote public policy submissions
relating to:- National Standards in Out of
Home Care; improving access to education;
the Ombudsman’s review of Out of Home
Care; the Victorian Drugs and Crime Prevention
Committee on Young People Offending; family
violence; and Child Protection Reform.
We carried out a number of internal research
and evaluation projects, including:- our Home
Based Care program in the South East; the
Health and Wellbeing Program in the North &
West; the Darwin Experience and Annual Foster
Care Camp; Police Responses to Breaches of
Intervention Orders in the North & West; our
education program in the South East; and we
participated in another nine external projects.

Our people - our life force
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The life force of any organisation is its people – staff, carers,
volunteers, mentors and our supporters.
We are most fortunate in the calibre, skills and
commitment of our staff – the foundation of
our ability to provide high quality services.
But this is not something we take for granted.
Sustaining a high performing, caring and
supportive organisation means that we are
continually looking at our organisational culture,
how we support our staff to do this complex work,
professional development opportunities and
where we need to change to improve.
We are also very conscious that the current
system does not provide the support our
voluntary foster carers need and deserve. With
reducing numbers of people prepared to do this
critical work, fundamental changes are needed.
This is one of our new key strategic priorities.
We honoured:-
• Malcolm Chestney – Life Membership for
his 28 years of support.
• David Hall – Deb Kearsey Award for an
Outstanding Staff Member and Murrindindi
Citizen of the Year.
• Tim and Beth Anderson – Selina Sutherland
Award for Outstanding Foster Carers.
• Corey Harrison – Early Career Award for his
work with young people in Gippsland.
We also farewelled three special friends
of Berry Street:-
• Cate Groufsky – a highly respected Senior
Clinician in Take Two.
• Barb Heine, OAM – a passionate advocate
for vulnerable children.
• Tony Morrison – a greatly admired UK social
care consultant who had worked with Berry
Street over a number of years.
Some of the highlights included:-
• Being one of two finalists for overall strategy
in the Victorian WorkSafe Awards.
• Being recognised as a Compassionate
Employer by the Compassionate Friends
Society.
• Feedback from our third Employee Opinion
Survey, in which 67% of staff participated:
o 99.5% felt we make a difference in the
communities in which we work.
o 92% felt there were opportunities to express
their ideas and 87% believed the
organisation was responsive.
o 89% would recommend Berry Street as a
good place to work.
o 84% said that their training is relevant to
their role.
o 82% said they had a good work/life balance.
• 264 staff completed training on Aboriginal
Cultural Knowledge and Understanding.
• Health checks and monthly forums supported
our Victorian Bushfire Case Management
Service.
• 107 supervisory staff completed privacy training.
• 48 students were supported through our
Placement Unit.
• A ‘Celebrating Diversity’ online module was
launched on Harmony Day.
• Study Leave (up to five hours a week) was
taken up by 41 staff.
• 36 Gippsland staff enrolled in the Diploma
of Community Services, through a partnership
with Holmesglen TAFE.
• 12.3% of staff and foster carers accessed the
Employee and Carer Assessment Program for
work or personal issues.

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What happens when a
child can’t stay with their family?
Children and young people who cannot live safely
with their family need a home where they can be
nurtured and given the help they need to recover
from the abuse or neglect they have suffered.
Sadly, the number of children who need to be
removed continues to grow. The Ombudsman’s
Report into Out of Home Care (May 2010)
estimated that the system is already 367 ‘places’
short for the children who need them. Without
additional government investment, this will grow
to 1,048 by 2013/14. The Victorian Government
has increased its allocation, but it’s clearly not
enough. We will be asking both parties to commit
to properly funding the increased demand.
If the State intervenes to remove a child, it must
ensure the child gets the help he or she deserves.
Kinship Care
When children can’t stay at home, the next best
option is usually a relative. Kinship care is the
fastest growing form of Out of Home Care.
We believe that community service organisations
are much better placed to support kinship carers.
We, therefore, welcomed the decision to transfer
750 children in kinship care from the Department
of Human Services.
Berry Street now provides kinship care in the
Gippsland and Hume regions. Our job is to ensure
that kinship carers get the financial, practical
and emotional support that they need to provide
the best possible home for their child. We also
assess the child’s needs, help them process what’s
happened, liaise with the school and link them
into any other services they require.
Foster Care
Foster carers are one of our community’s most
precious resources – volunteers who take in other
people’s children for as long as they need it.
Although we recruited another 58 new carers,
overall we lost 46 households. Unfortunately,
this is consistent with trends in Victoria and the
rest of Australia and means that without a radical
re-thinking, foster care will continue to shrink.
Given the increasing proportion of very young
children who need Out of Home Care, this would
be disastrous. It would also cost governments a
lot more. We know much of what needs to change
and we have ideas from Anita Pell’s Churchill
Fellowship. Achieving new models of foster care
is a key strategic priority for Berry Street.
Janice is a 67 year old
grandmother who is caring
for her two grandchildren,
Tim (6) and Pat (4). Janice’s
daughter has longstanding
substance use issues and
is currently in prison for
assault. While Janice is deeply
committed to the children,
she knows she will need a lot
of practical and emotional
support. Through our new
kinship care program, we will
support Janice and ensure that
she and the children get the
help they need.
Nine year old Robin has seen
far too much tragedy in his young
life. His mother died two years
ago and soon after his younger
sister died in an accident. Robin’s
father was devastated and
couldn’t cope, so Robin went to
live with Josie, his grandmother.
Although grief-stricken herself,
Josie didn’t hesitate to take
Robin. Robin was soon diagnosed
with developmental delay and
significant hearing loss. Once
he had his hearing aids, he
blossomed at school. Josie joined
our carer support group and was
keen to learn what she could do
to help Robin. Two years on and
Josie has guardianship of Robin
and both continue to thrive in
their love for each other.
Twins Paul and Peter didn’t
have an easy start in life. Born
at 26 weeks, their four older
siblings were already in care
and their dad was in prison.
Initially the focus was on their
precarious health, but as the
twins grew stronger the big
question became – who will
take on these boys and give them
the childhood they deserved?
Fortunately, experienced foster
carers Alex and Anya stepped in.
They were already caring for
an older sibling group from the
same cultural background and
were aware of how important
this would be for the boys
to develop a strong sense of
identity. With predictable and
consistent routines, love and
regular massage, both twins
are now healthy and happy.

Residential Care
The children and young people who are living in
residential care are those where their traumatic
experiences have left them with such complex
issues that they can’t be maintained in foster or
kinship care. Berry Street’s commitment to never
give up means that we are the largest provider
of residential care in Victoria.
Our skilled and committed staff provided care
and worked with 197 young people in 27
residential units across Victoria. Three of these
receive additional funds to be ‘therapeutic’
units. With a consistent therapeutic approach
and specially designed group and individualised
activities, the benefits for the young people
are obvious. An evaluation is underway of the
ten Victorian pilot therapeutic residential care
programs and we expect that the results will be
very positive.
All our residential programs are trying to take
a more therapeutic approach, looking beyond
the young person’s behaviour and building
relationships – the first step in healing.
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Thirteen year old Brady arrived at our new
therapeutic residential unit five days before
Christmas. His mother lived interstate and he had
no memory of his father. Brady was angry and
was determined to prove that he was ‘no good’ by
swearing at and abusing staff, breaking things and
alienating his peers. He hadn’t made it in foster
care, with relatives or other residential care, so why
should this be different… But it was different as our
staff slowly earned Brady’s trust and helped him
understand how to change his destructive behaviour.
The first breakthrough came when we learned that
Brady loved horses and we arranged for him to learn
to ride.
We encouraged Brady to join our education program
and helped him develop strategies to keep himself
calm enough to learn. We also started to rebuild a
relationship with his mother and to reconnect to his
father and extended family. Brady is starting to work
out where he fits.
Brady has made such great progress over the past
two years that he is now ready for mainstream school
and the plan is for him to leave the residential unit
and live with an uncle.

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Strengthening Families
It is our belief that, wherever possible, children
should grow up in families where they feel safe,
nurtured and have hope for the future.
Parenting is a really tough job, especially when
you are isolated, under financial stress and don’t
have support around you. It becomes even more
difficult if you are living in fear of violence.
Our skilled and committed family violence team
in the North & West region helped 2,559 women
(who were accompanied by 2,420 children), who
were either referred by another service because
of family violence or contacted us directly. We
also followed up on nearly 2,000 women referred
to us by the Police. This is confronting work
and we will do whatever is required to help the
women keep themselves and their children safe.
Some of our other Family Services programs
include:-
• Providing support for parents struggling
with adolescents who are being violent to
them or siblings in the North & West region.
• Running a community forum on ‘Where is
your child tonight?’.
• Working with parents who have been referred
to Child Protection (often because of
substance use or mental illness) and assisting
them to better understand what their
children need.
• A program targeted at teenage mothers
in Gippsland.

An elderly woman was subject to attacks from
her violent adult son, who had substance use
and mental health issues. The woman refused
to have her son excluded from the property
and there were grave fears for her safety.
With our advocacy and support, a personal
alarm was installed and she now knows she
can call for help should she need it.
Angie was pregnant with her second child
when she was referred by Child Protection
to our Family Services program in the North
& West. A refugee and sole parent without
family and community support, Angie was
so desperate that she thought she should
relinquish her baby. Our staff recognised
that Angie had many strengths. They slowly
earned her trust and helped her build her
confidence and find people who could support
her. A grant from our Positive Memory Bank
enabled Angie to purchase some books and
toys reflective of her culture. Two years on,
Angie is working part-time, the children are
progressing well and there is no need for Child
Protection involvement.
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Maintaining Relationships
We know that maintaining important family
relationships is critical for the child to develop
and understand ‘who they are’.
Our three Children’s Contact Services
(in Richmond, Shepparton and Watsonia)
supervised access or assisted with
changeovers of 431 children from 362
families. Each of the Contact Services is
designed to be a welcoming and safe place,
where we can maximize the opportunity for
the child to have a positive time with their
non-residential parent. Wherever possible,
we help parents learn how to manage their
access themselves. However, the mental
health issues of an increasing number of
parents means that we may need to stay
involved for a longer period of time.
In Shepparton, we also run education
sessions for parents post separation and
a groupwork program for children to help
them deal with the impact of their parents’
separation.

Helping children heal
through Take Two
Take two is a unique partnership between the Austin Child and Adolescent
Mental Health Service, La trobe University’s School of Social Work & Social
Policy, Mindful and the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency. Established
in 2003, and accredited through the Australian Council on Healthcare
Standards, Take Two works with the children and young people who Child
Protection decides have suffered the greatest trauma from violence, abuse
and/or neglect.
Our skilled clinicians worked directly with 705 children, who were either
living in kinship, foster or residential care, or occasionally with a parent.
The job of our clinicians is to build a healing relationship with the child and
ensure that any family, carers or professionals involved, provide a consistent
approach.
It is pleasing that there is growing recognition from Government that most
children in Out of Home Care require a therapeutic response. Our clinicians
are working in partnership with 12 community service organisations across
Victoria to provide a therapeutic approach to a number of foster and
residential care services. It is critical that community service organisations
are granted the additional funding to ensure that all children who need a
therapeutic approach receive it.
In the Eastern Region, we successfully piloted a program which involved
local GPs in providing an initial health assessment for 43 children and
young people who were entering care for the first time. A comprehensive
assessment of a child’s physical and mental health is essential if they are
to receive the help they need. We urge the Government to extend this
successful program.
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Our new initiatives
within a complex
and changing
environment
Environment
Services
• Open Place
• Youth Connectio
• Kinship Care
• Repeat Police Att
referral to Family
• First Therapeutic
• Leaving Care
Ombudsman’s Reports into
Child Protection and Out
of Home Care
National Framework
for Protecting Australia’s
Children
Productivity Commission
Review of the Contribution
of the Not for Profit Sector
Flow on from the Global
Financial Crisis
Knowledge
• BeNetWise - cyber safety
for young people
• Third Take Two Evaluation
• New Education Model
• Investment in Evaluation
Helping
than 1
Victorian
young
and fa
National Apology to the
Forgotten Australians
New Department of
Human Services
Resources
• Environmental Sustainability Plan
• Video conferencing installed
• Investment in infrastructure

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endance program
Violence
Wilderness Camp
more
3,000
children,
people
milies
People
• WorkSafe Award finalist
• Compassionate Employer Award
• Professional Development and
Assessment Program
• 67% response rate to our third
Employee Opinion Survey
• Recruitment centralised
Community
• Expansion in Saver Plus
• New programs to support recovery
from Bushfires
• Gippsland Deb Ball
• ELF resources developed for Sudanese,
Afghan and Karin communities
• ‘Our Elders, Their Stories’
photographic exhibition
Environment
New Compact between
the Australian Government
and the Third Sector
Australian Services Union
Pay Equity Case
Review of the Children’s
Court
Henry Tax Review
Review of Private
Prescribed Funds
Housing availability
and affordability
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Creating
Positive
Memories
“I’ve dreamed of my 18th
birthday party. It was on a
boat and I had all the people
that have made a difference
in my life. I have never had a real
party so I thought I would take
this opportunity to tell you
my dream so it might
come true” – Amy’s wish
Memories provide us with a context for who
we are, helping us understand the world and
the role we play in it.
Too often the children who rely on Berry Street
have memories filled with sadness, fear and
despair. Things that we take for granted –
memories of birthday celebrations, a school
certificate, visit to the zoo, family holiday, etc –
are just not there.
We want to build an endowment fund and use
the interest to create positive memories for our
children and young people. There is no shortage
of ideas or requests and in our last round, we
could only meet 40% of the children’s requests.
Our Positive Memory Bank is designed to
change this.
Some examples include:-
• Our first Deb Ball in Gippsland, where 12 excited
debutants were welcomed by 350 friends
and family.
• 14 young people from our Hume and North &
West regions were able to have an adventure
of a lifetime in Darwin.
• 200 foster carers, kids, volunteers and staff had
a fun and stimulating week at our 23rd annual
Foster Care Camp in Anglesea.
• A new suit and shoes for an adolescent boy
to attend his brother’s wedding.
• Enabling a 15 year old to travel with his team
for a soccer camp and international tournament
in Singapore.
• An eight year old girl with bone disease to
continue dance lessons and invite her mother
to her end of year performance.
If you are interested in helping us build
our Positive Memory Bank, please contact
supportus@berrystreet.org.au.

Reaching out to
Young People
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Adolescence is a challenging time for all of us, but
especially so if your childhood was one of violence,
abuse or neglect.
Experimentation and testing the boundaries are
normal adolescent behaviour, but the traumatic
experiences of the young people with whom
we work means they often put themselves in
situations of great risk.
Earning the trust of these young people is the
first step in being able to help them start to deal
with their pain, anger and grief. Despite the many
challenges, our staff are determined to ‘hang in
there’ with these young people for as long as
they need us.
Some of our work included:-
• Providing care and case management to 252
of the most ‘at risk’ young people in Victoria.
• Providing a range of different activities to
engage 208 young people through outreach,
arts projects, a health and wellbeing program
and whatever else is needed to keep them
connected.
• Supporting 68 young people to make a
successful transition from residential or
foster care.
• Supporting 83 young people living in shared
accommodation or with lead tenants.
• Helping 40 young people to build confidence
and connections to school through our
Wilderness program in Gippsland.
• Enabling 24 young people to get sufficient
driving experience to get a driver’s licence.
• Recruiting 65 mentors to provide positive
role models for 98 young people in Gippsland.

The right
to education
The right to education is fundamental and a
critical determinant of life opportunities.
While mainstream schools work well for most,
they often don’t successfully meet the needs
of our children and young people who need
higher staff to student ratios, greater flexibility
and a willingness to look beyond the students’
behaviours.
Our understanding of how to provide the best
education for these young people continues to
grow. The Youth Research Centre at the University
of Melbourne was contracted to document our
model of education.
Some of our work included:-
• 67 young people were enrolled in our
independent school, the BEST Centre, through
our campuses in Morwell and Noble Park.
• Our education support unit in the South Eastern
region helped 82 young people to remain
connected in school or access tutoring.
• We engaged 50 Indigenous young people
through our Wannik program in Gippsland.
• Through the new Youth Connections program,
we helped 202 young people reconnect to
education or access training or employment
opportunities.
• 580 young people participated in other education
programs, including the Victorian Certificate of
Applied Learning and Adult Community
Education program.
• 71 young people in residential care were helped
through tutoring, individual education plans and
advocacy with schools.
• We also worked with 102 schools through our
School Focussed Youth Services in Hume and
the North & West.
• 17 families participated in our ‘Good Start’
primary school program in Shepparton.
Barry dropped out of school when he was
in Year 8. Although a very capable student,
his chaotic home life made it difficult for
him to attend regularly. Rather than ‘fail’,
Barry withdrew and started using marijuana
regularly. Three years later, Barry was
referred to the BEST Centre in Morwell. He
was living with his two siblings in a rundown
house on the outskirts of town. When we
couldn’t contact him, we drove to his home
and eventually persuaded him to ‘give it a
go’. Our teachers were impressed by Barry’s
obvious desire to learn, despite the enormous
challenges of his living circumstances and
gaps in his education. Through one to one
contact and small groupwork, Barry started
to make up lost ground and his confidence
grew. He joined a local football club, found
part-time work and successfully completed
the Year 11 Victorian Certificate of Applied
Learning. Without our reaching out and
the skills of our education staff, Barry has
acknowledged that his life trajectory would
have been very different. He now looks
forward to a positive future.
Thirteen year old Maria’s schooling was
continually interrupted, as her family moved
often and her mother had a significant
mental illness. She was withdrawn, lacking
in confidence, assessed at Grade 2 level
and suffering from post traumatic stress
disorder. Our patient education staff worked
intensively with her and within 18 months, she
was able to enrol in a local secondary college.
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Supporting and rebuilding
communities
7 February 2010 was the first anniversary of Black Saturday, when
175 people perished, towns were destroyed and lives were turned
upside down.
As the main community service organisation in
Alexandra, we were in a position to help, through
being part of the case management service and
working with many others to start the rebuilding
of devastated communities.
Over the year, our 74 dedicated, skilled and
determined case workers helped 357 families
survive their first winter, decide whether they
would rebuild, settle into new places, prepare
for summer and find new work.
We commissioned an evaluation through
La Trobe University as we wanted to look at
lessons learned from how we established the
Bushfire Case Management Service and how
we supported our staff. Information from this
evaluation will be shared with other Community
Service Organisations, local government and
the Department of Human Services.
We were also acutely aware of the impact on the
children, who had lost friends and homes, and
who were coping with their parents’ shock and
grief. One of our initiatives was to join with the
Royal Children’s Hospital, local schools and the
Cathedral Ranges community to implement a
program in which performing and visual arts are
used to help students and their families build
resilience and renewed hope. We have received
funding from a range of philanthropic sources,
including Annamila, Foundation for Rural &
Regional Renewal and Helen Macpherson Smith
Trust, to implement the Festival for Healthy
Living program, and a team of artists are already
successfully working on projects in the primary
and secondary schools.
Berry Street has taken the lead in sourcing funds
to build a Men’s Shed in Marysville. As the case
management service reduces, it is vital that there
are places where men can gather and support
each other.
Connecting communities
The focus of our Connect for Kids program in
Alexandra, which is generously funded by a private
foundation, is to work with the community to
make it a great place in which to live and grow.
After the bushfires, a number of activities were
‘put on hold’ while everyone focussed on helping
people get through the crisis.
While we did continue with our Safe and Caring
Communities, ELF (Early Learning is Fun), Yea
Education Project, Youth Leadership, and Arts
programs, new needs emerged. In particular,
with the support of the Darley Group we were
able to play a more active role in seeking out and
engaging young people.

Six months after Black Saturday, we recognised that
people needed a break from the all consuming job of
rebuilding their lives. Funds were raised to provide a
Ladies’ Day at the local picnic races – a day that will
long be remembered.
Firewood working bees provided much needed wood
for people struggling through their first winter. But
it was also a time to connect and feel that they could
help others.
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Promoting
financial inclusion
Having sufficient income to meet basic household
needs is critical if families are to care for their
children properly.
Our financial counsellors in the North & West
helped 533 people and we provided emergency
relief to 800 people.
We were pleased that the Federal Government
recognised the value of Saver Plus, a matched
savings program developed by ANZ and the
Brotherhood of St Laurence. Funding from the
Department of Families, Housing, Community
Services and Indigenous Affairs enabled us to
extend from four to ten sites, where we ran
438 workshops.
Edwina was able to save $500 which was matched
by ANZ. She used it to pay for tutoring for her
son, with his acceptance into Melbourne High
as a just reward.
Natasha, a single mother, works part-time as
a cashier in a local petrol station. Through Saver
Plus, she developed an interest in finance and
has enrolled in a Diploma of Accounting at TAFE.

Our resources -
our necessary foundation
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Our 2009/10 financial result was a
pleasing surplus, largely attributable
to savings in salary expenditure and
$900,000 from the Tony Williams
Foundation.
We are now a large and complex
organisation and this requires rigorous
financial management and efficient and
effective use of all our resources.
We are most grateful for the financial
support we receive from:-
• State and Federal Governments –
which enable us to provide our core
services.
• Philanthropic foundations, businesses,
schools and community groups – which
enable us to try new things and add
such value to our work.
• Individual donations and bequests –
which enable us to do more today,
as well as plan for the future.
It was a busy year for our capable
Business Operations team with:-
• The implementation of the new
financial management system.
• Installing video conferencing in
12 sites across the State to reduce
staff travel.
• Managing and continuing to reduce
the environmental impact of our large
(336) motor vehicle fleet.
• Establishing Open Place, four other
worksites and six new residential units
and renovations at our school campuses
– Noble Park and Morwell (through the
Building Education Revolution).
• Improved purchasing processes,
including a framework for greener
purchasing.
Our committed Development and
Communications teams continued to
find new ways to enlist the community
to support our work.
• We had our biggest ever Merry Berry
Christmas, with over 117 businesses,
groups and individuals helping to
provide gifts for 1,346 children and
young people. Sixty seven volunteers,
most from our corporate partners,
helped pack the presents.
• ANZ hosted a ‘Friends of Berry Street’
lunch, at which Chief Commissioner
Simon Overland spoke.
• Church Street Enoteca hosted the
second annual Celebrity Challenge
Dinner, which raised $24,500.
• We continued to tell our stories, with
297 pieces in print, radio and TV.
• We continued to grow our donor base
and funds raised from appeals.

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BERRY STREET VICTORIA INC
Concise Financial Report
for the year ended 30 June 2010
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF THE FINANCIAL SUMMARY
Information on Berry Street Victoria Inc
Financial Summary
The financial summary presented in this Annual
Report has been derived from the Financial
Report of Berry Street Victoria Inc. for the year
ended 30 June 2010.
The discussion and analysis, together with the
financial summary has been included to provide
members with an overview of the financial
performance of Berry Street Victoria Inc for the
year ended 30 June 2010 and of its financial
position at 30 June 2010.
A copy of the full financial report and auditor’s
report is available, free of charge, upon request.
Income Statement
The profit for the year ended 30 June 2010 is
$4.2 million, compared to a profit of $0.7million
in the previous year. The major items contributing
to this result were:
Revenues:
• Government and other grants increased
by $9.6 million.
• Proceeds from bequests increased by
$0.7 million.
• Profit on sale of investments increased by
$0.7 million
Expenses:
• Employee benefits expense increased by
$4.5 million although, as a percentage of total
revenue, this reduced from 70% in 2009 to
65% in 2010.
• Rental expense increased by $0.5 million mainly
due to cessation of rental rebates in regard to
the North & West Metropolitan region office.
• Other expenses increased by $0.4 million due
to additional one off projects and payments to
partners in programs where Berry Street acted
as the lead agent.
• Client costs increased by $0.5 million due to
increased program delivery and additional
client needs.
Statement of Financial Position
Net Assets increased by $4.7 million to $33.7
million. The major changes were as follows:
• Non Current Financial Assets increased by
$5.4 million, due mainly to the investment
of additional funds.
• Short term and long term financial liabilities
increased by $0.6 million. Financial liabilities
comprise funding for motor vehicle leases
and the increase mainly relates to additional
vehicles required for new programs.
Statement of Changes in Equity
Total equity increased by $4.7 million representing
the profit for the year of $4.2 million and a $0.5
million increase in the financial assets revaluation
reserve.
Cash Flow Statement
There was a net increase of $1.9 million in cash
holdings during the year. The major changes in
cash movements during the year included the
following:
• Cash generated through operating activities
contributed $8.9 million, principally due to non
cash items totalling $4.7 million which form part
of operating expenses. These were predominantly
depreciation and amortisation and increases in
employee provisions. In addition the profit of $4.2
million detailed in the commentary on the
Income Statement above.
• Sale proceeds on property, plant and equipment,
net of expenditure, totalled $1.9 million.
• The increase in the investment portfolio, net of
sale proceeds totalled $5.0 million.
• Repayment of borrowings (Finance Lease Liabilities
for motor vehicles) totalled $3.9 million.

INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2010
2010 2009
$ $
Revenue from operating activities
Government and other grants 48,230,709 38,680,632
Charitable and fundraising revenue 1,212,630 1,107,829
Proceeds from bequests 100,000 100,000
Income from Investments 411,202 -
Other revenue 3,493,797 3,725,985
Total revenue 53,448,332 43,614,446
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Expenses from operating activities
Employee benefits expense (34,812,517) (30,362,272)
Depreciation and amortisation (3,036,556) (2,374,016)
Finance costs (460,236) (360,251)
Bad debts - (21,597)
Doubtful debts (14,293) (14,678)
Fundraising expense (321,657) (306,090)
Vehicle running expense (1,790,164) (1,426,919)
Occupancy expense (3,068,037) (2,558,894)
Clients’ expense (2,060,614) (1,583,027)
Training expense (814,729) (739,729)
Audit, legal and consultancy expense (635,899) (304,012)
Administration expense (2,168,163) (1,642,051)
Other expenses (2,258,646) (1,835,570)
Total expenses (51,441,511) (43,529,106)
Operating profit 2,006,821 85,340
Revenue from non operating activities
Income from investments 656,304 1,164,101
Proceeds from bequests 1,074,049 377,724
Profit /(loss) on sale of investments 10,221 (722,160)
Unrealised capital gain on investments 73,374 (156,095)
Gain /(loss) on sale of non current assets 279,264 (162,623)
Capital grants 478,226 428,976
Rental rebate 230,850 538,650
Total non operating revenue 2,802,288 1,468,573
Expenses from non operating activities
Realisation Long Term Investments (193,994) (297,656)
Impairment Long Term Investments - (281,120)
Property transaction costs (418,845) (290,605)
Total non operating expenditure (612,839) (869,381)
Non-operating surplus 2,189,449 599,192
Profit before income tax 4,196,270 684,532
Income tax expense - -
Profit for the year 4,196,270 684,532
Profit attributable to members of the entity 4,196,270 684,532

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STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2010
2010 2009
$ $
Profit for the year 4,196,270 684,532
Other comprehensive income after income tax:
- Revaluation increment / (decrement) – financial assets 256,803 (1,061,433)
- Realisation of long term investments 193,994 297,656
- Impairment of investments - 281,120
Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the year, net of tax 450,797 (482,657)
Total comprehensive income for the year 4,647,067 201,875
Total comprehensive income attributable to members of the entity 4,647,067 201,875
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2010
2010 2009
$ $
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents 3,030,456 1,003,001
Trade and other receivables 1,429,191 2,345,150
Financial assets 10,031,725 10,160,593
Other assets 705,746 358,957
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 15,197,118 13,867,701
NON - CURRENT ASSETS
Financial assets 14,903,607 9,543,316
Property, plant and equipment 16,150,519 16,339,688
Intangible assets 50,123 70,151
TOTAL NON CURRENT ASSETS 31,104,249 25,953,155
TOTAL ASSETS 46,301,367 39,820,856
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Trade and other payables 5,089,993 4,274,798
Borrowings 3,193,588 3,267,632
Short term provisions 1,270,704 986,257
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 9,554,285 8,528,687
NON CURRENT LIABILITIES
Borrowings 2,167,847 1,523,732
Long term provisions 912,371 748,640
TOTAL NON - CURRENT LIABILITIES 3,080,218 2,272,372
TOTAL LIABILITIES 12,634,503 10,801,059
NET ASSETS 33,666,864 29,019,797
EQUITY
Retained Earnings 26,545,395 22,508,276
Reserves 7,121,469 6,511,521
TOTAL EQUITY 33,666,864 29,019,797

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2010
Retained
Earnings
Land and
Buildings
Revaluation
Surplus
Financial
Assets
Revaluation
Reserve
Unexpended
Grants
Reserve
Balance at 1 July 2008 22,012,478 4,008,625 (314,188) 3,111,007 28,817,922
Total
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Profit attributable
to the entity
684,532 - - - 684,532
Realisation of reserve on sale
of property
378,527 (378,527) - - -
Transfer from Unexpended
Grants Reserve
Total other comprehensive
income for the year
(567,261) - - 567,261 -
- - (482,657) - (482,657)
Balance at 1 July 2009 22,508,276 3,630,098 (796,845) 3,678,268 29,019,797
Profit attributable to the
entity
Realisation of reserve on sale
of property
Transfer to Unexpended
Grants Reserve
Total other comprehensive
income for the year
4,196,270 - - - 4,196,270
227,925 (227,925) - - -
(387,076) - - 387,076 -
- - 450,797 - 450,797
Balance at 30 June 2010 26,545,395 3,402,173 (346,048) 4,065,344 33,666,864
STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2010
2010 2009
$ $
CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Receipts from operating activities 55,488,447 48,676,639
Interest received 609,565 489,985
Dividends received 457,941 674,116
Payments to suppliers and employees (47,199,212) (45,494,918)
Finance costs (460,236) (360,251)
Net cash generated from operating activities 8,896,505 3,985,571
CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 2,977,546 4,777,310
Payment for property, plant and equipment (5,525,641) (6,665,268)
Proceeds from sale of investments 1,480,107 5,729,580
Payment for investments (6,500,000) (4,615,794)
Net cash used in investing activities (7,567,988) (774,172)
CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net increase in motor vehicle lease commitments 570,071 643,854
Net cash generated from financing activities 570,071 643,854
Net increase in cash held 1,898,588 3,855,253
Cash at the beginning of the financial year 11,163,593 7,308,340
Cash at the end of the financial year 13,062,181 11,163,593

DIRECTORS’ DECLARATION
In the opinion of the Board of Directors the summarised financial report presented in the 2010 Annual Report
is consistent with the annual statutory financial report from which it is derived and:
1. Presents a true and fair view of the financial position of Berry Street Victoria Inc. as at 30 June 2010
and its performance for the year ended on that date.
2. At the date of this statement, there are reasonable grounds to believe that Berry Street Victoria Inc.
will be able to pay its debts as and when they fall due.
For a more comprehensive understanding of the financial position of Berry Street Victoria Inc, the full financial
report and auditor’s report should be read.
This statement is made in accordance with a resolution of the Board of Directors and is signed for and
on behalf of the Board of Directors by:
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Laurinda Gardner
President
Dated this 27th day in September 2010
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF BERRY STREET VICTORIA INC
Report on the Concise Financial Report
The accompanying concise financial report of Berry
Street Victoria Inc (the Association) consists of the
Statement of Financial Position as at 30 June 2010 and
the Income Statement, Statement of Comprehensive
Income, Statement of Changes in Equity and Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended, derived from the
audited financial report of Berry Street Victoria Inc for
the year ended 30 June 2010. The concise financial
report does not contain all the disclosures required by
the Australian Accounting Standards.
Directors Responsibility for the Concise Financial Report
The directors are responsible for the preparation
and presentation of the concise financial report in
accordance with Accounting Standard AASB 1039
Concise Financial Reports (including the Australian
Accounting Interpretations), statutory and other
requirements. This responsibility includes establishing
and maintaining internal control relevant to the
preparation of the concise financial report; selecting
and applying the appropriate accounting policies; and
making accounting estimates that are reasonable in
the circumstances.
Auditor’s Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the
concise financial report based on our audit procedures.
We have conducted an independent audit, in
accordance with Australian Auditing Standards, of the
financial report of Berry Street Victoria Inc for the year
ended 30 June 2010. Our audit report on the financial
report for the year was signed on 29 September 2010
and was not subject to any modification. Australian
Auditing Standards require that we comply with
relevant ethical requirements relating to audit
engagements and plan and perform the audit to
obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial
report for the year is free from material misstatement.
Our procedures in respect of the concise financial report
included testing that the information in the concise
Brian Watson
Chair of the Investment and Finance Committee
financial report is derived from, and is consistent with,
the financial report for the year, and examination
on a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts,
discussion and analysis, and other disclosures which
were not directly derived from the financial report for the
year. These procedures have been undertaken to form
an opinion whether, in all material respects, the concise
financial report complies with Accounting Standard
AASB 1039 Concise Financial Reports and whether the
discussion and analysis complies with the requirements
laid down in AASB 1039.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained
is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
audit opinion.
Independence
In conducting our audit, we have complied with
the independence requirements of the Australian
professional ethical pronouncements. We confirm that
the independence declaration provided to the directors
of Berry Street Victoria Inc. on 27th September 2010,
would be in the same terms if provided to the directors
as at the date of this auditor’s report.
Auditor’s Opinion
In our opinion, the concise financial report including the
discussion and analysis of Berry Street Victoria Inc for
the year ended 30 June 2010 complies with Accounting
Standard AASB 1039 Concise Financial Reports.
MOORE STEPHENS
Chartered Accountants
Grant Sincock
Partner
Dated in Melbourne this 29th day of September 2010

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Datacom Dee Leamon Reflexology Dixon Appointments DLA Phillips Fox Eildon Cleaning Services
Pty Ltd Elmwood Design Australia Ernst & Young Fallons Bus Service Fenton Communications
Foster Families Association Freehills Freemasons Hospital Freestone’s Transport Gallagher Bassett
Galvin Construction Group P/L Garland Hawthorn Brahe Garnier Geoff Bade (Aust) P/L ATF Goldman
Sachs & Partners Australia Pty Ltd Gracetree Group - Mortgage Choice Greensborough Road
Surgery Griffith Hack Attorneys Hall & Wilcox Hayden Legro Lawyers Herald Weekly Times Hodges
Real Estate Homeshow Entertainment Clayton Hunt & Hunt Icon Clothing Ikea Richmond JB Were
JobCo Employment Services Inc John Holloway John Mackenzie Kindergarten John Sands Ltd Keck
Cramer Kirkbrae Kilsyth KSR Partners Lander & Rogers Leader Community Newspapers Linda Grech
Macquarie Telecom Maroondah Credit Union Ltd McKinsey &Company mecu Ltd Medicare Australia
Mediterranean Shipping Company (Aust) Pty Ltd Melbourne & Olympic Parks Melbourne Business
School Melbourne Convention & Visitors Bureau Meridian Travel Mess Kit Industrial Laundry Minimax
Modra Pines NAB Natio National Gallery of Victoria National Network Travel Cruise New Oak Ford
Noellyn Group of Companies North East Division of General Practise Now Open Cafe Optus P & S Auto
Mart Pacific Brands Panorama on Rathdowne ParisFirst Partners Pathways Australia Performis Primary
Edge Promotions Production Services Network Prosolutions Protiviti Raypack Australia Pty Ltd Rba
Financial Group Pty Ltd REA Group Reddrops Foodworks Ritchies Stores Pty Ltd Robertsons Furniture
and Design Ron Dean Russell Kennedy Sam’s Chinese Medicine Servier Laboratories Shell Companies
of Australia Ltd Skilled Group Skybridge (Australia) Pty Ltd SMS Management & Technology Sopac
Solutions SP AusNet SPI Networks Pty Ltd Spotless Stockland Studio Kids Subaru @ Docklands SVS
Management Services P/L Systemwide Pty Ltd Tahbilk Pty Ltd Telstra The Adidem Group The Age
The Australian Ballet The Body Shop The Decor Corporation Pty Ltd The Dempsey Group The Elgin
Inn Hotel The Panel Christmas Wrap The Pay Office Australia Pty Ltd The Surgery Thomson Reuters
Three Bridges Farm Pty Ltd Tisher Liner & Company Transport Ticketing Authority Trans-Tasman
Business Circle Urban Attitude VACC House Val Morgan Advertising Verizon Business Vibrabody Vic
Roads Victorian Legal Aid Victorian Managed Insurance Authority Victorian Nursing Specialists Ward
McKenzie Pty Ltd Yencken’s Home Hardware Alexandra
Schools & Universities Auburn Primary School Beaumaris Primary School Camberwell High
School Eltham East Primary School Firbank Grammar School GippsTAFE Holy Spirit Primary School
Holy Trinity Primary School La Trobe University Melbourne Girls Grammar School Monash University
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The Pavilion School
Government Attorney-General’s Office City of Banyule City of Glen Eira City of Greater Shepparton
City of Latrobe City City of Yarra Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Department of Families, Housing,
Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Department of Health and Ageing Department of
Human Services Department of Industry, Innovation and Regional Development Department of
Justice Department of Planning and Community Development Department of Premier and Cabinet
Department of Treasury and Finance Office of the Victorian Child Safety Commissioner Shire of
Mitchell Shire of Murrindindi Shire of Nillumbik Victoria Police
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How you can help?
Every person can make a difference. Our Vision is for all children to have a good
childhood, growing up feeling safe, nurtured and with hope for the future. Whether
it is through a donation, leaving a gift in your Will, or organising a fundraising event
for Berry Street, there are many ways that you can make a difference to the lives of
vulnerable children and young people in Victoria.
Help us achieve our Vision for all children to have a good childhood.
Become a regular giver
Making a commitment to bring about change
in the lives of vulnerable children is easy. Simply
nominate an amount you feel comfortable
with and it is deducted from your account each
month – we will stay in close contact to let you
know your donation is making a difference.
Leave a gift in your Will
Increasingly people are including a gift in their
Will, as well as taking care of their families. Just
as a sunflower continues to provide sustenance
and growth through its seeds, you can plant
a seed of hope and invest in the future of
generations of children and young people
by including a gift to Berry Street in your Will.
Become a Foster Carer
Every child deserves a good childhood. Foster
care is a way of providing family life for a
vulnerable child in your own home when they
are unable to live with their birth family.
Become a corporate partner
There are many ways in which your business can
support and benefit from a relationship with
Berry Street:
- Business partnerships/contributions
– Workplace giving
- Fundraising
– Pro bono and in-kind support
Fundraise for Berry Street
You can become a Berry Street fundraiser and
start raising money in your local community!
Organise your own fundraiser, or get together
with your friends and family, local community
group, school or workplace – the only limit is
your imagination.
For more information on any of the above initiatives please contact us:
Phone 03 9421 7539
Email supportus@berrystreet.org.au
Log onto www.berrystreet.org.au
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