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Follow our journey over the past quarter-century and into our future.

1982 In the beginning... COPSG
1984 Station House, Central
1989 Addison Road Community Centre, Marrickville
1992 A big 10th birthday present
1994 Family Day ‘94
1997 The Parliament of NSW Legislative Council Standing Committee on social issues released a report into children of imprisoned parents
  Construction and renovation at Silverwater
1999 "It's hard for father and son to sit around a metal table with five chairs bolted to the floor for three or four hours and try and be father and son."
2000 SHINE for Kids opens in Bathurst
  Silent Victims
  What changed in 18 years?
2001 Our first bequest
  14,500 children with a parent in prison
  It’s the kids that do the time
2002 The Space In Between
  Bathurst expands its reach
2003 NSW NAB Volunteer Award
  Video Visits program launched
  A sea of children
2004 Getting to be a father
  We decide to change our name
  NSW Premier’s Public Sector Award
2005 SHINE for Kids opens in Windsor
  Our brochures reach out in four languages
2006 Wurin yan wurinwan binga murra warra
To love, to support, to stand one’s ground
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NSW Department of Community Services Children’s Week Awards 2006

  National NAB Volunteer Award
2007 Putting Your Child First
Our future