10 July 2024 meeting of the National Carer Strategy Advisory Committee

The National Carer Strategy Advisory Committee met virtually and in-person in Melbourne on Wurundjeri country on 10 July 2024.

Key items covered in the meeting included:

• Update on consultation activities and Strategy development progress. Some consultations have already commenced, with further activities occurring soon across metro, regional and remote areas.
• Overview of a planned data project to be undertaken by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFs) that will run concurrently with the development and implementation of the Strategy and aims to deliver recommendations for collecting nationally consistent data on unpaid care. AIFs representatives will continue to attend Committee meetings as official observers.
• Consideration of guiding principles, objectives and format of a new Statement from Carers.
• Discussion of improvements to supports and other solutions to address issues of carer isolation.

The next meeting will be held face to face on 6 August 2024.