In this edition of Your Impact in Action, we’re thrilled to share heartwarming updates and stories about the incredible lives you’ve touched. Your kindness is truly making a difference, and we can’t wait for you to see the ripple effects of your generosity.
In this edition
We have updated the Kids Protect Team Impact Map. with new stories from across Queensland, from parents who are witnessing incredible changes in their kids because of their life education lessons, and your generosity.
Did you happen to catch the impact you are making on 7 News recently?
Because of your generosity, we’ve launched an innovative online safety program specifically designed to protect children aged 5–8. This program equips them with essential skills to be kind online, recognise risky or unsafe content, and confidently report any issues to a trusted adult.
In the remote town of Weipa, on Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula, healthy eating isn’t always easy—but your support has helped one young student, Sonny, overcome these challenges to win Australia’s Healthier Lunchboxes Challenge.
With fresh food supplies often disrupted by the wet season and delayed barges, Sonny’s family creatively plans nutritious meals using available ingredients. Despite these obstacles, Sonny’s vibrant, wholesome lunchbox—filled with zucchini fritters, fresh fruit, popcorn, eggs, and Greek yoghurt—captured the judges’ attention, earning him the title as Queensland’s Healthiest Lunchbox winner.
Sonny’s mum, Elisa, shared, “We had to get creative because fresh produce isn’t always accessible. We rely on frozen vegetables and locally caught fish. Sonny was thrilled when he found out he’d won!”
Your kindness makes stories like Sonny’s possible by supporting Life Ed’s programs, which promote healthy eating habits from a young age, particularly in rural and remote areas. Sonny’s win isn’t just an individual achievement – it highlights the transformative impact your generosity has on entire communities in the most remote parts of Queensland.
The Healthy Lunch Box Competition, delivered in partnership with Woolworths, means Sonny’s school has received a $2,000 Woolworths voucher to enhance their healthy tuckshop offerings and will soon welcome a special visit from Life Ed Qld, providing valuable health education directly to students. Additionally, fresh fruit will be delivered as part of Woolworths’ Free Fruit for Kids initiative.
Thank you for being a vital part of this success. Your continued support ensures children across Australia, like Sonny, have the resources and knowledge to live healthy lives.
Every child deserves to feel safe, included and respected at school. Thanks to your compassion, we’re one step closer to making that vision a reality.
You’ve already helped us achieve incredible impact through the Stand Up for Respect program – with pilot results showing a 62% reduction in physical harm and major decreases in all forms of bullying. But as you know, lasting change doesn’t happen overnight. It’s built with care, commitment and community.
That’s why we’re excited to share the next stage of this groundbreaking journey – and it starts with listening.
In this new phase, we are co-designing the next pilot stages of Stand Up for Respect with those who know school communities best: parents, teachers and school leaders. Together, we’re working to refine and strengthen the program so that it’s not only impactful, but deeply relevant and responsive to the real needs of families.
This collaborative approach is about more than just feedback. It’s about understanding exactly what aspects of the program are leading to the most powerful results. Which activities help students feel safe? Which strategies encourage kindness, inclusion and resilience? Which resources resonate with educators and families?
By finding answers to these questions, we’re setting the stage for a program that’s not just evidence-based – but tailor made to build a future free from bullying. And none of this would be possible without you.
Your generosity is doing more than funding a program. It’s helping shape the very foundation of a kinder, more respectful future for kids – one where every child is empowered to speak up, stand together, and support one another.
As we continue this co-design journey, we’re more hopeful than ever. Because with passionate supporters like you, and the voices of families guiding the way, the dream of bully-free schools is no longer out of reach – it’s already in motion.
Thank you for being an essential part of this movement.
📅 When: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
🕠 Time: Doors open at 6:00 PM | Film starts promptly at 6:30 PM
📍 Where: Broadbeach Cultural Centre – Multipurpose Hall
🎟️ Tickets: $17.19 per person
🔖 Use code: Seensafesupported at check out for a 15% Kids Protect Team discount – special discounted tickets are limited, so get in quick!
This event is for parents/carers only.
🎥 SEEN is more than a film—it’s a movement. Created by ParentTV, this powerful documentary dives into the emotional world of children and the critical importance of being truly seen by the adults who care for them.
