Kidsafe Victoria E-News November 2020
Welcome to our November e-news – hopefully, like us, you’ve enjoyed getting back to a bit of normality, with the further eased restrictions. This has enabled us to deliver 70 child car restraint checking and fitting days across 30 locations, present as part of the new pool inspector courses in Victoria and schedule our first […]
Kidsafe Victoria E-News October 2020
I know I was one of many parents/ carers to breathe a collective sigh of relief with children under the age of 12 returning to childcare, kinder and school this month. With some sunshine coming through, it’s a great time to be able to walk to school with your kids. Make sure you use the […]
Kidsafe Victoria E-News September 2020
It’s been a horrendous period for unintentional child injury in Victoria, with eight families losing their previously healthy child to preventable injuries – commonly known as ’accidents’ – since August 1st. Our thoughts are with the families and their loved ones in such a devastating time. We are in awe of the bravery and selflessness […]
Kidsafe Victoria E-News August 2020
It has been a tragic month for child injury in Victoria, with five little angels leaving us as a result of separate incidents – our thoughts are with the families during this harrowing time. Our focus this month has been on the dangers of button batteries, a campaign that we are very passionate about, as […]
Kidsafe Victoria E-News July 2020
After a flurried end to the financial year, our team is now settling into Melbourne’s second lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We have been busy working on a number of interactive online initiatives, including webinars and online training sessions; watch this space for further announcements coming soon. In this month’s edition we have an […]
Kidsafe Victoria E-News June 2020
In this month’s edition we focus on National Burns Awareness Month (NBAM), an initiative by Kidsafe Australia to drive greater awareness of burns prevention and the correct first aid treatment. Winter is a time when there is a significantly increased risk of burns – this has sadly been the case this month, with The Royal […]
Kidsafe Victoria E-News May 2020
May ticks off another busy month for the Kidsafe team, who have been continuing to work remotely to ensure families are kept up to date with the latest safety information and advice. Sadly, there have been a number of child injury related stories in the media this month, some of which we have shared in […]
Kidsafe Victoria E-News April 2020
Welcome to another month of isolation and social distancing – groundhog day has well and truly set in! If you are missing your daily gym fix and are working out at home instead, this month our blog has some tips about keeping the kids safe around your home fitness equipment. We also have an article […]
Kidsafe Victoria E-News March 2020
The world as we know it has entered into unprecedented times with the COVID-19 pandemic – our thoughts go out to all those who have been impacted. Whilst we are in a period of uncertainty, it’s important to remember that we all have a role to play in ensuring the health and safety of our […]
Kidsafe Victoria E-News February 2020
February marked the start of a busy and exciting month, including delivery of the first free child car restraint fitting and safety check events as part of the ‘Safe Seats, Safe Kids’ program, the training of 10 more accredited fitters through our Type 1 Child Car Restraint Fitting course, and participation in the Pregnancy, Babies […]
