Highlighted below are a number of injury prevention opportunities happening in WA. If you would like to share your future activities with WA’s injury prevention sector please contact us via [email protected].
We want to hear from you!
Injury Matters is calling for anyone working in the injury prevention and safety promotion sector to take part in a short survey around our Know Injury workforce development trainings.
This is your opportunity to tell Injury Matters what topics you’d like to learn about, what skills you’d like to develop, and what Know Injury trainings you’d like to see.
Local Government Community Safety Network ‘bite-size’ webinar series
Providing an opportunity to get up to date with key project areas, the Local Government Community Safety Network are delivering 60-minute webinars on Family and Domestic Violence (June), Child Safety Network (July) and Homelessness (August). For more information contact Vikki Barlow, WALGA’s Senior Policy Advisor Community, via [email protected]
Stay On Your Feet® Remove Hazards campaign
The Stay On Your Feet® Remove Hazards campaign runs from March to May and encourages older adults to remove potential hazards and create a safe home environment to prevent falls and to promote healthy ageing as well as looking after their eyes and feet.
Check out the Remove Hazards campaign and messaging and download the campaign toolkit to find out how you can get involved.
2020/21 WA Drowning Report
Royal Life Saving WA has just released the 2020/21 WA Drowning Report. The report highlights key fatal and non-fatal drowning trends in WA from July 2020 to June 2021 and also contains 10-year drowning data reviews for each of WA’s regions.
AIHW alcohol, tobacco & other drugs in Australia Report
This report consolidates recent information on the availability and consumption of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs in Australia, and related impacts, harms and treatment.
Australia’s first multicultural communications online training platform
Ethnolink Education is now live, with over 14+ hours of free lessons on culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communication, community engagement, website translation, video translation, and more!
National Road Safety Week
The Yellow Ribbon National Road Safety Week starts on Sunday 15 May. This Week provides a great opportunity to raise public awareness about the importance of road safety and what we can do to improve road trauma outcomes. Access the website to take the road safety pledge and learn how you can get involved in other activities.
National Road Safety Partnership Program Heavy Vehicle Toolbox
The NRSPP’s latest Toolbox provides a comprehensive package for workplaces to communicate information and knowledge about driver distraction to their heavy vehicle workforce. Download the resources today.
National Burns Awareness Month
Held in June each year, National Burns Awareness Month aims to drive greater awareness amongst the Australian community of burns prevention and the correct first aid treatment for burns. Access the community toolkit to learn how you can engage in the campaign’s communication activities.
WA Mental Health Week Grants
Applications are now open for the 2022 WA Mental Health Week Community Grants Program. Grants of up to $1,000 are available to support the delivery of events, education, experience and equipment that aligns with this year’s theme ‘Where we live. How we live. What we’ve lived’. Applications close on 30 July 2022.
2021 Family and Domestic Violence Research Companion
The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing has recently released the 2021 Family and Domestic Violence Research Companion. This user-friendly resource provides a central source of domestic and family violence-related journal articles that were published in 2021.
Kidsafe WA 2022 Symposium: Pushing the Boundaries in Play
Playgrounds give children opportunities to play and have fun, often without adult direction and can also help children to learn about themselves – their strengths and their limitations. Held on August 10, the 2022 Kidsafe WA Symposium will discuss best practices and hear about success stories in the play space from a range of speakers.
Upcoming Training Events:
25 MAY | Getting started with co-design
30 MAY – 1 JUNE | National Rural Health Conference
2 JUNE | A Lens on Falls: Vision and falls prevention among older adults workshop
15 JUNE | Dive into the data: Injury Epidemiology Online Workshop
15 JUNE | Tai Chi for Arthritis: A Falls Prevention Instructor Training
10 AUGUST | Kidsafe WA 2022 Symposium: Pushing the Boundaries in Play
1 – 4 SEPTEMBER | 2022 Trauma Conference
28 – 30 SEPTEMBER | 2022 Australasian Road Safety Conference
7 – 8 NOVEMBER | WA Mental Health Conference
27 – 30 NOVEMBER | Safety 2022 Conference
NOW | Falls Prevention online modules.