| National Kidsafe Day - Victoria 2010 |
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| Tuesday, 26 October 2010 16:40 | ||||||||||||
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National Kidsafe
Day Tuesday 26 October 2010
In a ceremony held this morning, grade three students from Hawthorn West Primary School acted as Kidsafe ambassadors and presented Kidsafe certificates of recognition to Ambulance Victoria, Victoria Police, Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Country Fire Brigade, and the State Emergency Services.
Robert Caulfield, Vice President of Kidsafe Victoria said Kidsafe's public acknowledgement of the emergency services was recognition of the care, concern, and kindness of the men and women in the front line, who often place their own lives at risk, to rescue and protect children.
"Each year there are hundreds of Victorian families who are personally touched by the commitment and dedication of these services.
"As a community we believe it is important to also acknowledge that members of our emergency services must deal with extreme emotional trauma in situations involving fatalities or severe injuries to children."
Mr. Caulfield said, "apart from rescuing and caring for children in emergency situations, these organisations play a major role of safety education and awareness, supporting the prevention of unintentional injuries to children".
Since Kidsafe's establishment in 1979, the number of children in Australia killed by unintentional injury has been halved. To date, a great deal has been achieved in preventing unintentional injuries to children through Kidsafe media campaigns and educational programs, however, Kidsafe and the community must continue their efforts to save the lives of Victorian children.
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