September 2 2021 Meet the team – Vy
Hi everyone! My name is Vy. In case you don’t know how to say my name correctly, just pronounce it as “Vee”. It’s easier than you think, right...
Blog
July 28 2021 What’s all the fuss about?
In our latest blog, Sarah Dwyer takes a closer look at fussy eating and what parents can do to encourage their kids to try a wider variety of healthy ...
June 15 2021 Girls and sports – encouraging the next generation
Within this blog post, mother of three and Parents’ Voice Steering Committee member, Rachel Clemons, reflects on the different sporting expectations...
May 12 2021 The links between food, mood and learning
We worked with our friends over at the Healthy Eating Advisory Service (HEAS) to bring you the following blog which looks at the links between food, m...
April 26 2021 24 things for families to do outside today
Even though Nature Play Week officially ended yesterday, we want to keep it going! So, we asked Australian nature play book publisher, Your Wild Book...
April 14 2021 Taco Tuesday – try family-style meals to encourage healthy eating
This blog was written by Lauren Resnik. Lauren is a mother of three, has a Master’s in Public Health Nutrition, and is passionate about helping fami...
March 31 2021 Going hopping mad for Easter!
The following blog comes from a regular contributor, Sarah Dwyer, who is a mother of four and one of our parent members. In this latest piece she refl...
March 15 2021 Supermarkets need to change their marketing practices – it’s time for government to step up
Written by Kathryn Backholer and Adrian Cameron from the Global Obesity Centre and the Institute for Health Transformation at Deakin University. If...
February 24 2021 Putting an end to junk food advertising on Government property
By Ainslie Sartori, Kelly Kennington & Anne Finch - Cancer Council WA Ainslie and Kelly work in the Obesity Prevention Team at Cancer Council W...
February 9 2021 Healthy lunchboxes & fighting fruit flies
This week is Healthy Lunchbox Week (7-13 Feb), which is an initiative created by Nutrition Australia to assist Aussie families in crafting healthy and...