Minister steps in to get guardianship 'back on track' after four years

Minister for Families and Communities Kate Washington says the significant delays in this case are 'very concerning'. Picture by Marina Neil.

THE Minister for Families and Communities and Port Stephens MP Kate Washington has stepped in to take up the cause of a family that has waited four years to gain guardianship of their nephew.

The family says that since taking in the two-year-old, who has since turned six, their case was handed over from the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) to an organisation named Wandiyali.