January 30 2018 Advancing active transport
“Mum, can I tell you something?” “Sure” “Did you want to know how to spawn an Ender Dragon in Minecraft?” I didn’t need this pa...
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January 10 2018 “Zero chance”: Understanding the political resistance to a sugar tax
The idea of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages has long been proposed. Why then, after years of lobbying from both health and dental bodies, have both...
January 9 2018 How to bring more veg to your table
Growing up with food allergies, Parents' Voice Steering Committee member Rachel has long been interested in food and nutrition. As a mother of three y...
December 5 2017 Reducing your family’s need for fast food
The following post was written by public health consultant and mother of three, Rebecca Zosel. Having worked in health promotion for more than 20 year...
November 10 2017 Junk TV: The effect junk food advertising has on our children
Have you ever watched TV with your children and observed their reactions when ads for junk food are displayed? Chances are they passively sit there en...
October 17 2017 Simple ways to reduce your added sugar intake
Our next post was written by school teacher and mother of two, Jenna Smith. One of our newest Steering Committee parent members, Smith lives on the ...
August 29 2017 Getting pumped for the YMCA Father’s Day Run!
Before Luke headed over to Victorian Aboriginal Health Service, he wrote this useful piece about how to prepare for a fun run. Enjoy - Alice YMCA Fa...
June 23 2017 Time for burger-free Olympics
This post was originally written by our Campaigns Manager, Alice, for the Livelighter website: https://livelighter.com.au/news/Time-for-burger-free-Ol...
May 23 2017 Aussie Apples Sponsor Netball Australia – WIN WIN!
Parents' Voice couldn't be happier with the perfect partnership of healthy eating and exercise in one equation. Aussie apples have offered $600,00...
March 8 2017 Kick like a girl
When I was 11 years old, I led the girls in my class on a student revolt of my school’s annual AFL skills clinic. I was happy to run cross-countr...