News

• 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.

• 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.