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Family Care in the time of Coronavirus

Four updates for families and carers from Grandparents Victoria and Kinship Carers Victoria.

  1. Consent and COVID-19 vaccinations.
  2. Important COVID-19 vaccination information.
  3. COVID-19 cases and deaths in Australia by gender and age.
  4. COVID-19: Which countries are vaccinating children?
Source: Grandparents Victoria and Kinship Carers Victoria 17/09/21

Physical Activity 2021 - The Lancet

Ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, The Lancet launches its third Series on physical activity, which extends our knowledge base from previous Series’ (2012 and 2016) on the importance of regular physical activity and sport to our health and wellbeing.

Read The Lancet here.

 

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Play Today eNews 14 September 2021

Gardens For The Senses

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The Horticultural Therapy Assoc - eNews July 2021

PASA Winter Newsletter 2021

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Play Australia (South Australia)

Empowerment and participation: A guide for organisations working with children and young people

Empowerment and participation:
A guide for organisations working with children and young people

This guide is designed to assist adults to empower and involve children and young people in their organisation, in line with the Child Safe Standards. It contains advice, tools and tips.

https://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/838/Empowerment-an…

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Office of the Children's Guardian NSW Government 2021

A Guide to Establishing a Children and Young People’s Advisory Group

A Guide to Establishing a Children and Young People’s Advisory Group

ACYP regularly provides advice to organisations on how to meaningfully and effectively involve children and young people in their decision making processes. This guide has been developed to highlight the value and benefits of embedding children and young people’s voices and outlines how to successfully establish a children and young people’s advisory group.

https://www.acyp.nsw.gov.au/a-guide-to-establishing-a-children-and-youn…

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ACYP 2021

Kids Co-designing Healthy Places

Kids Co-designing Healthy Places is a Monash University project supported by VicHealth. The project supports councils and schools to engage with kids to co-design healthier places. It focuses on the things in our neighbourhoods that impact healthy eating and being active.

https://kidscodesigninghealthyplaces.com.au/

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Monash University and VicHealth 2021

Play in Blacktown City - a journey - Matt O‘Connor

Play Today PD session for Play Australia Members only. 

Source: Online Learning Series 3 June 2021

Show and Tell Your Street - Tyrone Avenue, Campbelltown SA

Campbelltown City Council in South Australia is collecting, recording and showcasing our connected streets. In this video, we celebrate Tyrone Avenue in Campbelltown, where residents have come together and built a connections and relationships with one another.

Click here to view the Tyrone Avenue project.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRAoSR2QPwc

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Campbelltown SA May 2021

How to Grow a Playspace - Development and Design

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Katherine Masiulanis and Elizabeth Cummins