Healthy Harold was personally invited by the ACT Brumbies Rugby Team to take part in its annual half time Mascot’s Dash at their home game in Canberra at Canberra Stadium.

It was a bit daunting as Healthy Harold was announced and walked out into the middle of Canberra Stadium to the roar of over 17,000 people. After a good warm up and stretching session he lined up at the start with 16 other well known mascots including the Brumbies own ‘Brumby Jack’, ‘Prime Possum’, the Heart Foundation ‘Heart’, ‘Battery Hen Betty’, the Canberra Milk ‘Milk Carton’, the Canberra Raiders ‘Viking’ and McDonalds ‘Ronald McDonald and Hamburgler’ among others.

The Mascot Dash involved a dash around the rugby field and included a number of small obstacles.

57% of Australian Parents Believe Their Children are at Risk of Falling Prey to Alcohol and Drug Abuse

More than half of Australia’s parents believe that their children may become victim to drug and alcohol abuse, with an astounding 40 percent admitting it keeps them lying awake at night, a survey conducted by Life Education, has found.

The survey, which interviewed over 1,000 parents Australia-wide, also found that 96 percent of parents thought drug and alcohol education should be a priority of government, with almost two in three parents saying the government does not do enough to educate young Australians about the dangers of drugs and alcohol.

Life Education Australia (LEA), Australia’s largest private charity providing drug and alcohol abuse prevention and health education, today announced the participation of three high profile television personalities for LEA’s major annual fundraising event, Ocsober. Launched last year, Ocsober challenges Australians to cut out alcohol and go sober in October, getting friends and colleagues to sponsor them in order to raise money for LEA.

Paul Fenech, creator and star and the long running SBS series Fat Pizza and now producer, creator and star of the SBS series Swift and Shift Couriers, was the first celebrity to come on board.“I think it’s a great cause and I’ll do my best to raise money to teach kids about drug and alcohol prevention.” Fenech said.

Earlier this year Life Education Australia (LEA) entered the Mind Your Medicine DVD into the Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) Awards. The annual ATOM Awards recognise excellence in over thirty categories of Film, Television, Animation and Multimedia (including video games) and celebrate the very best of Australian and New Zealand screen production.

The competition was open to anyone who had produced a short film, documentary, animation, electronic game, educational resource, television program or innovative new media work in the past twelve months.

“The ATOM Awards are designed to award productions that are created for the screen – be it the cinema screen, television, PC, games console or even mobile phone screen and our judges were not disappointed with what they saw this year,” Mrs Nelson advised. (ATOM judge)

The tragic death last February of dance teacher, Annabel Catt, is a wake-up call to the entire community about the dangers facing young Australians.

What makes this story so poignant is that Annabel did not fit the mould of an “at risk” young person. A talented dancer and teacher, Annabel was a popular girl, brought up in a close loving family. Her enthusiasm for life was infectious, and she made an instant impact on all those who met her.

Announcement from Life Education's Ambassador and one of Australia's top Cricketer's, Michael Clarke.

Click here to view a short video of Michael Clarke communicating his commitment and passion to helping Aussie kids live a safer smarter life.

A short video of Michael Clarke communicating his commitment and passion to helping Aussie kids live a safer smarter life.

Mr Tony Hasham was honoured with an AM in the Queen's Birthday Honours' Awards for his work, particularly with Life Education and Variety.

We are delighted to congratulate our National Board Chairman, Mr Tony Hasham, who was honoured with an AM in the Queen's Birthday Honours' Awards for his work, particularly with Life Education and Variety.