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December 12, 2023
Leading safety agency Kidsafe Victoria is calling for legislative changes to make booster seats mandatory for children until they are 10 years of age and/or pass the 5 step test, to ensure they do not graduate to using an adult seat belt until they are tall enough to safely do so. CEO Melanie Courtney emphasised the need for legislators to adopt best practice guidelines to ensure parents and carers are provided with clear advice on the optimal use of child car restraints, and how to minimise ...
April 13, 2023
Low Speed Vehicle Run Over (LSVRO) Prevention Awareness Day - Sunday 16th April 2023 Kidsafe Victoria has issued a warning about the dangers that driveway can pose for children, in a bid to reduce the number of low-speed vehicle runover incidents. The warning comes as part of a campaign for National Low Speed Vehicle Run Over (LSVRO) Prevention Awareness Day on Sunday 16th April. The day – which was established by Emma and Peter Cockburn in memory of their daughter Georgina, who was fatally ...
March 5, 2023
Almost 90% of child car restraints are incorrectly fitted or used, dramatically increasing the risk of transport related injuries, according to figures released as part of the ‘Safe Seats, Safe Kids’ free child car restraint fitting and checking program.The figures have prompted Kidsafe Victoria to issue an urgent call for parents and carers to regularly check that their child car restraints are correctly installed and adjusted to fit their child, and book in for a free fitting or check.Of ...
November 10, 2022
A shocking rise in childhood deaths from preventable injury has prompted leading safety advocates to demand a similar approach to the road toll campaign to halt the increase.New figures released in a white paper from Kidsafe Victoria show that childhood deaths from preventable injuries rose 75% in 2020/21 compared to the three previous years.“Between 2017-2019, an average of 17 children died each year in Victoria from preventable injuries,” said Kidsafe Victoria CEO Melanie Courtney.“In 2020, ...
September 28, 2022
"I still had his dinner plate in my hand when I heard a call from my daughter and looked out the window to see him in the pool. That's how quickly it can happen" Kidsafe Victoria has joined forces with Olympic champion Matt Welsh to launch its annual ‘Safe Barriers Save Lives’ campaign, calling on home pool and spa owners to ‘help save a life’ by checking their barriers before the warmer months.The call comes as figures from the Royal Life Saving Society of Australia’s (RLSSA) National ...
July 20, 2022
Rise in injuries prompts call for measure two out of three farming families don’t have in place   Kidsafe Victoria is urging parents and carers on farms to take urgent action and set up safe play areas, in a bid to reduce the number of unintentional childhood injuries and deaths. The call comes as statistics from the Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit (VISU) reveal that in 2020-21, 441 children aged 0-14 years were treated in hospital as a result of a farm related injury - more than 8 ...