On Wednesday 2nd October 2019, Inala Community House (ICH) services collaborated to organise Child Protection Community Fun Day during the school holidays. Our aim was to raise awareness about child protection and ways to keep our children safe in the community.
From 10am to 2pm, the free community event was held at Elizabeth Bruce Playground (corner of Japonica and Robinia Streets, Inala QLD).
Many free fun activities including:
- Games and great prizes
- Sausage sizzle
- Photobooth
- Jumping castle
- Snow cones
- Hair colouring
- Face painting and more
ICH Out of Home Care and Tertiary Family Support teams took the main lead as organisers. We offered face-painting and hair spray services.
ICH ‘My Place’ Family Day Care team was in charge of the petting zoo. We had many piglets, chicks, ducks and lambs. Children and even adults joined in the fun to feed and play with the baby animals.
ICH Community Engagement team manned the busy sausage sizzle.
Eventgoers were free to browse the service information stalls including:
- Inala Community House
- Department of Human Services
- Mercy Community Services
- Inala Child Safety
- Uniting Care
- Kummara Infinity Community Solutions
- Forest Lake Child Safety
- Anglicare
‘My Place’ Family Day Care Coordinators Kathy and Britt, with our Educator Liz Mitchell (middle).
“This event is in celebration of Child Protection Week in Queensland. We are happy with the great turnout and seeing many of our foster carers, educators and families enjoying themselves today. It is all worth it,” said our Family Services Operations Advisor Meagan Quinn.
This event was brought to you by the Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women, Inala Community House and the foster and kinship care agencies of Brisbane region.
Come join Inala Community House’s great community programs and activities. To contact us: 3372 1711 | info@ich.org.au | www.ich.org.au | www.Facebook.com/ICHAustralia | 38 Sittella Street, Inala QLD 4077.