How to stay safe when you travel

Victoria is one of the world’s most fire prone areas. If you are travelling or holidaying anywhere around the state this summer, make sure you’re FireReady. Stay informed, be prepared and pack some essential items so you’re ready to leave when you need to. Never travel into any high-risk bushfire area where a Code Red […]

Distractions lead to fatal danger for children around water

Data reveals household chores and socialising to be the most common causes of breaks in active adult supervision On the back of Victoria’s worst childhood drowning toll in over 20 years, Kidsafe Victoria is urging parents and carers to actively supervise children around water in a bid to reduce the number of drowning deaths. The […]

Kidsafe Victoria E-News November 2021

It’s hard to believe that Melbourne has only been open for a few short weeks and that the festive season is just around the corner. It has been refreshing to have visitors, playdates and from our perspective at Kidsafe – to re-commence our accredited child car restraint training and community organisation education sessions. Last week […]

Warning about deadly button batteries launched in Torquay on the eve of Isabella Rees’ eighth birthday

Every week in Australia, 20 children present to hospital emergency departments with button battery related injuries   Kidsafe Victoria and Bella’s Footprints Foundation have launched a button battery billboard campaign in Torquay, with a warning about the deadly common household item. The organisations are urging local parents and carers to be button battery aware and […]

KEEP POOLS FUN FOR YOUR FAMILY WITH A SAFE POOL BARRIER

Matt Welsh OAM, Australian Olympic Swimming Champion and Kidsafe Ambassador, shares his advice for families It’s safe to say that most – if not all – of us are looking forward to the summer months and being able to get back to more regular social gatherings with family and friends. Fingers crossed there will be […]

HOW TO NOT GET SPOOKED AT THE SCARIEST TIME OF YEAR

Halloween is a chance for kids – and adults – to have some fun by dressing up as all kinds of characters, decorating the house, baking spooky treats and walking around your neighbourhood to marvel at the ghoulish transformations. It’s a great time to get creative by refashioning old clothing and household items into costumes […]

Kidsafe Victoria E-News October 2021

With stay-at-home directions easing, schools re-opening and the ability to see more friends and family in person – not to mention some great weather – the mood in Victoria has certainly become more upbeat. Not everyone will be rushing to gather in crowds straight away – or wanting to have people hug and kiss their […]

Homeowners urged to check their pool and spa barriers as toddler drowning rates spike to a 4 year high

Olympic Swimming Champion Matt Welsh, OAM, partners with Kidsafe to help save kids’ lives With Victorian families looking forward to the resumption of pool parties and social gatherings this summer, Kidsafe today launched their annual ‘Safe Barriers Save Lives’ campaign, calling on homeowners to ‘help save a life’ by checking their pool and spa barriers […]

Kidsafe Victoria E-News September 2021

Lockdowns, an earthquake and watching two Melbourne teams play an interstate grand final – it has been a long couple of months for Victorian families, who have done an amazing job in such difficult circumstances. For those who felt their homes move in the earthquake, it’s a good time to double check if any appliances […]

The strange symptom that alerted a worried Mum about something sinister

Reader caution: some of the images in this blog could be distressing to some people   “I knew. I just knew. Something wasn’t right and it wasn’t just a virus making her feel lethargic and unable to eat or drink properly,”  Kirra explains through tears about her daughter Shaylagh, affectionately known as Dolly. Dolly was […]