Foster Care Week is an annual event which celebrates and raises awareness about foster care and the wonderful people providing care to the children and young people of Victoria who need them.
The events and celebrations held during foster care week aim to highlight and appreciate our valuable pool of foster carers and the contribution they make to the lives of vulnerable children and young people in our community.
This year's theme for Foster Care Week 14th - 20th September 2025 - “Time to Care”
Foster carers make Time to Care - knowing every moment matters in a child or young person's life. With fewer carers and increasing demands, now is the time to recognise, support, and strengthen foster care. Now, more than ever, it’s Time to Care.
See below for the growing 2025 Foster Care Week Carer Events Calendar.
Agencies: To add your event to the Calendar please submit here
Thursday, 4 September 6:30PM
Cilantro Restaurant - 488 South Rd, Moorabbin, 3189
Berry Street is excited to host an evening dedicated to recognising and honouring the exceptional role our foster carers play. Delicious finger foods and drinks prepared by the talented students at Le Cordon Bleu Award presentations And of course, entertainment!
Contact your caseworker to RSVP.
Tuesday, 9 September 12:00PM
A brunch/lunch to celebrate our foster carers who 'take time to care' for children and young people.
Contact your casewoker for more details.
Wednesday, 10 September 6:00PM
Anglicare South's annual Foster Care Week dinner, inviting staff, carers, their children and all foster children to attend for a night of connection and celebration, honouring the love, commitment and dedication of all those involved in making foster care possible.
Contact your carer support worker for more details.
Saturday, 13 September 12PM
MacKillop Family Services carers who reside in the Melbourne area are invited to join us this Foster Care Week as we celebrate the amazing contribution they make to the lives of children and young people across the community.
Contact your caseworker for more details.
Saturday, 13 September 5PM
Celebrating the amazing work our carers do every day with an evening to get together.
Contact your caseworker for more details.
Monday, 15 September 10AM
OzChild's will celebrate their carers with morning tea.
Contact your caseworker for more details.
Tuesday, 16 September 10:30AM
Join Fiona te Wierik, FCAV Carer Ambassador, in discussion with Deb Collard, FCAV Learning and Development Coordinator, for this special Foster Care Week webinar discussing supports, information and preparations Fiona and her husband Michael wish they’d known before that first child arrived in their care.
Learn more and RSVP here.
Wednesday, 17 September 6:00PM
Carers and staff are invited to an evening of connection, shared experiences, and meaningful conversation. This special event offers an opportunity for carers supporting children in regional communities to share their insights and have their voices heard. We are delighted to welcome Samantha Hauge, CEO of the Foster Care Association of Victoria, as our guest for the evening.
Contact your caseworker for more details.
Thursday, 18 September 6:45AM
Presidents Room, GMHBA Stadium, Geelong
The third annual Meli Foster a Future Breakfast is held during Foster Care Week to celebrate our wonderful Foster Carers, as well raising funds for the Foster a Future Appeal and sharing the lived experience of our carers and past care leavers. The event also speaks to the dire need for more carers in our region.
Keynote speaker: Sophie Delezio
Event MC: Myf Warhurst
Tickets can be purchased individually or as tables of 10 via https://events.humanitix.com/meli-foster-a-future-breakfast-2025
For any ticketing or event questions, please email events@meli.org.au
Thursday, 18 September 10:30AM
126 Raymond Street, Sale
Carers are invited to a morning tea and service awards presented by Uniting Vic Tas.
Contact your caseworker for more details.
Thursday, 18 September 6:00PM
Berry Street (North & West Metro) warmly invite foster carer households to an evening of celebration, connection over a shared delicious meal in a beautiful space. Allow us to show our gratitude and appreciation for the invaluable role you play in our community.
Contact your caseworker for more details.
Thursday, 18th September, 6:00PM
Anglicare invites you to join us in celebrating and recognising the invaluable contribution of foster carers in supporting children within the out-of-home care sector.
We look forward to coming together to honour the dedication, compassion, and impact foster carers make in the lives of children and young people.
Please contact your recruitment worker for more details.
Friday, 19 September 10:00AM
Celebrating our valuable carers and the contribution they make to the lives of vulnerable children and young people in our community.
Contact your caseworker for more details.
Friday, 19 September 11AM - 1PM
Sofitel Melbourne on Collins - 25 Collins Street Melbourne, VIC 3000
In 2025, the celebration embraces the Foster Care Week theme "Time to Care". Foster carers make Time to Care - knowing every moment matters in a child or young person's life. With fewer carers and increasing demands, now is the time to recognise, support, and strengthen foster care. Now, more than ever, it’s Time to Care.
Please join us to celebrate foster carers and their enormous contribution at a sit-down lunch in Melbourne. The Carer Celebration is held in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting of the Foster Care Association of Victoria. Register here
Saturday, 20 September 12-3:00PM
MacKillop Family Services warmly invites MFS carers residing in the Loddon region to join us this Foster Care Week as we celebrate the amazing contribution they make to the lives of children and
young people across the community.
Contact your caseworker for more details.
Sunday, 21 September 1:45 - 4:45PM
As we step into Foster Care Week Victoria 2025, themed Time to Care—a heartfelt reminder it's your time to be celebrated and cared for.
LWB warmly invite our carers to our Paint & Sip afternoon on Sunday 21st September, where creativity, calm, and connection come together in a joyful, relaxed atmosphere. Art has a wonderful way of nourishing the soul—it helps us unwind, melt away stress, and just be present, enjoying moments of laughter and lightness with fellow carers who truly get it. You do not need to have an artistic bone in your body to participate, I promise, just come along and trust the process.
This is an adults-only event, designed to give you a restful, refreshing pause. If needed, please reach out to your support worker for assistance with babysitting or respite arrangements—we want every carer to have the opportunity to attend without worry.
RSVP by 31st August to your support staff and please let us know of any dietary requirements.
Tuesday, 23 September 6:00PM
Carers and staff are invited to an evening of connection, shared experiences, and meaningful conversation. This special event offers an opportunity for carers supporting children in regional communities to share their insights and have their voices heard. We are delighted to welcome Samantha Hauge, CEO of the Foster Care Association of Victoria, as our guest for the evening.
Contact your caseworker for more details.
