Being around water is part of everyday Australian life, whether it be at the beach, backyard pools and spas, rivers and creeks, public swimming pools or dams on farms. However it also poses a hazard for children, who can drown in just 20 seconds and in as little as a few centimetres of water. This […]
The Importance of Play
Play is an essential part of childhood; it helps children to develop physical strength, coordination and balance. Appropriate play can also provide children with opportunities to learn and develop: Social skills, including learning to communicate, share, collaborate and empathise with others. Imagination and creativity through deciding what games they play and how the games will […]
Current Projects
Education/ Support Media Campaigns– Kidsafe receives extensive coverage for campaigns on topics including driveway safety, leaving children in cars and receives regular requests for to comment on child safety issues: http://www.kidsafevic.com.au/news Editorials- Kidsafe provide monthly e-news to approximately 2000 subscribers, as well as regular editorials to prominent parent publications including Essential Baby which has over […]
Speakers Bureau Program
The Kidsafe Victoria Speakers Bureau program has been providing presentations to new parents groups through Victoria’s Maternal and Child Health network since January 2008. The purpose of the program is to provide parents and carers with neutral, evidence based information on child safety and to facilitate parental uptake of prevention strategies in their homes. The […]
Home Safety Information Sessions
Did you know that the home is the most common location for childhood injury? Kidsafe Victoria provides home safety information sessions to a wide range of groups including early childhood centres, community organisation and parents groups. The purpose of the sessions is to provide attendees with neutral, evidence based information on injury prevention in the […]
Child Restraint Information Sessions
Kidsafe Victoria’s child restraint legislation information sessions provide community organisations and parents groups with knowledge of the requirements of Victoria’s road rules to enable them to transport children legally and safely. Sessions run for 1 hour and include information about: Victoria’s child restraint road rules Selection of appropriate child restraints For more information or to […]
Pedestrian Safety
Walking is not only good for children’s health and fitness, it’s also a great way for them to get around their neighbourhood independently. However, being a pedestrian does involve a number of hazards, especially for young children. Roads are designed with adults in mind, however children are not ‘little adults’. Child pedestrians are at an […]
Children Left Unattended In Cars
Leaving children unattended in a car, even for a short period of time, can be fatal. Children are particularly at risk because they can lose fluid quickly, become dehydrated and suffer from heatstroke. Every year in Australia, over 5,000 children are rescued after being left unattended in a car. Between 1st September 2017 and 31st August 2018, Ambulance Victoria responded […]
Do Not Leave Children In Cars Campaign – Local Government Information Kit
KIDSAFE has developed a community awareness program specifically for Local Government. The program is designed to protect children from being left in hot cars, risking death or serious brain injury. The KIDSAFE ‘Do Not Leave Children in Cars’ Local Government program provides councils with a complete package to implement an awareness campaign through local […]
Driveway Safety
On average, every year 7 children aged 0-14 years are killed and 60 are seriously injured due to driveway run over incidents in Australia. Most driveway run overs occur in the driveway of the child’s own home, or in a friend or relative’s driveway. The driver is usually a parent, relative or family friend. In […]
