'Best feeling in the world': couple looks after 50 foster children over 13 years

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With National Family Week running until May 21, foster care agencies say it's important to show that families come in all shapes and sizes.

For the past 13 years, Virginia and Garry Walsh have changed hundreds of nappies, bought 20 prams and 15 cots for the 50 children who have passed through their doors.

Mr and Mrs Walsh hope to continue fostering children until they’re 100-years-old because it "keeps you fit and young” and helps “keep a smile on the face”, Mr Walsh said. “NSW has the lowest rate of children and young people being admitted into care in Australia," Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services Gareth Ward said. "There is always a need for foster carers to provide a safe and stable home for vulnerable children.

Chief executive of Adopt Change Renee Carter said while a range of foster carers were needed, there is a high demand for those who can offer short-term care, and culturally and linguistically diverse care.“Families come in all shapes and sizes. If someone has the capacity for someone else to join their family, it can make a world of difference,” she said.

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