News

• Commissioner launches important new book on preventing child sexual abuse
  30 May 2008
  NSW Commissioner for Children and Young People, Gillian Calvert  last night launched an important new book called Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Evidence, policy and practice.

• iPod competition winners drawn!
  12 May 2008
  The winners of Feedback Mag’s iPod competition have been drawn with ten lucky people receiving an iPod nano or iPod shuffle.

• Kids do business too
  08 May 2008
  The recent media coverage about young people being ‘banned’ from retail shopping centres during school hours raises concerns about attitudes towards children and young people in shared community spaces.

• NSW Children's Commissioner to put kid's views at 2020 summit
  01 Apr 2008
  The children and young people of NSW will have a strong advocate at the  2020 Summit, with the Commissioner for Children and Young People, Gillian Calvert, announced as one of the 1,000 delegates invited to attend.

• Feedback Mag launched!
  28 Mar 2008
  The Commission has launched a new web magazine for young people called Feedback Mag.

• Subscribe to Feedback Mag for a chance to win!
  19 Mar 2008
  And free subscriptions are now open!
   
  By subscribing before 13 April, you'll go in the draw for one of five iPod nanos or five iPod shuffles.

• Children's Commissioner on Show - at the Show!
  17 Mar 2008
  

  The NSW Commissioner for Children and Young People, Ms Gillian Calvert will support the Youth Stage at this year’s Royal Easter Show. The Youth Stage will also be home to the Zimboyz, Tom Tom Club, YouthRock bands such as Parabowla, BenJaLu and Absent and the Freestyle trials featuring Jack Field and Jason Hill.  

• Commission website wins international youth award
  22 Feb 2008
  The Commission’s website kids.nsw.gov.au has won an Outstanding Achievement award for a Youth site in the international Interactive Media Awards just announced.

• Commissioner and Member for Gosford visit local kids
  13 Feb 2008
  The NSW Commissioner for Children and Young People, Ms Gillian Calvert, together with the member for Gosford, Ms Marie Andrews MP, will talk with children, young people and service providers in Gosford on Thursday, 14 February 2008.

• KidsPoll launched
  12 Dec 2007
  The NSW Commission for Children and Young People has launched a new feature on its website: KidsPoll.