News

• Ten years of child deaths - where does rural and regional NSW go from here?
  29 Jul 2008
  A new study that examines child deaths in metropolitan, rural and regional areas from 1996 to 2005 has been released by the NSW Child Death Review Team (CDRT).

• Ten years of child deaths in swimming pools
  29 Jul 2008
  A new report tabled in NSW Parliament today that examines child deaths over a ten year period, has recommended that local authorities such as Councils be compelled to inspect and monitor swimming pools to determine if they comply with safety legislation.

• Ten years of younger driver deaths
  29 Jul 2008
  A new study that examines information about child deaths over a ten year period has highlighted concerning figures about the deaths of young drivers involved in recreational activities.

• Ten years of alcohol related child deaths
  29 Jul 2008
  A ground breaking ten year study that examines important new information about child deaths related to alcohol was released today by the NSW Child Death Review Team.

• Ten years of child deaths from asthma
  29 Jul 2008
  A new study that examines major information about child deaths from asthma from a ten year period was released today by the NSW Child Death Review Team (CDRT).

• Brain development at risk for Australian babies
  15 Jul 2008
  New research on the importance of providing the right conditions to optimise babies' development processes in their first 12-24 months has to be given major consideration by the Productivity Commission in its Inquiry into Parental Leave, the NSW Commissioner for Children and Young People Gillian Calvert said today.

• Commissioner chats with kids in Grafton
  08 Jul 2008
  On Thursday 3 July 2008, Gillian Calvert, Commissioner, and Steve Cansdell, local MP and member of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Children and Young People, toured Grafton to talk with local kids about things that were important to them.

• Young people from Brookvale TAFE talk with the Commission about the school leaving age
  25 Jun 2008
  On Tuesday 24 June 2008, Commission staff went to Brookvale TAFE to ask 16 and 17 year old students what they thought about the idea of staying on longer at school.

• Young people talk with the Commission about the school leaving age
  12 Jun 2008
  On Wednesday 11 June, Commission staff went to Auburn Youth Centre to ask 15 and 16 year old boys from Granville Boys High School what they thought about the idea of staying on longer at school.

• Congratulations! Environmental Awards for Children's Literature
  05 Jun 2008
  To celebrate World Environment Day, our Commissioner Gillian Calvert presented the Wilderness Society’s Environmental Award for Children’s Literature.