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KIDSAFE NSW INC

ANNUAL REPORT

2011—2012

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Kidsafe House, c/- The Children‘s Hospital at Westmead

Locked Bag 4001, Westmead NSW 2145

Tel: 02 9845 0890

Fax: 02 9845 0895

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.kidsafensw.org

Patron – Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC, Governor of

New South Wales.

Vice Patron – Dr J S Yu, AC

mailto:[email protected]://www.kidsafe.org.au/

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Mission Statement 4

Chairperson & Executive Officer Report 5

Home Safety Unit 7

Road Safety Unit 9

Playground Advisory Unit 11

Corporate Issues 13

Kidsafe NSW Media Activity 15

Kidsafe NSW Presentations 16

Kidsafe NSW Participation 18

Kidsafe NSW Council Members 19

Kidsafe NSW Organisational Structure 23

Kidsafe NSW Staff 24

Kidsafe NSW Acknowledgements 25

Bequests and Scholarships 26

Hunter Regional Report 28

Hunter Regional Sub-Committee Members 31

Hunter Regional Acknowledgements and Committees 32

ContentsContentsContents

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Kidsafe NSW Inc.

A Safer World For Kids

OUR VISION

To prevent child deaths

from unintentional injury

and reduce the severity of

unintentional injury to

children aged 0-15 years

OUR MISSION

To take a leadership role in

child injury prevention

through education,

research, advocacy and

strategic partnerships

Strategic

Partnerships

Sustainable

Organisation

Collaborative

Research

Public Policy

Advocacy

Community

Education

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Chairperson and Executive Officer Chairperson and Executive Officer Chairperson and Executive Officer

ReportReportReport

Dear Kidsafe NSW friends and colleagues,

Once again we would like to report that Kidsafe NSW has maintained its commitment to inform

parents and carers about safety issues that may impact on their children's health and well

being.

As our everyday environments 'morph' over time to expose us to different potential hazards,

Kidsafe has a role in trying to be 'one step ahead!' Our national and international networks of

child injury prevention experts means that we are alerted to risky situations for children. For

example, we have distributed information about button batteries, 'bling' dummies, amber

necklaces, second hand child restraints, driveway safety and indoor play equipment.

Kidsafe NSW maintains strong networks with a range of experts and this activity is built on the

great work of previous staff and NSW Council members. It's a great feeling to be 'out and

about' and to hear the praise and respect afforded Kidsafe for the work it does.

The success of the work of the current staff is described in the attached reports. Their work is

of a very high professional standard and their commitment is infectious.

Kidsafe NSW receives many requests to inform the community about child safety issues and

to distribute resources on injury prevention strategies. However, even with two offices in NSW,

it is not possible to attend to every request. Kidsafe Hunter have prioritised requests to focus

on the needs of local CALD communities and to develop relationships with local industry

groups. At the state office, based in Westmead, the focus has been on servicing agencies that

support vulnerable families. In addition, information available on the website has been greatly

improved and resources have been developed to address specific needs.

The organisation continues to focus on regional and rural communities particularly with the

work of the Playground Advisory Unit through its training and inspection services; and the

Road Safety Unit through the resource training undertaken with Child and Family Nurses

across a number of regions in NSW. These activities and more are included in the following

reports.

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Kidsafe NSW acknowledges the major contributions of our funding bodies, particularly NSW

Health which has also funded a project to improve window safety for public housing tenants.

Other funding from the NSW Government to support the Playground Advisory Unit and the

Road Safety Unit has been delayed due to changes in funding processes but it is hoped that

these issues will be resolved so that ongoing community support and initiatives can continue

uninterrupted.

This year has seen a great partnership develop with The Wiggles and Volkswagen which has

resulted in Kidsafe being showcased as part of The Wiggles road safety initiatives in

collaboration with Volkswagen Australia.

Lastly, on behalf of Kidsafe NSW, staff and Council members we would like to thank Dr David

Schell who has been a very valuable member of Council for many years. New members have

also come on to Council this year and the diversity of expertise continues to add value to the

work of Kidsafe in NSW.

This Annual Report for 2011-2012 demonstrates the scope and diversity of the great work

undertaken by the Kidsafe team in NSW and we all look forward to another year supporting

families and communities - 'make a safer world for kids!'

Dr Nicholas Cheng, FRACP Ms Christine Erskine Chair Executive Officer Kidsafe NSW Kidsafe NSW

Chairperson and Executive Officer Chairperson and Executive Officer Chairperson and Executive Officer

ReportReportReport

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Home Safety UnitHome Safety UnitHome Safety Unit

The functions of this Unit continue to be handled by existing suitably qualified staff, in addition to

their normal duties.

Advice and suggestions on safety in and around the home and in children‘s services continues

to be an element of critical importance to clients seeking the services provided by Kidsafe NSW.

Demands for presentations and community displays remains high. Telephone and email

enquiries have been constant throughout the reporting year.

The Demonstration Safety House and Playspace were closed for a number of months in

2011—2012 to allow for construction of the Kidsafe House extension.

Highlights for 2011/2012

Promotion of major safety campaigns including magnets, button batteries, falls from

windows and balconies, burns and swimming pool safety.

Kidsafe News was issued in August 2011, December 2011, April 2012. The eight page

newsletter included regular items and articles of interest on important current injury and

seasonal injury topics. The newsletter is distributed electronically to over 8,000

organisations and individuals and continues to be well received.

The Kidsafe NSW Safety Demonstration House had a large number of visitors during the

year. These were from a range of client groups including individual parents; local

playgroups and mothers groups; support groups for disadvantaged clients; Family Day

Care educators; Early Childhood Centre educators; senior school, TAFE and other

vocational students.

Participation in the Pregnancy, Babies and Children‘s Expo at Homebush in May 2012.

Undertook many media interviews on general home safety issues.

Continuation of home safety presentations to a wide range of our clients.

Reviewed layout and presentation of information in Kidsafe Demonstration following

completion of extension.

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Home Safety UnitHome Safety UnitHome Safety Unit

Future Directions

Continue to pursue funding options for Home Safety. This is an area where there is a

constant demand for presentations from a wide range of community groups. Due to current

staffing levels these demands are not always able to be met.

Continue to develop appropriate education and training resources to ensure safety

messages are consistent and sustainable.

Continue to leverage stakeholder input to maximise opportunities to deliver safety

campaign messages without duplication of resources.

Continue to develop collaborative partnerships on major safety campaign issues.

Explore opportunities to maximise ways of getting the safety messages to our clients using

a range of different media.

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Road Safety UnitRoad Safety UnitRoad Safety Unit

The Road Safety Unit provides advice to clients on a range of child road safety issues. The

main areas are child pedestrian safety, passenger safety, driveway and bicycle safety and

injury prevention. The Unit is involved in the development and implementation of media

campaigns, resource materials and the provision of information relating to specific road

safety requirements. During the reporting year Vicki Milne was the part time staff member in

the Unit.

Our main clients include parents, carers, Education and Care Services, local government

Road Safety Officers, students, community groups and school group representatives.

Funding was provided to Kidsafe NSW by Transport for NSW to conduct a child restraint

education project for Child and Family Health Nurses. This project was piloted in the

Murrumbidgee and Lismore Local Health Areas and was conducted by Vicki Milne.


The ‗Seat Me Safely‗ web program on child restraints

launched in December 2010 was nominated as a

finalist in the Australian Road Safety Awards in the

Innovation category. This innovative web portal was

developed after extensive consultation with

stakeholders and provides parents and carers with an interactive web tool on child restraint

information.

Child restraint information sessions were conducted for community nurses in Murrumbidgee

and Lismore Local Health areas. Five sessions were held in Lismore, Cootamundra, Henty,

Gundagai and Deniliquin. Over 51 community health nurses attended these sessions.

Feedback from these sessions was extremely positive .

―Seat Me Safely‖ DVD project with Sydney Childrens Hospital and NRMA Insurance was

completed and released. The media file can now be viewed on the Kidsafe NSW website.

Conference sessions on Driveway Safety and Seat Me Safely Web program conducted at

Healthy Cities Illawarra Conference.

Collaboration with Volkswagen/Wiggles on road safety initiatives.

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In collaboration with NRMA Motoring & Services, the Unit redeveloped four co-branded

brochures on child safety issues. These brochures were finalised and released during the

year: Kids on Farms, Kids in and around water, Kids in Cars and Kids on Wheels.

Neuroscience Australia completed an evaluation of our ‗Child Safety in the Car‘ resources.

Results showed that the brochure was a valuable resource for CALD communities in

getting information on child restraints.

Fact Sheets produced by the Unit were regularly reviewed and updated where necessary.

The Unit produced many articles on various aspects of road safety included in Kidsafe

NSW newsletters.

Over 50 phone calls and emails handled each month on road safety issues.

Sessions conducted with targeted community groups on a range of topics including: child

restraints, driveway safety and pedestrian safety.

Continued collaboration with Migrant Resource Centres to determine priorities for sessions

to parents on child road safety issues.

Kidsafe NSW participated in the NRMA Insurance Play It Safe presentations which were

held at a number of shopping centre locations across Sydney. These presentations by

NRMA Insurance were very innovative and highlighted a range of home and road safety

messages in a live play acted out in the centres.

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Future Directions

Continue collaborations with key stakeholders on road safety initiatives.

In collaboration with NRMA Insurance conduct 10 free restraint checking days across New

South Wales and redesign of child restraint display banners.

Review targeted brochures on child safety with NRMA Motoring and Services.

Continue participation in and promotion of Child Restraint Evaluation Program.

Continue ongoing advocacy role on child road safety issues.

Undertake activities related to the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011 – 2020.

Promotion of key road safety campaign messages such as driveway safety and child

restraint best practice.

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Playground Advisory UnitPlayground Advisory UnitPlayground Advisory Unit

The Playground Advisory Unit (PAU) is a leading agency in NSW that provides impartial,

technical and design advice related to playgrounds and children‘s play. Information and advice

is provided to the public via telephone and email enquiries, the website, publication and

distribution of resources, education and training workshops, inspections, design consultations,

review of plans, and presentations at conferences and media events.

The Unit comprises the Program Manager, Kate Fraser (full-time) and three project officers,

Angela Marton (full-time), Kay Lockhart (part-time) and Beverley Boland (part-time). This

multidisciplinary team has qualifications and experience in occupational therapy, ergonomics,

children‘s services, early childhood education, OHS auditing, landscape architecture and

horticulture.


Playground Tours: Kidsafe NSW, Parks and Leisure Australia and Fiona Robbé Landscape

Architects have collaborated to offer Playground Tours. Two Playground Tour events have

been completed. The first tour visited playgrounds in Sydney Olympic Park, Meadowbank

and Ryde. The second tour was based at Darling Quarter in Darling Harbour. Each

Playground Tour has a speakers program. The tours are aimed at local government,

planners, and design groups. All evaluation feedback has been very positive.

Kidsafe 2012 National Playspace Design Awards: Kidsafe NSW is coordinating this

program. Entries close 31 August 2012. Judging will take place during September. Award

winners will be announced on National Kidsafe Day, 23 October 2012.

92 inspections were completed during 2011-2012 including 25 inspections to socially and

geographically isolated services.

The Unit participated in the development and review of Australian Standards applicable to

playground industry through membership of CS-005 Playground Equipment, ME-051

Amusement Rides and Devices, and CS-100 Trampolines.

7 short workshops (2hrs) were delivered to educators and coordinators of family day care

schemes.

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Workshops and inspections were conducted in 7 NSW regions: South East, Metropolitan

Sydney, Mid North Coast, North West, Far West, Murrumbidgee and Far North Coast.

8 conference presentations or seminar opportunities were undertaken during the year.

7 subsidised design information services were provided as part of inspection services for

Education and Care Services in the Mid North Coast, and South East. This subsidised service

provides agencies with playspace ideas suitable for their site.

Future Directions

Renovate the Kidsafe House demonstration playground to showcase new design concepts

and materials. Funding has been received from Community Building Partnerships to realise

this project.

Develop web resource to provide information regarding children, gardening and poisonous

plants. Funding has been received from the NSW 2011 Young Horticulturist of the Year Award

(Australian Institute of Horticulture) to realise this project.

Facilitate and announce Kidsafe 2012 National Playspace Design Awards.

Continue to provide state-wide services including regular visits to all regions of NSW.

Cultivate relationships with like-minded not-for-profit organisations and agencies.

Investigate the feasibility of developing an accredited course suitable for the playground and

play industry.

Darling Quarter, Sydney First Playground Tour, 2011

Lizards Log, Western Sydney

Parklands

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Quality Management Project

Kidsafe NSW renewed its contract with Quality Management Services (an independent,

not-for-profit provider of quality improvement services to the health and community sector) in

2011 and continues to work on the project work plan and quality improvement process with a

view to seeking accreditation in 2013.

As part of the Quality Management Project, sub-committees of the Kidsafe NSW Council have

been established and meet regularly to facilitate implementation of the project work plans.

The Communication Sub-Committee oversees the development of a Communication Strategy

for Kidsafe NSW. This strategy aims to target efficient communication opportunities using a

range of approaches to the community and media.

The Governance Sub-Committee ensures the organisation has transparent processes and that

the operations of the organisation are being undertaken with due diligence. The Kidsafe NSW

Policy and Procedure Manual was endorsed in February 2012 and implementation has

commenced.

Kidsafe NSW Website

During the reporting period the website has proved to be a very useful tool in

delivering information to people on child injury prevention issues.

The website is constantly updated to ensure consistency across the units. Work will continue

on improving the website to ensure that information is accurate and up-to-date.

A website designer was engaged in March 2012 to develop the website with a new ‗look‘ and

additional features including: online booking and order forms, staff and board only access

sections. A search engine will also enhance access to the website. Work has commenced and it

is anticipated that the new site will be launched in August 2012.

Most publications available from Kidsafe NSW, including the complete suite of fact sheets, are

available for clients to download.

This provides our clients with quick and easy access to information

and reduces our expenses in terms of printing and mailing costs.

Corporate IssuesCorporate IssuesCorporate Issues

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Building Extension

Kidsafe NSW was allocated funding from NSW Community Building Partnerships in December

2009 to build a meeting/training room above the existing garage of the Demonstration Safety

House.

The project was completed in December 2011 with generous support from the organisations

and businesses below. The official opening is scheduled for the end of 2012.

Corporate IssuesCorporate IssuesCorporate Issues

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KidsafeKidsafeKidsafe NSW Media ActivityNSW Media ActivityNSW Media Activity

Date Media Source Topic

21/07/11 Kiama Independent Paper Playground Safety, Rockets

25/07/11 2GB, 2UE, Channel 10, SMH other media—cords & falls

25/07/12 ABC Radio—Richard Glover Cords and Falls

25/08/11 Daily Telegraph Cord, Toggles, drawstrings, hats—Playground News

article

27/08/11 2GB Cord, Toggles, drawstrings, hats—Playground News

article

19/09/11 7 Radio Station interviews Slings following Report from University of Adelaide

20/09/11 ABC Radio North Coast Slings

20/09/11 2NUR FM Slings

29/09/11 6 Radio interviews Driveway Safety

30/09/11 Channel 9 ACA Driveway Incidents

30/09/11 Channel 7 News Driveway Incidents

30/09/11 Channel 9 News Driveway Incidents

06/10/11 ABC Radio—Richard Glover Children left unattended in cars

06/10/11 Channel 10 News Pedestrian Safety

17/10/11 Channel 10 Swimming Pools

28/10/11 2UE Interview—David Oldfield General Safety

09/11/11 Sunday Herald Sun How have playgrounds changed over time?

18/11/11 2UE—Prue and Tracy show Mandating trampoline nets

19/01/12 ABC Radio Interview Newcastle Falls from Windows

21/01/12 Sun Herald Road Safety for Back to School Special

07/02/12 Interview—Sydney’s Child Playground safety, new equipment, parents’ views

26/02/12 Channel 9 Fall from window incident

05/03/12 Interview—Cars Guide Driveway Safety

15/03/12 Illawarra Mercury Falls from Windows and Driveway Safety

15/03/12 ABC Illawarra Falls from Windows and Driveway Safety

19/03/12 Practical Parenting General Home Safety

19/03/12 Courier Mail Reversing Cameras

05/04/12 Sunday Telegraph Tips for parents for Easter Holidays

07/05/12 2UE Interview—David Oldfield Road Safety, School Zones, Stranger Danger

26/06/12 Practical Parenting General Home safety issues

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KidsafeKidsafeKidsafe NSW PresentationsNSW PresentationsNSW Presentations

Month Presentation

July 2011 ‘Safe and Creative Playspaces for Schools’, NSW Parents and Citizens

Conference Tamworth

November 2011 Child Restraints—Glenmore Park

November 2011 ‘Greening the Rubber Outdoors’, NSW Community Childcare Coop

Conference (Sydney)

December 2011 Forum with licensing staff at Epping Branch Family and Community Services

(Sydney)

February 2012

‘Safe and Creative Play for Family Day Care’, Communities @ Work Family Day

Care Conference (Canberra)

February 2012 Child Restraint Information Session for Community Health Nurses Cootamundra

21/2/12

February 2012 Child Restraint Information Session for Community Health Nurses Lismore

28/2/12

March 2012

‘Art for Play’, Parks and Leisure Australia NSW Conference (Coffs Harbour);

‘Evaluating Playspace Potential’, Parks and Leisure Australia NSW Conference

(Coffs Harbour);

March 2012 ‘Rubber Surfacing Panel’, Parks and Leisure Australia NSW Conference

(Coffs Harbour); panel member presentation and participation

March 2012 ‘Seat Me Safely’ Presentation—Healthy Cities, Illawarra

March 2012 ‘Driveway Safety’ Presentation—Healthy Cities Illawarra

March 2012 ‘Falls from Windows and Balconies’ Presentation—Healthy Cities Illawarra

March 2012 Child Restraint Information Session for Community Health Nurses, Henty

22/3/12

May 2012 Child restraint Information Session for Community Health Nurses, Gundagai

3/5/12

June 2012 Child Restraint Information Session for Community Health Nurses, Deniliquin

5/6/12

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Kidsafe NSW ParticipationKidsafe NSW ParticipationKidsafe NSW Participation

Kidsafe NSW has participated in a number of committees and forums during 2011-2012.

These include:

Leycester Meares Bequest Trust (Secretariat)

NSW Severe Burns Injury Service, NSW Health

Blacktown Aboriginal Safety Promotion Program Safety Committee

Standards Australia Committee CS-005 Playground Safety

Standards Australia Committee CS-100 Trampolines

Standards Australia Committee ME-051 Amusement Rides and Devices including

Amusement Rides, Go-Karts, Land Borne Inflatables, Water Borne Inflatables, and

Contained Play Facilities.

Inclusive Play Guidelines Working Committee Member (facilitated by Touched By

Olivia Foundation)

NSW Office of Fair Trading Product Safety Committee

Samuel Morris Foundation

Child Death Review Team (Dr Susan Adams—NSW Kidsafe Council Member)

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Kidsafe NSW Council MembersKidsafe NSW Council MembersKidsafe NSW Council Members

Chair

Dr Nicholas Cheng MB BS BSc(MED) DCH FRACP

Staff Specialist Paediatric Emergency Medicine

The Children‘s Hospital Westmead

Deputy Chairperson

Ms Kellie Wilson

GradDipClinical Practice (Paediatrics),

DipAppSc (Nursing), NICC

Acting Director, Paediatric Trauma Service

Sydney Children‘s Hospital, Randwick

Treasurer

Ms Lynn Kraus, US CPA,

Sydney Office Managing Partner

Member of Aust Institute Chartered Accountants

Ernst & Young

Members

Associate Professor David Eager,

BEng, GradCertDisputes

School of Electrical, Mechanical & Mechatronic Systems,

Faculty & Engineering and Information Technology,

University of Technology, Sydney

Ms Fabiola Campora, BScLLB,GradDipLegalPractice,

Principal Legal Officer, Civil Litigation NSW Office of

Fair Trading (resigned 5/10/11)

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Members

Mr David Wilson

Workplace Trainer and Assessor

Manager Child Care Services of NSW P/L

Dr Susan Adams MBBS FRACS

Staff Specialist, Head of Department, Paediatric Surgery

Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick

Ms Denise Taylor

M.Ed, Dip Tch, Cert Tch, Grad Dip Sch Lib, FAICD, FAIM

Chief Executive Officer

National Childcare Accreditation Council Inc

Professor David Schell MBBS FRACP FSFICM

Intensive Care Unit Staff Specialist

The Children‘s Hospital Westmead (resigned 4/4/12)

Dr Nicholas Pigott

Senior Staff Specialist, Intensive Care

Children’s Hospital Westmead

Dr Julie Brown

Research Fellow, Neuroscience Research Australia

Australian Research Council APDI Fellow

Conjoint Lecturer, School of Medicine UNSW

Ms Kristy Abbott

MHealthSc, BA (Psych)

Assistant Executive Officer

Youthsafe Inc

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Members

Dr Gael Walker

FPRIA, Phd MAdmin, GradDipCommMgt, DipEd, BA

Consultant

Retired Associate Dean

Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, UTS

Dr Tamara Blakemore

PhD, B.SW, B.A (Psych)

The Family Action Centre, Faculty of Health

University of Newcastle

Dr Rebecca Ivers

PhD Injury Epidemiology, Masters of Public Health

Director, Injury Division

The George Institute for Global Health

Professor Kathleen Clapham

PhD BA (Honours) Professor (Indigenous Health)

Australian Health Services Research Institute

University of Wollongong

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Kidsafe NSW CouncilKidsafe NSW CouncilKidsafe NSW Council

3/8/11 5/10/11 7/12/11 1/2/12 4/4/12 6/6/12

Nicholas Cheng

Kellie Wilson Leave Leave

Lynn Kraus

Kristy Abbott Leave

David Schell Leave Retired

Fabiola Campora Retired

David Eager

David Wilson

Denise Taylor

Julie Brown

Gael Walker

Susan Adams Leave

Nick Piggott

Kathleen Clapham New member

Rebecca Ivers New member

Tamara Blakemore

PARTICIPATION IN COUNCIL MEETINGSPARTICIPATION IN COUNCIL MEETINGSPARTICIPATION IN COUNCIL MEETINGS

Key

Attended

Apology

Non Attendance

Non member

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Kidsafe NSW Organisational StructureKidsafe NSW Organisational StructureKidsafe NSW Organisational Structure

Kidsafe NSW CouncilKidsafe NSW CouncilKidsafe NSW Council

Executive OfficerExecutive OfficerExecutive Officer



Home and Community Home and Community Home and Community

Safety UnitSafety UnitSafety Unit

Hunter Regional Hunter Regional Hunter Regional

SubSubSub---CommitteeCommitteeCommittee

Program Manager

Project Officer

Project Officer

Project Officer

Regional Manager

Admin Support

Education Officer

Project Officer

AdministrationAdministrationAdministration

Reception/Finance/Admin Support

Finance Officer—contract

Volunteer

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Christine Erskine

Executive Officer

Vicki Milne

Road Safety Officer

Lori Hawkins

Admin Assistant

Vicky Paranamos

Volunteer

Kate Fraser

Manager, Playground

Advisory Unit

Kay Lockhardt

Playground Advisory

Unit

Beverley Boland

Playground Advisory

Unit

Angela Marton

Playground Advisory

Unit

Kidsafe NSW StaffKidsafe NSW StaffKidsafe NSW Staff

Kerryn Duvollet

Regional Manager, Hunter

Jennifer Chadban

Admin Assistant

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Kidsafe NSW AcknowledgementsKidsafe NSW AcknowledgementsKidsafe NSW Acknowledgements

Kidsafe NSW is a charitable, not for profit organisation and our funding is provided through

sponsorships, grants and donations. Kidsafe NSW would like to thank the following

organisations for their generous support:

NSW Government Community Building Partnership

NSW Health

NSW Family and Community Services

NSW Sport and Recreation

NSW Department of Education and Training

NRMA Insurance

NRMA Motoring and Services

Motor Accidents Authority

Roads and Maritime Services

The Children‘s Hospital at Westmead

Sydney Children‘s Hospital, Randwick

Britax Childcare Pty Ltd

Ernst & Young

The Leycester Meares Bequest

Australian Institute of Horticulture—NSW 2011 Young Horticulturist of the Year

Award

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Bequests and ScholarshipsBequests and ScholarshipsBequests and Scholarships

Leycester Meares Bequest

By A Deed of Trust dated 7th July 1995 the Child Accident Prevention

Foundation (the Foundation) created a perpetual trust known as The

Leycester Meares Bequest (the Bequest). The Bequest was established to

acknowledge the contributions made by The Honourable Mr Justice Leycester

Meares (1909 -1994) in establishing the Child Accident Prevention Foundation

of Australia (CAPFA) in 1979.

Funding has been provided to the Child Accident Prevention Foundation by

the Trust for a number of years to assist in promoting National Kidsafe Day

which is held annually. The support of the Leycester Meares Trust has

assisted in increasing the profile of Kidsafe, developing a national Kidsafe website and also

towards the development of state websites.

In 2011-2012 the Trust provided funds to highlight road safety as part of National Kidsafe Day. As

part of this Kidsafe presented National Kidsafe Awards to recognise road safety champions in

each State and territory in a number of categories.

In NSW, the Kidsafe Business Award was awarded to the Midson Road Child Care Centre which

developed a comprehensive road safety education program involving children, parents, carers,

grandparents and staff.

The Local Champion Award was awarded to Llynda Nairn who is based in the Hunter Region. As

a seasoned performer Llynda engages primary school children through juggling, comedy and play

acting in order to promote safety on and around roads.

Presentation to Midson Rd Child

Care Centre Local Champion Award being

presented to Llynda Nairn

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Bequests and ScholarshipsBequests and ScholarshipsBequests and Scholarships

Lorrie Fay Memorial Kidsafe NSW Scholarship

The Lorrie Fay Memorial Scholarship was established in recognition

of the lengthy and devoted service to Kidsafe and to continue her

dream of a safe, caring and healthy environment for children.

The bequest fund is managed through the University of NSW

(UNSW) and provides a Scholarship to UNSW medical students

undertaking Honours program or an Independent Learning Project

(ILP).

In 2011, the first of these scholarships was awarded to Jodie

Wheatley who undertook research in the area of child restraints.

Her paper was accepted as a peer reviewed conference paper at the Australasian College of

Road Safety Conference which she will be presenting in Sydney during August 2012. The

Paper was titled ―Risk factors for serious injury to child occupants 0-3 years in motor vehicle

crashes”. Jodie was supervised in her research by Dr Julie Brown from Neuroscience

Australia. Jodie subsequently received a Highly Commended Award for her research paper at

the Conference.

A second scholarship was awarded during 2012. The recipient of this will undertake research

on children falling from windows and will also be supervised by Dr Julie Brown.

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Kidsafe Hunter has had some significant changes to staffing and focus during the reporting year.

Leonie Forsyth retired in November 2011 after 19 years of dedicated service to Kidsafe Hunter.

Leonie had been with Kidsafe Hunter since it was formed in 1992. Kerryn Duvollet is the new

Regional Manager. The role of Education Officer was filled by Mel Clifton who did a great job in

establishing links in the community. Her work in this role was greatly appreciated and helped to

enhance the profile of Kidsafe in the Hunter. Mel resigned from this position in March 2012.

Three new members were welcomed to the Hunter Regional Sub-Committee: Chris May, Amy

Neary and James Pheils.


Successful recipient of funding through QR National Community Grants.

Successful recipient of funding through Newcastle Club Grants, for Child Injury Prevention

workshops within the Newcastle‘s multicultural community.

Recipient of donations through the Fire Fighters Ball.

New integrated website with Kidsafe NSW.

Regular attendance at community Interagency meetings in Lake Macquarie and Newcastle

and Upper Hunter.

Attendance at a number of community events and Expos including The Newcastle Show,

HIPPIE Family Fun Day, Muswellbrook Family Fun Day, Multicultural Expo, and Early

Intervention Expo.

Presentations to a number of agencies including Department of Education and Communities

(Assessment & Compliance Officers), the Early Leaders Breakfast at Central Coast, Brighter

Futures Program (Uniting Care Burnside, Central Coast and Samaritans, Hunter Region),

Ourimbah TAFE (Children‘s Services), Mobile Children‘s Services, Child and Family

Community Nurses (Hunter Region) and University of Newcastle (Medical Students, John

Hunter Hospital).

Media Kit developed about Kidsafe Hunter and distributed to all media including TV,

newspapers and radio.

Hunter Regional SubHunter Regional SubHunter Regional Sub---CommitteeCommitteeCommittee

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Presentations to a number of client groups including MOMS Friendship Group (Multicultural

Unit), home visiting volunteers (Family Insight, Maitland Neighbourhood Centre, and Home

Start, Family Action Centre), parents at an early learning centre, 5 consecutive workshops for

families attending playgroups (KU/Mission Australia Supported Playgroups), and young

parents group (Samaritans/Hunter New England Health).

Distribution of a number of Kidsafe Resource Kits to early childhood services in the Hunter

Region.

The development of a Kidsafe NSW Hunter Regional brochure and prospectus to be

presented in conjunction with Kidsafe NSW brochure, outlining services and resources

available in the Hunter Regional community.

The development of a strong working partnership with Hunter Valley Gardens, enabling us to

grow our donation base.

Leonie and Tamara at the Kidsafe Hunter

Breakfast, October 2011

The Educational Van at Muswellbrook

Family Fun Day


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Future Directions

Continue to strengthen child injury prevention education to families in the community by

working cooperatively with services and agencies already engaged with these families.

Kidsafe Hunter believes that working in a coordinated and collaborative manner will not

only increase the knowledge, skills and capacities of the families and communities we work

with, but also strengthen the community sector that serves them.

Continue to build and sustain an active conversation between families, the community and

the service sector as a viable way of reducing the incidence of serious child injury and

death.

Continue to access funding through writing submissions for various community grants,

targeted fundraising opportunities and building relationships with the Hunter community

and business sector.


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Chairperson Dr Tamara Blakemore


Social Work Lecturer

Treasurer

Nicole Russell

Financial Controller

Suters Architects

Members Di Hurt

Registered Nurse (Retired)

Andrew Killen

Partner, Killen & Doran

Chris May

The Family Action Centre


Amy Neary

Owner/ Director, The Little Unicorn

James Pheils

Self Employed, Telecommunications

Christie Dawes

Casual and Relief Teacher

Paraolympian

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Acknowledgements

The Hunter Regional Sub-Committee and Kidsafe Hunter staff would like to thank the following

organisations for their support during 2011/12:

Prime Television

Fire and Rescue NSW—Metropolitan North 1

Cardiff Panthers

Wallsend Diggers

Safety and Forensic Engineering Pty Ltd

Hunter Valley Gardens

Newcastle Herald

Lake Macquarie City Council

Committees

Lake Macquarie Interagency

Upper Hunter Interagency

Newcastle Interagency

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