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Preparing the Mudyin site.
Mudyin Aboriginal Healing Centre acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and pays respect to Elders past, present, and emerging.
Preparing the Mudyin site.
Mudyin Aboriginal Healing Centre is deeply committed to the safety, wellbeing, and cultural security of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Every child has the right to be safe, and every child in our programs has the right to cultural safety.
Last reviewed: February 2025 — reviewed annually by the Mudyin Board and Cultural Advisory Group.
If a child is in immediate danger
Call 000 immediately. For child protection concerns in NSW, call the Child Protection Helpline on 132 111 (24 hours, 7 days).
The safety, wellbeing, and best interests of every child is the primary consideration in all Mudyin programs and activities.
All children have the right to be safe, respected, valued, and heard.
Aboriginal children have the additional right to cultural safety — to maintain connection to Country, community, and culture.
Child abuse and neglect in any form is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
All staff, volunteers, and contractors must undergo Working With Children Checks (WWCC) before working with children.
All mandatory reporters at Mudyin understand and fulfil their legal obligations under NSW child protection legislation.
All staff and volunteers who work with children must hold a current NSW Working With Children Check (WWCC). Reference checks and police checks are conducted for all relevant roles.
All Mudyin staff, volunteers, and contractors sign a Child Safety Code of Conduct. This outlines appropriate behaviour with children and describes prohibited conduct.
Children in Mudyin programs are supervised by qualified staff at all times. One-on-one contact between a single adult and a child is avoided wherever possible.
Programs are designed and delivered in a culturally safe environment. Children are supported to maintain their cultural identity. Elder involvement is an important part of cultural safety.
All staff and volunteers understand their mandatory reporting obligations. Any concern about a child's safety or wellbeing is reported to the NSW Child Protection Helpline (132 111) without delay.
No child is photographed or recorded without written guardian consent. Photographs of children are never published on social media or the website without explicit permission.
Mudyin staff do not communicate with participants via personal social media accounts. All digital communication follows a documented online safety protocol.
All Mudyin staff and relevant volunteers complete child safeguarding training on commencement and receive annual refresher training.
If you have a concern about the safety or wellbeing of a child in a Mudyin program (and the situation is not an emergency), please contact us:
All concerns will be handled with the utmost seriousness, confidentiality, and sensitivity.
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