News

2023 Annual Report

Some 2023 Children’s Week events:

Go to: https://events.humanitix.com/national-childrens-week-oration2023 to find out more about and join in this free podcast on Thu 26th Oct 2023, 10:15 am – 11:30 am

Need help making posts?

Wondering how to CREATE MESSAGES AROUND PLAY that engage the community? Check out the following:

https://www.qfcc.qld.gov.au/sector/supporting-our-sector/framing-play

ABC Article

An interesting ABC interview article which focuses on the EQUITY ISSUES AROUND PLAY: Why are children missing out on the simple joys of play?

https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/kimberley-breakfast/poverty-and-play/102996368

IEEE News

Congratulations to ACT Children’s Week committee member Thien Truong from IEEE who has been awarded a Region 10 EA Project Development Grant for Promoting solar

Podcasts

To celebrate Children’s Week, the Children’s Week Council of Australia proudly presents a national free podcast to raise the profile of Children’s Rights in Australia.

Change the World: a powerful message from young people calling us to listen to their voices

Released by NAPCAN during Children’s Week 2022, this inspiring video is the result of a truly collaborative and youth-led process to elevate the voices of

Children’s Week Awards 2023

Children’s Week Awards 2023 During Children’s Week, a group of amazing people (young and not so young) are recognised for their contributions to the wellbeing

Significant Support Award

Exceptional Young Person Award

Simone Xirakis

Significant Support Award To continue celebrating the amazing recipients of 2022 Children’s Week Awards, we bring you Simone Xirakis, a classroom teacher at Macgregor Primary

Logan Firth

To begin, we introduce you to Logan Firth, a 16 year-old author with Asperger’s. Logan was nominated for an Exceptional Young Person Award for the

Exceptional Senior Award

Luke Ferguson and Daydream Machine

Business Contribution Award Daydream Machine received a 2022 ACT Children’s Week Business Contribution award for outstanding contributions to neurodivergent youth. Daydream is a Canberra based

Bruce Beaumont and Peter Wake

Exceptional Senior Award Bruce Beaumont, a semi-retired teacher, and Peter Wake, a retired dental technician, are joint recipients of the Exceptional Seniors Award 2022 for

Exceptional STEM Volunteer Award

Living Streets Association Watson

Youth Commitment Award Watson has had growing residential development that has not properly accommodated residents’ needs in the past few years. Living Streets Association’s youth

Lauren Moloney

Exceptional STEM Volunteer Lauren, an advanced honours chemistry student at ANU has been voluntarily running STEM workshops for a group of young neurodiverse girls (aged

Intergenerational Award

Julie Ogden

Community Contribution Award During her 20 years of service to the community and, particularly, to St Thomas More’s Primary School, Julie worked as a classroom

Julie Long

Intergenerational Award Julie Long has had a long career as a teacher in ACT government and non-government primary schools. She has also been actively involved