We are deeply grateful to our sponsors for their generous support of the OPEN Symposium 2025. Your contributions make this event possible and help us bring together practitioners, researchers, and policymakers who are committed to improving the lives of children, young people, and families.
Through your partnership, we can continue to champion innovation, collaboration, and evidence-informed practice across the child and family services sector. Your support strengthens our shared vision of building brighter futures and stronger communities.
Thank you for standing with us and for your invaluable commitment to this important work.
We’re delighted to welcome back the Victorian Aboriginal Child and Community Agency (VACCA) as sponsor for the OPEN Symposium 2025.
As the leading Aboriginal child and family organisation in Victoria, VACCA plays a vital role in strengthening cultural identity and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal children, young people, and families. Their commitment to working in partnership with community, researchers, and service organisations is a powerful example of collaborative practice in action.
Anglicare Victoria, through a broad range of programs including family services, foster care, kinship care, education support and therapeutic services, is committed to breaking the cycle of disadvantage and building stronger communities.
Their long-standing dedication to supporting vulnerable children and families reflects the values at the heart of the Symposium, and we are proud to partner with them in this important work.
Australian Childhood Trauma Group (ACTG) believes every child has the right to feel safe, connected, and to thrive. We partner with children, families, and organisations to deliver trauma-informed care through counselling, reflective practice, and training. Guided by clinical expertise and a commitment to collaboration, we work to create environments where healing and growth are possible. As a proud sponsor of the 2025 OPEN Symposium, ACTG is honoured to support sector collaboration and knowledge-sharing that strengthens outcomes for children, young people, and their communities.
For over 240 years combined, Berry Street and Yooralla have been at the forefront of supporting Australians with a disability and those experiencing poverty, violence, and abuse. Their work spans vital services for children, young people, families, and people with disability, helping to build safer, stronger, and more inclusive communities. Their commitment to evidence-informed practice and improving outcomes for children and families strongly aligns with the Symposium’s focus on sharing knowledge, sparking ideas, and strengthening outcomes across the sector.
CSnet is proud to sponsor the OPEN Symposium 2025, continuing our commitment to strengthening collaborative practice across child and family services. As a for-purpose Australian company, CSnet empowers human services organisations to connect people, data, and outcomes— supporting better lives for children, families, and communities.Our secure, web-based platform enables joined-up case management, outcomes measurement, and real-time reporting across nearly 500 funding programs. With over 1.2 million support sessions and 519,000 wellbeing outcomes recorded, CSnet helps organisations know the difference they make.At this year’s Symposium, we’ll share insights from our upcoming Impact Report, explore our Theory of Change, and introduce new resources to support workers through change -including our Change Management podcast series and fact sheets. We’ll also provide an update on The Orange Door rollout, showcasing how CSnet’s integration is enabling secure, efficient referrals and sector-wide collaboration.Resources to explore:CSnet Case StudiesCSnet Fact Sheets
Family Life is a child and family services organisation with over 50 years of experience supporting communities across the Bayside Peninsula region of Southeast Melbourne. Our vision is to support children thrive in strong families that are deeply connected to capable communities. Through the delivery of trauma capable, client-led therapeutic services, community engagement initiatives and social enterprises, we support meaningful change and outcomes for those we serve.
Our dedicated Research and Evaluation Team shares OPEN’s commitment to advancing practice through evidence, collaboration, and innovation. We are proud to sponsor this important event and contribute to a collective effort to improve the lives of children, young people, and families.
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Performance & Impact Report
Annual Report
