Safe
Personal property, finances and medication
Money
Calculating – can your child “do the math”?
Friends – will your child lend them money, does your child’s budget under or over-exceed that of their peers?
Pocket money – will they be required to prepare a budget or keep a list of how it is spent?
Security – how will they ensure that money won’t get lost?
Shopping – If you send them out for bread and milk and a large note, will they know to wait for change?
Value – at fetes, fairs or markets, do they know the value of goods and can avoid being “ripped off”?
Featured safety resources
Wherever you are in Australia, these featured resources are available nationally.
Please navigate through the subsections above to find more local or specific contacts.
Safe services
Safe products
Safe resources
Safety at home
Safe environment
Safe in the sun
Safety online
National contacts
This is a brief list of organisations listed throughout the Safe section, which provide a national emergency or safety service. For specific services or to see what’s available in a local area please browse the subsections in the menu above.
000 Triple Zero emergency
Ambulance, Fire, Police
Poisons Information
24 hour
State Emergency Services
24 hour
Translating and Interpreting Service
24 hour
State and local areas
Alcoholics Anonymous
24 hour
Crime Stoppers
24 hour
Kids Help Line
24 hour
Lifeline
24 hour
Emergency contact list
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Identifying abuse and
mandatory reporting
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Emergency and advice
– Contacts and resources
Healthy
– Counselling
Nurtured
– Relationships
Acknowledgement of Country
In the spirit of reconciliation Children's Guide acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.