Eat Well Tasmanian Kids

  Eat Right Grow Bright

Latest News and Events

Superfoods chance to shine. Coastal Times article 10th September 2008 [PDF]

Dental Awareness Month. Coastal Time sarticle 19 August 2008 [PDF]

WABA week article. The Advocate 8th August 2008 [PDF ]

Building blocks for a healthier lunch box Coastal Times article 18th April 2008 [PDF]

Download the free Nutrition Project Book [PDF]

About

Eat Right Grow Bright is a Burnie-based project that is funded by the Communities for Children initiative and facilitated by Centacare Burnie. The Communities for Children initiative is funded by the Australian Government as part of the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy.

The target audience for the project is families with children under the age of five in the Burnie area. The four action areas are nutrition, oral health, breastfeeding and physical activity. Some information about our various strategies is listed below.

Poster campaign

Eat Right Grow Bright has produced a series of four promotional posters to encourage healthy eating, physical activity, oral health and breastfeeding. Developed by local artist Khan Wilson, with input from local parents, these posters can be seen in various locations within the Burnie community. To complement the posters a number of other resources such as stickers, display kits and fact sheets have been developed to support organisations within the community to run activities. 

Breastfeeding Welcome Here

The following Burnie businesses are part of the Australian Breastfeeding Association’s ‘Breastfeeding Welcome Here’ program. These businesses support and encourage breastfeeding by having a:

• Welcoming attitude from staff and management towards breastfeeding
• Smoke free environment
• Room to move a pram

Accredited businesses can be identified by the ‘Breastfeeding Welcome Here’ sticker.

For more information contact Emily Shepherd on (03) 6431 5802 or visit ABA's website www.breastfeeding.asn.au

CHAT 'n' Walk Activities

Romaine Park CHAT ‘n’ Walk
All parents with children 0-5 years are welcome to come along to walk and talk with like minded parents
10.30am Monday
Meet at the Romaine Reserve off Blackwood Parade Burnie

CHAT ‘n’ Chomp
All parents with a child 0-5 years are welcome to come along and enjoy a free lunch and active play session
11.45am – 1.30pm the last Wednesday of every month
Meet at the Burnie Community House
24 Wiseman Street Burnie

Dad’s CHAT ‘n’ Play Group
All Dads’ with a child 0-5 years, their partners and older siblings are welcome to come along to an active play session
10.30am Saturday morning
Meet at the Burnie Park Playground

For more information please contact the North West CHAT Coordinator Vanessa Gale on mob: 0448 027 639