Communities for Children’s Helping Young Families workers will be hosting an event at the Burnie Cinema for Families week on Friday 21st May at 12pm. We will be viewing the brand new Peter Rabbit 2 movie. Each family member will be receiving a drink, popcorn and a goody bag on arrival. Face painting and craft will [...]

For Families week 2021 the Family Support Team in Devonport have teamed up with Devonport City Council to host an event ‘Family Night’. Families are invited to a BBQ dinner and games under the multi-story carpark from 5pm onwards. At 6.30pm families can move inside the Paranaple Centre to watch a movie, which will be decided [...]

Name: Sharon Radford YFCC Service Area: Helping Young Families (HYF) Location: Burnie What you like about your role: I am passionate about helping families that have challenging needs. We all need a hand at times and reaching out is sometimes hard. If I can make that easier for some families then I feel that I am [...]

Name: Donna Maria Ann Mlejnek YFCC Service Area: Integrated Family Support Service (IFSS) Location: Devonport What you like about your role: The team have been great. I also like the outreach component of the role. A bit about you: I have recently relocated from the mainland (I lived in Howlong, near Albury Wodonga). I am very [...]

We provide crisis accommodation for young people who need a place to stay. Our accommodation services are located in both Burnie and Devonport. Our Crisis Accommodation Support Service (CASS) team provide 13-20 year old’s who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless, a place to stay for up to 6 weeks. The service can [...]

Pregnancy Support available at Family Planning Tasmania Clinics. Around one in three women has an unplanned or unexpected pregnancy at some time in their life Unplanned pregnancy can leave some women feeling confused and scared, whereas others may feel happy and excited; all these feelings are normal. Clients can discuss pregnancy options including becoming a parent, [...]

We need your Help! Family Planning Tasmania Stakeholder Feedback Survey 2021 Over the past two years, Family Planning Tasmania has endeavored to raise the awareness of the services and programs we deliver. We have focused on engagement and education of health service providers as well as the promotion of key services such as pregnancy support, clinical services and the My Choice [...]

The new and improved FPT website is now live! Our new URL is www.fpt.org.au . Features include: Easier navigation features and an accessibility menu which can adjust text and the spacing of text making it easier to use. An “Advice & Information” area where people can get information about our services and sexual and reproductive health [...]

Youth Week Tasmania will see the return of a favourite Youth Week event with RANT arts bringing back Reclaim the Lane. Things will be a little different than previous years due to social distancing and contact tracing requirements. All the same ingredients will be on offer (art workshops, live music and a platform for Devonport’s young [...]

We’re here to help you have your say. We listen, we support, and we help to empower you to get what you need to live the life that you want and deserve. We can provide support to young adults who access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). One of our advocates recently helped a young adult [...]