May 28 2019 Parent shaming about lunch boxes needs to stop
The beginning of each school term is always marked by the articles offering advice to parents about how to make healthy lunch boxes, and this is now e...
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April 30 2019 Fresh fruit for kids at school: Small changes make a big difference
Written by Rebecca Zosel, a mother of three children aged 9, 7 and 2; Public Health Consultant; and Parents Voice Steering Committee Parent Representa...
March 26 2019 What’s really behind a supermarket deal?
Our next blog comes from Daniel Hunt. Dan's background is in obesity, alcohol and tobacco policy, and he is interested in the relationships between fo...
March 13 2019 Let’s get back to good old fashioned outdoor play
The following piece comes from our regular contributor, Sarah Dwyer. Be sure to check out her popular post 'The Watermelon Smile', exploring the poten...
February 21 2019 Being a Lone Voice in the Parenting Wilderness
The following article was written by Kristy Schirmer. Kristy has a background in health promotion and public health, both at a community level and p...
February 6 2019 Meet the team – Meg
When I first met Alice in 2018 she told me about the work that her and Bek were doing at Parents' Voice to represent members and protect our kids agai...
January 16 2019 Rock on this school holidays – VIC ROCKS craze sweeps across the state inviting creativity and nature play.
Our first article of 2019 comes from VIC ROCKS founder, Jude Rangitaawa who also co-manages Moongala Women's Community House in Bentleigh East. If you...
September 4 2018 “Mum, so where does our food really come from?”
During one of our most recent trips to the local supermarket, my 4-year-old asked me this question. He’s going through the ‘why’ phase at the mo...
August 28 2018 How to get children to eat a rainbow of fruit and vegetables
The following article was written by Yasmine Probst, University of Wollongong and Ruth Crowe, University of Wollongong and was originally publishe...
August 2 2018 Submission to the Select Committee into the Obesity Epidemic in Australia
In July, we asked you what you thought were the most pressing issues that the Senate Select Committee into the Obesity Epidemic in Australia should co...