Child Protection Week 2024
Bundaberg Child Protection Week 2024 Activities and Events
Bundaberg Child Protection Week Action Group Activities
Understanding Emotions
📆 - 4th September
⏰ - 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
📍 - Alexander Park Zoo
This creative craft session includes beading and making puppet friends. This therapeutic art activity supports understanding emotions through self-awareness and coping strategies while learning self-regulation. Facilitated by EDON Place.
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Annual Child Protection Week Workshop
📆 - 5th September
⏰ - 8:45 AM - 12:00 PM
📍 - Selected schools
This workshop explores infant mental health and the impacts of emotional neglect on young people, with a focus on the first 1000 days (0-4 years). Sponsored by CPWAG and facilitated by Qld Health.
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Rainbow Day 2024
📆 - 6th September
⏰ - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
📍 - Bundaberg PCYC, 1 Civic Avenue, Bundaberg
An exciting morning full of activities, including a jumping castle, free sausage sizzle, and various free activities for all. Hosted annually by the Child Protection Week Action Group (CPWAG).
Event Highlights:
- Jumping Castle
- Free Sausage Sizzle
- Lots of Free Activities
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Annual Child Protection Dinner
📆 - Friday, 6th September
⏰ - From 5:30 PM for a 6:30 PM start
📍 - The Waves Sports Club, 1 Miller Street, Bundaberg QLD 4670
🎟️ - $50 per person, available via this link
Bookings Open: 31st July
RSVP By: 22nd August
This annual community dinner is a key event during Child Protection Week, bringing together community members to raise awareness and support for child protection.
Event Highlights:
- Guest Speaker: Catherine Tallon from Legal Aid will share valuable insights on child protection.
- Entertainment: Live music by Abigail Williams.
- Awards and Activities: Presentation of the Bundaberg Child Protection Week Award, raffles, trivia, and more.
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Annual Child Protection Week Workshop
📆 - Thursday, 5th September 2024
⏰ - 8:45 AM - 12:00 PM (Registration from 8:30 AM)
📍 - The Old Tourist Centre, 271 Bourbong Street, Bundaberg
🎟️ - Free (Tea/coffee and morning tea provided)
Sponsored by the Child Protection Week Action Group (CPWAG) and facilitated by QLD Health, this workshop aims to bring key stakeholders together to explore infant mental health and the impacts of emotional neglect on young people. The focus will be on the first 1000 days (0-4 years).
Mentor Speakers:
- Dr. Danae Robinson: Specialist Paediatrician from the Base Hospital
- Dr. Susan Wilson: Psychiatrist for Infant Mental Health from the Queensland Children’s Hospital
- Key services specialising in Child Health from Margaret Rose Centre
Registration: To register for this workshop, email: sarah-louise.malatino@health.qld.gov.au or mailto:sarah-louise.malatino@health.qld.gov.au
