More than 1,200 young basketball players across the Redlands will benefit from a major child safeguarding initiative strengthening safety, culture and accountability across eight local clubs – with young people helping lead the change.
The program, led by RedCity Roar Basketball Association in partnership with children’s charity Life Ed Queensland, equips clubs with practical tools to meet Queensland’s new child safeguarding law while ensuring young players have a direct voice in designing safer sporting environments.
In one of the first grassroots community sport responses to the reforms introduced last October, RedCity Roar has placed young people at the centre – co-designing resources, messaging and practical guidance that reflect what safety looks and feels like from their perspective.
The initiative translates legal requirements into practical action at club level, with a clear roadmap to meet policy, procedure and Blue Card obligations. It includes online training for coaches and volunteers, as well as booklets and posters co-designed with young people. Trauma-informed approaches are embedded throughout to better support players across all levels of the game.
Leading preventative health education charity Life Ed has launched a new digital safety skills program for under-fives, as more than 80 per cent of parents report their preschoolers are already online – and research showing most toddlers can swipe before they speak.
Life Ed Queensland CEO Taryn Black says the program comes at a crucial time, with emerging threats from AI platforms, the risk of unwanted contact, and online bullying creating escalating dangers for all young people.
“Many preschoolers are accessing the online world long before they own a device. Digital technology is already part of their everyday learning and play, so we can’t afford to wait until primary school to start teaching these skills,” Ms Black said.
“It’s critical to build safe habits and clear boundaries from the earliest years.”
Edge Early Learning has announced a new statewide partnership with Life Ed Queensland that will see a comprehensive wellbeing, safety and school-readiness program embedded across every Edge centre in Queensland from January 2026 – the first early learning provider in the state to take this integrated, whole-centre approach.
Generations of Queenslanders remember him fondly from their school days — Healthy Harold, the beloved giraffe, has been helping children make safe and healthy choices for nearly 40 years.
Now, Harold is back in style with a nostalgic twist – just in time for Christmas.
Olympic gold and silver medallist Brooke Hanson is backing a bold new campaign to tackle bullying, drawing on personal experiences to highlight the emotional toll it takes on young people
Amy Churchward’s son was just nine years old when bullying at school left him withdrawn, anxious and questioning his self-worth.
Gaven, QLD – Life Ed Queensland today launches Phase 2 of its innovative Stand Up for Respect program – a bold, evidenced-based initiative designed to tackle bullying and violence head on.
The Hon. Tim Nicholls MP, Queensland Minister for Health and Ambulance Services, visited Eagle Junction State School in his Clayfield electorate today to meet Life Ed Queensland’s new chief executive officer, Taryn Black, and take part in a lively health education session with Year 1 students.
Youngsters at YMCA Bundaberg Childcare and Kindergarten have been busy swapping paintbrushes for watering cans as they help design a new outdoor space with big vision – and even bigger learning opportunities.
Children’s health promotion charity Life Ed has unearthed a growing trend in student wellbeing—teachers are taking to the school garden to support their students’ social and emotional wellbeing.
Five-year-old Tessa Perry has spent much of the past 18 months in hospital undergoing treatment for neuroblastoma – a rare childhood cancer. But for one special day at the Queensland Children’s Hospital, the brave Sunshine Coast girl was smiling and giggling again – thanks to a surprise visit from Life Ed Queensland’s beloved giraffe mascot, Healthy Harold.
Taryn Black has officially commenced as Chief Executive Officer of Life Ed Queensland, bringing decades of high-level experience in national advocacy and program innovation to one of the state’s most trusted children’s health charities.
A nutritious and creative lunchbox has earned Western Cape College Weipa student Sonny Brooks the title of Queensland’s winner in Australia’s Healthier Lunchboxes Challenge – an annual campaign delivered by children’s charity Life Ed in partnership with Woolworths.
Last year’s winner of Australia’s Healthier Lunchboxes competition, Edmonton dad Crios O’Hare is calling on parents to think outside the (lunch) box, with this year’s contest offering families and schools the chance to share in a record $18,000 prize pool.
