To be included on Kidsafe Victoria’s ‘Find a Fitter’ online listing, child restraint fitting stations must comply with a stringent set of criteria. This criteria relates to: The training and professional development of the fitting station and their fitters (including the training program they have undertaken, how frequently they update their knowledge, how they ensure […]
Visiting a Child Restraint Fitting Station
What should you, as a parent or carer, expect from a professional child restraint fitter? Your appointment with a professional child restraint fitter will be interactive, so be prepared to learn! It is important that when your appointment is over, you are confident that your child’s restraint is installed correctly and that you are comfortable using it […]
Child Restraint Fitting Station Listing
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No Helmet No Ride Competition – 2014 Winners
Kidsafe Victoria’s ‘No Helmet, No Ride’ competition is designed to provide an interactive way for children to learn about the importance of always wearing a helmet when riding a wheeled device. In 2014 the competition called on primary school students to create a video, radio ad or illustrated story around the theme ‘No Helmet, No […]
Safety Laws
Pool Fencing Laws In Victoria, all swimming pools and spas with a depth greater than 30cm are required to be surrounded by a safety barrier. There are currently three sets of requirements for pool/spa barriers in Victoria, depending on when the pool or spa was constructed. For more information on pool fencing laws, please click […]
Awareness
‘Elmo Stays Safe’ Road Safety Campaign The ‘Elmo Stays Safe’ campaign, developed by Kidsafe Victoria and Sesame Workshop with the support of the TAC, RACV and Holden, is designed to prevent child motor vehicle and pedestrian injuries and deaths in Australia. The campaign contributes to the international effort to reduce child injury and death as […]
Research
Childhood Injury Unintentional injury is the largest cause of death for children aged 1-14 years in Australia, with more children dying due to injury than of cancer, asthma and infectious diseases combined. Every year approximately 29 Victorian children die and a further 81,000 are treated in hospital as a result of unintentional injuries. Common causes […]
Safekids Worldwide
Kidsafe is a partner organisation of Safe Kids Worldwide. Around the world, a child dies from an unintentional injury every 30 seconds, and millions of children are injured in ways that can affect them for a lifetime. Safe Kids Worldwide is a global organisation dedicated to preventing injuries in children. All international partner organisations focus […]
Your stories – death of a child due to injury
‘Your stories’ is a place where you can read stories, blogs and poems from people who have expereinced the death of a child due to injury. If you or someone you know would like to contribute a story, blog or poem to the portal, please contact Kidsafe Victoria via info@kidsafevic.com.au. […]
Coping with the death of a child due to injury
The death of a child due to any circumstance is a traumatic event that can have long-term effects on the lives of parents, siblings, family members and friends. A child death due to an unintentional injury often brings about a very unique set of feelings and emotions for parents, carers and those close to the […]
