Each day in Australia, 5 000 children require medical attention, 170 are admitted to hospital and one child dies - all as a result of unintentional injuries.

Most of these injuries occur at home and at school.

National Kidsafe Day aims to raise awareness of the leading causes of unintentional injuries to children less than 15 years of age and encourage strategies to prevent them.

This will be held on 20th October, 2008, the Monday of Children’s week. Events will be held in support of the day in Carlton, Geelong (with the support of Safestart Geelong) and Casey (with the support of Safestart Casey). Event details are as follows:

Kidsafe ‘Fun’ Day in Carlton                     

Date: Monday 20^th October, 9:30am-12:30pm

Location: Grounds near corner of Rathdowne & Princess St, Carlton,

Next to Carlton Primary School…follow the signs!!!

Activities:

• Brimbank Children’s Circus Project- a fun and interactive activity for the kids to join in
• Supervised Jumping Castle
• Child restraint checking (advance booking is essential as places are limited)
• Face Painting
• Homesafe Van for advice and home inspection bookings
• Safety Presentations for parents
• Morning tea
• Give aways

For more information or to make a booking, please contact us on Ph. 9251 7725 or Email. This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Kidsafe ‘Fun’ Day in Geelong

Date: Monday 20^th October 10am – 2pm

Location: Bunnings, Waurn Ponds

Bring the kids and enjoy a fun day of activities including face painting, jumping castle, safety demonstrations and visits from the local CFA and Police.  Free Child Car Restraint Fitting (Bookings Essential)

For more information or to make a booking, please call 5227 0975 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Kidsafe ‘Fun’ Day in Casey

Date: Monday, 20 October 2008, 10am - 12:30pm

Location: Balla Balla Centre

65 Berwick-Cranbourne Rd, Cranbourne East

SafeStart will be hosting a Concert in support of National Kidsafe Day, featuring performances by primary schools from within the City of Casey. This event is designed to raise awareness of the leading causes of unintentional injuries to children and to engage teachers and children to help prevent injury in a positive and fun way.

It is going to be a thoroughly enjoyable and educational morning for parents, staff and students. As well as performances from the kids, there will be live entertainment from a children's entertainer, and special appearances from Tortoise and Buddy, the SafeStart mascots. All children will also receive a show bag.

For more information or to make a booking please call 03 9705 5200 or Email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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