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Advocacy The trusted adviser in early childhood education and care KU has continued to provide a clear voice on issues surrounding early childhood education and care and has been representated within the sector and the community in a variety of ways • Northern Sydney • NSW DoCS Bankstown • Aboriginal Child, Youth & • Families NSW Supported Playgroup Early Intervention - Early Communication Family Northern Sydney Project Reference Group Program Development Training Executive Group Project • NSW DoCS CALD Project • Northern Sydney • Attachment Matters - Northern Sydney Supporting Children with Metro North Sydney Research Forum Children’s Services Additional Needs (SCAN) Network • Bethany Early Diversity Training Area Reference Group • NSW Department of Intervention Program, Project • Paediatric Interagency - Education & Training Advisory Committee • Forum of Learning & Campbelltown Early Childhood Reference • Early Childhood Australia Development in Child Group • Peer Consultation (National), Board Protection Reference Group • NSW Early Childhood • Early Childhood Australia • Forum of Non for Bankstown Early Environmental Education (NSW), Executive Government Associations Intervention Program Network Committee & Sub • Macarthur Health Service • SCAN Area Reference • NSW Early Childhood Committees Planning & Development Groups (Eastern Sydney, Professional Experience • Early Childhood Committee Inner West, Illawarra, Council Intervention Australia Southern Sydney) • NCOSS • NSW NIFTeY (NSW Chapter) • SCAN State Reference • Northern Sydney Incorporated, Central • NSW DoCS Industry Group Aboriginal Advisory Committee & Sub Reference Group for 1:4 Committee Committees • TAFE NSW Children’s • 1:4 Make it Law Services Industry • NSW Children’s Services • Early Childhood Community Action Group Reference Group Forum & Preschool Intervention Coordination • NSW Food Authority Working Party Program, Local Area State • University of Western Stakeholder Group Committees Sydney Course Advisory • NSW Children’s Services • NSW Ombudsman Committee Health & Safety • Early Childhood Physical Investigative Forum Committee Activity & Healthy Eating • Waterloo & Redfern • NSW Ombudsman Working Group Community Centre • NSW Department of Children’s Services Forum Community Services • FaCSIA • Wingecarribee Family • NSW Risk in Play Focus (DoCS) - ISA Forum & Community Services Group - PIRP Working Party - ISS Provider Meetings Centre Steering • Northern Sydney - SCAN Organisations Committee Additional Needs Working CEO Group Group 113th Annual Report 2008 15