Fifty Australians a Week Injured by Toppling Furniture and Televisions
An estimated 2,600 Australians receive hospital treatment for injuries caused by toppling furniture and televisions each year, equating to approximately 50 people per week. Since 2001 at least 22 children under the age of 9 have died in Australia from toppling furniture or televisions, with children under 3 years of age at greatest risk. The […]
National Playspace Design Awards
The Kidsafe National Playspace Design Awards are held every 2 years to recognise excellence and innovation in the provision of safe, creative playspaces across Australia and showcase what designers and builders can achieve in public places, schools and education and care centres. An award winning playspace offers a wide range of play activities including challenge areas […]
Kidsafe Victoria e-news June 2018
Welcome to the June edition of Kidsafe Victoria’s e-news. It has been a busy month – we have partnered with the ACCC to release a powerful – but heart wrenching- video on furniture tipovers, it is National Burns Awareness Month and we’ll be sharing details of the upcoming Kidsafe National Playspace Design Awards. It’s also […]
National Burns Awareness Month
National Burns Awareness Month is an initiative of Kidsafe, Australia’s leading community organisation dedicated to child injury prevention. The aim of the month, which is held in June each year as there is a significantly increased risk of burns during winter, is to drive greater awareness amongst the Australian community of burns prevention and the […]
