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PEEL DISTRICT OFFICE (WA) – MANDURAH YOUTH EVENT

Department of Communities - Child Protection and Family Support Halls Head Recreation Centre, 42 Honeysuckle Ramble, Halls Head, WA, Australia

An event for local young people including a speaker about resilience and self care, followed by a sausage sizzle and various activities. Young people will have an opportunity to meet, and ask questions, with local youth services.

PROTECTIVE BEHAVIOURS PARENT WORKSHOP

City of Gosnells Don Russell Performing Arts Centre, Lot 13, Murdoch Road, Thornlie, WA, Australia

Learn valuable personal safety skills and strategies that can help empower your child and keep them safe from abuse. Download PDF

WA. VIRTUAL CLASSROOMS – UPPER PRIMARY: KEEPING SAFE IN THE GAME

Office of the eSafety Commissioner Register: https://plec.ed.act.edu.au/Events_Event_Details.aspx?Event_ID=3593

Audience: Years 4, 5 and 6 students. The presentation supports National Child Protection Week and the Victorian Games and Apps Challenge. It will support students to: · identify ways that strangers may try to seek personal information online · use safe strategies when gaming to avoid cyberbullying or unwanted contact · recognise the implications of […]

KALGOORLIE OFFICE (WA) – STALLS

Department of Communities - Child Protection and Family Support Woolworths and Coles, Kalgoorlie, WA, Australia

Stalls to be coordinated within local shopping areas to promote the Department's resources, to recruit for foster carers, and to connect with the local community.

PEEL DISTRICT OFFICE (WA) – PINJARRA YOUTH EVENT

Department of Communities - Child Protection and Family Support Murray Leisure Centre, 16 Camp Road, Pinjarra, WA, Australia

An event for local young people including a speaker about resilience and self care, followed by a sausage sizzle and various activities. Young people will have an opportunity to meet, and ask questions, with local youth services.

ALBANY DISTRICT OFFICE (WA) – COLOURING-IN COMPETITION

Department of Communities - Child Protection and Family Support Albany, Australia

A colouring-in competition will be held throughout local kindergartens and pre-primary classes using NAPCAN resources. The finished artwork will be displayed in shop windows in the main street of Albany. Colour-in resources will be distributed in the week commencing 14 August - prizes will be announced on 8 September.

ESPERANCE OFFICE (WA) – TOWN SQUARE BBQ

Department of Communities - Child Protection and Family Support Esperance Centre Square, Esperance, WA, Australia

A community BBQ will be hosted in the Esperance town square for local families to connect with the Department, learn about protecting children in the community, and provide an opportunity to recruit foster carers.

ROEBOURNE OFFICE (WA) – SCHOOL FETE

Department of Communities - Child Protection and Family Support Roebourne School Oval, Roebourne, SA, Australia

A fete will be held on the school oval featuring activities, protective behaviours awareness, arts and crafts, a community BBQ and a chance to interact with the Department and partner agencies.

KARRATHA OFFICE (WA) – COMMUNITY EVENT

Department of Communities - Child Protection and Family Support Baynton West Park, Baynton, WA

Community event featuring a sausage sizzle, craft activities, information stalls including foster carer recruitment and child protection material, and opportunity to interact with Department staff and non-government partner agencies.

Applecross – PROTECTING YOUNG CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH

World Organisation for Early Childhood Education (OMEP) St David's Church Hall, Cnr Simpson and Bombard Sts, Applecross, WA, Australia

Hosted by OMEP WA, Mr Colin Pettit (WA Commissioner for Children and Young People) will present a lecture on his recommendations for protecting the mental health of our young children, formulated after extensive consultation with young children and youth. This will be followed by questions and discussion from the floor and informal discussion over a […]

Fremantle – As Eye See It Photographic Exhibition

Department of Communities WA Shipwrecks Museum, 45 Cliff Street, Fremantle, WA, Australia

Western Australia's As Eye See It Photographic Exhibition, coordinated by the Department of Communities, provides an opportunity for young people in care aged 13-17 years to share their experiences and care journey with a broader audience. Twenty eight brilliant young photographers have submitted images which highlight the people, places and things which hold a special […]

Perth – Catholic Education Office Western Australia – Child Safe Framework for National Child Protection Week

Catholic Education Office WA 50 Ruislip Street, Leederville, WA, Australia

All Catholic Education Office Western Australia staff are invited to a staff open forum on Friday 31 August to recognise National Child Protection Week. We will share brief updates of the Child Safe Framework and discuss new support to enable Child Safe Catholic schools. Not open to the public - Who can attend this event? Catholic […]

Rockingham – Protective Behaviours Workshop

Protective Behaviours Workshop 4 Civic Boulevard, Rockingham, WA, Australia

The City of Rockingham in Partnership with South Coastal Health and Community Services are hosting 3 free Protective Behaviours workshops for Parents, guardians and Carers for Child Protection Week. Monday 3 September 2018 (9.30am-11.30am), Wednesday 5 September (5.30pm-7.30pm) and Saturday 8 September (9am-11am). Free Creche facilities are available via RSVP only. Download Workshop Flyer

Perth – Child Safe Catholic Schools for National Child Protection Week

Aranmore Catholic Primary School 20 Brentham St, Leederville, WA, Australia

To recognise National Child Protection Week, Catholic Education Western Australia will be hosting an event with system partners and stakeholders on Monday 3 September at Aranmore Catholic Primary School. Students will share initiatives that develop their voice and promote the ‘Voice of the Child’, part of the Child Safe Framework to enable Child Safe Catholic […]

Mandurah – Communities Event

Department of Communities 303 Pinjarra Rd, Mandurah, WA, Australia

The District Office will be collaborating with local agencies to disseminate information to local families about the services available in the district, with an aim to build stronger communities.

Mandurah – Child Protection Week 2018 – Stronger Communities, Stronger Families

Department of Communities Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre, 303 Pinjarra Rd, Mandurah, WA, Australia

Community services across Mandurah and Pinjarra including CAMHS, the City of Mandurah, the Shire of Murray, Allambee, StreetNet, the Billy Dower Youth Centre, WANSLEA, Anglicare plus more are collaborating to coordinate an event around the theme ‘Stronger Communities, Stronger Families’. The event will be a family fun event jam packed with activities for the whole […]

Mirrabooka – Communities Event

Department of Communities Child Parent Centres in Westminster, Balga and Girrawheen / Wadjak Northside, Perth, WA, Australia

A touring story-telling tent will be circulated through the three Child Parent Centres, with a number of activities around the protective behaviours theme. Wadjak Northside will be contacted about running a session targeting Aboriginal children attending the Tree of Life program.

Broome, West Kimberley – Communities Event

Department of Communities Lot 156 Mission Road, Bidaydanga, WA, Australia

Child and Youth event focussed on increasing the awareness of Child Protection and Family Safety issues in the community in collaboration with local agencies to make the communities safer for Children and Families.

South Hedland, Pilbara region – Communities Event

Department of Communities 9-31 Throssell Road, South Hedland, WA, Australia

Community event to raise awareness about child safety including arts, crafts and sausage sizzles.