An update from our Safedance for Kids Project Manager
Safedance for Kids Update | September 2024 Mia Hollingworth Safedance for Kids Project Manager Cairns Update Ausdance QLD (Julie + I) travelled to Gimuy (Cairns) to deliver Child Safety and Safedance for Kids information sessions to the dance community there. The event was presented at the lovely Bulmba–ja venue and was a collaborative and productive […]
Media Release: Child Safe Policy Commitment
AUSDANCE QLD ANNOUNCEMENT Ausdance QLD has been awarded a Lord Mayor’s Better Suburbs Grant in the Community Support Category to enable the creation of a world-first Child Safety Policy, grounded by First Nations Cultural safety for children and families in dance communities. Brisbane City Council has joined the Queensland State Government, Arts Queensland, and The […]
Media Release: Funding Announcement
AUSDANCE QLD ANNOUNCEMENT Queensland State Government, Arts Queensland has announced its commitment to funding $312,987 towards development of a landmark child safety program for the dance sector, adding to the initial $100,000 pledged by The John Villiers Trust in 2022. This Strategic Partnerships funding, will enable Ausdance QLD to complete a three-year pilot of Safedance […]
Seeking Content Contributors – Safedance™ for Kids
The Australian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare and Ausdance QLD invite you to submit an Expressions of Interest (EOI) to write evidence-informed content for Ausdance QLD’s new Safedance™ for Kids program. Safedance™ for Kids is a transformative, new, high-impact child safety education program to be delivered in dance studios/communities over six engaging modules to 8–10-year-olds. […]
STEP UP into our Safedance For Kids program
STEP UP into our Safedance For Kids program Following two years of consultation, Ausdance QLD is launching a three-year pilot of a world-first education program. ‘Safedance for Kids’ teaches physical, mental health and social safety, through a First Nations Culturally safe lens directly to 8-10yr old children. It is delivered in community (local dance activities) […]
Child Safe Organisations
Image supplied by Amy Kirwan from Dance Cart. Amy is a proud member of Ausdance QLD. If you operate a dance studio or dance activity for children – you should be intimately familiar with The National Principles for Child Safe Organisations in Australia. If you are working with children at any stage in your […]