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This short video explains the World Health Organisation's strategic priorities. HHD Unit 4, AOS2, Outcome 2.

Andrew Beaumont explains the WHO's new strategic priorities Andrew Beaumont, one of the author's of Jacaranda Key Concepts in VCE Health and Human Development, walks through the new strategic priorities from the World...

It's ! I might have found a few more than five this time. Has anyone else been picking up litter today?

Regrann from - loving your work! Cigarette butts are highly toxic and take up to 10 years to break down. 😱
When they wash into the waterways they pollute the water and kill plants and animals. 🐦🌱
Let's do something about it - tomorrow is so keep your eyes open, pick up 5 butts and help our environment! 🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬

😂 made me giggle. Regrann from Tumblr account.

Love our morning magpie chats! 🐦
Magpies have gotten a bit of a reputation for swooping, being dubbed "singing assassins".
I think they are misunderstood - Magpies actually have a really good memory and can recognise people! Once they know you are a nice person, then you will be friends for life - likewise if you treat them poorly they will remember that too.
I often chat to the locals on my morning walks. Sometimes it seems they understand every word I say... 😉

Vale John Marsden
Remembering John Marsden and being grateful for the amazing insights he shared with us about parenting.
His tips really hit home and remind us of the beauty in letting our kids explore and be themselves.
John encouraged us to give our children space—to let them roam free and even get bored sometimes.
He believed in the magic of wild places over sterile playgrounds and shopping malls, and I think we can all agree that there’s nothing like a good adventure in nature to spark their imaginations!
His advice to be the adult and say no now and then is a reminder that we’re here to guide them, not to let them take the reins completely.
And let’s not forget the importance of teaching empathy—helping our kids understand that their wins come with the feelings of others, too!
John’s message about encouraging our children to express themselves and to embrace the messy, complex world around us will stick with us.
He had a way of reminding us to appreciate the journey, with all its ups and downs.
A small piece of an amazing legacy.
Here’s to John Marsden—may his wisdom continue to inspire us and keep our families connected and joyful.
Vale John. You will be missed!




















“JOHN MARSDEN’S TIPS FOR PARENTS
1. Give children space. Back off. Let them roam. Let them be bored. Don't over-plan their lives. Cut way back on the after-school activities programs.

2. Keep away from all those ghastly, soulless, sterile playgrounds. Keep away from shopping malls. Look for real places. Wild places.

3. Be an adult. Say no to your children at least once a day. If the role of Adult in your family is vacant, then one of your children will fill it. And it won't be pretty.

4. Don't take up all the space. If you are dominating, loud, forceful, your children are highly likely to become passive, lacking spirit and personality … and/or sullen.

5. Believe about 40 per cent of the dramatic stories your children tell you of the injustices, corruption and satanic practices happening at school.

6. Teach them empathy. For example, after their jubilant victory celebrations when they win a sporting match, remind them that their jubilation was only possible because someone else – the losers – have been made to feel awful.

7. Help them develop language skills. Don't finish their sentences for them. Don't correct them when they mispronounce a word – they'll work it out sooner or later. Ask them open-ended questions, that need a detailed answer, not Yes/No questions.

8. Make sure they have regular jobs/duties at home and that those jobs are done to a consistently high standard.

9. Don't whinge endlessly about the miseries of your adult life. A lot of children now are fearful about growing up because their parents paint such a grim picture of the awfulness ahead.

10. Teach them to be very wary of people who Absolutely Know the Absolute Truth about Absolutely Everything! The colour of truth is always grey. Extreme positions are for the ignorant. Every creature, every person and every situation is complex. The universe is a wonderful mystery.”

Originally this post was shared on 23 August 2019
and updated on 10 February 2025

September marks the start of Poorneet Tadpole Season on the Kulin Seasonal Calendar.🌼☀️🌾
Look out for increasing temperatures, flowering Flax-lilies and Myrnong, the call of the Pied Currawongs and equal lengths of day and night. 🌌☀️☁️

I was lucky enough to join a Biology Teachers Network Zoom meeting this week. Our guest speaker Dr Scarlett Howard presented findings from her research at Deakin Uni all about Bee Biology 🐝🌼

Scarlett's research continues... and if you live in Australia you can be a part of it! Take a picture of a bee or insect and upload it to Flickr for your chance to win monthly prizes! These photographs will help researchers show the distribution of bee species in different areas within Australia. Pretty cool!!

Look up on Facebook and Flickr for more info.