The ABS reports that with just over 300,000 births for the year ending 30 June 2009, “Australia’s total fertility rate reached a 30 year high with just under 2 babies per woman, the highest since 1977″. The population growth rate is also at its… Continue reading

ABC3 launched last week, snagging just under 50% of the total viewing audience Australia wide (82% in Perth). Designed to be specifically for children – much like CBBC in the UK – the new digital-only channel is showing a range of shows for kids… Continue reading

 Download the questionnaire to help you gauge How Child Friendly your church is. How Child Friendly is Your… Continue reading

There has been a surprising amount of media coverage concerning the proposal to trial a 10 week ethics course in 7 primary schools. The course is designed by the St James Ethics Centre and is supported by the P&C executive. If the trial is… Continue reading

The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) recently endorsed “Protecting Australia’s Children is Everyone’s Business, National Framework for Protecting Australia’s Children 2009 – 2020″…. Continue reading

Forum –  Recruiting and Keeping Volunteers. sponsored by  ICCOREIS   When: On Monday 31st August, 9.30 – 3.45   Who: This event is primarily designed for SRE coordinators and ministry coordinators (such as children’s and youth… Continue reading

Surely a time to celebrate the contribution of children to the life of the church and challenge the church to fresh vision, inspired by the spirit of the child. Visit Year of the Child… Continue reading

Where are the babies being born in NSW? Check out the top 10 suburbs and if you live in one, think about how your church could reach out to those families with young children?… Continue reading