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Coorong council consults community to address early learning access gaps

Coorong District Council is seeking local input as part of a feasibility study into child care needs across the region. With ongoing early learning shortages and “child care desert” status identified in past reports, the council has engaged Community Early Learning Australia to assess local demand and recommend solutions. Residents can now share their feedback online or attend consultation sessions scheduled throughout May.

2025-05-06 13:08:23

by Isabella Southwell

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Advice for ECEC providers who have mergers on the horizon

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released guidance on merger reform transition which may be of use to owners and operators in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector, and other sectors and industries whose business dealings overlap with ECEC.

2025-03-10 03:21:44

by Freya Lucas

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Sector responds to Government announcement of three days of ECEC

A number of organisations, early childhood education and care (ECEC) providers and sector advocates have responded to the recent announcement that, from January 2026, the Activity Test will be removed, and families will be able to access at least 72 hours of subsidised care each fortnight (100 hours for First Nations children.)

2025-02-17 07:46:27

by Freya Lucas

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“Real Estate in ECEC – Unpacking freehold ownership” in the spotlight at ECEC Owners and Landlords Forum

With less than four weeks until the inaugural ECEC Owners & Landlords Forum, to be held in Brisbane on 7 March 2025, The Sector founder and event host Jason Roberts continues to profile the key panels and panelists ahead of the event.

2025-02-11 15:24:36

by Jason Roberts

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Everything Educators Need to Know About the Tax Implications of HECS Changes

In the May 2024 Budget, the Government announced changes to HELP indexation to be based on the lower of Consumer Price Index (CPI) or Wage Price Index (WPI), with effect from 1 June 2024.

2025-01-06 07:44:11

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Coorong council consults community to address early learning access gaps

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“Real Estate in ECEC – Unpacking freehold ownership” in the spotlight at ECEC Owners and Landlords Forum

Everything Educators Need to Know About the Tax Implications of HECS Changes

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