Stay On Your Feet® Remove Hazards campaign toolkit launch!
An individual’s vision, foot health, and their home environment can influence their falls risk, and maintaining overall health and wellbeing is essential for healthy ageing.
The Remove Hazards campaign will run from 1 September to 30 November 2023. Get involved with the Remove Hazards campaign toolkit to access more information about the campaign, media tools, resources and videos.
WALGA Planning Showcase 2023
Join WALGA Local Government Planning Showcase on 19th September 2023 to share new practice, policies and projects, build new relationships and knowledge across the sector.
Local Government planners, State Government and Industry will have the chance to hear from speakers on exciting planning projects, and their outcomes, across the Local Government sector.
Rural Road Safety Month 2023
The Australian Road Safety Foundation have a number of free resources available to support you spread road safety awareness messages with your networks.
R U OK? Day
R U OK? Day 2023 is on Thursday 14 September. Asking the question, ‘are you OK?’ can make a real impact in the workplace.
R U OK? has released new resources to encourage and inspire everyone in your workplace to learn when and how to have a conversation that could change a life. To access the resources, visit the R U OK? website.
Women’s Health Week
Jean Hailes Women’s Health Week will be held from 4 to 8 September 2023. This year’s program will feature new resources and information on hormones, PCOS, menopause, cervical screening self-collection, heart health, persistent pelvic pain and nutrition.
Sign up to access this years free content and resources that can support your Women’s Health Week event.
Child Safe Project
The Department of Communities Royal Commission Implementation Team has engaged WACOSS in a discretionary grant agreement to deliver a Child Safe Project to support the implementation of National Child Safe Principles by smaller and regional service organisations.
The Child Safe Project will provide training and capacity building opportunities for small to medium organisations, their staff and volunteers, endeavouring to equip them with the knowledge and skills needed to create safe environments for children.
Updated Life in Mind Portal
The Life in Mind digital portal has undergone a redevelopment to improve its functionality to ensure that those who have a role in suicide prevention can easily access and apply current data, evidence, research, strategies, and safe language principles to their work.
National Women’s Health Advisory Council
The National Women’s Health Advisory Council wants to hear from women, experts, health care professionals, consumer representatives and peak stakeholder groups to better understand the challenges women face in Australia’s healthcare system.
Share your experiences by completing the consultation survey.
Multicultural Framework Review
The 2021 Census highlights the diverse make-up, with more than half of Australian residents (51.5%) were born overseas or have at least one parent born overseas. The Review aims to identify how to better meet the needs of Australia’s increasingly diverse society. It is the first principles review of multicultural Australia and will provide clarity, ensuring principles are relevant, responsive and adaptable.
Submissions are open now until 29 September 2023.
The Journey Ending Family and Domestic Violence Conference
Tuesday 12 – Thursday 14 September 2023
The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing and Stopping Family Violence are hosting the 2023 Conference: The Journey to Ending Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence. The conference will explore the relationships across primary prevention, early intervention, response and recovery. It will focus on a ‘whole of systems approach’ across all sectors, key research and policy work, interventions and new initiatives.
Survey on road safety improvement in a mixed-used urban area
A research team from the School of Design and the Built Environment, Curtin University, Bentley campus, is working on a research project about road safety improvement in a mixed-used urban area. The research project aims to investigate user-oriented road safety preference and their perceptions and motivation toward a more responsive and comprehensive road safety strategy.
To assist local councils in improving heir local road safety action plans, strategies and policies to better suit the communities needs, complete this short online survey.
‘Sounds Like’ it’s time to quit smoking
In a bid to prompt people who smoke to quit, Cancer Council WA’s Make Smoking History Program will re-run the new campaign, Sounds Like, across Western Australia from Sunday 27 August 2023.
The campaign focuses on the earlier health impacts of smoking including smoker’s cough, wheezing, breathlessness, and gum disease.
Introduction to population-based alcohol and other drug prevention training
30 October – 1 November 2023, 9.00am – 4.30pm
The Mental Health Commission, Community Support and Development Programs team are providing a workshop relevant for those who work in a population-based prevention role.
It will provide participants with an overview of the role of prevention in addressing AOD issues in the community via an understanding of AOD prevention theory, practice, and resources to support the implementation of evidence-informed AOD prevention strategies.
Upcoming Events
- 12-13 September | The Journey to Ending Family, Domestic & Sexual Violence Conference 2023
- 12-13 September | ANZ Burns Association Annual Scientific Meeting
- 19-21 September | Australasian Road Safety Conference 2023
- 26 – 28 November | Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society & World Falls Congress 2023 Joint Conference
- 4-7 December | World Conference on Drowning Prevention
- 11-13 March 2024 | 15th Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Conference